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Politicians in Real Estate and Development in New York, K-Q

  Louis Kalish — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of New York state assembly, 1947-66 (Kings County 7th District 1947-65, 57th District 1966). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John Hume Kedzie (1815-1903) — also known as John H. Kedzie — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Stamford, Delaware County, N.Y., September 8, 1815. Republican. Lawyer; real estate developer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 7th District, 1877-78. Congregationalist. Scottish ancestry. Died in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., April 9, 1903 (age 87 years, 213 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — Kedzie Street, in Evanston, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred J. Kennedy (b. 1877) — of Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Whitestone, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Whitestone, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., 1877. Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York state assembly, 1911-13, 1923-26 (Queens County 2nd District 1911-13, Queens County 3rd District 1923-26); postmaster at Flushing, N.Y., 1913-21; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1920; member of New York state senate 3rd District, 1927-30; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  Martin John Kennedy (1892-1955) — also known as Martin J. Kennedy — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 29, 1892. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; vice-president, Federal Rope Company; member of New York state senate 18th District, 1924-30; U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1930-45. Catholic. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights of Columbus. Died October 27, 1955 (age 63 years, 59 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Kerrigan — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York state assembly, 1889-91, 1893, 1913-15 (New York County 17th District 1889-91, 1893, New York County 11th District 1913-15). Burial location unknown.
  Erastus Cole Knight (b. 1857) — also known as Erastus C. Knight — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 1, 1857. Republican. Real estate business; Buffalo city controller, 1895-1900; New York state comptroller, 1901; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1902-05; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 14, 1881, to Mary Elizabeth Cowles; father of Gertrude Knight (who married Herbert Bronson Shonk).
  Political family: Shonk-Knight family of New York.
  John Dryden Kuser (1897-1964) — also known as Dryden Kuser — of Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J.; Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., September 24, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1926-29; member of New Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1930-35; insurance agent; real estate broker. Member, American Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Grange; Audubon Society. Died, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 3, 1964 (age 66 years, 161 days). Interment at St. Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Rudolph Kuser and Susan Fairchild (Dryden) Kuser; married, April 26, 1919, to Roberta Brooke Russell; married, September 6, 1930, to Vieva Marie Fisher; married to Grace Egglesfield; father of Anthony Dryden Marshall; grandson of John Fairfield Dryden.
  Political family: Dryden-Marshall family of New York City, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas J. Lane — of Bronx, New York County (now Bronx County), N.Y. Real estate business; member of New York state assembly from New York County 33rd District, 1913-14. Burial location unknown.
  Walter W. Law Jr. — of Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County, N.Y. Republican. Real estate business; member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1914-17; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
  John Edgar Leaycraft (1849-1916) — also known as J. Edgar Leaycraft — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 15, 1849. Republican. Real estate business; New York State Tax Commissioner, 1899. Methodist. Member, Union League; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 3, 1916 (age 67 years, 110 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony D. Leaycraft; married, November 25, 1874, to Caroline Crawford; father of Agnes C. L. Donohugh.
  Peter A. Leininger (d. 1937) — of Astoria, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. Real estate and insurance business; Populist candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1904; member of New York state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1917-23; defeated (Independent Fusion), 1923. Member, Elks. While fixing a broken pane in a window at his home, fell to his death in the back yard, in Astoria, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., August 21, 1937. Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Kate Smith.
  Joseph Lentol (b. 1875) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born September 25, 1875. Democrat. Barber; real estate business; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1919-20; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1930. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Edward S. Lentol; grandfather of Joseph R. Lentol.
  Political family: Lentol family of Brooklyn, New York.
  Gilbert L. Lewis — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Republican. Real estate business; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1921-24. Burial location unknown.
  George Henry Lindsay (1837-1916) — also known as George H. Lindsay — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 7, 1837. Democrat. Real estate business; hotelier; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1882-86; Kings County Coroner, 1887-92; U.S. Representative from New York, 1901-13 (6th District 1901-03, 2nd District 1903-13). Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 25, 1916 (age 79 years, 139 days). Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of Stephen Andrew Rudd; father of George Washington Lindsay; grandfather of Roy H. Rudd.
  Political family: Lindsay-Rudd family of Brooklyn, New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington Lindsay (1865-1938) — also known as George W. Lindsay — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 28, 1865. Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1920; U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1923-35; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1930. Died March 15, 1938 (age 72 years, 352 days). Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of George Henry Lindsay; brother-in-law of Stephen Andrew Rudd; uncle of Roy H. Rudd.
  Political family: Lindsay-Rudd family of Brooklyn, New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nicholas Low (1739-1826) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Middlesex County, N.J., March 30, 1739. Merchant; real estate developer; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1787-89; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New York County, 1788. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 15, 1826 (age 87 years, 230 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Isaac Low.
