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Walter V. Danahar —
of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School teacher; mayor
of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., 1949-60.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Henry Davidson (1858-1918) —
also known as James H. Davidson —
of Green Lake
County, Wis.; Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Colchester, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 18,
1858.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Green
Lake County District Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1897-1913, 1917-18 (6th District
1897-1903, 8th District 1903-13, 6th District 1917-18); died in
office 1918.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
6, 1918 (age 60 years, 49
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Vincent J. DeSantis (b. 1926) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., 1926.
Republican. School teacher; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1994-97.
Member, American
Legion; United
Commercial Travelers; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1997.
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Michael Devereaux —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Irondequoit, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; real estate
business; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-80; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1890-92, 1896-98, 1907-08; candidate for
Michigan
state board of education, 1894.
Burial location unknown.
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Israel Tripp Deyo (1854-1953) —
also known as Israel T. Deyo —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Broome
County, N.Y., January
28, 1854.
Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1890-93; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 39th District, 1915.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., 1953
(age about
99 years).
Interment at Floral Park Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.
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Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) —
also known as Luren D. Dickinson —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., April
15, 1859.
Republican. School teacher and principal; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County
2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924,
1932, 1936; Governor of
Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Methodist.
English
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died April
22, 1943 (age 84 years, 7
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Benedict D. Dineen (1890-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 30,
1890.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Judge, New York Municipal
Court, 1928-38; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1940-58; died in office 1958.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Holy
Name Society; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1958 (age 67 years, 277
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Dineen and Margaret (McDonald) Dineen; married 1928 to Mary
Smith. |
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Sylvester A. Dineen (b. 1898) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born August
11, 1898.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1925-33.
Burial location unknown.
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James L. Dixon —
of Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School teacher; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 6th District, 1936; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Willoughby Barrett Dobbs (1861-1931) —
also known as Willoughby B. Dobbs —
of Scottsville, Allen
County, Ky.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., 1861.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1891-92; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 32nd District, 1907.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Sherman Square Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1931 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Charles Edwin Willoughby Dobbs and Mary Elizabeth (Barrett)
Dobbs; married, June 7,
1884, to Mary Ready Ragland. |
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Francis Henry Dodds (1858-1940) —
also known as Francis H. Dodds —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born near Waddington, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 9,
1858.
Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1892;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1909-13; defeated,
1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., December
23, 1940 (age 82 years, 197
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Peter F. Dodds (b. 1849) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., January
4, 1849.
School teacher; lawyer; law
partner of Isaac
A. Fancher, 1875-82; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1894-1917.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred J. Doherty (1856-1929) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in New York, May 1,
1856.
Republican. School teacher; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1901-06; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1907-19; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; represented the Pullman railroad
car company as a lobbyist
in Michigan and other states; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Died September
24, 1929 (age 73 years, 146
days).
Burial location unknown.
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DeWitt C. Dominick —
of Walden, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Gallupville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
coal
and lumber
dealer; feed
business; real estate
business; builder;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1925-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Chester Huntington Donaldson (1862-1952) —
also known as Chester Donaldson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ovid, Seneca
County, N.Y., March
28, 1862.
School teacher and principal; engineer;
U.S. Consul in Managua, 1898-1905; Port Limon, 1905-17; Sherbrooke, 1917-18; real estate
broker.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Delta
Epsilon; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
28, 1952 (age 90 years, 245
days).
Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Somers, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John Chester Donaldson and Mary McCord (Smith) Donaldson; married,
December
23, 1886, to Edith Levy Maduro. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1920) |
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Dorothea E. Donaldson —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1948,
1952;
Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1963-64.
Female.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar F. Down —
of Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Brewerton, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. School teacher and principal; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1948.
Burial location unknown.
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Harlan J. Dudley (b. 1853) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Newfield, Tompkins
County, N.Y., September
27, 1853.
Republican. School teacher and principal; shingle
manufacturer; wholesale
lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1897-1900;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
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Jonathan M. Dudley (1830-1893) —
of near Dixon, Solano
County, Calif.
Born in Oswego
County, N.Y., September
7, 1830.
School teacher; farmer;
member of California
state assembly 17th District, 1862-63; candidate for California
state senate, 1873; delegate
to California state constitutional convention, 1878.
Died in 1893
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Silveyville
Cemetery, Dixon, Calif.
