Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  John Rowan Jr. (1807-1855) — of Kentucky. Born in Kentucky,February9, 1807.U.S. Charge d'Affaires toTwo Sicilies, 1848-49.Died, due to anaccident,August14, 1855 (age48 years, 186days).Burial location unknown. | | Moore Conger (1819-1890) — of Ira,CayugaCounty, N.Y.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inCayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1819.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County 1st District, 1855;livestockcommission business.Accidentallystruckby a gate at the Chicago stockyards, suffered a head injury, and diedtwo weeks later, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November8, 1890 (age71 years, 171days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Jacob Romeis (1835-1904) — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born inGermany,December1, 1835.Republican. General Baggage Agent, WabashRailroad;mayorof Toledo, Ohio, 1879-85;U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1885-89; defeated, 1888.Died as the result of anaccident, in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,March 8,1904 (age68 years, 98days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Toledo, Ohio.  | Charles Earl Currie (1865-1928) — also known asCharles E. Currie — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Dayton,CampbellCounty, Ky.,June 16,1865.President, CurrieFertilizerCo.;Vice-Consulfor Denmark inLouisville,Ky., 1897-99;Consulfor Denmark inLouisville,Ky., 1899-1907.Killed in anaccident with mining machinery, when a five-toncylinder graphite dryer rolled over him, in Goodwater,CoosaCounty, Ala.,May 25,1928 (age62 years, 344days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.| |  Relatives: Sonof George Earl Currie and Mary Margaret 'Maggie' Currie; married,October22, 1889, to Rose Julia Tuley. | | | | Image source: LouisvilleCourier-Journal, August 8, 1897 |
| | Frederick Moulton Alger (1876-1933) — also known asFrederick M. Alger;Fred M.Alger —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 27,1876.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1909;treasurerof Michigan Republican Party, 1911-13; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1915, 1917; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1916;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, Packard MotorCompany,automobilemanufacturer; director, People's Wayne CountyBank.Member,AmericanLegion.Accidentally injured his left leg while attending the AmericanLegion convention in Chicago; his condition worsened, presumably duetoinfection,and the leg was amputated, but he died soon after, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December30, 1933 (age57 years, 186days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Robert Jerry Dryfoos (1942-2006) — also known asRobert J. Dryfoos — of Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornAugust11, 1942.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972,1980,1988;chief counsel for New York Lt. Gov.MaryAnn Krupsak, 1975; member, New York City Council, 1980-91;retired from office whileunderinvestigation over allegedcampaignfinance andfederaltax violations, but no charges were filed;lobbyist.Jewish. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanJewish Committee.Died, from complications of ahead injury, in NewYork-PresbyterianHospital/WeillCornellMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 2,2006 (age63 years, 203days).Burial location unknown.
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