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Milo M. Acker (1853-1922) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hartsville, Steuben
County, N.Y., October
3, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, First National Bank of
Hornell; vice-president, Urbana Wine Co.
; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1888-91; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 27th District, 1894;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1922
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Hornell
Rural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Oscar Louis Auf der Heide (1874-1945) —
also known as Oscar L. Auf der Heide —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
8, 1874.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; director of several banks;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1907-10; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1914-17; Hudson
County Freeholder, 1915-24; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1925-35 (11th District 1925-33,
14th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1928,
1932;
delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; president, Elizabeth Brewing Co.
Died in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., March
29, 1945 (age 70 years, 111
days).
Interment at Hoboken
Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Herman C. Baehr (1866-1942) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, March
16, 1866.
Republican. Brewer; Cuyahoga
County Recorder, 1904-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1908;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1910-11.
Mennonite.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
4, 1942 (age 75 years, 325
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Richard P. Baylor (b. 1925) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Summers
County, W.Va., May 1,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; wholesale beer distributor; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1977-82; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis W. Baylor and Birdie (McCreery) Baylor; married to Margaret
Clinebell. |
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Frank X. Bernhardt —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Hotel
business; wholesale wine and liquor business; garage
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1906; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1925-34, 1936;
defeated, 1934.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Francis
Xavier |
| | | Relatives: Son of Aloys Bernhardt and
Martina (Hoffman) Bernhardt. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Hans Birkhofer (b. 1860) —
of Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Germany,
November
1, 1860.
Brewer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 47, 1917-18.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Edward Bleecker (1826-1873) —
also known as Charles E. Bleecker —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in 1826.
Wine merchant; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1868-70.
Died in 1873
(age about
47 years).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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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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Andrew Jackson Bryant (1831-1888) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Effingham, Carroll
County, N.H., October
30, 1831.
Democrat. Gold miner;
wholesale liquor merchant; importer and dealer in safes and
locks; insurance
business; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1875-79.
Jumped
or fell
from the ferry steamer Encinal, and drowned
in San
Francisco Bay, May 11,
1888 (age 56 years, 194
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Lou J. Burch (b. 1863) —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., February
28, 1863.
Republican. Publisher,
Eaton Rapids Times; editor,
Truth, the official organ of the organized liquor
interests in Michigan; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Rene Armand Carreau (1901-1980) —
also known as Rene A. Carreau —
of Merrick, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
26, 1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
broker; liquor store owner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1942; chair of
Nassau County Democratic Party, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Died, following heart
surgery, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
8, 1980 (age 79 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Barnabas Case (1799-1880) —
of Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, N.Y., November
19, 1799.
Democrat. Farmer;
distiller; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1851-52.
Died in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 2,
1880 (age 80 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Pitt Case and Anna Case; married to Clarissa M.
Squires. |
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Wilfrid Barrett Chapman (1848-1913) —
also known as Wilfrid B. Chapman —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Richmond, Surrey, England,
1848.
Champaigne importer;
Consul
for Belgium in San
Francisco, Calif., 1882-96; Consul
for Netherlands in San
Francisco, Calif., 1901-02.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
25, 1913 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of William Chapman and Elizabeth (Morris) Chapman; married 1888 to Dora
Sherwood. |
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Leopold Charrier (c.1835-1906) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in France,
about 1835.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; in 1861, he was the first
man to receive a pension from the U.S. government for wounds received
in military service during the Civil War; cotton
broker; liquor merchant; Consul
for Belgium in Savannah,
Ga., 1878-1903.
French
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., January
16, 1906 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Bonaventure
Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Nimbus Couzin —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Brewer; university
professor; coffee
house owner; Independent candidate for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Carl F. Deichman (b. 1871) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., November
23, 1871.
Employed by railroads,
a brewery, and the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey; U.S. Consul
in Manzanillo, 1907-08; Tamsui, 1908-09; Nagasaki, 1909-14; Bombay, 1914-15; Santos, 1915-18; Valparaiso, as of 1919-20; U.S. Consul General in Valparaiso, as of 1921-31; Lisbon, as of 1932-34.
Burial location unknown.
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Andre J. Dumont (c.1844-1885) —
of Algiers, New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., about 1844.
Republican. Owner of a whiskey distillery; Louisiana
Republican state chair, 1877-85; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1880.
African
and French
ancestry.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 29,
1885 (age about 41
years).
Entombed at St.
Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.
