Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsBrunswickVan Vleck-BanckerCemeteryCastleton-on-HudsonMountain ViewCemeteryEast GreenbushHoly SepulchreCemeteryGraftonCenter CemeteryHoosickHoosick Rural CemeteryHoosick FallsMaple Grove CemeteryHoosick FallsSt. Mary's CemeteryNassauNassau CemeteryNorth GreenbushVan Alen CemeteryPetersburgPleasant Valley andMeadowlawn CemeteryPittstownHunt CemeteryPoestenkillHillside CemeteryRensselaerUnknown locationRensselaerGreenbush CemeterySand LakeSand Lake Union CemeterySand LakeWoodbine CemeterySchaghticokeElmwood CemeterySchaghticokeMasters CemeteryStephentownOld PresbyterianCemeteryTroyUnknown locationTroyLansingburgh Village CemeteryTroyNew Mount Ida CemeteryTroyOakwood CemeteryTroyOld Mt. Ida CemeteryTroySt. Mary's CemeteryTroySt. Peter's CemeteryTroyTroy Cemetery
Private or familygraveyard
Rensselaer County, New York
Van Vleck-BanckerCemetery
Brunswick, Rensselaer County, New York
Mountain ViewCemetery
Scott Avenue
Castleton-on-Hudson, Rensselaer County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  James Lawrence Hogeboom (1766-1839) — also known asJames L. Hogeboom — of Castleton-on-Hudson,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Ghent,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1766.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1804-05, 1807-08;RensselaerCounty Judge, 1805-08;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1821;U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1823-25;merchant.Slaveowner. Died in Castleton-on-Hudson,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1839 (age73 years, 120days).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery. | | George Anderson (1839-1916) — of Schodack,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.; Castleton (now Castleton-on-Hudson),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Westerlo,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,1839.Republican.Farmer;builder;farmimplement manufacturer;meatbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County 3rd District, 1896-97.Died in1916(ageabout77 years).Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
Holy SepulchreCemetery
East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York
CenterCemetery
Grafton, Rensselaer County, New York
Hoosick RuralCemetery
Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York
Maple GroveCemetery
Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Walter Abbott Wood (1815-1892) — also known asWalter A. Wood — of Hoosick Falls,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in New Hampshire,1815.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1879-83.Died in1892(ageabout77 years).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery. | | William David Thomas (1880-1936) — also known asWilliam D. Thomas — of Hoosick Falls,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Middle Granville,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,March22, 1880.Republican.Pharmacist;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1925-26;chair ofRensselaer County Republican Party, 1927-34;RensselaerCounty Treasurer, 1927-33; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1928,1936(alternate);U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1934-36; died inoffice 1936.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Elks.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 17,1936 (age56 years, 56days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
St. Mary'sCemetery
Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph C. Riley (1887-1950) — of Hoosick Falls,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Hoosick Falls,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1887.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1920;member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1925-50.Died in Hoosick Falls,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,June 11,1950 (age62 years, 237days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
NassauCemetery
Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George McClellan (1856-1927) — of Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Schodack,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1856.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1913-15; defeated,1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1920.Died in1927(ageabout70 years).Interment at Nassau Cemetery. | | Hugh W. McClellan — of Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1936.Interment at Nassau Cemetery.
Van AlenCemetery
North Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Evert Van Alen (1749-1807) — also known asJohn E. Van Alen — ofRensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,1749.Merchant;civilengineer;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1793-99; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1800-01.Slaveowner. Died in DeFreestville,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1807 (ageabout 57years).Interment at Van Alen Cemetery.
Pleasant Valleyand Meadowlawn Cemetery
Petersburg, Rensselaer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Victor Maxon Allen (1870-1916) — also known asVictor M. Allen — of Petersburg,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Petersburg,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1870.Publishingbusiness;banker;RensselaerCounty Sheriff, 1903; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 29th District, 1909-12;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1915.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.Died in Saranac Lake,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1916 (age46 years, 73days).Interment at Pleasant Valley and Meadowlawn Cemetery.
HuntCemetery
Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hiram Paine Hunt (1796-1865) — also known asHiram P. Hunt — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pittstown,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1796.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1835-37, 1839-43.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1865 (age69 years, 83days).Interment at Hunt Cemetery.
