Index to Locations AldenEvergreen CemeteryAngolaForest Avenue CemeteryBuffaloUnknown locationBuffaloUnknown locationBuffaloUnknown locationBuffaloBlack Rock Burial GroundBuffaloBuffalo City Hall GroundsBuffaloCity Hall GroundsBuffaloForest Lawn CemeteryCheektowagaMt. Calvary CemeteryCheektowagaSt. StanislausCemeteryCheektowagaUnited German and FrenchCemeteryClarenceClarence FillmoreCemeteryClarenceHarris Hill CemeteryCollinsMt. Pleasant CemeteryCollins CenterCollins CenterCemeteryEast AuroraEast Aurora CemeteryEast AuroraOakwood CemeteryGowandaPine Hill CemeteryHamburgAbbott's Corner CemeteryHamburgLakeside Memorial ParkHamburgProspect Lawn CemeteryHamburgSaints Peter and PaulCemeteryLackawannaHoly Cross CemeteryLancasterLancaster Rural CemeteryNewstead townLedge Lawn CemeteryTonawandaElmlawn CemeteryTonawandaMt. Olivet CemeteryWilliamsvilleWilliamsvilleCemeteryWilliamsvilleWilliamsvilleGraveyard
EvergreenCemetery
Alden, Erie County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Edmund Francis Cooke (1885-1967) — also known asEdmund F. Cooke — of Alden,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,April13, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 7th District, 1923-28;U.S.Representative from New York 41st District, 1929-33; defeated,1932.Died in Alden,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1967 (age82 years, 30days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
Forest AvenueCemetery
Angola, Erie County, New York
UnknownLocations
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Ansley B. Borkowski (1898-1992) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1898.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 5th District, 1921, 1924-30;defeated, 1922; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 49th District, 1930, 1932, 1934; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1956.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1992 (age94 years, 321days).Interment somewhere. | | F. Danahy Georger (d. 1972) — ofErieCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1940; candidate forNewYork state senate 50th District, 1942.DiedJune 12,1972.Interment somewhere.
UnknownLocation
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Genevieve M. Starosciak (d. 1999) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972.Female.Died in June,1999.Interment somewhere.
UnknownLocation
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Black Rock BurialGround
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Lewis Eaton (1790-1857) — of Duanesburg,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.; Schoharie Bridge (unknowncounty), N.Y.; Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Duanesburg,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1790.SchenectadyCounty Sheriff, 1821-22;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1823-25;postmaster;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1829-32;banker.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August22, 1857 (age67 years, 186days).Original interment at Black Rock Burial Ground; reinterment atForest Lawn Cemetery.
Buffalo City HallGrounds
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: |  | Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) — also known as"The AccidentalPresident" —of East Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born inCayugaCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1800.Whig.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County, 1829-31;U.S.Representative from New York, 1833-35, 1837-43 (32nd District1833-35, 1837-41, 38th District 1841-43); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1844; in 1846, he was one of thefoundersof the University of Buffalo, originally a medical school;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1848-49;VicePresident of the United States, 1849-50;Presidentof the United States, 1850-53; defeated, 1856; candidate for Whignomination for President, 1852.Unitarian.Englishancestry.Died, after a series ofstrokes,in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1874 (age74 years, 60days).Interment atForest Lawn Cemetery; statue atBuffalo City Hall Grounds.| |  Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Fillmore and Phoebe (Millard) Fillmore; married,February5, 1826, toAbigailPowers (1798-1853) and Abigail Powers (1798-1853); married,February10, 1858, to Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh; nephew ofCalvinFillmore; first cousin once removed ofGeorgeLoomis Becker; third cousin ofJohnLeslie Russell; third cousin once removed ofJonathanBrace,BelaEdgerton,HemanTicknor,LeslieWead Russell,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AlphonsoAlva Hopkins,CharlesHazen Russell andJohnClarence Keeler; third cousin twice removed ofJohnLeffingwell Randolph; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold; fourth cousin ofThomasKimberly Brace,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,CharlesHenry Pendleton,ChaunceyC. Pendleton andEckfordGustavus Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesKilbourne,ElijahAbel,SamuelClesson Allen,GreeneCarrier Bronson,WillardJ. Chapin,RussellSage andSamuelLount Kilbourne. | | | | Political family:Fillmorefamily of East Aurora, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:EdwardH. Thompson | | | | Fillmore counties inMinn. andNeb., andMillard County,Utah, are named for him. | | | | ThecityofFillmore,Utah, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:MillardF. Riley—MillardF. McCray—MillardF. Ross—MillardF. Parker—MillardF. Dunlap—MillardF. Voies—MillardF. Burgess—MillardF. Cottrell—MillardF. Andrew—MillardF. Leonard—MillardF. Vores—MillardF. Saunders—MillardF. Barnes—MillardF. Tawes—MillardF. Caldwell, Jr.—MillardF. Sims—MillardF. Page—MillardF. Clement | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Millard Fillmore: Robert J.Raybach,MillardFillmore : Biography of a President — Elbert B. Smith,ThePresidencies of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore —Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
City HallGrounds
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: |  | Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) — also known asStephen Grover Cleveland;"UncleJumbo";"The Veto Mayor";"GroverThe Good";"The Sage of Princeton";"Dumb Prophet";"Buffalo Hangman";"The Veto President";"Beast ofBuffalo";"Big Steve" —of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.; Tamworth,CarrollCounty, N.H.Born in Caldwell,EssexCounty, N.J.,March18, 1837.Democrat.Lawyer;ErieCounty Sheriff, 1870-73;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; resigned 1882;Governor ofNew York, 1883-85;Presidentof the United States, 1885-89, 1893-97; defeated, 1888.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaChi.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1935.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,June 24,1908 (age71 years, 98days).Interment atPrincetonCemetery, Princeton, N.J.; statue at City Hall Grounds.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland and Anne (Neal) Cleveland; married,June2, 1886, toFrancesClara Folsom (first cousin once removed ofBenjaminFolsom); father ofRichardFolsom Cleveland (son-in-law ofThomasFrank Gailor; brother-in-law ofFrankHoyt Gailor); first cousin once removed ofFrancisLandon Cleveland; second cousin ofJamesHarlan Cleveland; second cousin once removed ofJamesHarlan Cleveland Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofJonathanUsher andJosephWheeler Bloodgood; third cousin once removed ofJohnPalmer Usher andRobertCleveland Usher; third cousin thrice removed ofEphraimSafford andIsaiahKidder; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelLord andRollinUsher Tyler. | | | | Political family:Cleveland-Harlanfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:HenryT. Ellett —WilsonS. Bissell —DavidKing Udall —EdwardS. Bragg —ThomasF. Grady —LymanK. Bass —GeorgeB. Cortelyou —J.Hampton Hoge —WilliamGorham Rice —J.Scott Harrison —BenjaminFolsom | | | | Cleveland counties inArk. andOkla. arenamed for him. | | | | MountCleveland, a volcano onChuginadakIsland, Alaska, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofGrover,North Carolina, isnamed forhim. — The ClevelandNationalForest (established 1908), inSanDiego,Riverside,Orangecounties, California, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:GroverC. Cook—GroverC. Meyrs—GroverC. Talbot—GroverC. Helm—GroverC. Robertson—G. C.Cooley—GroverA. Whalen—GroverC. Taylor—GroverC. Winn—GroverC. Luke—GroverC. Albright—GroverCleveland Welsh—GroverC. Belknap—GroverC. Worrell—GroverB. Hill—GroverC. Dillman—GroverC. Brenneman—GroverC. George—GroverC. Mitchell—GroverC. Ladner—GroverC. Hall—GroverC. Tye—GroverC. Cisel—GroverC. Hedrick—GroverC. Hunter—GroverC. Montgomery—GroverC. Farwell—GroverC. Gillingham—GroverC. Studivan—GroverC. Layne—GroverC. Hudson—GroverC. Combs—GroverC. Snyder—GroverC. Guernsey—GroverC. Henderson—GroverC. Smith—GroverC. Jackson—GroverC. Hunter—GroverC. Bower—GroverC. Land—GroverC. Moritz—GroverC. Gregg—GroverC. Richman, Jr.—GroverC. Anderson—GroverC. Chriss—GroverC. Allen—GroverC. Criswell—GroverC. Brown—GroverC. Robinson III—GroverC. Robinson IV | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $20 bill (1914-28), and on the $1,000 bill(1928-46). | | | | Campaign slogan (1884): "We love himfor the enemies he has made." | | | | Opposition slogan (1884): "Ma, Ma,Where's My Pa?" | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Grover Cleveland: AlynBrodsky,GroverCleveland : A Study in Character — H. Paul Jeffers,AnHonest President: The Life and Presidencies of GroverCleveland — Mark Wahlgren Summers,Rum,Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President,1884 — Henry F. Graff,GroverCleveland — Troy Senik,AMan of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of GroverCleveland — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Jeff C. Young,GroverCleveland (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Grover Cleveland:Matthew Algeo,ThePresident Is a Sick Man: the Supposedly Virtuous Grover ClevelandSurvives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the CourageousNewspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth — CharlesLachman,ASecret Life : The Lies and Scandals of President GroverCleveland | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1896 |