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Joseph E. Edsall (1789-1865) —
of Hamburg, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Rudeville, Sussex
County, N.J., 1789.
Democrat. Merchant;
distiller; tanner;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1824; common
pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1830; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1845-49 (4th District 1845-47,
3rd District 1847-49).
Died in Hamburg, Sussex
County, N.J., 1865
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Baptist
Burying Ground, Hamburg, N.J.
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Daniel E. Finn (b. 1845) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Limerick, Ireland,
July
11, 1845.
Democrat. Printer;
liquor dealer; deputy
sheriff; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 1st District, 1885-88,
1895-99.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Brooks Firestone (born c.1937) —
of Los Olivos, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born about 1937.
Republican. Vintner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 22nd District, 1998; delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Arthur Hugh Frazier (b. 1868) —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Heidelberg, Germany,
of American parents, August
12, 1868.
Vineyard owner; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul General in San Salvador, 1908-10; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Austria, 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Antonio L. Ghio (1832-1917) —
also known as Anthony L. Ghio —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born in Italy,
April
10, 1832.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; wholesale liquor dealer; saloon
keeper; mayor
of Texarkana, Tex., 1882-86; real estate
business.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Bowie
County, Tex., March
26, 1917 (age 84 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustine Ghio and Maria Ghio; married, October
4, 1862, to Augustina Casazza. |
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Charles Goeller (b. 1849) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
23, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel for banks and
breweries; real estate
investor; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 9th District, 1894.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles J. Goeller and Sophia Goeller; married, April
27, 1882, to Emily Bryan Shotwell. |
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James John Goulette (1905-1993) —
also known as James Goulette —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., September
9, 1905.
Republican. Ice,
beer, cold
storage and mink
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48, 1951-58 (Dickinson
County 1939-44, Dickinson District 1945-48, 1951-54, Menominee
District 1955-58); defeated, 1936 (Dickinson County), 1948 (Dickinson
District), 1958 (Menominee District), 1966 (109th District).
Catholic.
French
Canadian ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
United
Commercial Travelers; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
15, 1993 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Interment at Iron Mountain Cemetery Park, Iron Mountain, Mich.
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Henry Hachemeister (1867-1907) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Tottenville, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1867.
Democrat. Brewer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1898;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
While suffering from Bright's
disease and dropsy (probably congestive
heart failure), he was drinking heavily, when he collapsed, and
died soon after, in a room at the Harlem Central Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1907 (age 39 years, 239
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Henry F. Hagemeister (b. 1855) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., November
18, 1855.
President and manager of Hagemeister Brewing Co.; president of
Kellogg's National Bank;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1893-95; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1901-03.
Burial location unknown.
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George Eli Patrick Hall (1863-1911) —
also known as George E. Hall —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Nice, France,
of American parents, March
17, 1863.
Champaigne importer;
Consul-General
for Turkey in San
Francisco, Calif., 1891-1907.
Died in Lima, Peru,
November
28, 1911 (age 48 years, 256
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Olmsted Hall and Mary Abbie (Dale) Hall; married, June 12,
1910, to Maria Elena Rafaela Ludowieg Cantuarias. |
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William Hall (d. 1885) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Liquor merchant; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1884; elected () New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District 1885, but died
before taking office.
Died November
30, 1885.
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Haluska (1902-1984) —
of Patton, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Canonsburg, Washington
County, Pa., May 8,
1902.
Democrat. Sales manager, Goenner Brewing Company of Johnstown,
Pa.; insurance
business; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-36; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 35th District, 1937-56, 1961-64; defeated, 1956,
1964; United Pension candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1942.
Died December
5, 1984 (age 82 years, 211
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Patton, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Haluska and Mary (Palko) Haluska; married to Anne P.
Flesher. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Michael James Hart (1877-1951) —
also known as Michael J. Hart —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Quebec,
July
16, 1877.
Democrat. School
teacher; president, Schemm Brewing Co.; partner and
general manager, Hart Brothers bean dealers;
farmer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1931-35; defeated,
1930, 1934, 1936, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1940.
Member, Moose.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
14, 1951 (age 73 years, 213
days).
Interment at St.
Andrew's Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Joseph J. Hauser (b. 1881) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
8, 1881.
Republican. Brewer; president,
St. Louis Trades and Labor Council; delegate to
national convention, American Federation of Labor; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 29th District,
1922-23.
Burial location unknown.
