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  Daniel Phoenix Ingraham (1874-1934) — also known as Phoenix Ingraham — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 23, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-34; died in office 1934. Member, Freemasons; Sons of the Revolution; Society of the Cincinnati; Tammany Hall. Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 30, 1934 (age 59 years, 189 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of George Landon Ingraham and Georgina (Lent) Ingraham; grandson of Daniel Phoenix Ingraham (1800-1881); sixth great-grandson of John Leverett; seventh great-grandson of Thomas Willett and William Leete; second cousin four times removed of Benjamin Tallmadge; second cousin five times removed of Pierpont Edwards; third cousin of Charles H. Chittenden; third cousin thrice removed of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Verner M. Ingram (b. 1911) — of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., August 27, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1957-66 (St. Lawrence County 1957-65, 121st District 1966). Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Ethel Mason.
  Gideon Sprague Ives (1846-1927) — also known as Gideon S. Ives; Gid S. Ives — of St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Dickinson, Franklin County, N.Y., January 19, 1846. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mayor of St. Peter, Minn., 1885; member of Minnesota state senate 17th District, 1887-90; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1891-93. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution; Odd Fellows. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., December 20, 1927 (age 81 years, 335 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Warren Ives and Elizabeth (Ladd) Ives; married to Mary Elizabeth Swift (daughter of Henry Adoniram Swift).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954) — also known as Robert H. Jackson — of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y.; McLean, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Spring Creek, Warren County, Pa., February 13, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936; U.S. Solicitor General, 1938-40; U.S. Attorney General, 1940-41; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-54; died in office 1954. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., October 9, 1954 (age 62 years, 238 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Frewsburg, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Eldred Jackson and Angelina (Houghwout) Jackson; married, April 24, 1916, to Irene Gerhardt.
  Cross-reference: Murray Gurfein
  Epitaph: "He kept the ancient landmarks and built the new."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  John C. Jacobs (1839-1894) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa., December 16, 1839. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1867-73; member of New York state senate, 1874-85, 1890-91 (3rd District 1874-79, 4th District 1880-85, 2nd District 1890-91); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1880 (speaker). Member, Freemasons. Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., September 22, 1894 (age 54 years, 280 days). Interment at Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1886, to Rosalia Marie Berkowicz.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry M. James (b. 1885) — also known as Harry M. James — of Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y. Born in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., August 18, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Columbia County, 1926-30; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948, 1952, 1956. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  William P. James (b. 1870) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., January 10, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1905-10; Judge, California Court of Appeal, 1910-23; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1923. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David James and Jane (Parry) James; married 1896 to Ella V. Haas.
  Rodney B. Janes (1892-1973) — of East Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Pittsford, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., October 21, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; publisher of greeting cards; member of New York state senate, 1939-46 (45th District 1939-44, 50th District 1945-46); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in May, 1973 (age 80 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Walter Husted Jaycox (1863-1927) — also known as Walter H. Jaycox — of Patchogue, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Wassaic, Dutchess County, N.Y., September 3, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; Suffolk County District Attorney, 1893-99; Suffolk County Judge, 1902-05; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906-27; appointed 1906; died in office 1927; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1921-27; died in office 1927. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Sons of the Revolution. Died, of heart disease, en route to his home, in the automobile of Justice Leander B. Faber, in Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., February 3, 1927 (age 63 years, 153 days). Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Lorin R. Jaycox and Hannah A. (Darling) Jaycox; married, December 3, 1890, to Inez Leaming.
  Edmund B. Jenks (b. 1863) — of Whitney Point, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Upper Lisle, Broome County, N.Y., March 16, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1917-32 (Broome County 1917, Broome County 1st District 1918-32); defeated, 1932; chair of Broome County Republican Party, 1927-32; Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  William F. Jenks (1831-1910) — of New Berlin, Chenango County, N.Y.; Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y.; Southern Pines, Moore County, N.C. Born in Burlington, Otsego County, N.Y., August 29, 1831. Democrat. Lawyer; Chenango County Judge and Surrogate, 1878-89. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Southern Pines, Moore County, N.C., October 3, 1910 (age 79 years, 35 days). Burial location unknown.
