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George B. Agnew George Bliss Agnew (1868-1941) — also known as George B. Agnew — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1868. Republican. Stockbroker; director of mining companies and railroads; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900 (alternate), 1904 (alternate), 1908; member of New York state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1903-06; member of New York state senate 17th District, 1907-10. Presbyterian. English, French Huguenot, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Union League; Sons of the Revolution. Died, of pneumonia, in New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 21, 1941 (age about 72 years). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Gifford Agnew and Mary Hervey (Bliss) Agnew; married 1908 to Emily D. Gruban.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1907
  Eugene Clarence Aiken (b. 1856) — also known as E. Clarence Aiken — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Scipio, Cayuga County, N.Y., May 6, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; director and counsel, New York, Auburn & Lansing Railroad; mayor of Auburn, N.Y., 1906-07; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1915. Baptist. Member, Elks. Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Ira Aiken and Ellen (Olney) Aiken; married, July 13, 1881, to Frances Baker.
Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1841-1915) — also known as Nelson W. Aldrich; "General Manager of the United States" — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent County, R.I. Born in Foster, Providence County, R.I., November 6, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer; director, Roger Williams Bank; president, First National Bank of Providence; trustee, Providence, Hartford and Fishkill Railroad; organizer and president, United Traction and Electric Company; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1875-77; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1876-77; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1879-81; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1881-1911; author of Aldrich-Vreeland Currency Act and Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died, from an apoplectic stroke, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 16, 1915 (age 73 years, 161 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Anan Evans Aldrich and Abby Ann (Burgess) Aldrich; married, October 9, 1866, to Abby Pearce Truman Chapman; father of Richard Steere Aldrich and Winthrop Williams Aldrich; grandfather of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller; great-grandfather of John Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller.
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Aldrich Hall (built 1953), at the Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Charles Beatty Alexander (1849-1927) — also known as Charles B. Alexander — of Tuxedo Park, Orange County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 6, 1849. Democrat. Lawyer; director and counsel for Equitable Life insurance company; director of the Middletown & Unionville Railroad, the Hocking Valley Railroad, and several banks; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916 (alternate), 1920; member, New York State Board of Regents, 1913-27. Presbyterian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the Revolution; Society of the Cincinnati; American Bar Association. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 7, 1927 (age 77 years, 63 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Martyn Alexander and Susan Mary (Brown) Alexander; married, April 26, 1887, to Harriet Crocker (daughter of Charles Crocker); father of Mary Alexander (who married Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965)) and Harriet Crocker Alexander (who married Winthrop Williams Aldrich); grandfather of Charles Sheldon Whitehouse; great-grandfather of Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955).
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Mark W. Allen (b. 1877) — of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Fairfax County, Va., August 23, 1877. Democrat. Carpenter; Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; lumber business; member of New York state senate 24th District, 1923-24. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Ray Allen (b. 1860) — of Kenmore, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Pavilion, Genesee County, N.Y., March 22, 1860. Republican. Railway passenger agent; ordained minister; missionary; Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Allen and Laverna (Cheney) Allen; married, December 20, 1885, to Bessie J. Bond; married, July 2, 1895, to Sarah E. Martin; married, December 20, 1919, to Mabel E. Crabbe.
