 |  Fred M. Ackerson (1866-1956) — of Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Somerset,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1866.Republican.School teacherand principal;lawyer;NiagaraCounty District Attorney, 1908-15; Judge of New York Court ofClaims, 1915-37.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;OddFellows;Rotary;Sonsof the American Revolution.Suffered aheartattack, and died soon after, in MemorialHospital,Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1956 (age90 years, 205days).Interment atSomerset Cemetery, Somerset, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Charles F. Ackerson and Mary Jane (Nellist) Ackerson; married toEvangeline Hotaling. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Arthur Melville Agnew (b. 1878) — also known asArthur M. Agnew — of Grantwood, Cliffside Park,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1913-15;candidate forNewJersey state senate from Bergen County, 1916.Congregationalist. Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Moose;Freemasons;Kiwanis;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Agnew and Maria (McGovern) Agnew; married,October20, 1910, to Elizabeth Johnston. |
| | Edward Lisle Allen (1868-1932) — also known asEdward L. Allen — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Leicester,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1868.Republican.Newspapereditor; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1920.Congregationalist orPresbyterian.Member,AlphaZeta;Grange.Died in Bemus Point,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1932 (age64 years, 77days).Interment atBemusPoint Cemetery, Bemus Point, N.Y. | | George W. Baker (1863-1928) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November12, 1863.Republican.Shoemanufacturer; candidate forboroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1921.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheartdisease, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1928 (age64 years, 69days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof George Baker and Sarah (Randell) Baker; married to Isabel C.Huggins. |
| | Clarence Alfred Barnes (1882-1970) — also known asClarence A. Barnes — of Mansfield,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August28, 1882.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1912-13; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1940,1944,1948,1952(speaker);Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1945-49; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1948;candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1950.Congregationalist. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died, in Martha's VineyardHospital,Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard,DukesCounty, Mass.,May 25,1970 (age87 years, 270days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William D. Barnes and Mabel F. (Harding) Barnes; married,March13, 1906, to Helen V. Long; married,October8, 1927, to Doreen Kane. |
| | Bruce Barton (1886-1967) — also known as"Advertiser";"The AdvertisingKing";"The Great Repealer" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Robbins,ScottCounty, Tenn.,August5, 1886.Republican.Author;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1937-41; derided byFranklinRoosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republicanopponents of his New Deal policies; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1940,1944;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1940; a founder of the Batten, Barton,Durstine and Osborn (BBDO)advertisingagency.Congregationalist. Member,AlphaDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 5,1967 (age80 years, 334days).Interment atRockHill Cemetery, Foxboro, Mass. | | Eugene Beach (b. 1838) — of Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenville,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1838.Republican.Physician;mayorof Gloversville, N.Y., 1904-07.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Elias Beach and Laura (Collins) Beach; married1867 to SarahJessup Warren. |
 | Adam Beattie (1833-1893) — of Ovid,ClintonCounty, Mich.Born inSenecaCounty, N.Y.,November26, 1833.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;sawmillowner; member ofMichiganstate senate 17th District, 1873-74;postmaster.Congregationalist.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic.DiedJune 26,1893 (age59 years, 212days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.| | Relatives:Married to Mary E. Hand. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Past and Present ofWashtenaw County (1906) |
| | | Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 24,1813.Republican.Minister;orator;abolitionist; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1867;in 1872, he wasaccusedof anadulterousaffair with Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton, the wife of a friend of his;Beecher's church conducted aninvestigationand declared him innocent; in 1874, Elizabeth Tilton's husbandTheodore sued Beecher; a highly-publicized months-longtrialtook place in 1875; the jury was unable to reach a verdit.Presbyterian;laterCongregationalist.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1887 (age73 years, 257days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument atCadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Lyman Beecher and Roxana Ward (Foote) Beecher; brother of HarrietBeecher Stowe; married,August3, 1837, to Eunice White Bullard; uncle ofGeorgeBuckingham Beecher; second cousin twice removed ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer andEliElmer; second cousin thrice removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; third cousin ofLeveretBrainard; third cousin once removed ofAmaziahBrainard andLuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer; third cousin twice removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold,JohnAllen,FrederickWolcott,WalterKeene Linscott,SidneySmythe Linscott andFrancesPayne Bolton; third cousin thrice removed ofAaronKellogg,DanielChapin andOliverPayne Bolton; fourth cousin ofAmbroseTuttle,JosephH. Elmer andGeorgeFrederick Stone; fourth cousin once removed ofGaylordGriswold,LutherWalter Badger,DanielKellogg,GideonHotchkiss,AsahelAugustus Hotchkiss,JohnWilliam Allen,JuliusHotchkiss,GilesWaldo Hotchkiss,CharlesFrancis Chidsey,ErnestHarvey Woodford andSamuelRussell Chidsey. | | | | Political families:Kelloggfamily of Vermont and New York;Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of New York;Kelloggfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:HenryW. Beecher | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry Ward Beecher (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1969) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles James Bell (1845-1909) — also known asCharles J. Bell — of Walden,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.Born in Walden,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,March16, 1845.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1882-83; member ofVermontstate senate, 1894-95;Governor ofVermont, 1904-06.Congregationalist. Member,Grange.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1909 (age64 years, 193days).Interment atNorthWalden Cemetery, Walden, Vt. | | William M. Bennett (b. 1822) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Bethany,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,1822.Democrat.Merchant;mayorof Jackson, Mich., 1869-71; postmaster atJackson,Mich., 1888-89.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J.Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. |
