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George Backer George Backer (1903-1974) — of New York. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 18, 1903. Novelist; playwright; New York City councilman; American Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1937, 1938; president and publisher, New York Post newspaper, 1939-42. Jewish. Died May 1, 1974 (age 71 years, 103 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Backer (1874-1921) and Sarah (Sadowsky) Backer; brother of Frederick Backer; married, October 21, 1932, to Dorothy Schiff (granddaughter of Jacob Schiff); married 1946 to Evelyn Straus Weil (niece of Jesse Isidor Straus; granddaughter of Isidor Straus); step-father of Adele T. Hall (who married Arthur Fredric Leopold and Robert Workman Sweet).
  Political family: Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbilt family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Image source: New York Daily News, October 28, 1937
  Norman Bailey (1822-1896) — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich. Born in Cayuga County, N.Y., January 1, 1822. Republican. Merchant; newspaper editor; member of Michigan state senate 21st District, 1861-62. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Hastings, Barry County, Mich., February 15, 1896 (age 74 years, 45 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
  Relatives: Brother of Alvin W. Bailey; married 1864 to Rachel Aldrich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Joseph Clark Baldwin 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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Clark Baldwin and Fanny (Taylor) Baldwin; married, December 5, 1923, to Marthe Guillon Verne (grandniece of Jules Verne); sixth great-grandson of Robert Treat; second cousin five times removed of Thomas Fitch, Robert Treat Paine and Simeon Baldwin; third cousin thrice removed of Aurelius Buckingham.
  Political family: Pitkin-Baldwin-Hoar family of Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
John Kendrick Bangs John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y.; Ogunquit, Wells, York County, Maine. Born in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., May 27, 1862. Democrat. Magazine editor; author; playwright; candidate for mayor of Yonkers, N.Y., 1894; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921. Died, from intestinal cancer, in City Hospital, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., January 21, 1922 (age 59 years, 239 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Francis N. Bangs and Amelia Francis (Bull) Bangs; married, March 3, 1886, to Agnes Lawson Hyde; married, April 27, 1904, to Mary Blakeney Gray.
  Image source: American Review of Reviews, March 1922
  Francis Channing Barlow (1834-1896) — also known as Francis C. Barlow; "The Boy General" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 19, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of state of New York, 1866-67; New York state attorney general, 1872-73. Member, American Bar Association. Died, from "the grip" (influenza), in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 11, 1896 (age 61 years, 84 days). Interment at Walnut Street Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of David Hatch Barlow and Almira (Penniman) Barlow; married, April 20, 1861, to Arabella Wharton Griffith; married 1867 to Ellen Shaw.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Barnes Jr. (1866-1930) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y.; Armonk, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., November 17, 1866. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1892-1914; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1896, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1920 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); U.S. Surveyor of Customs at Albany, N.Y., New York, 1899-1911; New York Republican state chair, 1911-14; member of Republican National Committee from New York, 1912-16; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1915. When Theodore Roosevelt contended, in 1914, that Barnes was a crooked boss of the Republican Machine, in league with the Democratic Machine, he sued the former president for libel, and lost. Died, of pneumonia, in Armonk, Westchester County, N.Y., June 25, 1930 (age 63 years, 220 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Barnes, Sr. and Emily Peck (Weed) Barnes; married to Grace Davis; married 1923 to Maude (Fiero) Battershall; grandson of Thurlow Weed.
  Cross-reference: Oliver D. Burden
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John T. Barnett (b. 1869) — of Silverton, San Juan County, Colo.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Ouray County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., June 22, 1869. Democrat. School principal; newspaper editor; lawyer; Ouray County Attorney, 1898-1910; Colorado state attorney general, 1909-10; secretary of Colorado Democratic Party, 1912-16; member of Democratic National Committee from Colorado, 1913-20. Catholic. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett; married, January 24, 1906, to Sue Sayre Nash; married, March 7, 1917, to Myrtle Louise Emily Schlessiner.