  John Emory Andrus (1841-1934) — also known as John E. Andrus; "The Millionaire Strap-Hanger" — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Pleasantville, Westchester County, N.Y., February 16, 1841. Republican. School teacher; pharmaceutical manufacturer; investor in real estate, mining claims, and the Standard Oil Company; owned considerable stock in railroads and utilities; director, New York Life Insurance Co.; president, New York Pharmaceutical Association; treasurer, Arlington Chemical Co.; director, National Fuel Gas Co.; mayor of Yonkers, N.Y., 1904-05; defeated, 1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904 (alternate), 1908; U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1905-13; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Methodist. Philanthropist who founded the Surna Foundation and the Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial (orphanage). Even when he was one of the nation's wealthiest men, he still took the subway to work. Died, of pneumonia, in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., December 26, 1934 (age 93 years, 313 days). Interment at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
  Relatives: Step-son of Catherine Andrus; son of Rev. Loyal B. Andrus and Ann (Palmer) Andrus; married, June 23, 1869, to Julia M. Dyckman; father of Edith Jefferson Andrus (who married Frederick Morgan Davenport).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Robinson Baker (1820-1890) — also known as William R. Baker — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, N.Y., May 21, 1820. Harris County Clerk, 1841-57; railroad executive; member of Texas state senate 16th District, 1874-75; mayor of Houston, Tex., 1880-86. Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., April 30, 1890 (age 69 years, 344 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Baker and Hannah (Robinson) Baker; married 1845 to Hester Eleanor Runnels (niece of Hiram George Runnels).
  Political family: Runnels-Terry family of Houston, Texas.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathan Barlow Jr. (1818-1899) — of Hastings, Barry County, Mich. Born in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., January 1, 1818. Democrat. Hotel owner; merchant; Barry County Clerk, 1843-44; Barry County Treasurer, 1845-46; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1850; Supervisor, Hastings Township, 1853; postmaster at Hastings, Mich., 1854; director, Grand River Valley Railroad, 1872-97; mayor of Hastings, Mich., 1873-74. Died in Hastings, Barry County, Mich., January 25, 1899 (age 81 years, 24 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Barlow.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Gardner Barnard (c.1829-1879) — also known as George G. Barnard — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., about 1829. Democrat. Lawyer; a close ally of corrupt New York City political boss William M. Tweed; Recorder, New York City, 1858-60; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1861-72; removed 1872; impeached by the New York legislature in 1872, on charges that he abused his judicial power through the takeover of several railroads, putting them under the control of receivers who were allied with "robber barons" Jay Gould and Jim Fisk; the Union Pacific and other railroads had to relocate their headquarters away from New York City to evade the jurisdiction of Barnard and Justice Albert Cardozo; Barnard was unanimously convicted by the Court of Impeachment, and also barred from holding office of any kind. Died, from Bright's disease, in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 27, 1879 (age about 50 years). Entombed at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Frederic Barnard and Margaret (Allen) Barnard; brother of Joseph Folger Barnard; married, June 29, 1859, to Frances Anderson.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lyman Kidder Bass (1836-1889) — also known as Lyman K. Bass — of New York. Born in Alden, Erie County, N.Y., November 13, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; Erie County District Attorney, 1865-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868; U.S. Representative from New York, 1873-77 (31st District 1873-75, 32nd District 1875-77); defeated, 1870; law partner with Grover Cleveland and Wilson S. Bissell, 1873-82; attorney for many railroads. Died, of consumption, in the Buckingham Hotel, New York, New York County, N.Y., May 11, 1889 (age 52 years, 179 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Belcher Bass and Emily (Kidder) Bass; married 1874 to Frances Esther 'Fanny' Metcalfe (who later married Edward Oliver Wolcott); father of Lyman Metcalfe Bass; nephew of Ira Kidder and Jefferson Parish Kidder; grandson of Lyman Kidder; first cousin of Silas Wright Kidder; first cousin once removed of Alvan Kidder; second cousin of Daniel S. Kidder; second cousin once removed of Francis Kidder; second cousin four times removed of Samuel Adams and John Adams; third cousin once removed of Harley Walter Kidder; third cousin twice removed of Isaiah Kidder, Ezra Kidder and David Kidder; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Allen, James Hodges and John Quincy Adams; fourth cousin of Nathan Parker Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Stetson, Luther Kidder, Arba Kidder, Joseph Souther Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder and Isaiah Stetson.
