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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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Chester Thurlow Backus (b. 1880) —
also known as Chester T. Backus —
of Morris, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Morris, Otsego
County, N.Y., March
24, 1880.
Republican. Otsego
County Clerk; member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1937-44.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Allen S. Backus and Ella (Folts) Backus. |
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Alexander Samuel Bacon (1853-1920) —
also known as Alexander S. Bacon —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., November
20, 1853.
Lawyer;
lecturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1887; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906 (Independence League),
1915 (American); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
vice-president and director, Webster Piano
Company.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Attorney for New York Gov. William
Sulzer at his impeachment trial in 1913.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 29,
1920 (age 66 years, 191
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
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Robert Low Bacon (1884-1938) —
also known as Robert L. Bacon; "Prince
Charming" —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Old Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 23,
1884.
Republican. Investment
banker; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the state police barracks, Lake Success, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
12, 1938 (age 54 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Jacob Baiz (1843-1899) —
also known as Jacobo Baiz —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Barcelona, Venezuela,
January
19, 1843.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; commission
merchant; coffee
importer;
Consul-General
for Guatemala in New
York, N.Y., 1874-92; Consul-General
for Salvador in New
York, N.Y., 1875-77; Charge d'Affaires for Honduras, 1878; Consul-General
for Honduras in New
York, N.Y., 1885-96.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1899 (age 56 years, 145
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Bertram L. Baker (1898-1985) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Nevis,
January
10, 1898.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of New York
state assembly, 1949-70 (Kings County 17th District 1949-54,
Kings County 6th District 1955-65, 46th District 1966, 56th District
1967-70).
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
Freemasons; Urban
League.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 8,
1985 (age 87 years, 57
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandfather of Diane (Bemus) Whiting (who married Deval
Patrick). |
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George W. Baker (1863-1928) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1863.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1921.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1928 (age 64 years, 69
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of George Baker and Sarah (Randell) Baker; married to Isabel C.
Huggins. |
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Arthur J. Baldwin (b. 1868) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., August
26, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1915;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eben R. Baldwin and Caroline (West) Baldwin; married, June 18,
1892, to Frances Smiley. |
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Francis Everett Baldwin (1856-1930) —
also known as Francis E. Baldwin —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Otego, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
30, 1856.
Lawyer;
milk bottle
manufacturer; president, National Total Abstinence League; New York
Prohibition state chair, 1889-93; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New York, 1894; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1906; Prohibition
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1910; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1914; Prohibition candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Mentone (Menton), France,
December
19, 1930 (age 74 years, 111
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Joseph Clark Baldwin III (1897-1957) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
11, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; insurance
business; member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1941-47; defeated
(American Labor), 1946.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died, in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
27, 1957 (age 60 years, 289
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Raymond Earl Baldwin (1893-1986) —
also known as Raymond E. Baldwin —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
31, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1931-34; Governor of
Connecticut, 1939-41, 1943-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1940,
1944,
1948
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1946-49; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1949-59; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Grange;
Elks; Eagles;
Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Redmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
4, 1986 (age 93 years, 34
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) —
also known as Thomas R. Ball —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; architect;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange;
Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., June 16,
1943 (age 47 years, 124
days).
Interment at Duck
River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn.
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Thomas Jacob Banfield (b. 1895) —
also known as T. Jacob Banfield —
of Van Etten, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Hicks, Chemung
County, N.Y., March
28, 1895.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1934; defeated, 1934; chair of
Chemung County Democratic Party, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles L. Banks (b. 1865) —
of New Berlin, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in South Edmeston, Otsego
County, N.Y., January
22, 1865.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1922-23.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred A. Barber (1865-1924) —
of Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio.
Born in Baldwinsville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
11, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fulton
County Probate Judge, 1905-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1924
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Wauseon
Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Ohio.