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Michel Herrmann (1850-1919) —
also known as Michel Hermann —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Wingersheim, Bas-Rhin, France,
May
28, 1850.
Distiller; wholesale liquor dealer; Consular
Agent for France in Louisville,
Ky., 1898-1907; Vice-Consul
for Belgium in Louisville,
Ky., 1917-19.
Alsatian
ancestry.
Died, from pernicious
anemia, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 18,
1919 (age 69 years, 21
days).
Interment at St.
Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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James Robert Hogg (1863-1934) —
also known as Jim Hogg —
of Poplar Bluff, Butler
County, Mo.
Born in Jennings
County, Ind., January
4, 1863.
Republican. Farmer; meat
merchant; distillery owner; produced Jim Hogg's Corn
Whiskey; Butler
County Sheriff, 1892-96, 1902-06, 1920-24; mayor
of Poplar Bluff, Mo., 1897-99.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Fell into the Black River, and drowned,
in Poplar Bluff, Butler
County, Mo., July 12,
1934 (age 71 years, 189
days).
Interment at Poplar
Bluff City Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Marion Hogg and Mary Belle (Winslow) Hogg; married, September
5, 1880, to Ida Dillard (1864-1888; divorced); married, December
13, 1884, to Susan S. 'Susie' Klutts; married, November
19, 1887, to Ida Dillard (1864-1888; died); married, December
7, 1889, to Clara Catherine Smith; married, August
14, 1914, to Naoma Ruth Hawas. |
| | | Epitaph: "Peace be thy silent
slumber." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Fred H. Horlacher (b. 1868) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
11, 1868.
Brewer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lehigh County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Friedrich Horrmann (1866-1925) —
also known as Charles Horrmann —
of Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., November
3, 1866.
Democrat. Beer brewer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
New York; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1916.
German
ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
21, 1925 (age 58 years, 291
days).
Entombed at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Outerbridge Horsey (1819-1902) —
of Burkittsville, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Delaware, February
28, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer;
distiller; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1876;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1880.
Died January
5, 1902 (age 82 years, 311
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Petersville, Md.
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Daniel Ilsley (1740-1813) —
of Falmouth, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Falmouth, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 30,
1740.
Democrat. Distiller; delegate
to Massachusetts convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1793-94; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1807-09.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 10,
1813 (age 72 years, 345
days).
Interment at Eastern
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Cyrus Y. Jacobs (1831-1900) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
22, 1831.
Flour mill
business; distiller; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1879-80.
Died in 1900
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Image source:
City of Boise |
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Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) —
also known as P. J. Kennedy —
of Massachusetts.
Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
14, 1858.
Democrat. Liquor business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1896;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1890; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1900.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 18,
1929 (age 71 years, 124
days).
Interment somewhere
in Malden, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Kennedy and Bridget (Murphy) Kennedy; married, November
23, 1887, to Mary Augusta Hickey; father of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; grandfather of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; great-grandfather of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967). |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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William L. Koch (1879-1975) —
of Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., May 11,
1879.
Democrat. Brewer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1907;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916;
postmaster at Dunkirk,
N.Y., 1934-48 (acting, 1934-35).
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks.
Died in Brooks Hospital,
Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., February
13, 1975 (age 95 years, 278
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Dunkirk, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Charles Koch and Mary (Stahler) Koch; married 1917 to
Loretto Toomey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Lamb (1735-1800) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1735.
Optician;
wine merchant; general in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1784-97.
Died May 31,
1800 (age 65 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel J. Leary —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Brewer; carbonated
beverage business; Waterbury city controller, 1930-37; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932.
Charged
in May, 1938, along with Mayor T.
Frank Hayes and 25 others, with conspiracy to cheat
and defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;
tried
in 1938-39 and convicted;
sentenced
to 10-to-15 years in prison;
his plea for a reduced sentence was rejected by the State Board of
Pardons in 1949.
Burial location unknown.
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William G. Legner (b. 1858) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Neustadt, Prussia (now Wejherowo, Poland),
August
15, 1858.
Democrat. Brewer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Illinois; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from
Illinois, 1896; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1904,
1924
(alternate).
Lutheran.
Member, Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William G. Legner and Flora (Noetzel) Legner; married, September
1, 1882, to Dora Leusch. |
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John Lemp (1838-1912) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Nieder-Weisel, Germany,
April
21, 1838.
