Index to Locations BronxCorpus Christi MonasteryBronxSt. Anne's EpiscopalChurchyardBronxSt. Paul's ChurchyardBronxSt. Peters EpiscopalChurchyardBronxSt. Raymond's New CemeteryBronxSt. Raymond's Old CemeteryBronxWoodlawn Cemetery
Corpus ChristiMonastery
Bronx, Bronx County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Morgan Joseph O'Brien (1852-1937) — also known asMorgan J. O'Brien — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1888-1906; resigned 1906;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1896-1906; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1912,1920,1924;candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1933.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died, frompneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1937 (age85 years, 49days).Entombed at Corpus Christi Monastery. | | Kenneth O'Brien (1895-1954) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928,1932;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1934-53; appointed 1934.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1954 (age58 years, 311days).Entombed at Corpus Christi Monastery. | | John Daniel Crimmins (1844-1917) — also known asJohn D. Crimmins — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1844.Democrat.Contractor;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1894;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1896,1912(alternate); Gold Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forNew York,1896;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Philanthropist. Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1917 (age73 years, 175days).Entombed at Corpus Christi Monastery.
St. Anne'sEpiscopal Churchyard
Bronx, Bronx County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Hunter Morris (1808-1855) — also known asRobert H. Morris — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1808.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1833-34;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1841-44; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1845-49;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1852.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1855 (age47 years, 251days).Interment at St. Anne's Episcopal Churchyard. | | Lewis Morris (1726-1798) — of Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.Born in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,April 8,1726.Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1775;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Southern District, 1777-78, 1780-81, 1783-90; memberofNewYork council of appointment, 1786, 1788;delegateto New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromWestchester County, 1788.Died in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,January22, 1798 (age71 years, 289days).Interment at St. Anne's Episcopal Churchyard; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C. | | Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) — also known as"Penman of theConstitution" —ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,January31, 1752.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1777;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1777; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1777-78;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1792-94;U.S.Senator from New York, 1800-03.Episcopalian.Died in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,November6, 1816 (age64 years, 280days).Interment at St. Anne's Episcopal Churchyard. | | Richard Valentine Morris (1768-1815) — also known asRichard V. Morris — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,March 8,1768.U.S. Navy Captain, starting in 1798;criticizedby his superiors for hisinactionas commander during an attempted blockade of Tripoli in 1803; hefaced a Naval Court ofInquiryin 1804 and wasdismissedfrom the Navy; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1813-14.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1815 (age47 years, 66days).Interment at St. Anne's Episcopal Churchyard. | | Gouverneur Morris Carnochan (1865-1915) — also known asGouverneur M. Carnochan — of New City,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1865.Democrat.Stockbroker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1906; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall).Died in Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1915 (age49 years, 298days).Interment at St. Anne's Episcopal Churchyard.
St. Paul'sChurchyard
Bronx, Bronx County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Philip Pell Jr. (1753-1811) — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 7,1753.Lawyer;served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1779-81, 1783-86;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1788-89.Died in Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1811 (age57 years, 298days).Interment at St. Paul's Churchyard. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Joshua Sands (1757-1835) — of New York. Born in Cow Neck, Queens County (now part of Sands Point,NassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,October12, 1757.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNewYork state senate Southern District, 1791-97; member ofNew Yorkcouncil of appointment, 1796;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1797-1801;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1803-05, 1825-27.Slaveowner. Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1835 (age77 years, 336days).Original interment at St. Paul's Churchyard; reinterment in 1852 atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
St. PetersEpiscopal Churchyard
2500 Westchester Avenue
Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Founded 1693
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Clinton Jr. (1771-1809) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1771.Democrat.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1801; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1803-05;U.S.Representative from New York, 1805-09 (3rd District 1805, 2ndDistrict 1805-09).Slaveowner. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1809 (age38 years, 102days).Interment at St. Peters Episcopal Churchyard.
St. Raymond's NewCemetery
2600 Lafayette Avenue
Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Founded 1961
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Mary Ann Parker (1877-1960) — also known asMary A. Parker;Mamie Parker;Mary AnnKenny —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September2, 1877.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1920,1924,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944.Female.Catholic.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December4, 1960 (age83 years, 93days).Interment at St. Raymond's New Cemetery.
St. Raymond's OldCemetery
1201 Balcom Avenue
Bronx, Bronx County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Patrick F. Egan (1841-1919) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in County Longford,Ireland,August13, 1841.Republican. Irish home rule advocate;prosecutedin Dublin, 1880, forsedition;grainelevator business; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1888;U.S. Minister toChile, 1889-93; caused a diplomatic rift between Chile and theUnited States, which almost led to war.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1919 (age78 years, 48days).Interment at St. Raymond's Old Cemetery. | | James Vincent Ganly (1878-1923) — also known asJames V. Ganly — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1878.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 24th District, 1907;BronxCounty Clerk, 1914-17;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1919-21, 1923;defeated, 1920; died in office 1923.Catholic.Injured in anautomobileaccident on Pelham Shore Road, and died the next day in FordhamHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1923 (age44 years, 359days).Interment at St. Raymond's Old Cemetery. | | George William Loft (1865-1943) — also known asGeorge W. Loft — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1865.Democrat.Candymanufacturer; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forNew York,1908;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall);U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1913-17; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1924,1928(alternate),1932(alternate),1936(alternate),1940;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1933.Catholic.Died in Baldwin,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November6, 1943 (age78 years, 273days).Entombed at St. Raymond's Old Cemetery.  | Duncan T. O'Brien (1895-1938) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1895.Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Amelia IslandFigPreserving Company;insurancebroker; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1923-38; died in office 1938.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Redmen.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1938 (age43 years, 169days).Interment at St. Raymond's Old Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Dr. Michael C. O'Brien; married to MargaretDougherty. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | John M. Tierney (1860-1936) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;general counsel, UnionRailwayCompany, 1893; municipal judge in New York, 1898-1915;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1916-29.Catholic.Member,TammanyHall;Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died, from "grip" (influenza),in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1936 (age75 years, 129days).Interment at St. Raymond's Old Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Launcelot J. Tierney and Elizabeth (Welch)Tierney. |
| | John E. McGeehan (1880-1968) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November17, 1880.Democrat.BronxCounty District Attorney, 1924-29;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930-50.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 17,1968 (age87 years, 182days).Interment at St. Raymond's Old Cemetery. | | Arthur Henry Murphy (1868-1922) — also known asArthur H. Murphy — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1868.Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall);chair ofBronx County Democratic Party, 1913-22; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1916,1920;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1916;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1920.Died, followinggallstonesurgery, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1922 (age53 years, 73days).Interment at St. Raymond's Old Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur Henry Murphy (1819-1904) and Bridget (Malone)Murphy. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | John Patrick Cohalan (1873-1950) — also known asJohn P. Cohalan — of Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March17, 1873.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 35th District, 1906; memberofNewYork state senate 22nd District, 1907-08;NewYork County Surrogate, 1909-22.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1950 (age77 years, 2days).Interment at St. Raymond's Old Cemetery. | | Philip Joseph Kearns (1870-1926) — also known asPhilip J. Kearns — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1870.Democrat.Builder;pavingcontractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1916;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1916.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1926 (age56 years, 139days).Interment at St. Raymond's Old Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Kearns and Ellen (Montgomery) Kearns; married,October3, 1894, to Honora Veronica White. |
| | Thomas Francis McAvoy (1852-1933) — also known asThomas F. McAvoy — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August17, 1852.Democrat.Coaldealer; Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall); New York City Deputy Police Commissioner; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1916;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1916.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1933 (age80 years, 351days).Interment at St. Raymond's Old Cemetery.
