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  James E. Kennedy (b. 1870) — of North Williston, Williston, Chittenden County, Vt.; Essex, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Mooers, Clinton County, N.Y., January 6, 1870. Democrat. Farmer; railway station agent; postmaster; member of Vermont state senate, 1908; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Williston, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1916; candidate for U.S. Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1922; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1926. Catholic. Burial location unknown.
Meyer Kestnbaum Meyer Kestnbaum (1896-1960) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 31, 1896. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Hart, Schaffner and Marx, clothing manufacturers, from 1941; director, Chicago and North Western Railway; chair, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55; special assistant to Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955-60; accompanied Vice President Richard M. Nixon on an official visit to Moscow, 1959. Jewish. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died, from a heart attack, in his office, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 14, 1960 (age 64 years, 44 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Kestnbaum and Julia (Weintraub) Kestnbaum; married, June 2, 1925, to Gertrude Dana; father-in-law of Kate Trynin (niece of David Theodore Wilentz; first cousin of Warren W. Wilentz and Robert Nathan Wilentz); granduncle of Lawrence Kestenbaum.
  Political family: Wilentz family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Times, April 22, 1954
  John Flint Kidder (1830-1901) — also known as John F. Kidder — of El Dorado County, Calif.; Grass Valley, Nevada County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 2, 1830. Republican. Civil engineer; railroad builder; member of California state assembly 15th District, 1865-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1892. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died in Grass Valley, Nevada County, Calif., April 10, 1901 (age 70 years, 282 days). Original interment at Odd Fellows Masonic Cemetery, Grass Valley, Calif.; reinterment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Kidder and Elvira (Parker) Kidder; married 1873 to Sarah Ann Clark.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Gore King (1791-1853) — also known as James G. King — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 8, 1791. Whig. Banker; president, Erie Railroad, 1835-37; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1849-51. Died, from congestion of the lungs, in Weehawken, Hudson County, N.J., October 3, 1853 (age 62 years, 148 days). Interment at Grace Church Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus King (1755-1827) and Mary (Alsop) King; brother of John Alsop King and Edward King; married to Sarah Rogers Gracie; father of Caroline King (who married Denning Duer); nephew of William King and Cyrus King; uncle of Rufus King (1814-1876) and Rufus King (1817-1891); grandson of John Alsop; second cousin once removed of Ebenezer Hazard; third cousin of Erskine Hazard.
  Political families: Conger family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Wildman family of Danbury, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James King (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
Daniel S. Lamont Daniel Scott Lamont (1851-1905) — also known as Daniel S. Lamont — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in McGrawville (now McGraw), Cortland County, N.Y., February 9, 1851. Democrat. Confidential secretary to Gov. Samuel J. Tilden; secretary of New York Democratic Party, 1875-83; U.S. Secretary of War, 1893-97; bank director; vice-president, Northern Pacific Railroad, 1898-1904. Member, Delta Upsilon. Died in Millbrook, Dutchess County, N.Y., July 23, 1905 (age 54 years, 164 days). Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John B. Lamont and Elizabeth (Scott) Lamont; married to Julia Kinney.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York World, March 5, 1893
  A. C. Lathrop (born c.1841) — of Bryan, Sweetwater County, Wyo. Born in New York, about 1841. Republican. Railway station agent; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming Territory, 1880. Burial location unknown.
  Clarence Lapham Lathrop (1872-1956) — also known as Clarence L. Lathrop — of Angelica, Allegany County, N.Y. Born in Pike, Wyoming County, N.Y., June 23, 1872. Republican. Telegraph operator; organizer and manager, Angelica Telephone Company; electrician; railroad signalman; railroad claims agent; chair of Allegany County Republican Party, 1932-48; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 44th District, 1938. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Died in Angelica, Allegany County, N.Y., August 30, 1956 (age 84 years, 68 days). Interment at Angelica Cemetery, Angelica, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Columbus Lathrop and Rosamond (Lapham) Lathrop; married, March 26, 1894, to Josephine Longdon Blauvelt; first cousin twice removed of Porter Beal; second cousin once removed of Rice Aner Beal, Eugene Emery Beal and Joseph Lorenzo Beal; third cousin of Junius Emery Beal and Emery Richard Beal.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Beal family of Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Alexander Robert Lawton (1818-1896) — also known as Alexander R. Lawton — of Georgia. Born in St. Peter's Parish, Beaufort District (now part of Beaufort County), S.C., November 4, 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; president, Augusta and Savannah Railroad, 1849-54; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1855-56, 1870-75; member of Georgia state senate, 1860; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Democratic National Committee from Georgia, 1876; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1880, 1884; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1887-89. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Clifton Springs, Ontario County, N.Y., July 2, 1896 (age 77 years, 241 days). Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander James Lawton and Martha (Mosse) Lawton; married, November 5, 1845, to Sarah Hillhouse Alexander; grandfather of Alexander Robert Lawton Jr..
