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Allison Leland Adams (1867-1920) —
also known as Allison L. Adams —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Missouri, January, 1867.
Republican. Manager, tax and insurance department, Equitable Trust
Company; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1918.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
27, 1920 (age 53 years, 0
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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Mark W. Allen (b. 1877) —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., August
23, 1877.
Democrat. Carpenter;
Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
lumber
business; member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1923-24.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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DeHart Henry Ames (1872-1955) —
also known as DeHart H. Ames —
of Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Great Valley town, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., January
30, 1872.
Republican. Cattaraugus
County Sheriff, 1907-09; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1915-20; member of New York
state senate 51st District, 1921-24; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 51st District, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees.
Died in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., October
27, 1955 (age 83 years, 270
days).
Interment at Little Valley Rural Cemetery, Little Valley, N.Y.
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James Kellogg Apgar (1862-1940) —
also known as James K. Apgar —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
8, 1862.
Republican. Private secretary and clerk to Assembly Speaker James
W. Husted, 1884-87 and 1890; clerk to Assembly Speaker Fremont
Cole, 1888-89; clerk to Lt. Gov. Charles
T. Saxton, 1894-96; private secretary to Rep. William
L. Ward, 1896-97; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1899-1907;
defeated, 1897; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1900;
member of condemnation commission for appraising property for site of
proposed Hill View Reservoir in Westchester County; censured
by the New York Supreme Court in 1910 for unnecessary
delay, such as holding 65 hearings on one parcel; Westchester
County Register, 1919-24; village
president of Peekskill, New York, 1925-27.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Elks.
Died in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
21, 1940 (age 77 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph A. Apgar and Eleanor (Herbert) Apgar; married, June 21,
1892, to Cecilia Annie Bellefeuille. |
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George Archinal (1900-1987) —
of Glendale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
18, 1900.
Republican. Stockbroker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1938 (2nd District), 1960 (5th
District), 1962 (7th District); member of New York
state assembly, 1941-47 (Queens County 6th District 1941-44,
Queens County 7th District 1945-47); defeated, 1935; resigned 1947;
candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1945; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1948;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1961; Republican Presidential Elector
for New York, 1972
(voted for Richard
M. Nixon and Spiro
T. Agnew).
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Elks; Moose.
Died, from heart
failure, in Glendale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
12, 1987 (age 87 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Eells Barnard (1837-1919) —
also known as Henry E. Barnard —
of Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa; Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., March
29, 1837.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1893; Democratic candidate
for Presidential Elector for New York, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died by suicide,
by hanging,
in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., August
3, 1919 (age 82 years, 127
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
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Allen J. Bloomfield (1883-1932) —
of Richfield Springs, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Warren, Herkimer
County, N.Y., May 29,
1883.
Republican. Hotelier;
member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1915-20; member of New York
state senate 39th District, 1921-24; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Richfield Springs, Otsego
County, N.Y., September
22, 1932 (age 49 years, 116
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Richfield Springs, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Warren Bloomfield and Elizabeth (McCready) Bloomfield;
married to Renelcha Elderken; married, April
25, 1917, to Ruby Emma Newcomb. |
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memorial |
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1917 |
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John Boyle Jr. (b. 1876) —
of Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Northern
Ireland, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1924-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1924 |
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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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Henry Edwin Harmar Brereton (1866-1957) —
also known as Henry E. H. Brereton —
of Lake George, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 13,
1866.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1911-17; as a member of the
Assembly, he sponsored a woman suffrage amendment to the New York
constitution; it was approved by voters in November, 1917; member of
New
York state senate 33rd District, 1927-32; chair of
Warren County Republican Party, 1929.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Diamond Point, Warren
County, N.Y., May 13,
1957 (age 90 years, 304
days).
Interment at Bolton Rural Cemetery, Bolton, N.Y.