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Wesley Coleman Dudley (1867-1938) —
also known as Wesley C. Dudley —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Colden, Erie
County, N.Y., 1867.
Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1896;
Erie
County District Attorney, 1909-16; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1916-27; appointed 1916;
resigned 1927.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
10, 1938 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Vincent J. Dwyer —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School teacher; Independent candidate for New York
state assembly 26th District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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John Joseph Eagan (1872-1956) —
also known as John J. Eagan —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., January
22, 1872.
Democrat. Stenographer;
school teacher and principal; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1913-21, 1923-25;
defeated, 1920.
Died in Paramus, Bergen
County, N.J., June 13,
1956 (age 84 years, 143
days).
Interment at Rosendale
Cemetery, Tillson, N.Y.
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Webster Edmunds —
of Cohocton, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Cohocton, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer;
school teacher; insurance
and real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1927-28.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Ron Ehrenreich (b. 1950) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in 1950.
Socialist. School teacher; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1988.
Still living as of 1999.
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Eliot Lanze Engel (b. 1947) —
also known as Eliot L. Engel —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
18, 1947.
Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1972
(alternate), 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of New York
state assembly 81st District, 1977-88; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1989-2003 (19th District 1989-93,
17th District 1993-2003).
Jewish.
Member, Pi
Lambda Phi; American
Federation of Teachers; Americans
for Democratic Action; Zionist
Organization of America; Knights
of Pythias.
Still living as of 2014.
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Elihu Enos (1823-1892) —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., January
29, 1823.
School teacher; postmaster at Waukesha,
Wis., 1850-53, 1872-86; superintendent of schools; served
in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Wisconsin.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis., November
13, 1892 (age 69 years, 289
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Wis.
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Hugh T. Farley —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Republican. School teacher; university
professor; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1977-.
Still living as of 2008.
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Relatives:
Married to Sharon Rose. |
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Joe L. Farmer (born c.1938) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., about 1938.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; candidate for mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 2003.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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George A. Farr (b. 1924) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher and principal; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota
state auditor, 1958; executive secretary, Gov. Orville
Freeman, 1959-60; Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair,
1961-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1964.
Congregationalist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Farr and Ruth (Townley) Farr; married, February
22, 1945, to Patricia Dunlap Sorlie. |
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James W. Feely —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1939-46, 1949-51.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Aaron Spencer Feld (1891-1987) —
also known as A. Spencer Feld —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
5, 1891.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1925-26;
member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1927-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March
24, 1987 (age 96 years, 78
days).
Interment at Los
Angeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) —
also known as Andrew J. Felt —
of Nashua, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha
County, Kan.
Born in East Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
27, 1833.
Republican. School teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1868,
1872;
postmaster;
banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1889-93.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 27,
1912 (age 78 years, 183
days).
Interment at Seneca
City Cemetery, Seneca, Kan.
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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (1935-2011) —
also known as Geraldine Ferraro —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., August
26, 1935.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1979-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984
(chair, Platform
Committee), 1996;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1984; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1992, 1998.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1994.
Died, from multiple
myeloma, in Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
26, 2011 (age 75 years, 212
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Woodbridge Nathan Ferris (1853-1928) —
also known as Woodbridge N. Ferris; "The Big Rapids
Schoolmaster"; "The Good Grey
Governor" —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin near Spencer, Tioga
County, N.Y., January
6, 1853.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
founder and president,
Ferris Institute, later Ferris State University; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1892; candidate for
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1902; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1907; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1916,
1924;
Governor
of Michigan, 1913-16; defeated, 1904, 1920; president, Big Rapids
Savings Bank; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1923-28; died in office 1928; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1924.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Washington,
D.C., March
23, 1928 (age 75 years, 77
days).
Interment at Highland
View Cemetery, Big Rapids, Mich.
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M. Maldwin Fertig (b. 1887) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 10,
1887.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1915-17, 1919 (New York County 34th District
1915-17, Bronx County 4th District 1919); defeated, 1917, 1919; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Fertig and Celia (Siegel) Fertig; married, August
25, 1920, to Mathilda W. Wohl. |
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Abigail Fillmore (1798-1853) —
also known as Abigail Powers —
of East Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Stillwater, Saratoga
County, N.Y., March
13, 1798.
School teacher; Second Lady
of the United States, 1849-50; First Lady
of the United States, 1850-53.
Female.