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Forest LawnCemetery
1411 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Founded 1849
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1990
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) — also known as"The AccidentalPresident" —of East Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born inCayugaCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1800.Whig.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County, 1829-31;U.S.Representative from New York, 1833-35, 1837-43 (32nd District1833-35, 1837-41, 38th District 1841-43); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1844; in 1846, he was one of thefoundersof the University of Buffalo, originally a medical school;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1848-49;VicePresident of the United States, 1849-50;Presidentof the United States, 1850-53; defeated, 1856; candidate for Whignomination for President, 1852.Unitarian.Englishancestry.Died, after a series ofstrokes,in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1874 (age74 years, 60days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery; statue atBuffalo City Hall Grounds.| | Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Fillmore and Phoebe (Millard) Fillmore; married,February5, 1826, toAbigailPowers (1798-1853) and Abigail Powers (1798-1853); married,February10, 1858, to Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh; nephew ofCalvinFillmore; first cousin once removed ofGeorgeLoomis Becker; third cousin ofJohnLeslie Russell; third cousin once removed ofJonathanBrace,BelaEdgerton,HemanTicknor,LeslieWead Russell,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,AlphonsoAlva Hopkins,CharlesHazen Russell andJohnClarence Keeler; third cousin twice removed ofJohnLeffingwell Randolph; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold; fourth cousin ofThomasKimberly Brace,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,CharlesHenry Pendleton,ChaunceyC. Pendleton andEckfordGustavus Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesKilbourne,ElijahAbel,SamuelClesson Allen,GreeneCarrier Bronson,WillardJ. Chapin,RussellSage andSamuelLount Kilbourne. | | | | Political family:Fillmorefamily of East Aurora, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:EdwardH. Thompson | | | | Fillmore counties inMinn. andNeb., andMillard County,Utah, are named for him. | | | | ThecityofFillmore,Utah, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:MillardF. Riley—MillardF. McCray—MillardF. Ross—MillardF. Parker—MillardF. Dunlap—MillardF. Voies—MillardF. Burgess—MillardF. Cottrell—MillardF. Andrew—MillardF. Leonard—MillardF. Vores—MillardF. Saunders—MillardF. Barnes—MillardF. Tawes—MillardF. Caldwell, Jr.—MillardF. Sims—MillardF. Page—MillardF. Clement | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Millard Fillmore: Robert J.Raybach,MillardFillmore : Biography of a President — Elbert B. Smith,ThePresidencies of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore —Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Alexander Brush (1824-1892) — of New York. Born in Edinburgh,Scotland,February8, 1824.Republican.Mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1870-73, 1880-81.Scottishancestry.Died inNorthAtlantic Ocean,June 1,1892 (age68 years, 114days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Frank Albert Sedita (1907-1975) — also known asFrank A. Sedita — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,June 20,1907.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1936; candidate forJusticeof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1952;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1958-61, 1966-73; resigned 1973; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1960,1968;candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1966.Italianancestry.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1975 (age67 years, 316days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Philip Becker (1830-1898) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Oberotterbach, Bavaria,Germany,April25, 1830.Republican.Mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1876-77, 1886-89; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1892.Germanancestry.DiedJuly 4,1898 (age68 years, 70days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Abigail Fillmore (1798-1853) — also known asAbigail Powers — of East Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Stillwater,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,March13, 1798.Schoolteacher;Second Ladyof the United States, 1849-50;First Ladyof the United States, 1850-53.Female.Died, in the WillardHotel,Washington,D.C.,March30, 1853 (age55 years, 17days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.  | Charles E. Roesch (1886-1936) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1886.Republican.Mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1930-33.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1936 (age49 years, 290days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Timothy T. Lockwood (1810-1870) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in North East,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,1810.Democrat.Physician;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1858-59.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,1870(ageabout60 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.  | Joseph Griffiths Masten (1809-1871) — also known asJoseph G. Masten — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Red Hook,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1809.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1843-44, 1845-46; Buffalo superior court judge,1856-71; died in office 1871;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1871 (age61 years, 294days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | | William George Fargo (1818-1881) — also known asWilliam Fargo — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Pompey,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,May 20,1818.Democrat.Mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1862-65; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 31st District, 1871.With Henry Wells in 1851, founded Wells, Fargo & Co. Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1881 (age63 years, 75days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Solomon Scheu (1822-1888) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Standenbuhl, Bavaria,Germany,January6, 1822.Democrat.Mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1878-79; defeated, 1879, 1887; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1880;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1888.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1888 (age66 years, 322days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.  | Wilson Shannon Bissell (1847-1903) — also known asWilson S. Bissell — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in New London,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1847.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner withGroverCleveland andLymanK. Bass, 1873-82; Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1884;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1888;U.S.Postmaster General, 1893-95; resigned 1895; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1896;chancellor,University of Buffalo, 1902.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1903 (age55 years, 279days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Nathan Kelsey Hall (1810-1874) — also known asNathan K. Hall — ofErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Marcellus,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1810.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in New York, 1841-45; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County, 1846;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1847-49;U.S.Postmaster General, 1850-52;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1852-74;died in office 1874.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 2,1874 (age63 years, 339days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | John Baker Manning (1833-1908) — also known asJohn B. Manning — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 13,1833.Democrat.Mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1883-84.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1908 (age74 years, 290days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Manning and Eleanor (Oley) Manning; married1897 to MarieEllenora Schwank. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Frederick Bishop (1844-1913) — also known asCharles F. Bishop;Charles FrederickBischoff —of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Williamsville,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1844.Democrat. Dealer intea,coffee,andspices;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1890-94.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, ofcancer,in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1913 (age68 years, 335days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.  | Henry Kendall Smith (1811-1854) — also known asHenry K. Smith — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in St. Croix,VirginIslands,April 2,1811.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor; postmaster atBuffalo,N.Y., 1846-49;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1850-51.Englishancestry.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September23, 1854 (age43 years, 174days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Sally Ann Thompson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Pictorial History of theSuperior Court of Buffalo (1886) |