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Ulrick Bay (1888-1955) — also known as Charles U. Bay — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, N.Y., September 5, 1888. Founder, Bay Company, manufacturer of medical supplies; partner, A. M. Kidder & Co., stockbrokers; founder, Bay Petroleum Corporation; stockholder and director, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; director, First National Bank and Trust Company of Bridgeport; also involved with the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1946-53. Episcopalian. Norwegian ancestry. Died, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 31, 1955 (age 67 years, 117 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jens Christopher Bay and Marie (Hauan) Bay; married 1942 to Josephine Holt Perfect.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  William Clinton Beardsley (1816-1900) — also known as William C. Beardsley — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Stewarts Corners, Cayuga County, N.Y., March 27, 1816. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Auburn, N.Y., 1841-45; banker; railroad director; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1864; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1884, 1886. Died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., January 25, 1900 (age 83 years, 304 days). Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Beardsley and Alice (Booth) Beardsley; married to Catharine Richardson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Roswell Beebe (1795-1856) — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Dutchess County, N.Y., December 22, 1795. Lawyer; president, Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company; mayor of Little Rock, Ark., 1849-50. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 21, 1856 (age 60 years, 274 days). Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  The city of Beebe, Arkansas, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Anderson Bensel (1863-1922) — also known as John A. Bensel — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1863. Democrat. Engineer; worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad; in charge of construction on New York City's North River waterfront, 1889-95; New York state engineer and surveyor, 1911-14; major in the U.S. Army during World War I. Died, of myelitis, in Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J., June 19, 1922 (age about 58 years). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Brownlee Bensel and Mary Maclay (Hogg) Bensel; married 1896 to Ella Louise Day.
  Nathan Bijur (1862-1930) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 1, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; took part in railroad reorganizations and the creation of the Southern Railway; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-30; died in office 1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st Department, 1926-30; died in office 1930. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee; American Society for International Law; American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from pleurisy and empyema, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 8, 1930 (age 68 years, 37 days). Interment at Beth Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Asher Bijur and Pauline (Sondheim) Bijur; married 1886 to Lilly Pronich.
  Herbert Porter Bissell (1856-1919) — also known as Herbert P. Bissell — of East Aurora, Erie County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in New London, Oneida County, N.Y., August 30, 1856. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1901; vice-president, Niagara Gorge Railroad; also counsel to the Buffalo Traction Co.; Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1912-19; died in office 1919. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar. While presiding at a trial, in court, in the Niagara County Courthouse, he suffered a heart attack and died, in Lockport, Niagara County, N.Y., April 30, 1919 (age 62 years, 243 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Amos Alanson Bissell and Amelia Susan (Willse) Bissell; married to Lucy Agnes Coffey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Archibald Meserole Bliss (1838-1923) — also known as Archibald M. Bliss — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 25, 1838. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1864, 1868; Republican candidate for mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1867; U.S. Representative from New York, 1875-83, 1885-89 (4th District 1875-83, 5th District 1885-89); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876, 1880, 1884; vice-president, Bushwick Railroad Company, 1877; real estate business. Died in Washington, D.C., March 19, 1923 (age 85 years, 53 days). Interment at Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Neziah Bliss and Mary Ann (Meserole) Bliss; married, June 15, 1857, to Maria E. Meserole; third cousin once removed of Erastus Corning (1794-1872); fourth cousin of Erastus Corning (1827-1897); fourth cousin once removed of Elijah Abel, Parker Corning, Edwin Corning and Amos Elwood Corning.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York; Fulton-Halderman family of Pawnee City, Nebraska (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Taylor Blow (1817-1875) — also known as Henry T. Blow — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Southampton County, Va., July 15, 1817. Republican. Lead products business; president, Iron Mountain Railroad; member of Missouri state senate, 1854-58; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1863-67; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1869-70; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1874. Slaveowner. Died in Saratoga, Saratoga County, N.Y., September 11, 1875 (age 58 years, 58 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Blow and Elizabeth (Taylor) Blow; married to Minerva Grimsley; third cousin of George Blow Jr..
  Political family: Blow family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Edward A. Bond (b. 1849) — of Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 22, 1849. Republican. Civil engineer; chief engineer for several railroads; New York state engineer and surveyor, 1899-1904; resigned 1904. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 11, 1873, to Gertrude Hollenbeck; married, November 10, 1904, to Clara Estelle Ellis.