  John Barrett (1866-1938) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Grafton, Windham County, Vt.; Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Fla.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Grafton, Windham County, Vt., November 28, 1866. Newspaper correspondent; newspaper editor; U.S. Minister to Siam, 1894-98; Argentina, 1903-04; Panama, 1904-05; Colombia, 1905-06; U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, as of 1894-98; director general, Pan American Union, 1907-20. Died, of bronchial pneumonia, in a hospital at Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Windham County, Vt., October 17, 1938 (age 71 years, 323 days). Interment at Grafton Village Cemetery, Grafton, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Barrett and Caroline (Sanford) Barrett; married 1934 to Mary (Tanner) Cady.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bruce Barton (1886-1967) — also known as "Advertiser"; "The Advertising King"; "The Great Repealer" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Robbins, Scott County, Tenn., August 5, 1886. Republican. Author; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1937-41; derided by Franklin Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican opponents of his New Deal policies; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940, 1944; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1940; a founder of the Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn (BBDO) advertising agency. Congregationalist. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 5, 1967 (age 80 years, 334 days). Interment at Rock Hill Cemetery, Foxboro, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. William E. Barton and Esther Treat (Bushnell) Barton; married, October 2, 1913, to Esther M. Randall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Rudolph Bauer — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Cleaning and dyeing business; director, Bensonhurst National Bank; publisher, West End News; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1934; defeated (City Fusion), 1934. Burial location unknown.
Samuel W. Beakes Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) — also known as Samuel W. Beakes — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Burlingham, Sullivan County, N.Y., January 11, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to Judge Thomas M. Cooley; newspaper editor and publisher; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster at Ann Arbor, Mich., 1894-98; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19; defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916. Episcopalian. Died in Washington, D.C., February 9, 1927 (age 66 years, 29 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George Mortimer Beakes and Elizabeth (Bull) Beakes; married, July 6, 1886, to Annie Spelman Beakes (daughter of Hiram J. Beakes); second cousin once removed of Robert Porter Bush and Ambrose Augustine Weeks Jr.; third cousin of Stephen Galloway; third cousin once removed of Cornelia Cole Fairbanks and Llewellyn James Barden; fourth cousin once removed of Chauncey C. Pendleton and Daniel Parrish Witter.
  Political families:Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Past and Present of Washtenaw County (1906)
  George Monroe Beebe (1836-1927) — also known as George M. Beebe — of Troy, Doniphan County, Kan.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev.; Monticello, Sullivan County, N.Y.; Ellenville, Ulster County, N.Y. Born in New Vernon, Orange County, N.Y., October 28, 1836. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; secretary of Kansas Territory, 1860-61; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1860, 1860-61; candidate for justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1865; candidate for New York state senate 10th District, 1871; member of New York state assembly from Sullivan County, 1873-74; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1875-79; defeated, 1878; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876, 1880 (speaker), 1892. Died in Ellenville, Ulster County, N.Y., March 1, 1927 (age 90 years, 124 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George C. Bennett — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1872, 1874; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1874; Brooklyn Commissioner of City Works; indicted, along with John W. Flaherty, in December 1878, for conspiracy to defraud the city of $50,000; tried in 1879 and convicted; fined $250; the conviction was reversed on appeal; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Charles Goodwin Bennett.
  Allan Louis Benson (1871-1940) — also known as Allan L. Benson — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Plainwell, Allegan County, Mich., November 6, 1871. Socialist. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1912, 1914; candidate for President of the United States, 1916. Resigned from the Socialist Party in 1918 over its non-support of American participation in World War I. Died, of coronary thrombosis, in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., August 19, 1940 (age 68 years, 287 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Adelbert L. Benson and Rose (Morris) Benson; married, November 19, 1899, to Mary Hugh.
  See also Wikipedia article
  David Paul Berenberg (1890-1974) — also known as David P. Berenberg; David Paul — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pa. Born March 17, 1890. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly, 1918 (Kings County 2nd District), 1923 (Kings County 10th District); candidate for New York state senate 7th District, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1922. Columnist for "The Socialist Call" newspaper in 1935, under the pseudonym "David Paul". Died March 7, 1974 (age 83 years, 355 days). Interment somewhere in Easton, Pa.
  Relatives: Married to Rose Zwickel.
  John Teunis Bergen (1786-1855) — also known as John T. Bergen — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Gowanus (now part of Brooklyn), Kings County, N.Y., 1786. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Kings County Sheriff, 1821-25, 1828-31; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1831-33; grocer. Slaveowner. Died in Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y., March 9, 1855 (age about 68 years). Interment at Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, N.Y.