| | | Solomon George Haven (1810-1861) — also known asSolomon G. Haven — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born inChenangoCounty, N.Y.,November27, 1810.Schoolteacher;lawyer;ErieCounty District Attorney, 1844-46;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1846-47;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1851-57.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1861 (age51 years, 27days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Edgar Boardman Jewett (1843-1924) — also known asEdgar B. Jewett — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December14, 1843.Mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1895-97.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1924 (age80 years, 105days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Orlando Allen (1803-1874) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in New Hartford,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1803.Apothecary;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1848-49; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1850-51, 1860.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1874 (age71 years, 206days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Franklin Augustus Alberger (1825-1877) — also known asFranklin A. Alberger — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born inBaltimore,Md.,January14, 1825.Republican.Mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1860-61; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1871-74.Died, ofcholera,in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August24, 1877 (age52 years, 222days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | George William Clinton (1807-1885) — also known asGeorge W. Clinton — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April24, 1807.Democrat.Mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1842-43; Buffalo superior court judge, 1854-77;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867.Died in Menands,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1885 (age78 years, 136days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Chandler J. Wells (1814-1887) — also known asChan Wells — of New York. Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1814.Mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1866-67.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1887 (age72 years, 239days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Elbridge Gerry Spaulding (1809-1897) — also known asElbridge G. Spaulding — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Summer Hill,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,February24, 1809.Republican.Mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1847-48; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1848;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1849-51, 1859-63;defeated, 1876;New Yorkstate treasurer, 1854-55; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1856(chair,CredentialsCommittee;speaker).Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 5,1897 (age88 years, 70days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | William Findlay Rogers (1820-1899) — also known asWilliam F. Rogers — of New York. Born near Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,March 1,1820.Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1868-69;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1883-85; defeated,1886.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1899 (age79 years, 290days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Lewis P. Dayton (1821-1900) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Eden,ErieCounty, N.Y.,1821.Physician;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1868;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1874-75.DiedMay 14,1900 (ageabout 78years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | William Insco Buchanan (1853-1909) — also known asWilliam I. Buchanan — of Piqua,MiamiCounty, Ohio; Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born near Covington,MiamiCounty, Ohio,September10, 1853.U.S. Minister toArgentina, 1894-99;Panama, 1903-04.Collapsed and died, apparently from astroke,on a sidewalk at Park Lane, London,England,October17, 1909 (age56 years, 37days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | James Osborne Putnam (1818-1903) — also known asJames O. Putnam — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in1818.Whig. Postmaster atBuffalo,N.Y., 1851-53; U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1880-82.Died in1903(ageabout85 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | William Augustus Bird (1797-1878) — also known asWilliam A. Bird — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.BornMarch23, 1797.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1842, 1851 (Erie County 1842, Erie County 2ndDistrict 1851); American candidate formayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1855.DiedAugust19, 1878 (age81 years, 149days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Eunice (Porter) Bird andJohnBird; married,December23, 1820, to Joanna M. Davis; nephew ofAugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; first cousin ofAugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin once removed ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed ofUlyssesSimpson Grant; second cousin twice removed ofFrederickDent Grant andUlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,SamuelLathrop andAbelHuntington; third cousin twice removed ofSamuelHuntington,HenryScudder,Asa H.Otis,AlvredBayard Nettleton andFrancisWatkinson Cole; third cousin thrice removed ofDanielFrederick Webster,LovelDavis Parmelee andTheronEphron Catlin; fourth cousin ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,GaylordGriswold,BenjaminTrumbull,ParmenioAdams,ElishaPhelps,LancelotPhelps,TheodoreDavenport,AbijahBlodget andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelH. Huntington,JabezWilliams Huntington,AbielCase,SamuelGeorge Andrews,HarrisonBlodget,JohnHall Brockway,JairusCase,LorenzoBurrows,NormanA. Phelps,AnsonLevi Holcomb,GeorgeSmith Catlin,WaitmanThomas Willey,LymanTrumbull,WilliamDean Kellogg,JohnSmith Phelps,WilliamGleason Jr.,AlmonCase,JamesPhelps,RobertCoit Jr.,SamuelLathrop Bronson,AbialLathrop,RogerWolcott andAllenJacob Holcomb. | | | | Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | De Alva Stanwood Alexander (1846-1925) — also known asDe Alva S. Alexander — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Richmond,SagadahocCounty, Maine,July 17,1846.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1872;secretaryof Indiana Republican Party, 1874-78;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1889-93;U.S.Representative from New York, 1897-1911 (33rd District 1897-1903,36th District 1903-11); defeated, 1910.Presbyterian.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1925 (age78 years, 197days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | John McCreath Farquhar (1832-1918) — also known asJohn M. Farquhar — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born near Ayr,Scotland,April17, 1832.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1885-91; defeated,1902; member, U.S. Industrial Commission, 1898-1902.Member,InternationalTypographical Union.Received theMedalof Honor in 1902, for action at Stone River, Tenn., December 31,1862.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April24, 1918 (age86 years, 7days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Daniel Newton Lockwood (1844-1906) — also known asDaniel N. Lockwood — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Hamburg,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1844.Democrat.Lawyer;ErieCounty District Attorney, 1875-77;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1877-79, 1891-95;defeated, 1878, 1884; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1880,1896;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1886-89;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1894.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1906 (age62 years, 0days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | John Cornelius Butler (1887-1953) — also known asJohn C. Butler — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 2,1887.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York, 1941-49, 1951-53 (42nd District1941-45, 44th District 1945-49, 1951-53); defeated, 1938 (42ndDistrict), 1948 (44th District).Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August13, 1953 (age66 years, 42days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Clarence MacGregor (1872-1952) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,WayneCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1908-12; candidateforNew Yorkstate senate 50th District, 1914;U.S.Representative from New York 41st District, 1919-28; resigned1928;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1929-42.Baptist.Member,PsiUpsilon;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1952 (age79 years, 155days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Edwin F. Jaeckle (1894-1992) — also known asEd Jaeckle — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1894.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;chair ofErie County Republican Party, 1935-42; candidate formayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1937;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1940-44; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1944,1948.DiedMay 14,1992 (age97 years, 200days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Jaeckle and Mary (Marx) Jaeckle; married to GraceDrechsel. |