  Azariah Boody (1815-1885) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Stanstead County, Quebec, April 21, 1815. Whig. U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1853; served as president of the Wabash Railroad. Died, from pneumonia, in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 18, 1885 (age 70 years, 211 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Boody and Nancy (Evans) Boody.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  George E. Brassard (1867-1944) — of Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1867. Hotel manager; freight house worker, New York Central Railroad; Socialist candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 31st District, 1932; American Labor candidate for New York state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1940. French Canadian ancestry. Died in 1944 (age about 77 years). Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Breitenbach (1897-1937) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 17, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; railway signalman; electrical contractor; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1925-34; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1936. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks. Died, following an operation for appendicitis, in Hamilton Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 13, 1937 (age 40 years, 26 days). Interment at Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Calvin S. Brice Calvin Stewart Brice (1845-1898) — also known as Calvin S. Brice — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born in Denmark, Morrow County, Ohio, September 17, 1845. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; active in railroad law; president of railroad companies; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1888; member of Democratic National Committee from Ohio, 1888; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1889-92; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1891-97. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, of pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 15, 1898 (age 53 years, 89 days). Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. William Kilpatrick Brice and Elizabeth (Stewart) Brice; married 1870 to Catherine Olivia Meily.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Elon Rouse Brown (1857-1922) — also known as Elon R. Brown — of Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Stone Mills, Orleans, Jefferson County, N.Y., October 7, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; counsel to the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1894; member of New York state senate 35th District, 1898-1904, 1913-18; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900, 1904, 1916, 1920. Opposed woman suffrage and alcohol prohibition. While duck hunting from a small boat, he suffered a heart attack and died, at Fox Island, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, N.Y., September 24, 1922 (age 64 years, 352 days). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Elon Galusha Brown and Lucretia (Rouse) Brown; married, November 25, 1882, to Ettella B. Greene.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
William M. Brown William M. Brown (b. 1843) — of Corning, Steuben County, N.Y.; Brooklyn Township, Lincoln County, S.Dak. Born in May, 1843. Republican. Railway conductor; farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
Edward J. Brundage Edward Jackson Brundage (1869-1934) — also known as Edward J. Brundage — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill. Born in Campbell, Steuben County, N.Y., May 13, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 6th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916, 1928 (alternate); Illinois state attorney general, 1917-25; corporate counsel, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; Royal League. Died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., January 20, 1934 (age 64 years, 252 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Victor D. Brundage and Maria L. (Armstrong) Brundage; married, December 17, 1913, to Germaine Vernier.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Illinois Blue Book 1919
Charles A. Budlong Charles Aaron Budlong (b. 1859) — also known as Charles A. Budlong — of Marinette, Marinette County, Wis. Born in Frankfort, Herkimer County, N.Y., July 8, 1859. Republican. Telegrapher; railway agent; merchant; customs inspector; Marinette County Sheriff, 1913; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Marinette County, 1915-16, 1927-34, 1937-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Aaron Budlong and Julianna (Meyers) Budlong; married to Ellen Finnegan.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  James A. Burke (1890-1965) — of Hollis, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 3, 1890. Democrat. Worked for various railroads as clerk, train dispatcher, and car accountant; stock supervisor, Brooklyn Navy Yard; real estate broker; member of New York state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1931-33, 1935; defeated, 1933; borough president of Queens, New York, 1942-49; defeated in primary, 1937. Died in Little Neck, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., September 12, 1965 (age 75 years, 193 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, February 19, 1913, to Grace L. Kearns.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Wellington R. Burt (1831-1919) — also known as "The Lone Pine of Michigan" — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Pike, Wyoming County, N.Y., August 26, 1831. Lumber and timber business; railroad builder; mayor of East Saginaw, Mich., 1867-68; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872, 1880; Fusion candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1888; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1893-94; defeated (Democratic), 1904, 1908; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1900, 1912 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); Democratic candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1903; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1907-08. Died, from stomach trouble, in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., March 2, 1919 (age 87 years, 188 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Luther Burt.