WoodlawnCemetery
4199 Webster Avenue
Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Founded 1863
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Frederick Havemeyer (1804-1874) — also known asWilliam F. Havemeyer — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1804.Democrat.Sugar refiningbusiness;banker;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1844;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1845-46, 1848-49, 1873-74; defeated,1859; died in office 1874.Germanancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1874 (age70 years, 291days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (1882-1947) — also known asFiorello H. LaGuardia;"The LittleFlower" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1882.Republican. U.S. Consular Agent inFiume, 1904-06;interpreter;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1917-19, 1923-33 (14th District1917-19, 20th District 1923-33); defeated, 1914 (14th District), 1932(20th District); major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1920,1928(alternate),1932(alternate);mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1934-45; defeated, 1921, 1929.Episcopalian.ItalianandJewishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died ofpancreaticcancer, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1947 (age64 years, 283days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Achille Luigi Carlo La Guardia and Irene Coen; married1919 to TheaAlmerigotti; married,February28, 1929, to Marie Fisher. | | | | Cross-reference:VitoMarcantonio —ClendeninRyan | | | | LaGuardiaAirport,inQueens,New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Fiorello LaGuardia: H. PaulJeffers,TheNapoleon of New York : Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia —Thomas Kessner,FiorelloH. LaGuardia and the Making of Modern New York —Mervyn D. Kaufman,FiorelloLaGuardia — Alyn Brodsky,TheGreat Mayor : Fiorello La Guardia and the Making of the City of NewYork |
 | Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1862.Republican.Lawyer;lawprofessor;Governor ofNew York, 1907-10; resigned 1910; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1908;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-16; resigned 1916;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1930-41; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1916;U.S.Secretary of State, 1921-25.Baptist.Welshancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaEpsilon;UnionLeague.Died in Osterville, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,August27, 1948 (age86 years, 138days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) — of New York. Born in Fordham, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,July 19,1879.Lawyer;law partner ofGeorgeV. Mullan, 1902-13;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1913;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1914-17; defeated (Fusion), 1917; onApril 17, 1914, at Park Row, New York, he wasshotat by an Michael P. Mahoney, an unemployed carpenter; the bulletmissed the mayor, but struck and wounded Frank L. Polk, the city'sCorporation Counsel.Catholic.Irishancestry.Killed in aplanecrash duringWorldWar I military training, at Gerstner Field, near Holmwood,CalcasieuParish, La.,July 6,1918 (age38 years, 352days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery; memorial monument atColumbiaUniversity, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Alfred Clark Chapin (1848-1936) — also known asAlfred C. Chapin — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in South Hadley,HampshireCounty, Mass.,March 8,1848.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1882-83;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1883;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1884-87;mayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1888-91; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1888(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1891-92.Member,AlphaDelta Phi.Died in Montreal,Quebec,October2, 1936 (age88 years, 208days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Ephraim Atlas Chapin and Josephine Jerusha (Clark) Chapin;married,February20, 1884, to Grace Stebbins; married,January6, 1913, to Charlotte (Storrs) Montant; father of Grace Chapin(who marriedHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991)); grandfather ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); grandnephew ofChesterWilliam Chapin; great-grandfather ofHamiltonFish andAlexaFish Ward; second cousin four times removed ofDanielChapin (1761-1821); third cousin ofArthurBeebe Chapin; third cousin twice removed ofJohnStrong,ElijahHunt Mills,JohnPutnam Chapin andMiltonPrince Higgins; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelClesson Allen,DanielChapin (1791-1878) andGrahamHurd Chapin; fourth cousin ofZenasFerry Moody; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelStrong,JosephChurchill Strong,EbenezerStrong,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,CharlesJames Folger,JacobSloat Fassett,ArthurPlatt Howard andEdwardStanley Kellogg. | | | | Political family:Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
 | Robert Anderson Van Wyck (1849-1918) — also known asRobert A. Van Wyck — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1849.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1898-1901; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1904.Member,TammanyHall.Died in Paris,France,November30, 1918 (age69 years, 133days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795-1858) — also known asBenjamin F. Butler — ofAlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Kinderhook Landing,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1795.Lawyer;AlbanyCounty District Attorney, 1821-24; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County, 1828;U.S.Attorney General, 1833-38;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1838-41, 1845-48;Presidential Elector for New York,1844.Presbyterian.Died in Paris,France,November8, 1858 (age62 years, 326days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | William Vermilye Brady (1811-1870) — also known asWilliam V. Brady — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1811.Whig.Silversmith;jeweler;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1847-48; defeated, 1848; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1849-53;insurancebusiness.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1870 (age58 years, 250days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | William L. Strong (1827-1900) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornMarch22, 1827.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1882;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1895-97.DiedNovember2, 1900 (age73 years, 225days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Lindley Miller Garrison (1864-1932) — also known asLindley M. Garrison — Born in Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.,November28, 1864.Democrat.Lawyer;vice-chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1904-13;U.S.Secretary of War, 1913-16; resigned 1916.Episcopalian.Died in Sea Bright,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,October19, 1932 (age67 years, 326days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Joseph Fithian Garrison and Elizabeth Vanarsdale (Grant)Garrison; brother ofCharlesGrant Garrison; married,June 30,1900, to Margaret Hildeburn; grandnephew ofAmosFithian Garrison Sr.; first cousin thrice removed ofReubenFithian; second cousin thrice removed ofLuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer; third cousin once removed ofJamesEzra Sayers,AlexanderRobeson Fithian andMaryEstelle Sayers; third cousin twice removed ofDanielGarrison; third cousin thrice removed ofFloydJames Fithian; fourth cousin ofGeorgeHires,BenjaminFranklin Hires,AlbertHarwood Sayers,JamesHampton Fithian andJaneSayers; fourth cousin once removed ofLuciusE. Hires,NathanielStretch Hires,CharlesRoyal Hires andAlbertAllison Sayers. | | | | Political family:Garrisonfamily of New Jersey (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS Lindley M. Garrison (built 1942 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Augustus Schell (1812-1884) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Rhinebeck,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August1, 1812.Democrat.Lawyer;director or trustee of severalrailroadcompanies;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1853-55; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1856,1860,1876(speaker);U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1857-61; memberofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1872-76;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1872-76; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1877; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1878.GermanandDutchancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;KappaAlpha Society;TammanyHall.Died, from complications ofBright'sdisease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1884 (age71 years, 239days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Hiram Barney (1811-1895) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Henderson,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1811.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1840; candidate for PresidentialElector for New York,1848;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1856;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1861-64.Died in Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1895 (age83 years, 353days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Daniel Scott Lamont (1851-1905) — also known asDaniel S. Lamont — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in McGrawville (now McGraw),CortlandCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1851.Democrat. Confidential secretary to Gov.SamuelJ. Tilden;secretary ofNew York Democratic Party, 1875-83;U.S.Secretary of War, 1893-97;bankdirector; vice-president, Northern PacificRailroad,1898-1904.Member,DeltaUpsilon.Died in Millbrook,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1905 (age54 years, 164days).Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | | Thomas Francis Gilroy (1840-1911) — also known asThomas F. Gilroy — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inIreland,June3, 1840.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1888(alternate),1896;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1893-94.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died, fromapoplexy,in Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1911 (age71 years, 181days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Benjamin Helm Bristow (1832-1896) — also known asBenjamin H. Bristow — of Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Elkton,ToddCounty, Ky.,June 20,1832.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1863-65;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1866-70; law partner ofJohnM. Harlan, 1870; U.S. Solicitor General, 1870-72;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1874-76; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1876.Member,American BarAssociation;UnionLeague.Died, fromappendicitis,in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 22,1896 (age64 years, 2days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | William Butler Ogden (1805-1877) — also known asWilliam B. Ogden — ofDelawareCounty, N.Y.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; New York, New York County (part now in Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.Born in Walton,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1805.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Delaware County, 1835;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1837-38; member ofIllinoisstate senate 1st District, 1861-62; president, Union PacificRailroad,1862-63.Died in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,August3, 1877 (age72 years, 49days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Louis Francis Haffen (1854-1935) — also known asLouis F. Haffen;"Father of theBronx" —of Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,November6, 1854.Democrat.Civilengineer; engineer, New York City Department of Parks, 1883-93;commissioner of street improvement in Annexed Territory (Bronx),1893-98;boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1898-1909; removed 1909;removed fromoffice by Gov.CharlesEvans Hughes overmaladministrationcharges,1909;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915;member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1930.Catholic.GermanandIrishancestry. Member,RoyalArcanum;TammanyHall.Died, fromarteriosclerosis,in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1935 (age81 years, 49days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Henry Bruckner (1871-1942) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,June 17,1871.Democrat. President, BrucknerBeverages;director, MiltonRealtyCo.; director, American Metal Cap Co.; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 35th District, 1901; New YorkCity Commissioner of Public Works, 1902-06; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1912(alternate),1924,1932(alternate);U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1913-17; resigned1917;boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1918-33.