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Clarence Alfred Barnes (1882-1970) —
also known as Clarence A. Barnes —
of Mansfield, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
28, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-13; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(speaker);
Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1945-49; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1948;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died, in Martha's Vineyard Hospital,
Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., May 25,
1970 (age 87 years, 270
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William D. Barnes and Mabel F. (Harding) Barnes; married, March
13, 1906, to Helen V. Long; married, October
8, 1927, to Doreen Kane. |
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Ezra Andrew Barnes (1879-1928) —
also known as Ezra A. Barnes —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Scriba, Oswego
County, N.Y., May 11,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County, 1921-23.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange;
Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
He killed
himself by opening the gas jets
in his room, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 10,
1928 (age 48 years, 365
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Edward M. Bartholomew —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1978-85.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1985.
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Herbert Almon Bartholomew (1871-1958) —
also known as Herbert A. Bartholomew —
of Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., November
3, 1871.
Republican. Farmer; cattle
breeder; member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1921-40; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944,
1952;
chair
of Washington County Republican Party, 1939-42.
English,
Scottish,
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Elks.
Died October
26, 1958 (age 86 years, 357
days).
Interment at Brick
Church Cemetery, Whitehall, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Heman Almon Bartholomew and Alice Lanta (Douglass) Bartholomew;
married 1896 to
Harriet Gibson Douglass. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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1936 |
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Leslie Vermilyea Bateman (1871-1946) —
also known as Leslie V. Bateman —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1871.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; fuel oil
business; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1932-35; defeated, 1935; Westchester County
rationing administrator during World War II.
English
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Freemasons.
Died, in Mt. Vernon Hospital,
Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
13, 1946 (age 75 years, 88
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Bateman and Margaret Jane (Ganun) Bateman; married, November
17, 1897, to Mary Templeton Tamblyn. |
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Caleb Howard Baumes (1865-1937) —
also known as Caleb H. Baumes —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Bethlehem, Albany
County, N.Y., March
31, 1865.
Republican. School
teacher; bookkeeper;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1909-13; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1915;
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1919-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Author of "Baumes Law" which provided for mandatory life sentences
for fourth felony offenders.
Died, of a heart
attack, on a New York Central train,
near Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
25, 1937 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter H. Baumes and Mary E. (Wiltsie) Baumes; married, March
17, 1883, to Carrie S. Ten Eyck. |
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Alexander Gillespie Baxter (b. 1859) —
also known as Alexander G. Baxter —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bloomingburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
6, 1859.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
undertaker;
restaurant
owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1931-34.
Methodist.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter; married, October
20, 1880, to Sarah E. Teetz; married, May 10,
1908, to Sarah J. Atkinson. |
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Witter Johnston Baxter (1816-1888) —
also known as Witter J. Baxter —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney Plains, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 18,
1816.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1857-76, 1877-81; appointed 1857;
resigned 1876, 1881; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1877-78.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died February
6, 1888 (age 71 years, 233
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married 1852 to Alice
Beaumont (granddaughter of Myron Holly). |
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William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) —
also known as William R. Bayes —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, July 29,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Kings Highway Savings Bank;
president, Brooklyn National Life
Insurance Co.; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1933, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; justice,
New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons; Union
League.
Died in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., November
28, 1964 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Interment at Willowbrook
Cemetery, Westport, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married, September
7, 1904, to Mabel Ross. |
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Lucien S. Bayliss (b. 1869) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
2, 1869.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1897.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Beach (b. 1838) —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenville, Greene
County, N.Y., November
6, 1838.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Gloversville, N.Y., 1904-07.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elias Beach and Laura (Collins) Beach; married 1867 to Sarah
Jessup Warren. |
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Samuel Arthur Beardsley (1856-1932) —
also known as Samuel A. Beardsley —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
1, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
incorporated New York Gas,
Electric Light, Heat & Power Co., which later became the New York
Edison Co.; director of several other utilities;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1889-92; secretary of
New York Democratic Party, 1889-92; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
28, 1932 (age 75 years, 149
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Moore Beardsley and Louise Howland (Adams) Beardsley;
married, September
14, 1881, to Elizabeth Ann Hopper; married 1927 to
Lillian Valérie Ella Walpole-Moore. |
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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. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of
Washtenaw County (1906) |
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John E. Beck (b. 1895) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born February
7, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 20th District, 1945-48.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Viola M. Albright. |
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Alfred Le Roy Becker (1878-1948) —
also known as Alfred L. Becker —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March
22, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1918.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 13,
1948 (age 70 years, 113
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) —
also known as Ralph E. Becker —
of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for District of Columbia; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77.
