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Unitarian or Universalist Politicians in New York

  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.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Adsit and Polly (Smiley) Adsit; married 1871 to Mary Hubbell; married, February 24, 1886, to Sarah Kilpatrick; third cousin of Ohlin H. Adsit; fourth cousin of Bert Wilson Adsit; fourth cousin once removed of George Washington Ingersoll.
  Political families: Adsit-Garcelon family of Lewiston, Maine; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Mary C. Alafat.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
John J. Bagley 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.
  Relatives: Son of John Bagley and Mary M. (Smith) Bagley; married, January 16, 1855, to Frances E. Newberry (daughter of Samuel Newberry); father of Margaret Bagley (who married George S. Hosmer (1855-1921)) and Frances Bagley (who married George S. Hosmer (1855-1921)).
  Political family: Bagley-Newberry family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Bagley Street, in downtown Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Samuel June Barrows (1845-1909) — also known as Samuel J. Barrows — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 26, 1845. Republican. Secretary to William H. Seward, 1867-69; pastor; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1897-99; defeated, 1898. Unitarian. Died, of pneumonia, in Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York County, N.Y., April 21, 1909 (age 63 years, 330 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, June 28, 1867, to Isabel Chapin Hayes.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Austin Blair Austin Blair (1818-1894) — also known as "The War Governor" — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Caroline, Tompkins County, N.Y., February 8, 1818. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County, 1846; instrumental in the 1846 abolition of capital punishment in Michigan, the first English-speaking jurisdiction to do so; Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54, 1885-86; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1855-56; Governor of Michigan, 1861-65; defeated (Liberty), 1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1860; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1867-73; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1881-89; appointed 1881. Unitarian. Died in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., August 6, 1894 (age 76 years, 179 days). Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, Lansing, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Rhoda (Blackman) Mann Blair and George Blair; married, February 18, 1841, to Persis Lyman; married, May 25, 1846, to Elizabeth Pratt; married, February 16, 1849, to Sarah Louesa (Horton) Ford; father of Charles Austin Blair; third cousin of Bernard Blair.
  Political family: Blair family of Jackson, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1843-1922) — also known as Benjamin F. Bradley — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Niagara County, N.Y., July 17, 1843. Republican. Express agent; postmaster at Midland, Mich., 1871-83; village president of Midland, Michigan; elected 1884; candidate for mayor of Midland, Mich., 1909. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Modern Woodmen of America; Maccabees. Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., December 31, 1922 (age 79 years, 167 days). Interment at Midland Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Married 1869 to Mary Larkin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alanson Carley (1797-1879) — of Cortland County, N.Y. Born in Butternuts, Otsego County, N.Y., June 6, 1797. Whig. Dry goods merchant; member of New York state assembly from Cortland County, 1829; director, Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad; director, First National Bank of Cortland; Cortland County Sheriff, 1840; postmaster. Universalist. Died April 8, 1879 (age 81 years, 306 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Carley; married to Sally Courtright; father of Alburtis Alanson Carley.
  John Nelson Carlisle (1866-1931) — also known as John N. Carlisle — of Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Preble, Cortland County, N.Y., August 24, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1891-96; secretary of New York Democratic Party, 1898-1905; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904; member, New York Public Service Commission, 1910-12; New York State Commissioner of Highways, 1913-15. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died July 21, 1931 (age 64 years, 331 days). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Shuler Carlisle and Catherine Rose Delancy (Burdick) Carlisle; married, January 17, 1894, to Carrie C. Brown; grandson of Nelson Burdick; great-grandson of William Carlisle.
  Political family: Carlisle family of Watertown, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Cooper (1791-1883) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 12, 1791. Manufacturer, inventor, philanthropist, creator of first U.S. steam locomotive; founder of Cooper Union; Greenback candidate for President of the United States, 1876. Unitarian. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 4, 1883 (age 92 years, 51 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Father of Sarah Amelia Cooper (who married Abram Stevens Hewitt) and Edward Cooper; uncle of Martha Clowes (who married Daniel Fawcett Tiemann).
