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Clark Hamilton Abbott (b. 1869) —
Born in Otisco, Onondaga
County, N.Y., 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1910.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Myron W. Abbott and Sarah (Clark) Abbott. |
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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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Clarence Henry Adams (1905-1987) —
also known as Clarence H. Adams —
of Bloomfield, Hartford
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ogunquit, Wells, York
County, Maine, November
1, 1905.
Republican. Securities administrator for Connecticut Banking
Department, 1931-52; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
1952-56; president and trustee, Boston Celtics professional
basketball team, 1965-68.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Jesters;
Shriners.
Died, in the Maine Medical
Center, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 10,
1987 (age 81 years, 190
days).
Interment at Ocean View Cemetery, Wells, Maine.
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Allen Clark Adsit (1837-1912) —
also known as Allen C. Adsit —
of Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y., February
20, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1871-72; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1891-99; defeated, 1899, 1908;
law partner of Peter
J. Danhof, 1901-12; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1901, 1904.
Universalist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
3, 1912 (age 74 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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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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Victor Maxon Allen (1870-1916) —
also known as Victor M. Allen —
of Petersburg, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Petersburg, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., July 14,
1870.
Publishing
business; banker; Rensselaer
County Sheriff, 1903; member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1909-12; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1915.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks.
Died in Saranac Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y., September
25, 1916 (age 46 years, 73
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Valley and Meadowlawn Cemetery, Petersburg, N.Y.
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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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Robert Bernerd Anderson (1910-1989) —
also known as Robert B. Anderson —
of Texas.
Born in Burleson, Johnson
County, Tex., June 4,
1910.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1932; Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1955; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Pleaded
guilty in 1987 to charges
of evading
taxes by illegally operating an offshore
bank; sentenced
to jail, house
arrest, and probation;
disbarred
in 1988.
Died, of complications from surgery on cancer
of the esophagus, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
14, 1989 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.
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Benjamin Antin (1884-1956) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berlinez, Ukraine,
August
4, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1921-22; member of
New
York state senate 22nd District, 1923-30; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; Lions; Tammany
Hall; Knights
of Khorassan; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
22, 1956 (age 72 years, 79
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Antin and Frances (Schwartzman) Antin; married, August
18, 1918, to Dora Polsky. |
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Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) —
also known as Harold J. Arthur —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., February
9, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of
Vermont, 1950-51; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Grange;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from cancer,
in the Air Force Base Hospital,
Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 19,
1971 (age 67 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Joseph M. Aspinall (b. 1854) —
also known as Joseph Aspinwall —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1854.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1888-89, 1891;
member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1892-93; Kings
County Judge, 1896; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Hurd Atwell (b. 1877) —
also known as Harry H. Atwell —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., December
14, 1877.
Democrat. Engineer;
grading
contractor; university
professor; Washtenaw
County Surveyor, 1921-30; Washtenaw
County Clerk, 1933-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; American
Arbitration Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Harrison Atwell and Julia Matilda (Hurd) Atwell; married 1904 to Clara
K. M. Rohde; married 1919 to
Katherine Anna Schaeberle. |
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Willard Shurtleff Augsbury (1858-1939) —
also known as Willard S. Augsbury —
of Antwerp, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Plessis, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
31, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1915-17;
member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1923-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died August
15, 1939 (age 80 years, 349
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Antwerp, N.Y.
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Robert Low Bacon (1884-1938) —
also known as Robert L. Bacon; "Prince
Charming" —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Old Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 23,
1884.
Republican. Investment
banker; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the state police barracks, Lake Success, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
12, 1938 (age 54 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Raymond Earl Baldwin (1893-1986) —
also known as Raymond E. Baldwin —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
31, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1931-34; Governor of
Connecticut, 1939-41, 1943-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1940,
1944,
1948
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1946-49; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1949-59; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Grange;
Elks; Eagles;
Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Redmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
4, 1986 (age 93 years, 34
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Charles L. Banks (b. 1865) —
of New Berlin, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in South Edmeston, Otsego
County, N.Y., January
22, 1865.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1922-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) —
also known as Ralph E. Becker —
of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for District of Columbia; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77.
