Index to Locations Unknown locationEast Norwich, Long IslandUnknownlocationElmont, Long IslandBeth-DavidCemeteryElmont, Long IslandMaimonidesCemeteryGlen Cove, Long IslandPrattMausoleumGlen Cove, Long IslandSt. Paul'sEpiscopal Church CemeteryLaurel Hollow, Long IslandMemorialCemetery of St. John's ChurchLocust Valley, Long IslandLocustValley CemeteryManhasset, Long IslandChrist ChurchCemeteryMassapequa, Long IslandFloyd-JonesCemeteryOyster Bay, Long IslandYoungsMemorial CemeteryPlandome Manor, Long IslandUnknownlocationPort Washington, Long IslandMonfortFamily CemeteryPort Washington, Long IslandNassauKnolls CemeteryRoslyn, Long IslandRoslynCemeteryUniondale, Long IslandGreenfieldCemeteryWestbury, Long IslandCemetery of theHoly RoodWestbury, Long IslandFriendsCemeteryWestbury, Long IslandQuakerCemetery
UnknownLocation
Nassau County, New York
UnknownLocation
East Norwich, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  James Hinds (1833-1868) — of Arkansas. Born near Salem,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1833.Republican.U.S.Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1868; died in office1868.Shotandkilled byGeorge A. Clark, who was drunk at the time, near Indian Bay,MonroeCounty, Ark.,October22, 1868 (age34 years, 322days).Interment somewhere; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.
Beth-DavidCemetery
Elmont, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (1923-1983) — also known asBenjamin S. Rosenthal — of New York. Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,June 8,1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1962-83 (6th District 1962-63, 8thDistrict 1963-83, 7th District 1983); died in office 1983.Jewish.Died inWashington,D.C.,January4, 1983 (age59 years, 210days).Interment at Beth-David Cemetery.  | Bernard Austin (1896-1959) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inRussia,1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;accountant;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1935-59; died inoffice 1959.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Elks;FederalBar Association.After giving a short speech at theswearing-inof City Court JusticeLouisB. Heller, he collapsed and died from aheartattack, in the CentralCourtsBuilding, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1959 (ageabout 62years).Interment at Beth-David Cemetery. |  | Mathias Naphtali (1899-1987) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Ioannina,Greece,December14, 1899.Liberal.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 14th District, 1950.Jewish.Greekancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in December,1987(ageabout87 years).Interment at Beth-David Cemetery. |
MaimonidesCemetery
Elmont, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Albert Berger Rossdale (1878-1968) — also known asAlbert B. Rossdale — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1878.Republican.Postalworker;jeweler;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1921-23; defeated,1922, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1924.Jewish.Died in Eastchester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1968 (age89 years, 177days).Interment at Maimonides Cemetery.
PrattMausoleum
Glen Cove, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Ruth Baker Pratt (1877-1965) — also known asRuth Sears Baker;Mrs. John T.Pratt —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Ware,HampshireCounty, Mass.,August24, 1877.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1920;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1924,1932,1936,1940(member,ArrangementsCommittee),1944(alternate);U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1929-33; defeated,1932; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New York, 1929-43;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Episcopalian.Died in Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August23, 1965 (age87 years, 364days).Interment at Pratt Mausoleum. |
St. Paul'sEpiscopal Church Cemetery
28 Highland Road
Glen Cove, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (1869-1942) — also known asLewis S. Chanler — of Barrytown,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,September24, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1907-08; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1908; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1910-12.Died, fromheartdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1942 (age72 years, 157days).Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery.| |  Relatives: SonofJohnWinthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor (Ward) Chanler; brother ofWilliamAstor Chanler; married,September24, 1890, to Alice Chamberlain; married,May 23,1921, to Julia Lynch (Olin) Benkard; grandnephew ofJohnJacob Astor III; second great-grandson ofJohnArmstrong Jr.; second great-grandnephew ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesArmstrong andEdwardLivingston; third great-grandson ofJohnArmstrong andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andGilbertLivingston; fifth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andRobertLivingston the Younger; fifth great-grandnephew ofJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); sixth great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); first cousin once removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,WilliamLivingston,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer andJamesLivingston; first cousin six times removed ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin seven times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson; second cousin four times removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andMaturinLivingston; second cousin five times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andPeterSamuel Schuyler; third cousin thrice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),WilliamJay,GerritSmith,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish andElizabethCady Stanton; fourth cousin ofPeterGoelet Gerry,OgdenLivingston Mills andRobertReginald Livingston. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Chanler-Astor-Wardfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
| | John Birdsall (1840-1891) — also known as"John Williams" — of Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Flatbush (now part of Brooklyn),KingsCounty, N.Y.,October5, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;merchant;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1880-81.While registered under the assumed name "John Williams," hekilledhimself withilluminatinggas in his room at the United StatesHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1891 (age50 years, 191days).Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery.
