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Politician members in New York

  Wilhelmina F. Adams (1901-1987) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Key West, Monroe County, Fla., January 31, 1901. Democrat. Florist; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944, 1964; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1945-51. Female. Protestant. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Tammany Hall; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in May, 1987 (age 86 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Thomas F. Adams and Mary F. (Peck) Adams.
  Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) — also known as Harold J. Arthur — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Whitehall, Washington County, N.Y., February 9, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of Vermont, 1950-51; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958. Unitarian. Member, United Commercial Travelers; American Legion; Amvets; Farm Bureau; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Grange; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died, from cancer, in the Air Force Base Hospital, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, N.Y., July 19, 1971 (age 67 years, 160 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Married to Mary C. Alafat.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert Berkowitz (b. 1910) — of Granville, Washington County, N.Y. Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., June 25, 1910. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 37th District, 1957-64. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Burial location unknown.
  Effie Easton (b. 1869) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in New York, 1869. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924, 1928. Female. Member, Order of the Eastern Star. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Daniel E. F. Easton.
  C. Virginia Fields (b. 1946) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., August 4, 1946. Democrat. Social worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; borough president of Manhattan, New York, 1998-2005; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 2005. Female. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha; Urban League; Order of the Eastern Star. Still living as of 2008.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Eugene Foster (1860-1928) — of Gladwin, Gladwin County, Mich. Born in Caroga town, Fulton County, N.Y., August 8, 1860. Republican. Newspaper editor; chair of Gladwin County Republican Party, 1892-1928; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 28th District, 1907-08; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1909-12. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Foresters; Woodmen. Died, probably from heart disease, in his office at the Gladwin County Record newspaper, Gladwin, Gladwin County, Mich., October 2, 1928 (age 68 years, 55 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
  Relatives: Married, September 30, 1916, to Cora W. Mills.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Janet Hill Gordon (1915-1990) — also known as Janet Hill — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 11, 1915. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1942-46; Chenango County Attorney, 1944-45; first woman county attorney in New York State; member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1947-58; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948; member of New York state senate 46th District, 1959-62; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 35th District, 1962. Female. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Daughters of the American Revolution; Grange; Gamma Phi Beta; Delta Kappa Gamma; Order of the Eastern Star; American Legion Auxiliary. Died September 17, 1990 (age 75 years, 249 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
  Relatives: Daughter of James Perminter Hill and Florine (Hall) Hill; married to William J. Gordon.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Rhoda Fox Graves Rhoda Fox Graves (1877-1950) — of Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Fowler town, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., 1877. Republican. Farmer; school teacher; member of New York state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1925-32; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928 (alternate), 1932; member of New York state senate, 1935-48 (34th District 1935-44, 39th District 1945-48). Female. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star. First woman elected to the New York State Senate. Died in Hollywood, Broward County, Fla., January 25, 1950 (age about 72 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Perle A. Graves (first cousin by marriage of Frank L. Seaker); mother of Paul D. Graves.
  Political family: Graves family of Gouverneur, New York.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Joseph Reich (born c.1894) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born about 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1923-25; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1936. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Order of the Eastern Star; Freemasons; Grotto; Elks. Burial location unknown.
Miles M. Smith Miles M. Smith (1876-1938) — of Lestershire (now Johnson City), Broome County, N.Y.; Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Born in East Union, Broome County, N.Y., February 4, 1876. Democrat. School teacher; dentist; candidate for New York state assembly from Broome County, 1907; mayor of Binghamton, N.Y., 1932-35; resigned 1935; district labor director, Works Progress Administration, 1935-38. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; White Shrine of Jerusalem. Died in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., May 12, 1938 (age 62 years, 97 days). Interment at Chenango Valley Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Wellington D. Smith and Ellen (Andrews) Smith; married, November 3, 1898, to May Youngs.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Binghamton (N.Y.) Press & Sun-Bulletin, November 2, 1931
  William David Thomas (1880-1936) — also known as William D. Thomas — of Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Middle Granville, Washington County, N.Y., March 22, 1880. Republican. Pharmacist; member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1925-26; chair of Rensselaer County Republican Party, 1927-34; Rensselaer County Treasurer, 1927-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928, 1936 (alternate); U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1934-36; died in office 1936. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., May 17, 1936 (age 56 years, 56 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Hoosick Falls, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of David D. Thomas and Mary (McKenzie) Thomas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William E. Walsh and Mary (Schneider) Walsh; married, August 5, 1932, to Marian Kardell.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin H. Wood and Asenath (Barnes) Wood; married, August 30, 1876, to Mary F. Tamblin.
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