| | Max Berking (1917-1997) — of Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; North Port,SarasotaCounty, Fla.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1917.Democrat.Advertisingexecutive; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 30th District, 1965;chair ofWestchester County Democratic Party, 1971-75.Congregationalist. Member,UrbanLeague.Died, oflungcancer, in Alford,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,September24, 1997 (age80 years, 59days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Dorothy Noyes and Frances Bauman. |
| | Adolf Augustus Berle Jr. (1895-1971) — also known asAdolf A. Berle;A. A. Berle — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January29, 1895.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;economist;lawprofessor; member of the "Brain Trust" which advised PresidentFranklinD. Roosevelt; American Labor candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; U.S.Ambassador toBrazil, 1945-46.Congregationalist. Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;Council onForeign Relations;AmericanPhilosophical Society;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from astroke,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1971 (age76 years, 19days).Interment atMuddy Brook Cemetery, Great Barrington, Mass. | | William Berri (1848-1917) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1848.Republican.Carpetmerchant;printingbusiness;newspaperpublisher; officer or director ofbanks,electricutilities, and the New YorkTelephoneCompany; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1904,1908,1912,1916;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;member, New York State Board of Regents, 1916-17.Congregationalist. Member,UnionLeague.In 1911, he wasarraignedon achargeofcriminallibel over an article he published in his newspaper, brought bythree candidates for Supreme Court,HerbertT. Ketcham,PatrickE. Callahan, andWilliamWillett, Jr.; the case was withdrawn a few days later when theother two candidates discovered that Willett had indeed (as Berricharged) paid bribes for his nomination.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1917 (age68 years, 219days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Berri ; married1869 toFrances Williams Morris. |
| | Jerome Holland Bishop (1846-1928) — also known asJerome H. Bishop — of Decatur,Van BurenCounty, Mich.; Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Oxbow,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1846.Republican.Superintendentof schools; founder, J.H. Bishopfur company ofWyandotte, Mich.;rugandcoatmanufacturer;mayorof Wyandotte, Mich., 1885-87, 1905-08; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1900;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1909.Congregationalist. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.DiedMay 22,1928 (age81 years, 262days).Interment atWoodmereCemetery, Detroit, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop; married1867 to JennieGray; married1876 to EllaM. Clark. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio; Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.Born in Springboro,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,June 25,1866.Republican.Newspaperreporter;newspapereditor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1928;member ofWisconsinRepublican State Central Committee, 1936;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died inoffice 1941.Congregationalist. Member,SigmaDelta Chi;Kiwanis;Grange.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 8,1941 (age75 years, 13days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis. | | Henry Chandler Bowen (1813-1896) — also known asHenry C. Bowen — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.,September11, 1813.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant; abolitionist;newspapereditor and publisher;insurancebusiness;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at New York City, New York,1862-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1872.Congregationalist. Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February24, 1896 (age82 years, 166days).Interment atWoodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn. | | Oliver Winslow Branch (b. 1879) — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1913-26;justice ofNew Hampshire state supreme court, 1926-46;chiefjustice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-49.Congregationalist. Member,Rotary;DeltaUpsilon;American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | Benjamin Alfred Brigadier (b. 1882) — also known asB. A. Brigadier — of New Hampton,ChickasawCounty, Iowa.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1882.Republican.Insuranceagent; member ofIowaRepublican State Central Committee, 1930-32; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from Iowa,1936.Congregationalist. Member,Rotary;Lions;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Brigadier and Cecelia Brigadier; married,May 29,1933, to Florence M. Muller. |
| | Willsie Ernest Brisbin (1908-1948) — also known asWillsie E. Brisbin — of Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,April 2,1908.Republican. Member ofVermontRepublican State Committee, 1938-42; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Vermont,1940(alternate),1944.Congregationalist. DiedNovember16, 1948 (age40 years, 228days).Burial location unknown. | | Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) — also known asHenry B. Brown — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.;Washington,D.C.Born in South Lee, Lee,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,March 2,1836.Lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906.Congregationalist. Died in Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1913 (age77 years, 186days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (1837-1922) — also known asMorgan G. Bulkeley — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,December26, 1837.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president,AetnaLifeInsurance Company, 1870-1922;mayorof Hartford, Conn., 1880-88; defeated, 1878; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1884(alternate),1892,1896;Governorof Connecticut, 1889-93; candidate for Republican nomination forVice President,1896;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1905-11.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;Societyof the War of 1812.Firstpresident of the National League of ProfessionalBaseBall Clubs in 1876.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,November6, 1922 (age84 years, 315days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.  | Orrin N. Carter (b. 1854) — of Morris,GrundyCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inJeffersonCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1854.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;GrundyCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1880-82;GrundyCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-88;CookCounty Judge, 1894-1905;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1906-24.Congregationalist. Member,American BarAssociation;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Benajah Carter and Isabel (Cole) Carter; married,August1, 1881, to Nettie J. Steven. | | | | Image source: Illinois Blue Book1919 |