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;Elks.In 1932, the Seabury investigating committee, looking intocorruptionin New York City, called him to testify about the wealth he hadaccumulated; at the conclusion of the investigation, the committeecalled forhis removal as Borough President.Died, fromchronicnephritis, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1942 (age70 years, 301days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Newbold Morris (1902-1966) — also known asAugustus Newbold Morris — of New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1902.Republican.Lawyer; NewYork City alderman, 1934-37; New York City Council President,1938-45; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1945 (No Deal), 1949 (Republican); NewYork City Parks Commissioner, 1960-66.Died, ofstomachcancer, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1966 (age64 years, 57days).Cremated;ashes interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | William Collins Whitney (1841-1904) — also known asWilliam C. Whitney — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Conway,FranklinCounty, Mass.,July 5,1841.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1876,1880;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1885-89;establishedthe Naval War College, in Newport, R.I.;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1894.Englishancestry.Died, fromperitonitis,followingappendicitissurgery, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1904 (age62 years, 212days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | George Frederick Seward (1840-1910) — also known asGeorge F. Seward — of California; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Florida,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1840.U.S. Consul inShanghai, 1861-63; U.S. Consul General inShanghai, 1863-76; U.S. Minister toChina, 1876-80; president, Fidelity andCasualtyCompany of New York, 1893-1910.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1910 (age70 years, 20days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Cyrus Chace Miller (c.1867-1956) — also known asCyrus C. Miller — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Claverack,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y., about 1867.Lawyer;boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1910-13.Died, in St. Luke'sHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1956 (ageabout 89years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob F. Miller. |
| | Jonathan Inslee Coddington (1784-1856) — also known asJonathan I. Coddington — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Woodbridge,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,February21, 1784.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1827; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1836-42; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1844.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December20, 1856 (age72 years, 303days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Martin Wiley Littleton (1872-1934) — also known asMartin W. Littleton — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born near Kingston,RoaneCounty, Tenn.,February12, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer;boroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1904-05; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1904;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1911-13; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.Died in Mineola,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,December19, 1934 (age62 years, 310days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Jesse Isidor Straus (1872-1936) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1872.Democrat. President, R. H. Macy & Co.departmentstores; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1933-36.Jewish. Member,Sphinx.Died, frompneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1936 (age64 years, 101days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Marshall Owen Roberts (1813-1880) — also known asMarshall O. Roberts — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March22, 1813.Shipbuilder;steamshipbusiness; Whig candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1852; Union candidateformayorof New York City, N.Y., 1865.WelshandEnglishancestry.Died, from astroke,in the United StatesHotel,Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1880 (age67 years, 173days).Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Cornelius Newton Bliss (1833-1911) — also known asCornelius N. Bliss — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,January26, 1833.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant;banker;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1887-89;Treasurerof Republican National Committee, 1892-1904; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1896,1900,1904;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1897-99.Englishancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromheartdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1911 (age78 years, 256days).Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Josiah Belden (1815-1892) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; San Jose,SantaClara County, Calif.Born in Cromwell,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,May 4,1815.Republican.Mayorof San Jose, Calif., 1850-51; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from California,1876.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1892 (age76 years, 355days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Francis Markoe Scott (1848-1922) — also known asFrancis M. Scott — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornMarch14, 1848.Lawyer;Republican candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1890; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1896;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1900-18; resigned 1918.Died, frompneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1922 (age73 years, 328days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Vito Anthony Marcantonio (1902-1954) — also known asVito Marcantonio — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,December10, 1902.Lawyer;campaign manager for U.S. Rep.FiorelloH. LaGuardia, 1924-32;U.S.Representative from New York, 1935-37, 1939-51 (20th District1935-37, 1939-45, 18th District 1945-51); defeated, 1936 (Republican,20th District), 1950 (American Labor, 18th District); American Laborcandidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1949; New York American Labor Party statechair, 1949.Catholic.Member,UnitedWorld Federalists;American CivilLiberties Union.Fell dead, after coming up the stairs from asubwaystation, on Broadway by City Hall Park, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August9, 1954 (age51 years, 242days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Paul Morton (1857-1911) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 22,1857.Republican. Vice-president, Santa FeRailroad;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1904-05; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1904.Episcopalian.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1911 (age53 years, 273days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | James Warren Nye (1814-1876) — also known asJames W. Nye — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;CarsonCity, Nev.Born in DeRuyter,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1814.Republican.Lawyer;MadisonCounty Surrogate, 1844-47;MadisonCounty Judge, 1847-51; Free Soil candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1848; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1860;Governorof Nevada Territory, 1861-64;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1864-73; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Nevada, 1870-.Died in White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1876 (age62 years, 198days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff (1809-1875) — also known asLewis B. Woodruff — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 19,1809.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in New York, 1849-55; New York City superiorcourt judge, 1856-61;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1868-69; Judge of U.S. Circuit Courtfor the 2nd Circuit, 1869-75; died in office 1875.Died in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,September10, 1875 (age66 years, 83days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | William Andrews Clark (1839-1925) — also known asWilliam A. Clark — of Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.Born near Connellsville,FayetteCounty, Pa.,January8, 1839.Democrat.Banker;mine owner;delegateto Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1889; candidateforDelegateto U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1888; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Montana,1892,1904;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1899-1900, 1901-07; resigned 1900.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 2,1925 (age86 years, 53days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Edward Oliver Wolcott (1848-1905) — also known asEdward O. Wolcott — ofDenver,Colo.; Wolhurst,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.Born in Longmeadow,HampdenCounty, Mass.,March26, 1848.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofColoradostate senate, 1879-82;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1889-1901; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Colorado,1904.Died in Monte Carlo,Monaco,March1, 1905 (age56 years, 340days).Cremated;ashes interred at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | James Watson Webb (1802-1884) — also known asJ. Watson Webb — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in1802.Republican. U.S. Charge d'Affaires toAustria, 1849-50; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1856(speaker);U.S. Minister toBrazil, 1861-69.Died in1884(ageabout82 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Simon Guggenheim (1867-1941) — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December30, 1867.Republican.Mining andsmeltingbusiness; Republican Presidential Elector for Colorado,1905;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1907-13; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Colorado, 1912; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Colorado,1912.Jewish.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November2, 1941 (age73 years, 307days).Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Charles Ulrick Bay (1888-1955) — also known asCharles U. Bay — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Rensselaer,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1888.Founder, Bay Company,manufacturerof medical supplies; partner, A. M. Kidder & Co., stockbrokers;founder, BayPetroleumCorporation; stockholder and director, New York, New Haven andHartfordRailroad;director, First NationalBank andTrust Company of Bridgeport; also involved with the ConnecticutRailwayandLightingCompany; U.S. Ambassador toNorway, 1946-53.Episcopalian.Norwegianancestry.Died, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1955 (age67 years, 117days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Henry Brewer Quinby (1846-1924) — also known asHenry B. Quinby — of Gilford,BelknapCounty, N.H.; Lakeport, Laconia,BelknapCounty, N.H.Born in Biddeford,YorkCounty, Maine,June 10,1846.Republican.Ironmanufacturer;banker;member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1887-88; member ofNewHampshire state senate 6th District, 1889-90; member ofNewHampshire Governor's Council, 1891-92; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Hampshire,1892;Governorof New Hampshire, 1909-11.