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John F. Wadlin (d. 1953) —
of Highland, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County, 1941-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died April
30, 1953.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John J. F. Wadlin and Charlotte (Voight) Wadlin; married 1935 to
Beatrice Hasbrouck. |
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Lowell Curtis Wadmond (1896-1986) —
also known as Lowell Wadmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., March
16, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons.
Died September
25, 1986 (age 90 years, 193
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Levi J. Wagner (c.1818-1882) —
of Missouri.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., about 1818.
Member of Missouri state legislature; elected 1858, 1872; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 12th District, 1875.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo., September
4, 1882 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Memphis
Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
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Stuyvesant Wainwright II (1921-2010) —
of Wainscott, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
16, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1953-61; defeated,
1960; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1956.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Psi.
Died in East Hampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 6,
2010 (age 88 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Byron Sylvester Waite (1852-1930) —
also known as Byron S. Waite —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Penfield, Monroe
County, N.Y., September
27, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1895-96; assistant
prosecuting attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1899-1900; appointed 1899;
member, U.S. Board of General Appraisers, 1902-26; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1926-30; retired 1930.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Union
League.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
31, 1930 (age 78 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edmund Waring Wakelee (b. 1869) —
also known as Edmund W. Wakelee —
of Demarest, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
21, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1899-1900;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1901-10; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Wakelee and Eliza C. (Ingersoll) Wakelee. |
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Cyrus Packard Walbridge (1849-1921) —
also known as Cyrus P. Walbridge —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Madrid, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., July 20,
1849.
Republican. Carpenter;
lawyer;
druggist;
mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1893-97; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896 ; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1904.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 1,
1921 (age 71 years, 285
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Albert Wald (b. 1889) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1930, 1934.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Freemasons; Elks; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Lynn Waldorf (1876-1943) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in South Valley, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 14,
1876.
Republican. Pastor; chaplain;
bishop;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1928,
1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Noble Foundation Hospital,
Alexandria Bay, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 27,
1943 (age 67 years, 74
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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B. Roger Wales (1879-1929) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., July 17,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 40th District, 1925-29; died in office 1929.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died November
25, 1929 (age 50 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Clay Walker (1873-1932) —
also known as Harry C. Walker —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., March
18, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1918; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1919-20; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1920.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., November
2, 1932 (age 59 years, 229
days).
Interment at Spring
Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.
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G. Frank Wallace —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 38th District, 1941-44.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965) —
also known as Henry A. Wallace —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; South Salem, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born near Orient, Adair
County, Iowa, October
7, 1888.
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1933-40; Vice
President of the United States, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944
(speaker);
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1945-46; Progressive candidate for President
of the United States, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
18, 1965 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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David A. Wallach (b. 1895) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
9, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elias Wallach and Clara Wallach; married to Madeleine
Spiro. |
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John G. Wallenmeier Jr. —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.
Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1896,
1904;
postmaster at Tonawanda,
N.Y., 1898-1905; New York
state treasurer, 1905-06; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 40th District, 1916.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Wallin (1856-1917) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 31,
1856.
Republican. Mayor
of Amsterdam, N.Y., 1900-01; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1913-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., December
1, 1917 (age 61 years, 123
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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William John Wallin (1879-1963) —
also known as William J. Wallin —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
17, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1918-21; defeated, 1913; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1938.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Fell
from the window of his room, and was found dead on the lawn, at the
Saw Mill River Nursing
Home, Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 7,
1963 (age 84 years, 140
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Isabel (Watson) Wallin and John Cooper Wallin; married to Evelyn
M. Walsh. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William E. Walsh (b. 1903) —
of Coos Bay, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
29, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Coos
County District Attorney, 1931-33; member of Oregon
state senate, 1941-51; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
co-owner, Radio
Station KWRO, Coquille, Ore.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Reuben Hyde Walworth (1788-1867) —
also known as Reuben H. Walworth —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bozrah, New London
County, Conn., October
26, 1788.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1821-23; Chancellor
of New York, 1828-47; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1848.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Antiquarian Society.
Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., November
27, 1867 (age 79 years, 32
days).
Interment at Greenridge
Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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Charles Bonnell Ward (1879-1946) —
also known as Charles B. Ward —
of DeBruce, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April
27, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1915-25; defeated,
1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1946
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Joseph W. Ward (b. 1891) —
of Caledonia, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Nutley, Essex
County, N.J., June 28,
1891.
