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Westchester County
New York

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Westchester County

Index to Locations

  • Mead Cemetery
  • Private or family graveyards
  • BedfordMiddle Patent RuralCemetery
  • BedfordSt. Matthew's Churchyard
  • BedfordUnion Cemetery
  • Cortlandt townHillside Cemetery
  • Cross RiverReynolds Cemetery
  • HartsdaleFerncliff Cemetery
  • Hastings-on-HudsonMt. HopeCemetery
  • Hastings-on-HudsonTemple IsraelCemetery
  • Hastings-on-HudsonWestchester HillsCemetery
  • HawthorneGate of Heaven Cemetery
  • HawthorneMt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Hudson TerraceOakland Cemetery
  • Mt. KiscoOakwood Cemetery
  • Mt. VernonSt. Paul's ChurchCemetery
  • New RochelleBeechwoods Cemetery
  • New RochelleBroadview Avenue
  • New RochelleHoly SepulchreCemetery
  • New RochelleJewish Cemetery
  • OssiningDale Cemetery
  • PeekskillOld St. Peter'sChurchyard
  • PurchasePurchase Friends MeetingCemetery
  • RyeGreenwood Union Cemetery
  • RyeJay Family Cemetery
  • ScarsdaleSt. James the LessCemetery
  • Sleepy HollowDutch ReformedChurchyard
  • Sleepy HollowRockefeller FamilyCemetery
  • Sleepy HollowSleepy HollowCemetery
  • SomersUnknown location
  • SomersSt. Joseph's Cemetery
  • ValhallaKensico Cemetery
  • ValhallaSharon Gardens Cemetery
  • Westchester HillsMt. EdenCemetery
  • White PlainsFirst Presbyterian ChurchCemetery
  • White PlainsWhite Plains RuralCemetery
  • YonkersOakland Cemetery
  • YonkersSt. Mary's Cemetery


    MeadCemetery
    Westchester County, New York
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.George Washington Mead (1869-1938) — also known asGeorge W. Mead — of Lake Waccabuc,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1869.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1909.Died in Lewisboro,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August13, 1938 (age69 years, 167days).Interment at Mead Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
     Relatives: Son of George WashingtonMead (1827-1899) and Sarah Frances (Studwell) Mead.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


  • Private or familygraveyard
    Westchester County, New York
    Joseph Halstead Anderson (1800-1870) — also known asJoseph H. Anderson — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Harrison,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1800.Democrat.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1833-34;WestchesterCounty Sheriff, 1835-38;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1843-47.Died in White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 23,1870 (age69 years, 302days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
    Politicians formerlyburied here: Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814) — of New York. Born inWestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1721.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNewYork state senate Southern District, 1777-78;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1778-95.Died inWestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1814 (age93 years, 111days).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentatHillside Cemetery, Cortlandt town,Westchester County, N.Y.
     Relatives: Sonof Philip Van Cortlandt (1683-1748) and Catherine (DePeyster) VanCortlandt; married,May 29,1748, to Joanna Livingston (daughter ofGilbertLivingston); father ofPhilipVan Cortlandt (1749-1831),PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. and Anne De Peyster Van Cortlandt (who marriedPhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer); grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt andAbrahamde Peyster; grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JacobusVan Cortlandt,Johannesde Peyster andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin ofStephanusBayard,PhilipJohn Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; first cousin once removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),JohannesDePeyster,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746),NicholasBayard,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker; first cousin twice removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler,StephenVan Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton andJohnCortlandt Parker; first cousin thrice removed ofEdwardLivingston (1796-1840),HenryBell Van Rensselaer,JamesAdams Ekin,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; first cousin four times removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,RobertRay Hamilton andJohnSluyter Wirt; first cousin five times removed ofCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870),JohnEliot Thayer Jr.,BronsonMurray Cutting,MariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody; first cousin six times removed ofBrockholstLivingston; second cousin ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,MatthewClarkson,PhilipP. Schuyler,HenryRutgers,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,JohnStevens III,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PhilipDePeyster,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;Parker-Schuylerfamily of Perth Amboy, New Jersey (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Cortland County,N.Y. is named for him.
     ThecityofCortland,New York, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial


    Middle PatentRural Cemetery
    Bedford, Westchester County, New York
    Founded 1743
    Walter Sherman Gifford (1885-1966) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; North Castle town,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,January10, 1885.U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1950-53.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.President of AmericanTelephone&TelegraphCo.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1966 (age81 years, 117days).Interment at Middle Patent Rural Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Nathan Poole Gifford and Harriet Maria (Spinney) Gifford; married,October28, 1916, to Florence Pitman; married,December22, 1944, to Augustine Lloyd Perry.
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial


    St. Matthew'sChurchyard
    Bedford, Westchester County, New York
    Grenville Temple Emmet (1877-1937) — also known asGrenville T. Emmet — of Katonah,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August2, 1877.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer; lawpartner ofFranklinD. Roosevelt, 1921-23; U.S. Minister toNetherlands, 1934-37;Austria, 1937, died in office 1937.Died, ofpneumonia,in theHotelBristol, Vienna,Austria,September26, 1937 (age60 years, 55days).Interment at St. Matthew's Churchyard.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Richard Stockton Emmet and Catherine 'Kitty' (Temple) Emmet;brother ofWilliamTemple Emmet; married,September18, 1905, to Pauline A. Ferguson; father of Grenville TempleEmmet, Jr. (grandson-in-law ofLeviParsons Morton andAnnaStreet Morton; grandnephew by marriage ofJamesBiddle Eustis); grandson ofRobertEmmet; great-grandson ofThomasAddis Emmet; first cousin once removed ofWilliamColville Emmet; second cousin twice removed ofRobertCharles Winthrop.
     Political families:Emmet-Slidellfamily of New York City, New York;Bohlen-Eustis-Thayerfamily of Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;Mortonfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial


    UnionCemetery
    Bedford, Westchester County, New York
    William Henry Robertson (1823-1898) — also known asWilliam H. Robertson — of Katonah,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1823.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1849-50;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1854-55, 1872-81, 1888-91 (7th District 1854-55,9th District 1872-79, 12th District 1880-81, 1888-91);WestchesterCounty Judge, 1856-67;U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1867-69;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1881-85;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1884,1892,1896.Member,Freemasons.Died in Katonah,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1898 (age75 years, 57days).Interment at Union Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Henry Robertson; uncle ofHenryRobertson Barrett.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Asbury Elliott Kellogg (1886-1970) — also known asA. Elliott Kellogg — of Katonah,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Katonah,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1886.Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1917, 1918;hardwaremerchant.Died in Katonah,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1970 (age83 years, 170days).Interment at Union Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Henry Ward Kellogg and Cordelia Ann (Elliott) Kellogg; married,April 6,1914, to Alice Marion Green; second cousin thrice removed ofMartinKeeler; third cousin twice removed ofJesseHoyt,StephenHiram Keeler,CharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,DavidMunson Osborne andJohnSherman; third cousin thrice removed ofDanielChapin andJamesLockwood Conger; fourth cousin once removed ofAlfredWalstein Bangs,JohnClarence Keeler andThomasMott Osborne.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    HillsideCemetery
    Cortlandt town, Westchester County, New York
    Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1834-1928) — also known asChauncey M. Depew — of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1834.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1862-63;secretaryof state of New York, 1864-65;WestchesterCounty Clerk, 1867; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1868,1892,1896(speaker),1900,1904,1908,1912,1916,1920(speaker),1924;Liberal Republican candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1872; president, later chairman, New YorkCentralRailroad;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1888;U.S.Senator from New York, 1899-1911.FrenchHuguenot,Dutch,andEnglishancestry. Member,UnionLeague;Societyof the Cincinnati;Skulland Bones.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1928 (age93 years, 348days).Entombed at Hillside Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Chauncey M. Depew
     Relatives: Sonof Isaac Depew and Martha Minot (Mitchell) Depew; married,November9, 1871, to Elise Hegeman; married,December28, 1901, to May Palmer; second great-grandnephew ofRogerSherman; second cousin twice removed ofRogerSherman Baldwin,ShermanDay,EbenezerRockwood Hoar,WilliamMaxwell Evarts andGeorgeFrisbie Hoar; second cousin four times removed ofAaronBurr; third cousin once removed ofSimeonEben Baldwin,RockwoodHoar,ShermanHoar,MaxwellEvarts andArthurOutram Sherman; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesRobert Sherman andMertonWilliam Fairbank; third cousin thrice removed ofReubenBostwick Heacock; fourth cousin ofJohnFrederick Addis,Henryde Forest Baldwin andRogerSherman Hoar; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnAdams Dix,CharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,JohnSherman,CharlesWarren Fairbanks,NewtonHamilton Fairbanks,JohnStanley Addis andArchibaldCox.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     ThevillageofDepew, NewYork, isnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: The Parties and The Men(1896)
     Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831) — of Croton,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August21, 1749.Democrat.Civilengineer; colonel in the Continental Army during theRevolutionary War;delegateto New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromWestchester County, 1788; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1788-90; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Southern District, 1790-93; member ofNew Yorkcouncil of appointment, 1792;U.S.Representative from New York, 1793-1809 (3rd District 1793-1803,4th District 1803-09).Slaveowner. Died inWestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1831 (age82 years, 92days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofPierreVan Cortlandt and Joanna (Livingston) Van Cortlandt; brother ofPierreVan Cortlandt Jr.; nephew ofRobertGilbert Livingston andHenryGilbert Livingston; grandson ofGilbertLivingston; grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andRobertLivingston (1688-1775); great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,RobertLivingston the Elder andAbrahamde Peyster; great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JacobusVan Cortlandt,Johannesde Peyster andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed ofStephanusBayard,RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),WilliamLivingston,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler andHamiltonFish (1808-1893); first cousin twice removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,JohannesDePeyster,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746),GilbertLivingston Thompson,NicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); first cousin thrice removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler,JonathanMayhew Wainwright andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); first cousin four times removed ofGuyVernor Henry,MontgomerySchuyler Jr. andHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); first cousin five times removed ofHamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; second cousin ofNicholasBayard,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),HenryBrockholst Livingston,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker; second cousin once removed ofJamesJay,MatthewClarkson,PhilipP. Schuyler,HenryRutgers,JohnJay,FrederickJay,StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873) andJohnCortlandt Parker; second cousin twice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,DenningDuer,JohnJay II,JamesAdams Ekin,JohnJacob Astor III,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; second cousin thrice removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,WilliamWaldorf Astor,RobertRay Hamilton,JohnSluyter Wirt,JohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); second cousin four times removedofHerbertLivingston Satterlee,WilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),PeterGoelet Gerry,HelenRoosevelt Robinson,OgdenLivingston Mills,JohnEliot Thayer Jr.,RobertReginald Livingston,BronsonMurray Cutting,RobertWinthrop Kean,BrockholstLivingston,MariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody; second cousin five times removed ofThomasHoward Kean; third cousin ofVolkertPetrus Douw,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,JamesLivingston,JohnStevens III,PeterSamuel Schuyler,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer andPhilipDePeyster; third cousin once removed ofLeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,GeorgeWashington Schuyler andPhilipN. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed ofPeterGansevoort,GerritSmith,ElizabethCady Stanton andEugeneSchuyler; third cousin thrice removed ofCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer andKarlCortlandt Schuyler.
     Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     James William Husted (1833-1892) — also known asJames W. Husted;"BaldEagle" —of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1833.Republican.Superintendentof schools;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1869-81, 1884-92 (Westchester County 3rd District1869-78, Rockland County 1879-80, Westchester County 3rd District1881, 1884-92); died in office 1892;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1874, 1876, 1878, 1886-87, 1890;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1884.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, fromkidneydisease andheartfailure, in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1892 (age58 years, 330days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Helen Mary Southard; father ofJamesWilliam Husted (1870-1925).
     Cross-reference:JamesK. Apgar
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     James William Husted (1870-1925) — also known asJames W. Husted — of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1895-97;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1915-23; defeated,1912.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,January2, 1925 (age54 years, 292days).Cremated;ashes interred at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJamesWilliam Husted (1833-1892); married to Louise WetmoreSpaulding.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Nelson (1784-1869) — of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Hyde Park,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 29,1784.Whig.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1819-21; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 2nd District, 1824-27; state court judge in NewYork, 1824-27;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1847-51.Died in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1869 (age85 years, 96days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Cornelia Mandeville Hardman.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. (1762-1848) — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Croton,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August29, 1762.Lawyer;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1791-92, 1793-95;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1811-13; served in theU.S. Army during the War of 1812; Whig Presidential Elector for NewYork,1840.Slaveowner. Died in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 13,1848 (age85 years, 319days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofPierreVan Cortlandt and Joanna (Livingston) Van Cortlandt; brother ofPhilipVan Cortlandt; married1801 toCatherine Clinton (daughter ofGeorgeClinton); married to Anne Stevenson; nephew ofRobertGilbert Livingston andHenryGilbert Livingston; grandson ofGilbertLivingston; grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andRobertLivingston (1688-1775); great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,RobertLivingston the Elder andAbrahamde Peyster; great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JacobusVan Cortlandt,Johannesde Peyster andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed ofStephanusBayard,RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),WilliamLivingston,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler andHamiltonFish (1808-1893); first cousin twice removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,JohannesDePeyster,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746),GilbertLivingston Thompson,NicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); first cousin thrice removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler,JonathanMayhew Wainwright andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); first cousin four times removed ofGuyVernor Henry,MontgomerySchuyler Jr. andHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); first cousin five times removed ofHamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; second cousin ofNicholasBayard,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),HenryBrockholst Livingston,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker; second cousin once removed ofJamesJay,MatthewClarkson,PhilipP. Schuyler,HenryRutgers,JohnJay,FrederickJay,StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873) andJohnCortlandt Parker; second cousin twice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JohnJay II,JamesAdams Ekin,JohnJacob Astor III,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; second cousin thrice removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,WilliamWaldorf Astor,RobertRay Hamilton,JohnSluyter Wirt,JohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); second cousin four times removedofHerbertLivingston Satterlee,WilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),PeterGoelet Gerry,HelenRoosevelt Robinson,OgdenLivingston Mills,JohnEliot Thayer Jr.,RobertReginald Livingston,BronsonMurray Cutting,RobertWinthrop Kean,BrockholstLivingston,MariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody; second cousin five times removed ofThomasHoward Kean; third cousin ofVolkertPetrus Douw,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,JamesLivingston,JohnStevens III,PeterSamuel Schuyler,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer andPhilipDePeyster; third cousin once removed ofLeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,GeorgeWashington Schuyler andPhilipN. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed ofPeterGansevoort,GerritSmith,ElizabethCady Stanton andEugeneSchuyler; third cousin thrice removed ofCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer andKarlCortlandt Schuyler.
     Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York;Clinton#1 family of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814) — of New York. Born inWestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1721.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNewYork state senate Southern District, 1777-78;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1778-95.Died inWestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1814 (age93 years, 111days).Original interment ata private or familygraveyard, Westchester County, N.Y.; reinterment at HillsideCemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Philip Van Cortlandt (1683-1748) and Catherine (DePeyster) VanCortlandt; married,May 29,1748, to Joanna Livingston (daughter ofGilbertLivingston); father ofPhilipVan Cortlandt (1749-1831),PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. and Anne De Peyster Van Cortlandt (who marriedPhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer); grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt andAbrahamde Peyster; grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JacobusVan Cortlandt,Johannesde Peyster andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin ofStephanusBayard,PhilipJohn Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; first cousin once removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),JohannesDePeyster,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746),NicholasBayard,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker; first cousin twice removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler,StephenVan Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton andJohnCortlandt Parker; first cousin thrice removed ofEdwardLivingston (1796-1840),HenryBell Van Rensselaer,JamesAdams Ekin,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; first cousin four times removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,RobertRay Hamilton andJohnSluyter Wirt; first cousin five times removed ofCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870),JohnEliot Thayer Jr.,BronsonMurray Cutting,MariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody; first cousin six times removed ofBrockholstLivingston; second cousin ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,MatthewClarkson,PhilipP. Schuyler,HenryRutgers,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,JohnStevens III,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PhilipDePeyster,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;Parker-Schuylerfamily of Perth Amboy, New Jersey (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Cortland County,N.Y. is named for him.
     ThecityofCortland,New York, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Coleridge A. Hart (1852-1924) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1852.Lawyer;bankdirector; Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1888;Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1889; Prohibition candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1896, 1906, 1911, 1912;Prohibition candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1908, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1920;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1908;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1916;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1922.Congregationalist.DiedNovember21, 1924 (ageabout 72years).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Walter Francis Burns — also known asWalter F. Burns — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912(alternate),1920.Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives:Grandson ofOtwayBurns.