| | Diana Derby Chapin (b. 1942) — also known asDiana Chapin — of Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Jackson Heights, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in St. Joseph,BerrienCounty, Mich.,November15, 1942.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972.Female.Congregationalist. Still living as of 1993. | | Owen Vincent Coffin (1836-1921) — also known asO. Vincent Coffin — of Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Union Vale,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1836.Republican.Banker;insurancebusiness; treasurer and director, New Haven, Middletown &WillimanticRailroad;mayorof Middletown, Conn., 1872-73; member ofConnecticutstate senate 22nd District, 1887-90;Governor ofConnecticut, 1895-97.Congregationalist. DiedJanuary13, 1921 (age84 years, 207days).Interment atIndianHill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn. | | George Henry Corliss (1817-1888) — also known asGeorge H. Corliss — of North Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Easton,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,June 2,1817.Republican.Mechanicalengineer;inventor;developed the Corliss steam engine; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1868-70; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Rhode Island,1876(did not serve).Congregationalist. Died in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,February21, 1888 (age70 years, 264days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | Harold L. Creal (b. 1896) — of Homer,CortlandCounty, N.Y.Born inChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1896.Republican.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cortland County, 1939-50.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Burial location unknown.  | George Cromwell (1860-1934) — of Dongan Hills, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 3,1860.Republican.Lawyer;horsebreeder; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1888; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1888; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1889;boroughpresident of Richmond, New York, 1898-1913; defeated, 1921;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1912,1916,1920,1924;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 23rd District, 1915-18.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Elks.Suffered astroke,and died a week later, in Dongan Hills, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1934 (age74 years, 76days).Interment atMoravianCemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y. | | Howard Brush Dean III (b. 1948) — also known asHoward Dean — of Vermont. Born in East Hampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November17, 1948.Democrat.Physician;member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1983-87;LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1987-91;Governor ofVermont, 1991-2003; Democratic Presidential Elector for Vermont,1992;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont,1996,2000,2008;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,2004;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 2005-09.Congregationalist. Still living as of 2014. | | Israel Tripp Deyo (1854-1953) — also known asIsrael T. Deyo — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born inBroomeCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1854.Republican.School teacherand principal;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Broome County, 1890-93;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 39th District, 1915.Congregationalist. Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,1953(ageabout99 years).Interment atFloral Park Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.  | Martin Weld Deyo (1902-1951) — also known asMartin W. Deyo — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,December12, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1933-34; memberofNewYork state senate 40th District, 1935-36;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1938;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1940-49; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department,1949.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;ImprovedOrder of Red Men;DeltaKappa Epsilon.DiedOctober20, 1951 (age48 years, 312days).Interment atFloral Park Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y. | | | Richard Joseph Donovan (1926-1971) — also known asRichard Donovan;DickDonovan —of Chula Vista,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in New RochelleHospital,New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February24, 1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;policeofficer;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1965-69; municipal judge in California, 1969-71;died in office 1971.Catholic;laterCongregationalist. Member,Elks;Kiwanis;Sonsof the American Revolution.Suffered aself-inflictedgunshotwound, and died soon after, in ahospitalat Chula Vista,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,November21, 1971 (age45 years, 270days).Cremated;ashes interred atGlenAbbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif. | | Emory F. Dyckman (b. 1877) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inDelawareCounty, N.Y.,December19, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1926-27;defeated, 1927, 1928.Congregationalist. Burial location unknown. | | Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) — also known asMelvin C. Eaton — of Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.Born in Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,April 2,1891.Republican.Chemist;director, superintendent, later vice-president, president andchairman, NorwichPharmaceuticalCo.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1932,1936,1940;chairof Chenango County Republican Party, 1932-33;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1934-36; Republican Presidential Electorfor New York,1952(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Congregationalist. Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;PhiKappa Sigma;Rotary.Died, following an apparentheartattack, in St. CharlesHospital,Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,August1, 1966 (age75 years, 121days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married,April14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell. |