Republican. Brewer; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1875-76.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died July 18,
1912 (age 74 years, 88
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Relatives: Son
of John Jacob Lemp and Anna Elizabeth (Jung) Lemp; married, May 7,
1865, to Catherine Kohlhepp. |
| | | Image source: City of
Boise |
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Michael Liebel Jr. (1870-1927) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., December
12, 1870.
Democrat. Accountant;
worked in Buffalo office of Nickel Plate Railroad;
organized Cascade Brewery in 1898 (merged with Erie
Brewing Co. in 1900); hardware
business; mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1907-11; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1915-17;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
8, 1927 (age 56 years, 239
days).
Interment at Trinity
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Thomas Maher —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Liquor dealer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1882-83, 1886.
Burial location unknown.
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John P. Marks (b. 1834) —
Born in England,
August
4, 1834.
Not U.S. citizen; wine exporter;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Jerez de la Frontera, 1909-11.
Burial location unknown.
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John McManus —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Liquor dealer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1882-83, 1886.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Jefferson Megibben (1831-1890) —
also known as Thomas J. Megibben —
Born in Neville, Clermont
County, Ohio, March
28, 1831.
Democrat. Distiller; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1871-73, 1875-77; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1879; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1880,
1884.
Died in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., January
23, 1890 (age 58 years, 301
days).
Interment at Battle
Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Ky.
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Presumably named
for: Thomas
Jefferson |
| | | Relatives: Son of William Megibben and
Emily Gelvin Megibben; married, June 23,
1853, to Elizabeth J. David. |
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Charles J. Melton (b. 1917) —
of Bay Shore, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., December
25, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; retail
liquor dealer; member of New York
state assembly 3rd District, 1966-68.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Rotary;
American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eileen O'Rourke. |
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Frederick Metz (c.1832-1901) —
also known as Fred Metz —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Germany,
about 1832.
Democrat. Brewer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1871-72, 1885-86.
Died in 1901
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Anthony Morris (1654-1721) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Stepney, London, England,
August
23, 1654.
Brewer; preacher;
mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1703-04.
Quaker.
English
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
24, 1721 (age 67 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony Morris (c.1682-1763) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in London, England,
about 1682.
Brewer; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1738-39.
Quaker.
English
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
23, 1763 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Omar Eugene Mueller (1880-1946) —
also known as Omar E. Mueller —
of Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 27,
1880.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Saint John, 1908-09; Bahia, 1909-11; brewer.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 22,
1946 (age 65 years, 330
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Edward Murphy Jr. (1836-1911) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
15, 1836.
Democrat. Brewer; mayor of
Troy, N.Y., 1875-82; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896,
1900,
1904;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1887-94; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1893-99.
Died in Elberon, Monmouth
County, N.J., August
3, 1911 (age 74 years, 231
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Samuel G. Nagel (1901-1963) —
of Edgeley, LaMoure
County, N.Dak.
Born in Tripp, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., January
14, 1901.
Democrat. Retail liquor dealer; mayor of Edgeley, N.D.;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic.
Volga
German ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., October
11, 1963 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Edgeley, N.Dak.
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Peter Nagle Jr. (b. 1782) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 11,
1782.
Hat
manufacturer; tavern
keeper; grocer;
distiller; chief
burgess of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1825-31, 1832-33, 1837-39.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Cornelius O'Brien (1879-1951) —
also known as Thomas C. O'Brien —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Creagh, County Clare, Ireland,
November
26, 1879.
Democrat. Worked for the Wabash Railroad;
police
officer; beer, wine, and liquor business; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1945-46, 1949-51; defeated, 1942, 1946; died in office 1951.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died September
2, 1951 (age 71 years, 280
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Morrow Knox Olcott (b. 1862) —
also known as William M. K. Olcott —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
27, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; New
York County District Attorney, 1896-98; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 18th District, 1915;
vice-president and director, Lawyers Engineering
and Surveying Co.; director, Mary Powell Steamboat
Co.; director, Everard Brewing Co.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John N. Olcott and Euphemia Helen (Knox) Olcott; brother of Jacob
Van Vechten Olcott; married, December
6, 1888, to Jessica A. Baldwin. |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, October 1897 |
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Ralph Moses Paiewonsky (1907-1991) —
also known as Ralph Paiewonsky —
of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (now Virgin
Islands), November
9, 1907.