  Relatives: Second cousin of Teunis Garret Bergen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Herman Bernstein (1876-1935) — Born in Russia, September 21, 1876. Author; translator; journalist; founder and editor of The Day, Jewish daily newspaper; published the "Willy-Nicky Correspondence," secret telegrams between the Kaiser and the Czar, 1918; sued Henry Ford for libel over anti-Semitic statements published in the Dearborn Independent newspaper, and won a retraction; author of book The History of a Lie (1921) which exposed "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" as fraudulent; U.S. Minister to Albania, 1930-33. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee; Zionist Organization of America. Died in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Mass., August 31, 1935 (age 58 years, 344 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Bernstein and Marie (Elsohn) Bernstein; married, December 31, 1901, to Sophie Friedman.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  William Berri (1848-1917) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 12, 1848. Republican. Carpet merchant; printing business; newspaper publisher; officer or director of banks, electric utilities, and the New York Telephone Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1912; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915; member, New York State Board of Regents, 1916-17. Congregationalist. Member, Union League. In 1911, he was arraigned on a charge of criminal libel over an article he published in his newspaper, brought by three candidates for Supreme Court, Herbert T. Ketcham, Patrick E. Callahan, and William Willett, Jr.; the case was withdrawn a few days later when the other two candidates discovered that Willett had indeed (as Berri charged) paid bribes for his nomination. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 19, 1917 (age 68 years, 219 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Berri ; married 1869 to Frances Williams Morris.
  Charles H. Betts (b. 1863) — of Lyons, Wayne County, N.Y. Born in Wolcott town, Wayne County, N.Y., April 14, 1863. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1904-18; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 42nd District, 1915; member of New York state assembly from Wayne County, 1920-22; postmaster at Lyons, N.Y., 1928. Member, Alpha Tau Omega; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Bennet Bicknell (1781-1841) — of Madison County, N.Y. Born in Mansfield, Tolland County, Conn., November 14, 1781. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1811-12; member of New York state senate Western District, 1814-18; Madison County Clerk, 1821-25; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1837-39. Died in Morrisville, Madison County, N.Y., September 15, 1841 (age 59 years, 305 days). Interment at Morrisville Rural Cemetery, Morrisville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Huldah (Field) Bicknell and Moses Bicknell; married, April 28, 1802, to Lucinda Crane; grandfather of Herschel Harrison Hatch; second cousin once removed of Simeon W. Spafard; third cousin once removed of Ira Sherwin Hazeltine; third cousin twice removed of David Thayer Bunker; third cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Ingersoll, Jared Ingersoll, Walter Samuel Hine, Frank Clark Woodruff, Watson Stiles Woodruff and John Brown Judson Jr.; fourth cousin of Samuel Clement Fessenden (1784-1869); fourth cousin once removed of Willard J. Chapin, Ira A. Locke, William Pitt Fessenden, Samuel Clement Fessenden (1815-1882), Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden, Joseph Palmer Fessenden, Alvred Bayard Nettleton, Oscar Sherman Gifford and Everett Chamberlin Benton.
  Political families:Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Alden Bidlack (1804-1849) — also known as Benjamin A. Bidlack — of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa.; Milford, Pike County, Pa. Born in Paris, Oneida County, N.Y., September 8, 1804. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Pike County Treasurer, 1834; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1835-36; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1841-45 (15th District 1841-43, 11th District 1843-45); U.S. Charge d'Affaires to New Grenada, 1845-49, died in office 1849. Died in Bogotá, Colombia, February 6, 1849 (age 44 years, 151 days). Interment at English Cemetery, Bogota, Colombia.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Bidlack and Lydia (Alden) Bidlack; married to Fannie Stewart; married, September 8, 1829, to Margaret Wallace; ancestor *** of Hal Bidlack.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  John Bigelow (1817-1911) — of Highland Falls, Orange County, N.Y. Born in Malden, Ulster County, N.Y., November 25, 1817. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; author; U.S. Consul in Paris, 1861-64; U.S. Minister to France, 1865-66; secretary of state of New York, 1876-77; executor of the estate of Samuel J. Tilden. Swedenborgian. English ancestry. Died, from a bladder ailment, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 19, 1911 (age 94 years, 24 days). Interment at Peacedale Cemetery, Highland Falls, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Bigelow and Lucy (Isham) Bigelow; married 1850 to Jane Tunis 'Jennie' Poultney.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Alfred Mitchell Bingham (1905-1998) — also known as Alfred M. Bingham — of Salem, New London County, Conn.; Clinton, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., February 20, 1905. Democrat. Magazine editor; lawyer; member of Connecticut state senate 29th District, 1941-42; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1952; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1952. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. Died in Clinton, Oneida County, N.Y., November 2, 1998 (age 93 years, 255 days). Interment at Woodbridge Cemetery, Salem, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Alfreda (Mitchell) Bingham and Hiram Bingham; brother of Hiram Bingham Jr. and Jonathan Brewster Bingham; married, November 9, 1934, to Sylvia Doughty Knox; married 1982 to Katherine Stryker Dunn; third cousin twice removed of Bela Edgerton and Heman Ticknor; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Peck Edgerton and Joseph Ketchum Edgerton.