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Charles M. Leonard (b. 1870) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New Brunswick, April 11, 1870. Broom manufacturer; railway clerk; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Chihuahua, 1902-11. Burial location unknown.
  Peter B. Loomis (b. 1820) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., April 14, 1820. Republican. Merchant; miller; banker; mayor of Jackson, Mich., 1858-59; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1859-60; treasurer, and later president, Jackson, Fort Wayne & Saginaw Railroad. Burial location unknown.
  George Lord (1815-1893) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., March 17, 1815. Democrat. Sawmill business; druggist; railroad ticket agent; insurance business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1872; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1878. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., April 30, 1893 (age 78 years, 44 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Taber Loree (b. 1888) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Logansport, Cass County, Ind., April 6, 1888. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Railway official; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932. Catholic. Member, Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Leonor Fresnol Loree and Jessie (Taber) Loree; married, March 23, 1927, to Miriam G. Collins.
  Robert Abercrombie Lovett (1895-1986) — also known as Robert A. Lovett — of Locust Valley, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Huntsville, Walker County, Tex., September 14, 1895. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; partner, Brown Brothers Harriman; director of several railroad companies; director, Presbyterian Hospital of New York; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1951-53. Member, Skull and Bones. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963. Died in Locust Valley, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., May 7, 1986 (age 90 years, 235 days). Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Scott Lovett and Lavinia Chilton (Abercrombie) Lovett; married, April 19, 1919, to Adele Quartley Brown.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Robert Lovett: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made
  John Magee (1794-1868) — of New York. Born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., September 3, 1794. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1827-31; promoter of railroads; owner of coal mines; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867. Died in Watkins (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler County, N.Y., April 5, 1868 (age 73 years, 215 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward Augustin Maher — also known as Edward A. Maher — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. President, Union Railway Company; president, South End Bank; member of New York state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1883-84; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1888-90. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Edward A. Maher, Jr. (son-in-law of Thomas Francis Gilroy).
  James Hilton Manning (1854-1925) — also known as James H. Manning — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., September 22, 1854. Democrat. President, Weed Parsons Printing Company; president, Albany Railway Company (street railways); president, Hudson River Telephone Company; president, National Savings Bank of Albany; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1890-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892. Died, from acute dilation of heart, in Albany Hospital, Albany, Albany County, N.Y., July 4, 1925 (age 70 years, 285 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Little) Manning and Daniel Manning; married 1879 to Emma J. Austin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Manton (b. 1868) — of Westfield, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born in New York, November, 1868. Socialist. Railway clerk; candidate for New York state senate 51st District, 1922; candidate for New York state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1923. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Manton and Sarah (Haight) Manton.
Harry R. Marble Harry Ray Marble (b. 1876) — also known as Harry R. Marble — of Holcomb, Ontario County, N.Y. Born in West Bloomfield, Ontario County, N.Y., July 27, 1876. Republican. School teacher; railroad office employee; farmer; merchant; member of New York state assembly from Ontario County, 1934-50. Universalist. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harrison R. Marble and Sabra (Simmons) Marble; married, March 21, 1900, to Effie May Cottrell.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Alden March (b. 1869) — Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., July 2, 1869. Railway clerk; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Leghorn, 1907-11. Burial location unknown.
  William J. Martin (b. 1844) — of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay County, Mich. Born in New York, 1844. Democrat. Division superintendent for Michigan Central Railroad; mayor of West Bay City, Mich., 1888-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892. Burial location unknown.