  Political family: Low-Cuyler family of New York.
  Alexander Macomb (1748-1831) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), 1748. Fur trader; merchant; land speculator; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1788-89, 1790-91. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., 1831 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Macomb and Jane (Gordon) Macomb.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Leon Andrew Malkiel (b. 1866) — also known as Leon A. Malkiel — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Moscow, Russia, August 1, 1866. Socialist. Real estate business; lawyer; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903 (Social Democratic), 1906 (Socialist), 1915 (Socialist), 1923 (Socialist), 1929 (Socialist); Social Democratic candidate for New York state attorney general, 1904; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1908, 1916; candidate for judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1912, 1920. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of the Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Malkiel and Leah (Balkin) Malkiel; married, July 7, 1900, to Theresa Serber.
  Peter A. McArdle (b. 1876) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 1, 1876. Democrat. Real estate broker; insurance business; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1915-25. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
John T. McCall John T. McCall (b. 1863) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 25, 1863. Democrat. Newspaper superintendent; real estate and insurance business; member of New York state senate, 1907-08, 1931-40 (16th District 1907-08, 18th District 1931-40); defeated, 1940, 1942; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 18th District, 1938; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Martin G. McCue (b. 1875) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born February 18, 1875. Democrat. Hotel-keeper; laundry supply business; real estate agent; member of New York state assembly, 1907-20 (New York County 16th District 1907-17, New York County 12th District 1918-20); member of New York state senate 16th District, 1921; resigned 1921; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Foresters; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Burial location unknown.
  Maurice McDonald — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Real estate agent; member of New York state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1915-17. Burial location unknown.
  Peter J. McGarry (b. 1871) — of Long Island City, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Blissville, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in County Roscommon, Ireland, 1871. Democrat. Real estate agent; member of New York state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1914-18; member of New York state senate 3rd District, 1919-26. Irish ancestry. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Thorndyke Corning McKennee (1857-1924) — also known as Thorndyke C. McKennee — of Rockaway Beach, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 4, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; real estate business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920. Died in Rockaway Park, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., April 21, 1924 (age 66 years, 353 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Guilford McKennee and Caroline Mary (Wilder) McKennee; married to Sarah Guilford Stone.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John J. McKeon (b. 1869) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., 1869. Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1909-18. Burial location unknown.
Matthew J. H. McLaughlin Matthew J. H. McLaughlin — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of New York state assembly, 1934-46 (Bronx County 1st District 1934-44, Bronx County 4th District 1945-46); defeated, 1946. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Holy Name Society. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward McLaughlin and Alice McLaughlin.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  William Vance McMaken (b. 1857) — also known as William V. McMaken — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 11, 1857. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; real estate and insurance business; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 10th Ohio District, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  Matthew Joseph Merritt (1895-1946) — also known as Matthew J. Merritt — of Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 2, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate and insurance business; U.S. Representative from New York at-large, 1935-45; defeated, 1938. Member, American Legion; Elks. Died in Malba, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., September 29, 1946 (age 51 years, 180 days). Interment at Mount St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Howard N. Merritt and Augusta (Port) Merritt.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Wilson Messer Wilson Messer (1876-1958) — of Campbell town, Steuben County, N.Y.; Corning, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Campbell town, Steuben County, N.Y., August 23, 1876. Republican. School teacher; automobile dealer; real estate business; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1924-36; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in 1958 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Martha (White) Messer and Thomas Messer; married, June 3, 1920, to Maude B. Woodcock.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
Arthur I. Miller Arthur I. Miller (b. 1879) — of Bronx, New York County (now Bronx County), N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in England, January 4, 1879. Democrat. Auctioneer; merchant; member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 5th District, 1923-24, 1926-27; defeated, 1927; real estate sales; purchasing agent. Member, Modern Woodmen of America; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1924
Bernard J. Moran Bernard J. Moran — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Real estate broker; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1935-40. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Mannheim, Germany, April 26, 1856. Lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1913-16; director, Underwood Typewriter Company; director, Equitable Life Assurance Society of U.S.; president, Herald Square Realty Company; director, Mt. Sinai Hospital. Jewish. Died following a cerebral hemorrhage, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 25, 1946 (age 90 years, 213 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Lazarus Morgenthau and Babette (Guggenheim) Morgenthau; married, May 10, 1883, to Josephine Sykes; father of Henry Morgenthau Jr.; grandfather of Robert Morris Morgenthau.
  Political family: Morgenthau-Lehman family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Algeron S. Munger (b. 1821) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in New York, 1821. Merchant; real estate investor; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1870. Burial location unknown.
  Henry A. Murphy — of Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1914-18; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Francis J. Musso — of Freeport, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Real estate business; Citizens candidate for mayor of Freeport, N.Y., 1965. Still living as of 1965.