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,February8, 1924 (age77 years, 243days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Samuel Rossiter Betts (1787-1868) — of New York. Born in Richmond,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,June 8,1787.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1815-17; circuit judgein New York, 1823-26;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1826-67;resigned 1867.Slaveowner. Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November2, 1868 (age81 years, 147days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Richard Busteed (1822-1898) — Born in County Cavan,Ireland,February16, 1822.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1863-74;resigned 1874;U.S.District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1863-74;resigned 1874;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1863-74;resigned 1874.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1898 (age76 years, 210days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Alonzo Bell (d. 1906) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.Assistant Secretary of the Interior; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 29th District, 1895;candidate forboroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1897.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1906.Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | James Lee Wells (1842-1928) — also known asJames L. Wells;"Father of theBronx" —of West Farms, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in West Farms, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,December16, 1842.Republican.Real estatebusiness;real estateappraiser;auctioneer;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1879-80, 1892 (Westchester County 1st District1879, New York County 24th District 1880, 1892); candidate forboroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1901; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1906; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1912,1920,1924;NewYork state treasurer, 1915-20.Episcopalian.Died in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1928 (age85 years, 264days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Douglas H. Grieve (c.1881-1951) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born about 1881. Republican.Engineer;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1928; candidate forboroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1937.Protestant.Died, in Westchester SquareHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1951 (ageabout 70years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | George Scott Graham (1850-1931) — also known asGeorge S. Graham — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September13, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;PhiladelphiaCounty District Attorney, 1880-98;lawprofessor; delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1892,1916(alternate),1924;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1913-31; died inoffice 1931.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;UnionLeague.Died in Islip,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 4,1931 (age80 years, 294days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Benjamin Lewis Fairchild (1863-1946) — also known asBenjamin L. Fairchild — of Pelham,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Sweden,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,January5, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1895-97, 1917-19, 1921-23, 1923-27(16th District 1895-97, 24th District 1917-19, 1921-23, 1923-27);defeated, 1896 (Independent, 16th District), 1914 (IndependenceLeague, 24th District), 1918 (24th District), 1922 (24th District),1926 (24th District), 1928 (24th District), 1930 (24th District),1932 (24th District).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October25, 1946 (age83 years, 293days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Elijah Ward (1816-1882) — of New York. Born in New York,1816.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York, 1857-59, 1861-65, 1875-77 (7thDistrict 1857-59, 1861-63, 6th District 1863-65, 8th District1875-77); defeated, 1876.Died in1882(ageabout66 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Ashbel Parmelee Fitch (1848-1904) — also known asAshbel P. Fitch — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mooers,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1848.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1887-93 (13th District 1887-93,15th District 1893); resigned 1893; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1896.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 4,1904 (age55 years, 209days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | John Clinton Gray (1843-1915) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December4, 1843.Democrat.Lawyer;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1888-1913; appointed 1888.Episcopalian.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,June 28,1915 (age71 years, 206days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Charles Evans Hughes Jr. (1889-1950) — of Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1889.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Solicitor General,1929-30; director, New York LifeInsuranceCompany.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaUpsilon;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died, following surgery for abraintumor, in Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1950 (age60 years, 52days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Paul Albert Fino (1913-2009) — also known asPaul A. Fino — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1913.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1940; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 27th District, 1945-50; defeated, 1942;U.S.Representative from New York, 1953-68 (25th District 1953-63,24th District 1963-68); resigned 1968; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1964,1968;chairof Bronx County Republican Party, 1965;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1969.Catholic.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;American BarAssociation;Sons ofItaly;RoyalArcanum.Died in North Woodmere,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 16,2009 (age95 years, 183days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | James Raynor Whiting (1803-1872) — also known asJames R. Whiting — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1803.Democrat.Lawyer;real estateinvestor; Democrat-Hard Shell candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1854; ReformDemocratic candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1856.Died, frompneumonia,in Spuyten Duyvil, New York County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,March16, 1872 (age68 years, 321days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Royal Hurlburt Weller (1881-1929) — also known asRoyal H. Weller — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 2,1881.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1923-29; died inoffice 1929; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1928.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 1,1929 (age47 years, 242days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Frederick Morgan Davenport (1866-1956) — also known asFrederick M. Davenport — of Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,August27, 1866.Collegeprofessor; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 36th District, 1909-10, 1919-24; Progressivecandidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1912; Progressive candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1914; delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1924,1928;U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1925-33; defeated(Republican), 1932, 1934.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;PhiBeta Kappa.Died inWashington,D.C.,December26, 1956 (age90 years, 121days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Waldo Hutchins (1822-1891) — ofKingsCounty, N.Y.; Kingsbridge, New York, New York County (now Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,WindhamCounty, Conn.,September30, 1822.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1852;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1879-85.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February8, 1891 (age68 years, 131days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) — also known asElizabeth Smith Cady — of Seneca Falls,SenecaCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Johnstown,FultonCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1815.Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1868.Female.Member,AmericanAnti-Slavery Society.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1973.Died, ofheartfailure, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1902 (age86 years, 348days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives:Daughter ofDanielCady and Margaret (Livingston) Cady; married,May 1,1840, toHenryBrewster Stanton; granddaughter ofJamesLivingston; second great-granddaughter ofRobertLivingston the Younger andDirckTen Broeck; third great-granddaughter ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); third great-grandniece ofRobertLivingston the Elder andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-granddaughter ofDirckWesselse Ten Broeck; first cousin ofGerritSmith; first cousin twice removed ofJeremiahVan Rensselaer andRobertVan Rensselaer; first cousin thrice removed ofPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin four times removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andCornelisCuyler; first cousin five times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),StephenVan Rensselaer,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,MaturinLivingston,RensselaerWesterlo andEdwardPhilip Livingston; second cousin twice removed ofPieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andPeterSamuel Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PierreVan Cortlandt,WilliamLivingston,PhilipJohn Schuyler,MatthewClarkson (1733-1800) andStephenJohn Schuyler; third cousin ofPhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840) andHenryBell Van Rensselaer; third cousin once removed ofHenryWalter Livingston,PeterGansevoort,JohnJacob Astor III,KiliaenVan Rensselaer andCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer; third cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,MatthewClarkson (1758-1825),PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,JamesParker,WilliamWaldorf Astor,RobertRay Hamilton,PeterGoelet Gerry,OgdenLivingston Mills andRobertReginald Livingston; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,HelenRoosevelt Robinson andJohnEliot Thayer Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofJeremiahMason,PeterAugustus Jay,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker andPhilipN. Schuyler. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —NationalWomen's Hall of Fame | | | | Books about Elizabeth Cady Stanton:Lori D. Ginzberg,ElizabethCady Stanton: An American Life | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, December 1902 |