Jewish;
later Episcopalian.
Lithuanian
and Belarusian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the
Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole
Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1994 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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M. Plin Beebe (1881-1941) —
of Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sandusky, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
7, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 37th District, 1915-16.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died August
9, 1941 (age 59 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Marcus
P. Beebe and Leota (Fuller) Beebe; married to Alice
Conklin. |
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Charles Frederick Bishop (1844-1913) —
also known as Charles F. Bishop; Charles Frederick
Bischoff —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y., October
14, 1844.
Democrat. Dealer in tea, coffee,
and spices; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1890-94.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of cancer,
in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
14, 1913 (age 68 years, 335
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S.
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, 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; Shriners.
Died in 1932
(age about
49 years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Richfield Springs, N.Y.
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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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Charles Fred Boshart (1860-1928) —
also known as C. Fred Boshart —
of Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., September
17, 1860.
Republican. Hop farmer; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1906-10; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908;
member, governing council, New York State Department of Farms and
Markets, 1921.
Swiss
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., October
16, 1928 (age 68 years, 29
days).
Interment at Lowville
Rural Cemetery, Lowville, N.Y.
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Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) —
also known as Willis W. Bradley —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ransomville, Niagara
County, N.Y., June 28,
1884.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
Guam, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; member of California
state assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose.
Received the Medal
of Honor, for action on U.S.S. Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.
Suffered a heart
attack during the noon recess of a legislative hearing,
and died soon after at Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., August
27, 1954 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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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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Joseph M. Bresler (1868-1900) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1868.
Consul
for Nicaragua in Detroit,
Mich., 1895-96, 1899-1900; Consul
for Central America in Detroit,
Mich., 1897-98; Consul
for Honduras in Detroit,
Mich., 1899.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from pleuro-pneumonia,
in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 6,
1900 (age 31 years, 345
days).
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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Walter Scott Brower (b. 1888) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Kewanee, Lauderdale
County, Miss., November
17, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Alabama
state senate, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1932.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Walter
Scott |
| | | Relatives: Son of Joshua Randolph
Brower and Elizabeth Judieth (Ingram) Brower; married 1920 to
Elizabeth Jordan. |
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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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Richard A. Brown (1908-1994) —
of Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y.; Cape Coral, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y., July 27,
1908.
Merchant;
real
estate business; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of New York
state assembly 114th District, 1968-72.
Member, American
Legion; Grange;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Shriners; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died January
24, 1994 (age 85 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith S. Steier. |
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Oliver D. Burden (b. 1873) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Nelson, Madison
County, N.Y., March
15, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for Theodore
Roosevelt in the libel case brought by political boss William
Barnes, Jr., 1915; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1923-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Burden and Lucia (Groesbeck) Burden; married, June 26,
1905, to Irene de Tamble. |
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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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Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) —
also known as Charles H. Burke —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born near Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 1,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
investor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1899-1907, 1909-15 (at-large
1899-1907, 1909-13, 2nd District 1913-15); candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1914; U.S. Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 1921-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1944 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
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Donald A. Campbell (1922-1992) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., August
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1951-68 (Montgomery County 1951-65, 123rd
District 1966, 104th District 1967-68).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Amvets;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died November
8, 1992 (age 70 years, 98
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice F. Cantor (b. 1895) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1927-29.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Elbert Nostrand Carvel (1910-2005) —
also known as Elbert N. Carvel; "Big
Bert" —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., February
9, 1910.
Democrat. Fertilizer
manufacturer; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1945-49; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1946-47, 1955; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1949-53, 1961-65; defeated, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1958, 1964; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Delaware.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Lions; Grange;
Sigma
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., February
6, 2005 (age 94 years, 363
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md.
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Robert A. Catchpole (b. 1865) —
of Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in London, England,
August
17, 1865.