| | Lewellyn J. Egelston (b. 1868) — of Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in Franklin,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1868.Republican. Principal and owner, Rutland Business College; member ofVermontstate senate from Rutland County, 1925-27.Congregationalist. Burial location unknown. | | Loyal D. Eldredge (b. 1831) — ofGrand IsleCounty, Vt.; Middlebury,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Stockholm,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,February5, 1831.Republican.Lawyer;GrandIsle County State's Attorney; member ofVermontstate senate from Addison County, 1876-78; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Middlebury, 1888.Congregationalist. Burial location unknown. | | John S. Estabrook (b. 1829) — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Alden,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1829.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1880;mayorof East Saginaw, Mich., 1884-86.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown. | | John Scott Everton (1908-2003) — of Pleasantville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Istanbul,Türkiye;Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1908.Minister;collegeprofessor;president,Kalamazoo College, 1949-53; U.S. Ambassador toBurma, 1961-63;presidentof Robert College (now Bogazici University), Istanbul, Turkey,1968-71.Baptist;laterCongregationalist. Member,Council onForeign Relations;PiKappa Delta.DiedJanuary23, 2003 (age94 years, 322days).Burial location unknown. | | Merton William Fairbank (1847-1918) — also known asMerton W. Fairbank — of Mt. Morris,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Sweden town,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,September10, 1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,1905-08.Congregationalist. Died in1918(ageabout70 years).Interment atOakwood Cemetery, Genesee Township, Genesee County, Mich. | | George A. Farr (b. 1924) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Bloomington,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;school teacherand principal; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate forMinnesotastate auditor, 1958; executive secretary, Gov.OrvilleFreeman, 1959-60; Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair,1961-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1964.Congregationalist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Farr and Ruth (Townley) Farr; married,February22, 1945, to Patricia Dunlap Sorlie. |
| | Frank Moore Fitzgerald (1955-2004) — also known asFrank M. Fitzgerald — of Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Ledge,EatonCounty, Mich.,November11, 1955.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1987-96 (56th District 1987-92,71st District 1993-96).United Church of Christ. Died suddenly at LaGuardiaAirport,Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,December9, 2004 (age49 years, 28days).Burial location unknown. | | Houston Irving Flournoy (b. 1929) — also known asHouston I. Flournoy — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1929.Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1961-66;Californiastate controller, 1967-; Republican Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1968(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew); delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1972;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1974.Congregationalist. Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association.Still living as of 1974.  | Elial Todd Foote (1796-1877) — also known asElial T. Foote — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.; New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Gill,FranklinCounty, Mass.,May 1,1796.Physician;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1819-20, 1826-27 (Cattaraugus, Chautauqua andNiagara counties 1819-20, Chautauqua County 1826-27);ChautauquaCounty Judge, 1823-43; postmaster atJamestown,N.Y., 1829-41.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons.Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November17, 1877 (age81 years, 200days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.  | Bert P. Gage (1868-1931) — also known asAlbert P. Gage — of Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Eagle,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,April 8,1868.Republican.Farmer;automobiledealer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1917-21;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Buffalo, New York, 1927.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;Grange.Died in Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1931 (age62 years, 287days).Interment atWarsawCemetery, Warsaw, N.Y. | | | Buell Gordon Gallagher (1904-1978) — also known asBuell G. Gallagher — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Granite Springs,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Rankin,VermilionCounty, Ill.,February4, 1904.Democrat.Ordainedminister;collegeprofessor;president,Talladega College, 1933-43; candidate forU.S.Representative from California 7th District, 1948.Congregationalist. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho.Died in August,1978(age74years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Elmer David Gallagher and Elma Maryel (Poole) Gallagher;married,September1, 1927, to June Lucille Sampson. |
| | Louise Cuyler Gerry (1883-1962) — also known asLouise C. Gerry — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Snyder,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Robbinston,WashingtonCounty, Maine.Born in Robbinston,WashingtonCounty, Maine,June 12,1883.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1936,1940.Female.Congregationalist orPresbyterian.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;Zonta;Grange.Died in Robbinston,WashingtonCounty, Maine,June 21,1962 (age79 years, 9days).Interment atBrewer Cemetery, Robbinston, Maine.| | Relatives:Daughter of Elbridge Joseph Gerry and Sophia Teresa (Jones)Gerry. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Wilbur S. Glass (b. 1852) — of Watertown,CodingtonCounty, S.Dak.Born inGeneseeCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1852.Lawyer;member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1895-1900,1907-08; U.S. Consul inKehl, 1897-98.Congregationalist. Member,Knightsof Pythias;ModernWoodmen of America;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Chester F. Glass and Mary (Brown) Glass; married,October3, 1899, to Kathryn Garner. |
| | Charles W. Green (1868-1940) — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born inGreeneCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1868.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee);mayorof Kansas City, Kan., 1913-17.Congregationalist. DiedApril 8,1940 (age71 years, 282days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. | | John Lewis Griffiths (1855-1914) — also known asJohn L. Griffiths — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1887;Indianareporter of state courts, 1889-93; U.S. Consul inLiverpool, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General inLondon, 1909-14, died in office 1914.Congregationalist.Welshancestry.Died, of aheartseizure, in London,England,May17, 1914 (age58 years, 222days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof David G. Griffiths and Elizabeth (Hughes) Griffiths; married,June 5,1889, to Caroline Henderson. |