| | Addison Brown (1830-1913) — of New York. Born in West Newbury,EssexCounty, Mass.,February21, 1830.Lawyer;botanist;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1881-1901;retired 1901.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1913 (age83 years, 47days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | James Coats Auchincloss (1885-1976) — also known asJames C. Auchincloss — of Rumson,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January19, 1885.Republican. Mayor of Rumson, N.J., 1938-43;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1943-65.Died inAlexandria,Va.,October2, 1976 (age91 years, 257days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Charles Nelson Crittenton (1833-1909) — also known asCharles N. Crittenton — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Henderson,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1833.Patentmedicine manufacturer;evangelist;philanthropist; Prohibition candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1884; co-founder of the FlorenceCrittenden Mission, which opened rescue homes for young women.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,November16, 1909 (age76 years, 269days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Aaron Vanderpoel (1799-1870) — of Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1799.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Columbia County, 1826, 1830;U.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1833-37, 1839-41.Died in1870(ageabout71 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Benjamin Albertson Willis (1840-1886) — also known asBenjamin A. Willis — of New York. Born in New York,1840.U.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1875-79; defeated,1870 (Independent Republican, 7th District), 1878 (Tammany HallDemocratic, 11th District).Died in1886(ageabout46 years).Original interment atFriendsCemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.; reinterment at WoodlawnCemetery. | | Michael Kieran Reilly (1869-1944) — also known asMichael K. Reilly — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Empire,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,July 15,1869.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1908,1924;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1913-17, 1930-39;defeated, 1924.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Knightsof Columbus;Foresters;Elks;Moose.DiedOctober14, 1944 (age75 years, 91days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Philip Burrill Low (1836-1912) — also known asPhilip B. Low — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 6,1836.Republican. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1895-99; defeated,1898.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1912 (age76 years, 109days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | James Joseph Lanzetta (1894-1956) — also known asJames J. Lanzetta — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December21, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;engineer;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1933-35, 1937-39;defeated, 1934, 1938, 1940; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1940;justice, New York City Domestic Relations Court, 1948-56.Catholic.Died, at the GreystoneHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1956 (age61 years, 311days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Joseph Clark Baldwin III (1897-1957) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspaperreporter;insurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1935-36; defeated, 1936;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1941-47; defeated(American Labor), 1946.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, in the Veterans AdministrationHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1957 (age60 years, 289days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Louis Henri Aymé (1855-1912) — also known asLouis H. Aymé — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1855.Republican.Ethnologist;newspapercorrespondent; U.S. Consul inMérida, 1880-84;Guadeloupe, 1898-99;Pará, 1903-06; U.S. Consul General inLisbon, 1906-12, died in office 1912.Member,LoyalLegion;Sonsof Veterans;AmericanAntiquarian Society;AmericanSociety for International Law.Died, from "locomotor ataxia" (presumablysyphilis),in Lisbon,Portugal,May16, 1912 (age56 years, 353days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | James George Donovan (1898-1987) — also known asJames G. Donovan — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Clinton,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,December15, 1898.Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 16th District, 1943;U.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1951-57; defeated(Republican), 1956; Republican candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1958.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 6,1987 (age88 years, 112days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Charles Henry Adams (1824-1902) — also known asCharles H. Adams — of Cohoes,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Coxsackie,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1824.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 4th District, 1858;mayor ofCohoes, N.Y., 1870-72; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 13th District, 1872-73; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1872;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1875-77; defeated,1872.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1902 (age78 years, 249days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | William Butler Hornblower (1851-1914) — also known asWilliam B. Hornblower — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,May 13,1851.Democrat.Lawyer;nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1893, but notconfirmed;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1914; appointed 1914; died in office1914.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, frommyocarditis,in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 16,1914 (age63 years, 34days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Paul M. Crandell (c.1877-1935) — of New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1877.Lawyer;mayorof New Rochelle, N.Y., 1934-35; appointed 1934; nominated, butdied before the election 1935; died in office 1935.After completing a speech at ameetingof the New Rochelle Teachers Club, at Albert Leonard Junior HighSchool, suffered aheartattack and died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1935 (ageabout 58years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Horace Francis Clark (1815-1873) — also known asHorace F. Clark — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Southbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November29, 1815.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1857-61.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1873 (age57 years, 202days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1858-1908) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1858.Democrat.Financier;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1900;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1901-03.Member,Freemasons.Died ofinfectionsfollowing surgery forappendicitis,in Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 10,1908 (age49 years, 211days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Philip Henry Dugro (1855-1920) — also known asP. Henry Dugro — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;hotelier;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 14th District, 1879;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1881-83; New York Citysuperior court judge, 1887-95;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1920; died in office1920.Alsatianancestry. Member,TammanyHall;PhiKappa Psi.Died, frompneumonia,in his apartment at the SavoyHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 1,1920 (age64 years, 151days).Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) — also known asWilliam H. H. Stowell — of Burkeville,NottowayCounty, Va.; Appleton,OutagamieCounty, Wis.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.; Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.Born in West Windsor,WindsorCounty, Vt.,July 26,1840.Republican.U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77;VirginiaRepublican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Virginia,1876;founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox RiverPulpCo., AtlasPaperCo., DuluthIron andSteel Co.; president of ManufacturersBank ofWest Duluth, 1889-1895.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died in Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.,April27, 1922 (age81 years, 275days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Samuel McMillan (1850-1924) — of Lake Mahopac,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Dromore, County Down, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),August6, 1850.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1907-09.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 6,1924 (age73 years, 274days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | John Bussing Haskin (1821-1895) — of Fordham, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1821.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1857-61.DiedSeptember18, 1895 (age74 years, 22days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Andrew Jackson Rogers (1828-1900) — also known asAndrew J. Rogers — of Newton,SussexCounty, N.J.Born in New Jersey,1828.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1863-67.Died in1900(ageabout72 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Thomas Nast (1840-1902) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in Landau,Germany,September27, 1840.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;newscorrespondent andcartoonistforHarper's Weekly and othermagazinesandnewspapers;noted for his creation of such icons as the Republican elephant andDemocratic donkey; instrumental in the downfall of New York Citypolitical bossWilliamM. Tweed; U.S. Consul General inGuayaquil, 1902, died in office 1902.Germanancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, ofyellowfever, in Guayaquil,Ecuador,December7, 1902 (age62 years, 71days).Original intermentsomewherein Guayaquil, Ecuador; reinterment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | | Charles Waldron Buckley (1835-1906) — also known asCharles W. Buckley;C. W.Buckley —of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Unadilla,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1835.Republican. Chaplain in Union Army, Civil War;banker;insurancebusiness;miningbusiness;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1867;U.S.Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1868-73; probate judgein Alabama, 1874-78; delegate to Republican National Convention fromAlabama,1876(alternate),1896,1900;postmaster atMontgomery,Ala., 1881-85, 1890-93, 1897-1906.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,December4, 1906 (age71 years, 289days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | John Wheeler (1823-1906) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Humphreysville (now Seymour),New HavenCounty, Conn.,February11, 1823.Democrat.Hotelbusiness;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1853-57; president,New York City Department of Taxes and Assesments, 1872-80.Episcopalian.Died, frompneumonia,in theHotelSeville, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 1,1906 (age83 years, 49days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) — Born inHungary,April10, 1847.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMissouri state legislature, 1869;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District, 1875;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1880(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker);U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1885-86.Jewish.Diedaboard hisyacht in the harbor of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October29, 1911 (age64 years, 202days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Joseph Rowan (1870-1930) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September8, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1919-21.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1930 (age59 years, 329days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | William McAdoo (1853-1930) — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born inIreland,October25, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner withWilliamGibbs McAdoo (no relation); member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1882;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1883-91.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,June 7,1930 (age76 years, 225days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Henry John Seaman (1805-1861) — also known asHenry J. Seaman — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Marshland (now Greenridge), Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1805.U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1845-47.Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,May 3,1861 (age56 years, 17days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Walter Underhill (1795-1866) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1795.U.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1849-51.Died in1866(ageabout71 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | William Earle Dodge (1805-1883) — also known asWilliam E. Dodge — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,September4, 1805.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1865-67; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1872.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1883 (age77 years, 158days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Robert William Bonynge (1863-1939) — also known asRobert W. Bonynge — ofDenver,Colo.