Republican. Meat
merchant; mayor of
Geneva, N.Y., 1922-23; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1925-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Eagles;
Elks; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John G. Catchpole and Elizabeth A. (Walsh) Catchpole; married to
Helen F. McCarthy. |
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, as of 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April
13, 1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry; married, August
14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. |
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Thomas Campbell Clark (1899-1977) —
also known as Tom C. Clark —
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., September
23, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney General, 1945-49; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1949-67; took senior status 1967.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles;
Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1977 (age 77 years, 263
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Herbert P. Coats (b. 1872) —
of Saranac Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Fulton, Oswego
County, N.Y., September
1, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 34th District, 1910-14.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Coats and Emma G. Coats; married 1895 to Bertha
E. Roberts. |
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William Thomas Coleman (b. 1867) —
also known as William T. Coleman —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Madison Township, Armstrong
County, Pa., April
20, 1867.
Republican. Grocer; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1905.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman; married, September
16, 1896, to Mary J. Espey. |
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John Henry Colvin (b. 1839) —
also known as John H. Colvin —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
25, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Chicago
alderman, 1882-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1904.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor.
Burial location unknown.
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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 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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Don W. Cook (b. 1919) —
of Henrietta, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 8,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of New York
state assembly 135th District, 1967-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Homeopathic
physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
candidate in Democratic primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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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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Charles Nelson Daniels (1849-1916) —
also known as Charles N. Daniels —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Barre, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1849.
Republican. Coal
and lumber
dealer; postmaster at Willimantic,
Conn., 1890-94; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1900;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1901; U.S. Consul in Sheffield, as of 1905-09; Sherbrooke, 1914-16; Connecticut
state auditor, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., December
17, 1916 (age 67 years, 168
days).
Interment at Old
Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels; married to Susie
E. Howard Little. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edward O. Davies (b. 1869) —
of Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Bridgewater town, Herkimer
County, N.Y., November
24, 1869.
Republican. Laundry
owner; member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1917-20, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Dickstein (1885-1954) —
also known as "Crook" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Vilna, Lithuania,
February
5, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-45 (12th District 1923-45,
19th District 1945); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1945-53.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
According to old Russian records found in
the mid-1990s, he was a paid
agent of the Soviet intelligence service while in Congress, and
received some $12,000 in 1937-40 under the Soviet code-name "Crook".
Died, in Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
22, 1954 (age 69 years, 76
days).
Interment at Union
Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) —
also known as Richard A. Donnelly —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 4,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clothing
merchant; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1880-81; mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1884-86; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1895-1901.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks.
Died February
27, 1905 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.
Davidson and Susie Isabel Gold. |
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William S. Dunn (b. 1886) —
of Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
15, 1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; livestock
shipping business; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1933-36.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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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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William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) —
also known as William A. Ekwall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., June 14,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in
Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died
in office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore.
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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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George Randolph Fearon (1883-1976) —
also known as George R. Fearon —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Oneida, Madison
County, N.Y., March
12, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1916-20; member
of New
York state senate 38th District, 1921-36; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Eagles;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., January
2, 1976 (age 92 years, 296
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Fearon and Anna Elizabeth (Charlow) Fearon; married, November
17, 1909, to Cora Lucy Nichols. |
| | | Cross-reference: George
B. Parsons |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Allen Frank Ferris (1865-1903) —
also known as Allen F. Ferris —
of Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn.
Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., July 22,
1865.
Republican. Banker;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1895-1902 (District 46 1895-98,
District 48 1899-1902); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1900;
member of Minnesota
state senate 48th District, 1903; died in office 1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died, from appendicitis
and peritonitis,
in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., September
7, 1903 (age 38 years, 47
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Brainerd, Minn.
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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 G. Finch (b. 1884) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Eagle Bridge, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., August
17, 1884.