  Political families:Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Frank S. Black Frank Swett Black (1853-1913) — also known as Frank S. Black — of Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born near Limington, York County, Maine, March 8, 1853. Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1895-97; resigned 1897; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1896, 1900, 1904; Governor of New York, 1897-99. Died in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., March 22, 1913 (age 60 years, 14 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married to Lois Hamilton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Image source: New York Times, November 1, 1896
  Burton T. Bliss — of Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, N.Y. Republican. Newspaper editor; candidate for mayor of Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., 1949. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Esterita Blumberg (1928-2004) — also known as Cissie Blumberg; Esterita Rosenberg — of Glen Wild, Sullivan County, N.Y.; Liberty, Sullivan County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 8, 1928. Hotel-keeper; newspaper columnist; American Labor candidate for New York state senate 34th District, 1952. Female. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Liberty, Sullivan County, N.Y., September 3, 2004 (age 76 years, 179 days). Interment at Workmen's Circle Cemetery, Glen Wild, N.Y.
  Relatives: Daughter of Elmer Rosenberg and Rose (Braverman) Rosenberg; married to Larry Blumberg.
Nicanor Bolet=Peraza Nicanor Bolet=Peraza (1838-1906) — of Caracas, Venezuela; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, June 4, 1838. Writer; newspaper publisher; Venezuela Minister to the United States, 1888-91, 1899; Consul-General for Salvador in New York, N.Y., 1895-96; Consul-General for Central America in New York, N.Y., 1897-98; Consul-General for Honduras in New York, N.Y., 1899-1902. Spanish ancestry. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 25, 1906 (age 67 years, 294 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Fort Worth (Tex.) Daily Gazette, April 6, 1890
Stephen Bolles Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; Erie, Erie County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock County, Wis. Born in Springboro, Crawford County, Pa., June 25, 1866. Republican. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928; member of Wisconsin Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis; Grange. Died in Washington, D.C., July 8, 1941 (age 75 years, 13 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson Richard Bolles and Malvina Belle (Whitford) Bolles; married, June 29, 1918, to Aimee Carreras Wall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Gail Borden Jr. (1801-1874) — Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., November 9, 1801. School teacher; surveyor; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Austin, 1833; newspaper publisher; Collector of Customs at Galveston for the Texas Republic, 1837-38 and 1841-43; in 1849, he invented a dehydrated beef product called a "meat biscuit", but it failed commercially; in 1853, he invented a process to make sweetened condensed milk, which could be transported without refrigeration, and developed sanitation practices to to prevent contamination. Died in Borden, Colorado County, Tex., January 11, 1874 (age 72 years, 63 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Gail Borden and Philadelphia (Wheeler) Borden.
  Borden County, Tex. is named for him.
  The community of Borden, Texas, is named for him.  — The community of Gail, Texas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Henry Chandler Bowen (1813-1896) — also known as Henry C. Bowen — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., September 11, 1813. Republican. Dry goods merchant; abolitionist; newspaper editor and publisher; insurance business; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue at New York City, New York, 1862-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872. Congregationalist. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 24, 1896 (age 82 years, 166 days). Interment at Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of George Bowen and Lydia Wolcott (Eaton) Bowen; married, June 6, 1844, to Lucy Maria Tappan; married, December 25, 1864, to Ellen Holt; father of Grace Aspinwall Bowen (who married Arthur Sherburne Hardy) and Herbert Wolcott Bowen; uncle of George Austin Bowen; third cousin once removed of John Randolph Wilder; third cousin twice removed of Joseph John Wilder.