HillsideCemetery
Poestenkill, Rensselaer County, New York
UnknownLocation
Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, New York
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Volkert Petrus Douw (1720-1801) — also known asVolkert P. Douw — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1720.Merchant;mayorof Albany, N.Y., 1761-70; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Western District, 1785-93.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March20, 1801 (age80 years, 362days).Original interment somewhere; reinterment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Petrus Douw and Anna (Van Rensselaer) Douw; married,May 20,1742, to Anna De Peyster; uncle ofLeonardGansevoort andLeonardGansevoort Jr.; granduncle ofPeterGansevoort; great-grandnephew ofStephanusVan Cortlandt andJacobusVan Cortlandt; first cousin ofJeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer andKillianKillian Van Rensselaer; first cousin once removed ofJacobRutsen Van Rensselaer andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; first cousin twice removed ofJamesAlexander Hamilton andPhilipSchuyler; first cousin thrice removed ofCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer; first cousin four times removed ofRobertRay Hamilton; first cousin five times removed ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr. andJohnHubner II; second cousin ofPhilipP. Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,JamesJay,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,JohnJay,PieterSchuyler,FrederickJay,PeterSamuel Schuyler,StephenVan Rensselaer andPhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer; second cousin twice removed ofHenryWalter Livingston andHenryBell Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed ofEdwardLivingston,CharlesPinckney Brown andKiliaenVan Rensselaer; second cousin five times removed ofCharlesLudlow Livingston andBronsonMurray Cutting; third cousin ofNicholasBayard,PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,JamesParker,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843) andWilliamJay; third cousin once removed ofJohnJay II andJohnCortlandt Parker; third cousin twice removed ofJamesAdams Ekin,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnSluyter Wirt andPeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933). | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;VanRensselaer-Gansevoortfamily of Albany, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
GreenbushCemetery
Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Richard Platt Herrick (1791-1846) — also known asRichard P. Herrick — of Greenbush (now Rensselaer),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenbush (now Rensselaer),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1791.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1839;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1845-46; died inoffice 1846.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 20,1846 (age55 years, 89days).Interment at Greenbush Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Bradford R. Lansing (1860-1912) — of Rensselaer,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Niskayuna,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,1860.Republican.Grocer;pork dealer;mayorof Rensselaer, N.Y., 1901; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1906-12 (Rensselaer County 3rd District 1906,Rensselaer County 2nd District 1907-12); died in office 1912.Died in Rensselaer,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1912 (ageabout 51years).Interment at Greenbush Cemetery.
Sand Lake UnionCemetery
Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Frothingham (1755-1827) — of New York. Born in Charlestown, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January27, 1755.Member ofNew Yorkstate senate Eastern District, 1819-22.Died in Sand Lake,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1827 (age72 years, 149days).Interment at Sand Lake Union Cemetery. | | Albert R. Fox (1810-1892) — of Sand Lake,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.BornFebruary18, 1810.Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 12th District, 1848-49.DiedMay 30,1892 (age82 years, 102days).Interment at Sand Lake Union Cemetery.
WoodbineCemetery
Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York
ElmwoodCemetery
Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Adam Quackenbush (1828-1908) — also known asJohn A. Quackenbush — of Schaghticoke,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Schaghticoke,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,October15, 1828.Republican.Farmer;lumberbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1863;RensselaerCounty Sheriff, 1873-76;U.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1889-93; defeated,1892; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1892,1896(alternate).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Schaghticoke,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1908 (age79 years, 209days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
MastersCemetery
Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York
Old PresbyterianCemetery
Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hosea Moffitt (1757-1825) — ofRensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Stephentown,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,November17, 1757.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1793-95, 1796-98, 1800-01;U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1813-17.Died in Stephentown,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1825 (age67 years, 287days).Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Troy, Rensselaer County,
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Stephen John Schuyler (1737-1820) — also known asStephen J. Schuyler — ofAlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1737.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County, 1777-79.