James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) — also known as James W. Johnson; James William Johnson — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., June 17, 1871. School principal; author; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1906-07; Dakar, 1907-08; Corinto, 1908-09; university professor. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Sigma Pi Phi; Phi Beta Sigma; Freemasons. Author of the words to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which became known as the "Negro National Anthem". Killed in a car-train collision, in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, June 26, 1938 (age 67 years, 9 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Johnson and Helen Louise (Dillet) Johnson; married 1910 to Grace Nail.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James W. Johnson (built 1943 at Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1988)
  Owen H. Johnson — of West Babylon, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Republican. Member of New York state senate 4th District, 1973-2008; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1996. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2008.
  Robert Wood Johnson Jr. (1893-1968) — also known as "The General" — of Highland Park, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., 1893. Mayor of Highland Park, N.J., 1920-22. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. President or Chairman of the Board, Johnson & Johnson, 1932-63. Died, in Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York County, N.Y., January 30, 1968 (age about 74 years). Entombed in mausoleum at Elmwood Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
Webb A. Joiner Webber A. Joiner (1860-1940) — also known as Webb A. Joiner — of Attica, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in Weathersfield town, Wyoming County, N.Y., July 8, 1860. Republican. Livestock dealer; real estate business; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Wyoming County, 1922-26. English and Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Farm Bureau. Died in 1940 (age about 79 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Attica, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Perry Joiner and Mariette (Cleveland) Joiner; married 1882 to Mary A. Wilson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1924
  Benjamin Franklin Jones (b. 1870) — also known as Benjamin F. Jones — of Maplewood, Essex County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 1, 1870. Republican. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1899-1900; Speaker of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1900; district judge in New Jersey, 1906-11; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1924. Methodist. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Lions; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Samuel A. Jones (1861-1937) — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Born in New Berlin, Chenango County, N.Y., May 16, 1861. Merchant; lumberman; postmaster at Norwich, N.Y., 1894-1900; member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1914; member of New York state senate 37th District, 1915-16. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Redmen. Died in 1937 (age about 76 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1886 to Clara B. Barstow.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Lazarus Joseph Lazarus Joseph (b. 1891) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born January 25, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1934-45 (21st District 1934-44, 24th District 1945). Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) — of Bay County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Darien, Genesee County, N.Y., July 23, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; Bay County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn; married, June 29, 1893, to Alice L. Wilson.
  Henry Lee Jost (1873-1950) — also known as Henry L. Jost — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 6, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1912-16; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1923-25. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died July 13, 1950 (age 76 years, 219 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Simeon Jost and Lena (Bahr) Jost; married 1911 to Alice Hanks.
  Cross-reference: Roger C. Slaughter
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Garwood Leverett Judd — also known as Garwood L. Judd — of near Tonawanda, Niagara County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1891-92. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Henry O. Kahan (1891-1932) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 26, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1922-32; died in office 1932. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, in Beth Israel Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 6, 1932 (age 40 years, 164 days). Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaac M. Kapper (b. 1864) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1910-34; defeated, 1906; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1933-34. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Royal Arcanum; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  John F. Kavanagh (b. 1890) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 8, 1890. Republican. Private secretary to Dwight W. Morrow, 1909-25; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for New York state assembly, 1923 (Kings County 12th District), 1928 (Richmond County 1st District). Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Kavanagh and Margaret (Fox) Kavanagh; married, September 26, 1931, to Dolores Wertenberger.
  Frederick W. Kavanaugh (1871-1940) — also known as Fred W. Kavanaugh — of Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y., September 10, 1871. Republican. Knit goods manufacturer; hotel owner; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908 (alternate), 1936; Saratoga County Sheriff; member of New York state senate 32nd District, 1921-24; chair of Saratoga County Republican Party, 1924-32. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Redmen. Died from a self-inflicted gunshot, in the garage adjoining his home, in Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y., December 2, 1940 (age 69 years, 83 days). Entombed at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
  Relatives: Brother of George W. Kavanaugh; married to Lillian Le Roy.
  George W. Kavanaugh (born c.1863) — of Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born about 1863. Republican. Dealer in trimmings for knit goods; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1897-98; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Frederick W. Kavanaugh.