Jewish;
later Episcopalian.
Lithuanian
and Belarusian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the
Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole
Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1994 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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M. Plin Beebe (1881-1941) —
of Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sandusky, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
7, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 37th District, 1915-16.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died August
9, 1941 (age 59 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Marcus
P. Beebe and Leota (Fuller) Beebe; married to Alice
Conklin. |
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Robert Livingston Beeckman (1866-1935) —
also known as R. Livingston Beeckman —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
15, 1866.
Republican. Stockbroker;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1909-11; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1912-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1924;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1915-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1922.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of apparently of a heart
attack, in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., January
21, 1935 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Charles Webster Bell (1857-1927) —
of Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., June 11,
1857.
Progressive. Fruit
farmer;
real
estate business; Los
Angeles County Clerk, 1899-1903; member of California
state senate, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1913-15.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
19, 1927 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1858-1908) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1858.
Democrat. Financier;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1901-03.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of infections
following surgery for appendicitis,
in Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 10,
1908 (age 49 years, 211
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Augustus Witschief Bennet (1897-1983) —
also known as Augustus W. Bennet —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Grange;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 5,
1983 (age 85 years, 241
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
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William Stiles Bennet (1870-1962) —
also known as William S. Bennet —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., November
9, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1901-02;
municipal judge in New York, 1903; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1905-11, 1915-17 (17th District
1905-11, 23rd District 1915-17); defeated, 1910 (17th District), 1916
(23rd District), 1936 (19th District), 1944 (21st District); delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1916;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Delta
Chi.
Died in Falkirk Hospital,
Central Valley, Orange
County, N.Y., December
1, 1962 (age 92 years, 22
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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Burton Ellsworth Bennett (1863-1929) —
also known as Burton E. Bennett —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Sitka,
Alaska.
Born in North Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y., April
17, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Alaska Territory, 1895-98.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1929
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Charles Bennett (1838-1903) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Seneca
County, N.Y., October, 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; furniture
manufacturer; banker; mayor
of Charlotte, Mich., 1880.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., November
21, 1903 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
7, 1865, to Mary Myers. |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of Eaton
County, Michigan (1906) |
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Charles Edward Bennett (1910-2003) —
also known as Charles E. Bennett —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Canton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., December
2, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1949-93 (2nd District 1949-67, 3rd
District 1967-93).
Christian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Lions; Jaycees.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
6, 2003 (age 92 years, 278
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Davison Bennett (1911-2005) —
also known as John D. Bennett —
of Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Greenport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 21,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1938-44; member
of New
York state senate 2nd District, 1945-53; Nassau
County Surrogate Court Judge, 1953-78; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Greenport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
1, 2005 (age 93 years, 225
days).
Interment at Greenfield
Cemetery, Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Earl Bennett and Edna (Davison) Bennett; married to Mildred
Schwindt. |
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memorial |
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William M. Bennett (b. 1822) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Bethany, Genesee
County, N.Y., 1822.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1869-71; postmaster at Jackson,
Mich., 1888-89.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J.
Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. |
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Henry Wilbur Bentley (1838-1907) —
also known as Henry W. Bentley —
of Boonville, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in DeRuyter, Madison
County, N.Y., September
30, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, First National Bank of
Boonville; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1891-93; defeated,
1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Boonville, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
27, 1907 (age 68 years, 119
days).
Interment at Boonville
Cemetery, Boonville, N.Y.
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James Berg (c.1876-1944) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., about 1876.
