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Arthur Aitkenhead (c.1881-1949) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
about 1881.
Republican. Carpenter;
builder;
vice-president, First National Bank of
Glen Cove; mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1944-47; defeated, 1947.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died, in North Country Community Hospital,
Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
2, 1949 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Janet Gordon. |
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Norwood Francis Allman (1893-1987) —
also known as Norwood F. Allman —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va., July 24,
1893.
Lawyer;
interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Antung, 1917; Nanking, 1918; Tientsin, 1918-19; Tsinanfu, as of 1919-21; Shanghai, 1921; Chungking, 1921; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1922-24.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., February
28, 1987 (age 93 years, 219
days).
Interment at Lincoln-Noyes Cemetery, Greensboro, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of John Isaac Allman and Nannie Kate (English) Allman; married 1920 to Mary
Louise Hamilton; married to Dorothy Dennis. |
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Floyd W. Annabel (c.1886-1944) —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Howard, Steuben
County, N.Y., about 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1935; appointed 1935;
defeated, 1935.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Bath Hospital,
Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
13, 1944 (age about 58
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Olive Dutcher. |
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George Alfred Arkwright (1888-1972) —
also known as George A. Arkwright —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
19, 1888.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944;
candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1945; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950-64; appointed 1950;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd
Department, 1954-62.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
25, 1972 (age 83 years, 341
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Ray Stephens Ashbery (1902-1974) —
also known as Ray S. Ashbery —
of Trumansburg, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 17,
1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1949-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died in May, 1974
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1937 to Jean
Bradley. |
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George J. Balbach (c.1910-1996) —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1910.
Criminal court judge in New York, 1961-66; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1971-86.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Died, at St. Francis Hospital,
Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April
15, 1996 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Francis Everett Baldwin (1856-1930) —
also known as Francis E. Baldwin —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Otego, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
30, 1856.
Lawyer;
milk bottle
manufacturer; president, National Total Abstinence League; New York
Prohibition state chair, 1889-93; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New York, 1894; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1906; Prohibition
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1910; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1914; Prohibition candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Mentone (Menton), France,
December
19, 1930 (age 74 years, 111
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Leslie Vermilyea Bateman (1871-1946) —
also known as Leslie V. Bateman —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1871.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; fuel oil
business; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1932-35; defeated, 1935; Westchester County
rationing administrator during World War II.
English
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons.
Died, in Mt. Vernon Hospital,
Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
13, 1946 (age 75 years, 88
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Bateman and Margaret Jane (Ganun) Bateman; married, November
17, 1897, to Mary Templeton Tamblyn. |
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Alexander Gillespie Baxter (b. 1859) —
also known as Alexander G. Baxter —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bloomingburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
6, 1859.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
undertaker;
restaurant
owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1931-34.
Methodist.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter; married, October
20, 1880, to Sarah E. Teetz; married, May 10,
1908, to Sarah J. Atkinson. |
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Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974) —
also known as Alfred F. Beiter —
of Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Democrat. Merchant;
U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1938, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March
11, 1974 (age 79 years, 247
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
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Augustus Witschief Bennet (1897-1983) —
also known as Augustus W. Bennet —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 5,
1983 (age 85 years, 241
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
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Albert Berkowitz (b. 1910) —
of Granville, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., June 25,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1957-64.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Felipe Besosa (1881-1947) —
also known as Harry F. Besosa —
of Santurce, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
24, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Puerto
Rico senate, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Puerto Rico, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; member, Credentials
Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); member of Republican
National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1928-32; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1932-33.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks;
Rotary.
Died October
22, 1947 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Cementerio
de Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
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Peter R. Biondo (1916-1997) —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born December
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-74 (103rd District 1966, 93rd District
1967-74).
Italian
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Sons of
Italy.