  Hamilton Fish Kean (1862-1941) — also known as Hamilton F. Kean — of Elizabeth, Union County, N.J. Born in Union Township, Union County, N.J., February 27, 1862. Republican. Banker; farmer; chair of Union County Republican Party, 1900; member of New Jersey Republican State Committee, 1905-19; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916, 1932; member of Republican National Committee from New Jersey, 1919-28; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1929-35; defeated, 1924, 1934; delegate to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Freemasons. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 27, 1941 (age 79 years, 303 days). Entombed at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Kean (1814-1895) and Lucinetta 'Lucy' (Halsted) Kean; brother of John Kean (1852-1914); married, January 12, 1888, to Katharine Taylor Winthrop; father of Robert Winthrop Kean; grandfather of Thomas Howard Kean; great-grandson of John Kean (1756-1795); great-grandfather of Thomas Howard Kean Jr.; great-grandnephew of Philip Peter Livingston; second great-grandson of Peter Van Brugh Livingston; second great-grandnephew of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Philip Livingston and William Livingston; third great-grandson of James Alexander; third great-grandnephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; fourth great-grandson of Robert Livingston the Elder and Pieter Van Brugh; fourth great-grandnephew of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724), Abraham de Peyster, Johannes Cuyler, Johannes de Peyster and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin of Nicholas Fish and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936); first cousin once removed of Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991); first cousin twice removed of Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873) and Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996); first cousin thrice removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, John Stevens III, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Hamilton Fish (born 1951) and Alexa Fish Ward; first cousin four times removed of Robert Gilbert Livingston and Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin five times removed of Robert Livingston the Younger, Johannes DePeyster, Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746), Cornelis Cuyler and John Cruger Jr.; first cousin six times removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry Walter Livingston, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, William Alexander Duer, John Duer and William Jay; second cousin thrice removed of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and Edward Livingston (1764-1836); second cousin four times removed of Stephanus Bayard, Pierre Van Cortlandt, Philip John Schuyler, Matthew Clarkson, Philip P. Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler, Henry Cruger and Henry Rutgers; third cousin once removed of Philip Schuyler, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward Livingston (1796-1840), William Duer, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard and John Jay II; third cousin twice removed of Hamilton Fish (1808-1893); third cousin thrice removed of Nicholas Bayard, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), James Livingston, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler, Philip DePeyster and James Parker; fourth cousin of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870); fourth cousin once removed of Gilbert Livingston Thompson, John Jacob Astor III, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Bronson Murray Cutting, Robert Reginald Livingston and Brockholst Livingston.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Kenneth Barnard Keating (1900-1975) — also known as Kenneth B. Keating — of Brighton, Monroe County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., May 18, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1952 (alternate), 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from New York, 1947-59 (40th District 1947-53, 38th District 1953-59); U.S. Senator from New York, 1959-65; defeated, 1964; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1966-68; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1969-72; Israel, 1973-75, died in office 1975. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Elks; Eagles; Delta Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 5, 1975 (age 74 years, 352 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Mosgrove Keating and Louise (Barnard) Keating; married, April 11, 1928, to Louise DePuy; father of Barbara A. Keating.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) — also known as Anson F. Keeler — of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 22, 1887. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry owner; mayor of Norwalk, Conn., 1927-31; member of Connecticut state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut state comptroller, 1933-35. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen. Died, from a heart ailment, in Veterans Hospital, Newington, Hartford County, Conn., September 29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Foster Keeler and Mary Gazetta (Foster) Keeler; seventh great-grandson of Thomas Welles; first cousin thrice removed of Martin Keeler; first cousin four times removed of Aaron Burr; second cousin twice removed of Stephen Hiram Keeler; third cousin twice removed of Calvin Frisbie; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Silliman, Gold Selleck Silliman and Benjamin Silliman; fourth cousin of Alfred Walstein Bangs and John Clarence Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Edwin Olmstead Keeler, Tracy R. Bangs and Frank D. Bangs.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Roger Keith (b. 1888) — of Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 8, 1888. Republican. Insurance business; mayor of Brockton, Mass., 1921-22; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1929-32. Congregationalist. Member, Chi Phi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Horace A. Keith and Nellie W. (Packard) Keith; married, April 12, 1913, to Carolyn Bruce Hastings; father of Paul Keith.
