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Michael J. Reilly (b. 1887) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
10, 1887.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1920-26; member of
New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Reynolds (1868-1931) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
29, 1868.
Republican. Builder;
real estate developer; member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1894-95; indicted
by a grand jury in August 1917 for perjury,
over his 1912 expert testimony on the value of land sought by the
city for a park; the grand jury alleged that he falsely
denied any personal
interest in the realty company which owned the property; also indicted
in October 1917, with three others, for conspiracy defraud
the city of $500,000 by inflating the appraisal; the indictments were
dismissed in May 1920 over the prosecutor's delay of the trial; village
president of Long Beach, New York, 1921-22; mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1922-24; removed 1924; defeated, 1925; indicted
on May 1, 1924, along with the Long Beach city treasurer, for misappropriating
city funds in connection with a bond issue; tried in
June 1924, convicted,
sentenced
to six months in the county
jail, and automatically removed from
office as mayor; released pending appeal; the Appellate Division
reversed the conviction in June 1925 and ordered a new trial; the
indictment was dismissed in June 1927.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 1931 (age 63 years, 0
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Reynolds and Margaret (McChesney) Reynolds; married to
Elise Guerrier. |
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Joseph F. Ricca (b. 1890) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., 1890.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1922-27;
defeated, 1919, 1920, 1927.
Burial location unknown.
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William T. Riley (b. 1843) —
of Hailey, Blaine
County, Idaho.
Born in New York, 1843.
Republican. Real estate agent; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Joseph Riordan (1870-1923) —
also known as Daniel J. Riordan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 7,
1870.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1901, 1906-23 (8th District
1899-1901, 1906-13, 11th District 1913-23); died in office 1923;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
28, 1923 (age 52 years, 295
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Albert W. Robert (b. 1864) —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
18, 1864.
Real estate and insurance
business; U.S. Consul in Algiers, 1909-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore L. Rogers (b. 1880) —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in West Hebron, Washington
County, N.Y., July 25,
1880.
Republican. Insurance
and real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1925-28; chair of
Herkimer County Republican Party, 1927-29.
Burial location unknown.
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James M. Rozan —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Boruszyn, Poland.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1909-10, 1912-13.
Polish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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George W. Rulison (b. 1834) —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1834.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1897-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Jeremiah Russell (1786-1867) —
of Saugerties, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Saugerties, Ulster
County, N.Y., January
26, 1786.
Democrat. Merchant;
real estate business; banker;
postmaster at Saugerties,
N.Y., 1836; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County, 1842; U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1843-45.
Died in Saugerties, Ulster
County, N.Y., September
30, 1867 (age 81 years, 247
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Saugerties, N.Y.
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Daniel Bennett St. John (1808-1890) —
also known as Daniel B. St. John —
of Sullivan
County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
8, 1808.
Merchant;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1840; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1847-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1876-79.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1890 (age 81 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
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John T. Satriale —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1949-65 (Bronx County 8th District 1949-54, Bronx
County 7th District 1955-65).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Schifferdecker (b. 1862) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1862.
Organizer
and president,
Bartenders Union Local 70; real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1911-13.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Schroeder —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Real estate broker; candidate for mayor
of Peekskill, N.Y., 1939.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harvey L. Schwamm (c.1905-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1905.
Republican. Real estate broker; banker;
candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1938, 1940; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Jewish.
Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing in heavy
fog, crashed
and burned,
about 300 yards short of the airport
runway, in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., August
15, 1958 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1924 to
Lillian Tverskoi. |
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Frank J. Shaughnessy —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate business; chair of
Onondaga County Democratic Party, 1931-32; U.S. Collector of
Internal Revenue for the 21st New York District, 1941-51.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Joseph Slater (1885-1943) —
also known as Fred J. Slater —
of Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 26,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1925-28; member
of New
York state senate 46th District, 1929-34; defeated, 1934, 1936.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Farm
Bureau; Elks; Moose.
Died, following a heart
attack, at I. M. Bassett Hospital,
Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
20, 1943 (age 58 years, 55
days).