Died May 16,
1997 (age 80 years, 146
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Sweeney. |
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Gilson Grant Blake Jr. (1893-1970) —
also known as Gilson G. Blake, Jr. —
of Maryland; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
7, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Newcastle, 1920-21, 1921; Adelaide, 1921; Melbourne, 1921-22; Ottawa, 1922-25; U.S. Consul in Georgetown, 1925-27; Geneva, 1927-36; Rome, 1936-42; Valparaiso, 1946-47; U.S. Consul General in Valparaiso, 1947-49.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Died in December, 1970
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gilson Grant Blake and Alice Louise (Swan) Blake; married, August
23, 1922, to Margaret Cross Slingluff. |
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Francis J. Boland Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y., September
13, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dairy farmer; real estate
developer; builder;
excavation
contractor; appraiser;
insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-74 (126th District 1966, 124th District
1967-74).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederic Holdrege Bontecou (1893-1959) —
also known as Frederic H. Bontecou —
of Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., November
30, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1952,
1956;
chair
of Dutchess County Republican Party, 1932-42; member of New York
state senate, 1934-38, 1943-47 (28th District 1934-38, 1943-44,
33rd District 1945-47); resigned 1947; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1938;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1938.
Member, American
Legion; Union
League; Rotary.
Died in Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
17, 1959 (age 65 years, 291
days).
Interment at Nine
Partners Burial Ground, Millbrook, N.Y.
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Arthur Frisbee Bouton (1872-1952) —
also known as Arthur F. Bouton —
of Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., July 1,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1923-26; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1938.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., May 23,
1952 (age 79 years, 327
days).
Interment at Roxbury
Cemetery, Roxbury, N.Y.
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William E. Brady (1889-1970) —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., August
7, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; owner, Coxsackie Granite Works; Greene
County Coroner, 1921-36; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1940-62.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., August
5, 1970 (age 80 years, 363
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y.
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Oliver Winslow Branch (b. 1879) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1913-26; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1926-46; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-49.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Delta
Upsilon; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Alfred Brigadier (b. 1882) —
also known as B. A. Brigadier —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Brigadier and Cecelia Brigadier; married, May 29,
1933, to Florence M. Muller. |
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Albert Edmund Brown (1874-1958) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; East Greenbush, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Derby, England,
December
9, 1874.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; singer;
music educator; director of community singing; performed, Republican National Convention, 1920 ;
dean, Ithaca Institute of Public School Music (later, Ithaca College
Music Department), 1924-36.
Christian
Scientist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
7, 1958 (age 83 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Brown and Elizabeth (Frost) Brown; married, June 15,
1898, to Martha Elizabeth Taylor. |
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Thomas C. Brown (b. 1870) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born near Deseronto, Ontario,
April
21, 1870.
Republican. General
contractor; member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1925-30.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899 to
Harriet Beecher Humphrey. |
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Henry Bruckner (1871-1942) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., June 17,
1871.
Democrat. President, Bruckner Beverages;
director, Milton Realty
Co.; director, American Metal Cap Co.; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 35th District, 1901; New York
City Commissioner of Public Works, 1902-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1932
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1913-17; resigned
1917; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1918-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; Elks.
In 1932, the Seabury investigating committee, looking into corruption
in New York City, called him to testify about the wealth he had
accumulated; at the conclusion of the investigation, the committee called for
his removal as Borough President.
Died, from chronic
nephritis, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April
14, 1942 (age 70 years, 301
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Fred Brummer (b. 1945) —
of Apopka, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
28, 1945.
Republican. Accountant;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 38th District, 1999-.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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John H. Buhrmaster (b. 1876) —
of Scotia, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Auriesville, Montgomery
County, N.Y., March
27, 1876.
Republican. Grocer; coal,
feed,
and building
supply business; director and vice-president, Glenville Bank;
member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Burns (b. 1860) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Dimock, Susquehanna
County, Pa., June 20,
1860.
Democrat. Boot and shoe
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1933; candidate for
mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1937.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Burial location unknown.
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William Louden Burns (1913-2005) —
also known as William L. Burns —
of Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
24, 1913.
Republican. Mayor
of Amityville, N.Y., 1965; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-77 (7th District 1966, 5th District 1967-72,
9th District 1973-77).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Died January
11, 2005 (age 91 years, 353
days).
Interment at Amityville Cemetery, Amityville, Long Island, N.Y.
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Gordon Canfield (1898-1972) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April
15, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; secretary to U.S. Rep. George
N. Seger, 1923-40; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1941-61.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; American
Legion.