  Political family: Cooper-Ashley family of New York City, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article
  William Osborne Dapping (1880-1969) — also known as William O. Dapping — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 12, 1880. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor and publisher; received a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 1930, for the Auburn Citizen's coverage of an inmate uprising at the Auburn prison; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936. Universalist. Member, Elks. Died August 1, 1969 (age 89 years, 50 days). Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Dapping and Mathilda (Lauterbach) Dapping; married, June 3, 1911, to Ina Mae Fairchild.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Hopkinson Eliot (1907-1991) — also known as Thomas H. Eliot — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., June 14, 1907. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1941-43; defeated, 1938, 1942, 1944. Unitarian. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., October 14, 1991 (age 84 years, 122 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Atkins Eliot and Frances Stone (Hopkinson) Eliot; married, October 10, 1936, to Lois A. Jameson; great-grandson of Samuel Atkins Eliot (1798-1862).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) — also known as "The Accidental President" — of East Aurora, Erie County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Cayuga County, N.Y., January 7, 1800. Whig. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Erie County, 1829-31; U.S. Representative from New York, 1833-35, 1837-43 (32nd District 1833-35, 1837-41, 38th District 1841-43); candidate for Governor of New York, 1844; in 1846, he was one of the founders of the University of Buffalo, originally a medical school; New York state comptroller, 1848-49; Vice President of the United States, 1849-50; President of the United States, 1850-53; defeated, 1852, 1856. Unitarian. English ancestry. Died, after a series of strokes, in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 8, 1874 (age 74 years, 60 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Fillmore and Phoebe (Millard) Fillmore; married, February 5, 1826, to Abigail Powers (1798-1853) and Abigail Powers (1798-1853); married, February 10, 1858, to Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh; nephew of Calvin Fillmore; third cousin of John Leslie Russell; third cousin once removed of Jonathan Brace, Bela Edgerton, Heman Ticknor, Leslie Wead Russell, Alonzo Mark Leffingwell, Alphonso Alva Hopkins, Charles Hazen Russell and John Clarence Keeler; third cousin twice removed of John Leffingwell Randolph; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew Griswold; fourth cousin of Thomas Kimberly Brace, Alfred Peck Edgerton, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton, Charles Henry Pendleton, Chauncey C. Pendleton and Eckford Gustavus Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of James Kilbourne, Elijah Abel, Samuel Clesson Allen, Greene Carrier Bronson, Willard J. Chapin, Russell Sage and Samuel Lount Kilbourne.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Wolcott-Griswold-Packwood-Brandegee family of Connecticut; Hosmer-Griswold-Parsons family of Middletown, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Edward H. Thompson
  Fillmore counties in Minn. and Neb., and Millard County, Utah, are named for him.
  The city of Fillmore, Utah, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Millard F. RileyMillard F. McCrayMillard F. ParkerMillard F. DunlapMillard F. VoiesMillard F. CottrellMillard F. VoresMillard F. SaundersMillard F. TawesMillard F. Caldwell, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Millard Fillmore: Robert J. Raybach, Millard Fillmore : Biography of a President — Elbert B. Smith, The Presidencies of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Frank C. Fletcher (b. 1869) — of Gaysville, Stockbridge, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Lawrence town, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., 1869. Republican. Physician; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1896, 1910. Unitarian. Burial location unknown.
  Justus Gage (1805-1875) — of Dowagiac, Cass County, Mich. Born in DeRuyter, Madison County, N.Y., March 13, 1805. Member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1861-69. Universalist. Died in Dowagiac, Cass County, Mich., January 21, 1875 (age 69 years, 314 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1836 to Matilda Tinkler.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Charles Gannett and Maria (Brooks) Gannett; married, March 25, 1920, to Caroline Werner.
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Horace Heffren (1831-1883) — of Indiana. Born in Dryden, Tompkins County, N.Y., May 27, 1831. Member of Indiana state senate, 1857-59; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1861, 1883; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Salem, Washington County, Ind., May 20, 1883 (age 51 years, 358 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Nephew of Cyrus Livingston Dunham.
