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Cheney Ames (1808-1892) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Mexico, Oswego
County, N.Y., June 19,
1808.
Hatter; postmaster at Oswego,
N.Y., 1849-53, 1877-81; member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1858-59, 1864-65; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
14, 1892 (age 84 years, 87
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Charles K. Bailey (born c.1863) —
of Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born about 1863.
Republican. Hatter; postmaster at Bethel,
Conn., 1898-1907; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bethel, 1919-20.
Burial location unknown.
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John Joseph Cavanagh (1864-1957) —
also known as John J. Cavanagh —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn., January
16, 1864.
Democrat. Hat manufacturer; mayor
of South Norwalk, Conn., 1902-03; mayor
of Norwalk, Conn., 1908-09; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1928.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
24, 1957 (age 93 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lawrence Cavanagh and Margaret (Murphy) Cavanagh; married to Agnes
Garvan. |
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Israel Dodd Condit (1802-1897) —
also known as Israel D. Condit —
of Millburn, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., July 9,
1802.
Hat manufacturer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1867.
Episcopalian.
Died in Millburn, Essex
County, N.J., January
29, 1897 (age 94 years, 204
days).
Interment at St. Stephens Episcopal Cemetery, Millburn, N.J.
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John Daprato (b. 1852) —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Barga, Italy,
1852.
Republican. Hatter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Dickinson County, 1913-20,
1931-34.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank A. Doran —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Hatter; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury, 1935-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Dowd (b. 1864) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in England,
May
1, 1864.
Republican. Hatter; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Ninth Bristol District, 1904-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel F. Farrell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Hatter; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1910-18; member of
New
York state senate 5th District, 1919-30.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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John B. Ferre —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Retail hatter; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1902-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Fister (1772-1853) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., January
20, 1772.
Hatter; postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1809-30.
Died in Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa., February
7, 1853 (age 81 years, 18
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Hamburg, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Durst Fister and Elizabeth Fister; married to Elizabeth
Stambach. |
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memorial |
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Thomas Gallagher (1850-1930) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., July 6,
1850.
Democrat. Hat business; bank
director; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1909-21.
Catholic.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
4, 1930 (age 79 years, 213
days).
Interment at St.
Boniface Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Howard S. Gilbert (born c.1860) —
of Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1860.
Republican. Hatter; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bethel, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph J. Gillotte —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Hatter; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury, 1935-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Ransom Halloway (c.1793-1851) —
also known as Ransom Holloway —
of Beekman, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Beekman, Dutchess
County, N.Y., about 1793.
Whig. Farmer;
hatter; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1849-51.
Died in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., April 6,
1851 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Dodge Family Burial Ground, Pawling, N.Y.
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George H. Hickok (b. 1845) —
of Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Bound Brook, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Connecticut, December, 1845.
Manager in hat factory; warden
(borough president) of Bethel, Connecticut, 1896-97, 1904-09,
1917.
Interment at Center Cemetery, Bethel, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of George Anson Hickok and Sarah Ann (Coley) Hickok; married to
Caroline 'Carrie' Foster. |
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memorial |
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Robert E. Howard —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Executive with the Hat Corporation of America;
candidate for mayor
of Norwalk, Conn., 1947.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Lighthipe (1824-1905) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., October
11, 1824.
Hat maker and manufacturer of hat-forming machines;
director, Morris and Essex Railroad;
director, American Insurance
Company of Newark; organizer, Citizens Gas
Company of Newark; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1864-65.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a paralytic
stroke, and died two years later, in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., February
14, 1905 (age 80 years, 126
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Edward Neblett (1818-1907) —
of Weaverville, Trinity
County, Calif.; Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Born in Prince
George County, Va., July 18,
1818.
Whig. Hatter; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Trinity
County Sheriff, 1855-57; member of California
state assembly 21st District, 1858-59; banker; hardware
business; mayor
of Santa Rosa, Calif., 1876-78.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., January
19, 1907 (age 88 years, 185
days).
Interment at Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Calif.
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Garry Paddock (born c.1872) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y., about 1872.
Democrat. Hatter; member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Reuben S. Payne (1844-1896) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Davidson
County, Tenn., 1844.
Hat merchant; banker; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1882.