 | Shirley Anita Chisholm (1924-2005) — also known asShirley Chisholm;Shirley Anita St.Hill —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1924.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1965-68 (Kings County 17th District 1965, 45thDistrict 1966, 55th District 1967-68);U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1969-83; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1972;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1980;Honorary Co-Chair,1984;speaker,1988.Female.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,League of WomenVoters;NAACP;Americansfor Democratic Action;NationalOrganization for Women;UrbanLeague;DeltaSigma Theta.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1993.Died in Ormond Beach,VolusiaCounty, Fla.,January1, 2005 (age80 years, 32days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | | Albert Haller Tracy (1793-1859) — also known asAlbert H. Tracy — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,June 17,1793.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1819-25 (21st District 1819-21, 2ndDistrict 1821-23, 30th District 1823-25); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1830-37.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September19, 1859 (age66 years, 94days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Philemon Tracy and Abigail (Trott) Tracy; brother ofPhineasLyman Tracy; first cousin twice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799); first cousin four times removed ofRogerWolcott; second cousin once removed ofJamesHillhouse andRogerGriswold; second cousin thrice removed ofErastusWolcott,OliverWolcott Sr. andEdwardRussell Kellogg; third cousin ofZinaHyde Jr. andHenryTitus Backus; third cousin once removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,IsaacBackus,JohnWilliam Allen,GeorgeGriswold Sill,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919) andThomasWorcester Hyde; third cousin twice removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,FrederickWolcott,GeorgeFrederick Stone,CharlesEdward Hyde,HermanArod Gager,JohnSedgwick Hyde andEdwardWarden Hyde; third cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeLeffingwell Reed andSeldenChapin; fourth cousin ofNathanRead,ElijahAbel,ThomasHale Sill,BelaEdgerton,FrederickWilliam Lord andTheodoreSill; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelClesson Allen,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,GideonHard,JosephLyman Huntington,JohnArnold Rockwell,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,AlexanderHamilton Waterman andAugustusFrank. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Lyman Kidder Bass (1836-1889) — also known asLyman K. Bass — of New York. Born in Alden,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;ErieCounty District Attorney, 1865-72; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1868;U.S.Representative from New York, 1873-77 (31st District 1873-75,32nd District 1875-77); defeated, 1870; law partner withGroverCleveland andWilsonS. Bissell, 1873-82; attorney for manyrailroads.Died, ofconsumption,in the BuckinghamHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1889 (age52 years, 179days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Charles Daniels (1825-1897) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1825.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1893-97.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December20, 1897 (age72 years, 271days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | William Dorsheimer (1832-1888) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Lyons,WayneCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1832.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1875-79; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1876(member,ResolutionsCommittee);U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1883-85;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1885-86.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,March26, 1888 (age56 years, 50days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Israel Thompson Hatch (1808-1875) — also known asIsrael T. Hatch — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Johnstown,FultonCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1808.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1852;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1857-59; postmasteratBuffalo,N.Y., 1859-61;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867.DiedSeptember24, 1875 (age67 years, 86days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | John Baptiste Weber (1842-1926) — also known asJohn B. Weber — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1842.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1885-89.Died in1926(ageabout84 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | William Williams (1815-1876) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Bolton,TollandCounty, Conn.,September6, 1815.Democrat.Banker;railroadpresident; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1866-67 (Erie County 1st District 1866, ErieCounty 2nd District 1867);U.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1871-73; defeated,1872.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September10, 1876 (age61 years, 4days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Ray Vaughn Pierce (1840-1914) — also known asRay V. Pierce — of Titusville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Stark,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,August6, 1840.Republican.Physician;patentmedicine manufacturer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1877-78;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1879-80; resigned1880.Died in St. Vincent Island,FranklinCounty, Fla.,February4, 1914 (age73 years, 182days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | William Abbott Moseley (1798-1873) — also known asWilliam A. Moseley — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Whitesboro,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1798.Whig.Physician;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County, 1835; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1838-41;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1843-47.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November19, 1873 (age75 years, 30days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | William Frederick Waldow (1882-1930) — also known asWilliam F. Waldow — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August26, 1882.Republican. Member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1916;U.S.Representative from New York 42nd District, 1917-19; defeated,1918; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1920.Died in Snyder,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1930 (age47 years, 233days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Lawrence Washington Hall (1819-1863) — of Bucyrus,CrawfordCounty, Ohio.Born inLakeCounty, Ohio,1819.Democrat.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1852-57;U.S.Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1857-59; defeated, 1858.Imprisonedfor allegeddisloyaltyto the Union in 1862.Died of alunghemorrhage, Bucyrus,CrawfordCounty, Ohio,January18, 1863 (ageabout 43years).Original interment atOakwoodCemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio; reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Daniel Rose Tilden (1804-1890) — also known asDaniel R. Tilden — of Ravenna,PortageCounty, Ohio; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November5, 1804.Whig.Lawyer;PortageCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1838-41;U.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1843-47; delegate to WhigNational Convention from Ohio, 1848, 1852;CuyahogaCounty Probate Judge, 1855-88.Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,March 4,1890 (age85 years, 119days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery.  | James Morgan Humphrey (1819-1899) — also known asJames M. Humphrey — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Holland,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1819.Democrat.Lawyer;ErieCounty District Attorney, 1857-59; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 31st District, 1864-65;U.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1865-69; Buffalosuperior court judge, 1871; defeated, 1871.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1899 (age79 years, 141days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | | John Francis Harter (1897-1947) — also known asJ. Francis Harter — of Eggertsville,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Perry,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,September1, 1897.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 41st District, 1939-41; defeated,1940.