Republican. Minister;
mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1928-31; defeated, 1913; resigned 1931;
executive secretary, Westchester Sanitary Commission, 1931-39.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Order
of United American Mechanics; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died, from a heart
attack, during services at the Church
of the Good Shepherd, Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
19, 1944 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904 to
Adeline Brommer. |
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Julius S. Berg (1895-1938) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 15,
1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; injured in combat and lost a
leg; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1923-30; member of
New
York state senate 22nd District, 1931-38; died in office 1938.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Indicted
on charges
of receiving
money for his aid in procuring
liquor licenses and arranging for concessions at the New York
World's Fair; that same day, he killed
himself by gunshot,
in his law
office, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 20,
1938 (age 43 years, 5
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Albert Berkowitz (b. 1910) —
of Granville, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., June 25,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1957-64.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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William Bewley (b. 1878) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., October
21, 1878.
Republican. Express
agent; canning
business; member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1914-19,
1927-28; member of New York
state senate, 1939-48 (47th District 1939-44, 52nd District
1945-48).
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis R. Bick (c.1883-1950) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1883.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1915; candidate
for New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1932.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Prospect Heights Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
2, 1950 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Bick. |
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John Bidwell (1819-1900) —
of Chico, Butte
County, Calif.
Born in Chautauqua
County, N.Y., August
5, 1819.
Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of California
state senate, 1849-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1865-67; candidate
for Governor of
California, 1875 (Independent), 1890 (Prohibition); Prohibition
candidate for President
of the United States, 1892.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chico, Butte
County, Calif., April 4,
1900 (age 80 years, 242
days).
Interment at Chico
Cemetery, Chico, Calif.
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John Bird (1768-1806) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
22, 1768.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1795-98; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1799-1801; resigned
1801.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
2, 1806 (age 37 years, 72
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ida Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) —
also known as James G. Birney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay
County), Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., February
4, 1792.
Lawyer;
studied law in the office of Alexander
J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of
Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President
of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1843, 1845.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Anti-Slavery Society.
While traveling in 1845, the horse he
was riding bucked; he fell and
was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and
paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294
days).
Interment at Williamsburgh
Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
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Charles Frederick Bishop (1844-1913) —
also known as Charles F. Bishop; Charles Frederick
Bischoff —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y., October
14, 1844.
Democrat. Dealer in tea, coffee,
and spices; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1890-94.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, of cancer,
in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
14, 1913 (age 68 years, 335
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Jerome Holland Bishop (1846-1928) —
also known as Jerome H. Bishop —
of Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oxbow, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
3, 1846.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; founder, J.H. Bishop fur company of
Wyandotte, Mich.; rug
and coat
manufacturer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1885-87, 1905-08; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died May 22,
1928 (age 81 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop; married 1867 to Jennie
Gray; married 1876 to Ella
M. Clark. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Herbert Porter Bissell (1856-1919) —
also known as Herbert P. Bissell —
of East Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in New London, Oneida
County, N.Y., August
30, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1901; vice-president, Niagara Gorge Railroad;
also counsel to the Buffalo Traction
Co.; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1912-19; died in office 1919.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar.
While presiding at a trial, in court,
in the Niagara County
Courthouse, he suffered a heart
attack and died, in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., April
30, 1919 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, East Aurora, N.Y.
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Jerry W. Black (b. 1898) —
of Hector, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born August
13, 1898.
Republican. Farmer; garage
owner; member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1945-64.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Black and Anna Black; married, October
15, 1921, to Mabel Bower. |
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Heman M. Blasdell —
of North Collins, Erie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1896-97.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel M. Blatchford (1820-1893) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 9,
1820.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1867-78; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1878-82; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1882-93; died in office 1893.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 7,
1893 (age 73 years, 120
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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Francis Walter Bliss (1892-1982) —
also known as F. Walter Bliss —
of Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Gilboa, Schoharie
County, N.Y., April
27, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd
Department, 1933-43.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died September
8, 1982 (age 90 years, 134
days).
Interment somewhere in Middleburgh, N.Y.; cenotaph at Breakabeen Cemetery, Breakabeen, N.Y.
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Thales S. Bliss (c.1824-1885) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1824.
