Very incomplete list!in chronological order | |  Jacob Leisler (c.1640-1691) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bockenheim, Holy Roman Empire (now part of Frankfurt am Main,Germany),about 1640.Fur trader;tobaccobusiness; following the English Revolution of 1688, which broughtProtestant rulers William and Mary to power, he led "Leisler'sRebellion" and seized control of the colony;ColonialGovernor of New York, 1689-91; provided land for a settlement ofFrench Huguenot refugees (now the city of New Rochelle); followingthe arrival of a new royal governor, he wasousted.Arrested,charged withtreason,tried,convicted,andsentenced todeath;executedbyhanginganddecapitation, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May16,1691 (ageabout 51years). Four years later, he was posthumously exonerated by anact of Parliament.Original interment ata private or family graveyard, New York County, N.Y.;subsequent interment atDutchChurch Burial Ground, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment to unknownlocation; statue atBroadview Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. | | Solomon P. Sharp (1780-1825) — of Kentucky. Born in Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.,1780.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1809;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15, 6thDistrict 1815-17);Kentuckystate attorney general, 1821-25.Slaveowner.Stabbed andkilled,by Jereboam O. Beauchamp, in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,November7, 1825 (ageabout 45years).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky. | | George Campbell Childress (1804-1841) — also known asGeorge C. Childress — of Texas. Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,January8, 1804.Lawyer;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Milam, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836.Killedhimself with aBowie knife, in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,October6, 1841 (age37 years, 271days).Interment atTrinityEpiscopal Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; statue atWashington-on-the-BrazosState Park, Washington, Tex. | | John Gordon Chalmers (1803-1847) — also known asJohn G. Chalmers — of La Grange,FayetteCounty, Tex.Born inHalifaxCounty, Va.,August25, 1803.Newspapereditor; member of Virginia state legislature, 1830;TexasRepublic Secretary of the Treasury, 1841.During a fight with Joshua Holden, he wasStabbed andmortallywounded; he died soon after,January1, 1847 (age43 years, 129days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Moses W. Formwalt (1820-1852) — of Atlanta, DeKalb County (nowFultonCounty), Ga.Born in Tennessee,1820.Tinsmith;mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1848-49;deputysheriff.Stabbed andkilled bya prisoner he was escorting, in May,1852(ageabout31 years).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Atlanta, Ga. | | John C. Bell (c.1831-1860) — ofElDorado County, Calif.Born about 1831. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 18th District, 1860; died in office 1860.During an argument just outside theAssemblysession in theCaliforniaState Capitol, wasshot andstabbed by Dr. W. H. Stone,mortallywounded, and died four days later, in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,April15, 1860 (ageabout 29years).Interment atSacramentoCity Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif. | | Josiah McNair Anderson (1807-1861) — also known asJosiah M. Anderson — of Fairview,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.Born near Pikeville,BledsoeCounty, Tenn.,November29, 1807.Whig.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1833-37; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1843-49;Speakerof the Tennessee State Senate, 1843-45, 1847-49;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1849-51.Slaveowner. Just after having made a secessionspeech,wasstabbed andkilled,Looneys Creek,MarionCounty, Tenn.,November8, 1861 (age53 years, 344days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Sequatchie County, Tenn. | | Albert Pickett Morehouse (1835-1891) — also known asAlbert P. Morehouse — of Maryville,NodawayCounty, Mo.Born inDelawareCounty, Ohio,July 11,1835.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1876(member,CredentialsCommittee);LieutenantGovernor of Missouri, 1885-89;Governor ofMissouri, 1887-89.Killedhimself, byslashing his throat, in Maryville,NodawayCounty, Mo.,September23, 1891 (age56 years, 74days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Maryville, Mo. | | William Irvin Shaw (1860-1900) — also known asW. Irvin Shaw — of Houtzdale,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.Born in Clearfield,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,1860.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofClearfield County Republican Party, 1894; U.S. Consul inBarranquilla, 1897-1900.Died bysuicide,fromslashing his throat, wrists, and leg, in ahotel atPhiladelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December25, 1900 (ageabout 40years).Interment atHillcrestCemetery, Clearfield, Pa.| |  Relatives: Sonof Archibald Henry Shaw and Mary E. (Irvin) Shaw; married1895 to MaryValentine Rhodes. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Samuel Levis Gracey (1835-1911) — also known asSamuel L. Gracey — of Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.; Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Natick,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September8, 1835.Methodistminister; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.Consul inFoochow, 1890-93, 1897-1911, died in office 1911.Methodist.