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William Wallace Chace (1872-1930) —
also known as William W. Chace —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., March
11, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1915-17.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Woodmen;
Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
19, 1930 (age 57 years, 314
days).
Interment at Cedar Park Cemetery, Hudson, N.Y.
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Nelson Welch Cheney (1875-1944) —
also known as Nelson W. Cheney —
of Eden, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., June 27,
1875.
Republican. Assistant treasurer, Goodyear Lumber
Company and Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad
Company; banker; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1916-29 (Erie County 9th District 1916-17, Erie
County 8th District 1918-29); member of New York
state senate 50th District, 1930-38.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Odd
Fellows; Kappa
Sigma.
Died in a hospital
at Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
23, 1944 (age 69 years, 149
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Ernest E. Cole (1871-1949) —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Savona, Steuben
County, N.Y., November
18, 1871.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1920-22; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1923-26; New York Commissioner
of Education, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1949
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Seamans
Cemetery, Savona, N.Y.
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Edwin F. Conely (b. 1847) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
7, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1880,
1892
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Michigan Gold
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William S. Conely and Eliza (O'Connor) Conely; married, December
9, 1873, to Achsah Butterfield; married, May 9,
1882, to Fanny Butterfield. |
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Daniel L. Crossman (1836-1901) —
also known as D. L. Crossman —
of Dansville, Ingham
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
4, 1836.
Republican. Postmaster;
miller;
banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1869; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
clerk of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1873-91; Republican
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal Arch Masons.
Died in Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich., March 7,
1901 (age 64 years, 123
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairview
Cemetery, Dansville, Mich.
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George Thomas Davis (1870-1947) —
also known as George T. Davis —
of Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
4, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Oneida
County Special County Judge, 1899-1903; Rome city judge, 1905-12;
chair
of Oneida County Republican Party, 1910; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1916-19.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees.
Died in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
10, 1947 (age 77 years, 36
days).
Interment at Rome
Cemetery, Rome, N.Y.
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Rae L. Egbert (b. 1892) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
Republican candidate for New York
state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1921; member of
New
York state senate 24th District, 1935-40; defeated, 1940, 1942;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1944.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Elks; Kiwanis;
Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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George Henning Ericson (1880-1927) —
also known as George H. Ericson —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
7, 1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
undertaker;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1917; defeated,
1924.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn., July 24,
1927 (age 47 years, 167
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew E. Ericson and Anna Maria (Hendricksdotter) Ericson;
married, September
26, 1903, to Annie Elisabeth Lindquist. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1917 |
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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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Eugene Foster (1860-1928) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Caroga town, Fulton
County, N.Y., August
8, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; chair of
Gladwin County Republican Party, 1892-1928; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 28th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1909-12.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Foresters;
Woodmen.
Died, probably from heart
disease, in his office
at the Gladwin County Record newspaper, Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., October
2, 1928 (age 68 years, 55
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Frank Lavergne Gardner (1876-1947) —
also known as Frank L. Gardner —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., April
11, 1876.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1916-21;
president, Poughkeepsie Savings Bank,
1929-46.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., October
27, 1947 (age 71 years, 199
days).
Interment at Poughkeepsie
Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Frances Adeline (McNutt) Gardner and Lavergne F. Gardner; married
to Edith Young. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1917 |
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Alfred John Gilchrist (1872-1931) —
also known as Alfred J. Gilchrist —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
29, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1907-08, 1915-18.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Grotto;
Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Died in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 9,
1931 (age 58 years, 284
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Frank Jefferson Horton (1919-2004) —
also known as Frank Horton —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Bentonville, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Cuero, DeWitt
County, Tex., December
12, 1919.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-93 (36th District 1963-73,
34th District 1973-83, 29th District 1983-93).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a stroke,
in a hospital
at Winchester,
Va., August
30, 2004 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Lucius Frederick Hubbard (1836-1913) —
also known as Lucius F. Hubbard —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., January
26, 1836.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; grain
business; railroad
builder; member of Minnesota
state senate 16th District, 1872-75; Governor of
Minnesota, 1882-87; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1896;
member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 1896; general in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
5, 1913 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Red Wing, Minn.