Republican. Engineer;
miller;
director of First National Bank of
Caledonia; member of New York
state assembly from Livingston County, 1942-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917 to
Gertrude Hamilton. |
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Earle S. Warner (b. 1880) —
of Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Phelps town, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
12, 1880.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1933-45 (43rd District 1933-44, 48th District
1945); defeated (Democratic), 1914; resigned 1945; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1945-49; appointed 1945.
Member, Elks; Exchange
Club; Grange;
American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry D. Warner. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Harvey Warner (1809-1889) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., April 5,
1809.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War;
postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1832-35, 1838-46; village
president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1847-49, 1851-52.
Member, Freemasons; Grange.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
15, 1889 (age 79 years, 285
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Zadoc Warner and Annis (Twist) Warner; married, July 16,
1831, to Henrietta Anderson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: History of Branch County
(1879) |
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Frederick A. Washburn (b. 1877) —
also known as Fred A. Washburn —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
10, 1877.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1932-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Alonzo L. Waters (b. 1893) —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., September
6, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Medina,
N.Y., 1928; member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1949-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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James Lopez Watson (1922-2001) —
also known as James L. Watson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 21,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1955-63; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956;
Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1966-80; Judge of U.S. Court of
International Trade, 1980-91; took senior status 1991.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American
Legion; NAACP; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
1, 2001 (age 79 years, 103
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William L. Webber (1825-1901) —
of Milford, Oakland
County, Mich.; East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 19,
1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; Saginaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854-56; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney; land commissioner and general
solicitor, Flint and Pere Marquette Railway,
1870-85; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1873-74; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1875; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1876
(delegation chair); candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1876.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died October
15, 1901 (age 76 years, 88
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James S. Webber and Phoebe (Smith) Webber; married 1849 to Nancy
M. Whithington. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Harvey L. Webster (b. 1867) —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Troupsburg, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 21,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1920-23; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Webster and Rhoda Delana (Horton) Webster; married, July 15,
1893, to Mary Ann Gilbert. |
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Albert Weed (1855-1938) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., January
10, 1855.
Republican. Carpenter;
druggist;
fire
insurance business; partner in a clothing
store; director, First National Bank of
Ticonderoga; member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1895-96; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., November
22, 1938 (age 83 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Ticonderoga, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Weed and Mary (Hay) Weed; married 1884 to Ida A.
Stevens. |
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Frederick E. Weeks (c.1871-1946) —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Westchester
County, N.Y., about 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Westchester
County District Attorney, 1915-17, 1922; mayor
of White Plains, N.Y., 1920-25.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in St. Agnes Hospital,
White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
27, 1946 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abiel Weeks and Elmira F. (Miller) Weeks; married to Catherine A.
Halpin. |
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William J. Wells (1876-1940) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1876.
Republican. Accountant;
general manager, later president, R.H. Macy & Co. department
store; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, from a heart
condition, in Mountainside Hospital,
Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., March
22, 1940 (age 63 years, 98
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William W. Wemple (b. 1862) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Duanesburg, Schenectady
County, N.Y., January
19, 1862.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; Schenectady
County District Attorney, 1899; member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1903-06; member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Ben Werbel (b. 1898) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Poland,
November
23, 1898.
Democrat. Advertising
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 24th District, 1949-54.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mollie Katz. |
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Walter W. Westall —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1919-22;
member of New York
state senate 25th District, 1923-34; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in West Franklin, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
20, 1872.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor
of Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37; defeated, 1937.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hornell
Rural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married, May 17,
1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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George Post Wheeler (1869-1956) —
also known as Post Wheeler —
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
6, 1869.
Newspaper
editor; mining
business; author;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1930-33; Albania, 1933-34; poet.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1956
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
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Heber Eugene Wheeler (1859-1936) —
also known as Heber E. Wheeler —
of Holcomb, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Bergen, Genesee
County, N.Y., December
24, 1859.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster;
Ontario
County Treasurer, 1904-09; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1914-17.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1936
(age about
76 years).
Interment at East
Bloomfield Cemetery, East Bloomfield, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Fitzelan Wheeler and Lucy (Rowley) Wheeler; married, September
22, 1886, to Mary Adams; married to Theda M.
Mead. |
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James Spencer Whipple (1852-1941) —
also known as James S. Whipple; Spence
Whipple —
of Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Cold Spring, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., October
1, 1852.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1884;
member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County 2nd District, 1888-91; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 51st District, 1915.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 4,
1941 (age 88 years, 185
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Salamanca, N.Y.
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James Whitcomb (1795-1852) —
of Indiana.
Born near Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., December
1, 1795.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1830-36; Commissioner of the General Land Office,
1836-41; Governor of
Indiana, 1843-48; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1849-52; died in office 1852.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Poet James Whitcomb Riley is named for him.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1852 (age 56 years, 308
days).
