| |  Samuel G. Ives (b. 1812) — ofLivingstonCounty, Mich.; Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Lansing,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,December21, 1812.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Livingston County 1stDistrict, 1855-58; Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1872;banker.Methodist.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Orrin Ives and Mary (Gibbs) Ives; married to Louisa Hedden andMary (Watson) Duncan. |
| | Thomas Lemuel James (1831-1916) — also known asThomas L. James — of Tenafly,BergenCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1831.Republican.Canal tollcollector;newspaperpublisher;customsinspector; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1873-81;U.S.Postmaster General, 1881-82;bank director;mayorof Tenafly, N.J., 1896.Welshancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, following severalstrokes ofapoplexy, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1916 (age85 years, 166days).Entombed atChurchof the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan, N.Y. | | John Erik Jonsson (1901-1995) — also known asJ. Erik Jonsson — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1901.Among the founders of Geophysical Service, which becameTexasInstruments; president (1951-58), and chairman of the board(1958-66) of Texas Instruments; director for RepublicBank,Dallas, 1954-80; EquitableLifeAssurance Society, 1958-73; DallasPower andLight, 1955-64; Neiman Marcus, 1956-65;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1964-71.Member,NewcomenSociety.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,August31, 1995 (age93 years, 359days).Interment atSparkmanHillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex. | | Orrin R. Judd (c.1871-1955) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Kingston,SomersetCounty, N.J., about 1871.Accountant;lawyer;banker; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Baptist.Died, of aheartattack, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 5,1955 (ageabout 84years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Orrin Bishop Judd and Susanna Judd; married,October4, 1905, to Bertha Grimmell. |
 | Burt Zelotes Kasson (1877-1943) — also known asBurt Z. Kasson — of Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.Born in Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1877.Republican.Surveyor;civilengineer;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1916-18; memberofNewYork state senate 35th District, 1919-20;chair ofFulton County Republican Party, 1929;bank director.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;FarmBureau.Died in Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1943 (age66 years, 33days).Interment atProspect Hill Cemetery, Gloversville, N.Y. | | Frederick W. Kavanaugh (1871-1940) — also known asFred W. Kavanaugh — of Waterford,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Waterford,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,September10, 1871.Republican.Knit goodsmanufacturer;hotelowner;banker; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1908(alternate),1936;SaratogaCounty Sheriff; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 32nd District, 1921-24;chair ofSaratoga County Republican Party, 1924-32.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Redmen.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in the garage adjoining his home, in Waterford,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,December2, 1940 (age69 years, 83days).Entombed atOakwoodCemetery, Troy, N.Y. | | Hamilton Fish Kean (1862-1941) — also known asHamilton F. Kean — of Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Union Township,UnionCounty, N.J.,February27, 1862.Republican.Banker;farmer;chair ofUnion County Republican Party, 1900; member ofNew JerseyRepublican State Committee, 1905-19; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Jersey,1916,1932;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New Jersey, 1919-28;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1929-35; defeated, 1924, 1934;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1940.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;Freemasons.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December27, 1941 (age79 years, 303days).Entombed atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John Kean (1814-1895) and Lucinetta 'Lucy' (Halsted) Kean; brotherofJohnKean (1852-1914); married,January12, 1888, to Katharine Taylor Winthrop; father ofRobertWinthrop Kean; grandfather ofThomasHoward Kean; great-grandson ofJohnKean (1756-1795); great-grandfather ofThomasHoward Kean Jr.; great-grandnephew ofPhilipPeter Livingston; second great-grandson ofPeterVan Brugh Livingston; second great-grandnephew ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PhilipLivingston andWilliamLivingston; third great-grandson ofJamesAlexander; third great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andPieterVan Brugh; fourth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),Abrahamde Peyster,JohannesCuyler,Johannesde Peyster andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin ofNicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); first cousin once removed ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); first cousin twice removed ofCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873) andHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); first cousin thrice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,JohnStevens III,HenryBrockholst Livingston,HamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; first cousin four times removed ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,JohannesDePeyster,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746),CornelisCuyler andJohnCruger Jr.; first cousin six times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andWilliamJay; second cousin thrice removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); second cousin four times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,MatthewClarkson,PhilipP. Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,HenryCruger andHenryRutgers; third cousin once removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard andJohnJay II; third cousin twice removed ofHamiltonFish (1808-1893); third cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,PhilipDePeyster andJamesParker; fourth cousin ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); fourth cousin once removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,JohnJacob Astor III,HerbertLivingston Satterlee,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),BronsonMurray Cutting,RobertReginald Livingston andBrockholstLivingston. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Morris Kellogg (1851-1925) — also known asJohn M. Kellogg — of Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Taylor,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,August28, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;banker;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 4th District, 1902-21.Episcopalian.