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Samuel Kress Huson (1828-1875) —
also known as Samuel K. Huson —
of Dundee, Yates
County, N.Y.; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in New York, 1828.
Physician;
postmaster at Lawrence,
Kan., 1859-61; mayor
of Lawrence, Kan., 1862.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Died in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., January
2, 1875 (age about 46
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Huson and Rebecca (Kress) Huson; married to Polly Ann
Spicer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Burt Zelotes Kasson (1877-1943) —
also known as Burt Z. Kasson —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., August
23, 1877.
Republican. Surveyor;
civil
engineer; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1916-18; member
of New
York state senate 35th District, 1919-20; chair of
Fulton County Republican Party, 1929; bank
director.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., September
25, 1943 (age 66 years, 33
days).
Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gloversville, N.Y.
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John F. Kavanagh (b. 1890) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
8, 1890.
Republican. Private secretary to Dwight
W. Morrow, 1909-25; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for New York
state assembly, 1923 (Kings County 12th District), 1928 (Richmond
County 1st District).
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Kavanagh and Margaret (Fox) Kavanagh; married, September
26, 1931, to Dolores Wertenberger. |
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John Flint Kidder (1830-1901) —
also known as John F. Kidder —
of El
Dorado County, Calif.; Grass Valley, Nevada
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 2,
1830.
Republican. Civil
engineer; railroad
builder; member of California
state assembly 15th District, 1865-67; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1892.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Grass Valley, Nevada
County, Calif., April
10, 1901 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Original interment at Odd Fellows Masonic Cemetery, Grass Valley, Calif.; reinterment
at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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John Knight (1871-1955) —
of Arcade, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Arcade, Wyoming
County, N.Y., April
30, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Wyoming
County District Attorney, 1904-12; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1913-16; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1917-31; resigned 1931; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924
(alternate), 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1931-55;
died in office 1955.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., June 15,
1955 (age 84 years, 46
days).
Interment at Arcade Rural Cemetery, Arcade, N.Y.
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Clarence Lapham Lathrop (1872-1956) —
also known as Clarence L. Lathrop —
of Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Born in Pike, Wyoming
County, N.Y., June 23,
1872.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; organizer and manager, Angelica Telephone
Company; electrician;
railroad
signalman; railroad
claims agent; chair of
Allegany County Republican Party, 1932-48; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 44th District, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Died in Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y., August
30, 1956 (age 84 years, 68
days).
Interment at Angelica
Cemetery, Angelica, N.Y.
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Almet Reed Latson (b. 1860) —
also known as Almet R. Latson —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
Republican Presidential Elector for New York, 1908;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1909; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915.
Episcopalian.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Bert Lord (1869-1939) —
of Afton, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Sanford, Broome
County, N.Y., December
4, 1869.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1915-21, 1924-30; member of
New
York state senate 40th District, 1930-34; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1935-39; died in
office 1939.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 24,
1939 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Afton, N.Y.
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Burr Mattice (1856-1903) —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Jefferson, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 10,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; Otsego
County District Attorney, 1893; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1897-1903; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Died in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
9, 1903 (age 47 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Scott McNab (1885-1963) —
also known as Walter S. McNab —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., January
11, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1915-19 (Schenectady County 1915-17, Schenectady
County 1st District 1918-19); defeated, 1913; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 32nd District, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Alpha
Zeta; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., August
15, 1963 (age 78 years, 216
days).
Interment at Vale
Cemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.
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Presumably named
for: Walter
Scott |
| | | Relatives: Son of Duncan McNab and
Sarah Florella (Osborn) McNab; married 1911 to
Rebecca Swan Henning. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1917 |
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Charles Frederick Murphy (1875-1934) —
also known as Charles F. Murphy —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwood, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., April
13, 1875.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1905-09; member
of New
York state senate 6th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1914; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1930; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Chi; Sons
of Veterans.