Original interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.;
reinterment in 1892 at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.; statue at Monument
Circle, Indianapolis, Ind.
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James Lucius Whitley (1872-1959) —
also known as James L. Whitley —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1906-10; member
of New
York state senate 45th District, 1919-28; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Woodmen
of the World; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Union
League.
Died in 1959
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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William Seward Whittlesey (1840-1917) —
also known as W. Seward Whittlesey —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 15,
1840.
Republican. Postmaster at Rochester,
N.Y., 1907-11.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1917
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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William Wickham (b. 1871) —
of Hector, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Bennettsburg, Schuyler
County, N.Y., August
11, 1871.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1924-25.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1924 |
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Arthur H. Wicks (1887-1985) —
also known as A. H. Wicks —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.; Lake Katrine, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1887.
Republican. Worked in piano
manufacturing business; employed in the engineering department of
the New York City Board of Water
Supply, and then in construction of subways;
owner and operator of steam
laundry in Kingston; director, Governor Clinton Hotel;
member of New York
state senate, 1927-56 (29th District 1927-44, 34th District
1945-56); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1956;
resigned
in November 1953 as Senate Majority Leader and acting Lieutenant
Governor, while under threat
of ouster over his Sing Sing prison visits to convicted extortionist
and labor leader Joseph S. Fay.
Member, Freemasons; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Lake Katrine, Ulster
County, N.Y., February
18, 1985 (age 97 years, 56
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Orin S. Wilcox (b. 1898) —
of Theresa, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Alexandria town, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
22, 1898.
Republican. Hardware
merchant; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County, 1945-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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John McClure Wiley (1841-1912) —
also known as John M. Wiley —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Londonderry, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August
11, 1841.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 5th District, 1871-72; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1880,
1884,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1889-91; U.S. Consul
in Bordeaux, 1893-97; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St. Catherines, Ontario,
August
13, 1912 (age 71 years, 2
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Ashbel Parsons Willard (1820-1860) —
also known as Ashbel P. Willard —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.
Born in Vernon, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
31, 1820.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850-51; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1853-57; Governor of
Indiana, 1857-60; died in office 1860.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., October
4, 1860 (age 39 years, 339
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, New Albany, Ind.
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William Forte Willett Jr. (1869-1938) —
also known as William Willett, Jr. —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1907-11; defeated,
1904; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1911; indicted
in 1912 on charges
that he bought
the nomination for Supreme Court justice; tried
and convicted
in 1914, sentenced
to one year in prison
and fined
$1,000; released on parole in 1916.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Hotel
McAlpin, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1938 (age 68 years, 77
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John F. Williams (b. 1885) —
of North Greenbush, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., 1885.
Republican. Farmer; Rensselaer
County Sheriff, 1922-24; member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1925-32; defeated, 1932, 1934.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Seward Henry Williams (1870-1922) —
also known as Seward H. Williams —
of Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., November
7, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1910-13; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1915-17.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio, September
2, 1922 (age 51 years, 299
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Lorain, Ohio.
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Pliny W. Williamson —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Russellville, Brown
County, Ohio.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1935-58 (25th District 1935-44, 31st District
1945-58).
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Philip Herman Willkie (1919-1974) —
also known as Philip H. Willkie —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born December
7, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1960;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-54.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons; Moose; Elks.
Died April
10, 1974 (age 54 years, 124
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) —
also known as Wendell L. Willkie —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Elwood, Madison
County, Ind., February
18, 1892.
Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924;
Republican candidate for President
of the United States, 1940.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of complications from a heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1944 (age 52 years, 233
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Frank Eugene Wilson (1857-1935) —
also known as Frank E. Wilson —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., December
22, 1857.
Democrat. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1905, 1911-15 (5th District
1899-1903, 4th District 1903-05, 1911-13, 3rd District 1913-15);
defeated, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1900.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 12,
1935 (age 77 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Roxbury
Cemetery, Roxbury, N.Y.
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Henry V. Wilson —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.; Wolcott, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Carlton town, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1905-06, 1941-46 (Orleans County 1905-06, Wayne
County 1941-46).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Grange;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Windels (1885-1967) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
7, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1940;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died, in Norwalk Hospital,
Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
15, 1967 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Henry Windels and Pauline (Klink) Windels. |
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Henry Rogers Winthrop (1876-1958) —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 2,
1876.
