Index to Locations BrewsterMilltown CemeteryCarmelGilead CemeteryCarmelRaymond Hill CemeteryCarmelUnion Valley CemeteryCold SpringCold Spring CemeteryCold SpringOld CemeteryGarrisonSt. Philip's CemeteryPattersonMaple Avenue CemeteryPutnam ValleyKing David CemeteryPutnam ValleyPutnam ValleyCemetery
MilltownCemetery
Brewster, Putnam County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Ferdinand Augustus Hoyt (1880-1944) — also known asFerdinand A. Hoyt — of Beacon,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Brewster,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1911; defeated,1911; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1912;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1942.Died in Beacon,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1944 (age64 years, 342days).Interment at Milltown Cemetery.  | Charles Frederick Murphy (1875-1934) — also known asCharles F. Murphy — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Norwood,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,April13, 1875.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1905-09; memberofNewYork state senate 6th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1914; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1920,1924,1928,1932;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1930;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;RoyalArcanum;PhiGamma Delta;DeltaChi;Sonsof Veterans.Struckby a car, badly injured, and died two days later, in DanburyHospital,Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 19,1934 (age59 years, 67days).Interment at Milltown Cemetery.  | John Reed Yale (1855-1925) — also known asJohn R. Yale — of Brewster,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Patterson town,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1855.Republican.Farmer;real estatebusiness;contractor;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Putnam County, 1902-13, 1921-25; died inoffice 1925; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1904;chairof Putnam County Republican Party, 1910, 1925.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 17,1925 (age70 years, 70days).Interment at Milltown Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Belden Yale and Margaret (Glennen) Yale. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1924 |
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GileadCemetery
Carmel, Putnam County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joel Frost (1765-1827) — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Carmel,PutnamCounty, N.Y.; Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born inWestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1765.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1805-06, 1807-08;PutnamCounty Surrogate, 1812-13, 1815-19, 1821-22;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1821; common pleascourt judge in New York, 1822;U.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1823-25.Died in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1827 (age61 years, 348days).Interment at Gilead Cemetery.
Raymond HillCemetery
Carmel, Putnam County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Cornelius Amory Pugsley (1850-1936) — also known asCornelius A. Pugsley — of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born near Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 17,1850.Democrat.Banker;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1901-03; defeated,1902, 1910.Presbyterian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in1936(ageabout85 years).Interment at Raymond Hill Cemetery. | | Alpha R. Whiton (1890-1963) — also known asAl Whiton — of near Carmel,PutnamCounty, N.Y.BornDecember31, 1890.Democrat. Supervisor of the Town of Kent 1931-57;chair ofPutnam County Democratic Party, 1932-55; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1932(alternate),1940,1944(alternate); candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1936.DiedDecember21, 1963 (age72 years, 355days).Interment at Raymond Hill Cemetery.
Union ValleyCemetery
Carmel, Putnam County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frank D. Sloat (1835-1922) — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.;Washington,D.C.Born in Fishkill,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1835.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president, VictorSewingMachine Company, 1873;Connecticutstate comptroller, 1883-85.Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic.DiedMarch10, 1922 (age86 years, 163days).Interment at Union Valley Cemetery.
Cold SpringCemetery
Cold Spring, Putnam County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Gouverneur Kemble (1786-1875) — of Cold Spring,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1786.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1837-41; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1844,1860;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1846.Member,Freemasons.Died in Cold Spring,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1875 (age89 years, 234days).Interment at Cold Spring Cemetery.