Republican. Engineer;
New
York state engineer and surveyor, 1925-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; American
Society of Civil Engineers; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Nelson Finch and Helen (Hunt) Finch; married, October
19, 1909, to Jessie Lewis Weller. |
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Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996) —
of Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 3,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1969-95 (28th District 1969-73,
25th District 1973-83, 21st District 1983-93, 19th District 1993-95);
defeated, 1966; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 23,
1996 (age 70 years, 50
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1888-1991) and Grace (Chapin) Fish; father of Hamilton
Fish (born 1951) and Alexa
Fish Ward; grandson of Alfred
Clark Chapin and Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1849-1936); grandnephew of Nicholas
Fish (1848-1902); great-grandson of Hamilton
Fish (1808-1893); second great-grandson of Nicholas
Fish (1758-1833); second great-grandnephew of Chester
William Chapin; third great-grandson of John
Kean (1756-1795); third great-grandnephew of Robert
Gilbert Livingston and Philip
Peter Livingston; fourth great-grandson of Gilbert
Livingston and Peter
Van Brugh Livingston; fourth great-grandnephew of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Philip
Livingston and William
Livingston; fifth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and James
Alexander; fifth great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); sixth great-grandson of Pieter
Stuyvesant and Pieter
Van Brugh; sixth great-grandnephew of Abraham
de Peyster, Johannes
Cuyler and Johannes
de Peyster; descendant *** of Lewis
Morris; first cousin twice removed of John
Kean (1852-1914) and Hamilton
Fish Kean; first cousin four times removed of Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr. and Charles
Ludlow Livingston; first cousin five times removed of Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, John
Stevens III and Henry
Brockholst Livingston; first cousin six times removed of Robert
Livingston the Younger and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed of Nicholas
Bayard, David
Davidse Schuyler, Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler, Johannes
DePeyster, Cornelis
Cuyler and John
Cruger Jr.; second cousin once removed of Charles
Mann Hamilton and Robert
Winthrop Kean; second cousin four times removed of James
Jay, John
Jay, Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), Frederick
Jay, Edward
Livingston (1764-1836), Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer and William
Jay; second cousin five times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Philip
P. Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; third cousin of Thomas
Howard Kean; third cousin once removed of Jonathan
Mayhew Wainwright and Thomas
Howard Kean Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Gilbert
Livingston Thompson and Arthur
Beebe Chapin; third cousin thrice removed of Philip
Schuyler, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward
Livingston (1796-1840), William
Duer, Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning
Duer, Henry
Brockholst Ledyard, David
Edgerton and John
Jay II. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Sue
W. Kelly |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
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Clarence Lyon Fisher (b. 1877) —
also known as Clarence L. Fisher —
of Lyons Falls, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyons Falls, Lewis
County, N.Y., August
22, 1877.
Republican. Real estate
business; lumber and
timber business; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1925-29.
Member, Grange;
Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hubbell Fisher and Mary (Lyon) Fisher; married, February
21, 1907, to Melissa Rachel Ingals. |
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Edwin W. Fiske (c.1861-1928) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1861.
Democrat. Real estate
business; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1896-1903, 1910-17; defeated, 1894, 1917,
1923, 1927.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Foresters.
Suffered a stroke
and died, in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 30,
1928 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie Smith. |
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Charles Carroll Fitch (1842-1899) —
also known as Charles C. Fitch —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cuylerville, Livingston
County, N.Y., July 19,
1842.
Democrat. Abstractor;
hardware
business; president, Mason Water and
Electric Light Company; Ingham
County Register of Deeds, 1885-88; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1889-92.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, of heart
disease, June 28,
1899 (age 56 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Esten A. Fletcher (1869-1941) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Canada,
1869.
Republican. Lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1941
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Hadwen Carlton Fuller (1895-1990) —
also known as Hadwen C. Fuller —
of Parish, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in West Monroe, Oswego
County, N.Y., August
28, 1895.