Memorial Cemeteryof St. John's Church
Laurel Hollow, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Lewis Stimson (1867-1950) — also known asHenry L. Stimson — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1906-09;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1910;U.S.Secretary of War, 1911-13, 1940-45;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916,1920,1932;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1927-29;U.S.Secretary of State, 1929-33.Presbyterian.Member,Skulland Bones.Died in Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October20, 1950 (age83 years, 29days).Interment at Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church. | | John Vliet Lindsay (1921-2000) — also known asJohn V. Lindsay — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1921.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1959-65; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1960,1964,1968;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1966-73; defeated in Republican primary,1969; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1972;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972;candidate in Democratic primary forU.S.Senator from New York, 1980.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations.Died, fromParkinson'sdisease andpneumonia,in Hilton Head Island,BeaufortCounty, S.C.,December19, 2000 (age79 years, 25days).Interment at Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church.  | George Bruce Cortelyou (1862-1940) — also known asGeorge B. Cortelyou — of Huntington Bay,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1862.Republican.Schoolprincipal; confidential stenographer to PresidentGroverCleveland, 1895-96; Executive Clerk of the White House, 1896-98;secretary to PresidentWilliamMcKinley, 1900-01; secretary to PresidentTheodoreRoosevelt, 1901-03;financier;U.S.Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1903-04;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1904-07;U.S.Postmaster General, 1905-07;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1907-09; president, ConsolidatedGasCompany, New York, 1909-35; director, New YorkLifeInsurance Company; first president, Edison Electric Institute,1933.Member,UnionLeague.Died, following twoheartattacks, in Huntington Bay,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October23, 1940 (age78 years, 89days).Interment at Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church.  | David Franklin Houston (1866-1940) — also known asDavid F. Houston — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Monroe,UnionCounty, N.C.,February17, 1866.Superintendentof schools;universityprofessor;president,Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1902-05;president,University of Texas, 1905-08;chancellor,Washington University, St. Louis, 1908-16;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1920-21; vice president, AmericanTelephoneandTelegraphCo. and president, BellTelephoneSecurities Co.; president, MutualLifeInsurance Company of New York, 1930-1940; director, United StatesSteelCorporation.Member,AmericanEconomic Association.Died, fromheartdisease, at the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September2, 1940 (age74 years, 198days).Interment at Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church. | | Douglas Maxwell Moffat (1881-1956) — Born in New Jersey,November16, 1881.Lawyer;U.S. Ambassador toAustralia, 1956, died in office 1956.Died in Sydney, New South Wales,Australia,August30, 1956 (age74 years, 288days).Interment at Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church.  | Leonard Wood Hall (1900-1979) — also known asLeonard W. Hall — of Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Lattingtown,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October2, 1900.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1927-28, 1934-38;NassauCounty Sheriff, 1929-31;U.S.Representative from New York, 1939-52 (1st District 1939-45, 2ndDistrict 1945-52); delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1944(alternate),1948,1952,1956(speaker),1968;NassauCounty Surrogate, 1952-57;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1953-57; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 2,1979 (age78 years, 243days).Interment at Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church. | | | Frederic René Coudert Jr. (1898-1972) — also known asFrederic R. Coudert, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1936,1940,1944,1948,1956;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1939-46 (17th District 1939-44, 20th District1945-46);U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1947-59; campaignchair forWilliamF. Buckley, Jr.'s campaign for Mayor of New York City, 1965.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, in PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1972 (age74 years, 14days).Interment at Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church. | | Joseph Francis Carlino (1917-2006) — also known asJoseph F. Carlino — of Long Beach,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Syosset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 23,1917.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1945-64;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1959-64; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1956(alternate),1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1964,1968;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1967.Catholic.Member,DeltaTheta Phi;Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died in Syosset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August13, 2006 (age89 years, 51days).Interment at Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church. | | Percy D. Stoddart (c.1892-1957) — of Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born about 1892. Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1938-57 (2nd District 1938-48, 10thDistrict 1948-57); died in office 1957.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;AmericanLegion.Died, in CommunityHospital,Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April19, 1957 (ageabout 65years).Interment at Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church. | | Townsend Daniel Cock (1838-1913) — also known asTownsend D. Cock — of Locust Valley, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.Born in Locust Valley, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,December3, 1838.Democrat.Farmer;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1872-73; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1876, 1881-82.Died in Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 19,1913 (age74 years, 198days).Interment at Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church. | | Elizabeth Polk Guest (1910-1990) — also known asElizabeth Sturgis Polk;Mrs. RaymondGuest —of Front Royal,WarrenCounty, Va.Born in Cedarhurst,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 31,1910.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948.Female.Died, following aheartattack, inNew YorkHospital-CornellMedical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1990 (age79 years, 235days).Interment at Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church.