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Moose;Eagles.DiedDecember20, 1947 (age50 years, 110days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Ebenezer Foote Norton (1774-1851) — also known asEbenezer F. Norton — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Goshen,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November7, 1774.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County, 1823;U.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1829-31.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1851 (age76 years, 185days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Thomas Cutting Love (1789-1853) — of New York. Born in Cambridge,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1789.U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1835-37.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1853 (age63 years, 291days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Lewis Eaton (1790-1857) — of Duanesburg,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.; Schoharie Bridge (unknowncounty), N.Y.; Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Duanesburg,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1790.SchenectadyCounty Sheriff, 1821-22;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1823-25;postmaster;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1829-32;banker.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August22, 1857 (age67 years, 186days).Original interment atBlack Rock BurialGround; reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | John Ganson (1818-1874) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Le Roy,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1818.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 31st District, 1862-63, 1874; died in office 1874;U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1863-65; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1864.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1874 (age56 years, 27days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Stephen Timothy Lockwood (1874-1971) — also known asStephen T. Lockwood — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1874.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1915-22; candidateforJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1933.Presbyterian.Died in1971(ageabout97 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Stephen Lockwood and Oriel A. (Wood) Lockwood; married1899 to SadaF. Daly. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Alfred Parish Stone (1813-1865) — of Ohio. Born in Worthington,HampshireCounty, Mass.,June 28,1813.U.S.Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1844-45; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1856(speaker);Ohiotreasurer of state, 1857-62.Died, fromcongestion ofthe brain, Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,August2, 1865 (age52 years, 35days).Original interment atGreenLawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; reinterment in 1888 at Forest LawnCemetery. | | Lyman Metcalfe Bass (1876-1955) — also known asLyman M. Bass — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 5,1876.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1906-09.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1955 (age79 years, 4days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Reuben Bostwick Heacock (1787-1854) — also known asReuben B. Heacock — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Derby,New HavenCounty, Conn.,July 21,1787.Merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County, 1826; Independent candidate formayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1853.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1854 (age66 years, 260days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Philip Halpern (1902-1963) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;lawprofessor;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 48th District, 1938;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1948-63; died in office1963; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York SupremeCourt, 1952-63 (3rd Department 1952-57, 4th Department 1958-63); diedin office 1963.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;ZionistOrganization of America;Knightsof Pythias;SigmaAlpha Mu;B'naiB'rith.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1963 (age60 years, 286days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Manly C. Green (1843-1898) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Sardinia,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October5, 1843.Lawyer;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1892-98; died in office1898; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York SupremeCourt, 1895-98; died in office 1898.Died, fromheartdisease, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1898 (age55 years, 6days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Mary Dolores Welch Denman (c.1932-2000) — also known asM. Dolores Denman — of New York. Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y., about 1932.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1978;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1979-2000; Justice of the AppellateDivision of the New York Supreme Court, 1981-2000.Female.Catholic.Died in Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.,2000(ageabout68 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | James Arthur Roberts (1847-1922) — also known asJames A. Roberts — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Waterboro,YorkCounty, Maine,March 8,1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1879-80 (Erie County 3rd District 1879, ErieCounty 4th District 1880);New Yorkstate comptroller, 1894-98; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1900.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution;DeltaKappa Epsilon;GrandArmy of the Republic;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November19, 1922 (age75 years, 256days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jeremiah Roberts and Alma (Roberts) Roberts; married,June 1,1871, to Minnie Pineo; married,December11, 1884, to Martha Dresser. |
| | Norman Edward Mack (1858-1932) — also known asNorman E. Mack — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in West Williams,Ontario,July24, 1858.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1896,1900,1908,1912(speaker),1924,1928;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1900, 1921-30;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1908-12;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1911-12.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December26, 1932 (age74 years, 155days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Henry Hill (1778-1841) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Guilford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,July 4,1778.U.S. Consul inBahia, 1805-18;Rio de Janeiro, 1818-21.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1841 (age63 years, 20days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.  | Nelson Welch Cheney (1875-1944) — also known asNelson W. Cheney — of Eden,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 27,1875.Republican. Assistant treasurer, GoodyearLumberCompany and Buffalo & SusquehannaRailroadCompany;banker;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1916-29 (Erie County 9th District 1916-17, ErieCounty 8th District 1918-29); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 50th District, 1930-38.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;OddFellows;KappaSigma.Died in ahospitalat Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1944 (age69 years, 149days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. |  | Isaac A. Verplanck (1812-1873) — of Batavia,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in1812.Lawyer;Buffalo superior court judge, 1854-73; died in office 1873;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April15, 1873 (ageabout 60years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.  | Loran Ludowick Lewis (1825-1916) — also known asLoran L. Lewis — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Mentz,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1825.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 31st District, 1870-73; candidate for Buffalosuperior court judge, 1877;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1883-95; president, ThirdNationalBank ofBuffalo; appointed in 1901 as defense counsel for Leon Czolgosz,assassin of PresidentWilliamMcKinley.Died, frompneumonia,in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1916 (age90 years, 304days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.  | Charles Beckwith (1825-1895) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born inGeneseeCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1825.Democrat.Lawyer;Buffalo superior court judge, 1878-91; defeated, 1891;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1894.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1895 (age69 years, 243days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Warren Beckwith and Mary (Tyrrell) Beckwith; married to HarriettDodge. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Pictorial History of theSuperior Court of Buffalo (1886) |
|  | James Murdock Smith (1816-1899) — also known asJames M. Smith — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Poultney,RutlandCounty, Vt.,August23, 1816.Lawyer;Buffalo superior court judge, 1873-86; appointed 1873.Episcopalian.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November27, 1899 (age83 years, 96days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Harvey Douglass Smith and Harriet (Murdock) Smith. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Pictorial History of theSuperior Court of Buffalo (1886) |