Died, in the Willard Hotel, Washington,
D.C., March
30, 1853 (age 55 years, 17
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Thomas Edward Finegan (b. 1866) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in West Fulton, Schoharie
County, N.Y., September
28, 1866.
School teacher; lawyer; bank
director; Pennsylvania
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-21.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward F. Fisher (b. 1870) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich., October
31, 1870.
Republican. School teacher; physician;
surgeon for Amalgamated Copper Co. coal mines
in Wyoming; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1924 (5th District), 1926 (21st District); member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 5th District,
1929-36, 1941-44; defeated, 1944, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Katheryn Vera Fitzgerald (b. 1902) —
also known as Katheryn Fitzgerald —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.; Pilot Knob, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., 1902.
Democrat. School teacher; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1944; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948,
1956,
1960.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Association of University Women.
Burial location unknown.
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Ormond Weyman Follin (1831-1902) —
also known as Ormond W. Follin —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; San Jose, Santa
Clara County, Calif.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., August
27, 1831.
Language teacher; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Guatemala in San
Diego, Calif., 1900-02.
French
ancestry.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
28, 1902 (age 71 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Vincent Fornes (1844-1929) —
also known as Charles V. Fornes —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y., January
22, 1844.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; woolen
merchant; president, New York City board of aldermen, 1902-07; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1907-13; defeated
(Gold Democratic), 1896.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 22,
1929 (age 85 years, 120
days).
Interment at United
German and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
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Claude Moore Fuess (b. 1885) —
also known as Claude M. Fuess —
of Andover, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Waterville, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
12, 1885.
Republican. Instructor and headmaster, Phillips
Academy, Andover, Mass.; director, Andover National Bank;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Antiquarian Society; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Philip Fuess and Helen Augusta (Moore) Fuess; married, June 27,
1911, to Elizabeth Cushing Goodhue. |
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Howard G. Fuller —
of Eldora, Hardin
County, Iowa; South Dakota.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
School teacher and principal; Hardin
County Superintendent of Schools, 1883-86; lawyer;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1889-94; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1894-1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maria Leonard. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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William Plymon Garrety (b. 1878) —
also known as William P. Garrety —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
14, 1878.
School teacher; hotel
manager; experimenter for inventor Thomas A. Edison, 1909; served
in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Consul in Ceiba, 1919-20; Puerto Cabello, 1920-25; Prescott, 1925-29; Tahiti, 1929-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Glassberg —
of New York.
Born in Poland.
Socialist. School teacher; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from New York, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Boyd Elmer Golder (1892-1978) —
also known as Boyd E. Golder —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Allenwood, Union
County, Pa., June 18,
1892.
Democrat. School teacher; real estate
broker; Utica city assessor, 1938-46; mayor of
Utica, N.Y., 1946-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1952.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in November, 1978
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Deemer Golder and Laura Bernetta (Dietterich)
Golder. |
| | | Image source: Syracuse Herald-American,
December 25, 1955 |
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Milo Goodrich (1814-1881) —
of Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in East Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y., January
3, 1814.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; postmaster;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1871-73; defeated
(Liberal Republican), 1872.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., April
15, 1881 (age 67 years, 102
days).
Interment at Green
Hills Cemetery, Dryden, N.Y.
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Bernard Gotlieb (1893-1979) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
7, 1893.
School teacher; interpreter;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Baghdad, 1917; Cairo, 1918-21; U.S. Consul in Teheran, 1921-24; Halifax, 1924-26; Singapore, 1926-28; Wellington, 1928-33; Messina, 1933-34; Trieste, 1934-37; Nuevo Laredo, 1940-42; Santiago de Cuba, 1942-43; Havana, 1943-44; Windsor, 1944-47.
Jewish.
Died in Marin
County, Calif., March
15, 1979 (age 85 years, 128
days).
Interment at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Maurice Henry Gotlieb and Rebecca (Wolff) Gotlieb; married, July 2,
1929, to Audrey Gwendoline Ormiston. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1918) |
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Rhoda Fox Graves (1877-1950) —
of Gouverneur, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Fowler town, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., 1877.
Republican. Farmer;
school teacher; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1925-32;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
member of New York
state senate, 1935-48 (34th District 1935-44, 39th District
1945-48).
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
First
woman elected to the New York State Senate.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., January
25, 1950 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Gouverneur, N.Y.
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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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James A. Hamilton (b. 1876) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
24, 1876.