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died bysuicide,when hecut his throat with a razor, in the West NewtonSanitarium,West Newton, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August19, 1911 (age75 years, 345days).Interment atMt.Moriah Cemetery, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. | | | John J. Kennedy (1856-1914) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,1856.Democrat.Saloonkeeper;banker;New Yorkstate treasurer, 1911-14; died in office 1914.Killedhimself byslashing his throat with a razor, in a lavatorynear the ballroom of the MarkeenHotel,Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1914 (ageabout 57years).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Lackawanna, N.Y. | | Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop (1865-1920) — also known asNathaniel W. Bishop — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.BornJuly 16,1865.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1916;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.Despondent due to a lengthy illness, hestabbedhimselfin the chest, and died soon afterward at BridgeportHospital,Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April 4,1920 (age54 years, 263days).Interment atMountainGrove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn. | | Jacob Haussling (1855-1921) — also known asJake Haussling — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February22, 1855.Democrat.EssexCounty Sheriff, 1881-83;mayor ofNewark, N.J., 1907-14; defeated, 1914.Stabbedhimself,in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February25, 1921 (age66 years, 3days).Burial location unknown.  | Joseph Eugene Agan (1898-1929) — also known asJoseph E. Agan — of Mahoningtown,LawrenceCounty, Pa.;Washington,D.C.Born in Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio,July 23,1898.U.S. Vice Consul inPorto Alegre, as of 1921;translator;newspapercorrespondent.Member,AmericanSociety for International Law.Killedhimself, byslashing his throat and wrists with a razorblade,stabbing himself in the heart with an ice pick, andleapingfrom his apartment window to the street six floors below, inWashington,D.C.,October11, 1929 (age31 years, 80days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James L. Agan. | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1921) |
| | | Robert L. Roberts (1922-1973) — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born in Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.,1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; postmasteratKansasCity, Kan., 1959-68, 1970-73 (acting, 1959); served in the U.S.Army during the Vietnam war.Stabbed andmortallywounded by Carroll Edward Noel, Jr., a former mail handler, intheofficeof the assistant postmaster, at the mainpostoffice, and was dead on arrival at BethanyMedicalCenter, Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,November29, 1973 (ageabout 51years). Noel was tried for murder, and found not guilty by reasonof insanity.Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. | | Audrey Phillips Beck (1931-1983) — also known asAudrey P. Beck;Audrey ElainePhillips —of Storrs, Mansfield,TollandCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August6, 1931.Democrat.Economist;universityprofessor; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1967-75; member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1975-83; died in office 1983.Female.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Killedherself byslashing her wrists, in a wooded area ofWillington,TollandCounty, Conn.,March 9,1983 (age51 years, 215days).Interment atNew Storrs Cemetery, Storrs, Mansfield, Conn. | | Donald R. Manes (1934-1986) — also known as"The King of Queens" — of Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January18, 1934.Democrat.Lawyer;boroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1971-86; resigned 1986; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984.On January 10, 1986, he was found driving erratically and bleedingfrom slashes to his wrist and ankle; at first he claimed he had beenabducted, but then admitted his wounds were self-inflicted; while hewas hospitalized, a criminalinvestigationagainst him became public.Stabbedhimselfin the heart, and died soon after, at Booth MemorialMedicalCenter, Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March13, 1986 (age52 years, 54days).Interment atMt.Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | Nelson Gerard Gross (1932-1997) — also known asNelson G. Gross — of Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.; Saddle River,BergenCounty, N.J.BornJanuary9, 1932.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1962-63;candidate forNewJersey state senate District 13, 1965; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Jersey,1968;chairof Bergen County Republican Party, 1969;New JerseyRepublican state chair, 1969; candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1970;real estatedeveloper;restaurantowner.Jewish.Indictedin May 1973 onchargesoffalsifyinga $5,000 contribution to the 1969 campaign of Gov.WilliamT. Cahill, conspiring to committaxevasion by disguising the contribution as a business expense, andcounseling a witness to commitperjury;convictedin March 1974, andsentencedto two yearsjail;served six months.Kidnapped in Edgewater, N.J., robbed of $20,000, taken to New York,andstabbed todeath, inManhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1997 (age65 years, 251days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Gross. |
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