| | | Wesley Coleman Dudley (1867-1938) — also known asWesley C. Dudley — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Colden,ErieCounty, N.Y.,1867.Republican.School teacherand principal;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1896;ErieCounty District Attorney, 1909-16;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1916-27; appointed 1916;resigned 1927.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1938 (ageabout 70years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Horace J. Harvey (1833-1915) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Fort Ann,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1833.Flour millbusiness;grain and flourmerchant; U.S. Consul inFort Erie, 1902-14.Died, fromheartdisease, in Fort Erie,Ontario,October30, 1915 (age82 years, 30days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | William Whitney Kitchen (1875-1912) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Gulfport,HarrisonCounty, Miss.Born in Toronto,Ontario,April6, 1875.Naturalized U.S. citizen;physician;U.S. Consul inTenerife, 1911-12, died in office 1912.While suffering fromchronic heartdisease, he died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in Tenerife (Santa Cruz de Tenerife),CanaryIslands,October16, 1912 (age37 years, 193days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.  | Chauncey Jerome Hamlin (1881-1963) — also known asChauncey J. Hamlin — of New York. Born in1881.Progressive.Lawyer;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1914; advocate and leader for the BuffaloMuseum of Science.Died in1963(ageabout82 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Harry Hamlin; married to Emily Gray. | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Joseph J. Sedita (1918-2018) — Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1918.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1980.Died in Orchard Park,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January13, 2018 (age99 years, 208days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Edward Hubert Butler (1883-1956) — also known asEdward H. Butler — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1883.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1916(alternate),1920,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1928,1932,1936(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1940,1944,1948;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1952(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); establishedradio andtelevision stations in Buffalo.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1956 (age72 years, 245days).Entombed at Forest Lawn Cemetery.  | Herbert Ames Zimmerman (1883-1963) — also known asHerbert A. Zimmerman — of Kenmore,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Tonawanda,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 5,1883.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1917-22 (Erie County 8th District 1917, ErieCounty 7th District 1918-22).DiedNovember10, 1963 (age80 years, 158days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Byron Zimmerman and Frances Elizabeth (Ames) Zimmerman;married,October15, 1908, to Jeanne M. Kamman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | John G. Langner (1825-1882) — also known asJohann Gottleib August DavidLangner —of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw,Poland),December4, 1825.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1865-66, 1877-78 (Erie County 3rd District1865-66, Erie County 2nd District 1877-78).Lutheran.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1882 (age56 years, 209days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Darius H. Muller (1838-1909) — of Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.; Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born inBaltimore,Md., October,1838.Republican.Minister;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1876.Methodist.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 21,1909 (age70 years, 0days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Monroe Wheeler (1849-1922) — of Hammondsport,SteubenCounty, N.Y.; Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Wheeler,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,August16, 1849.SteubenCounty Surrogate, 1901;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 43rd District, 1915.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1922 (age72 years, 337days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Clark Holmes Timerman (1864-1931) — also known asClark H. Timerman — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Little Falls,MorrisonCounty, Minn.,1864.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1904,1908;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1910.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1931 (ageabout 66years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot II (1884-1938) — also known asNicholas V. V. Franchot II — of Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Titusville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,May 5,1884.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Niagara County 2nd District, 1918-19, 1921.Died in Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1938 (age54 years, 223days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Charles E. Berns (1864-1942) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born inGermany,January,1864.Socialist.Machinist;Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;Socialist Labor candidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1914, 1918.Germanancestry.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1942 (age78 years, 0days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Edward Eells Franchot (1881-1950) — also known asEdward E. Franchot — of Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Titusville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,March14, 1881.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention 47th District, 1915.Died in Grand Island,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1950 (age69 years, 11days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | James D. Warren — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1880,1884;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1883-85.Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | George E. D. Brady (b. 1881) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1881.Republican.Undertaker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1919-21.Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | John B. Macy (1799-1856) — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.,March25, 1799.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1853-55.Lost his life in theburning andsinkingof thesteamerNiagara, a few miles from Port Washington, Wisconsin, inLakeMichigan,September24, 1856 (age57 years, 183days). His remains werenotfound.Cenotaph at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mt. CalvaryCemetery
Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York
Founded 1859
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Henry Ryan (1860-1939) — also known asWilliam H. Ryan — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Hopkinton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,May 10,1860.Democrat.Boot and shoebusiness;U.S.Representative from New York, 1899-1909 (32nd District 1899-1903,35th District 1903-09); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1904,1924(alternate).Died in1939(ageabout79 years).Entombed at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. | | Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (1915-1988) — also known asThaddeus J. Dulski — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;accountant;U.S.Representative from New York, 1959-74 (41st District 1959-73,37th District 1973-74).Died, fromleukemia,in the Roswell ParkCancerInstitute, Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October11, 1988 (age73 years, 14days).Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
St. StanislausCemetery
700 Pine Ridge Heritage Boulevard
Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Stanley M. Makowski (1923-1981) — also known asStan Makowski — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1972;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1973-77; appointed 1973.Polishancestry.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1981 (age58 years, 105days).Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery. | | Joseph Mruk (1903-1995) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1903.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 41st District, 1943-45;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1950-53.Died, in the FurgalaNursingHome, Lancaster,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1995 (age91 years, 86days).Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery. | | Edmund Patrick Radwan (1911-1959) — also known asEdmund P. Radwan — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1911.Republican.Athleticcoach;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 54th District, 1946-50;U.S.Representative from New York, 1951-59 (43rd District 1951-53,41st District 1953-59); defeated (New Deal), 1941.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1959 (age47 years, 350days).Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery. | | Chester Charles Gorski (1906-1975) — also known asChester C. Gorski — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 22,1906.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1948,1956,1964,1968;U.S.Representative from New York 44th District, 1949-51; defeated,1950 (44th District), 1952 (42nd District).Polishancestry.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April25, 1975 (age68 years, 307days).Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.  | Edwin L. Kantowski (1907-1976) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Cheektowaga,ErieCounty, N.Y.BornJanuary10, 1907.Democrat.Insuranceagent; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 5th District, 1931-37; defeated,1929;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 49th District, 1938;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1940,1948.Died in1976(ageabout69 years).Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery. | | Joseph C. Ruszkiewicz — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1928,1932.Polishancestry.Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