Harold W. Mason Harold Whitney Mason (1895-1944) — also known as Harold W. Mason — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., April 21, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; boot and shoe business; vice-president, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital; director for power companies, insurance companies, the Central Vermont Railway, and the Estey Organ Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1932; Convention Secretary, 1940, 1944; secretary, Arrangements Committee, secretary, 1940; speaker, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; delegate to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of Republican National Committee from Vermont, 1936-44; Secretary of Republican National Committee, 1937-44. Member, American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Union League; Sigma Nu. Died, from a heart attack, in his room at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 3, 1944 (age 49 years, 196 days). Interment at Morningside Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of William Lysander Mason and Margaret Etta (Matthews) Mason; married, March 17, 1918, to Evelyn Hawley Dunham.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Official Report of the 22nd Republican National Convention (1940)
  Thomas Maxwell (1792-1864) — of Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y.; Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y. Born in Tioga Point (now Athens), Bradford County, Pa., February 16, 1792. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; Tioga County Clerk, 1819-29; U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1829-31; newspaper editor; postmaster at Elmira, N.Y., 1834-39; Chemung County Treasurer, 1836-43; vice-president, New York & Erie Railroad, 1841. Died in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., November 4, 1864 (age 72 years, 262 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
William G. McAdoo William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) — also known as William G. McAdoo — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn.; New York, New York County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born near Marietta, Cobb County, Ga., October 31, 1863. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with William McAdoo (no relation); attorney for railroads; president, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904, 1912; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1908; member of Democratic National Committee from New York, 1912; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932, 1936; U.S. Senator from California, 1933-38; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 1937-39. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., February 1, 1941 (age 77 years, 93 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1849) and Mary Faith (Floyd) McAdoo; married, November 18, 1885, to Sarah Houston Fleming; married, May 7, 1914, to Eleanor Randolph Wilson (daughter of Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Wilson); married, September 14, 1935, to Doris Isabel Cross; great-grandson of John Floyd.
  Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Byron R. Newton — Nat Rogan
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Federal Reserve History
  Image source: Munsey's Magazine, May 1919
  James Michael Mead (1885-1964) — also known as James M. Mead — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Angola, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Mt. Morris, Livingston County, N.Y., December 27, 1885. Democrat. Railroad switchman; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1915-18; U.S. Representative from New York 42nd District, 1919-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; U.S. Senator from New York, 1938-47; candidate for Governor of New York, 1942, 1946; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1949-55; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1950-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Catholic. Died in Lakeland, Polk County, Fla., March 15, 1964 (age 78 years, 79 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Clermont, Fla.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Alexander Mitchell (1817-1887) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, October 17, 1817. Democrat. Banker; president, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, 1864-87; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1871-75 (1st District 1871-73, 4th District 1873-75); defeated, 1868; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1876 (member, Resolutions Committee). Scottish ancestry. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 19, 1887 (age 69 years, 184 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of John Mitchell and Margaret (Lendrum) Mitchell; married to Martha Reed (sister of Harrison Reed); father of John Lendrum Mitchell.
  Political family: Mitchell-Reed family of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  The city of Mitchell, South Dakota, is named for him.  — The city of Alexandria, South Dakota, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander Mitchell (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph J. Monahan (b. 1877) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 22, 1877. Democrat. Railway conductor; member of New York state assembly, 1913, 1932-35 (Kings County 22nd District 1913, Kings County 20th District 1932-35). Burial location unknown.
  Paul Morton (1857-1911) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 22, 1857. Republican. Vice-president, Santa Fe Railroad; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1904-05; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904. Episcopalian. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 19, 1911 (age 53 years, 273 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Julius Sterling Morton; brother of Joy Morton and Mark Morton; father of Caroline Morton (who married Harry Frank Guggenheim) and Pauline Morton Sabin.
  Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Allen Munroe (1819-1884) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Onondaga County, N.Y., March 9, 1819. Merchant; grain milling business; banker; vice-president, Oswego and Syracuse Railroad; mayor of Syracuse, N.Y., 1854; member of New York state senate 22nd District, 1860-63; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County 1st District, 1876. Presbyterian. Died in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., October 5, 1884 (age 65 years, 210 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Munroe and Cynthia (Champlin) Munroe; brother of James Munroe; married 1846 to Julia Isabella Townsend (daughter of John Townsend; niece of John Canfield Spencer; granddaughter of Ambrose Spencer).
  Political family: Clinton-DeWitt family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Butler Ogden (1805-1877) — also known as William B. Ogden — of Delaware County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx County), N.Y. Born in Walton, Delaware County, N.Y., June 15, 1805. Member of New York state assembly from Delaware County, 1835; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1837-38; member of Illinois state senate 1st District, 1861-62; president, Union Pacific Railroad, 1862-63. Died in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx County), N.Y., August 3, 1877 (age 72 years, 49 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Ogden Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
J. Austin Otto J. Austin Otto (b. 1890) — of Atlanta, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Atlanta, Steuben County, N.Y., September 20, 1890. Republican. Civil engineer; railway yardmaster; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; grocer; coal dealer; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1932-36. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William E. Otto and Frances (Wallace) Otto; married to Alice M. Rowe.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Myles Anderson Paige (c.1898-1983) — also known as Myles A. Paige — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., about 1898. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pullman car porter; lawyer; Republican candidate for New York state senate 19th District, 1926; American Labor candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge, Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court). Catholic. African ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Urban League; Alpha Phi Alpha; American Legion; Catholic Lawyers Guild. New York City's first Black magistrate, 1936, and first Black judge, 1940. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 30, 1983 (age about 85 years). Burial location unknown.