| | William Wesley Hall (b. 1956) — also known asWilliam W. Hall;Bill Hall — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; Rockford,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,July 13,1956.Libertarian. Candidate forIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1980; Libertarian candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1984;candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1996, 1998, 2002; candidate forMichiganState University board of trustees, 2004; candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 2006; Michigan Libertarian state chair,2007-09, 2017-19; candidate forMichiganstate board of education, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2020, 2022.United Church of Christ. Still living as of 2022. | | Richard Lockhart Hand (1839-1914) — of Elizabethtown,EssexCounty, N.Y.Born in Elizabethtown,EssexCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1839.Democrat.Newspapereditor;lawyer;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1885, 1893.Congregationalist. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanSociety for International Law;Chi Psi.DiedOctober7, 1914 (age75 years, 234days).Burial location unknown. | | 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 atHillsideCemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y. | | Alphonso Alva Hopkins (1843-1918) — also known asAlphonso A. Hopkins;A. H.Linton —of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Burlington Flats,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1843.Editor, American Rural Home (weeklynewspaper), 1871-84;lecturer;universityprofessor; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1874 (30th District), 1876 (30thDistrict), 1878 (30th District), 1900 (29th District), 1912 (15thDistrict); Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1875; Prohibition candidate forsecretaryof state of New York, 1879; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1882; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Electorfor New York,1912;Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1914; Prohibition candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.Baptist;laterCongregationalist.Died in Cliffside,BergenCounty, N.J.,September25, 1918 (age75 years, 182days).Burial location unknown. | | Warren Joel Howard (b. 1876) — also known asW. J. Howard — of Roxbury,WashingtonCounty, Vt.Born in Tully,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,October22, 1876.Republican.Physician;superintendentof schools; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Roxbury, 1910.Congregationalist. Burial location unknown. | | Winfield S. Huntley (b. 1848) — of Ripton,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Mooers,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1848.Republican. Manufacturer and dealer ofbutter tubsandlumber;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Ripton, 1888.Congregationalist. Burial location unknown. | | George Lewis Ingalls (1914-2001) — also known asGeorge L. Ingalls — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Danielson, Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.,June 7,1914.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1953-66 (Broome County 2nd District 1953-65,125th District 1966).Congregationalist. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;PhiDelta Phi;Rotary;Jaycees;American BarAssociation.Trustee of the New YorkPowerAuthority in 1967-90.Died in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,April10, 2001 (age86 years, 307days).Interment atCalvary Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y. | | Samuel A. Jones (1861-1937) — of Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.Born in New Berlin,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1861.Merchant;lumberman;postmaster atNorwich,N.Y., 1894-1900; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chenango County, 1914; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 37th District, 1915-16.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Redmen.Died in1937(ageabout76 years).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y. | | John Hume Kedzie (1815-1903) — also known asJohn H. Kedzie — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Stamford,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,September8, 1815.Republican.Lawyer;real estatedeveloper; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 7th District, 1877-78.Congregationalist.Scottishancestry.Died in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,April 9,1903 (age87 years, 213days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) — also known asAnson F. Keeler — of South Norwalk, Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1887.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;laundryowner;mayorof Norwalk, Conn., 1927-31; member ofConnecticutstate senate 26th District, 1931;Connecticutstate comptroller, 1933-35.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Redmen.Died, from aheartailment, in VeteransHospital,Newington,HartfordCounty, Conn.,September29, 1943 (age56 years, 7days).Burial location unknown. | | Roger Keith (b. 1888) — of Brockton,PlymouthCounty, Mass.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1888.Republican.Insurancebusiness;mayorof Brockton, Mass., 1921-22; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1924;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1929-32.Congregationalist. Member,Chi Phi;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Horace A. Keith and Nellie W. (Packard) Keith; married,April12, 1913, to Carolyn Bruce Hastings; father ofPaulKeith. |
| | Horatio Collins King (1837-1918) — also known asHoratio C. King — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,December22, 1837.Lawyer;major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidateforsecretaryof state of New York, 1895; Independent Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897; Progressivecandidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1912.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;Elks;LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic;Sons ofthe American Revolution;PhiBeta Kappa.ReceivedMedalof Honor for action near Dinwiddie Court House, Va., March 29,1865.DiedNovember15, 1918 (age80 years, 328days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Ira Lloyd Letts (b. 1889) — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Saunderstown, Narragansett,WashingtonCounty, R.I.Born inCortlandCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1889.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for Rhode Island, 1927-35; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Rhode Island,1936;candidate forU.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1942.Congregationalist. Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Judson Letts and Emma (Slater) Letts; married,December29, 1917, to Madeline Houghton Greene; father of HoughtonLetts. |