  Political family: Bowen family of Woodstock, Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Claude Gernade Bowers (1878-1958) — also known as Claude G. Bowers — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Westfield, Hamilton County, Ind., November 20, 1878. Democrat. Newspaper editor; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1904, 1906; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932; U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1933-39; Chile, 1939-53. Died of leukemia in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 21, 1958 (age 79 years, 62 days). Interment at Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Bowers and Juliet (Tipton) Bowers; married, November 28, 1911, to Sybil McCaslin.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Books about Claude G. Bowers: Peter J. Sehlinger & Holman Hamilton, Spokesman for Democracy : Claude G. Bowers
  Thomas Jefferson Boynton (1838-1871) — also known as Thomas J. Boynton — of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, August 31, 1838. Lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1861-63; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1864-70; resigned 1870. Died, in Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York County, N.Y., May 2, 1871 (age 32 years, 244 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  Orlo Marion Brees (1896-1980) — also known as Orlo M. Brees — of Endicott, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Canton, Fulton County, Ill., April 13, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper editor; printing business; author; lecturer; poet; member of New York state assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1941-52; member of New York state senate 45th District, 1952. Member, American Legion. Died in November, 1980 (age 84 years, 0 days). Interment somewhere in Peoria, Ill.
  Relatives: Married 1933 to Frances W. Freeman.
  George Breitman (1916-1986) — also known as Albert Parker; Philip Blake; Chester Hofla; Anthony Massini; John F. Petrone; G. Sloane — of Newark, Essex County, N.J.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., February 28, 1916. Socialist. Became a socialist agitator in Newark, N.J., 1935; arrested about 1936 and charged with inciting riots; jailed for a week; founding member of the Socialist Workers Party, 1937; member of its National Committee, 1939-81; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1954; editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper, The Militant, 1941-43, 1946-54; writer under several different pen names; Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1952; Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960; Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964. Member, International Typographical Union. Expelled from the Socialist Workers Party for "disloyalty," 1984. Died, following a heart attack, in Beekman Downtown Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 19, 1986 (age 70 years, 50 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Breitman and Pauline (Trattler) Breitman; married 1940 to Dorothea Katz.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Beman Brockway (1815-1892) — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y.; Pulaski, Oswego County, N.Y.; Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Southampton, Hampshire County, Mass., April 12, 1815. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Oswego County 3rd District, 1859; Liberal Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1872. Died in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., December 16, 1892 (age 77 years, 248 days). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Gideon Brockway and Nancy (Williams) Brockway; married, May 23, 1837, to Elizabeth Allen Warner; married, October 22, 1855, to Sarah Warner Wright; second cousin once removed of Charles Mann Hamilton; third cousin of John Hall Brockway and Henry Jarvis Raymond; third cousin twice removed of Ezra Butler; fourth cousin of Lee Luther Brockway.
  Political families:Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles F. Brooks — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly, 1901-02, 1904-05, 1907 (Erie County 5th District 1901-02, 1904-05, Erie County 3rd District 1907). Burial location unknown.
  James Brooks (1810-1873) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, November 10, 1810. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1835; member of New York state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1848; U.S. Representative from New York, 1849-53, 1863-66, 1867-73 (6th District 1849-53, 8th District 1863-66, 1867-73, 6th District 1873); died in office 1873; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867. Censured by the House in 1873 for his role in the Credit Mobilier bribery scandal. Died in Washington, D.C., April 30, 1873 (age 62 years, 171 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Betsey (Folsom) Brooks and James Brooks (1788-1814); married, July 10, 1841, to Mary Louisa Randolph; father of James Wilton Brooks; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Adams; third cousin thrice removed of Nicholas Gilman and John Wentworth Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Allen, Caleb Cushing and Orville Samuel Basford.