Locust ValleyCemetery
117 Ryefield Road
Locust Valley, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John William Davis (1873-1955) — also known asJohn W. Davis — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,April13, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1900;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1904(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);U.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned1913; U.S. Solicitor General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1920;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1928,1932.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiKappa Psi;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;Council onForeign Relations.Died in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,March24, 1955 (age81 years, 345days).Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery. | | Edward Reilly Stettinius Jr. (1900-1949) — also known asEdward R. Stettinius, Jr. — Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October22, 1900.U.S.Secretary of State, 1944-45; U.S. Representative toUnited Nations, 1945-46.In 1951-52, a U.S. Senate committeeinvestigatedtransactions in which a group, including Stettinus as well as formerU.S. Rep.JosephE. Casey and diplomatJuliusC. Holmes, made large profits from the purchase and re-sale ofsurplus U.S. tanker ships following World War II. Since federal lawrequired that sales be made only to U.S. citizens, the groupallegedly set updummycorporations purportedly under American control, andfakedfinancial statements for them, to buy the tankers on behalf ofGreek-Argentine shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. Criminalindictments against Casey and Holmes were ultimately dismissed;Onassis pleaded guilty and paid a fine.Died in Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October31, 1949 (age49 years, 9days).Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery. | | Robert Abercrombie Lovett (1895-1986) — also known asRobert A. Lovett — of Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Huntsville,WalkerCounty, Tex.,September14, 1895.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; partner, Brown BrothersHarriman; director of severalrailroadcompanies; director, PresbyterianHospitalof New York;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1951-53.Member,Skulland Bones.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1963.Died in Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 7,1986 (age90 years, 235days).Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery. | | Ralph John Marino (1928-2002) — also known asRalph J. Marino;"Mumbles" —of Muttontown,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1928.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 5th District, 1969-95; resigned 1995.Died, fromtonguecancer, in MercyMedicalCenter, Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April 6,2002 (age74 years, 94days).Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery.  | William John Tully (1870-1930) — also known asWilliam J. Tully — of Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,October1, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1905-08 (41st District 1905-06, 43rd District1907-08); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916,1920.DiedAugust22, 1930 (age59 years, 325days).Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery. | | Edward Reilly Stettinius (1865-1925) — also known asEdward R. Stettinius — of Dongan Hills, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born inSt. LouisCounty, Mo.,February15, 1865.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for NewYork,1912.Died inSuffolkCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1925 (age60 years, 200days).Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery.