  Martin Nachtmann (1836-1886) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Germany, September 29, 1836. Printer; real estate and insurance business; member of New York state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1869-71, 1877; candidate for New York state senate 6th District, 1871. Died, from bronchitis, in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 7, 1886 (age 50 years, 69 days). Interment at Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
  Irving Murray Nason (1890-1969) — also known as Irving M. Nason — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Smilowitz, Silesia (now Smilovice, Czechia), July 9, 1890. Republican. Real estate broker; candidate for New York state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1922. Member, American Legion. Died in 1969 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  Hoffman Nickerson (1888-1965) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., December 6, 1888. Republican. Real estate business; member of New York state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1916. Episcopalian. Died in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., March 24, 1965 (age 76 years, 108 days). Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Louisa (Hoffman) Nickerson and Thomas White Nickerson, Jr.; married to Ruth Constance Comstock; father of Eugene Hoffman Nickerson; nephew of Stephen Westcott Nickerson.
  Political family: Nickerson family.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
E. B. Northrup E. B. Northrup (b. 1867) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Fulton County, N.Y., April 21, 1867. Republican. Real estate business; member of South Dakota state senate 9th District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Henry L. O'Brien (d. 1935) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of New York state senate 9th District, 1930-35; died in office 1935. Died February 8, 1935. Burial location unknown.
Tasker L. Oddie Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870-1950) — also known as Tasker L. Oddie — of Nye County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 20, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; real estate business; mining business; Nye County District Attorney, 1900-02; member of Nevada state senate, 1904-08; Governor of Nevada, 1911-15; defeated, 1914, 1918; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1921-33; defeated, 1932, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1924, 1928 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1932, 1940 (alternate). Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died in San Francisco, Calif., February 17, 1950 (age 79 years, 120 days). Interment at Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Meigs Oddie and Ellen Gibson (Prout) Oddie; married, November 30, 1916, to Daisy Rendall.
  Oddie Boulevard, in Reno and Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Nathaniel Holmes Odell (1828-1904) — also known as N. Holmes Odell — of Tarrytown, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Greenburgh, Westchester County, N.Y., October 10, 1828. Democrat. Steamboat business; member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1860-61; banker; Westchester County Treasurer, 1867-75; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1875-77; real estate business; postmaster at Tarrytown, N.Y., 1887-92, 1894-98. Died in Tarrytown, Westchester County, N.Y., October 30, 1904 (age 76 years, 20 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harry E. Oxford (b. 1866) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in England, 1866. Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York state assembly, 1902-03, 1913 (New York County 6th District 1902-03, New York County 3rd District 1913); delegate to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1915. Member, Tammany Hall. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph E. Parisi (1913-1990) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 10, 1913. Republican. Real estate broker; candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1942; member of New York state senate 14th District, 1945-48; defeated, 1948, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; Chief Clerk, Criminal Term, Brooklyn Supreme Court; indicted in 1973, along with retired Justice David L. Malbin, on federal charges of aiding and abbetting an embezzlement scheme, involving officials of the International Production, Service and Sales Employees Union; in 1975, both men were acquitted. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died, from kidney disease, in United Hospital, Port Chester, Westchester County, N.Y., May 29, 1990 (age 77 years, 19 days). Interment at Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Pietra 'Beatrice' (Calia) Parisi and Gaetano Parisi; brother of Thomas G. Parisi (who married Helen R. Manzi) and Leonard V. Parisi; married, July 4, 1935, to Grace Rasulo.
  Political family: Parisi family of Brooklyn, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bernard M. Patten — of Long Island City, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York state senate 2nd District, 1913-16; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928; borough president of Queens, New York, 1928; candidate for New York state assembly from Queens County 9th District, 1944. Burial location unknown.
Thomas G. Patten Thomas Gedney Patten (1861-1939) — also known as Thomas G. Patten — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 12, 1861. Democrat. Real estate business; president, New York and Long Branch Steamboat Co.; U.S. Representative from New York, 1911-17 (15th District 1911-13, 18th District 1913-17); defeated, 1916; postmaster at New York City, N.Y., 1917-21. Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 23, 1939 (age 77 years, 164 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Patten and Maria L. (Gedney) Patten; married, October 31, 1890, to Henrietta Floyd.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  John J. Perren (b. 1848) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 21, 1848. Democrat. Real estate business; member of Michigan state senate 1st District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Andrew Scott Pollack (b. 1966) — also known as Andrew Pollack — Born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., February 18, 1966. Republican. Scrap metal business; real estate investor; father of Meadow Jade Pollack, who was one of 17 killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida; speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020. Jewish. Still living as of 2020.
  Relatives: Son of Arnold Pollack and Evelyn (Silverberg) Pollack; married to Shara Kaplan and Julie Phillips.
  See also Internet Movie Database profile
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