United German andFrench Cemetery
800 Pine Ridge Road
Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Charles Vincent Fornes (1844-1929) — also known asCharles V. Fornes — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born near Williamsville,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1844.Democrat.School teacherand principal;woolenmerchant; president, New York City board of aldermen, 1902-07;U.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1907-13; defeated(Gold Democratic), 1896.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1929 (age85 years, 120days).Interment at United German and French Cemetery. | | Anthony Francis Tauriello (1899-1983) — also known asAnthony F. Tauriello — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1899.Democrat.Lawyer;liquorstore owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1940(alternate),1960(alternate),1964,1968;U.S.Representative from New York 43rd District, 1949-51; defeated,1950 (43rd District), 1952 (41st District).Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Eagles;Elks;Moose.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December21, 1983 (age84 years, 129days).Interment at United German and French Cemetery. | | Patrick James Keeler (1876-1946) — also known asPatrick J. Keeler — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Mendon,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1876.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 35th District, 1910.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1946 (age69 years, 309days).Interment at United German and French Cemetery.  | Samuel J. Ramsperger (1862-1936) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April25, 1862.Democrat.Bookkeeperand cashier, William SimonBrewery;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1899-1904, 1907-20 (48th District 1899-1904, 49thDistrict 1907-20); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1912.Catholic.Member,Elks.DiedDecember15, 1936 (age74 years, 234days).Interment at United German and French Cemetery. | | Louis Fechter Sr. (1851-1921) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Alsace-Lorraine,France,1851.Republican. Employed on Lake Shore and Michigan SouthernRailroad;lostan arm in an 1877 railroad accident;cartingbusiness; organized BuffaloRenderingCo.; manager, BuffaloFertilizerCo.; president, MinnehahaMining andSmeltingCo.; president, Fechter-Elliott Agency,realestate andinsurance;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 48th District, 1905-06.Catholic.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1921 (ageabout 69years).Interment at United German and French Cemetery.
Clarence FillmoreCemetery
Clarence, Erie County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Earl G. Danser (1857-1929) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Clarence,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1857.Republican.Physician;ErieCounty Coroner, 1902;ErieCounty Medical Examiner, 1903-13; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 7th District, 1917.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Maccabees;OddFellows;American MedicalAssociation.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1929 (age71 years, 23days).Interment at Clarence Fillmore Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George Danser and Esther (Cummings) Danser; married1894 to RoseBleiler. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
Harris HillCemetery
Clarence, Erie County, New York
Mt. PleasantCemetery
East Becker Road
Collins, Erie County, New York
Collins CenterCemetery
Collins Center, Erie County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Anson Griffith Conger (1812-1880) — also known asAnson G. Conger — of Collins Center,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Danby,RutlandCounty, Vt.,October26, 1812.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1863.Died in Collins Center,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1880 (age67 years, 109days).Interment at Collins Center Cemetery.
East AuroraCemetery
East Aurora, Erie County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Calvin Fillmore (1775-1865) — ofErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,April30, 1775.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County, 1825.Died in East Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October22, 1865 (age90 years, 175days).Interment at East Aurora Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Fillmore and Hepzibah (Wood) Fillmore; married toJerusha Turner; uncle ofMillardFillmore (who marriedAbigailPowers); second cousin once removed ofJohnLeslie Russell; second cousin twice removed ofLeslieWead Russell,AlonzoMark Leffingwell,CharlesHazen Russell andJohnClarence Keeler; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnLeffingwell Randolph; third cousin ofBelaEdgerton andHemanTicknor; third cousin once removed ofAlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,CharlesHenry Pendleton,ChaunceyC. Pendleton andEckfordGustavus Pendleton; third cousin twice removed ofMatthewGriswold; third cousin thrice removed ofFrankHeman Ticknor andHarryAndrews Gager; fourth cousin ofElijahAbel andWillardJ. Chapin; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesHillhouse,RogerGriswold,ZinaHyde Jr.,GideonHotchkiss,AsahelAugustus Hotchkiss,JohnArnold Rockwell,IraChandler Backus,JuliusHotchkiss,AlphonsoTaft,GilesWaldo Hotchkiss,StaleyN. Wood andHiramBingham. | | | | Political family:Fillmorefamily of East Aurora, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
OakwoodCemetery
East Aurora, Erie County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Herbert Porter Bissell (1856-1919) — also known asHerbert P. Bissell — of East Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in New London,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate formayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1901; vice-president, Niagara GorgeRailroad;also counsel to the BuffaloTractionCo.;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1912-19; died in office 1919.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar.While presiding at a trial, incourt,in the NiagaraCountyCourthouse, he suffered aheartattack and died, in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1919 (age62 years, 243days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Asher Bates Emery (1867-1924) — also known asAsher B. Emery — of East Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in East Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1867.Republican.Physician;lawyer;bankdirector; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1908;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1922-24; appointed 1922;died in office 1924.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, fromkidneydisease, in SistersHospital,Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1924 (age57 years, 172days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Edward Kellogg Emery (1851-1919) — also known asEdward K. Emery — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in East Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1851.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 5th District, 1887-88;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1907-19; died in office 1919.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, fromperniciousanemia, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1919 (age68 years, 107days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
Pine HillCemetery
Gowanda, Erie County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Greene Garnsey (1779-1851) — ofChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Canaan,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,June 17,1779.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1825-29; served inthe U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War.Slaveowner. Died in Gowanda,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1851 (age71 years, 328days).Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
Abbott's CornerCemetery
(formerly Forest Lawn Cemetery)
Hamburg, Erie County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Lathrop Bunting (1844-1898) — also known asThomas L. Bunting — of New York. Born in Eden,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April24, 1844.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1891-93.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December27, 1898 (age54 years, 247days).Interment at Abbott's Corner Cemetery.