    ReynoldsCemetery
    Cross River, Westchester County, New York
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Gordon Knox Bell (1871-1955) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1915.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.DiedAugust27, 1955 (age84 years, 189days).Interment at Reynolds Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Edward Rogers Bell and Eliza N. (Soutter) Bell; married,May 11,1899, to Marian Mason Crafts.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    FerncliffCemetery
    Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York
    Founded 1903
    Frank Dan Waterman (1869-1938) — also known asFrank D. Waterman — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Madison,MorrisCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Altorf,KankakeeCounty, Ill.,July 20,1869.Republican. President, Waterman Fountain Pen Company; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1925.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 6,1938 (age68 years, 290days).Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Elisa Silas Waterman and Delia (Robinson) Waterman; married,February16, 1898, to Helen Louise Huson; nephew of Lewis EdsonWaterman.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
    John R. DaviesJohn Richard Davies (c.1879-1951) — also known asJohn R. Davies — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1879.Republican.Lawyer;municipal judge in New York, 1908-17; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1914; candidate forboroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1925; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1941.Episcopalian.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February13, 1951 (ageabout 72years).Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Image source: New York Times, February14, 1951
    Rudolph HalleyRudolph Halley (1913-1956) — also known asRudy Halley — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1913.Liberal.Lawyer;counsel for two U.S. Senate investigative committees in the 1940s andearly 1950s; New York City Council President, 1951-53; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1953.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith.Died, while under treatment forpancreaticpseudocysts, in Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November19, 1956 (age43 years, 153days).Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Pauline (Shipman) Halley; married to Grace Ralston and MarieCaruso; married1951 to JaniceBrosh.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Image source: New York Times, November20, 1956
     Elmer Anderson Carter (1890-1973) — also known asElmer A. Carter — of Prairie View,WallerCounty, Tex.; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1890.Collegeteacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executivesecretary for the Urban League in various cities, 1920-28; editor ofOpportunity, a Journal of Negro Life, 1928-42; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1932;Republican candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1950; Republicancandidate forboroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1953.Africanancestry. Member,UrbanLeague;NAACP;AmericanLegion;AlphaPhi Alpha.DiedJanuary16, 1973 (age82 years, 181days).Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter; married1922 toEdna Felicia Billups; married1927 to ThelmaCharles Johnson.
     Joseph L. Galiber (c.1924-1995) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born about 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1968,1984(alternate),1988(alternate); member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1969-95 (32nd District 1969-82, 31st District1983-95); died in office 1995; candidate forboroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1979 (Democratic primary), 1979(New Alliance).Africanancestry.Indictedonfraudchargesin 1977; tried and found not guilty.Died at Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1995 (ageabout 71years).Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Paul L. Ross (1902-1978) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Linetz,Ukraine,July14, 1902.Lawyer;American Labor candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1948; vice-chair of New YorkAmerican Labor Party, 1949; American Labor candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1950.Jewish.Died in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,May 15,1978 (age75 years, 305days).Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Albert Elmer Austin (1877-1942) — also known asAlbert E. Austin — of Sound Beach, Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Old Greenwich, Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Medway,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,November15, 1877.Republican.Physician;orator;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Greenwich, 1917-18, 1921-22;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1939-41; defeated,1940.Episcopalian.Member,American MedicalAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,January26, 1942 (age64 years, 72days).Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Anne Tyrell Christy; married,May 17,1919, to Anne Clara Snyder; married,September3, 1939, to Lillian V. Lounsbury; step-father ofClareBoothe Luce.
     Cross-reference:AlbertP. Morano
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     David Matthew Potts (1906-1976) — also known asDavid M. Potts — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,March12, 1906.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 9th District, 1944;U.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1947-49; defeated,1948;BronxCounty Surrogate, 1951-53; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1954, 1955.Episcopalian.Died in Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1976 (age70 years, 183days).Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
    Bernard GotliebBernard Gotlieb (1893-1979) — ofWashington,D.C.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November7, 1893.Schoolteacher;interpreter;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inBaghdad, 1917;Cairo, 1918-21; U.S. Consul inTeheran, 1921-24;Halifax, 1924-26;Singapore, 1926-28;Wellington, 1928-33;Messina, 1933-34;Trieste, 1934-37;Nuevo Laredo, 1940-42;Santiago de Cuba, 1942-43;Havana, 1943-44;Windsor, 1944-47.Jewish.Died inMarinCounty, Calif.,March15, 1979 (age85 years, 128days).Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Maurice Henry Gotlieb and Rebecca (Wolff) Gotlieb; married,July 2,1929, to Audrey Gwendoline Ormiston.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: U.S. passport application(1918)
     William F. Passannante (1920-1996) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;president, CosmopolitanTruckingCorporation; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1955-90 (New York County 1st District 1955-65,69th District 1966, 63rd District 1967-72, 64th District 1973-82,61st District 1983-90).Catholic.Member,FederalBar Association;AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Lions.Died ofpancreaticcancer at TischHospitalof New York UniversityMedicalCenter, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1996 (age76 years, 309days).Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff Cemetery. Thomas Mallee (1887-1971) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1887.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1916 (New York County 18th District), 1919 (NewYork County 14th District); delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1928(alternate),1932(alternate),1936(alternate),1940(alternate),1944(alternate),1948(alternate),1952,1956,1960.Catholic.Died, in Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1971 (age83 years, 134days).Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Mt. HopeCemetery
    Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York
    Julius Marshuetz Mayer (1865-1925) — also known asJulius M. Mayer — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1865.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1904,1908;NewYork state attorney general, 1905-06;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1912-21;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1921-24; resigned1924.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, fromheartdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1925 (age60 years, 86days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Jacob A. CantorJacob Aaron Cantor (1854-1921) — also known asJacob A. Cantor — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1854.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1884,1888;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1885-87;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1888-98 (10th District 1888-93, 14th District1894-95, 20th District 1896-98);boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1902-03;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1913-15; defeated,1894 (15th District), 1914 (20th District); president, New York CityDepartment of Taxes and Assessments, 1918-21.Jewish. Member,Freemasons.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 2,1921 (age66 years, 208days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Henry Cantor and Hannah Cantor; married,August8, 1888, to Julia (Lewenthal) Petshaw; married,September25, 1897, to Lydia Greenbaum.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Times, October21, 1894
     
     Relatives: Sonof J. Daniel Mayer and Fannie M. (Marshuetz) Mayer.
     See alsofederaljudicial profile —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges
     Thomas Peck Ochiltree (1837-1902) — of Marshall,HarrisonCounty, Tex.Born in Nacogdoches,NacogdochesCounty, Tex.,October26, 1837.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1860;major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Texas 7th District, 1883-85.Died in Hot Springs,BathCounty, Va.,November25, 1902 (age65 years, 30days).Original interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; reinterment in 1903 at Mt. HopeCemetery.
     Relatives: SonofWilliamBeck Ochiltree.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William F. Condon (1897-1972) — also known as"Big Bill" — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;deputysheriff;contractor;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 5th District, 1928-35;defeated, 1923; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1939-64 (26th District 1939-44, 29th District1945-54, 32nd District 1955-64); defeated, 1964;lobbyist.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;ModernWoodmen.Died in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1972 (age74 years, 181days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas J. Condon and Bridget Condon; married1920 to AnnePowers; father ofWilliamF. Condon Jr.; first cousin ofJohnJ. Condon.
     Political family:Condonfamily of Yonkers, New York.
     J. Sidney Bernstein (1877-1943) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornMay 9,1877.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 31st District, 1906;defeated, 1904;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1915;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1940-43.Jewish. Member,TammanyHall;Redmen.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1943 (age66 years, 214days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Bernstein and Jeanette Bernstein; married,January1, 1905, to Idalia Rosenblum.
     Thomas B. Gale (1851-1926) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,October6, 1851.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;banker;chairman, American Relief Committee in Italy, 1914-15; U.S. ViceConsul inNaples, 1917-19.DiedJune 2,1926 (age74 years, 239days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
     Relatives:Father of Anne Gale (who marriedJayB. White).
     Epitaph: "My BelovedHusband."
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Temple IsraelCemetery
    Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York
    Martin Charles Ansorge (1882-1967) — also known asMartin C. Ansorge — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1882.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1921-23; defeated,1912, 1914, 1916, 1922; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1927, 1928, 1929; director,UnitedAirLines, 1934-51.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Elks;AmericanLegion.Co-sponsor of the Edge-Ansorge bill to create the New York PortAuthority. RepresentedHenryFord in negotiations over his formal apology for anti-Semiticbooks and articles he had published.Died, in the AnsoniaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1967 (age85 years, 34days).Interment at Temple Israel Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Mark Perry Ansorge and Jennie (Bach) Ansorge.
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    Westchester HillsCemetery
    400 Saw Mill River Road
    Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York
    Simon Hirsch Rifkind (1901-1995) — also known asSimon Rifkind — Born inRussia,June5, 1901.U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1941-50;resigned 1950.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1995 (age94 years, 162days).Interment at Westchester Hills Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsofederaljudicial profile —Find-A-Gravememorial —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges
    Sidney HillmanSidney Hillman (1887-1946) — of New York. Born in Zagare,Lithuania,March23, 1887.President,Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA), and one of thefounders ofthe Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO); New York AmericanLabor Party state chair, 1945.Jewish.Died in Point Lookout,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 10,1946 (age59 years, 109days).Entombed at Westchester Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Bas Sheva 'Bessie' Abramowitz.
     HillmanAvenue,inBronx, NewYork, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Time Magazine, December2, 1940
    Abraham N. GellerAbraham N. Geller (1899-1969) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,May 15,1899.Democrat.Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1962-69; died in office 1969.Jewish.Died, in Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1969 (age69 years, 297days).Interment at Westchester Hills Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Benton Harbor (Mich.)News-Palladium, January 6, 1966
     Stephen Samuel Wise (1874-1949) — also known asStephen Wise;Stephen SamuelWeisz —of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Budapest,Hungary,March17, 1874.Democrat.Rabbi;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1924;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1924.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;NAACP.Died, from astomachailment, in Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1949 (age75 years, 33days).Entombed at Westchester Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Rabbi Aaron Wise and Sabine (Fisher) Wise; married,November14, 1900, to Louise Waterman.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial


    Gate of HeavenCemetery
    Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York
    Founded 1917
    James John Joseph Walker (1881-1946) — also known asJames J. Walker;Jimmy Walker;"Beau James";"The NightMayor" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1881.Democrat.Lawyer;songwriter;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 5th District, 1910-14; memberofNewYork state senate, 1915-25 (13th District 1915-18, 12th District1919-25); resigned 1925; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1924,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1932;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1926-32; resigned 1932;resignedas mayor during aninvestigationof corruption in his administration.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1946 (age65 years, 152days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    James J. Walker
     Relatives: SonofWilliamHenry Walker and Ellen Ida (Roon) Walker; married,April11, 1912, to Janet Frances Allen; married,April18, 1933, to Betty Compton.
     Cross-reference:FrankAranow
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Books about Jimmy Walker: GeraldLeinwand,Mackerelsin the Moonlight : Four Corrupt American Mayors
     Image source: New York Red Book1917
     Harry Michael Durning (1887-1958) — also known asHarry M. Durning — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December22, 1887.Democrat.Stockbroker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928,1932,1936,1940(alternate);U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1933-53.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.DiedNovember9, 1958 (age70 years, 322days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Philip J. Durning and Anna M. (Feeney) Durning; married,April17, 1912, to Johanna V. Hayes.
     John Patrick O'Brien (1873-1951) — also known asJohn P. O'Brien — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,February1, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1933; defeated, 1933; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1936,1940,1944.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;TammanyHall.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1951 (age78 years, 233days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Patrick O'Brien and Mary E. (Gibbons) O'Brien; married,October6, 1908, to Helen E. C. Madigan.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     James Joseph Lyons (1890-1966) — also known asJames J. Lyons — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1890.Democrat.Delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1934-61; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1940(alternate),1944(alternate),1948,1952,1956.Died, from complications ofgallbladder surgery, in Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1966 (age75 years, 329days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married1917 toGertrude Rose O'Brien.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Joseph V. McKee (1889-1956) — also known asJames W. Dawson;"HolyJoe" —of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,August8, 1889.Schoolteacher;lawyer;author;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1918-23; municipaljudge in New York, 1924-26; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1932,1936,1940,1944;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1932; defeated, 1932, 1933 (Recovery);elected (Wet)delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did notserve;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1938.Catholic.Scottishancestry.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1956 (age66 years, 173days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John B. McKee and Margaret (Cotterson) McKee; married,November27, 1918, to Cornelia Kraft.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     James Aloysius Farley (1888-1976) — also known asJames A. Farley — of Stony Point,RocklandCounty, N.Y.; Haverstraw,RocklandCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Grassy Point,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1888.Democrat.Chair ofRockland County Democratic Party, 1919-29; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1923; defeated, 1923;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1924,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968;secretaryof New York Democratic Party, 1928-30;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1930-44;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1932-40; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New York,1933;U.S.Postmaster General, 1933-40;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman,Coca-ColaExport Corporation, 1940-73.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AncientOrder of Hibernians;Eagles;Elks;Redmen;Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, fromcardiacarrest, in his suite at the Waldorf-AstoriaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1976 (age88 years, 10days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James Farley and Ellen (Goldrick) Farley; married,April26, 1920, to Elizabeth A. Finnegan.
     Cross-reference:AmbroseO'Connell —LawrenceJ. Murray, Jr.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Spruille Braden (1894-1978) — of Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Elkhorn,JeffersonCounty, Mont.,March13, 1894.Miningengineer;financier;U.S. Ambassador toColombia, 1939-42;Cuba, 1942-45;Argentina, 1945.Member,Council onForeign Relations;AmericanArbitration Association;NavyLeague;JohnBirch Society.Died, from aheartailment, in Good SamaritanHospital,Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January10, 1978 (age83 years, 303days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Braden and Mary (Kimball) Braden; married,September5, 1915, to Maria Humeres=del=Solar; married1964 toVerbena Williams Hebbard.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary
     John Daniel Mahoney (1931-1996) — also known asJ. Daniel Mahoney — Born in Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,September7, 1931.Conservative. Candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1986-96; died inoffice 1996.Co-founder of New York's Conservative Party in 1963. Died in Derby,New HavenCounty, Conn.,October23, 1996 (age65 years, 46days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     See alsofederaljudicial profile —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges
     Charles Anthony Buckley (1890-1967) — also known asCharles A. Buckley — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,June 23,1890.Democrat.Bricklayer;buildingcontractor; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1930; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1932(alternate),1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from New York, 1935-65 (23rd District 1935-45,25th District 1945-53, 24th District 1953-63, 23rd District 1963-65);chairof Bronx County Democratic Party, 1953-67.Irishancestry.Died, oflungcancer, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1967 (age76 years, 213days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Marie E. Cowan; father ofCharlesAnthony Buckley Jr..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
    William Bourke CockranWilliam Bourke Cockran (1854-1923) — also known asW. Bourke Cockran — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in County Sligo,Ireland,February28, 1854.Schoolteacher and principal;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1887-89, 1891-95, 1904-09, 1921-23(12th District 1887-89, 10th District 1891-93, 12th District 1893-95,1904-09, 16th District 1921-23); defeated (Progressive), 1912; diedin office 1923; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1888,1892(member,CredentialsCommittee),1904(speaker),1920.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 1,1923 (age69 years, 1days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Martin Cockran and Harriet (Knight) Cockran; married to Rhoda E.Mack; married,November5, 1906, to Anne Louisa Ide (daughter ofHenryClay Ide).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: The Parties and The Men(1896)
    Eugene J. KeoghEugene James Keogh (1907-1989) — also known asEugene J. Keogh — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1907.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 20th District, 1936;U.S.Representative from New York, 1937-67 (9th District 1937-63, 11thDistrict 1963-67); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;ThetaChi;DeltaTheta Phi.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 26,1989 (age81 years, 269days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James Preston Keogh and Elizabeth (Kehoe) Keogh; brother ofJamesVincent Keogh; married to Virginia Fitzgerald.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Image source: New York Red Book1936
     Mario Biaggi (1917-2015) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1917.Policeofficer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1969-88 (24th District 1969-73,10th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-88); defeated, 1988(Democratic primary, 19th District), 1988 (Republican, 19thDistrict), 1992 (Democratic primary, 17th District); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1972,1980,1984;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1973 (Democratic primary), 1973(Conservative); candidate for Democratic nomination for VicePresident,1980;indictedin 1987 on federalchargesthat he had acceptedbribesfrom former Brooklyn political bossMeadeEsposito in in return forinfluenceon federal contracts for a Brooklyn ship-repair company;convictedon September 22, 1987 ofobstructingjustice and acceptingillegalgratuities;sentencedtoprisonandfined;triedin 1988 on federal racketeering charges in connection with theWedtech Corporation;convictedon August 4, 1988 on 15 felony counts;resignedfrom Congress following the Wedtech conviction; served more than twoyears inprison.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,June 24,2015 (age97 years, 241days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Marie Wassil.
     Campaign slogan (1973): "He wins, youwin."
     Campaign slogan (1973): "He's right forwhat's wrong with New York."
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Charles Malcolm Wilson (1914-2000) — also known asMalcolm Wilson — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1914.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1939-58 (Westchester County 5th District 1939-44,Westchester County 1st District 1945-58); served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1959-73;Governor ofNew York, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1984.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March13, 2000 (age86 years, 16days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofCharlesHerbert Wilson; married,September6, 1941, to Katharine McCloskey.
     The Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan ZeeBridge(built 1952-55 as Tappan Zee Bridge; governor's name added 1994;closed 2017; demolished 2019), on the New York Thruway, crossing theHudson River betweenTarrytownandGrandView-on-Hudson, New York, wasnamed forhim.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier
     Walter Aloysius Lynch (1894-1957) — also known asWalter A. Lynch — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,July 7,1894.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 21st District, 1938;U.S.Representative from New York, 1940-51 (22nd District 1940-45,23rd District 1945-51); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1944,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1950;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1953;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-57; died in office 1957.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;American BarAssociation;CatholicLawyers Guild;Elks;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, from aheartattack, in Belle Harbor, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,September10, 1957 (age63 years, 65days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph B. Lynch and Katherine (Joyce) Lynch; married to Claire R.Mitchell.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Joseph Andrew Gavagan (1892-1968) — also known asJoseph A. Gavagan — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August20, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1923-29;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1929-43; resigned1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1940;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1944-61.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion.Died in Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,October18, 1968 (age76 years, 59days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Gavagan and Mary (Lyons) Gavagan.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Thomas Vincent Learson (1912-1996) — also known asT. Vincent Learson — of Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Roslindale, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September26, 1912.Businessexecutive; chief executive officer, IBM Corporation, from 1971;U.S. Ambassador to, 1975-77.Died in1996(ageabout83 years).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Richard J. Learson and Katharine E. (Goode) Learson; married,November4, 1939, to Gladys Murray.
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary
     George Murray Hulbert (1881-1950) — also known asG. Murray Hulbert — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1881.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1915-18; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1924;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1934-50;died in office 1950.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks.Died in Bayport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April26, 1950 (age68 years, 347days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Moses H. Hulbert and Anna (Murray) Hulbert; married,June 6,1906, to Regina R. McNenney.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Heywood Campbell Broun (1888-1939) — also known asHeywood Broun — of New York; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1888.Socialist.Sportswriter;columnistfor New Yorknewspapers;;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1930;founder ofthe American Newspaper Guild in 1933 and its firstpresident;expelled from Socialist Party in 1933.Catholic.Member,American CivilLiberties Union.Died, ofpneumonia,in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1939 (age51 years, 11days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Heywood Cox Broun and Henriette (Brose) Broun; married1917 to RuthHale; married1935 toConstance (Madison) Dooley.
     The World War IILibertyshipSS Heywood Broun (built 1943 atBaltimore,Maryland; scrapped 1969) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books by Heywood Broun:CollectedEdition of Heywood Broun (1941) —Christiansonly : a study in prejudice
     Books about Heywood Broun: RichardO'Connor,HeywoodBroun : A Biography
     Edward F. Corsi (1896-1965) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Abruzzi,Italy,December29, 1896.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 20th District, 1923, 1924;newspapercorrespondent; U.S. Immigration Commissioner, 1931;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1938; New York State IndustrialCommissioner; appointed in 1954 as a special assistant on immigrationproblems to U.S. Secretary of StateJohnFoster Dulles, but was dismissed three months later; candidateformayorof New York City, N.Y., 1950.Catholic.Italianancestry.Killed in anautoaccident, when a car in which he was a passenger skidded off theroad and overturned, near Phoenicia,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1965 (age68 years, 349days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Philip Frederick Corsi and Julia (Pantano) Corsi; married,June 17,1926, to Emma Gillies.
     See alsoOurCampaignscandidate detail
    Vincent L. LeibellVincent Loyola Leibell (1883-1968) — also known asVincent L. Leibell — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1883.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1936-54;took senior status 1954.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1968 (age84 years, 287days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Casimir Leibel and Jeanette E. 'Jane' (Crystal) Leibel; married toMarie Louise Kavanagh; father ofVincentLoyola Leibell Jr.; grandfather ofVincentLoyola Leibell III.
     Political family:Leibellfamily of New York City, New York.
     See alsofederaljudicial profile —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Daily News,September 23, 1968
     William Beck Widnall (1906-1983) — also known asWilliam B. Widnall — of Saddle River,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.,March17, 1906.Republican. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1946-50;resigned 1950;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1950-74; defeated,1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1968.Episcopalian.Died in Ridgewood,BergenCounty, N.J.,December28, 1983 (age77 years, 286days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Michael Joseph Kennedy (1897-1949) — also known asMichael J. Kennedy — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October25, 1897.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1939-43; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1940;leader ofNew York County Democratic Party, 1942.Member,TammanyHall.Killed in anairplanecollision between an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 passenger airlinerand a war surplus P-38 fighter plane purchased by Bolivia, nearWashington NationalAirport,Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,November1, 1949 (age52 years, 7days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     James H. Torrens (1874-1952) — of New York. Born in New York,1874.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1944-47.Died in1952(ageabout78 years).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
    Thomas F. BurchillThomas Francis Burchill (1882-1955) — also known asThomas F. Burchill — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Belle Harbor, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1882.Democrat.Auctioneer;appraiser;insurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1920-24; memberofNewYork state senate 13th District, 1925-38;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1943-45.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Elks.Died, following aheartattack, in St. JosephHospital,Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1955 (age72 years, 235days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Burchill and Mary (Wholey) Burchill; brother of JosephBurchill; married to Margaret McMahon.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1936
     Martin Thomas Conboy Jr. (1878-1944) — also known asMartin Conboy — of Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August28, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933-35.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 5,1944 (age65 years, 190days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Martin Conboy and Bridget (Harlow) Conboy; married,July 31,1912, to Bertha L. Mason.
    Victor J. DowlingVictor James Dowling (1866-1934) — also known asVictor J. Dowling — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1866.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofWilliamQ. Titus, 1887-1901; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 16th District, 1894; memberofNewYork state senate 18th District, 1901-04; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1904;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1905-31; resigned 1931;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1911-31.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Stricken with acerebralhemorrhage in theofficeof the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and died soon after, inHarborSanitarium,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1934 (age67 years, 246days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Denis Dowling and Eliza Fierlants (Faider) Dowling; married,June 16,1891, to Mary Agnes Ford.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle
     Image source: New York Times, March 24,1934
    Joseph M. CallahanJoseph Michael Callahan (1885-1973) — also known asJoseph M. Callahan — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 35th District, 1915-17;BronxCounty Clerk, 1918-21;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1927-55; resigned 1955;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1937-49.Died in Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,January16, 1973 (age87 years, 37days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married1909 toElizabeth Alice Madden.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1917
    John J. DunniganJohn J. Dunnigan (1883-1965) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1883.Democrat.Architect;builder;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1915-20, 1921-44 (21st District 1915-18, 23rdDistrict 1919-20, 1921-44); defeated, 1920 (23rd District), 1944(27th District);delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1938.Catholic.Died in Saranac Lake,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1965 (age82 years, 96days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Margaret Gilligan.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1936
    Salvatore A. CotilloSalvatore A. Cotillo (1886-1939) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inItaly,November19, 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 28th District, 1913, 1915-16;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1917-23 (20th District 1917-18, 18th District1919-23); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1920;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-39; died in office1939.Italianancestry. Member,Sons ofItaly;Foresters.Died, following an operation for achesttumor, in Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1939 (age52 years, 250days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1917
     Charles Francis Connolly — of New York. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1922.Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. John Joseph Donovan Jr. (1913-1955) — also known asJohn J. Donovan, Jr. — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1951-55 (24th District 1951-54, 26th District1955); died in office 1955.Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick;FederalBar Association;Knightsof Columbus;DeltaTheta Phi.Suffered aheartattack, and died a few hours later, in St. Elizabeth'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March12, 1955 (age42 years, 26days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Dr. John J. Donovan and Harriet (O'Connor)Donovan.
     S. Samuel DiFalco (1906-1978) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inItaly,July26, 1906.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1935;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1949-56;NewYork County Surrogate, 1957-76.Italianancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Indictedin May 1976, along with JusticeIrvingSaypol, onofficialmisconductcharges,in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auctioncommissions for Saypol's son; the charges were later dismissed.Indictedin February 1978 forcriminalcontempt, in connection with his statements to a grand jury, butdied before trial.Died, from aheartattack, whilediningwith friends at the Columbus Club, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1978 (age71 years, 337days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Thomas Joseph Brady (1885-1971) — also known asThomas J. Brady — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February25, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Justice, New York CitySpecial Sessions, 1934-39; Justice, New York City Court, 1940-50;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1951-55.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation;CatholicLawyers Guild.Died, in UnionHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1971 (age86 years, 7days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Hugh Brady and Elizabeth 'Lizzy' (Fash) Brady; married1931 to SarahFlynn (sister ofEdwardJ. Flynn).
     Political family:Flynnfamily of Bronx, New York.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Mortimer C. O'Brien (born c.1889) — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born about 1889. Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1913;candidate formayorof White Plains, N.Y., 1935.Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.Owen M. KiernanOwen M. Kiernan (1867-1940) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1867.Democrat.Coaldealer; inspector of fuel;advertisingbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1913-25 (New York County 24th District 1913-17,New York County 18th District 1918-25).Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,RoyalArcanum.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1940 (ageabout 73years).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James Kiernan and Elizabeth (Clarke) Kiernan; married to JennieMarsh.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1917
     Lester W. Patterson (c.1893-1947) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born about 1893. Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1922-25;BronxCounty Sheriff, 1926-29;BronxCounty Clerk, 1930-33.DiedNovember15, 1947 (ageabout 54years).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Lillian C. Patterson; married to Ethyle Lang.
     Edmund J. Delany (1906-1959) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1906.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 12th District, 1937-42;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1938.Catholic.Member,TammanyHall;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1959 (age53 years, 7days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John A. Delany and Estelle M. Delany.
     Alphonsus J. Donahue (d. 1949) — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1932,1944.DiedJuly 2,1949.Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Eugene Lester Garey (1891-1953) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August28, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;director, Butte Copper and Zinc Co. (mining);delegateto New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1938.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.DiedMay 20,1953 (age61 years, 265days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Eugene Francis Garey and Ellen Frances (O'Boyle) Garey; married1923 toMargaret Kashner.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Charles W. Culkin (1872-1962) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 4,1872.Democrat.NewYork County Sheriff, 1926-29; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1948,1952.Catholic.Member,TammanyHall.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1962 (age89 years, 338days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Robert Culkin and Emma Culkin; married1891 toMargaret Murray; father ofGeraldPatrick Culkin.
    Timothy F. GouldTimothy F. Gould (1879-1965) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 22,1879.Democrat.Cigarbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 30th District, 1916-17;typewritersupplies salesman.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August12, 1965 (age86 years, 51days).Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1917
     Dorothy B. McHugh (d. 1980) — also known asDorothy Barbree;DorothyMiller —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Republican. Member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New York, 1963; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1964(alternate),1968.Female.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1980.Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Harry G. Miller; married1957 to KeithStratton McHugh.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Gerard J. Muccigrosso (d. 1981) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1938; defeated(American Labor), 1938.DiedFebruary12, 1981.Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