Died in Hawthorne, Passaic
County, N.J., June 20,
1972 (age 74 years, 66
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Totowa, N.J.
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Richard A. Cerosky (b. 1927) —
of Valhalla, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
13, 1927.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-70 (Westchester County 6th District 1965,
102nd District 1966, 92nd District 1967-70).
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith Glade. |
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Guy Warren Cheney (1886-1939) —
also known as Guy W. Cheney —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Fort Covington, Franklin
County, N.Y., February
20, 1886.
Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Alanson
B. Houghton, 1919-21; Steuben
County District Attorney, 1922-31; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1937-39; died in
office 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Chi Rho; Phi
Delta Phi; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died April
18, 1939 (age 53 years, 57
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Barber Benjamin Conable Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as Barber B. Conable, Jr. —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Alexander, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 53rd District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-85 (37th District 1965-73,
35th District 1973-83, 30th District 1983-85); president, World Bank.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Jaycees.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
30, 2003 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment somewhere
in Alexander, N.Y.
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Francis Shepard Cornell (1899-1985) —
also known as F. Shepard Cornell —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., July 13,
1899.
Republican. Stockbroker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1940; general
manager, Kankakee Works of the A.O. Smith Corporation, manufacturers
of water heaters.
Episcopalian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Rotary.
Died in September, 1985
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Birdsall Cornell and Eleanor (Jackson) Cornell; married, February
28, 1923, to Helen Leigh Best; married, May 18,
1933, to Nathalie Lee Laimbeer; married, July 27,
1943, to Lucille Fraser. |
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Fred Pierce Corson (1896-1985) —
also known as Fred P. Corson —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cornwall, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., April
11, 1896.
Methodist
minister; president,
Dickinson College, 1934-44; Methodist Bishop of Philadelphia,
1944-68; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1948,
1952;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Union
League; Rotary; Kappa
Sigma; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage after a fall, in
St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
16, 1985 (age 88 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Corson and Mary (Payne) Corson; married 1922 to
Frances Blount Beaman. |
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article |
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Peter J. Costigan (b. 1930) —
of Setauket, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
16, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 2nd District, 1966-74.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives:
Married to Victoria Dubenchek. |
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Kenneth Frank Cramer (1894-1954) —
also known as Kenneth F. Cramer —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., October
3, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; coal
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1929-32; member
of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1936;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Purple
Heart; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the War of 1812; Sons
of Union Veterans; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, from a heart
attack, while hunting,
in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany,
February
20, 1954 (age 59 years, 140
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harold L. Creal (b. 1896) —
of Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 31,
1896.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1939-50.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Casper Gilbert Decker (1860-1942) —
also known as Casper G. Decker —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Summitville, Sullivan
County, N.Y., May 5,
1860.
President, Elmira Knitting
Mills; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1898 (29th District), 1916 (37th
District); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Dry
candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Methodist.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., January
27, 1942 (age 81 years, 267
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Casper Schermerhorn Decker and Euphemia (Simpson) Decker; married,
March
2, 1901, to Caroline Fenton Spencer. |
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Lynda Distler —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Lindenhurst, N.Y., 2000-04.
Female.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2006.
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Thomas A. Duffy —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1949-56; member
of New
York state senate 8th District, 1957-65; defeated, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) —
also known as Melvin C. Eaton —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., April 2,
1891.
Republican. Chemist;
director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and
chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
chair
of Chenango County Republican Party, 1932-33; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York
Republican state chair, 1934-36; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died, following an apparent heart
attack, in St. Charles Hospital,
Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August
1, 1966 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married, April
14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell. |
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Austin W. Erwin (b. 1887) —
of Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in West Sparta town, Livingston
County, N.Y., April
26, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; Livingston
County District Attorney, 1924-31; member of New York
state senate, 1944-62 (44th District 1944, 49th District 1945-54,
53rd District 1955-62).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Kenneth Hearn Fake (1895-1963) —
also known as Kenneth H. Fake —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
9, 1895.
Republican. Insurance
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
New
York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1923-32; defeated,
1932; lobbyist
for New York State Grange.