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September8, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1893-94; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Colorado,1896;U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1904-09; defeated,1900.Member,American BarAssociation;UnionLeague.Died, in PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1939 (age76 years, 14days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Mangle Minthorne Tompkins (1807-1881) — also known asMinthorne Tompkins — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born inWestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December26, 1807.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1833-34; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1840-41; resigned 1841; Free SoilDemocratic candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1852; Presidential Elector for New York,1856;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 5,1881 (age73 years, 161days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Josiah Sutherland (1804-1887) — of Hudson,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Stanford,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 12,1804.Democrat.Lawyer;ColumbiaCounty District Attorney, 1832-43;U.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1851-53;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1857-71.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1887 (age82 years, 347days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Ausburn Birdsall (1814-1903) — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Otego,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1814.Democrat.Lawyer;BroomeCounty District Attorney;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1847-49.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1903 (age88 years, 239days).Original interment atSpringForest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.; reinterment in 1910 atWoodlawn Cemetery. | | Hervey Chittenden Calkin (1828-1913) — of New York. Born in Malden,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1828.Democrat.Metaldealer;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1869-71.Died in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1913 (age85 years, 28days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Robert Moses (1888-1981) — also known as"The Great Builder" — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,December18, 1888.Republican.Secretaryof state of New York, 1927-28; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1936;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1938;as head of multiple state and city agencies, led the building ofdozens of major projects, including highways, bridges, parks, andpublic housing.Jewishancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died, ofheartdisease, in West Islip,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 29,1981 (age92 years, 223days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery; statue atVillageHall Grounds, Babylon, Long Island, N.Y. | | De Witt Clinton Flanagan (1870-1946) — also known asDe Witt C. Flanagan — of Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1870.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1902-03; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1946 (age75 years, 18days).Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Cornelius Newton Bliss Jr. (1874-1949) — also known asCornelius N. Bliss, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April13, 1874.Republican.Businessexecutive; philanthropist; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1916(alternate),1924,1928(speaker);Treasurerof Republican National Committee, 1916.Member,UnionLeague.Died, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1949 (age74 years, 357days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Frederick A. Potts — also known asFred A. Potts — ofHunterdonCounty, N.J.Republican. Member ofNewJersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1874-76; candidate forGovernorof New Jersey, 1880.Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Augustus Kountze (1826-1892) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born inStarkCounty, Ohio,November19, 1826.Republican.Banker;real estateinvestor;treasurerof Nebraska Territory, 1861-67; director, Union PacificRailroad;Nebraskastate treasurer, 1867-69.Lutheran.Germanancestry.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1892 (age65 years, 163days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | George Landon Ingraham (1847-1931) — also known asGeorge L. Ingraham — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August1, 1847.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofAltonB. Parker,EdwardW. Hatch,WilliamF. Sheehan (1916-17), andAlfredR. Page (1923-25); New York City superior court judge, 1883-91;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1891-1915; appointed1891; resigned 1915; Justice of the Appellate Division of the NewYork Supreme Court 1st Department, 1896-1915.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January24, 1931 (age83 years, 176days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) — also known asCarrie Lane;Carrie Chapman — of Mason City,CerroGordo County, Iowa; New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Ripon,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,January9, 1859.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; woman suffrage activist; president, National AmericanWoman Suffrage Association, 1900-04 (succeeding Susan B. Anthony) and1915-20; founder of the League of Women Voters; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Member,League of WomenVoters.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1982.Died, from aheartattack, in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1947 (age88 years, 59days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Francis Martin (c.1878-1947) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born about 1878. Democrat.BronxCounty District Attorney, 1914-20;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1921-45; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st Department,1933-45;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1938.Catholic.Died in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1947 (ageabout 69years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | George Carter Barrett (1838-1906) — also known asGeorge C. Barrett — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Dublin,Ireland,July28, 1838.Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1872-1906; resigned 1906;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1895-1900.Irishancestry.Died in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,June 7,1906 (age67 years, 314days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Jesse Sherwood Cooper Jr. (1899-1971) — also known asJesse S. Cooper, Jr. — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Dover,KentCounty, Del.Born in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,March13, 1899.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromDelaware,1928;Delawarestate treasurer, 1945-46; defeated, 1946.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Sons ofthe American Revolution.In 1950, he quietly helped Sen.JohnJ. Williams to expose corruption in the U.S. Internal RevenueService, but his role was not disclosed until after his death.Died in Dover,KentCounty, Del.,1971(ageabout72 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | William Henry Leonard (1812-1891) — also known asWilliam H. Leonard — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Amenia,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 11,1812.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1861-67, 1872; defeated,1872; Member of the New York Commission of Appeals, 1870-72.Died in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1891 (age78 years, 323days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1844-1906) — also known asJ. Cabell Breckinridge — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,December28, 1844.Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;cottongrower;U.S. Surveyor-General for Washington, 1886-89.Died, frommalaria,in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January8, 1906 (age61 years, 11days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofJohnCabell Breckinridge andMaryBreckinridge; brother ofCliftonRodes Breckinridge; married,December1, 1869, to Sallie Frances Johnson (daughter ofRobertWard Johnson); father of Laura Cyrene Breckinridge(daughter-in-law ofJohnConover Ten Eyck); grandson ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); grandnephew ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge; great-grandson ofJohnBreckinridge; second great-grandson ofJohnWitherspoon; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; first cousin once removed ofPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell andJamesPatton Preston; second cousin ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second cousin once removed ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andEdwardCarrington Cabell; third cousin ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich andEarleCabell. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Johnson#1 family of Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Gail Borden Jr. (1801-1874) — Born in Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1801.Schoolteacher;surveyor;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Austin, 1833;newspaperpublisher; Collector of Customs at Galveston for the TexasRepublic, 1837-38 and 1841-43; in 1849, heinventeda dehydrated beef product called a "meat biscuit", but it failedcommercially; in 1853, heinventeda process to make sweetenedcondensedmilk, which could be transported without refrigeration, anddeveloped sanitation practices to to prevent contamination.Died in Borden,ColoradoCounty, Tex.,January11, 1874 (age72 years, 63days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Clarence J. Shearn (c.1870-1953) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Leeds, Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass., about 1870.Lawyer;counsel and political associate toWilliamRandolph Hearst; counsel for Brooklyn Manhattan Transit, now partof the New York Citysubwaysystem; Independence League candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1908;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1915-19; defeated, 1911;appointed 1915; resigned 1919; Justice of the Appellate Division ofthe New York Supreme Court, 1918-19; commissioner for Gov.AlfredE. Smith in a 1928 investigation of sewer graft in the borough ofQueens, New York City, which resulted in the conviction ofMauriceE. Connolly.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1953 (ageabout 83years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Shirley Carter Burden Jr. (1941-1996) — also known asCarter Burden — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August25, 1941.Democrat.Lawyer;principal owner of The Village Voicenewspaper;member of the New York City Council, 1970-77; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1978; founder ofCommodore Media, owner ofradiostations; philanthropist.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January23, 1996 (age54 years, 151days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Irwin Untermyer (b. 1886) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1886.Democrat.Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930-45; defeated, 1919;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1940-45.Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Jacob Baiz (1843-1899) — also known asJacobo Baiz — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Barcelona,Venezuela,January19, 1843.Naturalized U.S. citizen;commissionmerchant;coffeeimporter;Consul-Generalfor Guatemala inNewYork, N.Y., 1874-92;Consul-Generalfor Salvador inNewYork, N.Y., 1875-77; Charge d'Affaires for Honduras, 1878;Consul-Generalfor Honduras inNewYork, N.Y., 1885-96.Jewish. Member,Freemasons.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 13,1899 (age56 years, 145days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Charles Henry Truax (1846-1910) — also known asCharles H. Truax — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Durhamville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1846.Democrat.School teacherand principal;lawyer; NewYork City superior court judge, 1881-94;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 10th District, 1894;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1897-1909; defeated, 1909.Died, from "the grip" (influenza),in theHotelSavoy, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1910 (age63 years, 75days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Henry Alger Gildersleeve (1840-1923) — also known asHenry A. Gildersleeve — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Clinton town,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August1, 1840.Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;general sessions court judge in New York, 1876-89; New York Citysuperior court judge, 1891-95; appointed 1891;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1909; resigned 1909.Member,National RifleAssociation;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1923 (age82 years, 210days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Henry William Theodore Mali (1804-1867) — also known asHenry W. T. Mali — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inBelgium,October9, 1804.Naturalized U.S. citizen;importingbusiness;Consulfor Belgium inNewYork, N.Y., 1839-67.Belgianancestry.Died in Fordham, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,February24, 1867 (age62 years, 138days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Bartow Sumter Weeks (1861-1922) — also known asBartow S. Weeks — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Round Hill, Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April25, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofGeorgeGordon Battle andH.Snowden Marshall; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 15th District, 1898;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913, 1914-22; appointed1913; defeated, 1913; appointed 1914; died in office 1922.Member,TammanyHall;AlphaDelta Phi;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,February3, 1922 (age60 years, 284days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Astor Weeks and Aletha (White) Weeks; married1900 toAntoinette Mataran; married1901 to EmmaB. Sears; married1918 toJosephine (de Martigny) Smith. |
| | Francis Key Pendleton (1850-1930) — also known asFrancis K. Pendleton — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati),HamiltonCounty, Ohio,January3, 1850.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-20; defeated, 1909;appointed 1911; resigned 1920.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Injured in anautomobileaccident on Riverside Drive, and died two months later as aresult, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1930 (age80 years, 204days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Alicia (Key) Pendleton andGeorgeHunt Pendleton; married,December20, 1890, to Elizabeth La Montagne (sister-in-law ofNicholasMurray Butler); nephew ofPhilipBarton Key (1818-1859); grandson ofFrancisScott Key andNathanaelGreene Pendleton; grandnephew ofEdwardLloyd (1779-1834) andEdmundHenry Pendleton; great-grandson ofEdwardLloyd (1744-1796) andNathanielPendleton; great-grandnephew ofPhilipBarton Key (1757-1815); second great-grandnephew ofEdmundPendleton; first cousin twice removed ofPhilipClayton Pendleton; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnPendleton Jr. andPhilipKey; first cousin four times removed ofMatthewTilghman; second cousin ofHenryLloyd; second cousin thrice removed ofCharlesCarroll, Barrister,JohnPenn,JamesJoseph Tilghman andWilliamTilghman; third cousin once removed ofHenryGaines Johnson,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,PhilipColeman Pendleton,JosephHenry Pendleton andWilliamWelby Beverley; third cousin twice removed ofJamesMadison,WilliamTaylor Madison,FrisbyTilghman andZacharyTaylor; fourth cousin ofWilliamBarret Pendleton,CharlesRittenhouse Pendleton,JohnOverton Pendleton andBickertonLyle Winston; fourth cousin once removed ofColebyChew,TenchTilghman,EdwardTilghman Paca andSidneyFletcher Taliaferro. | | | | Political families:Pendleton#1 family of Maryland;Pendleton#3 family of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Everett Colby (1874-1943) — of West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December10, 1874.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1903-05; memberofNewJersey state senate from Essex County, 1906-08; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1912;Progressive candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1913.Died in Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.,June 19,1943 (age68 years, 191days).Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Henry Bischoff Jr. (1852-1913) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August16, 1852.Common pleas court judge in New York, 1895;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1913; died in office1913.Germanancestry.While taking an ascendingelevatorto hisofficein the Emigrants Industrial Savings Bank Building, he got off at thewrong floor, and while trying to re-enter the elevator, he hit hishead on a door frame, smashing some glass, andfell about150 feet down the elevator shaft to his death, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1913 (age60 years, 224days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Bischoff and Amelia (Bolte) Bischoff; married to AnnieLouise Moshier. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Daniel Phoenix Ingraham (1800-1881) — also known asDaniel P. Ingraham — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornApril22, 1800.Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1857-73.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December12, 1881 (age81 years, 234days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Henry Brewster Stanton (1805-1887) — also known asHenry B. Stanton — of Seneca Falls,SenecaCounty, N.Y.Born in Griswold,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 27,1805.Journalist;orator;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 25th District, 1850-51, 1851; resigned 1851.Died, ofpneumonia,in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1887 (age81 years, 201days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Susan M. (Brewster) Stanton and Joseph Stanton; married,May 1,1840, toElizabethSmith Cady; fifth great-grandnephew ofRobertTreat; first cousin once removed ofNathanBelcher; second cousin once removed ofErskineMason Phelps; second cousin four times removed ofWaightstillAvery; third cousin ofEnochC. Chapman; third cousin once removed ofJeremiahMason,EdwardWheeler Pendleton andGilesRussell Taggart; third cousin twice removed ofJohnAdams,GeorgeChamplin andJohnBaldwin; fourth cousin ofAlbertGallup; fourth cousin once removed ofDavidHough,JohnTaintor,RogerTaintor,JohnQuincy Adams,ChristopherGrant Champlin,SolomonTaintor,DanielCady,DanielPacker,JabezWilliams Huntington,LorenzoBurrows,AsaPacker,AlbertSmith Gallup andAbialT. Browning. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Peter August Hatting (1867-1933) — also known asPeter A. Hatting — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November15, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-33; died in office 1933.Germanancestry.Died, fromdiabetesandosteomyelitisand complications from the amputation of his left leg, inPost-GraduateHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1933 (age65 years, 105days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Rose L. Magee. |
| | Daniel Phoenix Ingraham (1874-1934) — also known asPhoenix Ingraham — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1874.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-34; died in office 1934.Member,Freemasons;Sonsof the Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;TammanyHall.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1934 (age59 years, 189days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | George Sawter (1857-1922) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,1857.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) inGlauchau, 1895-96; U.S. Consul inGlauchau, 1896-99;Antigua, 1901-02.Died, frompneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 1,1922 (ageabout 64years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Mortimer Clark Addoms (1842-1930) — also known asMortimer C. Addoms — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 4,1842.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1905; defeated, 1904;appointed 1905; defeated, 1905.Member,UnionLeague.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April25, 1930 (age87 years, 356days).Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Addoms and Mary Agnes (Clark) Addoms; married1875 to MaryAnn Baldwin. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John B. Davidson (1855-1932) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born inScotland,February22, 1855.Architect;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1914; defeated (State Tax), 1922.Presbyterian.Scottishancestry. Member,Grange;Freemasons;RoyalArcanum.Died in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1932 (age76 years, 363days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Annie Cameron. |
 | Samuel Hanson Ordway (1860-1934) — also known asSamuel H. Ordway — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 8,1860.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1917; defeated, 1906;appointed 1917; defeated, 1917.Episcopalian.Advocate for civil service reform. Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1934 (age73 years, 315days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Aaron Lucius Ordway and Frances Ellen (Hanson) Ordway; married,May 30,1894, to Frances Hunt Throop. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
 | Hamilton Fish Potter (1901-1978) — also known asHamilton F. Potter — of Smithtown Branch,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born inWestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1901.Republican.Accountant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1929-36;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1972(did not serve).Died in1978(ageabout76 years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | William Watson Niles (1822-1900) — also known asWilliam W. Niles — of Bedford Park, Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.Born in West Fairlee,OrangeCounty, Vt.,March26, 1822.Democrat.Lawyer;attorney forSamuelJ. Tilden; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1872, 1881 (Westchester County 1st District 1872,New York County 24th District 1881); candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1883.Died in Bedford Park, Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,October29, 1900 (age78 years, 217days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Samuel Untermyer (1858-1940) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born inLynchburg,Va.,March 2,1858.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1900,1904,1908,1912,1916,1932,1936;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall); candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1916;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.Jewish.Germanancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanSociety for International Law.Died in Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.,March16, 1940 (age82 years, 14days).Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | John Phillips Rockefeller (1845-1900) — also known asJohn P. Rockefeller — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Germantown,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,December2, 1845.Republican.Icebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 9th District, 1885.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March21, 1900 (age54 years, 109days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Herman Ossian Armour (1837-1901) — also known asHerman O. Armour — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Stockbridge,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1837.Republican. Co-founder of Armour & Companymeatpackingfirm; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1892;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1896.EnglishandScottishancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September8, 1901 (age64 years, 185days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Henry D. Purroy (1848-1903) — of Fordham, New York, New York County (now Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer; ledthe New York CityFireDepartment in 1885-93, and brought many innovations; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1892,1896;NewYork County Clerk, 1893.SpanishandIrishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died in Saratoga,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,August22, 1903 (age54 years, 360days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.  | Hermann Oelrichs (1850-1906) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inBaltimore,Md.,June 8,1850.Democrat.Steamshipagent;banker;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1888.Germanancestry.Died, fromlivertrouble,onboard the S.S.Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,September1, 1906 (age56 years, 85days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Ferdinand Oelrichs and Julia Matilda (May) Oelrichs; married1890 toTheresa Alice 'Tessie' Fair (daughter ofJamesGraham Fair). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Washington Times,September 4, 1906 |