Democrat. Wheelwright;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1883.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., August
5, 1885 (age about 61
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice Bloch (c.1891-1929) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1915-29 (New York County 22nd District 1915-17,
New York County 16th District 1918-29); died in office 1929; campaign
manager for U.S. Senator Robert
F. Wagner, 1926.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Order
Brith Abraham; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Tammany
Hall.
Died, from an embolus of the
heart, following a appendicitis
surgery, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1929 (age about 38
years).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1923 to
Madelaine Neuberger. |
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Vernon Wilson Blodgett (1899-1988) —
also known as Vernon W. Blodgett —
of Rushville, Yates
County, N.Y.
Born in Rushville, Yates
County, N.Y., December
2, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Yates County, 1946-58.
Member, American
Legion; Grange;
Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1988 (age 88 years, 180
days).
Interment at Rushville
Cemetery, Rushville, N.Y.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S.
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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Allen J. Bloomfield (1883-1932) —
of Richfield Springs, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Warren, Herkimer
County, N.Y., May 29,
1883.
Republican. Hotelier;
member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1915-20; member of New York
state senate 39th District, 1921-24; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners.
Died in 1932
(age about
49 years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Richfield Springs, N.Y.
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Francis J. Boland Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y., September
13, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dairy farmer; real estate
developer; builder;
excavation
contractor; appraiser;
insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-74 (126th District 1966, 124th District
1967-74).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert N. Bort (1845-1925) —
of Bridgewater, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Hastings, Oswego
County, N.Y., May 10,
1845.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; bank
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1880;
investment manager for Modern Woodmen of America.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., January
23, 1925 (age 79 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Beloit, Wis.
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Albert Henry Bosch (1908-2005) —
also known as Albert H. Bosch —
of Woodhaven, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
30, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1953-61; county judge
in New York, 1961-62; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 11th District, 1962-64; defeated, 1959.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose.
Died in Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
21, 2005 (age 97 years, 22
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Fred Boshart (1860-1928) —
also known as C. Fred Boshart —
of Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., September
17, 1860.
Republican. Hop farmer; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1906-10; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908;
member, governing council, New York State Department of Farms and
Markets, 1921.
Swiss
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., October
16, 1928 (age 68 years, 29
days).
Interment at Lowville
Rural Cemetery, Lowville, N.Y.
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Francis Eugene Bouck (1873-1941) —
also known as Francis E. Bouck —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado 5th District, 1918-33; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1933-41; died in office 1941; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1941; died in office 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Denver,
Colo., November
24, 1941 (age 67 years, 364
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Francis Anthony Bouck and Pauline Emilie (Raefle) Bouck;
married, November
29, 1900, to Mabel Frankland Worcester; married, August
20, 1917, to Harriet Wolcott Vaile. |
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Arthur Frisbee Bouton (1872-1952) —
also known as Arthur F. Bouton —
of Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., July 1,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1923-26; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1938.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., May 23,
1952 (age 79 years, 327
days).
Interment at Roxbury
Cemetery, Roxbury, N.Y.
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Paul L. Boyce (b. 1887) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Bolton, Warren
County, N.Y., November
19, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1928-30.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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John Boyle Jr. (b. 1876) —
of Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Northern
Ireland, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1924-28.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1924 |
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John Brademas (1927-2016) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind., March 2,
1927.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Patrick
McNamara; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep Thomas
L. Ashley; executive assistant to presidential candidate Adlai
E. Stevenson; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1959-81; defeated,
1954, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1964,
1968,
1972;
president,
New York University, 1981-92.
Methodist.
Greek
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Order of
Ahepa; Eagles;
Moose;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 11,
2016 (age 89 years, 131
days).
Entombed at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1843-1922) —
also known as Benjamin F. Bradley —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., July 17,
1843.
Republican. Express
agent; postmaster at Midland,
Mich., 1871-83; village
president of Midland, Michigan; elected 1884; candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1909.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Modern
Woodmen of America; Maccabees.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., December
31, 1922 (age 79 years, 167
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) —
also known as Willis W. Bradley —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ransomville, Niagara
County, N.Y., June 28,
1884.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
Guam, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; member of California
state assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Received the Medal
of Honor, for action on U.S.S. Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.