| | John Henry Light (b. 1855) — also known asJohn H. Light — of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk),FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Carmel,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;FairfieldCounty Treasurer, 1899-1906; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1899-1901;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1901-02; commonpleas court judge in Connecticut, 1901-05;Connecticutstate attorney general, 1910-15; appointed 1910.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Belden Light and Ann (Keenan) Light; married,August3, 1881, to Ida M. Lockwood. |
 | Charles Clapp Lockwood (1877-1958) — also known asCharles C. Lockwood — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September2, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1912(alternate),1924,1928;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1914; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1915-22 (4th District 1915-18, 7th District1919-22); law partner ofNathanielL. Goldstein during the 1920s;chair ofKings County Republican Party, 1927-29; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1928;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1932-47.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation;RoyalArcanum.Died, following aheartattack, in BrooklynHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1958 (age81 years, 19days).Interment atTheEvergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | William Lathrop Love (b. 1872) — also known asWilliam L. Love — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.BornJuly 27,1872.Democrat.Physician;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1923-32; defeated, 1932; candidate forboroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1933.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Sonsof the American Revolution.Burial location unknown. | | Owen Lovejoy (1811-1864) — of Princeton,BureauCounty, Ill.Born in Albion,KennebecCounty, Maine,January6, 1811.Republican.Minister;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1854-56; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1856(speaker);U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1857-64 (3rd District 1857-63, 5thDistrict 1863-64); died in office 1864.Congregationalist. Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1864 (age53 years, 79days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Princeton, Ill.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | John Griffith McCullough (1835-1915) — also known asJohn G. McCullough — of Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.Born in Newark,New CastleCounty, Del.,September16, 1835.Republican.Lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 5th District, 1862-63;Californiastate attorney general, 1863-67; member ofVermontstate senate, 1898;Governor ofVermont, 1902-04.Congregationalist. Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1915 (age79 years, 255days).Interment atOldBennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt. | | William B. McKillip (b. 1851) — of Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.Born in Chesterfield,EssexCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1851.Republican. Member ofVermontstate senate from Chittenden County, 1919-23; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Vermont,1921(voted forWarrenG. Harding andCalvinCoolidge).Congregationalist. Burial location unknown. | | Philo Parsons (1817-1865) — of Michigan. Born in Scipio,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1817.Wholesalegrocer;banker;member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1861-63.Presbyterian;laterCongregationalist.Died in Winchendon,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,January12, 1865 (age47 years, 340days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons; married,June 27,1843, to Anne Eliza Barnum. |
| | Channing Emery Phillips (1928-1987) — also known asChanning E. Phillips — ofWashington,D.C.; New York.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1928.Democrat.Minister;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1968;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1968.United Church of Christ.Africanancestry.Died, fromcancer,at the Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1987 (age59 years, 233days).Burial location unknown. | | Otis Grey Pike (1921-2014) — also known asOtis G. Pike — of Riverhead,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Vero Beach,IndianRiver County, Fla.Born in Riverhead,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August31, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1952(alternate),1956,1964(alternate),1968;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1961-79; defeated,1958.Congregationalist. Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Rotary.Died in Vero Beach,IndianRiver County, Fla.,January20, 2014 (age92 years, 142days).Interment atOld Bethany Cemetery, Mattituck, Long Island, N.Y. | | James Lee Rankin (1907-1996) — also known asJ. Lee Rankin — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Weston,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Los Gatos,SantaClara County, Calif.Born in Hartington,CedarCounty, Neb.,July 6,1907.Republican.Lawyer;U.S. Solicitor General, 1956-61; general counsel for the WarrenCommission; New York City Corporation Counsel, 1966-72; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.Congregationalist. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;PhiDelta Phi.Died, following a series ofstrokes,in Batterson'sConvalescentHome at Santa Cruz,Santa CruzCounty, Calif.,June 26,1996 (age88 years, 356days).Interment atSanta Cruz Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Calif.  | Thomas Read (1881-1962) — of Shelby,OceanaCounty, Mich.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1881.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20;Speaker ofthe Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1924, 1940; member ofMichiganstate senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1929;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1932;Michiganstate attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1940;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.Congregationalist.EnglishandScottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Rotary.Died in1962(ageabout81 years).Interment atMt. Hope Cemetery, Shelby, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Read (1841-1911) and Jane (Davidson) Read; married,March20, 1915, to Ethel Katherine White. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1939 |