| | | Henry Hachemeister (1867-1907) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Tottenville, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1867.Democrat.Brewer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1898;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1900.While suffering fromBright'sdisease and dropsy (probablycongestiveheart failure), he was drinking heavily, when he collapsed, anddied soon after, in a room at the Harlem CentralHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 5,1907 (age39 years, 239days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Joseph Livermore Perley (1836-1908) — also known asJoseph L. Perley — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1836.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mechanicalengineer;firefighter; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1884.Died in Bay Shore,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 17,1908 (age71 years, 348days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Charles Frederick Naething (1852-1913) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Boonville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1852.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1900.Died in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1913 (age60 years, 95days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Joseph Nicola Francolini (1856-1920) — also known asJoseph N. Francolini — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Corleto Perticara, Potenza,Italy,March29, 1856.Progressive.Banker;Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912.Italianancestry.Died, frombronchialpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1920 (age64 years, 260days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Biagio Francolini and Francesca (Galotti) Francolini; married,September17, 1897, to Marguerite Mackellar. | | | | Epitaph: "An exemplary life he lived:as a citizen gratuitiously he served the state many years: knightedby the King of Italy with the Order ot St. Maurizio and Lazzaro forattainments in a foreign field: in practice love for God and man washis religion." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William White Niles (1860-1935) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Waterford,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,July 22,1860.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 30th District, 1895;vice-president, Bronx Parkway Commission, 1907-25.Died in Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January12, 1935 (age74 years, 174days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofWilliamWatson Niles and Isabel (White) Niles; married to Florence Brown;grandson ofHughWhite. | | | | Political family:Niles-Whitefamily of Bronx and Waterford, New York. | | | | Epitaph: Originator of The Bronx RiverParkway. / "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, Ihave kept the faith." -II.TIM.IV. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Guy Van Amrige (1868-1936) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1868.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1908;magistrate.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, ofappendicitis,in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1936 (ageabout 67years).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Howard Van Amrige. |
| | Robert Walton Goelet (1880-1941) — also known asRobert W. Goelet;BertieGoelet —of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1880.Republican. One of New York's wealthiest men, he inherited $60million by 1902; director ofbanks, theRitz-CarltonHotelCorporation, and the Union PacificRailroad;Republican Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1909(voted forWilliamH. Taft andJamesS. Sherman); delegate to Republican National Convention fromRhode Island,1932,1936.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Died, of aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1941 (age61 years, 44days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Clarence Seymour Wadsworth (1871-1941) — also known asClarence S. Wadsworth — of Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August29, 1871.Delegateto Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment 33rd District,1933.Died in Montreal,Quebec,April7, 1941 (age69 years, 221days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Frank Lyon Polk (1871-1943) — also known asFrank L. Polk — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1871.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;Corporation counsel, New York City, 1914-15; Counselor, U.S. StateDepartment, 1915-19; Undersecretary of State, 1919-20; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1916.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1943 (age71 years, 147days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Robert E. Dowling (1866-1943) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inCalaverasCounty, Calif.,October21, 1866.Democrat.Real estatebroker; Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall); chairman, New York State Workmen's CompensationCommission; Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1933.Member,AmericanGeographic Society.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1943 (age76 years, 146days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Gordon Auchincloss (1886-1943) — of Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1886.Lawyer;assistant treasurer, Democratic National Committee, 1916; secretaryto his father-in-law, Col. Edward M. House, during negotiations ofthe Armistice in 1918 and the Paris Peace Conference in 1919;director, Chase NationalBank andInternationalPaperCompany; bankruptcy trustee and receiver.Member,PsiUpsilon.Died, fromHodgkin'sdisease, in the Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1943 (age56 years, 305days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Henry Waters Taft (1859-1945) — also known asHenry W. Taft — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,May 27,1859.Republican.Lawyer;counsel, New York, New Haven and HartfordRailroad;director, Central SavingsBank ofNew York; trustee, MutualLifeInsurance Company;; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1898; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1920,1924.Member,American BarAssociation;Skulland Bones;PsiUpsilon.Tripped andfell on April 27, suffered a hip injury, and subsequently died asa result, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1945 (age86 years, 76days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | William DeLancey Kountze (1878-1946) — also known asDeLancey Kountze — of Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1878.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1920.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1946 (age68 years, 71days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Henry de Forest Baldwin (1862-1947) — of Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Clinton,ClintonCounty, Iowa,November7, 1862.Lawyer; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Skulland Bones.Died, following astroke,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1947 (age84 years, 192days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Generoso Pope (1891-1950) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornApril 1,1891.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1936,1940(alternate); candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.Publisher ofIl Progresso, the largest-circulationItalian-languagenewspaperin the U.S. His son, Generoso Pope Jr., was the creator of theNational Enquirer.DiedApril28, 1950 (age59 years, 27days).Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Mary Stillman Harkness (1874-1950) — also known asMary Stillman — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1874.Philanthropist;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1950 (age75 years, 337days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives:Daughter of Thomas Edgar Stillman and Elizabeth (Greenman) Stillman;married,November15, 1904, to Edward Stephen Harkness. |
| | Beverley Randolph Robinson (1876-1951) — also known asBeverley R. Robinson — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1876.Republican.Lawyer; NewYork City Alderman, 1904-06; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 27th District, 1907-09;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Lawrence,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September21, 1951 (age75 years, 89days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Beverly Randolph Robinson and Anna Eloize (Foster) Robinson;married1917 to GladysEndicott. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Edith Hyde Colby (1876-1962) — also known asEdith H. Colby;Edith LetitiaHyde —of West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,June 21,1876.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NewJersey,1924.Female.Died in West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,March23, 1962 (age85 years, 275days).Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Elsie Cryder Woodward (1883-1981) — also known asElsie C. Woodward;Elizabeth OgdenCryder;Mrs. William Woodward —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December21, 1883.Philanthropist;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 13,1981 (age97 years, 204days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Peter Goelet (1911-1986) — of Chester,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,June 8,1911.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1940.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 1,1986 (age74 years, 297days).Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | William Woodward III (1944-1999) — also known asWoody Woodward — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornJuly 24,1944.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;magazinepublisher; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1978.Jumpedfrom the kitchen window of his apartment, andfell tohis death fourteen stories below, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1999 (age54 years, 282days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Salvatore Ninfo — of New York. Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1922.Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Isidor Straus (1845-1912) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Otterberg, Bavaria (nowGermany),February6, 1845.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1894-95.Jewish.One of the owners of the R. H. Macy & Co. department store in NewYork.Perishedin thewreckof the steamshipTitanic, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,April15, 1912 (age67 years, 69days); his body was subsequently recovered.Originally entombed atBethEl Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; later interred at WoodlawnCemetery; memorial monument atStrausPark, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Lazarus Straus and Sara (Straus) Straus; brother ofOscarSolomon Straus; married,July 12,1871, to Ida Blum; father ofJesseIsidor Straus; uncle ofNathanStraus Jr.; grandfather of Evelyn Straus Weil (who marriedGeorgeBacker) andStuartScheftel; granduncle ofRonaldPeter Straus. | | | | Political family:Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Straus Hall (built 1926), a dormitory atHarvardUniversity,Cambridge,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim and his wife. — StrausPark(established 1895 as Schuyler Square; renamed 1907 as BloomingdaleSquare; renamed 1915 as Straus Park), at Broadway and West End Avenuein Morningside Heights,Manhattan,New York, isnamed forhim and his wife. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Isidor Straus: June HallMcCash,ATitanic Love Story: Ida and Isidor Straus |
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