Democrat. Manager or president of distillery, movie
theaters, a liquor store and a gift
shop; one of the organizers of the West Indies Bank and
Trust Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin
Islands, 1940,
1944
(member, Credentials
Committee; member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1964,
1980;
member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1940-60;
Governor
of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1961-69.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in St. Thomas Hospital,
St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, November
9, 1991 (age 84 years, 0
days).
Entombed at Altona Jewish Cemetery, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands.
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James E. Power (b. 1850) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1850.
Democrat. Liquor dealer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1886-87.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence Price (b. 1843) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary, Ireland,
May
27, 1843.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; grocery and
produce business; owner, organizer, or manager of lumber, hardware,
and dry
goods firms; president, Lansing Brewing Company;
president, Auto Body
Works; police
chief; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1916.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married 1867 to Mary
Ann Ryan; married 1888 to Julia
Bradford. |
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Samuel J. Ramsperger (b. 1862) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April
25, 1862.
Democrat. Bookkeeper
and cashier, William Simon Brewery; member of New York
state senate, 1899-1904, 1907-20 (48th District 1899-1904, 49th
District 1907-20); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1912.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Conrad Ramsperger and Anna Maria (Reppert) Ramsperger; married, November
20, 1889, to Anna Seibert. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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Adolphe Joseph Rassinier (1848-1910) —
also known as Adolphe Rassinier —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Charmois, Belfort, France,
September
6, 1848.
Served in the Franco-Prussian War; wine importer;
steamship
agent; Consular
Agent for France in Louisville,
Ky., 1885-97.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March
27, 1910 (age 61 years, 202
days).
Interment at St.
Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Valentine Rettig (1846-1917) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany,
June
11, 1846.
Republican. Grocer; meat dealer;
hotelier;
beer bottler; mayor
of Corning, N.Y., 1905-07.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in Corning Hospital,
Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., March
17, 1917 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Valentine Rettig and Anna (Olenslager) Rettig; married 1870 to Mary
Kriger. |
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Charles Hyacinthe Riopelle (1860-1931) —
also known as Charles H. Riopelle —
of Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ecorse, Wayne
County, Mich., October
19, 1860.
Democrat. President, Eureka Brewing Company; supervisor
of Ecorse Township, Michigan; elected 1900, 1901, 1924.
French
ancestry.
Died, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 14,
1931 (age 70 years, 268
days).
Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Ecorse, Mich.
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Lindsay R. Rogers (1866-1935) —
of Ogden, Weber
County, Utah; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Republican
National Committee from Utah, 1896; law partner of Tillman
D. Johnson, and later of Charles
S. Zane; vineyard owner.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Suffered a paralytic
stroke, and died a month later, in a sanatarium
at Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif., March 3,
1935 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Fresno, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher Charles Rogers and Lucinda Louise 'Lou' (Scott)
Rogers; married, April
18, 1888, to Alice Beaton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Fresno Bee, March 4,
1935 |
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Jacob Ruppert Jr. (1867-1939) —
also known as Jacob Ruppert; Jake Ruppert —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
5, 1867.
Democrat. Brewer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1907 (15th District 1899-1903,
16th District 1903-07); candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914; owner
and president, New York Yankees baseball
team, 1915-39; president, Astoria Silk
Mills; vice-president, Beck Flaming Arc-Light Co.; director,
Yorkville Bank;
director, Casualty Insurance
Company of America; director, German Hospital;
trustee, Lenox Hill Hospital.
Catholic.
German
ancestry.
Died, from phlebitis,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
13, 1939 (age 71 years, 161
days).
Entombed at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Terence John Scanlon (1931-1992) —
also known as Terry Scanlon —
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., July 26,
1931.
Democrat. Businessman who owned Pizza Hut restaurant
franchises, a beer distributorship, and was publisher
of the Wichita Business Journal; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1977-79.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in St. Francis Medical
Center, Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., January
15, 1992 (age 60 years, 173
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
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Edwin Martin Schaefer (1887-1950) —
also known as Edwin M. Schaefer —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., May 14,
1887.
Democrat. Chemical
engineer,
and later general superintendent, Morris & Co. meat packers;
St.
Clair County Treasurer, 1930-32; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 22nd District, 1933-43; director,
Griesediech-Western Brewery Co.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., November
8, 1950 (age 63 years, 178
days).
Interment at Walnut
Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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Frank E. Schaeffer Jr. (b. 1905) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
2, 1905.