Died in 1896
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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John Hamilton Reid (1854-1927) —
also known as John H. Reid —
of Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn., 1854.
Republican. Hatter; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bethel, 1911-12; warden
(borough president) of Bethel, Connecticut, 1911.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1927
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Center Cemetery, Bethel, Conn.
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Solomon D. Rosenthal (b. 1845) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
15, 1845.
Democrat. Hat business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1884-85, 1888.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John B. Sanford (b. 1788) —
of Brookfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in 1788.
Hat manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Brookfield, 1827.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1813 to
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Moses Seymour (1742-1826) —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., July 23,
1742.
Furrier;
hatter; merchant;
farmer;
major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Litchfield, 1795-1811.
Died in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., September
17, 1826 (age 84 years, 56
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses Seymour (1711-1795) and Rachel (Goodwin) Seymour; married,
November
7, 1771, to Molly Marsh; father of Horatio
Seymour (1778-1857) and Henry
Seymour; grandfather of Origen
Storrs Seymour, Horatio
Seymour (1810-1886), George
Seymour and Julia Catherine Seymour (who married Roscoe
Conkling); granduncle of McNeil
Seymour and Henry
William Seymour; great-grandfather of Edward
Woodruff Seymour, Joseph
Battell, Morris
Woodruff Seymour and Horatio
Seymour Jr.; great-granduncle of Norman
Alexander Seymour; first cousin twice removed of Hezekiah
Cook Seymour; first cousin thrice removed of Silas
Seymour, William
Chapman Williston and Augustus
Sherrill Seymour; first cousin four times removed of Orlo
Erland Wadhams; first cousin five times removed of Dalton
G. Seymour; second cousin of Thomas
Seymour; second cousin once removed of William
Pitkin; second cousin twice removed of David
Lowrey Seymour and Thomas
Henry Seymour; second cousin thrice removed of Caleb
Seymour Pitkin; third cousin of Josiah
Cowles and Daniel
Pitkin; third cousin once removed of Timothy
Pitkin, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill and Ela
Collins; third cousin twice removed of Farrand
Fassett Merrill, William
Collins, John
Robert Graham Pitkin and William
Sheffield Cowles (1846-1923); third cousin thrice removed of Charles
Seymour, Charles
Upson, Calvin
Josiah Cowles, Gad
Ely Upson, Joseph
Pomeroy Root, Elizur
Stillman Goodrich, Frederick
Walker Pitkin, John
Sammis Seymour, Luther
S. Pitkin, Russell
Cowles Ostrander, Addison
Beecher Colvin, La
Monte Cowles, Helen
Herron Taft, Gardner
Cowles and William
Sheffield Cowles (1898-1986). |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Samuel Shethar (c.1887-1940) —
of Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, about 1887.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; hat
manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Weston; defeated, 1930;
elected 1932.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons.
Died in Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
25, 1940 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Hall Shethar and Agnes (Nesmuth) Shethar. |
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Henry Stetson (1857-1905) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., January, 1857.
Democrat. Hat manufacturer; mayor of
Orange, N.J., 1898-1904; defeated in primary, 1904.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., March
15, 1905 (age 48 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Napoleon Stetson and Mary (Leonard) Stetson; nephew of John B.
Stetson; first cousin of John
Batterson Stetson Jr.. |
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John Batterson Stetson Jr. (1884-1952) —
also known as John B. Stetson, Jr. —
of Ashbourne, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Cheltenham, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
14, 1884.
Hat manufacturer; U.S. Minister to Poland, 1925-29.
Died in Elkins Park, Montgomery
County, Pa., November
15, 1952 (age 68 years, 32
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Hiram L. Sturdevant (b. 1801) —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brookfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., 1801.
Hat manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury, 1844.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Burial location unknown.
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Bloomfield Usher (1814-1893) —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Herkimer, Herkimer
County, N.Y., 1814.
Hatter; canal
superintendent; banker;
member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1857.
Died in 1893
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Bayside
Cemetery, Potsdam, N.Y.
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Zalmon Wildman (1775-1835) —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
16, 1775.
Democrat. Hat manufacturer; banker;
postmaster at Danbury,
Conn., 1808-35; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1818-19; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1835; died in office
1835.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
10, 1835 (age 60 years, 297
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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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