  Political families: Adams family of Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts; Adams family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Heywood Campbell Broun (1888-1939) — also known as Heywood Broun — of New York; Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 7, 1888. Socialist. Sportswriter; columnist for New York newspapers;; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1930; founder of the American Newspaper Guild in 1933 and its first president; expelled from Socialist Party in 1933. Catholic. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. Died, of pneumonia, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 18, 1939 (age 51 years, 11 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Heywood Cox Broun and Henriette (Brose) Broun; married 1917 to Ruth Hale; married 1935 to Constance (Madison) Dooley.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Heywood Broun (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Heywood Broun: Collected Edition of Heywood Broun (1941) — Christians only : a study in prejudice
  Books about Heywood Broun: Richard O'Connor, Heywood Broun : A Biography
  Beriah Brown (1815-1900) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., February 23, 1815. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1852; candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1857; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1878-79. Died in Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Mont., February 8, 1900 (age 84 years, 350 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
William L. Brown William Lee Brown (d. 1906) — also known as William L. Brown — of Montana; Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio; New York, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1872, 1876; member of Ohio state senate, 1875; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1884; member of New York state senate 5th District, 1890-93; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1894; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896. Died in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Mass., December 13, 1906. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Henrietta Jeffries.
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Sandford Hunt Brownlee (d. 1929) — Newspaper correspondent; member of Utah state house of representatives, 1900. Died, of pneumonia, in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, N.Y., April 6, 1929. Burial location unknown.
  William Washington Brunswick (b. 1872) — also known as William W. Brunswick — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 17, 1872. School teacher; newspaper reporter; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Barmen, 1907-09; Chemnitz, 1909-11; St. Etienne, as of 1914; U.S. Consul in La Rochelle, as of 1919-24; Niagara Falls, as of 1926-27; Barbados, as of 1929; Lisbon, as of 1932. Burial location unknown.
  Harlan Willis Brush (1865-1942) — also known as Harlan W. Brush — of Alliance, Stark County, Ohio; North Tonawanda, Niagara County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Fla. Born in Nelson, Portage County, Ohio, May 27, 1865. Newspaper publisher; U.S. Consul in Clifton, 1897-98; Niagara Falls, 1902-03; Milan, as of 1904-05. Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Fla., December 24, 1942 (age 77 years, 211 days). Interment at Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of James A. Brush and Amelia (McCall) Brush; married to Annette Hamilton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Cullen Bryant (1849-1905) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 1, 1849. Republican. Newspaper publisher; Brooklyn Fire Commissioner, 1896-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900. Episcopalian. Member, Union League. Died, of apoplexy, in Dr. Cooley's Sanitarium, Plainfield, Union County, N.J., February 15, 1905 (age 55 years, 198 days). Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1872 to Julia M. Peters; married, June 3, 1889, to Mary Whiting Peters.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lloyd Stephens Bryce (1851-1917) — also known as Lloyd Bryce — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., September 20, 1851. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1887-89; defeated (County Democratic), 1888; editor, North American Review magazine, 1889-96; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1911-13; Luxembourg, 1911-13. Died in Mineola, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., April 2, 1917 (age 65 years, 194 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Maj. Joseph Smith Bryce; married 1879 to Edith Cooper (daughter of Edward Cooper); father of Cornelia Elizabeth Bryce (who married Gifford Pinchot).
  Political family: Cooper-Ashley family of New York City, New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Frank Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) — also known as William F. Buckley, Jr. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 24, 1925. Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1965; candidate for New York state assembly 2nd District, 1966. Catholic. Irish and Swiss ancestry. Member, Skull and Bones. Leader of the conservative movement; founder and editor of National Review magazine; author and lecturer; host of television news show "Firing Line"; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 18, 1991. Died, probably of diabetes and emphysema, in Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn., February 27, 2008 (age 82 years, 95 days). Cremated; ashes interred at St. Bernard Cemetery, Sharon, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of William Frank Buckley, Sr. and Aloise (Steiner) Buckley; brother of James Lane Buckley and Patricia Lee Buckley (who married Leo Brent Bozell); married 1950 to Patricia Alden Austin Taylor.
  Political family: Buckley family of New York and Connecticut.