Suffered a heart
attack during the noon recess of a legislative hearing,
and died soon after at Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., August
27, 1954 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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William C. Brady (b. 1852) —
of Athens, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., September
26, 1852.
Republican. Funeral
director; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1905-09; defeated, 1909.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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William E. Brady (1889-1970) —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., August
7, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; owner, Coxsackie Granite Works; Greene
County Coroner, 1921-36; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1940-62.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., August
5, 1970 (age 80 years, 363
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y.
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John M. Braisted Jr. (1907-1997) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March
13, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1948-52; defeated, 1952.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons.
Died in West Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., December
9, 1997 (age 90 years, 271
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Franklin Rice Braley (1827-1880) —
also known as Alfred F. R. Braley —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Albion, Orleans
County, N.Y., October
20, 1827.
Mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1867-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
6, 1880 (age 52 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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George Harvey Branch (b. 1870) —
also known as George H. Branch —
of Grand Isle, Grand Isle
County, Vt.
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., February
27, 1870.
Republican. Physician;
Grand
Isle County Auditor; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Grand Isle, 1910; member of
Vermont
state senate from Grand Isle County, 1923; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1924.
Protestant.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter C. Branch and Eunice (Monroe) Branch; married, June 4,
1902, to Mattie B. Hazen. |
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Charles H. Breitbart (b. 1887) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Burstein, Austria,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1933-39; resigned
1939.
Austrian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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William Breitenbach (1897-1937) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
17, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; railway
signalman; electrical
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1925-34; member
of New
York Democratic State Committee, 1936.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks.
Died, following an operation for appendicitis,
in Hamilton Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 13,
1937 (age 40 years, 26
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Henry E. H. Brereton —
of Lake George, Warren
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1911-17; member of New York
state senate 33rd District, 1927-32; chair of
Warren County Republican Party, 1929.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph M. Bresler (1868-1900) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1868.
Consul
for Nicaragua in Detroit,
Mich., 1895-96, 1899-1900; Consul
for Central America in Detroit,
Mich., 1897-98; Consul
for Honduras in Detroit,
Mich., 1899.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, from pleuro-pneumonia,
in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 6,
1900 (age 31 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Alfred Brigadier (b. 1882) —
also known as B. A. Brigadier —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Lions;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Brigadier and Cecelia Brigadier; married, May 29,
1933, to Florence M. Muller. |
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John Bright (1884-1948) —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., May 23,
1884.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1941-48;
died in office 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., March
24, 1948 (age 63 years, 306
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Middletown, N.Y.
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Michael Graham Bright (1803-1881) —
of Jefferson
County, Ind.
Born in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
16, 1803.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
19, 1881 (age 78 years, 3
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Bristow (1840-1906) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Michaels, Azores,
June
5, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1901-03; defeated,
1902.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
trouble, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
11, 1906 (age 66 years, 128
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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J. Arthur Brooks (b. 1873) —
of Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., March
27, 1873.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1921-24.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary T. E. Oakley. |
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Jeremiah T. Brooks (c.1819-1911) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1819.
Police
officer; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1898; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Freemasons.
Helped to quell the New York City draft riots in 1863; founder of
Prohibition Party organization in New York City, 1882.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1911 (age about 92
years).
Interment somewhere
in Norwalk, Conn.
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Walter Scott Brower (b. 1888) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Kewanee, Lauderdale
County, Miss., November
17, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Alabama
state senate, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1932.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Walter
Scott |
| | | Relatives: Son of Joshua Randolph
Brower and Elizabeth Judieth (Ingram) Brower; married 1920 to
Elizabeth Jordan. |
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Albert Edmund Brown (1874-1958) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; East Greenbush, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Derby, England,
December
9, 1874.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; singer;
music educator; director of community singing; performed, Republican National Convention, 1920 ;
dean, Ithaca Institute of Public School Music (later, Ithaca College
Music Department), 1924-36.