Member, Grange;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died in a hospital
at Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 24,
1963 (age 68 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonidas Fake and Clara (Hearn) Fake; married, June 12,
1920, to Eva Kling; first cousin of Guy
Leverne Fake. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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Lewis L. Fawcett (b. 1872) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
23, 1872.
Republican. Chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1901-06; judge, Kings County
Court, 1906-17; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1918-40; defeated, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Royal
Arcanum; Order
of Heptasophs; Redmen;
Elks;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Mark Fawcett and Elizabeth Anne (Hale)
Fawcett. |
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Robert Benjamin Fegan (b. 1877) —
also known as R. B. Fegan —
of Junction City, Geary
County, Kan.
Born in New York, May 15,
1877.
Republican. Telephone
company manager; rancher;
Kansas Highway Commissioner, 1929; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Jesters;
Elks;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesler Fagan and Eliza (Weeks) Fagan; married 1910 to Marion
Lewis. |
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Frank Ernest Gannett (1876-1957) —
also known as Frank E. Gannett —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Bristol, Ontario
County, N.Y., September
15, 1876.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; founder of Gannett newspaper
chain; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1936; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1940;
Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1942.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Society
of the Cincinnati; Elks;
Rotary.
Died December
3, 1957 (age 81 years, 79
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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James A. Garrity (b. 1878) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Griffith, Luzerne
County, Pa., October
18, 1878.
Democrat. Coal miner;
probation
officer; insurance
broker; bank
director; member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1935-38; defeated, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Rotary; Elks; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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George McMurtrie Godley II (1917-1999) —
also known as G. McMurtrie Godley —
of Washington,
D.C.; Morris, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
23, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Congo (Leopoldville), 1964-66; Laos, 1969-73; Lebanon, 1974-76.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of heart
failure, in A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital,
Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
7, 1999 (age 82 years, 76
days).
Interment at Hillington
Cemetery, Morris, N.Y.
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Mark Graves (b. 1877) —
of New York.
Born in Willing town, Allegany
County, N.Y., December
29, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Allegany County Democratic Party, 1904; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1906.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance from 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Graves and Susan (Beaver) Graves. |
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Scott E. Greene —
of Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Fleischmanns, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1965.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Grange.
Still living as of 1967.
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Ernest Greenwood (1884-1955) —
of Bay Shore, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Yorkshire, England,
November
25, 1884.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1951-53; defeated,
1952, 1954.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died June 15,
1955 (age 70 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Bay Shore, Long Island, N.Y.
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Raymond R. Guest (1939-2001) —
also known as Andy Guest —
of Front Royal, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
29, 1939.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1973-99.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; Izaak
Walton League; Ruritan.
Died, of cancer,
in Front Royal, Warren
County, Va., April 2,
2001 (age 61 years, 185
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va.
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Chauncey B. Hammond (b. 1882) —
of near Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira town, Chemung
County, N.Y., November
5, 1882.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1935-39; resigned 1939;
member of New York
state senate, 1940-52 (41st District 1940-44, 46th District
1945-52).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Joseph Rhodes Hanley (1876-1961) —
also known as Joe R. Hanley —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 30,
1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
ordained
minister; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1927-31; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1932-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1943-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1950.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in Perry Nursing
Home, Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Hanley and Katherine (Rhodes) Hanley; married, October
31, 1900, to Henrietta Victoria Robertson. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Albert Haskell Jr. (b. 1891) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
15, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Cortland
County District Attorney; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1934-36.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
American Bar
Association; Grange;
Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Harry Helm (1896-1970) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Grayville, White
County, Ill., 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1962-63.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 1970
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Leighton A. Hope (b. 1921) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
9, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of New
York state senate 46th District, 1963-65.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George Lewis Ingalls (1914-2001) —
also known as George L. Ingalls —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., June 7,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-66 (Broome County 2nd District 1953-65,
125th District 1966).
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Trustee of the New York Power
Authority in 1967-90.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., April
10, 2001 (age 86 years, 307
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.
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Verner M. Ingram (b. 1911) —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., August
27, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1957-66 (St. Lawrence County 1957-65, 121st
District 1966).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ethel Mason. |
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Henry M. James (b. 1885) —
also known as Harry M. James —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., August
18, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1926-30; defeated, 1930;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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William Kelly (1854-1937) —
of Vulcan, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
17, 1854.