  The community of Burt, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Bushby (b. 1843) — of Little York, Cortland County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y. Born in Pawtucket, Providence County, R.I., 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Cortland County Treasurer, 1876-84; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884 (alternate), 1888; traveling passenger agent, Grand Trunk Railway; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. English ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Bushby and Ann (Patterson) Bushby; married to Mary A. Miller.
  Frank J. Caffery (1913-1980) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., November 30, 1913. Democrat. Yard foreman for Nickel Plate Railroad; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1941-42, 1949-62; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 42nd District, 1942. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Holy Name Society; Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Catholic War Veterans; American Legion; Knights of Equity. Died in September, 1980 (age 66 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Alanson Carley (1797-1879) — of Cortland County, N.Y. Born in Butternuts, Otsego County, N.Y., June 6, 1797. Whig. Dry goods merchant; member of New York state assembly from Cortland County, 1829; director, Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad; director, First National Bank of Cortland; Cortland County Sheriff, 1840; postmaster. Universalist. Died April 8, 1879 (age 81 years, 306 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Carley; married to Sally Courtright; father of Alburtis Alanson Carley.
  Alfred Levi Cary (b. 1835) — also known as Alfred L. Cary — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Sterling, Cayuga County, N.Y., July 23, 1835. Lawyer; general solicitor, Milwaukee, Lakeshore & Western Railroad; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1874. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel C. Cary and Sophia (Eaton) Cary; married, September 6, 1864, to Harriet M. Van Slyck.
  George W. Chadwick (1825-1885) — of Chadwicks Mills, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Sauquoit, Oneida County, N.Y., June 16, 1825. Republican. President and general manager, Willowvale Bleachery; director, Oneida National Bank; director, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1871, 1874. Episcopalian. Died, from "congestion of the brain" (probably stroke), in Chadwicks Mills, Oneida County, N.Y., December 4, 1885 (age 60 years, 171 days). Interment at Sauquoit Valley Cemetery, Clayville, N.Y.
Horace L. Chapman Horace Leete Chapman (1837-1917) — also known as Horace L. Chapman — of Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio; Springfield, Clark County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Allegany County, N.Y., July 10, 1837. Democrat. Coal operator; banker; vice-president, Springfield, Jackson & Pomeroy Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1876, 1900; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1897. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, June 28, 1917 (age 79 years, 353 days). Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, August 1897
Nelson W. Cheney Nelson Welch Cheney (1875-1944) — also known as Nelson W. Cheney — of Eden, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., June 27, 1875. Republican. Assistant treasurer, Goodyear Lumber Company and Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad Company; farmer; member of New York state assembly, 1916-29 (Erie County 9th District 1916-17, Erie County 8th District 1918-29); member of New York state senate 50th District, 1930-38. Died November 23, 1944 (age 69 years, 149 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Edgar Orlando Cheney and Philena C. (Welch) Cheney; married, June 4, 1904, to Edith Ingram; grandson of Nelson Welch.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
Edgar E. Clark Edgar Erastus Clark (1856-1930) — also known as Edgar E. Clark — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., February 18, 1856. Republican. Train conductor; Grand Senior Conductor (1889), and Grand Chief Conductor (1890-1906), of the Order of Railway Conductors of America; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1904; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1906-21; chair, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1913-14, 1918-21. Member, Order of Railway Conductors; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 1, 1930 (age 74 years, 286 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Dean Clark and Nancy Elizabeth (Jones) Clark; married, September 1, 1880, to Lovenia Jenkins; married, June 28, 1911, to Agnes English Barnes.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Freeman Clarke (1809-1887) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., March 22, 1809. Banker; railroad president; delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1852; U.S. Representative from New York, 1863-65, 1871-75 (28th District 1863-65, 1871-73, 29th District 1873-75); U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1865-66; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., June 24, 1887 (age 78 years, 94 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Henrietta Jacquelina Ward.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Comptrollers of the Currency