  Lewis Baldwin Parsons (b. 1818) — also known as Lewis B. Parsons — of Flora, Clay County, Ill. Born in Genesee County, N.Y., April 5, 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; treasurer and president, Ohio and Mississippi Railroad; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1884. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Parsons and Lucina (Hoar) Parsons; married, September 21, 1847, to Sarah Green Edwards; married, July 5, 1852, to Julia Maria Edwards; married, December 28, 1869, to Elizabeth Darrah.
  Thomas Lee Perkins (b. 1905) — also known as Thomas L. Perkins — of Rye, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Newport News, Va., November 9, 1905. Republican. Stockbroker; lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; director, Pennsylvania Railroad, American Cyanamid Co., Duke Power Co., and others. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William R. Perkins and Mary (Bell) Perkins.
Thomas C. Platt Thomas Collier Platt (1833-1910) — also known as Thomas C. Platt; Tom Platt; "The Easy Boss"; "The Machiavelli of Tioga County" — of Owego, Tioga County, N.Y. Born in Owego, Tioga County, N.Y., July 15, 1833. Republican. Druggist; lumber business; Tioga County Clerk, 1859-61; banker; director and president, Southern Central Railroad; U.S. Representative from New York, 1873-77 (27th District 1873-75, 28th District 1875-77); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896 (speaker), 1900, 1904, 1908; U.S. Senator from New York, 1881, 1897-1909; resigned 1881. Presbyterian. In 1903, when he was about to marry his second wife, government clerk Mae C. Wood, armed with a collection of love letters from Platt, threatened a lawsuit for breach of promise to marry; she was induced to drop the lawsuit, reportedly for $5,000. In 1905, she sued a number of Republican officials who, she claimed, had taken Platt's letters from her to stop her from publishing them. She later went on to charge the Senator with bigamy, claiming that he had secretly married her in 1901. This case was thrown out in 1908, and Miss Wood was arrested and charged with perjury. Died, from Bright's disease, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 6, 1910 (age 76 years, 234 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Platt and Lesbia (Hinchman) Platt; married, December 12, 1852, to Ellen Lucy Barstow; married, October 11, 1903, to Lillian (Thompson) Janeway.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Ralph Plumb (1816-1903) — of Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio; Streator, La Salle County, Ill. Born in Busti, Chautauqua County, N.Y., March 29, 1816. Republican. Merchant; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1855; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; coal mining business; railroad builder; banker; mayor of Streator, Ill., 1882-85; U.S. Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1885-89. Died in Streator, La Salle County, Ill., April 8, 1903 (age 87 years, 10 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Streator, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles A. Pooley (b. 1854) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., November 17, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; attorney for New York Central and Hudson River Railroad; Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1911-24. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Pooley and Mary A. (Menary) Pooley; married, June 4, 1884, to Carrie Adams.
Horace Porter Horace Porter (1837-1921) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa., April 15, 1837. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; received the Medal of Honor for action at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863; executive secretary to Pres. Ulysses S. Grant, 1869-73; vice-president, Pullman Palace Car Co. (railroad cars); president, New York West Shore & Buffalo Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1892; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1897-1905. Member, Union League. Died May 29, 1921 (age 84 years, 44 days). Interment at Old First Methodist Churchyard, West Long Branch, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of David Rittenhouse Porter; nephew of George Bryan Porter and James Madison Porter; uncle of Emma Porter (who married John Martin Poyer).
  Political family: Lincoln-Lee family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1902
  Walter A. Post (1857-1912) — of Newport News, Va. Born in New York, January 7, 1857. Railroad executive; shipbuilder; mayor of Newport News, Va., 1896-98. Died in Newport News, Va., February 12, 1912 (age 55 years, 36 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Newport News, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Frances Angeline Post and Thomas A. Post; married 1879 to Ada F. White.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cyrus Dan Prescott (1836-1902) — also known as Cyrus D. Prescott — of Rome, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in New Hartford, Oneida County, N.Y., August 15, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; attorney for New York Central Railroad; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1878; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1879-83. Died in Rome, Oneida County, N.Y., October 23, 1902 (age 66 years, 69 days). Interment at Sauquoit Valley Cemetery, Clayville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Deborah (Linman) Prescott and Jeremiah Prescott; married to Eliza Fidelia Cady; first cousin of Daniel M. Prescott; third cousin twice removed of John Prescott Bigelow.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Davis family of Massachusetts; Upham family; Lawrence-Andrew-Rodney-Parrish family of Adel, Georgia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
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Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
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