|  | Henry Roberts (1853-1929) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1853.Republican. President, HartfordWoven WireMattress Company; director, HartfordElectricLight Company; also director of severalbanks;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Hartford, 1899-1900; memberofConnecticutstate senate 1st District, 1901-02;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1903-05;Governor ofConnecticut, 1905-07.Congregationalist.Welshancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, fromrespiratoryfailure, in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 1,1929 (age76 years, 99days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. | | | Fred B. Robertson (1871-1959) — also known asFred Robertson — of Atwood,RawlinsCounty, Kan.; Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born in Craigville,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,July 2,1871.Democrat.Lawyer;RawlinsCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-03; member ofKansasstate senate 39th District, 1909-13;U.S.Attorney for Kansas, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kansas,1924;KansasDemocratic state chair, 1924-28.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,November1, 1959 (age88 years, 122days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John M. Robertson and Nancy J. (Haley) Robertson; married,May 15,1900, to Luella Jane Hotchkiss. |
| | Frederick William Rowe (1863-1946) — also known asFrederick W. Rowe — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Wappingers Falls,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1863.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1915-21.Congregationalist. Member,Rotary.DiedJune 20,1946 (age83 years, 102days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 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 atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.  | Charles Cassort Sackett (1859-1931) — also known asCharles C. Sackett — of Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1859.Republican.Farmer;bankdirector; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1908;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Ontario County, 1921-24;chair ofOntario County Republican Party, 1927-29.Congregationalist. Died inOntarioCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1931 (age72 years, 262days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Augustine Sackett and Mary (Cassort) Sackett; married,January2, 1884, to Charlotte Houghton. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1924 |
| | D. Joseph St. Germain (1893-1980) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Ellenberg,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1893.Republican.Investmentbanker; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1940,1948,1956.Congregationalist. Member,AmericanLegion;Elks.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass., April,1980(age86years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Arthur Loomis Sanborn (1850-1920) — of Elkhorn,WalworthCounty, Wis.; Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Brasher Falls,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,November17, 1850.WalworthCounty Register of Deeds, 1875-79;lawyer; lawpartner ofJohnC. Spooner;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1905-20;died in office 1920.Congregationalist. Died, frompneumonia,in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,October18, 1920 (age69 years, 336days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. | | Donald C. Shoemaker — of Webster,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-72 (143rd District 1966, 130th District1967-72).United Church of Christ. Member,Grange;FarmBureau;Lions.Still living as of 1972.  | Charles Albert Sink (1879-1972) — also known asCharles A. Sink — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Westernville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1879.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1919-20, 1925-26; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1921-22, 1927-30; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1932; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1936; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1948.Congregationalist. Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Acacia;PhiMu Alpha;PhiKappa Phi.Died, from astroke,in St. Joseph MercyHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December17, 1972 (age93 years, 166days).Entombed atWashtenongMemorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Herman Sink and Caroline (Gleasman) Sink; married,June 18,1923, to Alva Joanna Gordon. | | | | Image source: Ann Arbor Daily News,October 8, 1928 |
| | | George Bundy Smith (b. 1937) — of New York. Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,April 7,1937.State court judge in New York, 1987-92;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1992-.Congregationalist.Africanancestry.Still living as of 1993. | | Arnon Lyon Squiers (1869-1921) — also known asArnon L. Squiers — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Sherburne,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1920-21; died in office 1921.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;American BarAssociation.Died, followingappendicitissurgery, in St. John'sHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October28, 1921 (age52 years, 22days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. | | Farrand Stewart Stranahan (1842-1904) — also known asF. Stewart Stranahan — of St. Albans,FranklinCounty, Vt.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February3, 1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from St. Albans, 1884; member ofVermontstate senate from Franklin County, 1888;LieutenantGovernor of Vermont, 1892-94.Congregationalist. DiedJuly 13,1904 (age62 years, 161days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, St. Albans, Vt. | | Lloyd Thompson (b. 1879) — of Westfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March17, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor; town clerk of Westfield, N.J., 1903-09;real estateinvestor; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1910-11.Congregationalist. Member,Orderof Heptasophs.Burial location unknown. | | Gardner Towne (1795-1879) — of Rutland,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Rindge,CheshireCounty, N.H.,1795.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1856-57.Congregationalist; laterPresbyterian.Died in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1879 (ageabout 83years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis Towne and Relief Towne; married1826 to DorcasEames. |