Interment at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Greece, N.Y.
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William E. Slater —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Liberal. Real estate broker; candidate for mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1957.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) —
also known as Alfred E. Smith; Al Smith; "The
Happy Warrior"; "The Brown Derby";
"The King of Oliver Street"; "The First
Citizen" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1873.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1904-15; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1913; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915;
Governor
of New York, 1919-21, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1920,
1932;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1928; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1938.
Catholic.
Irish,
German,
and Italian
ancestry.
Died October
4, 1944 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.; statue at Alfred
E. Smith Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Clarence C. Smith —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1919-21.
Burial location unknown.
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William Sohmer (b. 1852) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
May
26, 1852.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1890-92, 1904;
New
York County Clerk, 1898; member of New York
state senate 12th District, 1907-08; New York
state comptroller, 1911-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
German
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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Mark T. Southall (b. 1911) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., June 1,
1911.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1960;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-74 (New York County 12th District 1963-65,
79th District 1966, 74th District 1967-74).
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Joanne Arrington. |
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Herman Emil Sprigade (1891-1976) —
also known as Herman E. Sprigade;
"Bunny" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Douglaston, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 25,
1891.
Republican. Real estate business; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1920, 1921;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1924; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928.
German
ancestry.
Died in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1976
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Lutheran
All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Emma Sprigade and Carl Sprigade. |
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Alfred E. Steers (c.1861-1948) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1861.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; grocer; broom
manufacturer; real estate business; magistrate; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1910-13; resigned 1913; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 2,
1948 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher Steers. |
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Irwin Steingut (1893-1952) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1893.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1922-52; died in
office 1952; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1935; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936, 1948; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
26, 1952 (age 58 years, 345
days).
Interment at Montefiore
Cemetery, St. Albans, Queens, N.Y.
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Stephen J. Stilwell (1866-1942) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, May 10,
1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1909-13; removed 1913; charged
in 1913 with extorting
a bribe
of $3,500 from George H. Kendall, president of the New York Bank Note
company, over a bill that Kendall supported; tried in
the State Senate and found not guilty on April 15 by a vote of 28 to
21; indicted
on May 12 by a grand jury for soliciting
a bribe; tried
soon after, and convicted
on May 24; this removed him from office; sentenced
to four to eight years in prison;
after his release, he moved to Mamaroneck and entered the real
estate business; indicted
in 1934 on charges that he defrauded
his former stenographer of $9,000 when she came to him seeking a
Naval Academy appointment for her son, but the case did not go to
trial; arrested
in March 1941 and indicted
in April on charges that he attempted to bribe
a Mamaroneck village trustee $1,000 to obtain a police job for an
associate; pleaded
guilty, but never sentenced; while incarcerated, his legs were
amputated.
Died, while a prisoner
awaiting sentence, in Grasslands Hospital,
Valhalla, Westchester
County, N.Y., April
20, 1942 (age 75 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Delia (Archer) Stilwell and William Jewitt Stilwell; married,
February
14, 1887, to Celia A. Blanck. |
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Henry Clifford Stuart (1864-1952) —
also known as Henry C. Stuart; "Stuart
X" —
of Denver,
Colo.; Washington,
D.C.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
10, 1864.
Mining
engineer;
real estate investor; author;
director-general, Guaremala Central Railroad;
U.S. Vice Consul General in Guatemala City, 1885-86; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1893.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., May 21,
1952 (age 87 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Christopher Daniel Sullivan (1870-1942) —
also known as Christopher D. Sullivan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1870.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state senate, 1907-16 (13th District 1907-08, 11th District
1909-16); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1917-41; leader of New
York County Democratic Party, 1940-41.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his office
at the Second Assembly District Tammany Club, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
3, 1942 (age 72 years, 20
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Owen Paul Sutton (1821-1881) —
also known as Owen P. Sutton —
of California.