Republican. Banker;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County, 1943; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1943-49 (32nd District 1943-45,
35th District 1945-49); defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Parish, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
29, 1990 (age 94 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Alfred John Gilchrist (b. 1872) —
also known as Alfred J. Gilchrist —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1907-08, 1915-18.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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George Marlette Haight (1879-1967) —
also known as George M. Haight —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Onondaga Valley, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
5, 1879.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
justice of the peace; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1914, 1924;
defeated, 1915; chair of
Onondaga County Democratic Party, 1920-22, 1932-34; candidate for
New
York state senate 38th District, 1924; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 36th District, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in Crouse Irving Hospital,
Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., April, 1967
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Interment at Onondaga
Valley Cemetery, Onondaga Valley, N.Y.
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Samuel Lawrence Hammerman (1891-1965) —
also known as S. Lawrence Hammerman —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Kings Park, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March
18, 1891.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in January, 1965
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Hammerman and Amelia (Ornstein) Hammerman; married 1918 to Esther
Borstein. |
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William H. Hampton —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state senate 36th District, 1935-44; defeated, 1944.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Mackie Hampton and Agnes (Hately) Hampton; married to
Esther Kolpien. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Bertram Eugene Harcourt (1881-1940) —
also known as Bertram E. Harcourt —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., August
14, 1881.
Lawyer;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1940; died in office 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Suffered a heart
attack in front of the Broadhurst Theatre,
and died soon after, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
9, 1940 (age 59 years, 117
days).
Interment at Boxwood
Cemetery, Medina, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John Harcourt and Sarah E. (Hagadorn) Harcourt; married to Bertha
H. Hacking. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Louis Bret Hart (1869-1939) —
also known as Louis B. Hart —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., March
30, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County Surrogate, 1905-39; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 18,
1939 (age 70 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Hart and Hannah (Marcy) Hart; married, April
19, 1897, to Emelie Monteath Weed. |
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Charles A. Harwood (1880-1950) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1910; U.S.
District Judge for Canal Zone, 1937-38; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1941-46.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
23, 1950 (age about 70
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Israel Harwood and Johanna Harwood; married 1915 to Alma
H. Hendricks. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) —
also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Blockton, Taylor
County, Iowa, July 21,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of
Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1944,
1952,
1956
(speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 75 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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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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Arthur Mastick Hyde (1877-1947) —
also known as Arthur M. Hyde —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo.; Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo., July 12,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
mayor of Princeton, Mo., 1908-10; Progressive candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1912; Governor of
Missouri, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1924,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1932;
president, Sentinel Life
Insurance Company of Kansas City; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1929-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, following cancer
surgery, in Memorial Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1947 (age 70 years, 97
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Trenton, Mo.
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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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William P. James (b. 1870) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
10, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1905-10; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1910-23; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David James and Jane (Parry) James; married 1896 to Ella
V. Haas. |
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Walter Husted Jaycox (1863-1927) —
also known as Walter H. Jaycox —
of Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Wassaic, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
3, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1893-99; Suffolk
County Judge, 1902-05; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906-27; appointed 1906;
died in office 1927; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New
York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1921-27; died in office 1927.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, of heart
disease, en route to his home, in the
automobile of Justice Leander
B. Faber, in Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
3, 1927 (age 63 years, 153
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Lorin R. Jaycox and Hannah A. (Darling) Jaycox; married, December
3, 1890, to Inez Leaming. |
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Webber A. Joiner (1860-1940) —
also known as Webb A. Joiner —
of Attica, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Weathersfield town, Wyoming
County, N.Y., July 8,
1860.
Republican. Livestock
dealer; real estate
business; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1922-26.
English
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1940
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Attica, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Perry Joiner and Mariette (Cleveland) Joiner; married 1882 to Mary
A. Wilson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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Benjamin Franklin Jones (b. 1870) —
also known as Benjamin F. Jones —
of Maplewood, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1870.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1899-1900; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1900; district judge in
New Jersey, 1906-11; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac M. Kapper (b. 1864) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1910-34; defeated, 1906;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd
Department, 1933-34.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Royal
Arcanum; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick W. Kavanaugh (1871-1940) —
also known as Fred W. Kavanaugh —
of Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y., September
10, 1871.
