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Clarence Henry Adams (1905-1987) —
also known as Clarence H. Adams —
of Bloomfield, Hartford
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ogunquit, Wells, York
County, Maine, November
1, 1905.
Republican. Securities administrator for Connecticut Banking
Department, 1931-52; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
1952-56; president and trustee, Boston Celtics professional
basketball team, 1965-68.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Jesters;
Shriners.
Died, in the Maine Medical
Center, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 10,
1987 (age 81 years, 190
days).
Interment at Ocean View Cemetery, Wells, Maine.
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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.
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Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (1837-1922) —
also known as Morgan G. Bulkeley —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
26, 1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president,
Aetna Life
Insurance Company, 1870-1922; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1880-88; defeated, 1878; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1884
(alternate), 1896;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1889-93; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1896;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1905-11.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Society
of the War of 1812.
First
president of the National League of Professional Base Ball
Clubs in 1876.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
6, 1922 (age 84 years, 315
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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John R. Crews (1894-1975) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 4,
1894.
Republican. Boxer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1921-22; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1930; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1939-42, 1955; member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945.
Suffered a stroke,
and later died, at Good Samaritan Hospital,
West Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
22, 1975 (age 80 years, 233
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Mario Matthew Cuomo (1932-2015) —
also known as Mario M. Cuomo —
of Holliswood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 15,
1932.
Democrat. Played professional baseball in 1952 for the
minor-league Brunswick Pirates; lawyer; law
professor; secretary
of state of New York, 1975-78; Liberal candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1977; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1979-82; defeated, 1974; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984
(speaker),
1988;
Governor
of New York, 1983-94; defeated, 1994; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 2015 (age 82 years, 200
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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James Edward Davidson (1865-1947) —
also known as James E. Davidson —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
7, 1865.
Republican. Shipbuilder;
financier;
director, Pere Marquette Railroad;
director, Cleveland Indians pro baseball team; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915-19, 1927, 1939; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920,
1944
(alternate); member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1923-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lake Placid, Essex
County, N.Y., July 25,
1947 (age 81 years, 230
days).
Interment somewhere
in Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Davidson and Ellen M. (Rogers) Davidson; married 1890 to June
Lolette Cobb; married, July 28,
1919, to Helen Forrest Knox. |
| | | Image source: Detroit Free Press, July
26, 1947 |
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Charles Hercules Ebbets (1859-1925) —
also known as Charles H. Ebbets; Charlie
Ebbets —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
29, 1859.
Architect;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1896; owner,
Brooklyn Dodgers professional baseball team, 1902-25.
Died, from heart
failure, in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
18, 1925 (age 65 years, 171
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married, April
10, 1878, to Minnie Frances Amelia Broadbent; married, May 8,
1922, to Grace Eleanor Slade. |
| | | Ebbets Field (built 1912, demolished 1960), ballpark
for the Brooklyn Dodgers, in Brooklyn,
New York, was named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Jack French Kemp (1935-2009) —
also known as Jack Kemp —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1935.
Republican. Professional football player, National and
American Football Leagues, 1957-70; cofounder
and president,
American Football League Players Association; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-89 (39th District 1971-73,
38th District 1973-83, 31st District 1983-89); candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1989-93; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1996.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, of cancer,
in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
2009 (age 73 years, 293
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Davis Lasker (1880-1952) —
also known as Albert D. Lasker; "The Father of Modern
Advertising" —
of Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born, of American parents, in Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau), Germany,
May
1, 1880.
Republican. Advertising
business; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23; resigned 1923;
chair, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940;
University
of Illinois trustee, 1937-42.
Jewish.
German
ancestry. Member, American
Jewish Committee.
As part owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, devised
"Lasker Plan" for reorganization of baseball, 1920. Established the
Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation for promotion of medical research.
Died, of cancer,
in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1952 (age 72 years, 29
days).
Entombed at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Charles Lawyer Jr. (b. 1898) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in March, 1898.
Democrat. Boxing promoter; accountant;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Lawyer and Cora B. Lawyer; first cousin twice removed of
Abraham
L. Lawyer; second cousin twice removed of Thomas
Lawyer. |
| | | Political family: Lawyer
family of Schoharie and Cobleskill, New York. |
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Joseph E. Marine (1905-1998) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
19, 1905.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1961-65.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Sons of
Italy.
Ticket manager for the New York Yankees baseball team,
1946-51.
Died at Oakwood Health
Facility, Amherst, Erie
County, N.Y., January
25, 1998 (age 92 years, 37
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Thomas McMillen (b. 1952) —
also known as C. Thomas McMillen; Tom
McMillen —
of Crofton, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., May 26,
1952.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1987-93; defeated,
1992.
Catholic.
Professional basketball player, National Basketball
Association, 1975-86.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alfred Hennen Morris (1864-1959) —
also known as Alfred H. Morris —
of Westchester, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 3,
1864.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1893.
Very active in horse racing; steward and vice-chairman of The
Jockey Club, parent body of U.S. horse racing.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 9,
1959 (age 95 years, 128
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Morrissey (1831-1878) —
also known as "Old Smoke" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
February
12, 1831.
Democrat. Champion heavyweight boxer of the U.S. in 1852-59;
proprietor of gambling houses; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1867-71; member of New York
state senate, 1876-78 (4th District 1876-77, 7th District 1878);
died in office 1878.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died at Adelphi Hotel,
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., May 1,
1878 (age 47 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Joseph John O'Brien (1897-1953) —
also known as Joseph J. O'Brien —
of East Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
9, 1897.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1939-45; defeated,
1944.
Professional football player and wrestler, 1919-26.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., January
23, 1953 (age 55 years, 106
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990) —
also known as Lawrence F. O'Brien; Larry
O'Brien —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., July 17,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative
assistant to U.S. Rep. Foster
Furcolo, 1948-50; public
relations business; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1965-68; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1968-69, 1970-72; his office
was the target of the Watergate burglary, 1972; commissioner,
National Basketball Association, 1975-84.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died, of cancer,
in New York
Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1990 (age 73 years, 73
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Wayne Allyn Root (b. 1961) —
also known as Wayne A. Root —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 20,
1961.
Libertarian. Sports reporter and handicapper; radio and
television host and anchorman; television
producer; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2008.
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Jacob Ruppert Jr. (1867-1939) —
also known as Jacob Ruppert; Jake Ruppert —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
5, 1867.
Democrat. Brewer;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1907 (15th District 1899-1903,
16th District 1903-07); candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914; owner
and president, New York Yankees baseball team, 1915-39;
president, Astoria Silk
Mills; vice-president, Beck Flaming Arc-Light Co.; director,
Yorkville Bank;
director, Casualty Insurance
Company of America; director, German Hospital;
trustee, Lenox Hill Hospital.
Catholic.
German
ancestry.
Died, from phlebitis,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
13, 1939 (age 71 years, 161
days).
Entombed at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Bert Stand —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
executive deputy commissioner and secretary of the New York State
Athletic Commission, which regulated professional boxing; forced to
resign in August 1943, following disclosure by New York County
District Attorney Frank
S. Hogan that Stand had helped gangster
and "slot machine king" Frank Costello in obtain a Supreme Court
nomination for Thomas
A. Aurelio.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph P. Vaccarella —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Prizefighter; sports announcer; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1952-59, 1964-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1956,
1964.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence C. Vam Bell (born c.1910) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1910.
Republican. Insurance
broker; candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1942, 1944,
1954, 1955, 1956, 1957; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1952; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1966.
Became blind
in the 1930s from an accident while playing semi-professional
baseball.
Burial location unknown.
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