Republican. Mining engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Psi
Upsilon; Rotary.
Slipped and
fell while descending steps, and died nine days later from his
injuries, in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., October
1, 1937 (age 83 years, 167
days).
Interment at Everett
Cemetery, Everett, Pa.
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Robert J. Kusse (b. 1918) —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., March
19, 1918.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1972-77; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1977-84.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kusse and Anna (Henderson) Kusse; married, May 17,
1941, to Geraldine Moore. |
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Reid Lefevre (b. 1904) —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Hartsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
10, 1904.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1947-59; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1961-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Lefevre and Martha (Moore) Lefevre; married, June 19,
1941, to Zilda Pinsonault. |
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William Murray Leffingwell (1896-1983) —
also known as William M. Leffingwell —
of Watkins Glen, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 6,
1896.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate
for New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1935, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died May 21,
1983 (age 86 years, 349
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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W. Irving Lewis (born c.1882) —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., about 1882.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1934; defeated,
1934.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905 to Elsie
Walker. |
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Anthony Dryden Marshall (1924-2014) —
also known as Anthony D. Marshall; Tony Marshall;
Anthony Dryden Kuser —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Consul in Istanbul, as of 1958-59; U.S. Ambassador to Malagasy Republic, 1969-71; Trinidad and Tobago, 1972-73; Kenya, 1973-77; Seychelles, 1976-77; in 1971, he was accused
in press reports of involvement in a supposed plot to overthrow
the President, Philibert Tsiranana; the Malagasy government declared
him persona
non grata, and expelled
him fron the country; theatrical
producer; guardian of his ailing mother, Brooke Astor; alleged to
have diverted
millions of dollars to his own theatrical productions, and removed
works of art from her apartment; his son Philip sued,
alleging abuse
and demanding his removal
as guardian; an independent investigation found no evidence for
abuse, but revealed financial misconduct; indicted
in 2007, and tried on
16 charges
in 2009; the trial lasted six months; ultimately convicted
and sentenced
to one to three years in prison;
served eight weeks and was released on medical parole.
Member, Rotary.
Died, at New York Presbyterian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 2014 (age 90 years, 184
days).
Burial location unknown.
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L. Richard Marshall (1917-1983) —
of Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y., August
21, 1917.
Republican. Feed mill
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1963-77 (Chemung County 1963-65, 139th District
1966, 126th District 1967-77).
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in June, 1983
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwyn E. Mason (born c.1916) —
of Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in De Peyster, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., about 1916.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-72 (Delaware County 1953-65, 124th District
1966, 113th District 1967-72); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Grange.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Melva
Bettinger. |
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James Lukens McConaughy (1887-1948) —
also known as James L. McConaughy —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 1887.
Republican. College
professor; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1939-41; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1947-48; died in office 1948.
Member, Rotary; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died March 7,
1948 (age 60 years, 138
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Cameron McEwen (1920-1997) —
also known as Robert C. McEwen —
of Oswegatchie town, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., January
5, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1954-64 (39th District 1954, 40th District
1955-64); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (31st District 1965-73,
30th District 1973-81).
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Elks;
Rotary.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital,
Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 15,
1997 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Michael Robert McNulty (b. 1947) —
also known as Michael R. McNulty —
of Green Island, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., September
16, 1947.
Democrat. Green Island town supervisor, 1969-77 (at age 22, the
youngest elected town supervisor in the history of New York State);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1974; member of New York
state assembly 106th District, 1983-88; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1989-2003 (23rd District 1989-93,
21st District 1993-2003).
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) —
also known as Paul V. McNutt —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; law
professor; national commander, American Legion, 1928-29; Governor of
Indiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39,
1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1940,
1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
24, 1955 (age 63 years, 248
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles J. Melton (b. 1917) —
of Bay Shore, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., December
25, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; retail
liquor dealer; member of New York
state assembly 3rd District, 1966-68.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Rotary; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eileen O'Rourke. |
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Charles Willis Merriam (1877-1961) —
also known as Charles W. Merriam —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Waverly, Tioga
County, N.Y., November
5, 1877.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1924-31.
Member, Rotary.