Lakeside MemorialPark
Hamburg, Erie County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Raymond Pillion (1904-1978) — also known asJohn R. Pillion — of Hamburg,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Conneaut,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,August10, 1904.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1941-50;U.S.Representative from New York, 1953-65 (42nd District 1953-63,39th District 1963-65); defeated, 1964, 1966, 1968 (Conservative).Died in Eden,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1978 (age74 years, 143days).Interment at Lakeside Memorial Park.
Prospect LawnCemetery
Hamburg, Erie County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Philip Adam Laing (1856-1948) — also known asPhilip A. Laing — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in East Otto,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1856.Lawyer;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1919-20; appointed 1919;defeated, 1919; appointed 1920; defeated, 1920.ScottishandEnglishancestry.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1948 (age92 years, 112days).Interment at Prospect Lawn Cemetery. | | William C. Froehley (1859-1922) — of Hamburg,ErieCounty, N.Y.BornJuly 10,1859.Republican. Postmaster atHamburg,N.Y., 1898-1915.Died in Hamburg,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August7, 1922 (age63 years, 28days).Interment at Prospect Lawn Cemetery. | | George Burwell Abbott (1858-1942) — also known asGeorge B. Abbott — of Hamburg,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in1858.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1936.DiedFebruary4, 1942 (ageabout 83years).Interment at Prospect Lawn Cemetery. | | William L. Froehley (1882-1957) — of Hamburg,ErieCounty, N.Y.BornJune 25,1882.Republican. Postmaster atHamburg,N.Y., 1923-33 (acting, 1923-24).Member,Freemasons.Died in1957(ageabout75 years).Interment at Prospect Lawn Cemetery.
Saints Peter andPaul Cemetery
Hamburg, Erie County, New York
Founded 1875
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Matthew J. Jasen (1915-2006) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Lake View,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1915.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1957-60; defeated, 1957;appointed 1957;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1968.Member,American BarAssociation.DiedFebruary4, 2006 (age90 years, 53days).Interment at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery.
Holy CrossCemetery
Lackawanna, Erie County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Donald Griffin (1929-2008) — also known asJames D. Griffin;JimmyGriffin —of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 29,1929.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 56th District, 1967-77;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1978-93.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons.Died, fromCreutzfelt-Jakobdisease, in the Father Baker Manornursinghome, Orchard Park,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 25,2008 (age78 years, 331days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | Daniel Angelus Driscoll (1875-1955) — also known asDaniel A. Driscoll — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 6,1875.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York, 1909-17 (35th District 1909-13,42nd District 1913-17); defeated, 1916; postmaster atBuffalo,N.Y., 1934-47 (acting, 1934).Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 5,1955 (age80 years, 91days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.  | William Francis Sheehan (1859-1917) — also known asWilliam F. Sheehan;"Blue-EyedBilly" —of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner withCharlesF. Tabor, from 1883,AltonB. Parker, 1905-12,EdwardW. Hatch, 1905-15, andGeorgeL. Ingraham, 1916-17; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1885-91;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1891; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1889-93; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1891, 1896;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1892-94; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1892,1912;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1915.Irishancestry.Died, fromkidneydisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1917 (age57 years, 128days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | John J. Kennedy (1856-1914) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,1856.Democrat.Saloonkeeper;banker;New Yorkstate treasurer, 1911-14; died in office 1914.Killedhimself byslashinghis throat with a razor, in a lavatory near the ballroom of theMarkeenHotel,Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1914 (ageabout 57years).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | John Widmer — of Lackawanna,ErieCounty, N.Y.Mayorof Lackawanna, N.Y., 1915-16.Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.  | Anthony J. Canney (1900-1948) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1900.Democrat. Secretary, Buffalo Municipal Baseball and BasketballLeague;insurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1929-40; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1932;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 49th District, 1938.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October18, 1948 (age47 years, 349days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
Lancaster RuralCemetery
Lancaster, Erie County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | George Allen Davis (b. 1858) — also known asGeorge A. Davis — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Lancaster,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1890;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 31st District, 1894;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1896-1910 (49th District 1896-1906, 50th District1907-10).Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Interment at Lancaster Rural Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Lillie N. Grimes. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
Ledge LawnCemetery
Newstead town, Erie County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Archibald Smith Clarke (1778-1821) — also known asArchibald S. Clarke — ofNiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,1778.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Niagara County, 1808-11; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Western District, 1812-16;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1816-17.Died in Clarence,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1821 (ageabout 43years).Interment at Ledge Lawn Cemetery.
ElmlawnCemetery
3939 Delaware Avenue
Tonawanda, Erie County, New York
Founded 1901
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frank C. Moore (1896-1978) — of Kenmore,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Toronto,Ontario,March23, 1896.Republican.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention 50th District, 1938;NewYork state comptroller, 1943-50;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1951-53;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.Member,AmericanLegion;Rotary;Freemasons;Eagles;NationalRifle Association;IzaakWalton League.Died in Crystal River,CitrusCounty, Fla.,April23, 1978 (age82 years, 31days).Interment at Elmlawn Cemetery. | | Edward Charles Toy (1865-1934) — also known asE. C. Toy — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 5,1865.Minister; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 49th District, 1914.Methodist.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 11,1934 (age69 years, 36days).Interment at Elmlawn Cemetery.
Mt. OlivetCemetery
Tonawanda, Erie County, New York
WilliamsvilleCemetery
Williamsville, Erie County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Julius Elsaesser (1904-1983) — also known asEdward J. Elsaesser — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1936; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1940;U.S.Representative from New York 43rd District, 1945-49.Died in Williamsville,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1983 (age78 years, 303days).Interment at Williamsville Cemetery.
WilliamsvilleGraveyard
Williamsville, Erie County, New York
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Benjamin Ellicott (1765-1827) — of New York. Born in Ellicotts Mills (now Ellicott City),HowardCounty, Md.,April17, 1765.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1817-19.Died in Williamsville,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1827 (age62 years, 237days).Original interment at Williamsville Graveyard; reinterment in 1849 atBataviaCemetery, Batavia, N.Y.
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