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William Osborne Dapping (1880-1969) —
also known as William O. Dapping —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 12,
1880.
Democrat. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor and
publisher; received a Pulitzer
Prize Special Citation in 1930, for the Auburn Citizen's
coverage of an inmate uprising at the Auburn prison; Democratic
Presidential Elector for New York, 1933;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936;
Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1956.
Universalist.
Member, Elks.
Died August
1, 1969 (age 89 years, 50
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Augustine Gallet Dauby (1795-1876) —
also known as Augustine G. Dauby —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Mansfield, Bristol
County, Mass., December
17, 1795.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; postmaster at Utica,
N.Y., 1829-49.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
27, 1876 (age 80 years, 346
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander J. D'Auby and Anne (Sweeting) D'Auby; married, January
21, 1818, to Mary E. Parmelee. |
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John Clay Davies (1920-2002) —
also known as John C. Davies —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., May 1,
1920.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; public
relations business; U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, June 17,
2002 (age 82 years, 47
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Chandler Bancroft Davis (1822-1907) —
also known as Bancroft Davis —
of Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., December
29, 1822.
Lawyer;
newspaper correspondent; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1869; U.S.
Minister to Germany, 1874-77; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1878-82; official reporter, U.S. Supreme
Court, 1883.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
28, 1907 (age 84 years, 364
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Shelby Cullom Davis (1909-1994) —
also known as Shelby Davis —
of New York.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., 1909.
Journalist; economist;
investment
banker; philanthropist; U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1969-75.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Hobe Sound, Martin
County, Fla., May 29,
1994 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Henry Dearing (b. 1883) —
also known as Walter H. Dearing —
of Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Great Neck, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y., August
24, 1883.
Socialist. Newspaper reporter; candidate for New York
state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1919, 1920,
1921, 1927, 1935; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1922, 1923, 1928,
1930, 1932, 1934; candidate for New York
state senate 24th District, 1924; candidate for borough
president of Richmond, New York, 1925, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles de Kay (b. 1848) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 25,
1848.
Literary and art editor, New York Times; U.S. Consul
General in Berlin, 1894-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George C. de Kay and Janet (Drake) de Kay; married to Edwalyn
Coffey. |
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George Benjamin Delamater (1821-1907) —
also known as George B. Delamater —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., January
14, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer;
newspaper editor and publisher; oil
producer; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1871-73.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., 1907
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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William Jennings Demorest (1822-1895) —
also known as W. Jennings Demorest —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born June 10,
1822.
Magazine publisher; he and his wife were pioneers in making
mass-produced paper patterns for sewing clothes;
Prohibition candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1890.
Died April 9,
1895 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George E. Dennen (b. 1884) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 3,
1884.
Democrat. Printer;
newspaper reporter; member of New York
state assembly, 1913, 1926-34 (Kings County 10th District 1913,
Kings County 4th District 1926-34); defeated, 1916.
Member, Typographical
Union.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905 to May R.
Conklin. |
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Charles De Witt (1727-1787) —
of Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., August
15, 1727.
Newspaper editor; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County, 1781-85, 1787; died in office
1787; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1784.
Died in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., August
27, 1787 (age 60 years, 12
days).
Interment at Dutch
Reformed Cemetery, Hurley, N.Y.
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Charles Gerrit De Witt (1789-1839) —
also known as Charles G. De Witt —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenhill, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
7, 1789.
Lawyer;
newspaper editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1829-31; U.S. Charge
d'Affaires to Central America, 1833-39.
Died on
board a river steamer on the Hudson River near Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., April
12, 1839 (age 49 years, 156
days).
Interment at Dutch
Reformed Cemetery, Hurley, N.Y.
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Charles Monroe Dickinson (1842-1924) —
also known as Charles M. Dickinson —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., November
15, 1842.
Lawyer;
newspaper editor; poet; one
of the founders of the Associated Press news service, 1892;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1897;
U.S. Consul General in Constantinople, 1897-1906; U.S. Consular Agent in Sofia, 1901-03; Progressive candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., July 3,
1924 (age 81 years, 231
days).
Interment at Spring
Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.
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Willoughby Barrett Dobbs (1861-1931) —
also known as Willoughby B. Dobbs —
of Scottsville, Allen
County, Ky.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., 1861.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
newspaper editor and publisher; chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1891-92; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 32nd District, 1907.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Sherman Square Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1931 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Charles Edwin Willoughby Dobbs and Mary Elizabeth (Barrett)
Dobbs; married, June 7,
1884, to Mary Ready Ragland. |
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Joseph M. Doty (1820-1868) —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.
Born in Martinsburg, Lewis
County, N.Y., April, 1820.
Democrat. Lawyer;
newspaper editor; postmaster at Ogdensburg,
N.Y., 1845-47.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 19,
1868 (age 48 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David E. Doyle —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Newspaper reporter; letter
carrier; member of New York
state senate 48th District, 1935-36.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Knights
of Equity.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Thomas Jefferson Dryer (1808-1879) —
also known as Thomas J. Dryer —
of Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New York, 1808.
Republican. Newspaper editor; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Multnomah County,
1857; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to Hawaiian Islands, 1861-63.
Died in 1879
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robin Chandler Duke (1923-2016) —
also known as Grace Esther Tippett; Robin
Chandler —
of New York.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October
13, 1923.
Democrat. Model;
journalist; stockbroker;
U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 2000-01.
Female.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
6, 2016 (age 92 years, 116
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Carolina Memorial Park, North Charleston, S.C.
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Theodore Dwight (1764-1846) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., December
15, 1764.
Lawyer;
newspaper editor; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1806-07; member of
Connecticut
council of assistants, 1809-15.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 12,
1846 (age 81 years, 179
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Dwight and Mary (Edwards) Dwight; married to Abigail
Alsop; nephew of Pierpont
Edwards; third great-grandson of Thomas
Willett; first cousin of Aaron
Burr and Henry
Waggaman Edwards; second cousin of John
Davenport and James
Davenport; second cousin once removed of Theodore
Davenport; second cousin thrice removed of Evert
Harris Kittell and Francis
Watkinson Cole; second cousin five times removed of Arthur
Callen Kittell Jr.; third cousin of Benjamin
Tallmadge and Greene
Carrier Bronson; third cousin once removed of Charles
Robert Sherman, Frederick
Augustus Tallmadge and Elisha
Hunt Allen; third cousin twice removed of Charles
Taylor Sherman, John
Appleton, William
Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson
Parker Sherman, John
Sherman, Joseph
Pomeroy Root, William
Chapman Williston, William
Fessenden Allen, Frederick
Hobbes Allen and Edward
Williams Hooker; third cousin thrice removed of Ezekiel
Gilbert Stoddard, Maurice
Lauchlin Wright, George
Landon Ingraham, George
Williston Nash, Charles
Dunsmore Millard, Franklin
Clark Pomeroy and Blanche
M. Woodward; fourth cousin of Noah
Phelps and Hezekiah
Case; fourth cousin once removed of Parmenio
Adams, Morris
Woodruff, Elisha
Phelps, Ambrose
Tuttle, Jesse
Hoyt, Abiel
Case, Silas
Wright Jr., Jairus
Case, John
Leslie Russell, James
Samuel Wadsworth, George
Washington Wolcott, William
Dean Kellogg and Almon
Case. |
| | | Political family: Allen
family of Northfield, Massachusetts (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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