Died July 17,
1961 (age 83 years, 254
days).
Interment at Slate
Hill Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Edward Merriam and Jane (Wells) Merriam; married to Jessie
Parch McGlashan. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Martha (White) Messer and Thomas Messer; married, June 3,
1920, to Maude B. Woodcock. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Wheeler Milmoe (1898-1972) —
of Canastota, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Canastota, Madison
County, N.Y., April
18, 1898.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1934-52; chair of
Madison County Republican Party, 1939; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1944-50; member of New York
state senate, 1953-58 (44th District 1953-54, 46th District
1955-58); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; Grange;
Knights
of Columbus; Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1972
(age about
74 years).
Interment at St.
Agatha's Cemetery, Canastota, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick F. Milmoe. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Frank C. Moore (1896-1978) —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
March
23, 1896.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 50th District, 1938;
New
York state comptroller, 1943-50; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1951-53; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Eagles;
National
Rifle Association; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Crystal River, Citrus
County, Fla., April
23, 1978 (age 82 years, 31
days).
Interment at Elmlawn
Cemetery, Tonawanda, N.Y.
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Jeremiah J. Moriarty (b. 1914) —
of Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 5,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1961-62; member of New York
state senate 58th District, 1963-65.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry K. Morton (b. 1905) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., October
14, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; Steuben
County District Attorney, 1945-52; member of New York
state senate, 1953-58 (48th District 1953-54, 49th District
1955-58).
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Allen James Oliver (1903-1953) —
also known as Allen J. Oliver —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 18,
1903.
Republican. Accountant;
member of New York
state senate, 1943-48 (46th District 1943-44, 51st District
1945-48); defeated, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, of a coronary
occlusion (heart
attack), in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 9,
1953 (age 50 years, 52
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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George Keyes Page (1896-1972) —
also known as G. Keyes Page —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
10, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Died in 1972
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Keeney Page and Adella (Keyes) Page; married to Frances
Marie Adams. |
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Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) —
of Enfield Center, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; near Odessa, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Costello, Potter
County, Pa., December
10, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
New
York state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District
1955-64).
Methodist.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange;
Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Otis Grey Pike (1921-2014) —
also known as Otis G. Pike —
of Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
31, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1961-79; defeated,
1958.
Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died January
20, 2014 (age 92 years, 142
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Read (1881-1962) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 28,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,
1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Michigan
state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.
Congregationalist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Shelby, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Read (1841-1911) and Jane (Davidson) Read; married, March
20, 1915, to Ethel Katherine White. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1939 |
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James R. Robinson (b. 1885) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., June 27,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1923-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. James R. Robinson; married to Elsie L.
Williams. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Frederick William Rowe (1863-1946) —
also known as Frederick W. Rowe —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Wappingers Falls, Dutchess
County, N.Y., March
10, 1863.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1915-21.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary.
Died June 20,
1946 (age 83 years, 102
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Albert Sink (1879-1972) —
also known as Charles A. Sink —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Westernville, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 4,
1879.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1919-20, 1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1921-22, 1927-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Phi
Mu Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from a stroke,
in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 93 years, 166
days).
Entombed at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman Sink and Caroline (Gleasman) Sink; married, June 18,
1923, to Alva Joanna Gordon. |
| | | Image source: Ann Arbor Daily News,
October 8, 1928 |
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Bernard C. Smith (1923-1993) —
of Northport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Barnesboro (now part of Northern Cambria), Cambria
County, Pa., July 29,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1962-65; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1966-68.
Member, Rotary.
Died October
19, 1993 (age 70 years, 82
days).
Interment at Northport
Rural Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y.
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Henry Perkins Smith III (1911-1995) —
also known as Henry P. Smith III —
of North Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in North Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y., September
29, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1961-63; Niagara
County Judge, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-75 (40th District 1965-73,
36th District 1973-75).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
1, 1995 (age 84 years, 2
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William T. Smith II (b. 1916) —
of Big Flats, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
25, 1916.
Republican. Farmer; restaurant
owner; member of New York
state senate, 1963-86 (49th District 1963-65, 56th District 1966,
51st District 1967-82, 52nd District 1983-86).