  James S. Clarkson (1842-1918) — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; New York, New York County, N.Y.; Tarrytown, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., May 17, 1842. Republican. Newspaper editor; railroad builder; Iowa Republican state chair, 1869-71; postmaster at Des Moines, Iowa, 1871-79; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896; member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1880-96; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1891-92; First Assistant U.S. Postmaster General, 1889-90; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1902-10. Assisted more than 500 escaping slaves en route to Canada via the "underground railroad," 1856-62. Died in Newark, Essex County, N.J., May 31, 1918 (age 76 years, 14 days). Interment somewhere in Des Moines, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Elizabeth (Goudie) Clarkson and Coker Fifield Clarkson; married, December 26, 1867, to Anna Howell.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Owen Vincent Coffin (1836-1921) — also known as O. Vincent Coffin — of Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Union Vale, Dutchess County, N.Y., June 20, 1836. Republican. Banker; insurance business; treasurer and director, New Haven, Middletown & Willimantic Railroad; mayor of Middletown, Conn., 1872-73; member of Connecticut state senate 22nd District, 1887-90; Governor of Connecticut, 1895-97. Congregationalist. Died January 13, 1921 (age 84 years, 207 days). Interment at Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Hamilton Coffin and Jane (Vincent) Coffin; married, June 24, 1858, to Ellen Elizabeth Coe.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
Frederick Collin Frederick Collin (b. 1850) — of Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Benton, Yates County, N.Y., August 2, 1850. Lawyer; director, Chemung Canal Trust Co.; director, Arnot Realty Corporation; director, Elmira, Corning, & Waverly Railway; mayor of Elmira, N.Y., 1894-98; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1910-20; appointed 1910. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Clark Collin and Maria Louisa (Park) Collin.
  Image source: Empire State Notables (1914)
Charles A. Conant Charles Arthur Conant (1861-1915) — also known as Charles A. Conant — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., July 2, 1861. Democrat. Candidate for Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1886; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1894; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896; journalist; author; economist; set up the currency system in the Philippine Islands; director of the Manila Railroad and the National Bank of Nicaragua; treasurer of Morton Trust Company of New York. Member, American Economic Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died, from stomach cancer, in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, July 5, 1915 (age 54 years, 3 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles E. Conant and Mary Crawford (Wallace) Conant.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1908
  John J. Condon (1898-1971) — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., November 19, 1898. Republican. Auditor for the New York Central Railroad; mayor of Yonkers, N.Y., 1940-41; defeated, 1935; in December 1940, he was named as a conspirator in the indictment of Patrick Fitzgerald, who was charged with seeking a $3,000 bribe from pinball operators. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died January 27, 1971 (age 72 years, 69 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Yonkers, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John J. Condon and Ellen Condon; first cousin of William F. Condon; first cousin once removed of William F. Condon Jr..
  Political family: Condon family of Yonkers, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Cooper (1791-1883) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 12, 1791. Manufacturer, inventor, philanthropist, creator of first U.S. steam locomotive; founder of Cooper Union; Greenback candidate for President of the United States, 1876. Unitarian. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 4, 1883 (age 92 years, 51 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Father of Sarah Amelia Cooper (who married Abram Stevens Hewitt) and Edward Cooper; uncle of Martha Clowes (who married Daniel Fawcett Tiemann).