Republican. Knit goods
manufacturer; hotel
owner; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908
(alternate), 1936;
Saratoga
County Sheriff; member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1921-24; chair of
Saratoga County Republican Party, 1924-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Redmen.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in the garage adjoining his home, in Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y., December
2, 1940 (age 69 years, 83
days).
Entombed at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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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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Kenneth Barnard Keating (1900-1975) —
also known as Kenneth B. Keating —
of Brighton, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 18,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1947-59 (40th District 1947-53,
38th District 1953-59); U.S.
Senator from New York, 1959-65; defeated, 1964; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1966-68; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966; U.S.
Ambassador to India, 1969-72; Israel, 1973-75, died in office 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Elks; Eagles;
Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1975 (age 74 years, 352
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) —
also known as Anson F. Keeler —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry
owner; mayor
of Norwalk, Conn., 1927-31; member of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1933-35.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Veterans Hospital,
Newington, Hartford
County, Conn., September
29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick John Henry Kracke (1868-1954) —
also known as Frederick J. H. Kracke —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 11,
1868.
Republican. Produce
merchant; cemetery
monument business; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1948,
1952;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1907, 1930; chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1932; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Grange;
Union
League.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
2, 1954 (age 86 years, 144
days).
Interment somewhere
in West Eaton, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Kracke and Henrietta (Hoffman) Kracke; married 1890 to
Florence Tayntor. |
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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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Dwight B. La Du (b. 1876) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Buren, Onondaga
County, N.Y., 1876.
Democrat. Engineer;
New
York state engineer and surveyor, 1923-24; defeated, 1918, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Sears La Du and Julia L. (Warner) La Du. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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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;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; 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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Arthur Levitt (1900-1980) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 28,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; New York
state comptroller, 1955-79; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Sigma Delta; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1980
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Aaron Jefferson Levy (1881-1955) —
also known as Aaron J. Levy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 4,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1908-13;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
municipal judge in New York, 1913-23; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Tammany
Hall.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
21, 1955 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mokom
Sholom Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Levy and Annie (Bernstein) Levy; married, March
10, 1903, to Libbie Finkelstein. |
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John Henry Light (b. 1855) —
also known as John H. Light —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Carmel, Putnam
County, N.Y., March
27, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; Fairfield
County Treasurer, 1899-1906; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1901-02; common
pleas court judge in Connecticut, 1901-05; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1910-15; appointed 1910.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Belden Light and Ann (Keenan) Light; married, August
3, 1881, to Ida M. Lockwood. |
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William Lathrop Love (b. 1872) —
also known as William L. Love —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born July 27,
1872.
Democrat. Physician;
member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1923-32; defeated, 1932; candidate for
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1933.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Abbot Augustus Low (1889-1963) —
also known as A. Augustus Low; Gus Low —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Sabattis, Hamilton
County, N.Y.
Born in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
1, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
Old Forge Electric
Company, 1928-37; president, Utica Gas and
Electric Company, 1934-36; executive vice-president, Brooklyn
Edison, and vice-president of its successor, Consolidated Edison
Company of New York, electric
utilities; chair of
Hamilton County Republican Party, 1930-55; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 35th District, 1938;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1963 (age 74 years, 115
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Hamilton County, N.Y.
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Henry Edmund Machold (1880-1967) —
also known as H. Edmund Machold —
of Ellisburg, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., July 5,
1880.
Republican. Dairy farmer; banker; utility
executive; member of New York
state assembly, 1912-24 (Jefferson County 1st District 1912-17,
Jefferson County 1918-24); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1921-24; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1924;
New York
Republican state chair, 1928-29; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York; executive committee chairman, St. Regis Paper
Company.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in the Upstate Medical
Center, Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
6, 1967 (age 86 years, 216
days).
Interment at Ellisburg
Cemetery, Ellisburg, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Bernard P. Machold and Martha (Mehlman) Machold; married, November
14, 1900, to Jennie Ella Ward. |
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Haskell Harold Marks (b. 1880) —
also known as Haskell H. Marks —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
24, 1880.