Democrat. Painting
contractor; building
superintendent; vice-president,
Building Service Union, Local 150-B; delegate,
Federated Trades Council; brewery worker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 4th District; elected 1948,
1950, 1952, 1958.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Schober (b. 1863) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Germany,
January, 1863.
Cutler;
saloon
keeper; beer bottler; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1895-96.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin C. Schuck (1898-1970) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
17, 1898.
Brewery manager; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1958-64.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Marathon, Marathon
County, Wis., June 23,
1970 (age 71 years, 249
days).
Interment at Merrill
Memorial Park Cemetery, Merrill, Wis.
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Charles Smith (b. 1851) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1851.
Republican. Liquor dealer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1884-87, 1889.
Hungarian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond J. Snow (1913-1999) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., September
29, 1913.
Democrat. Beer distributor; potato chip
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1941-46; defeated, 1938; Charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other current and former state
legislators) with bribery
conspiracy; pleaded
guilty and testified for prosecution, but the charges against the
others were eventually dismissed.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Moose; Eagles.
Died, in McLaren Regional Medical
Center, Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
25, 1999 (age 85 years, 330
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Herman Reinhold Speiser (1877-1963) —
also known as Herman R. Speiser —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bebenhausen, Germany,
June
23, 1877.
Republican. Liquor merchant; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1930.
German
ancestry.
Died in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
24, 1963 (age 85 years, 305
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Heinrich David 'Henry' Speiser and Sophie Pauline (Eisenhardt)
Speiser. |
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Charles A. Stadler (b. 1848) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
July
15, 1848.
Democrat. Brewer; manufacturer;
member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1888-91.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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George Stegmeier (1855-1910) —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., April 4,
1855.
Democrat. Brewer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Died in Carlsbad, Bohemia (now Karlovy Vary, Czechia),
May
20, 1910 (age 55 years, 46
days).
Entombed at Hollenback
Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Catharine (Baer) Stegmeier and Charles Stegmeier; married to Mary
Costello. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Scranton (Pa.) Truth, May
21, 1910 |
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William H. Stuve (b. 1873) —
of Oporto (Porto), Portugal.
Born in Portugal,
August
1, 1873.
Not U.S. citizen; steamship
agent; wine exporter;
U.S. Consular Agent in Oporto, 1908-14.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles F. Sullivan (1904-1962) —
also known as Jeff Sullivan —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born October
10, 1904.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1937-40; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1941-46; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1946-49; defeated, 1943; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1949-53; liquor store owner.
Died August
24, 1962 (age 57 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony Francis Tauriello (1899-1983) —
also known as Anthony F. Tauriello —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
14, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer;
liquor store owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1940
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from New York 43rd District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950 (43rd District), 1952 (41st District).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
21, 1983 (age 84 years, 129
days).
Interment at United
German and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
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Charles Tracey (1847-1905) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., May 27,
1847.
Democrat. Distiller; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1887-95 (19th District 1887-93,
20th District 1893-95); defeated, 1894; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1896;
chairman of Gold Democratic National Committee, 1900.
Died in Watkins Glen, Schuyler
County, N.Y., March
24, 1905 (age 57 years, 301
days).
Interment at St.
Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Edward Underhill (d. 1905) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Brewer; real estate
business; candidate for mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1888.
Apparently tripped and fell while
walking, suffered a skull fracture, and died soon after, in Yonkers,
Westchester
County, N.Y., July 2,
1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Adolph Weil —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Republican. Distiller; real estate
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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James Patrick Whallen (1856-1930) —
also known as James P. Whallen —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, December
4, 1856.
Democrat. Wine and liquor merchant; theater
owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1916,
1924.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March
15, 1930 (age 73 years, 101
days).
Interment at St.
Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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David Wilber (1820-1890) —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Duanesburg, Schenectady
County, N.Y., October
5, 1820.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; hop dealer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1873-75, 1879-81, 1887-90 (20th
District 1873-75, 21st District 1879-81, 24th District 1887-90); died
in office 1890; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Died in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 1,
1890 (age 69 years, 178
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
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John T. Willoughby (c.1864-1914) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Jefferson, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., about 1864.
Democrat. Beer brewer; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1912; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Holy
Name Society.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in West Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
2, 1914 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John P. Windolph —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Liquor dealer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1885-86;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1896,
1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Wissig (b. 1848) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
March
28, 1848.
Democrat. Hat
business; liquor dealer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1888, 1890,
1892; defeated, 1881, 1882, 1886.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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