OldCemetery
Cold Spring, Putnam County, New York
St. Philip'sCemetery
Garrison, Putnam County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Hamilton Fish (1808-1893) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1808.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1834;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1843-45;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1848; defeated (Whig), 1846;Governor ofNew York, 1849-51;U.S.Senator from New York, 1851-57;U.S.Secretary of State, 1869-77.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Garrison,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1893 (age85 years, 35days).Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery.| | Presumably namedfor:AlexanderHamilton | | | | Relatives: Son ofNicholasFish (1758-1833) and Elizabeth (Stuyvesant) Fish; married toJulia Kean (great-granddaughter ofPeterVan Brugh Livingston (1710-1792)); father ofNicholasFish (1848-1902) andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); uncle of Helen Neilson (who marriedDavidMaitland Armstrong); grandfather ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); grandnephew ofRobertGilbert Livingston andHenryGilbert Livingston; great-grandson ofGilbertLivingston; great-grandfather ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andRobertLivingston (1688-1775); second great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder; second great-grandfather ofHamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; second great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); third great-grandson ofPieterStuyvesant; first cousin of Margaret Cornelia Winthrop (whomarriedGeorgeFolsom); first cousin once removed ofPhilipVan Cortlandt andPierreVan Cortlandt Jr.; first cousin twice removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston (1710-1792),PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),WilliamLivingston andJonathanMayhew Wainwright; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin four times removed ofNicholasBayard (c.1644-1707),DavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofJamesJay,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,JohnJay,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),FrederickJay,HenryBrockholst Livingston,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836) andGilbertLivingston Thompson; second cousin twice removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofGuyVernor Henry andMontgomerySchuyler Jr.; third cousin ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); third cousin once removed ofNicholasBayard (1736-1802),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,JamesParker,PhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JohnJay II andJohnJacob Astor III; third cousin twice removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,WilliamWaldorf Astor,JohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); third cousin thrice removed ofHerbertLivingston Satterlee,WilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),PeterGoelet Gerry,HelenRoosevelt Robinson,OgdenLivingston Mills,RobertReginald Livingston,BronsonMurray Cutting,RobertWinthrop Kean andBrockholstLivingston; fourth cousin ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,JamesAlexander Hamilton,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker andPhilipN. Schuyler; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnBubenheim Bayard,GerritSmith,ElizabethCady Stanton,JamesAdams Ekin,EugeneSchuyler,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JohnDavis | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1896 |
|  | Edwards Pierrepont (1817-1892) — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in North Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March 4,1817.Lawyer;Justiceof New York Supreme Court, 1857-60;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1869-70;U.S.Attorney General, 1875-76; U.S. Minister toGreat Britain, 1876-77.Suffered astroke,and died four days later, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 6,1892 (age75 years, 2days).Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery. | | Nicholas Fish (1848-1902) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toSwitzerland, 1877-81; U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1882-85;banker;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1896.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Quarreled with Thomas J. Sharkey, a private detective, on the secondfloor of the Ehrhardt Brotherssaloon;Sharkeystruckhim, so that hefell downthe stairs into the street with a skull fracture; died the next day,without regaining consciousness, at RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1902 (age54 years, 209days). Sharkey was later convicted of second-degreemanslaughterand sentenced to ten years in prison.Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofHamiltonFish (1808-1893) and Julia (Kean) Fish; brother ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); married to Clemence S. Smith-Bryce; fatherof Hamilton Fish (1874-1898; sergeant in the U.S. Volunteer CavalryRegiment, the "Rough Riders", in the Spanish-American war; killed inbattle); uncle ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); grandson ofNicholasFish (1758-1833); granduncle ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); great-grandson ofJohnKean (1756-1795); great-grandnephew ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andPhilipPeter Livingston; great-granduncle ofHamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; second great-grandson ofGilbertLivingston andPeterVan Brugh Livingston; second great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PhilipLivingston andWilliamLivingston; third great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andJamesAlexander; third great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-grandson ofPieterStuyvesant andPieterVan Brugh; fourth great-grandnephew ofAbrahamde Peyster,JohannesCuyler andJohannesde Peyster; first cousin ofJohnKean (1852-1914) andHamiltonFish Kean; first cousin once removed ofRobertWinthrop Kean; first cousin twice removed ofPhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873) andThomasHoward Kean; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,JohnStevens III,HenryBrockholst Livingston andThomasHoward Kean Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin five times removed ofNicholasBayard (c.1644-1707),DavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler,JohannesDePeyster,CornelisCuyler andJohnCruger Jr.; second cousin once removed ofJonathanMayhew Wainwright; second cousin twice removed ofJamesJay,JohnJay,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),FrederickJay,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andWilliamJay; second cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; second cousin four times removed ofMatthewClarkson,HenryCruger andHenryRutgers; third cousin ofGilbertLivingston Thompson; third cousin once removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard andJohnJay II; third cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard (1736-1802),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,JamesParker,GuyVernor Henry andMontgomerySchuyler Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofPhilipDePeyster; fourth cousin ofJohnJacob Astor III,KiliaenVan Rensselaer andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); fourth cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,JamesAlexander Hamilton,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker,PhilipN. Schuyler,WilliamWaldorf Astor,HerbertLivingston Satterlee,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),RobertReginald Livingston,BronsonMurray Cutting andBrockholstLivingston. | | | | Political families:Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York;Keanfamily of New Jersey (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary |
| | Taylor Garrison Belcher (1920-1990) — also known asTaylor G. Belcher — of Garrison,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1920.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Consul inGlasgow, 1950-54; U.S. Ambassador toCyprus, 1964-69;Peru, 1969-74.Died, ofcancer,in Peekskill CommunityHospital,Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August6, 1990 (age70 years, 36days).Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery. | | Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996) — of Millbrook,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born inWashington,D.C.,June 3,1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1969-95 (28th District 1969-73,25th District 1973-83, 21st District 1983-93, 19th District 1993-95);defeated, 1966; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1984.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Grange;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 23,1996 (age70 years, 50days).Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991) and Grace (Chapin) Fish; father ofHamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; grandson ofAlfredClark Chapin andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); grandnephew ofNicholasFish (1848-1902); great-grandson ofHamiltonFish (1808-1893); second great-grandson ofNicholasFish (1758-1833); second great-grandnephew ofChesterWilliam Chapin; third great-grandson ofJohnKean (1756-1795); third great-grandnephew ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andPhilipPeter Livingston; fourth great-grandson ofGilbertLivingston andPeterVan Brugh Livingston; fourth great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PhilipLivingston andWilliamLivingston; fifth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andJamesAlexander; fifth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); sixth great-grandson ofPieterStuyvesant andPieterVan Brugh; sixth great-grandnephew ofAbrahamde Peyster,JohannesCuyler andJohannesde Peyster; descendant *** ofLewisMorris; first cousin twice removed ofJohnKean (1852-1914) andHamiltonFish Kean; first cousin four times removed ofPhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andCharlesLudlow Livingston; first cousin five times removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,JohnStevens III andHenryBrockholst Livingston; first cousin six times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed ofNicholasBayard,DavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler,JohannesDePeyster,CornelisCuyler andJohnCruger Jr.; second cousin once removed ofCharlesMann Hamilton andRobertWinthrop Kean; second cousin four times removed ofJamesJay,JohnJay,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),FrederickJay,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andWilliamJay; second cousin five times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; third cousin ofThomasHoward Kean; third cousin once removed ofJonathanMayhew Wainwright andThomasHoward Kean Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson andArthurBeebe Chapin; third cousin thrice removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,DavidEdgerton andJohnJay II. | | | | Political family:Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:SueW. Kelly | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991) — of Garrison,PutnamCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Garrison,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1888.Republican.Insurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Putnam County, 1914-16; served in the U.S.Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1920-45; defeated,1944; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1928,1932,1940,1944;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1936;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1938;derided byFranklinRoosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republicanopponents of his New Deal policies.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Societyof the Cincinnati;Grange;FarmBureau.Died ofheartfailure, in Cold Spring,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,January18, 1991 (age102 years,42 days).Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936) and Emily Maria (Mann) Fish; married,September24, 1921, to Grace Chapin (daughter ofAlfredClark Chapin); married,June 22,1967, to Marie (Choubaroff) Blackton; married,October16, 1976, to Alice (Curtis) Desmond (widow ofThomasCharles Desmond); married1988 to LydiaAmbrogio; father ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); nephew ofNicholasFish (1848-1902); grandson ofHamiltonFish (1808-1893); grandfather ofHamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; great-grandson ofNicholasFish (1758-1833); second great-grandson ofJohnKean (1756-1795); second great-grandnephew ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andPhilipPeter Livingston; third great-grandson ofGilbertLivingston andPeterVan Brugh Livingston; third great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PhilipLivingston andWilliamLivingston; fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andJamesAlexander; fourth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandson ofPieterStuyvesant andPieterVan Brugh; fifth great-grandnephew ofAbrahamde Peyster,JohannesCuyler andJohannesde Peyster; first cousin once removed ofJohnKean (1852-1914) andHamiltonFish Kean; first cousin thrice removed ofPhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); first cousin four times removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,JohnStevens III andHenryBrockholst Livingston; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed ofNicholasBayard (c.1644-1707),DavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler,JohannesDePeyster,CornelisCuyler andJohnCruger Jr.; second cousin ofCharlesMann Hamilton andRobertWinthrop Kean; second cousin once removed ofThomasHoward Kean; second cousin twice removed ofThomasHoward Kean Jr.; second cousin thrice removed ofJamesJay,JohnJay,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),FrederickJay,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andWilliamJay; second cousin four times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; second cousin five times removed ofMatthewClarkson,HenryCruger andHenryRutgers; third cousin ofJonathanMayhew Wainwright; third cousin once removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson; third cousin twice removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,DavidEdgerton andJohnJay II; third cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard (1736-1802),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnJacob Astor III,GuyVernor Henry,HowardCurtis Brown,KiliaenVan Rensselaer,CharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870) andMontgomerySchuyler Jr.. | | | | Political families:Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York;Keanfamily of New Jersey (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Epitaph: "For God AndCountry." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Eugene Hoffman Nickerson (1918-2002) — also known asEugene H. Nickerson — of Roslyn Harbor,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,August2, 1918.Democrat.Lawyer; lawclerk for U.S. Circuit JudgeAugustusN. Hand, 1943-44, and for U.S. Supreme Court JusticeHarlanF. Stone, 1944-46;NassauCounty Executive, 1962-70; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1964,1968,1972;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1968;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1977-94;took senior status 1994; senior judge, 1994-2002.Hisright armwas paralyzed by polio in his youth.Died, from complications ofulcersurgery, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January1, 2002 (age83 years, 152days).Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery.  | Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936) — of Garrison,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1849.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Putnam County, 1874, 1876-79, 1889-91,1893-96;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1895-96; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1884,1896(alternate); New York Aqueduct Commissioner, 1886-88;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1909-11; defeated(Republican), 1910; Progressive candidate for Presidential Electorfor New York,1912.Died in Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.,January15, 1936 (age86 years, 273days).Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofHamiltonFish (1808-1893) and Julia (Kean) Fish; brother ofNicholasFish (1848-1902); married,April28, 1880, to Emily Maria Mann; father ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); grandson ofNicholasFish (1758-1833); grandfather ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); great-grandson ofJohnKean (1756-1795); great-grandfather ofHamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; great-grandnephew ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andPhilipPeter Livingston; second great-grandson ofGilbertLivingston andPeterVan Brugh Livingston; second great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PhilipLivingston andWilliamLivingston; third great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andJamesAlexander; third great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fourth great-grandson ofPieterStuyvesant andPieterVan Brugh; fourth great-grandnephew ofAbrahamde Peyster,JohannesCuyler andJohannesde Peyster; first cousin ofJohnKean (1852-1914) andHamiltonFish Kean; first cousin once removed ofRobertWinthrop Kean; first cousin twice removed ofPhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873) andThomasHoward Kean; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,JohnStevens III,HenryBrockholst Livingston andThomasHoward Kean Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin five times removed ofNicholasBayard (c.1644-1707),DavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler,JohannesDePeyster,CornelisCuyler andJohnCruger Jr.; second cousin once removed ofJonathanMayhew Wainwright; second cousin twice removed ofJamesJay,JohnJay,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),FrederickJay,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andWilliamJay; second cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; second cousin four times removed ofMatthewClarkson,HenryCruger andHenryRutgers; third cousin ofGilbertLivingston Thompson; third cousin once removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard andJohnJay II; third cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard (1736-1802),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,JamesParker,GuyVernor Henry andMontgomerySchuyler Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofPhilipDePeyster; fourth cousin ofJohnJacob Astor III,KiliaenVan Rensselaer andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); fourth cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,JamesAlexander Hamilton,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker,PhilipN. Schuyler,WilliamWaldorf Astor,HerbertLivingston Satterlee,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),RobertReginald Livingston,BronsonMurray Cutting andBrockholstLivingston. | | | | Political families:Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York;Keanfamily of New Jersey (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1896 |
| | Samuel Sloan (1817-1907) — of New York. Born in County Down, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),December25, 1817.Importingbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 2nd District, 1858-59; president, Delaware,Lackawanna and WesternRailroad,1867-99.EpiscopalianorChristianReformed. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Garrison,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1907 (age89 years, 271days).Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery; statue atErie-LackawannaPark, Hoboken, N.J. | | Hoffman Nickerson (1888-1965) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,December6, 1888.Republican.Real estatebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 27th District, 1916.Episcopalian.Died in Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March24, 1965 (age76 years, 108days).Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery.
Maple AvenueCemetery
Patterson, Putnam County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Dean Mallory Stephens (1893-1961) — also known asD. Mallory Stephens — of Brewster,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Patterson,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1893.Republican.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Putnam County, 1926-52;chair ofPutnam County Republican Party, 1939; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1948(alternate),1952.Presbyterian.Member,Grange.Died, from aheartailment, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1961 (age67 years, 25days).Interment at Maple Avenue Cemetery. | | Willis H. Stephens (1925-2024) — of Brewster,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Patterson,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,June 7,1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;coalbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1953-82 (Putnam County 1953-65, 107th District1966, 97th District 1967-72, 94th District 1973-82); alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1956.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Died, in PutnamHospitalCenter, Carmel,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,October17, 2024 (age99 years, 132days).Interment at Maple Avenue Cemetery. | | Matthew Paterson (c.1732-1817) — of Fredericksburg, Dutchess County (now Patterson,PutnamCounty), N.Y.Born inScotland,about 1732.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1782-89, 1791-93.Presbyterian.Died in1817(ageabout85 years).Interment at Maple Avenue Cemetery.
King DavidCemetery
Putnam Valley, Putnam County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Albert Shanker (1928-1997) — of Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1928.Democrat.Schoolteacher;president,American Federation of Teachers, 1974-97; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1980,1984(speaker),1988,1996.Jewish.Russianancestry. Member,AmericanFederation of Teachers.Died, of complications frombladdercancer, at Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February22, 1997 (age68 years, 161days).Interment at King David Cemetery.
Putnam ValleyCemetery
Putnam Valley, Putnam County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Owen Zurhellen Jr. (1920-1990) — also known asJ. Owen Zurhellen, Jr. — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1920.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Foreign Serviceofficer; U.S. Ambassador toSuriname, 1976-78.Died, fromcancer,in MontefioreHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,November5, 1990 (age70 years, 120days).Interment at Putnam Valley Cemetery.
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