Born in Naples, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
8, 1821.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker;
member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1863; real estate business.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., September
1, 1881 (age 60 years, 24
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1946 at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Thomas B. Sutton —
of Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Real estate business; Independent candidate for mayor
of Larchmont, N.Y., 1962.
Still living as of 1962.
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Louise R. Tatosian —
also known as Louise Rohlfing —
of Ridgewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate broker; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alexander K. Tatosian. |
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Frank J. Taylor (1884-1958) —
also known as Frank J. Barrett Jr. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
15, 1884.
Democrat. Riveter;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1913-25; Kings
County Sheriff, 1926-28; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate); New York City Commissioner of Welfare, 1930-34; New York
City Controller, 1935-37; assistant to the president of Todd Shipyards;
president, American Merchant
Marine Institute (chief negotiator with East Coast maritime
unions), 1938-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 7,
1958 (age 74 years, 53
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Adoptive son of James Taylor; son of Frank J. Barrett; married to
Josephine McCarthy. |
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Tracey D. Taylor —
of Berlin, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1913-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Lloyd Thompson (b. 1879) —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
17, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; town clerk of Westfield, N.J., 1903-09; real estate
investor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1910-11.
Congregationalist.
Member, Order
of Heptasophs.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Joseph Tonry (1893-1971) —
also known as Richard J. Tonry —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
30, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1922-29; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1935-37.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
17, 1971 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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David Gilmer Towell (1937-2003) —
also known as David Towell —
of Nevada.
Born in Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 9,
1937.
Republican. Real estate broker; chair of
Douglas County Republican Party, 1970; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1973-75; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1976.
Died in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., June 10,
2003 (age 66 years, 1
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James E. Towner —
of Towners, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Republican. Real estate business; member of New York
state senate, 1914-22 (26th District 1914-18, 28th District
1919-22).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Underhill (d. 1905) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Brewer;
real estate business; candidate for mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1888.
Apparently tripped and fell while
walking, suffered a skull fracture, and died soon after, in Yonkers,
Westchester
County, N.Y., July 2,
1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Franklin Van de Water (1872-1920) —
also known as Charles F. Van de Water —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y., October
10, 1872.
Republican. Real estate developer; bank
director; elected U.S.
Representative from California 9th District 1920, but died before
taking office.
Methodist.
While driving in a dense
fog, he collided
with a truck parked on the road, and died soon after, in Pomona
Valley Hospital,
Pomona, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
20, 1920 (age 48 years, 41
days). His secretary, Janice Luebben, was also killed, and others
in his car were injured. The truck driver, Carlyle Hughes, was later
convicted of criminal negligence for leaving the truck on the road.
Interment at Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Jane Bertha 'Jennie' (Wilde) Van de Water and Rev. Isaac Randolph
Van de Water; married 1904 to Edith
Weir Van de Water. |
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(1920) |
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Matthew D. Wagner (b. 1856) —
of Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., December
26, 1856.
Republican. Banker;
real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick H. Waldorf (c.1861-1935) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1861.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; coal
dealer; real estate developer; mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1912-14, 1918-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912.
Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
3, 1935 (age about 74
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles C. Wallace (b. 1888) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 8,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1945-46.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin W. Wallace (born c.1888) —
of Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer;
real estate business; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1924-33.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael J. Walsh (b. 1872) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Pownal, Bennington
County, Vt., May, 1872.
Democrat. Printer;
mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1902-03; defeated, 1903; postmaster at Yonkers,
N.Y., 1917-19; real estate business; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Rosetta Cockerill; married, February
24, 1903, to Florence C. Callahan. |
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Arthur Porter Waterman (1911-1990) —
also known as A. Porter Waterman —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
14, 1911.
Democrat. Real estate business; candidate for first
selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut, 1947.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., July 8,
1990 (age 78 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Howard Waterman and Ethel (Porter) Waterman; married to
Dora Perot Oakley. |
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William T. A. Webb —
of Sidney, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Republican. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1938-42.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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James Lee Wells —
also known as James L. Wells; "Father of the
Bronx" —
of West Farms, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in West Farms, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.