    Mt. PleasantCemetery
    Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York
    Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891-1967) — of Hopewell Junction,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Wiccopee,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1891.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1928,1932;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1934-45.Jewish.DiedFebruary6, 1967 (age75 years, 271days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofHenryMorgenthau and Josephine (Sykes) Morgenthau; married,November21, 1951, to Marcella Puthan; married,April17, 1916, toElinorFatman; father ofRobertMorris Morgenthau.
     Political family:Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books about Henry Morgenthau, Jr.:Herbert Levy,HenryMorgenthau, Jr.: The Remarkable Life of FDR's Secretary of theTreasury
     Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mannheim,Germany,April26, 1856.Lawyer;U.S. Ambassador toTurkey, 1913-16; director, UnderwoodTypewriterCompany; director, EquitableLifeAssurance Society of U.S.; president, Herald SquareRealtyCompany; director, Mt. SinaiHospital.Jewish.Died following acerebralhemorrhage, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1946 (age90 years, 213days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Lazarus Morgenthau and Babette (Guggenheim) Morgenthau; married,May10, 1883, to Josephine Sykes; father ofHenryMorgenthau Jr.; grandfather ofRobertMorris Morgenthau.
     Political family:Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary
     Nathan Straus Jr. (1889-1961) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 27,1889.Democrat. Partner, R. H. Macy & Co.departmentstore; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1920,1924,1940(alternate),1944;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 15th District, 1921-26; Chief, U.S. HousingAuthority, 1937-42.Member,Elks;Moose.Died, in amotelroom at Massapequa,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September13, 1961 (age72 years, 109days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Nathan Straus and Lina (Gutherz) Straus; brother of Sissie Straus(who marriedIrvingLehman); married,April29, 1915, to Helen E. Sachs; father ofRonaldPeter Straus; nephew ofIsidorStraus andOscarSolomon Straus; first cousin ofJesseIsidor Straus; first cousin once removed ofStuartScheftel.
     Political family:Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Elinor Fatman Morgenthau (1892-1949) — also known asElinor F. Morgenthau;ElinorFatman —of Hopewell Junction,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1892.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1924;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928.Female.Jewish.Died, from aliverailment, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1949 (age57 years, 214days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of Morris Fatman and Settie (Lehman) Fatman; married,April17, 1916, toHenryMorgenthau Jr.; niece ofHerbertHenry Lehman.
     Political family:Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    OaklandCemetery
    Hudson Terrace, Westchester County, New York
    Norton Prentiss Otis (1840-1905) — also known asNorton P. Otis — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Halifax,WindhamCounty, Vt.,March18, 1840.Republican.Mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1880-82; defeated, 1886; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1884;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1903-05; defeated,1900; died in office 1905.Died in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1905 (age64 years, 339days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Elisha Graves Otis and Susan (Houghton) Otis; married1877 to LizzieA. Fahs; father of Charles Edwin Otis (son-in-law ofJ.Harvey Bell); second cousin once removed ofAsa H.Otis; second cousin thrice removed ofSamuelAllyne Otis; third cousin once removed ofOranGray Otis,DavidPerry Otis andHarrisonGray Otis (1837-1917); third cousin twice removed ofHarrisonGray Otis (1765-1848); fourth cousin ofLaurenFord Otis.
     Political family:Otis#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage


    OakwoodCemetery
    Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, New York
    Edward Fletcher Brush (c.1847-1927) — also known asEdward F. Brush — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Dublin,Ireland,about 1847.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;mayorof Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1892-94, 1904-07, 1918-19; defeated(Republican), 1901.Died, in ahospitalin Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1927 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Father of Walton Brush.
    Francis M. CarpenterFrancis M. Carpenter (1834-1919) — of Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New Castle town,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1834.Republican.Coalbusiness;banker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1896,1908;WestchesterCounty Treasurer, 1900; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1904-08 (22nd District 1904-06, 23rd District1907-08).Died in Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1919 (age84 years, 306days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1907


    St. Paul's ChurchCemetery
    South Columbus Avenue
    Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, New York
    Stephen Ward — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1778-79; member ofNew Yorkcouncil of appointment, 1780; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Southern District, 1780-87; Presidential Elector forNew York,1792(voted forGeorgeWashington andGeorgeClinton).Interment at St. Paul's Church Cemetery.William Shipley Coffey (1883-1958) — also known asWilliam S. Coffey — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Eastchester (part now in Mt. Vernon),WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1910-12,1915-17; secretary, New York Industrial Commmission, 1918-19; MountVernon city judge, 1924-32;WestchesterCounty Treasurer, 1933-39.Episcopalian.Died, apparently from aheartattack, in the waiting room of thetrainstation at Larchmont,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1958 (age75 years, 59days).Interment at St. Paul's Church Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Isaac N. MillsIsaac Newton Mills (1851-1929) — also known asIsaac N. Mills — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Thompson,WindhamCounty, Conn.,September10, 1851.Republican.WestchesterCounty Judge, 1884-95; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 22nd District, 1901-02;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 9th District, 1907-21; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1924.Member,Freemasons.Died, from aninfectionthat followed surgery, in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1929 (age77 years, 307days).Interment at St. Paul's Church Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:IsaacNewton
     Relatives: Son of Isaac Mills and SusanE. (Arnold) Mills; married to Cara Maria Burnett.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Yonkers (N.Y.) Herald,December 31, 1921
     
    William S. Coffey
     Relatives: Sonof Rev. William Samuel Coffey and Henerietta (Kellogg) Coffey;married1912 to AliceE. Becker.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1917
     Lancaster Odell Underhill (1808-1898) — also known asLancas O. Underhill — of Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.BornAugust3, 1808.Postmaster atBronxville,N.Y., 1852-61, 1862-96.DiedMay 16,1898 (age89 years, 286days).Interment at St. Paul's Church Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Eliza A. Fowler.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    BeechwoodsCemetery
    New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York
    John Quincy Underhill (1848-1907) — also known asJohn Q. Underhill — of New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1848.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1899-1901.Died in1907(ageabout59 years).Interment at Beechwoods Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Frederick Hobbes Allen (1858-1937) — also known asFrederick H. Allen — of Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,May 30,1858.Democrat.Lawyer;economist;villagepresident of Pelham Manor, New York, 1904-06;chair ofWestchester County Democratic Party, 1904-14; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1908,1920(alternate); served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars.Died, frompneumonia,in NewportHospital,Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,December3, 1937 (age79 years, 187days).Interment at Beechwoods Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofElishaHunt Allen and Mary Harrod (Hobbes) Allen; brother ofWilliamFessenden Allen; married,June 30,1892, to Adele Livingston Stevens; grandson ofSamuelClesson Allen; great-grandnephew ofJonathanHunt; third great-grandnephew ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed ofGouverneurMorris; second cousin twice removed ofElijahHunt Mills; second cousin thrice removed ofOliverEllsworth,OliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold andFrederickWolcott; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin once removed ofChesterAshley; third cousin twice removed ofTheodoreDwight,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth andAbijahBlodget; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799),ReturnJonathan Meigs, Sr.,JonathanIngersoll,JaredIngersoll,JosiahMeigs andDanielPitkin; fourth cousin ofAlbertAsahel Bliss andPhilemonBliss; fourth cousin once removed ofJosephChurchill Strong,TheodoreDavenport,ChesterWilliam Chapin,HarrisonBlodget,JohnWilliam Allen,WilliamAlfred Buckingham,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,HenryTitus Backus,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,WilliamDean Kellogg,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,OliverMorgan Hungerford,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919),JudsonH. Warner,RogerWolcott (1847-1900) andJosiahQuincy.
     Political family:Allenfamily of Northfield, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Temple Emmet (1869-1918) — also known asWilliam T. Emmet — of New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 28,1869.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1894;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1903; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1904,1912;New York State Superintendent of Insurance, 1912-14; member, New YorkState Public Service Commission, 1914-18.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, following an attack ofanginapectoris, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1918 (age48 years, 191days).Interment at Beechwoods Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Richard Stockton Emmet and Katherine 'Kitty' (Temple) Emmet;brother ofGrenvilleTemple Emmet; married,June 16,1896, to Cornelia Booraem Zabriskie; grandson ofRobertEmmet; great-grandson ofThomasAddis Emmet; first cousin once removed ofWilliamColville Emmet; second cousin twice removed ofRobertCharles Winthrop.
     Political family:Emmet-Slidellfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    BroadviewAvenue
    New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York

    Jacob Leisler (c.1640-1691) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bockenheim, Holy Roman Empire (now part of Frankfurt am Main,Germany),about 1640.Fur trader;tobaccobusiness; following the English Revolution of 1688, which broughtProtestant rulers William and Mary to power, he led "Leisler'sRebellion" and seized control of the colony;ColonialGovernor of New York, 1689-91; provided land for a settlement ofFrench Huguenot refugees (now the city of New Rochelle); followingthe arrival of a new royal governor, he wasousted.Arrested,charged withtreason,tried,convicted,andsentenced todeath;executedbyhanginganddecapitation,in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May16,1691 (ageabout 51years). Four years later, he was posthumously exonerated by anact of Parliament.Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, New York County, N.Y.; subsequentinterment atDutchChurch Burial Ground, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment to unknownlocation; statue at Broadview Avenue.
    Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:
     
     Relatives:Great-grandfather ofNicholasBayard.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial


    Holy SepulchreCemetery
    New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York
    Edward J. McGoldrick (c.1871-1951) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1871. Democrat.Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1920, 1922-41; appointed1920; defeated, 1920; appointed 1922.Catholic.Died, in aresthome, Amityville,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,January8, 1951 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.John Charles Sheehan (1848-1916) — also known asJohn C. Sheehan — of New York. Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer; NewYork CityPoliceCommissioner, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1896;vice-president and director, Long AcreElectricLight & Power Company.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall;Knightsof Columbus.Died, fromheartfailure, in hislawoffice, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1916 (age67 years, 188days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
    John C. Sheehan
     Relatives: Sonof William Sheehan and Honora (Crowley) Sheehan; brother ofWilliamFrancis Sheehan; married1902 to MarianMulhall.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, September 1897
     William M. Bennett (1895-1978) — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1936.Irishancestry.Died in1978(ageabout83 years).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Martin J. Bennett and Mary (Marshall) Bennett.


    JewishCemetery
    New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York
    Lucius Nathan Littauer (1859-1944) — also known asLucius N. Littauer — of Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.Born in Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1859.Republican.Glovemanufacturer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1897-1907 (22nd District 1897-1903,25th District 1903-07); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1904,1908,1912,1928.Jewish.DiedMarch 2,1944 (age85 years, 42days).Interment at Jewish Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Lucius N. Littauer
     Relatives: Sonof Nathan Littauer and Harriet (Sporborg) Littauer.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Image source: Autobiographies andPortraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)


    DaleCemetery
    104 Havell Street
    Ossining, Westchester County, New York
    Aaron Ward (1790-1867) — of Mt. Pleasant,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1790.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1825-29, 1831-37,1841-43.Died in1867(ageabout77 years).Interment at Dale Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    John T. HoffmanJohn Thompson Hoffman (1828-1888) — also known asJohn T. Hoffman — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining),WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1828.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1866-68; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1868;Governorof New York, 1869-72; defeated, 1866.Died, fromheartdisease, in Wiesbaden,Germany,March24, 1888 (age60 years, 74days).Interment at Dale Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Adrian Kissam Hoffman; first cousin ofLyellThompson Adams.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Image source: New York Red Book1896
     
     Relatives: UncleofElijahWard.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Frank L. Young (1860-1930) — of Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Port Byron,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1909-12;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1912;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1915;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1922-30; died in office1930.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArcanum.Died, fromacuteindigestion, in Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1930 (age69 years, 202days).Interment at Dale Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Levi W. Young and Margaret (Lane) Young; married to Mary Yawgerand Mary Lockwood; married1916 to MaryE. Cummings.
     Benjamin Brandreth — of Sing Sing (now Ossining),WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Patentmedicine manufacturer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1850-51, 1858-59 (7th District 1850-51, 8thDistrict 1858-59).Interment at Dale Cemetery. Albert W. Twiggar (c.1870-1938) — of Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Croton-on-Hudson,WestchesterCounty, N.Y., about 1870.Dentist;villagepresident of Ossining, New York, 1923; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; LawPreservation candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1933; LawPreservation candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1934.Member,Rotary;Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia,in Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1938 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Dale Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Walter Twiggar and Caroline (Tompkins) Twiggar; married to AugustaMeeks.


    Old St. Peter'sChurchyard
    Peekskill, Westchester County, New York
    Samuel Drake — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1777-78, 1779-81,1785-86, 1787-88.Englishancestry.Interment at Old St. Peter's Churchyard.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     