  Edmund Goodrich Hunt (b. 1837) — also known as Edmund G. Hunt — of New Haven, Addison County, Vt. Born in Belmont, Allegany County, N.Y., May 6, 1837. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from New Haven, 1910. Unitarian. Burial location unknown.
Martin A. Knapp Martin Augustine Knapp (1843-1923) — also known as Martin A. Knapp — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Spafford, Onondaga County, N.Y., November 6, 1843. Republican. Member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1891-1910; Judge of U.S. Commerce Court, 1910-13; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1914-23; died in office 1923. Unitarian. Member, Union League. Died February 10, 1923 (age 79 years, 96 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Justus Norton Knapp and Polly (McKay) Knapp; married, December 29, 1869, to Marion Hotchkiss.
  Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)
  John Howland Lathrop (1880-1967) — also known as John H. Lathrop — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., 1880. Unitarian minister; vice-chair of New York American Labor Party, 1945. Unitarian. Member, Urban League. Died August 20, 1967 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John D. Lathrop and Alice McDora (Osborne) Lathrop; married 1907 to Lita Schlesinger.
  Joseph Edward Lumbard (1901-1999) — also known as J. Edward Lumbard — of New York; Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 18, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1947; defeated, 1947; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1953-55; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1955-71; took senior status 1971. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the Revolution. Died in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn., June 3, 1999 (age 97 years, 289 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Edward Lumbard and Martha Louise (Meier) Lumbard; married, September 4, 1929, to Polly Poindexter.
Harry R. Marble Harry Ray Marble (b. 1876) — also known as Harry R. Marble — of Holcomb, Ontario County, N.Y. Born in West Bloomfield, Ontario County, N.Y., July 27, 1876. Republican. School teacher; railroad office employee; farmer; merchant; member of New York state assembly from Ontario County, 1934-50. Universalist. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harrison R. Marble and Sabra (Simmons) Marble; married, March 21, 1900, to Effie May Cottrell.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1881 to Corwina Rouse.
  Myron J. Muncy (1849-1923) — of Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y. Born in Cuyler town, Cortland County, N.Y., April 26, 1849. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Cortland County, 1911, 1914. Universalist. Died in Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y., March 30, 1923 (age 73 years, 338 days). Interment at Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Muncy and Prudence Ann (Moon) Muncy; married, February 21, 1872, to Adelia 'Addie' Burdick.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Townsend Pheiffer (1898-1986) — also known as William T. Pheiffer — of Amarillo, Potter County, Tex.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Purcell, Chickasaw Nation County, Indian Territory (now McClain County, Okla.), July 15, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Oklahoma state senate 2nd District, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932; U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1941-43; defeated, 1942; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1953-57. Unitarian. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 16, 1986 (age 88 years, 32 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Edward B. Pond (1833-1910) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Belleville, Jefferson County, N.Y., September 7, 1833. Democrat. Mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1887-91; candidate for Governor of California, 1890. Unitarian. Died, of a heart attack, in San Francisco, Calif., April 22, 1910 (age 76 years, 227 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
William Powell William Powell (b. 1830) — of Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Victor, Ontario County, N.Y., March 31, 1830. Republican. Banker; mayor of Marshall, Mich., 1876-77. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Royal Arch Masons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Powell and Docia (Boughton) Powell; married, March 18, 1853, to Martha L. Paddock; married to Anna Moeschler and Sarah Francis Bacon.