Republican. Jeweler;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1929-33;
defeated, 1933.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Marks and Anna (Aronberg) Marks. |
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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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Julius Marshuetz Mayer (1865-1925) —
also known as Julius M. Mayer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
5, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908;
New
York state attorney general, 1905-06; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1912-21; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1921-24; resigned
1924.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1925 (age 60 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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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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Charles P. Miller (b. 1884) —
of South Byron, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Byron, Genesee
County, N.Y., October
1, 1884.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1919-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
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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Charles Damon Newton (b. 1861) —
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;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Newton and Polly A. (Brundage) Newton; married, August
10, 1887, to Nellie E. Durfee. |
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Eugene R. Norton (b. 1856) —
of Granville, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Middle Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., September
23, 1856.
Republican. Grocer; roofing slate
manufacturer; director of two banks;
member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1906-07, 1913, 1919-20;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908,
1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870-1950) —
also known as Tasker L. Oddie —
of Nye
County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
20, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
business; mining
business; Nye
County District Attorney, 1900-02; member of Nevada
state senate, 1904-08; Governor of
Nevada, 1911-15; defeated, 1914, 1918; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1921-33; defeated, 1932, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1924,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1932,
1940
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
17, 1950 (age 79 years, 120
days).
Interment at Lone
Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
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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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James Andrew Outterson (1858-1922) —
also known as James A. Outterson —
of Carthage, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., October
18, 1858.
Paper
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1902-03;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Redmen.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 6,
1922 (age 63 years, 200
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Carthage, N.Y.
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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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Henry I. Patrie (1874-1935) —
of Dolgeville, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Livingston, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
12, 1874.
Republican. Manufacturer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
member of New York
state senate 35th District, 1929-35; died in office 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Exchange
Club.
Died March 3,
1935 (age 61 years, 19
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cornelius Welles Pendleton (1859-1936) —
also known as Cornelius W. Pendleton —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 71st District, 1893-96, 1899-1900; member of California
state senate, 1901-04; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1907-13.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Union
League.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
17, 1936 (age 77 years, 257
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Alexander Pirnie (1903-1982) —
of New York.
Born in Pulaski, Oswego
County, N.Y., April
16, 1903.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-73 (34th District 1959-63,
32nd District 1963-73).
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Canastota, Madison
County, N.Y., June 12,
1982 (age 79 years, 57
days).
Interment at Pulaski
Cemetery, Pulaski, N.Y.
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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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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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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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John E. Redwood (b. 1864) —
of Bay Pond, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Brighton town, Franklin
County, N.Y., 1864.
Republican. Manager of game preserve at Bay Pond, N.Y., for William
Rockefeller; assistant manager of Bay Pond, Incorporated; member of
New
York state assembly from Franklin County, 1926-29.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Willis A. Reeve (b. 1860) —
of Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Aquebogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
4, 1860.
Republican. Dentist;
explorer in Labrador and the Arctic; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1902-05.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Reeve and Roxyana (Griffing) Reeve; married, April 9,
1902, to Mary J. Bailey. |
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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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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 Nicholas Seger (1866-1940) —
also known as George N. Seger —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1866.
Republican. Builder;
mayor
of Passaic, N.J., 1911-19; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1923-40 (7th District 1923-33,
8th District 1933-40); died in office 1940.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks.
Died August
26, 1940 (age 74 years, 235
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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Carl G. Sherwood (1855-1938) —
of Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in Broome
County, N.Y., January
18, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 29th District, 1889-90; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1912; circuit judge in South Dakota,
1912-17; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1922-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Kiwanis.
Died in Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak., August
17, 1938 (age 83 years, 211
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Near Clark, Clark County, S.Dak.