    Purchase FriendsMeeting Cemetery
    Purchase, Westchester County, New York
    George Taylor Burling (1849-1928) — also known asGeorge T. Burling — of Purchase,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Harrison,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1849.Republican.Farmer;Town Supervisor of Harrison, 1878-86, 1903-04; postmaster atPurchase,N.Y., 1889-94;WestchesterCounty Treasurer, 1909-14; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 25th District, 1919-22.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1928 (age79 years, 164days).Interment at Purchase Friends Meeting Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Burling and Adaline F. (Taylor) Burling; married,December25, 1867, to Mary H. Lane; married,October17, 1883, to Clara B. Sutton.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Greenwood UnionCemetery
    Rye, Westchester County, New York
    Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1864-1945) — also known asJ. Mayhew Wainwright — of Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1902-08 (Westchester County 2nd District 1902-06,Westchester County 4th District 1907-08); alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1908;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 24th District, 1909-12; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring World War I; U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, 1921-23;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1923-31; director,Rye NationalBank;trustee, St. Luke'sHospital.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaPsi;American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, frompyelonephritisandcoronaryartery disease, in Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1945 (age80 years, 175days).Interment at Greenwood Union Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    J. Mayhew Wainwright
     Relatives: Sonof John Howard Wainwright and Margaret Livingston (Stuyvesant)Wainwright; married,November23, 1892, to Laura Wallace Buchanan; second great-grandnephew ofHenryGilbert Livingston; third great-grandson ofGilbertLivingston andRobertGilbert Livingston; third great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andRobertLivingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder; fourth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandson ofPieterStuyvesant; first cousin twice removed ofHamiltonFish (1808-1893); first cousin thrice removed ofPhilipVan Cortlandt andPierreVan Cortlandt Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775) andWilliamLivingston; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed ofNicholasBayard (c.1644-1707),DavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofNicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin thrice removed ofJamesJay,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,JohnJay,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),FrederickJay,HenryBrockholst Livingston andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); second cousin four times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; third cousin ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); third cousin once removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson andHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); third cousin twice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston,HamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; third cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard (1736-1802),JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker; fourth cousin ofMontgomerySchuyler Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JohnJay II,JohnJacob Astor III andGuyVernor Henry.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: U.S. passport application(1923)
     Jared Valentine Peck (1816-1891) — also known asJared V. Peck — of Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1816.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1848;U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1853-55.Died in Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1891 (age75 years, 95days).Interment at Greenwood Union Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Edward Patrick Francis Eagan (1897-1967) — also known asEdward P. F. Eagan;EddieEagan —of Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born inDenver,Colo.,April26, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Won thegoldmedal as light-heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp,Belgium; as member of a four-man bobsleigh team, won anothergoldmedal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York;Rhodesscholar;lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1948.Member,AmericanLegion;BetaTheta Pi.Died, following aheartattack, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1967 (age70 years, 49days).Interment at Greenwood Union Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John William Eagan and Clara (Bartholomew) Eagan; married,October1, 1927, to Margaret Colgate.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
    George A. SlaterGeorge Atwood Slater (1867-1937) — also known asGeorge A. Slater — of Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September2, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1912; memberofNewYork state senate 24th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in Pinehurst,MooreCounty, N.C.,February23, 1937 (age69 years, 174days).Interment at Greenwood Union Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Atwood Slater and Julia E. Slater; married,June 2,1891, to Eva Elizabeth Sours.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1917
     Joseph E. Parisi (1913-1990) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1913.Republican.Real estatebroker; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1942; member ofNewYork state senate 14th District, 1945-48; defeated, 1948, 1950;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968;Chief Clerk, Criminal Term, Brooklyn Supreme Court;indictedin 1973, along with retired JusticeDavidL. Malbin, on federalchargesof aiding and abbetting anembezzlementscheme, involving officials of the International Production, Serviceand Sales Employees Union; in 1975, both men were acquitted.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, fromkidneydisease, in UnitedHospital,Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1990 (age77 years, 19days).Interment at Greenwood Union Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Pietra 'Beatrice' (Calia) Parisi andGaetanoParisi; brother ofThomasG. Parisi (who marriedHelenR. Manzi) andLeonardV. Parisi; married,July 4,1935, to Grace Rasulo.
     Political family:Parisifamily of Brooklyn, New York.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial


    Jay FamilyCemetery
    Rye, Westchester County, New York
    Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,August23, 1877.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General inCairo, 1909-13; U.S. Minister toSalvador, 1920-21;Romania, 1921-25; U.S. Ambassador toArgentina, 1925-26.Episcopalian.Died inWashington,D.C.,October18, 1933 (age56 years, 56days).Interment at Jay Family Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    John JayJohn Jay (1745-1829) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December12, 1745.Lawyer;law partner ofRobertR. Livingston;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1774-76, 1778-79; statecourt judge in New York, 1777; U.S. Minister toSpain, 1779-82;delegateto New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New YorkCounty, 1788; received 9 electoral votes,1789;received 5 electoral votes,1796;received one electoral vote,1800;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-95; resigned 1795;U.S.Secretary of State, 1789-90;Governor ofNew York, 1795-1801; defeated, 1792.Episcopalian.FrenchHuguenot andDutchancestry.Died in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 17,1829 (age83 years, 156days).Interment at Jay Family Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Pierre 'Peter' Jay and Mary (Van Cortlandt) Jay; brother ofJamesJay andFrederickJay; married to Sarah Van Brugh Livingston (daughter ofWilliamLivingston; sister-in-law ofJohnCleves Symmes; sister ofHenryBrockholst Livingston; niece ofRobertLivingston,PeterVan Brugh Livingston andPhilipLivingston; first cousin ofPeterRobert Livingston,WalterLivingston andPhilipPeter Livingston); father ofPeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843) andWilliamJay; grandson ofJacobusVan Cortlandt; grandfather ofJohnJay II; grandnephew ofStephanusVan Cortlandt; second great-grandfather ofPeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933); second cousin ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,NicholasBayard,PhilipP. Schuyler,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler,PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,JamesParker andHamiltonFish (1808-1893); second cousin twice removed ofLeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PeterSamuel Schuyler,StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,JohnCortlandt Parker,NicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin thrice removed ofPeterGansevoort,EdwardLivingston,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JamesAdams Ekin,RichardWayne Parker,CharlesWolcott Parker,JonathanMayhew Wainwright andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin four times removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,RobertRay Hamilton,JohnSluyter Wirt,CortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer,CharlesLudlow Livingston andHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); second cousin five times removed ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.,BronsonMurray Cutting,BrockholstLivingston,MariettaPeabody Tree,EndicottPeabody,HamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward.
     Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Jay County,Ind. is named for him.
     The World War IILibertyshipSS John Jay (built 1941-42 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1960) wasnamed forhim.
     Other politicians named for him:JohnLovettJohnJ. WalbridgeJohnJ. JacksonJohnJ. HardinJohnJay Jackson, Jr.JohnJay HartJohn J.GoodJohnJay KnoxJohnJ. JamiesonJohnJay PhilbrickJohnJ. KleinerJohnJ. CartonJohnJ. McCarthyJohnJ. DormanJohnJay HopkinsJohnJ. McCloyJohnJay JusticeJohnJay PilarJohnJay HookerJohnJay LaValleJohnJay Myers
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —federaljudicial profile —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —Ballotpedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books about John Jay: Walter Stahr,JohnJay : Founding Father — Phil Webster,Cana Chief Justice Love God? The Life of John Jay
     Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1958)
    Peter Augustus Jay
     Relatives: Sonof Augustus Jay and Emily Astor (Kane) Jay; married,March16, 1909, to Susan Alexander McCook; great-grandson ofPeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843) andJosephPearson; great-grandnephew ofWilliamJay; second great-grandson ofJohnJay andMatthewClarkson (1758-1825); second great-grandnephew ofJamesJay,FrederickJay andHenryBrockholst Livingston; third great-grandson ofWilliamLivingston; third great-grandnephew ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston andPhilipLivingston; fourth great-grandson ofJacobusVan Cortlandt; fourth great-grandnephew ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,JohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; fifth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder,AnthonyBrockholls,PieterVan Brugh andPhillipFrench; fifth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JohannesCuyler andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin twice removed ofJohnJay II; first cousin four times removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston andPhilipPeter Livingston; first cousin five times removed ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775) andMatthewClarkson (1733-1800); first cousin six times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,CornelisCuyler,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andJohnCruger Jr.; first cousin seven times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed ofHenryBrockholst Ledyard; second cousin thrice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin four times removedofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); second cousin five times removed ofHenryCruger; third cousin once removed ofCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); third cousin twice removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer andDenningDuer; third cousin thrice removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,NicholasBayard,PhilipP. Schuyler,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),KillianKillian Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,JamesParker andHamiltonFish; fourth cousin ofBrockholstLivingston; fourth cousin once removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr.,JohnKean andHamiltonFish Kean.
     Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Library ofCongress
     John Jay II (1817-1894) — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 23,1817.Lawyer;U.S. Minister toAustria, 1869-75;historian.Member,AmericanHistorical Association.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 5,1894 (age76 years, 316days).Interment at Jay Family Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofWilliamJay and Hannah Augusta (McVicker) Jay; married to EleanorKingsland Field; nephew ofPeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843); grandson ofJohnJay; grandnephew ofJamesJay,FrederickJay andHenryBrockholst Livingston; great-grandson ofWilliamLivingston; great-grandnephew ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston andPhilipLivingston; second great-grandson ofJacobusVan Cortlandt; second great-grandnephew ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,JohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; third great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder,AnthonyBrockholls,PieterVan Brugh andPhillipFrench; third great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JohannesCuyler andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin twice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,MatthewClarkson andPeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933); first cousin thrice removed ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,CornelisCuyler,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andJohnCruger Jr.; first cousin five times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofHenryBrockholst Ledyard; second cousin once removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873) andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); second cousin twice removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836) andBrockholstLivingston; second cousin thrice removed ofPhilipP. Schuyler andHenryCruger; third cousin ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer andDenningDuer; third cousin once removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,NicholasBayard,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),KillianKillian Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,JamesParker,HamiltonFish,KiliaenVan Rensselaer,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),JohnKean andHamiltonFish Kean; third cousin twice removed ofJamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,HerbertLivingston Satterlee,BronsonMurray Cutting,RobertReginald Livingston,HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991) andRobertWinthrop Kean; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.,HamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996) andThomasHoward Kean; fourth cousin ofLeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,JamesAlexander Hamilton,GilbertLivingston Thompson,JohnCortlandt Parker andJohnJacob Astor III; fourth cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),MaturinLivingston,PeterGansevoort,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JamesAdams Ekin,PhilipN. Schuyler,RichardWayne Parker,WilliamWaldorf Astor,CharlesWolcott Parker andJonathanMayhew Wainwright.
     Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
     James Jay (1732-1815) — also known as"Sir James Jay" — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1732.Physician;member ofNew Yorkstate senate Southern District, 1778-82.FrenchHuguenot andDutchancestry.Knighted by King George III, 1763. DiedOctober20, 1815 (age83 years, 4days).Interment at Jay Family Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Pierre 'Peter' Jay and Mary (Van Cortlandt) Jay; brother ofJohnJay andFrederickJay; uncle ofPeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843) andWilliamJay; grandson ofJacobusVan Cortlandt; grandnephew ofStephanusVan Cortlandt; granduncle ofJohnJay II; second great-granduncle ofPeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933); second cousin ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,NicholasBayard,PhilipP. Schuyler,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,MatthewClarkson,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,JamesParker andHamiltonFish (1808-1893); second cousin twice removed ofLeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PeterSamuel Schuyler,StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,JamesAlexander Hamilton,PhilipSchuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker,NicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin thrice removed ofPeterGansevoort,EdwardLivingston,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JamesAdams Ekin,RichardWayne Parker,CharlesWolcott Parker,JonathanMayhew Wainwright andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin four times removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,RobertRay Hamilton,JohnSluyter Wirt,CortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer,CharlesLudlow Livingston andHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); second cousin five times removed ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.,BronsonMurray Cutting,BrockholstLivingston,MariettaPeabody Tree,EndicottPeabody,HamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward.
     Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Jay (1789-1858) — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1789.Lawyer;WestchesterCounty Judge, 1820-42.Anti-slavery activist. Died in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1858 (age69 years, 120days).Interment at Jay Family Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJohnJay and Sarah (Livingston) Jay; brother ofPeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843); married to Hannah Augusta McVicker;father ofJohnJay II; nephew ofJamesJay,FrederickJay andHenryBrockholst Livingston; grandson ofWilliamLivingston; grandnephew ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston andPhilipLivingston; great-grandson ofJacobusVan Cortlandt; great-grandnephew ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,JohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; great-granduncle ofPeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933); second great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder,AnthonyBrockholls,PieterVan Brugh andPhillipFrench; second great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JohannesCuyler andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,MatthewClarkson andHenryBrockholst Ledyard; first cousin twice removed ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775) andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); first cousin thrice removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,CornelisCuyler,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746),JohnCruger Jr. andBrockholstLivingston; first cousin four times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin once removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer andDenningDuer; second cousin twice removed ofHenryCruger,KiliaenVan Rensselaer,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),JohnKean andHamiltonFish Kean; second cousin thrice removed ofHerbertLivingston Satterlee,BronsonMurray Cutting,RobertReginald Livingston,HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991) andRobertWinthrop Kean; second cousin four times removed ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.,HamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996) andThomasHoward Kean; second cousin five times removed ofHamiltonFish (born 1951),AlexaFish Ward andThomasHoward Kean Jr.; third cousin ofVolkertPetrus Douw,NicholasBayard,PhilipP. Schuyler,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),KillianKillian Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,JamesParker andHamiltonFish (1808-1893); third cousin once removed ofJamesLivingston,LeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PeterSamuel Schuyler,JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,JamesAlexander Hamilton,GilbertLivingston Thompson,JohnCortlandt Parker andJohnJacob Astor III; third cousin twice removed ofPeterGansevoort,JamesAdams Ekin,RichardWayne Parker,WilliamWaldorf Astor,CharlesWolcott Parker andJonathanMayhew Wainwright; third cousin thrice removed ofGuyVernor Henry,RobertRay Hamilton,JohnSluyter Wirt,CortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer,WilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,MontgomerySchuyler Jr.,PeterGoelet Gerry,HelenRoosevelt Robinson andOgdenLivingston Mills; fourth cousin ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),MaturinLivingston,GeorgeWashington Schuyler andPhilipN. Schuyler; fourth cousin once removed ofGerritSmith,ElizabethCady Stanton andEugeneSchuyler.
     Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial


    St. James theLess Cemetery
    Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.William Lawrence Merry (1842-1911) — also known asWilliam L. Merry — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil,December27, 1842.Steamshipcaptain;wholesalegrocer;lawyer;Consul-Generalfor Nicaragua inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1891-96; U.S. Minister toSalvador, 1897-1907;Nicaragua, 1897-1908;Costa Rica, 1897-1911.Member,Freemasons.Advocate of Nicaraguan Canal. Died in Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,December14, 1911 (age68 years, 352days).Interment at St. James the Less Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Henry Merry and Candida Isbina (Xavier) Merry; brother ofThomasHenry Merry (1838-1907); married1866 toBlanche Hill.
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Warren Wardlaw Cunningham (1885-1953) — also known asWarren W. Cunningham — of Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,October11, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Scarsdale, N.Y., 1927-29.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation.DiedNovember10, 1953 (age68 years, 30days).Interment at St. James the Less Cemetery.Herbert B. ShonkHerbert Bronson Shonk (1881-1930) — also known asHerbert B. Shonk — of Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,October28, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;oilbusiness; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1923-30;died in office 1930.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;AlphaDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, frompneumonia,following aheartattack, in White PlainsHospital,White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September26, 1930 (age48 years, 333days).Interment at St. James the Less Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofGeorgeWashington Shonk; married1907 toGertrude Knight (daughter ofErastusCole Knight).
     Political family:Shonk-Knightfamily of New York.
     Image source: New York Red Book1924