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1820 (age83 years, 244days).Original interment somewhere; reinterment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) and Cornelia (Van Cortlandt) Schuyler;brother ofPhilipJohn Schuyler; married to Helena Ten Eyck; uncle ofPieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJacobusVan Cortlandt; granduncle ofHenryWalter Livingston,PhilipSchuyler andJamesAlexander Hamilton; great-granduncle ofEdwardLivingston (1796-1840); second great-granduncle ofRobertRay Hamilton; third great-granduncle ofCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870),JohnEliot Thayer Jr. andBronsonMurray Cutting; fourth great-granduncle ofBrockholstLivingston; first cousin ofStephanusBayard andPierreVan Cortlandt; first cousin once removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston,NicholasBayard,PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andJamesParker; first cousin twice removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler,StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer andJohnCortlandt Parker; first cousin thrice removed ofHenryBell Van Rensselaer,JamesAdams Ekin,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; first cousin four times removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer andJohnSluyter Wirt; first cousin five times removed ofMariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody; second cousin ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,PhilipP. Schuyler,JohnJay andFrederickJay; second cousin once removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),JamesLivingston,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843) andWilliamJay; second cousin twice removed ofLeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873),HamiltonFish,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnJay II andPhilipN. Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofPeterGansevoort,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),GilbertLivingston Thompson,GerritSmith,WilliamDuer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,ElizabethCady Stanton,JohnJacob Astor III,EugeneSchuyler,NicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin four times removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor,JohnKean,CortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HamiltonFish Kean,JonathanMayhew Wainwright,KarlCortlandt Schuyler,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933) andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin five times removed ofGuyVernor Henry,HerbertLivingston Satterlee,WilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,MontgomerySchuyler Jr.,PeterGoelet Gerry,HelenRoosevelt Robinson,OgdenLivingston Mills,RobertReginald Livingston,RobertWinthrop Kean andHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996). | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Schuylerfamily of Albany, New York;Parker-Schuylerfamily of Perth Amboy, New Jersey (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
LansingburghVillage Cemetery
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
Founded 1785
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Selden (1756-1820) — ofRensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November23, 1756.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1803-04; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Eastern District, 1807-15.Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1820 (age63 years, 39days).Interment at Lansingburgh Village Cemetery.
New Mount IdaCemetery
Pinewoods Avenue
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
Founded 1854
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frank A. Dankhoff (1865-1937) — of Sliters,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born inGermany,1865.Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for NewYork,1896;Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1900;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 29th District, 1916.Germanancestry.Died in1937(ageabout72 years).Interment at New Mount Ida Cemetery.
OakwoodCemetery
101st St.
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
Founded 1848; approximate acreage: 625
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1984
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Henry Draper (1841-1921) — also known asWilliam H. Draper — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochdale, Leicester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 24,1841.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York, 1901-13 (19th District 1901-03,22nd District 1903-13).Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1921 (age80 years, 166days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Dean Park Taylor (1902-1977) — also known asDean P. Taylor — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofRensselaer County Republican Party, 1938-42; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1940,1956;U.S.Representative from New York, 1943-61 (29th District 1943-45,33rd District 1945-53, 31st District 1953-61);New YorkRepublican state chair, 1953-54.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1977 (age75 years, 288days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Martin Ingham Townsend (1810-1903) — also known asMartin I. Townsend — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Massachusetts,1810.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1872(delegation chair),1884;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1875-79;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1879-86.Died in1903(ageabout93 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | John Dean Dickinson (1767-1841) — also known asJohn D. Dickinson — of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,June 28,1767.Villagepresident of Lansingburgh, New York, 1801-05; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1816-17;U.S.Representative from New York, 1819-23, 1827-31 (10th District1819-23, 9th District 1827-31).Slaveowner. Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1841 (age73 years, 214days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | John Augustus Griswold (1822-1872) — also known asJohn A. Griswold — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Nassau,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1822.Mayorof Troy, N.Y., 1855-56;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1863-69; Republicancandidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1868; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1872.Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1872 (age49 years, 355days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | George Tibbits (1763-1849) — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Rhode Island,1763.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1799-1800, 1819-20;U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1803-05; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Eastern District, 1814-18;mayor ofTroy, N.Y., 1830-36.Died in1849(ageabout86 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Ernest Harold Cluett (1874-1954) — also known asE. Harold Cluett — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,July 13,1874.Republican. Director and officer, Cluett, Peabody & Co.collar andshirt manufacturer; Republican candidate for Presidential Electorfor New York,1912;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1917;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1934;U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1937-43.Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1954 (age79 years, 206days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Joseph Mabbett Warren (1813-1896) — also known asJoseph M. Warren — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1813.Democrat.Wholesalegrocer;banker;mayor ofTroy, N.Y., 1851-52;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1871-73.Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,September9, 1896 (age83 years, 225days).Entombed at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Job Pierson (1791-1860) — of Schaghticoke,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1791.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1831-35.Died in1860(ageabout69 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Edward Whitford Greenman (1840-1908) — also known asEdward W. Greenman — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Berlin,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1840.Democrat.Merchant;manufacturer;RensselaerCounty Clerk, 1868-71;U.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1887-89;banker.Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1908 (age68 years, 190days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Edward Worthington Pattison (1932-1990) — also known asEdward W. Pattison;NedPattison —of West Sand Lake,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,April29, 1932.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1975-79; defeated,1970 (30th District), 1978 (29th District); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1984.DiedAugust22, 1990 (age58 years, 115days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | John Paine Cushman (1784-1848) — of New York. Born in Pomfret,WindhamCounty, Conn.,March 8,1784.U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1817-19.Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1848 (age64 years, 192days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Russell Sage (1816-1906) — also known as"The Sage of Troy";"The MoneyKing";"Father of Puts and Calls";"Old Straddle" —of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Verona,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1816.Whig.Merchant;banker;RensselaerCounty Treasurer; delegate to Whig National Convention from NewYork, 1848;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1853-57;railroadbuilder;arrestedin 1869 andchargedwith violation of New Yorkusurylaws by charging high interest rates on loans;finedandsentencedto five days inprison,which was later suspended.On December 4, 1891, Henry Norcross, a stockbroker, brought a bomb toSage's office in New York City as part of an extortion scheme; whenhis demands were refused, hedetonatedthe bomb, but Sage suffered only minor injuries.Died in Lawrence,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 22,1906 (age89 years, 352days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Prudence (Risley) Sage and Elisha Sage, Jr.; married,January23, 1840, to Maria-Henrie Winne; married,November24, 1869, to Margarett Olivia Slocum; fourth great-grandnephew ofRobertTreat; second cousin once removed ofEdgarJared Doolittle; second cousin twice removed ofThomasChittenden andJonathanBrace; third cousin once removed ofMartinChittenden,ThomasKimberly Brace,AlvahNash andDwightMay Sabin; third cousin twice removed ofJosiahCowles; third cousin thrice removed ofRobertTreat Paine; fourth cousin ofJeduthunWilcox andChittendenLyon; fourth cousin once removed ofDanielChapin,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,DanielUpson,GreeneCarrier Bronson,DanielKellogg,JohnRussell Kellogg,LeonardWilcox,JohnAdams Taintor,JohnCalhoun Lewis,MillardFillmore,DanielFiske Kellogg,HenryG. Taintor,HenryGould Lewis andDanielFrederick Webster. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
| | Eliphalet Wickes (1769-1850) — of Jamaica (now part of Queens),QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April 1,1769.Lawyer;postmaster atJamaica,N.Y., 1797-1805, 1807-35;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1805-07;QueensCounty District Attorney, 1818-21.Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,June 7,1850 (age81 years, 67days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Henry Vail (1782-1853) — of New York. Born in New York,1782.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1837-39.Died in1853(ageabout71 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | John Richardson Thurman (1814-1854) — of New York. Born in New York,1814.U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1849-51.Died in1854(ageabout40 years).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atOakwood Cemetery. | | Joseph B. Carr — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Secretaryof state of New York, 1880-85.Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Charles Russell Ingalls (1819-1908) — also known asCharles R. Ingalls — of Greenwich,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.; Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenwich,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1819.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Washington County 1st District, 1853;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1860;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1864-85.Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1908 (age88 years, 257days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Frederick W. Kavanaugh (1871-1940) — also known asFred W. Kavanaugh — of Waterford,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Waterford,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,September10, 1871.Republican.Knit goodsmanufacturer;hotelowner;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1908(alternate),1936;SaratogaCounty Sheriff; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 32nd District, 1921-24;chair ofSaratoga County Republican Party, 1924-32.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Redmen.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in the garage adjoining his home, in Waterford,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,December2, 1940 (age69 years, 83days).Entombed at Oakwood Cemetery.  | George Brainerd Wellington (1856-1921) — also known asGeorge B. Wellington — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 29th District, 1916-18.Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1921 (age64 years, 78days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.  | Arthur Cowee (1859-1929) — of Berlin,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Berlin,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1859.Republican.Coaldealer;farmer;florist;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1916-22;defeated, 1922.Member,Grange;Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in Berlin,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,July 28,1929 (age69 years, 331days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Farwell Malcolm Cowee and Sarah Elizabeth (Godfrey) Cowee; married1882 toHarriet Alice Green. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | | Abraham Jacob Lansing (1720-1791) — also known asAbraham J. Lansing;Abraham JacobseLansing —of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1720.Villagepresident of Lansingburgh, New York, 1790-91.Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1791 (age71 years, 174days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Cornelius Lansing (1752-1842) — ofRensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1752.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1798-99.Died inRensselaerCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1842 (age89 years, 291days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Gerothman W. Cornell (1817-1885) — of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Cambridge,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1817.Republican.Merchant;graindealer; postmaster atLansingburgh,N.Y., 1874-81.Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1885 (age68 years, 97days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Cornelius Van Santvoord Collins (1856-1926) — also known asCornelius V. Collins — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenwich,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1856.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant; Troy city police commissioner, 1888-90; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1900(alternate),1904,1908,1912,1920;RensselaerCounty Sheriff, 1905-08;postmaster.Member,Freemasons.Died in1926(ageabout70 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
Old Mt. IdaCemetery
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Bird (1768-1806) — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November22, 1768.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1795-98;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1799-1801; resigned1801.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1806 (age37 years, 72days).Interment at Old Mt. Ida Cemetery. | | David Lowrey Seymour (1803-1867) — also known asDavid L. Seymour — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Newington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December2, 1803.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1836;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1843-45, 1851-53;defeated, 1844, 1852, 1858; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for New York,1856;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1860;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867.Died in Lanesborough,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October11, 1867 (age63 years, 313days).Interment at Old Mt. Ida Cemetery; cenotaph atNewingtonCemetery, Newington, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Ashbel Seymour and Mary (Lowrey) Seymour; married,July 27,1837, to Maria Lucy Curtiss; fifth great-grandson ofThomasWelles; first cousin once removed ofCalebSeymour Pitkin; first cousin twice removed ofThomasSeymour; second cousin twice removed ofMosesSeymour; third cousin ofThomasHenry Seymour; third cousin once removed ofHoratioSeymour (1778-1857) andHenrySeymour; fourth cousin ofCharlesRobert Sherman,OrigenStorrs Seymour,HoratioSeymour (1810-1886),HezekiahCook Seymour,GeorgeSeymour,McNeilSeymour andHenryWilliam Seymour; fourth cousin once removed ofOrsamusCook Merrill,GershomBirdsey,BenjaminHard,TimothyMerrill,CharlesTaylor Sherman,SilasSeymour,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,JohnSherman,EdwardWoodruff Seymour,AugustusSherrill Seymour,JosephBattell,MorrisWoodruff Seymour,HoratioSeymour Jr. andNormanAlexander Seymour. | | | | Political family:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
St. Mary'sCemetery
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Edward Murphy Jr. (1836-1911) — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1836.Democrat.Brewer;mayorof Troy, N.Y., 1875-82; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1880,1884,1888,1892,1896,1900,1904;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1887-94;U.S.Senator from New York, 1893-99.Died in Elberon,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,August3, 1911 (age74 years, 231days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. | | Harry E. Clinton — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1924;mayorof Troy, N.Y., 1925-27.Catholic.Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. | | Michael F. Collins — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1886-87;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1888-91, 1894-95 (16th District 1888-91, 18thDistrict 1894-95); candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1890 (18th District), 1916 (28thDistrict).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
St. Peter'sCemetery
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Morrissey (1831-1878) — also known as"Old Smoke" — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary,Ireland,February12, 1831.Democrat. Championheavyweightboxer of the U.S. in 1852-59; proprietor of gambling houses;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1867-71; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1876-78 (4th District 1876-77, 7th District 1878);died in office 1878.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died at AdelphiHotel,Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1878 (age47 years, 78days).Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.
TroyCemetery
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
Founded 1785
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Walter Irving McCoy (1859-1933) — of New Jersey. Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1859.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1911-15 (8th District 1911-13,9th District 1913-15);AssociateJustice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,1914-18;ChiefJustice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,1918-29; retired 1929.Died in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 17,1933 (age73 years, 221days).Interment at Troy Cemetery. | | Ebenezer William Walbridge (1779-1856) — also known asEbenezer W. Walbridge — of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,October28, 1779.Lawyer;banker;papermill business;villagepresident of Lansingburgh, New York, 1809-10, 1838; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1816-17, 1819-20.Presbyterian.Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1856 (age76 years, 147days).Interment at Troy Cemetery.
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