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Politician members in New York

  William Everett Adams (1922-1983) — also known as William E. Adams — of Tonawanda, Erie County, N.Y.; Kenmore, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Knightstown, Henry County, Ind., December 25, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member of New York state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District 1967-70); indicted in December 1969 on charges of lying to a grand jury when he testified that he returned a cash campaign contribution from a medical services company; tried in 1970 and found not guilty. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Sigma Nu; Knights of Pythias. Suffered a heart attack, and died a week later, in Albany Medical Center, Albany, Albany County, N.Y., April 14, 1983 (age 60 years, 110 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Joshua Adams and Lucy Frances (Ramsey) Adams; married to Jacquela Devlin.
  Cross-reference: James T. McFarland
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Kenneth Gill Bartlett (1906-1983) — also known as Kenneth G. Bartlett — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y.; Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich., March 13, 1906. Republican. Dean, adult education division, University College, Syracuse University, 1946-52; vice president dean of public affairs, 1953; director of Onondaga County Savings Bank; member of New York state assembly 119th District, 1967-70. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha Delta Sigma; Sigma Nu. Died in October, 1983 (age 77 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Bernice Kleinhans.
  William Sterling Cole (1904-1987) — also known as W. Sterling Cole — of Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Painted Post, Steuben County, N.Y., April 18, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1935-57 (37th District 1935-45, 39th District 1945-53, 37th District 1953-57). Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Nu; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Delta Epsilon; Delta Sigma Rho; Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., March 15, 1987 (age 82 years, 331 days). Interment somewhere in Bath, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Ethelbert Cole and Minnie (Pierce) Cole; married, July 3, 1929, to Mary Elizabeth Thomas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Hooker Austin Doolittle (1889-1966) — also known as Hooker A. Doolittle — of Rahway, Union County, N.J.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Utica, Oneida County, N.Y.; Tangier, Morocco. Born in Mohawk, Herkimer County, N.Y., January 27, 1889. Automobile accessories business; U.S. Vice Consul in Tiflis, 1917-21; Madras, 1921-23; Marseille, 1923-26; U.S. Consul in Bilbao, 1926-32; Tangier, as of 1938; U.S. Consul General in Rabat, as of 1943; Alexandria, as of 1947. Episcopalian. Member, Sigma Nu. Died,from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Tangier, Morocco, November 30, 1966 (age 77 years, 307 days). Interment at St. Andrew Graveyard, Tangier, Morocco.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Hooker Doolittle and Minnie Katharine (Schall) Doolittle; married, March 5, 1921, to Veronica Bergmann; second cousin four times removed of James Doolittle Wooster.
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  Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) — also known as O. Max Gardner — of Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C. Born in Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., March 22, 1882. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; chair of Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member of North Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member of North Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1911-12, 1915-16; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924, 1932, 1940, 1944; Governor of North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Nu; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died, from coronary thrombosis, in his suite at the St. Regis Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 6, 1947 (age 64 years, 321 days). Interment at Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Perry Gardner and Margaret (Blanton) Gardner; brother of Bessie Gardner (who married Clyde Roark Hoey); married, November 6, 1907, to Fay Lamar Webb.
  Political family: Gardner family of Shelby, North Carolina.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard S. Heller (1904-1980) — of Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., June 11, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Chemung County Democratic Party, 1949-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952; Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1964. Member, Sigma Nu; Moose. Died in December, 1980 (age 76 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Michael B. Heller and Charlotte (Stone) Heller; married 1933 to Mary A. Trimble.
Harold W. Mason Harold Whitney Mason (1895-1944) — also known as Harold W. Mason — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., April 21, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; boot and shoe business; vice-president, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital; director for power companies, insurance companies, the Central Vermont Railway, and the Estey Organ Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1932; Convention Secretary, 1940, 1944; secretary, Arrangements Committee, secretary, 1940; speaker, 1940; Republican Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1933 (voted for Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis); delegate to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of Republican National Committee from Vermont, 1936-44; Secretary of Republican National Committee, 1937-44. Member, American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Union League; Sigma Nu. Died, from a heart attack, in his room at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 3, 1944 (age 49 years, 196 days). Interment at Morningside Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of William Lysander Mason and Margaret Etta (Matthews) Mason; married, March 17, 1918, to Evelyn Hawley Dunham.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Official Report of the 22nd Republican National Convention (1940)
  Frank Joseph Pagliaro Jr. (b. 1940) — also known as Frank J. Pagliaro, Jr. — of San Francisco, Calif.; Burlingame, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., August 10, 1940. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for California state assembly, 1970; member of California Republican State Central Committee, 1970-73; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972; mayor of Burlingame, Calif., 1988-89, 1992-93. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Pi Delta Epsilon; Sigma Nu; Lions. Still living as of 1993.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Joseph Pagliaro and Edith (Bennett) Pagliaro; married 1969 to Bonnie Kay Dickason.
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