    Dutch ReformedChurchyard
    Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York
    William Paulding Jr. (1770-1854) — of New York. Born in Phillipsburgh (now Tarrytown),WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1770.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1811-13;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1825-26, 1827-29.Died in Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1854 (age83 years, 341days).Interment at Dutch Reformed Churchyard.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    William Paulding, Jr.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Image source: New York PublicLibrary
     Adam Badeau (1831-1895) — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December29, 1831.General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Consul GeneralinLondon, 1870-81;Havana, 1882-84;author;historian.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Ridgewood,BergenCounty, N.J.,March19, 1895 (age63 years, 80days).Interment at Dutch Reformed Churchyard.
     Relatives: Sonof Nicholas Badeau.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    RockefellerFamily Cemetery
    Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York
    Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) — also known asNelson A. Rockefeller;"Rocky" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Bar Harbor,HancockCounty, Maine,July 8,1908.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1956(alternate),1960,1964(delegation chair);Governor ofNew York, 1959-73; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1960,1964,1968;VicePresident of the United States, 1974-77.Baptist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Council onForeign Relations;Knightsof Pythias.Participated in the founding of the United Nations; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1977.Died, from a massiveheartattack, in hisoffice,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1979 (age70 years, 202days).Cremated;ashes interred at Rockefeller Family Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby (Aldrich) Rockefeller;brother ofWinthropRockefeller; married,June 23,1930, toMaryTodhunter Clark; married,May 4,1963, toHappyMurphy (great-granddaughter ofEdwinHenry Fitler; third great-granddaughter ofJohnSergeant; first cousin once removed ofGeorgeBrooke Roberts Jr.); nephew ofRichardSteere Aldrich andWinthropWilliams Aldrich; uncle ofJohnDavison Rockefeller IV andWinthropPaul Rockefeller; grandson of John Davison Rockefeller andNelsonWilmarth Aldrich; first cousin four times removed ofSimonS. Rockefeller; first cousin five times removed ofHenryRockefeller; second cousin of David Hunter McAlpin (who marriedNinaUnderwood); second cousin thrice removed ofJohnPhillips Rockefeller; fourth cousin once removed ofLewisKirby Rockefeller.
     Political families:Rockefeller#1 family of New York City, New York;Rockefeller#2 family of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Cross-reference:StewartG. Anderson —JohnH. Terry
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Books about Nelson A. Rockefeller: CaryReich,TheLife of Nelson A. Rockefeller : Worlds to Conquer,1908-1958 — Joseph H. Boyd,Oreosand Dubonnet: Remembering Governor Nelson A.Rockefeller
     Happy Rockefeller (1926-2015) — also known asMargaretta Large Fitler;HappyMurphy —Born in Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,June 9,1926.First Lady of New York, 1963-73;Second Ladyof the United States, 1974-77.Female.Died in Pocantico Hills,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 19,2015 (age88 years, 344days).Interment at Rockefeller Family Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of William Wonderly Fitler and Margaretta (Harrison) Fitler;married,May 4,1963, toNelsonAldrich Rockefeller (brother ofWinthropRockefeller; nephew ofRichardSteere Aldrich andWinthropWilliams Aldrich; uncle ofJohnDavison Rockefeller IV andWinthropPaul Rockefeller; grandson ofNelsonWilmarth Aldrich); married1948 to JamesSlater Murphy; great-granddaughter ofEdwinHenry Fitler; third great-granddaughter ofJohnSergeant; fourth great-granddaughter ofJonathanDickinson Sergeant.
     Political family:Rockefeller#1 family of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail


    Sleepy HollowCemetery
    540 North Broadway
    Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Walter Smith Gurnee (1813-1903) — also known asWalter S. Gurnee — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Haverstraw,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1813.Democrat.Saddle andharness maker;real estatebusiness;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1851-53.Scottishancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1903 (age90 years, 39days).Entombed at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Halstead S. Gurnee and Hannah (Coe) Gurnee; married,June 24,1839, to Mary Matilda Coe; nephew ofAbrahamGurnee andJohnDaniel Coe (1790-1878); grandson ofJohnDaniel Coe (1755-1824).
     Political family:Coe-Gurneefamily of Ramapo, New York.
     ThevillageofGurnee,Illinois, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Moses Hicks Grinnell (1803-1877) — also known asMoses H. Grinnell — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,March 3,1803.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1839-41; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1856(speaker),1868;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1856;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1869-70.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1877 (age74 years, 266days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives:Brother ofJosephGrinnell; married to Susan Russell and JuliaIrving.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     James Alexander Hamilton (1788-1878) — also known asJames A. Hamilton — of Dobbs Ferry,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1788.Whig.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Secretary of State, 1829;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1829-34; delegateto Whig National Convention from New York, 1839 (member, BallotingCommittee).Died in Irvington,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September24, 1878 (age90 years, 163days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth (Schuyler) Hamilton andAlexanderHamilton; married,October17, 1810, to Mary Morris; nephew ofPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; grandson ofPhilipJohn Schuyler; grandnephew ofStephenJohn Schuyler,JeremiahVan Rensselaer andRobertVan Rensselaer; granduncle ofRobertRay Hamilton; great-grandson ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); second great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,RobertLivingston the Younger andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); second great-grandnephew ofJacobusVan Cortlandt; third great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); third great-grandnephew ofRobertLivingston the Elder; first cousin ofPhilipSchuyler; first cousin once removed ofPieterSchuyler (1746-1792) andJacobRutsen Van Rensselaer; first cousin twice removed ofStephanusBayard,VolkertPetrus Douw,PierreVan Cortlandt,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,JamesLivingston andKillianKillian Van Rensselaer; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston,PhilipP. Schuyler andJohnEliot Thayer Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofHenryWalter Livingston; second cousin once removed ofNicholasBayard,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,LeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),MaturinLivingston,JamesParker,EdwardLivingston (1796-1840) andCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer; second cousin twice removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),WilliamLivingston,JamesJay,JohnJay,FrederickJay andPeterSamuel Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofMatthewClarkson (1733-1800),CharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870) andBronsonMurray Cutting; second cousin four times removed ofBrockholstLivingston; third cousin ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),PeterGansevoort,GerritSmith,ElizabethCady Stanton andJohnCortlandt Parker; third cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,WilliamJay,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,JamesAdams Ekin,JohnJacob Astor III,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; third cousin twice removed ofMatthewClarkson (1758-1825),KiliaenVan Rensselaer,WilliamWaldorf Astor,JohnSluyter Wirt,PeterGoelet Gerry andOgdenLivingston Mills; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,HelenRoosevelt Robinson,RobertReginald Livingston,JohnHubner II,MariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody; fourth cousin ofRensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873),HamiltonFish,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnJay II andPhilipN. Schuyler; fourth cousin once removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,WilliamDuer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,CharlesPinckney Brown,EugeneSchuyler,NicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr..
     Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
    Whitelaw ReidWhitelaw Reid (1837-1912) — also known asJames Whitelaw Reid;"Agate" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cedarville,GreeneCounty, Ohio,October27, 1837.Republican.Newspapereditor;librarian;cottonplanter;U.S. Minister toFrance, 1889-92; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1892; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1905-12, died in office 1912.Died in London,England,December15, 1912 (age75 years, 49days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Robert Charlton Reid and Marion Whitelaw (Ronald) Reid; married,April26, 1881, to Elizabeth Mills (aunt ofOgdenLivingston Mills); father ofOgdenMills Reid; uncle of Ella Spencer Reid (who marriedRalphChandler Harrison); grandfather ofOgdenRogers Reid.
     Political family:Reid-Millsfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Reid Hall (built 1948, demolished 2006), adormitory at MiamiUniversity,Oxford,Ohio, wasnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Cornell UniversityLibrary
    Carl SchurzCarl Christian Schurz (1829-1906) — also known asCarl Schurz — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.;St.Louis, Mo.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Liblar (now part of Erfstadt),Germany,March2, 1829.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1857; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1860;U.S. Minister toSpain, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1868(TemporaryChair;speaker);U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1869-75;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1877-81.Germanancestry. Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1906 (age77 years, 73days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery; statue atMorningsidePark, Manhattan, N.Y.
     Relatives: Sonof Christian Schurz and Mariana (Jussen) Schurz; brother ofAntoinette Schurz (who marriedEdmundJüssen); married1852 toMargarethe 'Molly' Meyer.
     Political family:Jussen-Schurzfamily of Watertown, Wisconsin.
     ThecommunityofSchurz,Nevada, isnamed forhim.  —MountSchurz, inParkCounty, Wyoming, isnamed forhim.  — Carl SchurzPark,inManhattan,New York, isnamed forhim.  — Carl SchurzHighSchool, inChicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim.  — SchurzElementarySchool, inWatertown,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim.  — Carl SchurzElementarySchool, inNewBraunfels, Texas, isnamed forhim.
     Politician named for him:CarlS. Thompson
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books about Carl Schurz: Hans LouisTrefousse,CarlSchurz: A Biography
     Image source: William C. Roberts,Leading Orators (1884)
     Robert Livingston Beeckman (1866-1935) — also known asR. Livingston Beeckman — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April15, 1866.Republican.Stockbroker;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1909-11; member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1912-14; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Rhode Island,1912,1916,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1924;Governorof Rhode Island, 1915-21; candidate forU.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1922.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died, of apparently of aheartattack, in Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,January21, 1935 (age68 years, 281days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Gilbert Livingston Beeckman and Margaret Atherton (Foster)Beeckman; married,October8, 1902, to Eleanor Thomas; married1923 to Edna(Marston) Burke; uncle of Katherine Steward (who marriedHallettC. Johnson); descendant *** ofRobertLivingston the Elder,PhilipLivingston andRobertR. Livingston.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography
    Washington IrvingWashington Irving (1783-1859) — also known as"Dietrich Knickerbocker";"Jonathan Oldstyle";"GeoffreyCrayon" —of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1783.Essayist;historian;authorofThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other stories; U.S.Minister toSpain, 1842-46.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died in Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1859 (age76 years, 239days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Irving (1731-1807) and Sarah (Sanders) Irving; brother ofWilliamIrving (1766-1821),PeterIrving andJohnTreat Irving; great-granduncle ofRobertBroadnax Glenn.
     Political family:Irvingfamily of New York City, New York.
     Cross-reference:WilliamP. Duval
     ThecityofIrving,Texas, isnamed forhim.  — ThevillageofIrvington,New York, isnamed forhim.  — Washington IrvingElementarySchool, inEdmond,Oklahoma, isnamed forhim.
     Other politicians named for him:WashingtonIrving HowardW.Irving BabcockWashingtonI. WallaceW.I. BabbWashingtonIrving GadboisWashingtonI. SmithW.Irving VanderpoelWashingtonI. Kilpatrick
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books about Washington Irving: GeorgeS. Hellman,WashingtonIrving Esquire : Ambassador at Large from the New World to theOld
     Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1940)
     William Griggs Stahlnecker (1849-1902) — also known asWilliam G. Stahlnecker — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1849.Democrat.Mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1884-86;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1885-93.Died in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1902 (age52 years, 279days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Oliver Stahlnecker.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Albert Davis Lasker (1880-1952) — also known asAlbert D. Lasker;"The Father of ModernAdvertising" —of Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born, of American parents, in Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau),Germany,May1, 1880.Republican.Advertisingbusiness; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23; resigned 1923;chair, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1936,1940;Universityof Illinois trustee, 1937-42.Jewish.Germanancestry. Member,AmericanJewish Committee.As part owner of the Chicago Cubsbaseballteam, devised "Lasker Plan" for reorganization of baseball, 1920.Established the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation for promotion ofmedical research.Died, ofcancer,in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1952 (age72 years, 29days).Entombed at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Morris Lasker and Nettie (Davis) Lasker; married1902 to FloraWarner; married1938 to DorisKenyon; married,June 21,1940, to Mary (Woodard) Reinhardt; father ofEdwardLasker; nephew of Eduard Lasker; uncle ofMorrisEdward Lasker.