  Image source: History of Calhoun County (1877)
  Henry Brewer Quinby (1846-1924) — also known as Henry B. Quinby — of Gilford, Belknap County, N.H.; Lakeport, Laconia, Belknap County, N.H. Born in Biddeford, York County, Maine, June 10, 1846. Republican. Iron manufacturer; banker; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1887-88; member of New Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1889-90; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1891-92; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1892; Governor of New Hampshire, 1909-11. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., February 8, 1924 (age 77 years, 243 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Quinby and Jane E. (Brewer) Quinby; married, June 22, 1870, to Octavia M. Cole.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Daniel Alden Reed (1875-1959) — also known as Daniel A. Reed — of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born in Sheridan, Chautauqua County, N.Y., September 15, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1919-59 (43rd District 1919-45, 45th District 1945-53, 43rd District 1953-59); died in office 1959. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Delta Chi; Elks. Died, of a heart attack, in Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., February 19, 1959 (age 83 years, 157 days). Interment at Sheridan Cemetery, Sheridan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Anson William Reed and Alfreda Reed; married to Georgia E. Ticknor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Leslie Wead Russell (1840-1903) — also known as Leslie W. Russell — of Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., April 15, 1840. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; county judge in New York, 1877-81; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; New York state attorney general, 1882-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884, 1900; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1891; Justice of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1891-1902. Universalist. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 3, 1903 (age 62 years, 294 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Canton, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Leslie Russell and Mary Sybil (Wead) Russell; married, October 19, 1864, to Harriet Jane Lawrence; first cousin of Charles Hazen Russell and John Clarence Keeler; second cousin twice removed of Calvin Fillmore and Benjamin Hard; third cousin once removed of Millard Fillmore; third cousin twice removed of Timothy Pitkin, Bela Edgerton and Heman Ticknor; third cousin thrice removed of Pierpont Edwards; fourth cousin of Alonzo Mark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Meigs, William Whiting Boardman, Alfred Peck Edgerton, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton and John Leffingwell Randolph.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Lansing family of New York; Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York; Edwards-Davenport-Thompson-Hooker family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cyrus Baldwin Sammons (1825-1881) — also known as Cyrus B. Sammons — of Blue Island, Cook County, Ill. Born in Geddes (now part of Syracuse), Onondaga County, N.Y., November 15, 1825. Merchant; postmaster; village president of Blue Island, Illinois, 1872-73. Universalist. Died in Blue Island, Cook County, Ill., May 31, 1881 (age 55 years, 197 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Johannis Sammons and Abigail (Smith) Sammons; married, January 1, 1852, to Cynthia Olivia Root; grandnephew of Thomas Sammons; first cousin once removed of Simeon Sammons; second cousin of John Henry Starin.
  Political family: Sammons family of New York.
  John Richard Schmidhauser (b. 1922) — also known as John R. Schmidhauser — of Iowa. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., January 3, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966, 1968; member of Iowa Democratic State Central Committee, 1971. Unitarian. Member, American Association of University Professors; Izaak Walton League. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Addison G. Stone (b. 1849) — of Wallingford, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Albion, Orleans County, N.Y., March 16, 1849. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Wallingford, 1894, 1910. Universalist. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Frank Stroock (b. 1925) — also known as Thomas F. Stroock — of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., October 10, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; oil executive; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1956; U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala, 1989-92. Unitarian. Member, Kiwanis; Elks. Still living as of 1992.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Stroock and Dorothy (Frank) Stroock; married, June 19, 1949, to Marta Freyre de Andrade.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Anna Mary Tibbets — also known as Anna Tibbets — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Tibbetts Hills, Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Democrat. School teacher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948. Female. Unitarian. Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women Voters. Burial location unknown.
Arba S. Van_Valkenburgh Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh (1862-1944) — also known as Arba S. Van Valkenburgh — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., August 22, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1905-10; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1910-. Unitarian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died in 1944 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lawrence Van Valkenburgh and Sarah A. (Seymour) Van Valkenburgh; married, September 25, 1889, to Grace Elizabeth Ingold.
  Image source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri
John B. Woodward John Blackburne Woodward (1835-1896) — also known as John B. Woodward — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 31, 1835. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; leather business; importer and exporter; Independent candidate for mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1885. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, National Rifle Association; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died, from pneumonia, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 7, 1896 (age 60 years, 281 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Woodward and Mary Barrow (Blackburne) Woodward; married, May 31, 1870, to Elizabeth Cook Blackburne.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: John B. Woodward: a biographical memoir (1897)
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