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Stuart Worthington Smyth (1879-1941) —
also known as Stuart W. Smyth —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., March
22, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; bank
director; postmaster at Owego,
N.Y., 1923-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., April 3,
1941 (age 62 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Henry Springer (1857-1916) —
also known as Charles H. Springer —
of Moravia, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Niles, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March 9,
1857.
Republican. Produce
merchant; coal,
lumber,
and feed
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Suffered a stroke,
and died ten days later, in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 8,
1916 (age 59 years, 91
days).
Interment at Sand Hill Cemetery, Sempronius, N.Y.
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Earle H. Stickney (1883-1945) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Hudson Falls, Washington
County, N.Y., 1883.
Republican. Electrical
contractor; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1932-33, 1936-39; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died June 8,
1945 (age about 61
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Lee Taylor (1912-1993) —
also known as Robert L. Taylor —
of Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., August
9, 1912.
Democrat. Mayor
of Salamanca, N.Y., 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Moose; Elks;
Rotary; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Alpha
Zeta.
Died July 6,
1993 (age 80 years, 331
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
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Oscar Durland Tuthill (1877-1936) —
also known as Oscar D. Tuthill —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
15, 1877.
Republican. Dairy
business; first
selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut, 1921-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen;
Rotary.
Injured in an automobile
accident in Briarcliff, N.Y., and died three days later, in
Ossining Hospital,
Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
29, 1936 (age 59 years, 258
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Jane Sherman. |
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Albert W. Twiggar (c.1870-1938) —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester
County, N.Y., about 1870.
Dentist;
village
president of Ossining, New York, 1923; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Law
Preservation candidate for New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1933; Law
Preservation candidate for New York
state senate 26th District, 1934.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
30, 1938 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Dale
Cemetery, Ossining, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Twiggar and Caroline (Tompkins) Twiggar; married to Augusta
Meeks. |
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Wilson C. Van Duzer (b. 1894) —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Warwick, Orange
County, N.Y., 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; merchant;
farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1943-64.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Gladys Wisner. |
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Julius J. Volker —
of Lancaster, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1945-66 (Erie County 7th District 1945-65, 162nd
District 1966); defeated, 1966.
Member, Elks; Moose; Redmen;
Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Walmsley —
of Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Upper Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1943-60.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Earle S. Warner (b. 1880) —
of Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Phelps town, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
12, 1880.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1933-45 (43rd District 1933-44, 48th District
1945); defeated (Democratic), 1914; resigned 1945; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1945-49; appointed 1945.
Member, Elks; Exchange
Club; Grange;
American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry D. Warner. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Frederick A. Washburn (b. 1877) —
also known as Fred A. Washburn —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
10, 1877.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1932-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Alonzo L. Waters (b. 1893) —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., September
6, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Medina,
N.Y., 1928; member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1949-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter W. Westall —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1919-22;
member of New York
state senate 25th District, 1923-34; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Vincent John Whibbs, Sr. (1920-2006) —
also known as Vince Whibbs —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
8, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1978-91.
Catholic.
Member, Navy
League; Rotary.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., May 30,
2006 (age 86 years, 111
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Arthur H. Wicks (1887-1985) —
also known as A. H. Wicks —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.; Lake Katrine, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1887.
Republican. Worked in piano
manufacturing business; employed in the engineering department of
the New York City Board of Water
Supply, and then in construction of subways;
owner and operator of steam
laundry in Kingston; director, Governor Clinton Hotel;
member of New York
state senate, 1927-56 (29th District 1927-44, 34th District
1945-56); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1956;
resigned
in November 1953 as Senate Majority Leader and acting Lieutenant
Governor, while under threat
of ouster over his Sing Sing prison visits to convicted extortionist
and labor leader Joseph S. Fay.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Lake Katrine, Ulster
County, N.Y., February
18, 1985 (age 97 years, 56
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Henry V. Wilson —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.; Wolcott, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Carlton town, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1905-06, 1941-46 (Orleans County 1905-06, Wayne
County 1941-46).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Catharine M. Young —
also known as Cathy Young —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in New York.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly 149th District, 1999-; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 2004;
member of New York
state senate 57th District; elected unopposed 2006; elected 2008.
Female.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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