Republican. Real estate business; auctioneer;
banker;
member of New York
state assembly, 1879-80, 1892 (Westchester County 1st District
1879, New York County 24th District 1880, 1892); candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1901; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1906; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1912,
1920,
1924;
New
York state treasurer, 1915-20.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Wells and Maria Wells; married, July 13,
1887, to Florence Edith Fowler. |
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George Herrick West (1854-1936) —
also known as George H. West —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Scotia, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Galway, Saratoga
County, N.Y., December
23, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant;
insurance
and real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1899-1900.
Died October
8, 1936 (age 81 years, 290
days).
Interment at Ballston
Spa Cemetery, Ballston Spa, N.Y.
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Winfred E. Whittemore (1868-1947) —
of Estelline, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.
Born in Saratoga
County, N.Y., February
22, 1868.
Republican. School
teacher; real estate and insurance
business; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1907-08, 1913-14 (29th
District 1907-08, 59th District 1913-14); member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1915-18.
Died March
12, 1947 (age 79 years, 18
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Estelline, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Josephus W. Whittemore and Lucy A. (Hoyt) Whittemore; married 1895 to
Margaret Rice. |
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David Forrest Wilber (1859-1928) —
also known as David F. Wilber —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Milford, Otsego
County, N.Y., December
7, 1859.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate business; vice-president and director of the
Wilber National Bank of
Oneonta, 1883-96; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1895-99; U.S. Consul
in Barbados, 1903-05; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1905-07; Halifax, 1907-09; Kobe, 1909-10; Vancouver, 1910-13; Zurich, 1913-15; Genoa, 1915-21; Wellington, as of 1921-22; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1924-27.
Died in Upper Dam, Oxford
County, Maine, August
14, 1928 (age 68 years, 251
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
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Walter V. Windus (1860-1918) —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Born in Scio, Allegany
County, N.Y., December
3, 1860.
Brick
manufacturer; newspaper
editor; real estate business; banker; mayor
of Pullman, Wash., 1890-93.
Died in 1918
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Pullman, Wash.
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Sandra Lee Wirth —
of West Seneca, Erie
County, N.Y.
Realtor; member of New York
state assembly 148th District, 1995-.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
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Stephen J. Wojtkowiak (1895-1945) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 20,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; real
estate business; member of New York
state senate, 1929-45 (49th District 1929-44, 54th District
1945); died in office 1945.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died April 6,
1945 (age 49 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Fred B. Wood (b. 1866) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Ames, Montgomery
County, N.Y., June 14,
1866.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Adjutant
General of Minnesota, 1905-09.
Burial location unknown.
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William W. Woodworth (1807-1873) —
of Hyde Park, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., March
16, 1807.
Democrat. Dutchess
County Judge, 1838; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1845-47; defeated,
1842; village
president of Yonkers, New York, 1857-58; railroad
builder; real estate business; banker.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
13, 1873 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Yonkers, N.Y.
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Andrew B. Yacenda —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1922; defeated,
1920.
Burial location unknown.
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John Reed Yale (1855-1925) —
also known as John R. Yale —
of Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Patterson town, Putnam
County, N.Y., May 8,
1855.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate business; contractor;
member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1902-13, 1921-25; died in
office 1925; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1904;
chair
of Putnam County Republican Party, 1910, 1925.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 17,
1925 (age 70 years, 70
days).
Interment at Milltown Cemetery, Brewster, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Belden Yale and Margaret (Glennen) Yale. |
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memorial |
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1924 |
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Hubbard R. Yetman (1847-1924) —
of Tottenville, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Monmouth
County, N.J., 1847.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; civil
engineer; real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1889, 1892-93.
Died in 1924
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Bethel Methodist Churchyard, Tottenville, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Frank Landon Young (1871-1952) —
also known as Frank L. Young —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Esperance, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 24,
1871.
Republican. Hay and
grain
dealer; real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1923-26.
Baptist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 23,
1952 (age 80 years, 335
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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