| | Charles Lee Underhill (1867-1946) — also known asCharles L. Underhill — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born inRichmond,Va.,July 20,1867.Republican.Blacksmith;hardwaremerchant; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1900;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1921-33.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1946 (age78 years, 192days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Cyrus Packard Walbridge (1849-1921) — also known asCyrus P. Walbridge — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Madrid,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,July 20,1849.Republican.Carpenter;lawyer;druggist;mayorof St. Louis, Mo., 1893-97; member,Arrangements Committee, Republican NationalConvention, 1896 ; candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1904;treasurer ofMissouri Republican Party, 1908.Congregationalist. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;RoyalArcanum.Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,May 1,1921 (age71 years, 285days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Aldace Freeman Walker (1842-1901) — also known asAldace F. Walker — of Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in West Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.,May 11,1842.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofVermontstate senate from Rutland County, 1882; member, InterstateCommerce Commission, 1887-89; president, Atchison, Topeka, and SantaFeRailway,1894-95.Congregationalist. Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,April12, 1901 (age58 years, 336days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Rutland, Vt.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Aldace Walker and Mary Ann (Baker) Walker; married toKatharine Shaw. | | | | Epitaph: "An upright lawyer andlegislator, a faithful soldier and public officer, an ableadministrator of important railway interests." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Frank Bentley Weeks (1854-1935) — also known asFrank B. Weeks — of Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1854.Republican.Grain millingbusiness;banker;Republican Presidential Elector for Connecticut,1905;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1909;Governor ofConnecticut, 1909-11; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1912,1916.Congregationalist. Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;UnionLeague.DiedOctober2, 1935 (age81 years, 255days).Interment atIndianHill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.  | Henry Litchfield West (1859-1940) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Factoryville, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,August20, 1859.Democrat.Newspapereditor;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1902-10.Methodist;laterCongregationalist.Englishancestry.Died in West Haven,DorchesterCounty, Md.,September3, 1940 (age81 years, 14days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Athow West and Elizabeth (Cook) West; married,July 25,1882, to Mary Hope White. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Men of Mark in America(1906) |
 | Heber Eugene Wheeler (1859-1936) — also known asHeber E. Wheeler — of Holcomb,OntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in Bergen,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1859.Republican.Merchant;postmaster;OntarioCounty Treasurer, 1904-09; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Ontario County, 1914-17.Congregationalist.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in1936(ageabout76 years).Interment atEastBloomfield Cemetery, East Bloomfield, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Oscar Fitzelan Wheeler and Lucy (Rowley) Wheeler; married,September22, 1886, to Mary Adams; married to Theda M.Mead. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
 | Pliny W. Williamson — of Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Russellville,BrownCounty, Ohio.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1935-58 (25th District 1935-44, 31st District1945-58).Presbyterian;laterCongregationalist. Member,Freemasons;PhiGamma Delta.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
 | Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760-1833) — of Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,January11, 1760.Connecticutstate comptroller, 1788-90;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1795-1800;banker;Governor ofConnecticut, 1817-27;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818.Congregationalist.Accused,by political adversaries in 1800, ofsettingfire to the State Department, andresignedfrom the Cabinet in protest against theinvestigation.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1833 (age73 years, 141days).Interment atEastCemetery, Litchfield, Conn.| | Relatives: SonofOliverWolcott Sr. and Laura (Collins) Wolcott; brother of Mary AnnWolcott (who marriedChaunceyGoodrich) andFrederickWolcott; nephew ofErastusWolcott and Ursula Wolcott (who marriedMatthewGriswold (1714-1799)); grandson ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); granduncle ofRogerWolcott (1847-1900); third great-grandson ofWilliamLeete; first cousin ofRogerGriswold; first cousin twice removed ofJohnWilliam Allen,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,HenryTitus Backus,ChristopherParsons Wolcott andMatthewGriswold (1833-1919); first cousin thrice removed ofCharlesFrederick Wadsworth,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,EdwardOliver Wolcott andAlfredWolcott; first cousin four times removed ofJamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr. andSeldenChapin; first cousin five times removed ofJamesJermiah Wadsworth andFredericLincoln Chapin; first cousin six times removed ofJamesWadsworth Symington; second cousin once removed ofWilliamPitkin,GaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth andHenryLeavitt Ellsworth; second cousin twice removed ofJosephLyman Huntington,ElishaHunt Allen andGeorgeWashington Wolcott; second cousin thrice removed ofEdmundHolcomb,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,CollinsDwight Huntington,WilliamFessenden Allen,GeorgeMilo Huntington andFrederickHobbes Allen; second cousin four times removed ofJudsonH. Warner,NelsonPlatt Wheeler,WilliamEgbert Wheeler andHenryAugustus Wolcott; second cousin five times removed ofAlexanderRoyal Wheeler; third cousin ofDanielPitkin; third cousin once removed ofThomasChittenden,EnochWoodbridge,JamesHillhouse,JosephSilliman (1756-1829) andTimothyPitkin; third cousin twice removed ofPhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy,HenryWard Beecher,LeveretBrainard,EdwinCarpenter Pinney,RogerCalvin Leete andJohnRobert Graham Pitkin; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephPomeroy Root,GeorgeGriswold Sill,FrederickWalker Pitkin,GeorgeBuckingham Beecher,LutherS. Pitkin andClaudeCarpenter Pinney; fourth cousin ofBenjaminTallmadge,ElizurGoodrich,MartinChittenden,WilliamWoodbridge andJosephSilliman (c.1786-1850); fourth cousin once removed ofChittendenLyon,FrederickAugustus Tallmadge,JosiahC. Chittenden,ClarkS. Chittenden,AbelMadison Scranton,FrederickEnoch Woodbridge andJosephFitch Silliman. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThetownofWolcott,Vermont, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: One Hundredth Anniversary(1919) |
| | Bradford Ripley Wood (1800-1889) — also known asBradford R. Wood — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September3, 1800.U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1845-47; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1856;U.S. Minister toDenmark, 1861-65.Congregationalist. Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,September26, 1889 (age89 years, 23days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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