Christian
Scientist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
7, 1958 (age 83 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Brown and Elizabeth (Frost) Brown; married, June 15,
1898, to Martha Elizabeth Taylor. |
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Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) —
of Colorado.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., March
23, 1856.
Physician;
druggist;
member of Colorado state legislature, 1890.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of cerebral
apoplexy, at his drugstore
in Higbee, Randolph
County, Mo., February
17, 1913 (age 56 years, 331
days).
Interment at Eel
River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of David Brown. |
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Charles H. Brown (b. 1858) —
of Belmont, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Born in West Winfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., July 20,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Allegany
County District Attorney, 1889-97; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1899-1900; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1900-06; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1907-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram Clark Brown and Alice Ann (Stuart) Brown; married, November
16, 1881, to Alice C. Smith. |
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Charles M. Brown (b. 1858) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y., September
10, 1858.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
chair
of Gratiot County Democratic Party, 1900-12.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Merritt J. Brown and Fannie H. (Swan) Brown; married, July 21,
1886, to Isabel J. De Peel. |
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Lathrop Brown (1883-1959) —
of St. James, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Monterey
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1883.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1913-15; defeated,
1914, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1920,
1924,
1936.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., November
28, 1959 (age 76 years, 275
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Manasota
Memorial Park, Sarasota, Fla.
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Richard A. Brown (1908-1994) —
of Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y.; Cape Coral, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y., July 27,
1908.
Merchant;
real
estate business; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of New York
state assembly 114th District, 1968-72.
Member, American
Legion; Grange;
Lions;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
24, 1994 (age 85 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith S. Steier. |
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Thomas C. Brown (b. 1870) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born near Deseronto, Ontario,
April
21, 1870.
Republican. General
contractor; member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1925-30.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899 to
Harriet Beecher Humphrey. |
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Henry Bruckner (1871-1942) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., June 17,
1871.
Democrat. President, Bruckner Beverages;
director, Milton Realty
Co.; director, American Metal Cap Co.; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 35th District, 1901; New York
City Commissioner of Public Works, 1902-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1932
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1913-17; resigned
1917; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1918-33.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Elks.
In 1932, the Seabury investigating committee, looking into corruption
in New York City, called him to testify about the wealth he had
accumulated; at the conclusion of the investigation, the committee called for
his removal as Borough President.
Died, from chronic
nephritis, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April
14, 1942 (age 70 years, 301
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Edward Jackson Brundage (1869-1934) —
also known as Edward J. Brundage —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Campbell, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 13,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1928
(alternate); Illinois
state attorney general, 1917-25; corporate counsel, Chicago,
Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
League.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., January
20, 1934 (age 64 years, 252
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Alexander Bryan (1794-1864) —
also known as John A. Bryan —
of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., April
13, 1794.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1827; Ohio
auditor of state, 1833-39; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Peru, 1845.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 24,
1864 (age 70 years, 41
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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Frederick Howard Bryant (1877-1945) —
also known as Frederick H. Bryant —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Lincoln, Addison
County, Vt., July 25,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Franklin County Republican Party, 1927; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1927-45;
died in office 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, Chi Psi;
Freemasons.
Died September
4, 1945 (age 68 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lester A. Bryant and Mary A. (Delphy) Bryant; married, October
22, 1907, to Florence B. Boyce. |
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George Sturges Buck (b. 1875) —
also known as George S. Buck —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hyde Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
10, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County Auditor, 1912-17; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1918-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Boswell R. Buck and Maria Catherine (Barnes) Buck; married, October
6, 1903, to Louise Hussey. |
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John H. Buhrmaster (b. 1876) —
of Scotia, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Auriesville, Montgomery
County, N.Y., March
27, 1876.
Republican. Grocer; coal,
feed,
and building
supply business; director and vice-president, Glenville Bank;
member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (1837-1922) —
also known as Morgan G. Bulkeley —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
26, 1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president,
Aetna Life
Insurance Company, 1870-1922; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1880-88; defeated, 1878; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1884
(alternate), 1896;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1889-93; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1896;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1905-11.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Society
of the War of 1812.