  Abraham Lincoln Kellogg (1860-1946) — also known as Abraham L. Kellogg — of Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y. Born in Croton (now Treadwell), Delaware County, N.Y., May 1, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1894; county judge in New York, 1908-17; Justice of New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1918-30. Presbyterian or Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Died in Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y., August 25, 1946 (age 86 years, 116 days). Entombed at Glenwood Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: Abraham Lincoln
  Relatives: Son of Marvin Douglas Kellogg and Hannah (Schermerhorn) Kellogg; married, June 21, 1893, to May Blakeslee Lewis; third cousin once removed of Edwin W. Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Clesson Allen; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Herbert Kellogg.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Morris Kellogg (1851-1925) — also known as John M. Kellogg — of Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Taylor, Cortland County, N.Y., August 28, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; banker; Justice of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1902-21. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., January 16, 1925 (age 73 years, 141 days). Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Kellogg and Nancy (Dillenbeck) Kellogg; married 1875 to Henrietta Guest.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rowland Case Kellogg (1843-1911) — also known as Rowland C. Kellogg — of Elizabethtown, Essex County, N.Y. Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County, N.Y., December 31, 1843. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of New York state senate 19th District, 1886-89. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Elizabethtown, Essex County, N.Y., 1911 (age about 67 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Orlando Kellogg and Polly (Woodruff) Kellogg; married to Mary E. Livingston; married, April 28, 1897, to Mary Richards; sixth great-grandson of Thomas Welles; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Kellogg; second cousin four times removed of Aaron Kellogg; third cousin of Frank Billings Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Elisha Hotchkiss Jr. and William Dean Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, Alvan Kellogg, Day Otis Kellogg, Dwight Kellogg and Ensign Hosmer Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Josiah Cowles, John Strong, Jason Kellogg and Daniel Fiske Kellogg; fourth cousin of Alphonso Alva Hopkins and Arthur Burnham Woodford; fourth cousin once removed of Farrand Fassett Merrill and Donald Barr Chidsey.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gouverneur Kemble (1786-1875) — of Cold Spring, Putnam County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 25, 1786. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1837-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1844, 1860; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846. Member, Freemasons. Died in Cold Spring, Putnam County, N.Y., September 16, 1875 (age 89 years, 234 days). Interment at Cold Spring Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Jack French Kemp (1935-2009) — also known as Jack Kemp — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Hamburg, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 13, 1935. Republican. Professional football player, National and American Football Leagues, 1957-70; cofounder and president, American Football League Players Association; U.S. Representative from New York, 1971-89 (39th District 1971-73, 38th District 1973-83, 31st District 1983-89); candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1988; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1989-93; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1996. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Alpha Tau Omega. Died, of cancer, in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 2, 2009 (age 73 years, 293 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 19, 1958, to Joanne Main; father of Jennifer Kemp (daughter-in-law of Thomas Coleman Andrews Jr.).
  Political family: Andrews-Kemp family of Richmond, Virginia.
  Cross-reference: Michael Carroll
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  John Flint Kidder (1830-1901) — also known as John F. Kidder — of El Dorado County, Calif.; Grass Valley, Nevada County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 2, 1830. Republican. Civil engineer; railroad builder; member of California state assembly 15th District, 1865-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1892. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died in Grass Valley, Nevada County, Calif., April 10, 1901 (age 70 years, 282 days). Original interment at Odd Fellows Masonic Cemetery, Grass Valley, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Kidder and Elvira (Parker) Kidder; married 1873 to Sarah Ann Clark.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence Evans Kilburn (1893-1975) — also known as Clarence E. Kilburn — of Malone, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., April 13, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from New York, 1940-65 (31st District 1940-45, 34th District 1945-53, 33rd District 1953-63, 31st District 1963-65). Methodist. Member, Psi Upsilon; Elks; Freemasons. Died May 20, 1975 (age 82 years, 37 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Morningside Cemetery, Malone, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick D. Kilburn and Clara (Berry) Kilburn; married, August 16, 1917, to Anne Crooks.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Horatio Collins King (1837-1918) — also known as Horatio C. King — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, December 22, 1837. Lawyer; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate for secretary of state of New York, 1895; Independent Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897; Progressive candidate for New York state comptroller, 1912. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Beta Kappa. Received Medal of Honor for action near Dinwiddie Court House, Va., March 29, 1865. Died November 15, 1918 (age 80 years, 328 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Horatio King and Anne (Collins) King; married 1862 to Emma C. Stebbins; married 1866 to Esther A. Howard; grandfather of Constance Gray (who married Merwin Kimball Hart).