Struck
by a car, badly injured, and died two days later, in Danbury Hospital,
Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., June 19,
1934 (age 59 years, 67
days).
Interment at Milltown Cemetery, Brewster, N.Y.
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Charles Damon Newton (1861-1930) —
also known as Charles D. Newton —
of Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Birdsall, Allegany
County, N.Y., May 25,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 43rd District, 1915-18; New York
state attorney general, 1919-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, following a stroke,
in Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y., October
30, 1930 (age 69 years, 158
days).
Interment at Temple
Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Newton and Mary A. 'Polly' (Brundage) Newton; married, August
10, 1887, to Nellie Durfee. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1917 |
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James D. Pollard (b. 1892) —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., December
24, 1892.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1930-36.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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William Powell (b. 1830) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., March
31, 1830.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Marshall, Mich., 1876-77.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal Arch Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Powell and Docia (Boughton) Powell; married, March
18, 1853, to Martha L. Paddock; married to Anna Moeschler and
Sarah Francis Bacon. |
| | | Image source: History of Calhoun County
(1877) |
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Timothy Morgan Regan (1843-1919) —
also known as Timothy Regan —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
14, 1843.
Democrat. Mining
business; lumberman;
hotel
proprietor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1908.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, October
7, 1919 (age 75 years, 327
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Relatives: Son
of Morgan Regan and Mary (Burke) Regan; married 1878 to Rose
Charlotte Blackinger; father of Lt. John M. Regan. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: History of Idaho
(1920) |
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Norman Alexander Seymour (1849-1914) —
also known as Norman A. Seymour —
of Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Morris, Livingston
County, N.Y., February
14, 1849.
Democrat. Hotelier;
postmaster of Mt. Morris, N.Y., 1894-98; candidate for New York
state assembly from Livingston County, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Died, at St. Mary's Hospital,
Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
22, 1914 (age 65 years, 8
days).
Interment at Mt. Morris Cemetery, Mt. Morris, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Norman Seymour and Frances Hale (Metcalf) Seymour; married, September
1, 1874, to Mary Elizabeth Curtis; nephew of McNeil
Seymour; great-grandnephew of Moses
Seymour; first cousin twice removed of Horatio
Seymour (1778-1857) and Henry
Seymour; second cousin once removed of Origen
Storrs Seymour, Horatio
Seymour (1810-1886), George
Seymour and Henry
William Seymour; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Seymour; second cousin four times removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin of Edward
Woodruff Seymour, Joseph
Battell, Morris
Woodruff Seymour and Horatio
Seymour Jr.; third cousin once removed of Hezekiah
Cook Seymour; third cousin thrice removed of Josiah
Cowles and Daniel
Pitkin; fourth cousin of Silas
Seymour, William
Chapman Williston and Augustus
Sherrill Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of David
Lowrey Seymour, Thomas
Henry Seymour and Orlo
Erland Wadhams. |
| | | Political family: Seymour
family of New York and Connecticut (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Illustrated Buffalo
Express, March 8, 1914 |
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Julian C. Smith (b. 1865) —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Delaware
County, N.Y., December
8, 1865.
Republican. Physician;
bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1921-24; chair of
Otsego County Republican Party, 1927.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1924 |
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Miles M. Smith (1876-1938) —
of Lestershire (now Johnson City), Broome
County, N.Y.; Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in East Union, Broome
County, N.Y., February
4, 1876.
Democrat. School
teacher; dentist;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1907; mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1932-35; resigned 1935; district labor
director, Works Progress Administration, 1935-38.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; White
Shrine of Jerusalem.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., May 12,
1938 (age 62 years, 97
days).