Democrat. School teacher; member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1915-16; secretary
of state of New York, 1923-24; defeated, 1924; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1924 |
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George D. Harger (1869-1942) —
of Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.; Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Crafton, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., 1869.
School teacher; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania;
Prohibition candidate for mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1933.
Died in Chautauqua, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., January
27, 1942 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Chautauqua Cemetery, Chautauqua, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William P. Harger and Sarah E. (Downend) Harger; married to Grace
Aleda Hershberger. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Solomon George Haven (1810-1861) —
also known as Solomon G. Haven —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Chenango
County, N.Y., November
27, 1810.
School teacher; lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney, 1844-46; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1846-47; U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1851-57.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
24, 1861 (age 51 years, 27
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Joseph Emmet Haynes (1827-1897) —
also known as Joseph E. Haynes; "Picnic
Joe" —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Westford, Otsego
County, N.Y., July 31,
1827.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1884-94; postmaster at Newark,
N.J., 1895-97.
Died December
6, 1897 (age 70 years, 128
days).
Interment at Clinton
Cemetery, Irvington, N.J.
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Adrian Hegeman (1788-1861) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New Utrecht (now part of Brooklyn), Kings
County, N.Y., December
19, 1788.
Democrat. School teacher; postmaster at Brooklyn,
N.Y., 1832-41; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County, 1840.
Christian
Reformed.
Died April
25, 1861 (age 72 years, 127
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacobus Hegeman and Sarah (Van der Bilt) Hegeman. |
| | | Image source: Chronicles of Erasmus
Hall (1906) |
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Lawton Thomas Hemans (1864-1916) —
also known as Lawton T. Hemans —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Collamer, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
4, 1864.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1892-93, 1899-1900, 1906-10; defeated, 1893; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1901-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 14th District,
1907-08; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1908, 1910; chairman, Michigan Railroad Commission,
1911-16; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1911; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in a sanitarium
at Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
17, 1916 (age 52 years, 13
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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George B. Hemenway (b. 1852) —
of Naples, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterloo, Seneca
County, N.Y., January
26, 1852.
School teacher; merchant;
produce
shipping business; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1908-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles G. Hemenway. |
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Merton W. Herrick (1834-1907) —
of St.
Croix County, Wis.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., November
19, 1834.
School teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
St.
Croix County Treasurer, 1867-72; lumber
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1881.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died March
24, 1907 (age 72 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903) —
also known as Abram S. Hewitt —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y., July 31,
1822.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
early manufacturer of wrought
iron; U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1875-79, 1881-87; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1876-77; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1876;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1880; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1887-88.
English
and French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Ringwood, Passaic
County, N.J., January
18, 1903 (age 80 years, 171
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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James A. Higgins —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1923-26.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Louis Higgins and Mary (Scott) Higgins. |
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Charles Augustus Hill (1833-1902) —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Truxton, Cortland
County, N.Y., August
23, 1833.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1889-91.
Died in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., May 29,
1902 (age 68 years, 279
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Joliet, Ill.
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Henry Wayland Hill (1853-1929) —
also known as Henry W. Hill —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Isle La Motte, Grand Isle
County, Vt., November
13, 1853.
School principal; lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 31st District, 1894;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1896-1900; member
of New
York state senate, 1901-10 (47th District 1901-06, 48th District
1907-10).
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died December
6, 1929 (age 76 years, 23
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Swanton, Vt.
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Fox Holden (b. 1849) —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.; Ludlowville, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., August
17, 1849.
Superintendent of schools; member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred S. Hollowell (b. 1883) —
of Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y.
Born in Milo, Yates
County, N.Y., January
18, 1883.
Republican. School principal; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Yates County, 1932-45; member of New York
state senate 48th District, 1945-52.
Member, Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Frank A. Hooker (1844-1911) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., January
16, 1844.
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney; superintendent of schools; circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1878-92; appointed 1878; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1893-1911; died in office 1911; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1902-03.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 10,
1911 (age 67 years, 175
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Charles Lewis Hoover (1872-1949) —
also known as Charles L. Hoover —
of Edgemont, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, January
11, 1872.