  Political family: Cooper-Ashley family of New York City, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Erastus Corning (1794-1872) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., December 14, 1794. Democrat. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1834-37; member of New York state senate 3rd District, 1842-45; founder (1853) and first president of the New York Central Railroad; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1857-59, 1861-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., April 9, 1872 (age 77 years, 117 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Bliss Corning and Lucinda (Smith) Corning; married 1819 to Harriet Weld; father of Erastus Corning (1827-1897); grandfather of Parker Corning and Edwin Corning; great-grandfather of Erastus Corning II and Edwin Corning Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Amos Elwood Corning; third cousin once removed of Archibald Meserole Bliss; fourth cousin of Elijah Abel; fourth cousin once removed of Bela Edgerton, John Hall Brockway and Abial Lathrop.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Corning, New York, is named for him.  — The city of Corning, Iowa, is named for him.  — The city of Corning, Kansas, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederic René Coudert (1832-1903) — also known as Frederic R. Coudert — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 1, 1832. Democrat. Lawyer; government director, 1885-88, and receiver, 1892-98, of Union Pacific Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896. Catholic. French ancestry. Died, from heart and liver troubles, in Washington, D.C., December 20, 1903 (age 71 years, 294 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Coudert; married to Elizabeth McCredy; grandfather of Frederic René Coudert Jr..
  Political family: Coudert-Catlin-Tracy family of New York City, New York.
  George Washington Covington (1838-1911) — also known as George W. Covington — of Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md. Born in Berlin, Worcester County, Md., September 12, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; attorney for Pennsylvania Railroad; director, Delaware Railway Company; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1881-85. Presbyterian. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 6, 1911 (age 72 years, 206 days). Interment at All Hallows Cemetery, Snow Hill, Md.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Crocker (1822-1888) — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., September 16, 1822. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; banker; member of California state assembly 9th District, 1861-62; one of the builders of the Central Pacific Railroad; first president of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Died in Monterey, Monterey County, Calif., August 14, 1888 (age 65 years, 333 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Crocker and Eliza (Wright) Crocker; brother of Edwin Bryant Crocker; married 1852 to Mary Deming; father of Harriet Crocker (who married Charles Beatty Alexander), Charles Frederick Crocker and William Henry Crocker; uncle of Jennie Louise Crocker (who married Jacob Sloat Fassett); grandfather of Mary Alexander (who married Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965)), Mary Crocker (who married Francis Burton Harrison) and Harriet Crocker Alexander (who married Winthrop Williams Aldrich); great-grandfather of Charles Sheldon Whitehouse; second great-grandfather of Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955).
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edwin Bryant Crocker (1818-1875) — also known as Edwin B. Crocker — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Jamesville, Onondaga County, N.Y., April 26, 1818. Lawyer; justice of California state supreme court, 1863; chief counsel, Central Pacific Railroad, 1864-69. Founder of the Crocker Art Museum; partially paralyzed following an 1869 stroke. Died in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., June 24, 1875 (age 57 years, 59 days). Interment at Sacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Crocker and (mother) Crocker; brother of Charles Crocker; married, September 3, 1845, to Mary Norton; married, July 8, 1852, to Margaret Eleanor Rhodes; father of Jennie Louise Crocker (who married Jacob Sloat Fassett); uncle of Charles Frederick Crocker and William Henry Crocker.
  Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
Richard Croker Richard Welsted Croker (1841-1922) — also known as Richard Croker — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; County Dublin, Ireland. Born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland, November 23, 1841. Democrat. Railroad mechanic; charged with the murder of a political enemy in 1874; tried and found not guilty; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888, 1892, 1900. Irish ancestry. Member, Tammany Hall. Leader of Tammany Hall from 1886 until 1901. Suffered exposure during a snowstorm, was ill for months, and subsequently died, in County Dublin, Ireland, April 29, 1922 (age 80 years, 157 days). Original interment at Glencairn House Grounds, County Dublin, Ireland; reinterment in 1939 at Kilgobbin Cemetery, County Dublin, Ireland.
  Relatives: Son of Eyre Coote Croker and Frances Laura (Welsted) Croker; married, November 1, 1873, to Elizabeth Frazer; married, November 26, 1914, to Bula Benton Edmonson.
  Cross-reference: Henry Woltman
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, February 1902
  Mortimer A. Cullen — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Harvel, Montgomery County, Ill. Democrat. Employee of New York Central Railroad; member of New York state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1941-44; member of New York state senate 35th District, 1945-46. Burial location unknown.
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