     Political family:Laskerfamily of California and New York.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Ogden Rogers Reid (1925-2019) — also known asOgden R. Reid — of New York. Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,June 24,1925.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;newspapereditor and publisher; U.S. Ambassador toIsrael, 1959-61;U.S.Representative from New York, 1963-75 (26th District 1963-73,24th District 1973-75).Presbyterian.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died in Waccabuc,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March 2,2019 (age93 years, 251days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Helen Miles (Rogers) Reid andOgdenMills Reid; married1949 to MaryLouise Stewart; grandson ofWhitelawReid; first cousin once removed ofOgdenLivingston Mills.
     Political family:Reid-Millsfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Charles Dunsmore Millard (1873-1944) — also known asCharles D. Millard — of Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1920-37; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1920,1928;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1931-37; resigned1937;WestchesterCounty Surrogate, 1937-43.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Redmen;PsiUpsilon.Fearing that he was losing his mind, hejumpedfrom the north end of the Henry Hudson Bridge, andfell 150feet to his death on the rocks below, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1944 (age71 years, 10days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James S. Millard and Elizabeth (Purdy) Millard; married to EthelLee Williams; father of Ethel Lee Millard (who marriedWilliamPennell Snow); sixth great-grandson ofThomasWillett andWilliamLeete; first cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminTallmadge; second cousin twice removed ofFrederickAugustus Tallmadge; second cousin thrice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston andMaturinLivingston; second cousin four times removed ofPierpontEdwards; third cousin thrice removed ofAaronBurr,TheodoreDwight andHenryWaggaman Edwards.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Harris Douglas (1853-1944) — also known asWilliam H. Douglas — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1853.Republican.Exporter;U.S.Representative from New York, 1901-05 (14th District 1901-03,15th District 1903-05); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1908,1912,1916.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1944 (age90 years, 53days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Alfred Douglas and Rebecca (Harris) Douglas; married,April11, 1889, to Juliette H. Thorne.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     William Irving (1766-1821) — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August15, 1766.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1814-19.Slaveowner. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1821 (age55 years, 85days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Irving (1731-1807) and Sarah (Sanders) Irving;brother-in-law ofJamesKirke Paulding; brother ofPeterIrving,JohnTreat Irving andWashingtonIrving.
     Political family:Irvingfamily of New York City, New York.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Nathaniel Holmes Odell (1828-1904) — also known asN. Holmes Odell — of Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenburgh,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1828.Democrat.Steamboatbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1860-61;banker;WestchesterCounty Treasurer, 1867-75;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1875-77;real estatebusiness; postmaster atTarrytown,N.Y., 1887-92, 1894-98.Died in Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1904 (age76 years, 20days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     William Adams Walker (1805-1861) — also known asWilliam A. Walker — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Hampshire,June 5,1805.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1853-55.Died in Irvington,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1861 (age56 years, 196days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) — Born in London,England,January27, 1850.Democrat.Cigarmaker;Founder andpresident, American Federation of Labor; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,December13, 1924 (age74 years, 321days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery; memorial monument atGompersSquare, Washington, D.C.; statue atGompersPark, Chicago, Ill.
     Samuel GompersHighSchool (built 1930, closed about 2012), inBronx, NewYork, wasnamed forhim.  — GompersSchool(also known as Eastern High School),Baltimore,Maryland, wasnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Samuel Gompers (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; torpedoed and lost in theSouthPacific Ocean) wasnamed forhim; a secondLibertyship,SS Samuel Gompers II, (built 1944 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1960) was alsonamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Augustin William Ferrin (1875-1976) — also known asAugustin W. Ferrin — of Dobbs Ferry,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Little Valley,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,September1, 1875.Newspaperreporter;magazineeditor; U.S. Consul inMadrid, 1924-26;Tabriz, 1926-28;Teheran, 1928-29;Malaga, 1930-35;Montevideo, 1935-40.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, in anursinghome, inMarionCounty, W.Va.,March17, 1976 (age100 years,198 days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Augustin William Ferrin and Flavilla Jane (Van Hoosen)Ferrin.
     Joseph W. Harper (1826-1886) — Born in1826.U.S. Consul inMunich, 1880-86, died in office 1886.Died, ofBright'sdisease, in Munich (München),Germany,December8, 1886 (ageabout 60years).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Fletcher Harper; married to Ellen Urling Smith.
     Charles Henry Delavan (1810-1892) — also known asCharles H. Delavan — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining),WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1810.Hardwarebusiness;insurancebroker; U.S. Consul inSydney, 1842-48; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) inSt. Thomas, 1849-50.FrenchHuguenot ancestry. Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, ofheartfailure, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1892 (age81 years, 261days).Entombed at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Daniel Delavan and Eliza (Johnston) Delavan.
     John Taylor Johnston Mali (1893-1950) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,March27, 1893.Importingbusiness;HonoraryVice-Consul for Belgium inNewYork, N.Y., 1921;HonoraryConsul for Belgium inNewYork, N.Y., 1935-40.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1950 (age57 years, 232days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofPierreMali and Frances (Johnston) Mali; brother of Gertrude Mali (whomarriedDouglasMaxwell Moffat); married to Caramai Carroll; great-grandson ofHenryWilliam Theodore Mali; great-grandnephew ofCharlesMali.
     Political family:Malifamily of New York City, New York.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
    Walter W. Law, Jr.Walter William Law Jr. (1871-1958) — also known asWalter W. Law, Jr. — of Briarcliff Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Harrison,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1871.Republican.Lawyer;real estatebusiness;villagepresident of Briarcliff Manor, New York, 1904; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1914-17;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1919-20; New York State TaxCommissioner, 1921-22.Died, in GeorgetownHospital,Washington,D.C.,August26, 1958 (age87 years, 42days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Walter William Law and Georgianna Hitt (Ransom) Law; brother ofHenryHerbert Law; married to Helen Renfrew Kingman.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1917
    Charles H. FullerCharles Humphrey Fuller (1859-1938) — also known asCharles H. Fuller — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,January14, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1905; member ofNewYork state senate 8th District, 1907-08.DiedDecember5, 1938 (age79 years, 325days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Mary Everett Webb.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1907
     Henry Herbert Law (1878-1936) — also known asHenry H. Law — of Briarcliff Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1878.Republican.Mayorof Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., 1918-33.Died, in OssiningHospital,Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1936 (age58 years, 264days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Walter William Law and Georgianna Hitt (Ransom) Law; brother ofWalterWilliam Law Jr.; married to Elizabeth BethuneGilman.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     David Dows (1885-1966) — also known as"Big Dave" — of Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Bradley,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.Born in Irvington,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August12, 1885.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked iniron and steelmills; supervisedconstructionofsteelmills overseas; studied foreign industries as representative of asteamshipline;horsebreeder;bankdirector;NassauCounty Sheriff, 1932-34; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1944;member, New York State Racing Commission, 1944-49; delegate toRepublican National Convention from South Carolina,1956(delegation chair);SouthCarolina Republican state chair, 1956-58; Republican candidatefor Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1956.Convictedofassaultin 1913, over his treatment of a New York Times reporter who wasattempting to interview him.Died in Hot Springs,BathCounty, Va.,August13, 1966 (age81 years, 1days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof David Dows (1857-1899) and Jane (Strahan) Dows; married,December12, 1911, toMaryGwendolyn Townsend Burden; married,May 19,1937, toEmilySchweizer; father of Evelyn Byrd Dows (daughter-in-law ofCorneliusNewton Bliss Jr.).
     Political family:Dows-Burdenfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Peter Irving (1771-1838) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornOctober30, 1771.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1802-03.DiedJune 27,1838 (age66 years, 240days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Irving (1731-1807) and Sarah (Sanders) Irving; brother ofWilliamIrving (1766-1821),JohnTreat Irving andWashingtonIrving.
     Political family:Irvingfamily of New York City, New York.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     James Milton Requa (1861-1928) — also known asJames M. Requa — of Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September24, 1861.Republican. Postmaster atTarrytown,N.Y., 1892-94, 1899-1916.Died in Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March 1,1928 (age66 years, 159days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Isaac Requa (1794-1870) and Bridget (Dunn) Requa; brother ofIsaacRequa (1856-1932); married1887 to MyraRuth Lee.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930) — also known asWilliam B. Thompson — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Virginia City,MadisonCounty, Mont.,May 13,1869.Republican.Miningmagnate;banker;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916,1920;director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; director, MetropolitanLifeInsuranceCo.Died, frompneumonia,June27, 1930 (age61 years, 45days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Thompson and Anna M. (Boyce) Thompson; married,February6, 1895, to Gertrude Hickman; father of Margaret Thompson (whomarriedAnthonyJoseph Drexel Biddle Jr.).
     Political family:Biddle#2 family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Isaac Requa (1856-1932) — of Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.BornJune 3,1856.Republican. Postmaster atTarrytown,N.Y., 1898-99.DiedNovember26, 1932 (age76 years, 176days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Isaac Requa (1794-1870) and Bridget (Dunn) Requa; brother ofJamesMilton Requa; married1897 to MaryE. Collyer.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Gwendolyn Burden Dows (1884-1935) — also known asMary Gwendolyn Townsend Burden;Mrs. DavidDows —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornSeptember18, 1884.Republican. Member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1934.Female.Scottishancestry.Died, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 30,1935 (age50 years, 315days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of Isaiah Townsend Burden and Evelyn Byrd (Moale) Burden;married,December12, 1911, toDavidDows; mother of Evelyn Byrd Dows (daughter-in-law ofCorneliusNewton Bliss Jr.); aunt ofWilliamArmistead Moale Burden; grandaunt ofShirleyCarter Burden Jr..
     Political family:Dows-Burdenfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
    James SpeyerJames Speyer (1861-1941) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 22,1861.Banker;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Germanancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1941 (age80 years, 101days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Gustavus Speyer and Sophie (Rubino) Speyer; married,November11, 1897, to Ellen Leslie (Prince) Lowery.
     See alsoNNDBdossier
     Image source: King's Notable NewYorkers of 1896-1899
     Ogden Mills Reid (1882-1947) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1882.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for NewYork,1912.Died, in Columbia PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January3, 1947 (age64 years, 232days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofWhitelawReid and Elizabeth (Mills) Reid; married1911 to HelenMiles Rogers; father ofOgdenRogers Reid; first cousin ofOgdenLivingston Mills.
     Political family:Reid-Millsfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle
     Emily Dows (1895-1971) — also known asEmily Jeannette Weller;Emily Schweizer;Mrs. David Dows —of Noroton, Darien,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brookville,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Bradley,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1895.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromSouth Carolina,1956.Female.Died in Aiken,AikenCounty, S.C.,November27, 1971 (age76 years, 223days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of William Jennings Weller and Mary Ellen (Comfort) Weller;married,May 19,1937, toDavidDows; married1914 toRaymond Joseph Schweizer.
     Political family:Dows-Burdenfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Helen Huntington Hull (1893-1976) — also known asHelen Dinsmore Huntington;Helen HuntingtonAstor;Mrs. Lytle Hull —of Rhinebeck,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1893.Republican. Philanthropist; benefactor of musical institutions in NewYork and the Hudson Valley; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1924.Female.Episcopalian.Bisexual.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1976 (age83 years, 246days).Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of Helen Gray (Dinsmore) Huntington and Robert PalmerHuntington; married,April30, 1914, to William Vincent Astor (first cousin once removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor); married,April15, 1941, to Lytle Hull; great-granddaughter ofElishaMills Huntington; great-grandniece ofNathanielHuntington andJamesHuntington; third great-grandniece ofSamuelHuntington; first cousin four times removed ofSamuelH. Huntington; first cousin six times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin thrice removed ofJosephLyman Huntington; second cousin five times removed ofJabezHuntington,HenryHuntington andGurdonHuntington; third cousin once removed ofWilliamBarret Ridgely; third cousin twice removed ofCollinsDwight Huntington andGeorgeMilo Huntington.
     Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Messmore Kendall — of New York. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York at-large, 1940.Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