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons.Died in Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,January16, 1925 (age73 years, 141days).Interment atOgdensburgCemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Stephen Kellogg and Nancy (Dillenbeck) Kellogg; married1875 toHenrietta Guest. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John J. Kennedy (1856-1914) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,1856.Democrat.Saloonkeeper;banker;New Yorkstate treasurer, 1911-14; died in office 1914.Killedhimself byslashinghis throat with a razor, in a lavatory near the ballroom of theMarkeenHotel,Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1914 (ageabout 57years).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Lackawanna, N.Y. | | Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) — also known asJoseph P. Kennedy;JoeKennedy —of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September6, 1888.Supervisor of theshipyardat Quincy, Mass.;banker;stockbroker;owner and financier ofmoviestudios in the 1920s; organized the merger that createdRadio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in 1928; chair, U.S. Securities andExchange Commission, 1934-35; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1938-40.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, of complications from astroke,in Hyannis Port, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,November18, 1969 (age81 years, 73days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (1858-1929); married,October7, 1914, to Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (daughter ofJohnFrancis Fitzgerald); father ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy (who marriedJaquelineLee Bouvier), Eunice Mary Kennedy (who marriedRobertSargent Shriver Jr.),PatriciaKennedy Lawford (who marriedPeterLawford),RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; grandfather ofKathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy (born 1967). | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Joseph P. Kennedy: RichardJ. Whalen,TheFounding Father : The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A Study in Power,Wealth, and Family Ambition | | | | Critical books about Joseph P. Kennedy:Ronald Kessler,TheSins of the Father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty HeFounded — Ted Schwarz,JosephP. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of anAmerican Myth |
 | John F. Killgrew — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 5th District, 1931-38;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1946.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | | James Gore King (1791-1853) — also known asJames G. King — of Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1791.Whig.Banker; president, ErieRailroad,1835-37;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1849-51.Died, fromcongestion ofthe lungs, in Weehawken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,October3, 1853 (age62 years, 148days).Interment atGraceChurch Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. | | Rufus H. King (1820-1890) — of Catskill,GreeneCounty, N.Y.Born in Rensselaerville,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1820.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1855-57; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1860;banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1868,1880.Died in Catskill,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1890 (age70 years, 236days).Interment atVillageCemetery, Catskill, N.Y. | | Edward DeWitt Kinne (1842-1921) — also known asEdward D. Kinne — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in DeWitt Center,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1842.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1875-77; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2ndDistrict, 1881-82;circuitjudge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1888-1917; president, FirstNationalBank, Ann Arbor, Mich.; president, WashtenawGas Co.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,SigmaPhi;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.DiedJuly 25,1921 (age79 years, 166days).Burial location unknown. | | Adam W. Kline (c.1818-1898) — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born about 1818.Merchant;banker; pioneer inknitgoods manufacturing; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 15th District, 1866-67.Died in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,August6, 1898 (ageabout 80years).Burial location unknown.  | H. Wallace Knapp (1869-1929) — of Mooers,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Mooers,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1869.Republican.Merchant;member and chairman of the Clinton County Board of Supervisors;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Clinton County, 1903-06; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1904;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 30th District, 1907-10; president, NationalCommercialBank, Plattsburgh, N.Y.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,April 4,1929 (age60 years, 4days).Interment atOldProtestant Cemetery, Mooers, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof H. F. Knapp. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
| | Milo Ritton Kniffen (1902-1972) — also known asMilo R. Kniffen — of Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in Worcester,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August20, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;chair ofSchoharie County Democratic Party, 1932-40; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1932.Died, in Cobleskill CommunityHospital,Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1972 (age69 years, 344days).Interment atMaple Grove Cemetery, Worcester, N.Y. | | John Jay Knox Jr. (1828-1892) — Born in Knoxboro,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1828.Banker; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1872-84. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1892 (age63 years, 327days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Augustus Kountze (1826-1892) — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born inStarkCounty, Ohio,November19, 1826.Republican.Banker;real estateinvestor;treasurerof Nebraska Territory, 1861-67; director, Union PacificRailroad;Nebraskastate treasurer, 1867-69.Lutheran.Germanancestry.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1892 (age65 years, 163days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Charles W. Kraus (1915-2012) — of Bogota,BergenCounty, N.J.; Franklin Lakes,BergenCounty, N.J.; Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1915.Republican. Served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II;banker; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1954-59;Bergen County Road Supervisor and Director of Public Works, 1958-69;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1964.Died in Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,February10, 2012 (ageabout 96years).Interment atChrist the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, N.J.| | Relatives:Married to Margaret Gannon. |
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