First
president of the National League of Professional Base
Ball Clubs in 1876.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
6, 1922 (age 84 years, 315
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Maurice Z. Bungard (b. 1891) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born at sea in the North
Atlantic Ocean, August
24, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1924-33;
defeated, 1933.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Order
Brith Abraham.
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver D. Burden (b. 1873) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Nelson, Madison
County, N.Y., March
15, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for Theodore
Roosevelt in the libel case brought by political boss William
Barnes, Jr., 1915; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1923-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Burden and Lucia (Groesbeck) Burden; married, June 26,
1905, to Irene de Tamble. |
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Nelson Burdick (1820-1908) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Point Peninsula, Jefferson
County, N.Y., December
28, 1820.
Democrat. Carriage
manufacturer; mayor
of Watertown, N.Y., 1882-83.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., February
20, 1908 (age 87 years, 54
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Andrew D. Burgdorf (b. 1892) —
of Martville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Victory, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March
27, 1892.
Republican. Farmer; hay
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1934-38.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Freemasons; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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James Cardwell Burger (b. 1866) —
also known as James C. Burger —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1866.
Republican. Banker; insurance
executive; member of Colorado
state senate, 1910; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James C. Burger, Sr.; married 1888 to Edith
M. Brown. |
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Orlando Walter Burhyte (b. 1855) —
also known as Orlando W. Burhyte —
of Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in North Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y., February
22, 1855.
Republican. Physician;
postmaster;
Madison
County Coroner, 1891-99; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904;
member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1907-09.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) —
also known as Charles H. Burke —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born near Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 1,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
investor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1899-1907, 1909-15 (at-large
1899-1907, 1909-13, 2nd District 1913-15); candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1914; U.S. Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 1921-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1944 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
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George Taylor Burling (1849-1928) —
also known as George T. Burling —
of Purchase, Westchester
County, N.Y.; White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
16, 1849.
Republican. Farmer;
Town Supervisor of Harrison, 1878-86, 1903-04; postmaster at Purchase,
N.Y., 1889-94; Westchester
County Treasurer, 1909-14; member of New York
state senate 25th District, 1919-22.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 29,
1928 (age 79 years, 164
days).
Interment at Purchase Friends Meeting Cemetery, Purchase, N.Y.
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Gordon W. Burrows (1926-1997) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., April
28, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
legislative assistant, Assemblyman P.
Boice Esser, 1959; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-88 (97th District 1966, 90th District
1967-82, 84th District 1983-88); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1989-96.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 70 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Josephine Ramirez. |
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E. Ogden Bush (b. 1898) —
of Walton, Delaware
County, N.Y.; DeLancey, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in DeLancey, Delaware
County, N.Y., September
14, 1898.
Republican. Dentist;
member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1933-37; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952;
chair
of Delaware County Republican Party, 1955; member of New York
state senate 34th District, 1957-65.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Robert Bushby (b. 1843) —
of Little York, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Cortland
County Treasurer, 1876-84; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1884
(alternate), 1888;
traveling passenger agent, Grand Trunk Railway;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Bushby and Ann (Patterson) Bushby; married to Mary A.
Miller. |
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Asa Smith Bushnell (1834-1904) —
also known as Asa S. Bushnell —
of Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
16, 1834.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president,
Warder, Bushnell & Glassner Company, manufacturers of mowers and
reapers; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1885; Governor of
Ohio, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1896
(speaker).
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died January
15, 1904 (age 69 years, 121
days).
Interment at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
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Robert Tyng Bushnell (1896-1949) —
also known as Robert T. Bushnell —
of West Newton, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 9,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Middlesex
County District Attorney, 1927-31; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1941-45.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his suite at the Royalton Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1949 (age 53 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Stowe Bushnell and Mary Rockland (Tyng) Bushnell; married,
June
30, 1924, to Sylvia P. Folsom. |
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