Christ ChurchCemetery
1355 Northern Boulevard
Manhasset, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Hay Whitney (1904-1982) — also known asJock Whitney — of Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Ellsworth,HancockCounty, Maine,August17, 1904.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;financier;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1956,1968;U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1957-61; publisher of the New YorkHeraldTribunenewspaper,1961-66.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died in Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February8, 1982 (age77 years, 175days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery. | | Frank Noyes Burdick (1839-1917) — also known asF. N. Burdick — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.; East Guilford, Guilford,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Guilford,WindhamCounty, Vt.,September14, 1839.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;newspapereditor;memberDakota territorial council, 1883-84.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, fromarteriosclerosisandinterstitialnephritis, in Guilford,WindhamCounty, Vt.,February22, 1917 (age77 years, 161days).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thompson Edwin Burdick and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Noyes) Burdick;married,September2, 1862, to Amelia Bowker; married to Nina Davis. | | | | Epitaph: "Physician andFriend." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Floyd-JonesCemetery
Massapequa, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | David Richard Floyd-Jones (1813-1871) — also known asDavid R. Floyd-Jones — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Oyster Bay, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.BornApril 6,1813.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1841-43, 1857 (New York County 1841-43, QueensCounty 1857); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1844-47;secretaryof state of New York, 1860-61;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1863-64.DiedJanuary8, 1871 (age57 years, 277days).Interment at Floyd-Jones Cemetery.
Youngs MemorialCemetery
Cove Road off East Main
Oyster Bay, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) — also known as"T.R.";"Teddy";"The Colonel";"The Hero of San JuanHill";"The Rough Rider";"Trust-Buster";"The HappyWarrior";"The Bull Moose" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1858.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 21st District, 1882-84;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1884,1900;Republican candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1886; colonel in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War;Governor ofNew York, 1899-1901;VicePresident of the United States, 1901;Presidentof the United States, 1901-09; defeated (Progressive), 1912;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1916.ChristianReformed; laterEpiscopalian.Dutchancestry. Member,Freemasons;Moose;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaKappa Epsilon;AlphaDelta Phi;UnionLeague.Received theMedalof Honor for leading a charge up San Juan Hill during battlethere, July 1, 1898. While campaigning for president in Milwaukee,Wis., on October 14, 1912, wasshotin the chest by John F. Schrank; despite the injury, he continued hisspeech for another hour and a half before seeking medical attention.AwardedNobelPeace Prize in 1906; elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1950.Died in Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,January6, 1919 (age60 years, 71days).Interment at Youngs Memorial Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. and Martha (Bulloch) Roosevelt; brother ofAnna L. Roosevelt (who marriedWilliamSheffield Cowles (1846-1923)) andCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; married,October27, 1880, to Alice Hathaway Lee; married,December2, 1886, toEdithKermit Carow (first cousin once removed ofDanielPutnam Tyler); father ofAliceLee Roosevelt (who marriedNicholasLongworth) andTheodoreRoosevelt Jr.; nephew ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt; uncle ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,EleanorRoosevelt (who marriedFranklinDelano Roosevelt (1882-1945)),CorinneAlsop Cole andWilliamSheffield Cowles (1898-1986); grandnephew ofJamesI. Roosevelt; granduncle ofJamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt,CorinneAlsop Chubb,FranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr. andJohndeKoven Alsop; great-grandfather ofSusanRoosevelt (who marriedWilliamFloyd Weld); great-grandnephew ofWilliamBellinger Bulloch; second great-grandson ofArchibaldBulloch; second cousin twice removed ofPhilipDePeyster; second cousin thrice removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofMartinVan Buren; fourth cousin once removed ofFranklinDelano Roosevelt (1882-1945). | | | | Political family:Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:GiffordPinchot —DavidJ. Leahy —WilliamBarnes, Jr. —OliverD. Burden —WilliamJ. Youngs —GeorgeB. Cortelyou —MasonMitchell —FredericMacMaster —JohnGoodnow —WilliamLoeb, Jr. —AsaBird Gardiner | | | | Roosevelt counties inMont. andN.M. arenamed for him. | | | | Theminorplanet (asteroid)188693 Roosevelt (discovered 2005), isnamedfor him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:TheodoreBassett—TheodoreR. McKeldin—TedDalton—TheodoreR. Kupferman—TheodoreRoosevelt Britton, Jr. | | | | Personal motto: "Speak softly and carrya big stick." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail —NobelLaureates | | | | Books about Theodore Roosevelt: JamesMacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn,TheThree Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who TransformedAmerica — H. W. Brands,T.R: The Last Romantic — Edmund Morris,TheodoreRex — Edmund Morris,TheRise of Theodore Roosevelt — John Morton Blum,TheRepublican Roosevelt — Richard D. White, Jr.,Rooseveltthe Reformer : Theodore Roosevelt as Civil Service Commissioner,1889-1895 — Frederick W. Marks III,Velveton Iron : The Diplomacy of Theodore Roosevelt — JamesChace,1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed theCountry — Patricia O'Toole,WhenTrumpets Call : Theodore Roosevelt After the WhiteHouse — Candice Millard,TheRiver of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's DarkestJourney — Lewis Einstein,Roosevelt: His Mind in Action — Rick Marshall,Bully!:The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt: Illustrated with More Than250 Vintage Political Cartoons — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, October 1901 |
| | Edith Roosevelt (1861-1948) — also known asEdith Kermit Carow — of Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,August6, 1861.Republican. First Lady of New York, 1899-1900;Second Ladyof the United States, 1901;First Ladyof the United States, 1901-09.Female.Episcopalian.Died in Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September30, 1948 (age87 years, 55days).Interment at Youngs Memorial Cemetery. | | William Jones Youngs (1851-1916) — also known asWilliam J. Youngs — of Oyster Bay, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.; Garden City,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Oyster Bay, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,June 24,1851.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1879-80;QueensCounty District Attorney; private secretary to Gov.TheodoreRoosevelt;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1902-15;newspapereditor.Member,Freemasons;ChiPsi.Died, fromhearttrouble, in Garden City,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April27, 1916 (age64 years, 308days).Interment at Youngs Memorial Cemetery. | | Samuel Youngs (born c.1813) — of Oyster Bay, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.; Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.; Aurora,EsmeraldaCounty, Nev.Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y., about 1813.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County, 1843-44; city council member,Sacramento, Calif.; member ofNevadaterritorial legislature, 1862;delegateto Nevada state constitutional convention, 1863;EsmeraldaCounty Commissioner.Interment at Youngs Memorial Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887-1944) — of Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September13, 1887.Republican.Farmer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1920-21; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1924,1928,1940;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1924;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1929-32;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1932-33; general in the U.S. Armyduring World War II.Member,AmericanLegion.Principal founder of the American Legion in 1919. Participated in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France, on D-Day, June6, 1944, and received a posthumousMedalof Honor for his actions that day;dieda month later, of exhaustion andheartfailure, in Normandy,France,July12, 1944 (age56 years, 303days).Interment atNormandyAmerican Cemetery, Collevelle-sur-Mer, France; cenotaph at YoungsMemorial Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Plandome Manor, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
Monfort FamilyCemetery
Port Washington, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
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Nassau KnollsCemetery
Port Washington, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John E. Kingston (1920-1996) — also known asJack Kingston — of Westbury,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in1920.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1960-74 (Nassau County 3rd District 1960-65, 16thDistrict 1966, 17th District 1967-72, 15th District 1973-74);alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1968;district judge in New York, 1990-94;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1995.DiedMay 5,1996 (ageabout 75years).Interment at Nassau Knolls Cemetery.
RoslynCemetery
Roslyn, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Stephen Taber (1821-1886) — of Roslyn, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.Born in Dover,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1821.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1860-61;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1865-69.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1886 (age65 years, 47days).Interment at Roslyn Cemetery. | | Vivian Burnett (1876-1937) — ofDenver,Colo.; Plandome Manor,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Paris,France,April5, 1876.Newspaperreporter;author;editor;musiccomposer; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.ChristianScientist.Model for the title character in his mother's book,Little LordFauntleroy.Whilesailing hisyawl,Delight III, he helped rescue people from anoverturned sailboat, and then collapsed and died, probably of aheartattack, onLong IslandSound,July 25,1937 (age61 years, 111days).Interment at Roslyn Cemetery.