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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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Sanford Willard Smith (1869-1929) —
also known as Sanford W. Smith —
of Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., August
19, 1869, reportedly in the same house where President Martin
Van Buren was born in 1782.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1901; Columbia
County Judge, 1902; member of New York
state senate, 1905-08 (24th District 1905-06, 25th District
1907-08); Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1918-27; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1928; appointed 1928.
Scottish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
24, 1929 (age 59 years, 158
days).
Interment at Chatham
Rural Cemetery, Chatham, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Smith and Rachel (Shaw) Smith; married, July 1,
1896, to Maud Peck Harding. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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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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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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Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (1930-2001) —
also known as Gerald B. H. Solomon; "The Congressman
from General Electric" —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Okeechobee, Okeechobee
County, Fla., August
14, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; insurance
agent; member of New York
state assembly 110th District, 1973-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1976;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1979-99 (29th District 1979-83,
24th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-99).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis.
Leading advocate of a Constitutional amendment to ban burning of the
U.S. flag.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Queensbury, Warren
County, N.Y., October
26, 2001 (age 71 years, 73
days).
Interment at Saratoga
National Cemetery, Saratoga, N.Y.
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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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Frank P. Sullivan (b. 1862) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., March 7,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1893-95; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1907-11.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Sullivan and Mary Sullivan; married, June 17,
1900, to Minnie W. Hall. |
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Thomas J. Surpless (c.1875-1911) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1906-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from the effects of malaria
and typhoid
fever, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
23, 1911 (age about 36
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Surpless. |
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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;
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 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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Frank E. Van Lare (b. 1900) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Gates town (part now in Rochester), Monroe
County, N.Y., February
22, 1900.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate, 1951-66 (51st District 1951-65, 58th District 1966).
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Grotto;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Van Wiggeren (1887-1968) —
of Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Yorkville, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
12, 1887.
Republican. Engineer;
Herkimer
County Clerk, 1927-49; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1944;
member of New York
state senate, 1949-64 (40th District 1949-54, 41st District
1955-64).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1968
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1913 to Gladys
Bradbury. |
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Byron Sylvester Waite (1852-1930) —
also known as Byron S. Waite —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Penfield, Monroe
County, N.Y., September
27, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1895-96; assistant
prosecuting attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1899-1900; appointed 1899;
member, U.S. Board of General Appraisers, 1902-26; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1926-30; retired 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Union
League.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
31, 1930 (age 78 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William E. Walsh (b. 1903) —
of Coos Bay, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
29, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Coos
County District Attorney, 1931-33; member of Oregon
state senate, 1941-51; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
co-owner, Radio
Station KWRO, Coquille, Ore.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
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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Harvey L. Webster (b. 1867) —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Troupsburg, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 21,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1920-23; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Webster and Rhoda Delana (Horton) Webster; married, July 15,
1893, to Mary Ann Gilbert. |
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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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William J. Wells (1876-1940) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1876.
Republican. Accountant;
general manager, later president, R.H. Macy & Co. department
store; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a heart
condition, in Mountainside Hospital,
Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., March
22, 1940 (age 63 years, 98
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William W. Wemple (b. 1862) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Duanesburg, Schenectady
County, N.Y., January
19, 1862.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; Schenectady
County District Attorney, 1899; member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1903-06; member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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. |
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memorial |
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1924 |
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James Lucius Whitley (1872-1959) —
also known as James L. Whitley —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1906-10; member
of New
York state senate 45th District, 1919-28; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Woodmen
of the World; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Union
League.
Died in 1959
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Frank Eugene Wilson (1857-1935) —
also known as Frank E. Wilson —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., December
22, 1857.
Democrat. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1905, 1911-15 (5th District
1899-1903, 4th District 1903-05, 1911-13, 3rd District 1913-15);
defeated, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 12,
1935 (age 77 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Roxbury
Cemetery, Roxbury, N.Y.
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Gary H. Wood (b. 1854) —
of Antwerp, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Ohio, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
10, 1854.
Republican. Physician;
member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1906-10.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin H. Wood and Asenath (Barnes) Wood; married, August
30, 1876, to Mary F. Tamblin. |
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