Republican. Banker; stockbroker;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; director,
Long Island Railroad.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
14, 1958 (age 82 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Buchanan Winthrop and Sarah Helen (Townsend) Winthrop; married, October
3, 1905, to Alice Woodward Babcock. |
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Joseph C. Wolff (b. 1849) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Besancon, France,
January
9, 1849.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1893; member
of New
York state senate 11th District, 1894-95.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York State Legislative Souvenir (1893) |
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Gary H. Wood (b. 1854) —
of Antwerp, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Ohio, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
10, 1854.
Republican. Physician;
member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1906-10.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin H. Wood and Asenath (Barnes) Wood; married, August
30, 1876, to Mary F. Tamblin. |
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John Blackburne Woodward (1835-1896) —
also known as John B. Woodward —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 31,
1835.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; leather
business; importer
and exporter; Independent candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1885.
Unitarian.
English
ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association; Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 7,
1896 (age 60 years, 281
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Woodward and Mary Barrow (Blackburne) Woodward; married, May 31,
1870, to Elizabeth Cook Blackburne. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: John B. Woodward: a
biographical memoir (1897) |
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Maurice Lauchlin Wright (1845-1911) —
also known as Maurice L. Wright —
of Mexico, Oswego
County, N.Y.; Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Scriba town, Oswego
County, N.Y., November
27, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1892-1905.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Clifton Springs, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
14, 1911 (age 65 years, 321
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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John Waldemar Wydler (1924-1987) —
also known as John W. Wydler —
of Garden City, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 9,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-81 (4th District 1963-73, 5th
District 1973-81); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Order of
Ahepa; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
4, 1987 (age 63 years, 56
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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John Reed Yale (1855-1925) —
also known as John R. Yale —
of Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Patterson town, Putnam
County, N.Y., May 8,
1855.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; contractor;
member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1902-13, 1921-25; died in
office 1925; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1904;
chair
of Putnam County Republican Party, 1910, 1925.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 17,
1925 (age 70 years, 70
days).
Interment at Milltown Cemetery, Brewster, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Belden Yale and Margaret (Glennen) Yale. |
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memorial |
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1924 |
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Roy T. Yates (1895-1960) —
of Passaic
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August
8, 1895.
Republican. Banker;
member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1925-27; member of New
Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1928-31; resigned 1931.
Member, Freemasons; Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Shot
in the abdomen, on August 14, 1931, by Miss Ruth Cranmer, in her
apartment in Manhattan, New York; this incident led to the discovery
that Miss Cranmer, apparently his mistress,
had also received checks from the State of New Jersey; the New Jersey
State Senate Judiciary committee began an investigation
into whether Sen. Yates should be impeached;
but then he resigned.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 8,
1960 (age 64 years, 213
days).
Interment somewhere
in Easton, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Elsie Southrope. |
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W. Irving Yeckley (b. 1833) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., May 5,
1833.
Republican. Harness
maker; farmer; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1869-79.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Yeckley and Gertrude (Snyder) Yeckley; married 1873 to Nancy
E. Gilbert. |
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Frank L. Young (1860-1930) —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Byron, Cayuga
County, N.Y., October
31, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1909-12;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1922-30; died in office
1930.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from acute
indigestion, in Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 21,
1930 (age 69 years, 202
days).
Interment at Dale
Cemetery, Ossining, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi W. Young and Margaret (Lane) Young; married to Mary Yawger
and Mary Lockwood; married 1916 to Mary
E. Cummings. |
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Frank Landon Young (1871-1952) —
also known as Frank L. Young —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Esperance, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 24,
1871.
Republican. Hay and
grain
dealer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1923-26.
Baptist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 23,
1952 (age 80 years, 335
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Owen Daniel Young (1874-1962) —
also known as Owen D. Young —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
27, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; financier;
industrialist;
chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded Radio
Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of the
founders of the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of
German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., July 11,
1962 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Van
Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
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William Young (b. 1870) —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April
23, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Lycoming County Republican Party, 1896-97; member of New York
state assembly, 1905-07 (New York County 21st District 1905-06,
New York County 17th District 1907).
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Young and Caroline (Van Patten) Young. |
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William Jones Youngs (1851-1916) —
also known as William J. Youngs —
of Oyster Bay, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y.; Garden City, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Oyster Bay, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y., June 24,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1879-80; Queens
County District Attorney; private secretary to Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1902-15; newspaper
editor.
Member, Freemasons; Chi Psi.
Died, from heart
trouble, in Garden City, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April
27, 1916 (age 64 years, 308
days).
Interment at Youngs
Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.
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Joseph Zaretzki (b. 1900) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March 9,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1948-74 (23rd District 1948-65, 32nd District 1966,
28th District 1967-74).
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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