GreenfieldCemetery
650 Nassau Road
Uniondale, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Fawcett Tiemann (1805-1899) — also known asDaniel F. Tiemann — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornJanuary9, 1805.Paintmanufacturer;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1858-59; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1872-73.DiedJune 29,1899 (age94 years, 171days).Interment at Greenfield Cemetery. | | Alfred M. Wood (1825-1895) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.BornApril19, 1825.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1864-65.DiedJuly 28,1895 (age70 years, 100days).Interment at Greenfield Cemetery. | | Joseph Carmine Zavatt (1900-1985) — Born in Lawrence,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September19, 1900.U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1957-70;took senior status 1970.Died in Mineola,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August31, 1985 (age84 years, 346days).Interment at Greenfield Cemetery. | | John Alexander Searing (1805-1876) — also known asJohn A. Searing — of Hempstead Branch, Queens County (now Mineola,NassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.Born in North Hempstead, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,May 14,1805.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County, 1854;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1857-59.Died in Mineola, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,May 6,1876 (age70 years, 358days).Interment at Greenfield Cemetery. | | Henry Waldinger (1883-1966) — of Valley Stream,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in1883.Republican.Villagepresident of Valley Stream, New York, 1926-29;mayorof Valley Stream, N.Y., 1935-40, 1947-66; defeated (People's),1929; died in office 1966.Died in1966(ageabout83 years).Interment at Greenfield Cemetery. | | John Davison Bennett (1911-2005) — also known asJohn D. Bennett — of Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Greenport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 21,1911.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1938-44; memberofNewYork state senate 2nd District, 1945-53;NassauCounty Surrogate Court Judge, 1953-78;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1967.Methodist.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in Greenport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February1, 2005 (age93 years, 225days).Interment at Greenfield Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Earl Bennett and Edna (Davison) Bennett; married to MildredSchwindt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | George Renwick Brennan (1884-1968) — also known asGeorge R. Brennan — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1914-17;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1936,1948,1952;chairof Nassau County Republican Party, 1939-46.Member,RoyalArcanum.DiedFebruary7, 1968 (age83 years, 93days).Interment at Greenfield Cemetery.  | Raymond Schofield Curtice (1887-1922) — also known asRaymond S. Curtice — of Saltsburg,IndianaCounty, Pa.Born in Middlefield Center, Middlefield,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,October31, 1887.U.S. Vice Consul inSeoul, as of 1916-17; U.S. Consul inNagasaki, as of 1921.Killedhimself bygunshot,in his room at theHotelduPont, Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,February15, 1922 (age34 years, 107days).Interment at Greenfield Cemetery. | | George Fitzpatrick Adair (1878-1948) — also known asGeorge F. Adair — of Lynbrook,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Carrizo Springs,DimmitCounty, Tex.,April14, 1878.Physician;Progressive candidate formayorof Lynbrook, N.Y., 1929.Died in Lynbrook,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September7, 1948 (age70 years, 146days).Interment at Greenfield Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George W. Adair and Margaret (Fitzpatrick) Adair; married,November8, 1905, to Pearle Frances Parke. |
| | Archibald Holly Patterson (1898-1980) — also known asA. Holly Patterson;"Mr.Republican" —of Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Uniondale,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 31,1898.Republican.Lawyer;banker;NassauCounty Executive, 1953-61; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1956,1960,1968(alternate); Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Died, following aheartattack, in Hempsted GeneralHospital,Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September20, 1980 (age82 years, 112days).Interment at Greenfield Cemetery.