Interment at Chenango Valley Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Wellington D. Smith and Ellen (Andrews) Smith; married, November
3, 1898, to May Youngs. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Binghamton (N.Y.) Press &
Sun-Bulletin, November 2, 1931 |
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Willard B. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., March 7,
1838.
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1878-80, 1887-88; defeated, 1888.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1899
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Ransom S. Smith and Emily B. (Burroughs) Smith; married, November
14, 1863, to Sarah F. North; married, October
5, 1898, to Jennie Phillips. |
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William A. Smyth (1852-1919) —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., March
14, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1904
(alternate); postmaster at Owego,
N.Y., 1897-1914; director, Owego Power &
Light Company.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum; Redmen.
Died, from arteriosclerosis
and asthma,
in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
11, 1919 (age 67 years, 150
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
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Robert Goodloe Harper Speed (1845-1925) —
also known as Robert G. H. Speed —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Caroline, Tompkins
County, N.Y., July 6,
1845.
Progressive. Fire
insurance business; Progressive candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York, 1912.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons.
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., January
27, 1925 (age 79 years, 205
days).
Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Ithaca, N.Y.
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Thaddeus Campbell Sweet (1872-1928) —
also known as Thaddeus C. Sweet —
of Phoenix, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Phoenix, Oswego
County, N.Y., November
16, 1872.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County, 1910-20; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1914-20; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1916,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1923-28; died in
office 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died as result of an airplane
accident in Whitney Point, Broome
County, N.Y., May 1,
1928 (age 55 years, 167
days).
Interment at Phoenix
Rural Cemetery, Phoenix, N.Y.
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Irving Dilley Tillman (1886-1954) —
also known as Irving D. Tillman —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Bainbridge, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
30, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; Chenango
County Clerk, 1928-48; chair of
Chenango County Republican Party, 1934-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Chenango Memorial Hospital,
Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
3, 1954 (age 67 years, 338
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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Eugene Mabbett Travis (1863-1940) —
also known as Eugene M. Travis —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 10,
1863.
Republican. Wholesale
fruit and vegetable business; member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1907-12; defeated, 1912; New York
state comptroller, 1915-20.
Methodist.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Order
of Heptasophs; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 25,
1940 (age 77 years, 45
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George E. Van Kennen (b. 1861) —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Norfolk, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., September
11, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904;
mayor
of Ogdensburg, N.Y., 1911; Democratic Presidential Elector for
New York, 1913
(appointed to fill vacancy; voted for Woodrow
Wilson and Thomas
R. Marshall).
German
ancestry. Member, Royal Arch Masons; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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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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William L. Webber (1825-1901) —
of Milford, Oakland
County, Mich.; East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 19,
1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; Saginaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854-56; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney; land commissioner and general
solicitor, Flint and Pere Marquette Railway,
1870-85; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1873-74; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1875; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1876
(delegation chair); candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died October
15, 1901 (age 76 years, 88
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James S. Webber and Phoebe (Smith) Webber; married 1849 to Nancy
M. Whithington. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Albert Weed (1855-1938) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., January
10, 1855.
Republican. Carpenter;
druggist;
fire
insurance business; partner in a clothing
store; director, First National Bank of
Ticonderoga; member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1895-96; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., November
22, 1938 (age 83 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Ticonderoga, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Weed and Mary (Hay) Weed; married 1884 to Ida A.
Stevens. |
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Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in West Franklin, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
20, 1872.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor
of Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37; defeated, 1937.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hornell
Rural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married, May 17,
1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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John Blackburne Woodward (1835-1896) —
also known as John B. Woodward —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 31,
1835.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; leather
business; importer
and exporter; Independent candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1885.
Unitarian.
English
ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Royal Arch Masons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 7,
1896 (age 60 years, 281
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Woodward and Mary Barrow (Blackburne) Woodward; married, May 31,
1870, to Elizabeth Cook Blackburne. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: John B. Woodward: a
biographical memoir (1897) |
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