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John Judson Bagley (1832-1881) —
also known as John J. Bagley —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., July 24,
1832.
Republican. Cigar manufacturer; president, Michigan Mutual Life
Insurance Company, 1867-72; bank
director; Governor of
Michigan, 1873-76.
Unitarian.
Died, from tuberculosis,
in San
Francisco, Calif., July 27,
1881 (age 49 years, 3
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Solomon Berliner (1856-1910) —
also known as Sol Berliner —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1856.
Republican. Tobacco dealer; U.S. Consul in Tenerife, 1898, 1905-10, died in office 1910.
Jewish.
German
ancestry.
Died, probably from diabetes,
in Washington,
D.C., November
14, 1910 (age 54 years, 39
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius Berliner and Julia Berliner; married, September
1, 1901, to Jennie Ottenberg. |
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Joseph G. Doll —
of Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Cigar maker; candidate for Presidential Elector for
New York.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925) —
also known as James B. Duke; "Buck";
"Tobacco King" —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born near Durham, Durham
County, N.C., December
23, 1856.
Republican. Organizer and president, American Tobacco Company,
which monopolized the tobacco industry until it was broken up
in 1911; organizer of electric
power companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1904.
Left a large trust fund which supported Duke University.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1925 (age 68 years, 291
days).
Entombed at Duke
University Chapel, Durham, N.C.
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James J. Garvey —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Cigar dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1912-13.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles L. Goetz (b. 1859) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
22, 1859.
Democrat. Cigar manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President).
German
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Casper Goetz and Mary (Holderied) Goetz; married 1883 to Emma
E. Klingel. |
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Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) —
Born in London, England,
January
27, 1850.
Democrat. Cigar maker; Founder and
president, American Federation of Labor; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., December
13, 1924 (age 74 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; memorial monument at Gompers Square, Washington, D.C.; statue at Gompers Park, Chicago, Ill.
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John J. Hess —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Cigar manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Jerome H. Kohn (c.1900-1948) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1900.
Democrat. Tobacco business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1944,
1948.
Jewish.
While serving as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, he
died, apparently of a heart
attack, in his hotel
room in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 12,
1948 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Bussy. |
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Jacob Leisler (c.1640-1691) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bockenheim, Holy Roman Empire (now part of Frankfurt am Main,
Germany),
about 1640.
Fur trader;
tobacco business; following the English Revolution of 1688,
which brought Protestant rulers William and Mary to power, he led
"Leisler's Rebellion" and seized control of the colony; Colonial
Governor of New York, 1689-91; provided land for a settlement of
French Huguenot refugees (now the city of New Rochelle); following
the arrival of a new royal governor, he was ousted.
Arrested,
charged with treason,
tried,
convicted,
and sentenced to
death; executed
by hanging
and decapitation,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May
16, 1691 (age
about 51
years). Four years later, he was posthumously exonerated by an
act of Parliament.
Original interment at a private or family graveyard, New York County, N.Y.;
subsequent interment at Dutch
Church Burial Ground, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown
location; statue at Broadview Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Matthew J. Maxian —
of Broome
County, N.Y.
Cigar maker; Socialist candidate for New York
state assembly from Broome County 1st District, 1918, 1920;
delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York, 1920;
Communist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Hutchins Mickle (1805-1863) —
also known as Andrew H. Mickle —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
5, 1805.
Democrat. Tobacco merchant; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1846-47.
Died in Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
25, 1863 (age 57 years, 354
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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DeLancey Nicoll (1854-1931) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., June 24,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for American Tobacco Company; New
York County District Attorney, 1891-93; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1892,
1896;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1894;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 14th District, 1915.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
31, 1931 (age 76 years, 280
days).
Interment at Nichols Cemetery, Shelter Island, N.Y.
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Joseph Pabian (1874-1962) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bohemia, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Bay Shore, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, April
30, 1874.
Republican. Cigar business; candidate for New York
state senate 16th District, 1910, 1918; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1920.
Died November
17, 1962 (age 88 years, 201
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley Forman Reed (1884-1980) —
also known as Stanley F. Reed —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Minerva, Mason
County, Ky., December
31, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel, Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1920,
1936;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1935-38; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1938-57.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Phi.
Died in Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 2,
1980 (age 95 years, 93
days).
Interment at Maysville
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Thomas Fortune Ryan (1851-1928) —
also known as Thomas F. Ryan —
of Hempstead, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Oak Ridge, Nelson
County, Va.
Born in Lovingston, Nelson
County, Va., October
17, 1851.
Democrat. Financier;
organizer and consolidator of streetcar
companies in New York City; owned controlling interest in Equitable
Life
Assurance Society; co-founder, American Tobacco Company;
engaged in mining
development in Africa; one of the richest men in America at the time;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1904,
1912.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
23, 1928 (age 77 years, 37
days).
Entombed at Oak
Ridge Estate Cemetery, Oak Ridge, Va.
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Frederick A. Schroeder (1833-1899) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in 1833.
Republican. Tobacco merchant; mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1876-77; member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1880-81.
Died in 1899
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Schulum Jr. (d. 1906) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Cigar manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1896-98.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Tammany
Hall.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1906.
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Schulum. |
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James L. Seely Jr. —
of Canisteo, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Cigar manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1913-14.
Burial location unknown.
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George C. Staud (1860-1921) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., April
21, 1860.
Democrat. Cigar manufacturer; candidate for mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1914; postmaster at Rochester,
N.Y., 1917-21.
Catholic.
German
ancestry.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
29, 1921 (age 61 years, 222
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Karl G. 'Charles' Staud and Catherine (Lerch) Staud; married, April
19, 1913, to Bertha Barbara Brayer. |
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Joseph William Stevens —
also known as Joseph W. Stevens —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; tobacco
merchant; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1914-17.
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Frederick A. Wells —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Cigar manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1915-22;
defeated, 1922, 1923.
Burial location unknown.
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