  Political family: Hart family of New York.
  Rufus King (1755-1827) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, March 24, 1755. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1783-85; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1784-87; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from New York, 1789-96, 1813-25; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1789-90; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1796-1803, 1825-26; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1804, 1808; candidate for President of the United States, 1816. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Jamaica (now part of Queens), Queens County, N.Y., April 29, 1827 (age 72 years, 36 days). Interment at Grace Church Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Richard King and Isabella (Bragdon) King; half-brother of William King and Cyrus King; married, March 30, 1786, to Mary Alsop (daughter of John Alsop); father of John Alsop King, James Gore King and Edward King; grandfather of Caroline King (who married Denning Duer), Rufus King (1814-1876) and Rufus King (1817-1891).
  Political families: Conger family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Wildman family of Danbury, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Other politicians named for him: Rufus King GoodenowRufus King GarlandRufus K. JordanRufus K. Polk
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward DeWitt Kinne (1842-1921) — also known as Edward D. Kinne — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in DeWitt Center, Onondaga County, N.Y., February 9, 1842. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1875-77; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd District, 1881-82; circuit judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1888-1917; president, First National Bank, Ann Arbor, Mich.; president, Washtenaw Gas Co. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Member, Sigma Phi; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died July 25, 1921 (age 79 years, 166 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Julius C. Kinne and Rachel (Wetherby) Kinne; married 1867 to Mary C. Hawkins (daughter of Olney Hawkins); married 1884 to Florence (Kelly) Kelly; married, August 21, 1905, to Winifred L. Morse.
  Political family: Kinne-Hawkins family of New York.
Leigh G. Kirkland Leigh G. Kirkland (b. 1873) — of Randolph, Cattaraugus County, N.Y.; Fredonia, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born in Conewango town, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., February 8, 1873. Republican. Farmer; feed business; member of New York state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1921-24; member of New York state senate 51st District, 1925-38. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
Philip M. Kleinfeld Philip M. Kleinfeld (b. 1894) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 19, 1894. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1922; defeated, 1920; member of New York state senate 4th District, 1923-41; resigned 1941; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936, 1940; candidate for borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1937; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 4th District, 1938; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1941-58; appointed 1941. Jewish. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; B'nai B'rith. Burial location unknown.
  Cross-reference: Sebastian Leone
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Erastus Cole Knight (b. 1857) — also known as Erastus C. Knight — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 1, 1857. Republican. Real estate business; Buffalo city controller, 1895-1900; New York state comptroller, 1901; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1902-05; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 14, 1881, to Mary Elizabeth Cowles; father of Gertrude Knight (who married Herbert Bronson Shonk).
  Political family: Shonk-Knight family of New York.
  Jesse Knight (b. 1850) — of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Boonville, Oneida County, N.Y., July 5, 1850. Lawyer; justice of Wyoming state supreme court, 1890. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  John Knight (b. 1871) — of Arcade, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in Arcade, Wyoming County, N.Y., April 30, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; Wyoming County District Attorney, 1904-12; member of New York state assembly from Wyoming County, 1913-16; member of New York state senate 44th District, 1917-31; resigned 1931; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924 (alternate), 1928 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); federal judge, 1931. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph Koch — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York state senate 10th District, 1882-83; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 9th District, 1894. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Frederick John Henry Kracke (1868-1954) — also known as Frederick J. H. Kracke — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 11, 1868. Republican. Produce merchant; cemetery monument business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1907, 1930; chair of Kings County Republican Party, 1932; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grange; Union League. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 2, 1954 (age 86 years, 144 days). Interment somewhere in West Eaton, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Kracke and Henrietta (Hoffman) Kracke; married 1890 to Florence Tayntor.
  Frederick W. Kruse (born c.1852) — of Olean, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born about 1852. Member of New York state assembly from Cattaraugus County 1st District, 1884-87; Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1900-22. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Robert J. Kusse (b. 1918) — of Warren, Warren County, Pa. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., March 19, 1918. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1972-77; member of Pennsylvania state senate 25th District, 1977-84. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Kusse and Anna (Henderson) Kusse; married, May 17, 1941, to Geraldine Moore.
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