Cemetery of theHoly Rood
111 Old Country Road
Westbury, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
Founded 1930
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Joseph Casey (1913-1987) — also known asWilliam J. Casey — Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March13, 1913.Lawyer;chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1971-73; U.S.Director of Central Intelligence, 1981-87.DiedMay 6,1987 (age74 years, 54days).Interment at Cemetery of the Holy Rood. | | John Waldemar Wydler (1924-1987) — also known asJohn W. Wydler — of Garden City,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from New York, 1963-81 (4th District 1963-73, 5thDistrict 1973-81); delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1968,1972(alternate).Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions;Order ofAhepa;Freemasons;Elks.Died inWashington,D.C.,August4, 1987 (age63 years, 56days).Interment at Cemetery of the Holy Rood. | | John Stanislaus Thorp Jr. (1925-1995) — also known asJohn S. Thorp, Jr. — of Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September29, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1965-75 (Nassau County 6th District 1965, 14thDistrict 1966, 13th District 1967-72, 19th District 1973-75);NassauCounty Judge, 1976-85; Judge of New York Court of Claims,1985-95; died in office 1995.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Lions;CatholicLawyers Guild;Knightsof Columbus;HolyName Society.Died, frompulmonaryfibrosis, in MercyMedicalCenter, Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November15, 1995 (age70 years, 47days).Interment at Cemetery of the Holy Rood. | | Joseph M. Margiotta (1927-2008) — of Uniondale,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Brookville,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1927.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;legislative counsel to Sen.EdwardJ. Speno, 1960-61; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-75 (15th District 1966, 12th District1967-72, 17th District 1973-75);chair ofNassau County Republican Party, 1967-80; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1968,1972;convictedin 1981 on federalextortioncharges,over a scheme to redirect municipal insurance fees to his cronies;sentencedto two years inprison;served 14 months.Catholic.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Kiwanis;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Died, in St. FrancisHospital,Roslyn,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November28, 2008 (age81 years, 175days).Interment at Cemetery of the Holy Rood. | | John Stanislaus Thorp — also known asJohn S. Thorp — of Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Democrat.Chair ofNassau County Democratic Party, 1933-46; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1936(alternate),1940,1944,1948,1952(alternate); candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1944.Interment at Cemetery of the Holy Rood. | | John David Caemmerer (1928-1982) — also known asJohn D. Caemmerer;"The SnortingBull" —of East Williston,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January19, 1928.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1966-82 (8th District 1966, 5th District 1967-72,7th District 1973-82); died in office 1982; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1968.Catholic.Member,HolyName Society;Kiwanis;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;CatholicLawyers Guild.Died, ofcancer,in Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1982 (age54 years, 19days).Interment at Cemetery of the Holy Rood.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert J. Caemmerer and Helen (Rooney) Caemmerer; married to JoanL. Holt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry Manus Curran (1918-1993) — also known asHenry M. Curran — of Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Sewickley,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January2, 1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;deputysheriff;insurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1961-70 (3rd District 1961-65, 4th District 1966,3rd District 1967-70); chair, New York State Harness RacingCommission, 1970-75.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;HolyName Society.Died, in North Shore UniversityHospital,Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March13, 1993 (age75 years, 70days).Interment at Cemetery of the Holy Rood.| | Relatives: Sonof Manus Curran and Margaret (Raleigh) Curran; married to RitaRothmann. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James C. Sheridan (1896-1983) — also known asJim Sheridan — of Long Island City, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1896.Democrat.Chair ofQueens County Democratic Party, 1934-38; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1936.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, ofcancer,in Manhasset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April 1,1983 (age86 years, 138days).Interment at Cemetery of the Holy Rood. | | Ralph George Caso (1917-1998) — also known asRalph G. Caso — of Merrick,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November26, 1917.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1968;NassauCounty Executive, 1970-78; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1974.Died, frompneumonia,in South Nassau CommunitiesHospital,Oceanside,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August31, 1998 (age80 years, 278days).Interment at Cemetery of the Holy Rood. | | James Edward Smith (1870-1935) — also known asJames E. Smith;"The StormyPetrel" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Phenix, West Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.,January17, 1870.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 15th District, 1899-1902;assistant district attorney, New York County, 1910-22.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, frompneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1935 (age65 years, 60days).Interment at Cemetery of the Holy Rood.
FriendsCemetery
Westbury, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Willets Cocks (1861-1932) — also known asWilliam W. Cocks;"The QuakerCongressman" —of Old Westbury,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Old Westbury,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 24,1861.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 2nd District, 1901-02; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 3rd District, including NassauCounty, 1904;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1905-11; defeated,1910.Quaker. Member,UnionLeague.Died in Old Westbury,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 24,1932 (age70 years, 305days).Interment at Friends Cemetery. | | Thomas Taber II (1785-1862) — ofDutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Dover,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,May 19,1785.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1826;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1828-29.Died in Roslyn,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March21, 1862 (age76 years, 306days).Interment at Friends Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | 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 at Friends Cemetery; reinterment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
QuakerCemetery
Westbury, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frederick Cocks Hicks (1872-1925) — also known asFrederick C. Hicks;Frederick HicksCocks —of Port Washington,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Westbury, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,March 6,1872.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1915-23; defeated,1912.Quaker. Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died inWashington,D.C.,December14, 1925 (age53 years, 283days).Interment at Quaker Cemetery.
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