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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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Seth S. Allen (b. 1864) —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Peru, Clinton
County, N.Y., October
20, 1864.
School
teacher; lawyer; Dry
candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac C. Allen and Henrietta (Fuller) Allen; married 1892 to Della
Parsons. |
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DeHart H. Ames (b. 1872) —
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.
Burial location unknown.
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John H. Anderson (1905-1974) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., October
18, 1905.
Building
contractor; mayor of
Tacoma, Wash., 1950-54, 1956-58.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in November, 1974
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eddy M. Anderson and Alice E. (Rawlinson) Anderson; married, June 15,
1928, to Caroline Parsons. |
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Herbert Porter Bissell (1856-1919) —
also known as Herbert P. Bissell —
of East Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in New London, Oneida
County, N.Y., August
30, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1901; vice-president, Niagara Gorge Railroad;
also counsel to the Buffalo Traction
Co.; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1912-19; died in office 1919.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar.
While presiding at a trial, in court,
in the Niagara County
Courthouse, he suffered a heart
attack and died, in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., April
30, 1919 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, East Aurora, N.Y.
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Edward Jackson Brundage (1869-1934) —
also known as Edward J. Brundage —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Campbell, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 13,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1928
(alternate); Illinois
state attorney general, 1917-25; corporate counsel, Chicago,
Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
League.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., January
20, 1934 (age 64 years, 252
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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James Cardwell Burger (b. 1866) —
also known as James C. Burger —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1866.
Republican. Banker; insurance
executive; member of Colorado
state senate, 1910; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James C. Burger, Sr.; married 1888 to Edith
M. Brown. |
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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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George Allen Davis (b. 1858) —
also known as George A. Davis —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Lancaster, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
5, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1890; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 31st District, 1894;
member of New York
state senate, 1896-1910 (49th District 1896-1906, 50th District
1907-10).
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Interment at Lancaster
Rural Cemetery, Lancaster, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Lillie N. Grimes. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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Israel Tripp Deyo (1854-1953) —
also known as Israel T. Deyo —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Broome
County, N.Y., January
28, 1854.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1890-93; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 39th District, 1915.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., 1953
(age about
99 years).
Interment at Floral Park Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.
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Mortimer Y. Ferris (b. 1881) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., March
29, 1881.
Republican. Civil
engineer; member of New York
state senate 33rd District, 1919-26; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1927-30; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1928;
chair
of Essex County Republican Party, 1930-39.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward M. Ferris and Marion Eliza (Yale) Ferris; married, February
14, 1905, to Elizabeth Leavitt. |
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Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (1875-1962) —
also known as Roy G. Fitzgerald —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
25, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Merchants National Bank;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1921-31.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1962 (age 87 years, 83
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) —
Born in London, England,
January
27, 1850.
Democrat. Cigar
maker; Founder and
president, American Federation of Labor; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., December
13, 1924 (age 74 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; memorial monument at Gompers Square, Washington, D.C.; statue at Gompers Park, Chicago, Ill.
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George W. Kavanaugh (born c.1863) —
of Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born about 1863.
Republican. Dealer in trimmings for
knit goods; member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1897-98; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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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George Lewis (b. 1875) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
18, 1875.
Democrat. Building
contractor; construction
superintendent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899 to Sophia
A. Silver. |
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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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John Joseph McFall (1918-2006) —
also known as John J. McFall —
of Manteca, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
20, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Manteca, Calif., 1948-50; member of California
state assembly, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from California, 1957-79 (11th District 1957-63,
15th District 1963-75, 14th District 1975-79); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Member, Grange;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Lions.
Died March 7,
2006 (age 88 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William F. R. Mills (b. 1856) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
8, 1856.
Republican. Mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1918-19; president, City Elite Laundry Co.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1881 to
Corwina Rouse. |
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Arthur T. Pammenter (b. 1886) —
of Irondequoit, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1925-29.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Jess J. Present (b. 1921) —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 28,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; jeweler;
director, First National Bank of
Jamestown; chair of
Chautauqua County Republican Party, 1964-66; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-68 (164th District 1966, 150th District
1967-68).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Grotto.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elaine Coates. |
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Spencer G. Prime II (born c.1883) —
of Upper Jay, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Upper Jay, Essex
County, N.Y., about 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1912-13.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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John Anthony Quitman (1799-1858) —
also known as John A. Quitman —
of Mississippi.
Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
1, 1799.
Democrat. Lawyer; cotton and
sugar planter;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1826-27; delegate
to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1832; member of
Mississippi
state senate, 1835-36; Governor of
Mississippi, 1835-36, 1850-51; state court judge in Mississippi,
1838; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1848,
1856;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1855-58; died in
office 1858.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons.
Slaveowner.
While in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of President James
Buchanan, he became ill with "National Hotel disease" (attributed
to poison,
but probably dysentery),
and subsequently died, near Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., July 17,
1858 (age 58 years, 319
days).
Interment at Natchez
City Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1939 |
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Charles Clarence Sackmann (1879-1946) —
also known as Charles C. Sackmann —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
25, 1879.
Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1921-24; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1923-24; district
judge in Colorado, 1925-31.
Episcopalian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1946
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1912 to Elna
A. Hug. |
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George H. Shearer (1825-1894) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 9,
1825.
Builder;
lumber
manufacturer; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; flour mill
business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1885-87.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
20, 1894 (age 69 years, 103
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of James
Buchanan Shearer; married 1850 to Maria
E. Herbut; married to Laura A. Herbut. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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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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Richard B. Smith (1878-1937) —
also known as Dick Smith —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
27, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1924-37; died
in office 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Delta
Chi.
Suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage while at the Citizens Club, and died about an hour
later, in Syracuse University Hospital,
Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
26, 1937 (age 58 years, 183
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward C. Smith and Mary N. (Gannon) Smith; married, June 24,
1903, to Anna Leonard. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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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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Arnon Lyon Squiers (1869-1921) —
also known as Arnon L. Squiers —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Sherburne, Chenango
County, N.Y., October
6, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1920-21; died in office 1921.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar
Association.
Died, following appendicitis
surgery, in St. John's Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
28, 1921 (age 52 years, 22
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Edmund Waring Wakelee (b. 1869) —
also known as Edmund W. Wakelee —
of Demarest, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
21, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1899-1900;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1901-10; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish Rite Masons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Wakelee and Eliza C. (Ingersoll) Wakelee. |
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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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