    UnknownLocation
    Somers, Westchester County, New York
    Robert S. Conklin (1876-1931) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,August2, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 21st District, 1907-10;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1925; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1930.Died, fromheartdisease, in Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1931 (age54 years, 306days).Interment somewhere.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Josiah Conklin and Anna Jane (Hughes) Conklin; married,June 25,1910, to Mary Bent.


    St. Joseph'sCemetery
    Somers, Westchester County, New York
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Chester DonaldsonChester Huntington Donaldson (1862-1952) — also known asChester Donaldson — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Ovid,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1862.Schoolteacher and principal;engineer;U.S. Consul inManagua, 1898-1905;Port Limon, 1905-17;Sherbrooke, 1917-18;real estatebroker.Member,RoyalArcanum;DeltaEpsilon;AmericanSociety for International Law.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November28, 1952 (age90 years, 245days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Chester Donaldson and Mary McCord (Smith) Donaldson; married,December23, 1886, to Edith Levy Maduro.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: U.S. passport application(1920)


    KensicoCemetery
    Lakeview Ave.
    Valhalla, Westchester County, New York
    Douglas Mathewson (c.1870-1948) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1870.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 35th District, 1897;defeated, 1895;boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1914-17; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1925.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died, in St. BarnabasHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,September24, 1948 (ageabout 78years).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married to Mary Dillingham.
    Herbert H. LehmanHerbert Henry Lehman (1878-1963) — also known asHerbert H. Lehman — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1878.Democrat. Director, ConsolidatedCotton DuckCo., ImperialCotton Co.,U.S.CottonDuck Co., Washington Mills; colonel in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928,1932,1936,1940,1948,1952,1956,1960;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1929-32;Governor ofNew York, 1933-42;U.S.Senator from New York, 1949-57; defeated, 1946.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee;Council onForeign Relations;PhiGamma Delta;Americansfor Democratic Action.Awarded thePresidentialMedal of Freedom posthumously in 1963; inducted into theJewish-AmericanHall ofFame in 1974.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1963 (age85 years, 252days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Mayer Lehman and Babette (Neugass) Lehman; brother ofIrvingLehman; married,April28, 1910, to Edith Louise Altschul; father of Peter Lehman; uncleofElinorFatman Morgenthau; granduncle ofRobertMorris Morgenthau,OrinLehman andJohnLangeloth Loeb Jr..
     Political family:Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Cross-reference:NathanR. Sobel —ThomasL. J. Corcoran
     LehmanCollege,Bronx,New York, isnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1936
    Frederick E. CraneFrederick Evan Crane (1869-1947) — also known asFrederick E. Crane — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Garden City,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 2,1869.Republican.Lawyer;county judge in New York, 1902-06;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-20;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1917-34;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1935-39;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLaw Institute.Died in Garden City,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November21, 1947 (age78 years, 264days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Frederick William Hotchkiss Crane; brother of Ida Elizabeth Crane(who marriedEdwinLouis Garvin).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1936
     John Emory Andrus (1841-1934) — also known asJohn E. Andrus;"The MillionaireStrap-Hanger" —of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Pleasantville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1841.Republican.Schoolteacher;pharmaceuticalmanufacturer; investor inrealestate,miningclaims, and the StandardOilCompany; owned considerable stock inrailroadsandutilities;director, New York LifeInsuranceCo.; president, New YorkPharmaceuticalAssociation; treasurer, ArlingtonChemicalCo.; director, NationalFuel GasCo.;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1904-05; defeated, 1901; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1904(alternate),1908;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1905-13; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1916.Methodist.Philanthropist who founded the Surna Foundation and the Julia DyckmanAndrus Memorial (orphanage). Even when he was one of the nation'swealthiest men, he still took the subway to work.Died, ofpneumonia,in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December26, 1934 (age93 years, 313days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives:Step-son of Catherine Andrus; son of Rev. Loyal B. Andrus and Ann(Palmer) Andrus; married,June 23,1869, to Julia M. Dyckman; father of Edith Jefferson Andrus (whomarriedFrederickMorgan Davenport).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Frederic Courtland Penfield (1855-1922) — also known asFrederic C. Penfield — of Connecticut; Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Connecticut,April23, 1855.Author;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inLondon, 1885-87; U.S. Diplomatic Agent toEgypt, 1893-97; U.S. Consul General inCairo, 1893-97; U.S. Ambassador toAustria-Hungary, 1913-17.DiedJune 19,1922 (age67 years, 57days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Daniel Penfield and Sophia (Young) Penfield; married1892 toKatharine Albert McMurdo Welles; married1908 to Anne(Weightman) Walker.
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary
     William John Wallin (1879-1963) — also known asWilliam J. Wallin — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1918-21; defeated, 1913;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1938.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Elks;American BarAssociation.Fellfrom the window of his room, and was found dead on the lawn, at theSaw Mill RiverNursingHome, Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 7,1963 (age84 years, 140days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Isabel (Watson) Wallin and John Cooper Wallin; married to EvelynM. Walsh.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     John North Willys (1873-1935) — also known asJohn N. Willys — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,October25, 1873.Republican. President ofautomobilemanufacturing companies; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1916;U.S. Ambassador toPoland, 1930-32.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,August26, 1935 (age61 years, 305days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary
     Scovel Richardson (1912-1982) — of New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,February4, 1912.Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1957-80; Judge of U.S. Court ofInternational Trade, 1980-82; died in office 1982.Died, following aheartattack, in the New RochelleMedicalCenter, New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1982 (age70 years, 54days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     See alsofederaljudicial profile —Find-A-Gravememorial —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges
     Jacob Ruppert Jr. (1867-1939) — also known asJacob Ruppert;Jake Ruppert — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1867.Democrat.Brewer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1899-1907 (15th District 1899-1903,16th District 1903-07); candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914; ownerand president, New York Yankeesbaseballteam, 1915-39; president, AstoriaSilkMills; vice-president, Beck Flaming Arc-Light Co.; director,YorkvilleBank;director, CasualtyInsuranceCompany of America; director, GermanHospital;trustee, Lenox HillHospital.Catholic.Germanancestry.Died, fromphlebitis,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1939 (age71 years, 161days).Entombed at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Jacob Ruppert and Anna (Gillig) Ruppert.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Edward Walter Curley (1873-1940) — also known asEdward W. Curley — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,May 23,1873.Democrat.Builder;president, Stanley Hoist and Machine Company;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1935-40; died inoffice 1940.Member,Eagles.Died, from aheartattack, while seriously ill from athroatailment, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1940 (age66 years, 228days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Caroline Love Goodwin O'Day (1875-1943) — also known asCaroline O'Day — of Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Perry,HoustonCounty, Ga.,June 22,1875.Democrat.Vice-chair ofNew York Democratic Party, 1916-20; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1920(alternate),1924,1928,1932,1936;U.S.Representative from New York at-large, 1935-43;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.Female.Died in Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1943 (age67 years, 196days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Herbert Zelenko (1906-1979) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,March16, 1906.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1955-63.Jewish.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,February23, 1979 (age72 years, 344days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Oscar William Swift (1869-1940) — also known asOscar W. Swift — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1869.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1915-19; defeated,1912, 1918.Died in1940(ageabout71 years).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
    Joseph James LittleJoseph James Little (1841-1913) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bristol,England,June5, 1841.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;printer;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1891-93.Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1913 (age71 years, 251days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James Little; married1866 toJosephine Robinson.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Official NY: fromCleveland to Hughes (1911)
     Herman August Metz (1867-1934) — also known asHerman A. Metz — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October19, 1867.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912,1920;U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1913-15; defeated,1922.Died in1934(ageabout66 years).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     William Lukens Ward (1856-1933) — also known asWilliam L. Ward — of Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Connecticut,1856.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1896;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1897-99; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1904,1908,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928,1932;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New York, 1908-11;chair ofWestchester County Republican Party, 1911, 1927-33.Died in July,1933(ageabout77 years).Entombed in mausoleum at Kensico Cemetery.
     Cross-reference:JamesK. Apgar
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Benjamin Irving Taylor (1877-1946) — also known asBenjamin I. Taylor — of Harrison,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December21, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1913-15; defeated,1914.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Redmen;RoyalArcanum;Foresters.Died, in UnitedHospital,Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1946 (age68 years, 258days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Maurice H. Taylor and Ella (Archer) Taylor; married to HarrietTyler Bulkley.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Hudson Snowden Marshall (1870-1931) — also known asH. Snowden Marshall — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inBaltimore,Md.,January15, 1870.Lawyer;law partner ofBartowS. Weeks,GeorgeGordon Battle, andJamesA. O'Gorman;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1913-17; in1915-16, U.S. Rep.FrankBuchanan (who was at the time being indicted by a federal grandjury) introducedimpeachmentresolutions against Marshall; the charges, includingmalfeasancein the handling of past cases, wereinvestigatedby a House Judiciary subcommittee, which held hearings in New York,and inquired into the proceedings of the grand jury which hadindicted Rep. Buchanan; Marshall wrote a critical letter to thesubcommittee, impugning its motives; based on this letter, the fullHouse voted to find him incontemptof Congress, andordered hisarrest; on appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that theauthority of the House to punish for contempt extended only toactions which directly interfered with its proceedings.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1931 (age61 years, 134days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Charles Marshall and Rebecca (Snowden) Marshall; half-brother ofEmily Rosalie Snowden Marshall (who marriedSomervillePinkney Tuck); married1900 to IsabelCouper Stiles; uncle ofSomervillePinkney Tuck Jr.; great-grandnephew ofJohnMarshall.
     Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Tuck-Marshallfamily of Annapolis, Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Peter Moore Speer (1862-1933) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Oil City,VenangoCounty, Pa.,December29, 1862.Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1900;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1911-13.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,August3, 1933 (age70 years, 217days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Robert Henry Roy (1866-1919) — also known asRobert H. Roy — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1912;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1919; died in office 1919.Congregationalist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArcanum.Died, frompleuraland mediastinal carcinoma, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1919 (age52 years, 124days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Roy and Eliza (Rowan) Roy; married,October23, 1889, to Annie Aspinall French.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Curtis Arnoux Peters (c.1879-1933) — also known asCurtis A. Peters — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1879. Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1916;campaign manager,ThomasC. T. Crain for Supreme Court, 1924;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1927-33; died in office 1933.Died, oftolsythemiavera, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1933 (ageabout 54years).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives:Father of Peter Arno.
     Edward Sears Clinch (1846-1924) — also known asEdward S. Clinch — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornNovember8, 1846.Republican.Lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1905;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906; appointed 1906;defeated, 1906.Baptist.Died in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1924 (age78 years, 16days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Cornelia Todd.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
    Floy D. HopkinsFloy Davis Hopkins (1879-1929) — also known asFloy D. Hopkins — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenburgh,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1879.Republican.Titleinsurance business; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1914-17.Member,Freemasons.Died in White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 2,1929 (age49 years, 306days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Cornelia (Davis) Hopkins and Edwin Richard Hopkins; married,January25, 1906, to Blanche A. Gedney.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1917
     John Clarence Keeler (1851-1899) — also known asJohn C. Keeler — of Canton,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Malone,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1891-92.Died, fromheartdisease andpneumonia,in aprivatehospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October19, 1899 (age48 years, 244days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery; cenotaph atEvergreenCemetery, Canton, N.Y.
     Relatives: Sonof Amanda (Russell) Keeler and Carlos Cook Keeler; married,February28, 1878, to Ada H. Servis; married,September6, 1888, to Mattie Howard Lynde; nephew ofJohnLeslie Russell; first cousin ofLeslieWead Russell andCharlesHazen Russell; second cousin twice removed ofCalvinFillmore,BenjaminHard andMartinKeeler; second cousin five times removed ofAaronBurr; third cousin ofAlfredWalstein Bangs; third cousin once removed ofMillardFillmore,StephenHiram Keeler,TracyR. Bangs andFrankD. Bangs; third cousin twice removed ofTimothyPitkin,BelaEdgerton,HemanTicknor andGeorgeA. Bangs; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamAnson Floyd andPierpontEdwards; fourth cousin ofAlonzoMark Leffingwell andAnsonFoster Keeler; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryMeigs,WilliamWhiting Boardman,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,DanielDarling Whitney,EdwinOlmstead Keeler,BurrL. Castle,JohnLeffingwell Randolph andAsburyElliott Kellogg.
     Political family:Keeler-Russellfamily of Canton, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Thomas A. Mangin (c.1860-1905) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1860. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1899.Died, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1905 (ageabout 45years).Interment at Kensico Cemetery. Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy (1878-1937) — also known asGrayson M. P. Murphy — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December19, 1878.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Commissionerof the American Red Cross in Europe, 1917;financier;director, BethlehemSteelCorporation, GoodyearTireandRubberCompany, Anaconda CopperMiningCompany, NationalAviationCorporation;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October18, 1937 (age58 years, 303days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Howard Murphy and Anita (Mallet-Prevost) Murphy; married,April19, 1906, to Maud Donaldson; father ofGraysonMallet-Prevost Murphy Jr..
     Henry Robertson Barrett (1869-1940) — also known asHenry R. Barrett — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August19, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1915;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916,1924(alternate),1932(alternate).Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Elks.Died, from aheartattack, in White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1940 (age70 years, 169days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Barrett and Emma (Robertson) Barrett; married,December6, 1900, to Anna Rathbone Parker; married to Elizabeth J.Endriss; nephew ofWilliamHenry Robertson.
     Ernest Milmore Stires (1866-1951) — also known asErnest M. Stires — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inNorfolk,Va.,May 20,1866.Democrat.Episcopalpriest; rector, Grace Church, Chicago, 1893-1901;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1896 ; rector, St. Thomas's Church, New York City, 1901-25; Bishop ofLong Island, New York, 1925-42.Episcopalian.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,February12, 1951 (age84 years, 268days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Van Rensselaer West Stires and Lettie M. (Milmore) Stires; marriedto Sarah McKinne Hardwick.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
    Eugene MeyerEugene Isaac Meyer (1875-1959) — also known asEugene Meyer — of Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October31, 1875.Republican.Stockbroker;banker;instrumental in the merger of five chemical companies to createAlliedChemicaland Dye Corporation, 1920; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1928;Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,1930-33; bought theWashington Postnewspaperin 1933, and was itspublisheruntil 1946; president, World Bank, 1946.Jewish.Died, fromheartdisease andcancer,at George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,July 17,1959 (age83 years, 259days).Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer; married1910 to AgnesElizabeth Ernst; father of Katherine Graham.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier
     Image source: Time Magazine, May 31,1932
     Harry Geist — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 22nd District, 1926, 1928.Interment at Kensico Cemetery. Leslie Jay Tompkins — also known asLeslie J. Tompkins — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 5th District, 1905-06.Interment at Kensico Cemetery.

    Sharon GardensCemetery
    Valhalla, Westchester County, New York
    M. Maldwin Fertig (1887-1972) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1887.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1915-17, 1919 (New York County 34th District1915-17, Bronx County 4th District 1919); defeated, 1917, 1919;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1938.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1972 (age85 years, 13days).Interment at Sharon Gardens Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    M. Maldwin Fertig
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Fertig and Celia (Siegel) Fertig; married,August25, 1920, to Mathilda W. Wohl.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1917
     Judah Nadich (1912-2007) — of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inBaltimore,Md.,May 13,1912.Republican.Rabbi;chaplain;in 1945, as senior Jewish chaplain to U.S. forces in Europe, he wasappointed Jewish advisor to GeneralDwightEisenhower, and helped improve conditions for Holocaustsurvivors;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1956.Jewish.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August26, 2007 (age95 years, 105days).Interment at Sharon Gardens Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Isaac Nadich and Lena (Nathanson) Nadich; married1947 to MarthaHadassah Ribalow.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial


    Mt. EdenCemetery
    Westchester Hills, Westchester County, New York
    Sol Bloom (1870-1949) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.,March 9,1870.Democrat.Playproducer;entertainmentmanager;songwriter;furniturebusiness;real estatebusiness;U.S.Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1944.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Redmen.Died, from aheartattack, in theU.S.Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March 7,1949 (age78 years, 363days).Interment at Mt. Eden Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom; married1897 to EvelynHechheimer.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage


    FirstPresbyterian Church Cemetery
    White Plains, Westchester County, New York
    Caleb Tompkins (1759-1846) — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December22, 1759.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1804-06;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1817-21.Slaveowner. Died in Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1846 (age86 years, 10days).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofJonathanGriffin Tompkins and Sarah Ann (Hyatt) Tompkins; brother ofDanielD. Tompkins (who marriedHannahTompkins); married to Elizabeth P. Moore; uncle ofMangleMinthorne Tompkins; great-granduncle ofGuyVernor Henry; fourth cousin ofMartinKeeler; fourth cousin once removed ofStephenHiram Keeler andErastusDeWitt Benedict.
     Political family:Tompkins#1 family of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Jonathan Griffin Tompkins (1736-1823) — also known asJonathan G. Tompkins — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Eastchester, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,June 8,1736.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1780-82, 1785-88, 1790-92.Died in White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1823 (age86 years, 348days).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joshua Tompkins and Sarah (Ogden) Tompkins; married1758 to SarahAnn Hyatt; father ofCalebTompkins andDanielD. Tompkins (who marriedHannahTompkins); grandfather ofMangleMinthorne Tompkins; second great-grandfather ofGuyVernor Henry.
     Political family:Tompkins#1 family of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    White PlainsRural Cemetery
    White Plains, Westchester County, New York
    Alsop Hunt Lockwood (1814-1874) — also known asAlsop H. Lockwood — of Pound Ridge,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Pound Ridge,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1814.WestchesterCounty Sheriff, 1853-56; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1864-65.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1874 (age60 years, 82days).Interment at White Plains Rural Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofHoratioLockwood and Bethia (Lockwood) Lockwood; married,November22, 1836, to Mary Eliza Reynolds; grandson ofEbenezerLockwood; fourth cousin once removed ofDanielLockwood,HanfordNichols Lockwood andDanielNewton Lockwood.
     Political family:Lockwoodfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    OaklandCemetery
    Yonkers, Westchester County, New York
    Thomas Ewing (1829-1896) — of Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.; Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio.Born in Lancaster,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,August7, 1829.Democrat. Private secretary to Pres.ZacharyTaylor;lawyer;delegateto Kansas state constitutional convention, 1858;chiefjustice of Kansas state supreme court, 1861-62; general in theUnion Army during the Civil War;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Fairfield County,1873; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1876(member,ResolutionsCommittee);U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1877-81 (12th District 1877-79, 10thDistrict 1879-81); candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1879.Struck by a Third Avenuecablecar, and died soon after, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1896 (age66 years, 167days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofThomasEwing (1789-1871); married1856 to EllenE. Cox; father ofThomasEwing Jr..
     Political family:Ewingfamily of Yonkers and New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Nicholas J. Wasicsko (1959-1993) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1959.Democrat.Policeofficer;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1988-89; defeated, 1989.Died, from aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in Oakland Cemetery (near his father's grave), Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October29, 1993 (age34 years, 169days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Nicholas Wasicsko and Anne (Slota) Wasicsko.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     William W. Woodworth (1807-1873) — of Hyde Park,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,March16, 1807.Democrat.DutchessCounty Judge, 1838;U.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1845-47; defeated,1842;villagepresident of Yonkers, New York, 1857-58;railroadbuilder;real estatebusiness;banker.Died in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February13, 1873 (age65 years, 334days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Woodworth.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
    John L. WallerJohn Lewis Waller (1850-1907) — also known asJohn L. Waller — of Topeka,ShawneeCounty, Kan.; Wyandotte (now part of Kansas City),WyandotteCounty, Kan.; Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born inslaveryinNewMadrid County, Mo.,January12, 1850.Republican.Barber;lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for Kansas,1889;U.S. Consul inTamatave, 1891-93; in March 1895, during France's militarytakeover of Madagascar from the Hova monarchy, he wasarrestedby French forces andtried ina French military court, purportedly for the offense ofcorrespondingwith (orspyingfor) the Hovas, but more likely because the Queen of the Hovas hadgranted him 2.5 square miles, rich with rubber and mahogany trees;sentencedto twenty years in a French prison; his case became an internationalcause celebre, and the U.S. government protested his imprisonment;ultimatelypardonedin February 1896 by French president Félix Faure, and freedafter ten months in prison, in exchange for U.S. acquiesance toFrench rule over Madagascar; served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War;newspapereditor.Died, frompneumonia,in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1907 (age57 years, 274days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Anthony Waller and Maria (Nicholas) Waller.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York World, March 24,1895
    George BlakelyGeorge Blakely (1885-1935) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Toronto,Ontario,April27, 1885.Republican.Bricklayer;plasterer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1914-22 (Westchester County 1st District 1914-17,Westchester County 5th District 1918-22); defeated, 1922.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Moose;Knightsof Khorassan.Died, frompneumonia,in GrasslandsHospital,Valhalla,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 22,1935 (age50 years, 86days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: New York Red Book1917


    St. Mary'sCemetery
    Yonkers, Westchester County, New York
    Thomas F. Larkin (c.1872-1928) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born about 1872. Democrat.Contractor;business partner ofJamesJ. Lynch;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1928; died in office 1928; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1928.Died, ofapoplexy,whileplayinggolf, at the 13th tee of the Briarcliff Lodge golf course, inBriarcliff Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 25,1928 (ageabout 56years).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Larkin Plaza (alsoknown as DockStreet),inYonkers,New York, isnamed forhim.
     John J. Condon (1898-1971) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November19, 1898.Republican. Auditor for the New York CentralRailroad;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1940-41; defeated, 1935; in December 1940, hewasnamedas a conspirator in the indictment of Patrick Fitzgerald, who wascharged with seeking a $3,000bribefrom pinball operators.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.DiedJanuary27, 1971 (age72 years, 69days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John J. Condon and Ellen Condon; first cousin ofWilliamF. Condon; first cousin once removed ofWilliamF. Condon Jr..
     Political family:Condonfamily of Yonkers, New York.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


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