Superintendent of schools; botanist;
linguist;
divisional superintendent of schools, Philippine Islands, 1902-09;
U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1909-12; Carlsbad, 1912-14; Prague, 1914-16; Sao Paulo, 1916-20; Danzig, as of 1922; Batavia, as of 1926; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, as of 1928-32.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
30, 1949 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel A. Hoover and Miriam J. (Beardsley) Hoover; married to
Harriet White; married, October
1, 1901, to Helen E. Lowrie; distant cousin *** of Herbert
Clark Hoover. |
| | | Political family: Hoover
family of Palo Alto, California. |
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David Franklin Houston (1866-1940) —
also known as David F. Houston —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., February
17, 1866.
Superintendent of schools; university
professor; president,
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1902-05; president,
University of Texas, 1905-08; chancellor,
Washington University, St. Louis, 1908-16; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1920-21; vice president, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Co. and president, Bell Telephone
Securities Co.; president, Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York, 1930-1940; director, United States
Steel
Corporation.
Member, American
Economic Association.
Died, from heart
disease, at the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
2, 1940 (age 74 years, 198
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y.
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Warren Joel Howard (b. 1876) —
also known as W. J. Howard —
of Roxbury, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Tully, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
22, 1876.
Republican. Physician;
superintendent of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Roxbury, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Nathaniel Woodhull Howell (1770-1851) —
also known as Nathaniel W. Howell —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Blooming Grove, Orange
County, N.Y., January
1, 1770.
School teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Genesee and Ontario counties, 1803-04; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1813-15; Ontario
County Judge, 1819-32.
Died in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
15, 1851 (age 81 years, 287
days).
Interment at West
Avenue Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
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William B. Hoyt (c.1938-1992) —
also known as Bill Hoyt —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1938.
Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1972;
member of New York
state assembly 144th District, 1975-92; died in office 1992;
candidate for mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1989.
Suffered a heart
attack and collapsed, during an Assembly
session, in the State
Capitol Building, and died soon after in the Albany Medical
Center, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., March
25, 1992 (age about 54
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Susan Curran. |
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Jessie Wallace Hughan (1875-1955) —
also known as Jessie W. Hughan —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
25, 1875.
Socialist. School teacher; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1914 (Kings County 11th District), 1927 (New York
County 10th District), 1932 (New York County 10th District), 1933
(New York County 10th District), 1936 (New York County 6th District),
1938 (New York County 6th District); candidate for secretary
of state of New York, 1918; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1922 (16th District), 1924 (17th
District), 1928 (15th District), 1934 (15th District); candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1926.
Female.
Scottish,
English,
and French
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Omicron Pi; War
Resisters League; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
10, 1955 (age 79 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James William Husted (1833-1892) —
also known as James W. Husted; "Bald
Eagle" —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
31, 1833.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1869-81, 1884-92 (Westchester County 3rd District
1869-78, Rockland County 1879-80, Westchester County 3rd District
1881, 1884-92); died in office 1892; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1874, 1876, 1878, 1886-87, 1890;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from kidney
disease and heart
failure, in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
25, 1892 (age 58 years, 330
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.
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Samson Inselbuch (b. 1903) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born October
13, 1903.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1934; defeated,
1934.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rabbi Elias Inselbuch. |
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William Terry Jackson (1794-1882) —
of Havana, Chemung County (now Montour Falls, Schuyler
County), N.Y.
Born in Chester, Orange
County, N.Y., December
29, 1794.
School teacher; surveyor;
merchant;
justice of the peace; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1849-51.
Died in Havana (now Montour Falls), Schuyler
County, N.Y., September
15, 1882 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Montour
Cemetery, Montour Falls, N.Y.
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Gerald David Jennings (b. 1948) —
also known as Gerald D. Jennings; Jerry
Jennings —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 31,
1948.
Democrat. School teacher; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1994-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1996,
2000,
2008;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 2002-06; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Still living as of 2012.
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James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) —
also known as James W. Johnson; James William
Johnson —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 17,
1871.
School principal; author; lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1906-07; Dakar, 1907-08; Corinto, 1908-09; university
professor.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Sigma
Pi Phi; Phi
Beta Sigma; Freemasons.
Author of the words to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which
became known as the "Negro National Anthem".
Killed in a car-train
collision, in Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 26,
1938 (age 67 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Winthrop Jones (1817-1887) —
also known as J. Winthrop Jones —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine; Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine, February
14, 1817.
Democrat. School teacher; merchant;
shipbuilder;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1860;
lumber
business.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass., September
19, 1887 (age 70 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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