  Cross-reference: Frederic R. Coudert, Jr.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Getting It Right (2003) — God and Man at Yale : The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom' (1951) — Spytime : The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton (2000) — Nearer, My God : An Autobiography of Faith (1997) — The Lexicon : A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word Lover (1998) — Airborne : A Sentimental Journey (1984) — In Search of Anti-Semitism (1992) — Brothers No More (1995) — Up From Liberalism (1959) — The Committee and its critics : a calm review of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (1962) — Elvis in the Morning (2001) — Execution eve, and other contemporary ballads (1975) — Four reforms : a guide for the seventies (1973) — Gratitude : reflections on what we owe to our country (1990) — Nuremberg : the reckoning (2002) — Overdrive : a personal documentary (1983) — United Nations Journal : A Delegate's Odyssey (1974) — The unmaking of a mayor (1966) — Ronald Reagan: An American Hero (2001) — The Reagan I Knew (2008)
  Fiction by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Stained Glass : A Blackford Oakes Novel — Marco Polo, If You Can : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Saving the Queen : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — See You Later, Alligator : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Tucker's Last Stand : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Mongoose, R.I.P. : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — A Very Private Plot : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — High Jinx : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — Who's on First : A Blackford Oakes Mystery — The Redhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator Joe McCarthy
  Books about William F. Buckley, Jr.: John B. Judis, William F. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives — Lee Edwards, William F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement — Carl T. Bogus, Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism
  Critical books about William F. Buckley, Jr.: David Miller, Chairman Bill: A Biography of William F. Buckley, Jr.
  Shirley Carter Burden Jr. (1941-1996) — also known as Carter Burden — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 25, 1941. Democrat. Lawyer; principal owner of The Village Voice newspaper; member of the New York City Council, 1970-77; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1978; founder of Commodore Media, owner of radio stations; philanthropist. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 23, 1996 (age 54 years, 151 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Flobelle (Fairbanks) Burden and Shirley Carter Burden; married, June 13, 1964, to Amanda Jay Mortimer; married 1977 to Susan Lombaer; nephew of William Armistead Moale Burden; grandnephew of Gwendolyn Burden Dows; second cousin once removed of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and William Henry Vanderbilt III; third cousin once removed of John LeBoutillier.
  Political family: Dows-Burden family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Personal motto: "You can never be too thin, too rich, or have too many books."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Frank Noyes Burdick (1839-1917) — also known as F. N. Burdick — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak.; East Guilford, Guilford, Windham County, Vt. Born in Guilford, Windham County, Vt., September 14, 1839. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; newspaper editor; member Dakota territorial council, 1883-84. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died, from arteriosclerosis and interstitial nephritis, in Guilford, Windham County, Vt., February 22, 1917 (age 77 years, 161 days). Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Thompson Edwin Burdick and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Noyes) Burdick; married, September 2, 1862, to Amelia Bowker; married to Nina Davis.
  Epitaph: "Physician and Friend."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Vivian Burnett (1876-1937) — of Denver, Colo.; Plandome Manor, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Paris, France, April 5, 1876. Newspaper reporter; author; editor; music composer; Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Christian Scientist. Model for the title character in his mother's book, Little Lord Fauntleroy. While sailing his yawl, Delight III, he helped rescue people from an overturned sailboat, and then collapsed and died, probably of a heart attack, on Long Island Sound, July 25, 1937 (age 61 years, 111 days). Interment at Roslyn Cemetery, Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Swan Moses Burnett and Frances Eliza (Hodgson) Burnett; married, November 21, 1914, to Constance Clough Buel.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Hubert Butler (1850-1914) — also known as Edward H. Butler — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y., September 5, 1850. Republican. Newspaper editor; Republican Presidential Elector for New York, 1897; Republican Presidential Elector for New York, 1901 (voted for William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 9, 1914 (age 63 years, 185 days). Interment at Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pa.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Elizabeth Barber; father of Edward Hubert Butler (1883-1956).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Hubert Butler (1883-1956) — also known as Edward H. Butler — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., June 19, 1883. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916 (alternate), 1920, 1924 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1928, 1932, 1936 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1940, 1944, 1948; Republican Presidential Elector for New York, 1952 (voted for Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon); established radio and television stations in Buffalo. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., February 19, 1956 (age 72 years, 245 days). Entombed at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Hubert Butler (1850-1914) and Mary Elizabeth (Barber) Butler.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Evan Button (1917-2009) — also known as Daniel E. Button — of New York. Born in Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y., November 1, 1917. Republican. Newspaper editor; writer; U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1967-71; defeated, 1970. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., March 7, 2009 (age 91 years, 126 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Aaron Homer Byington (c.1825-1910) — also known as A. Homer Byington — of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Born about 1825. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of Connecticut state senate 12th District, 1861-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1868 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1880 (alternate); U.S. Consul in Naples, 1897-1907. Died in Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., December 29, 1910 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Homer Morrison Byington; great-grandfather of Homer Morrison Byington Jr..
  Political family: Byington family of Norwalk, Connecticut.

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