| |  Elliott Abramson (b. 1939) — of Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Bayside, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September26, 1939.Democrat.Lawyer;law professor; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1972.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Still living as of 1973.| |  Relatives: Sonof Max Abramson and Kate (Heichman) Abramson; married1964 toRochelle Lattman. |
| | Carlos Coolidge Alden (b. 1866) — also known asCarlos C. Alden — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Wilmington,WillCounty, Ill.,June 4,1866.Progressive.Lawyer;law professor; candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1912; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1913; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.Member,PhiDelta Phi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward A. Alden and Adelaide (Cousens) Alden; married,June 29,1898, to Suzanne Weismer. |
 | Melinda Alexander — Republican.Lecturer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1936.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Books by MelindaAlexander:Machine-GunDiplomacy, with John A.H. Hopkins (1928) | | | | Image source: New York Times, October25, 1936 |
| | | Marcus Alexis (b. 1932) — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1932.Democrat.Economist;university professor; member, Interstate Commerce Commission,1979-81.Africanancestry. Member,AmericanEconomic Association.Still living as of 1994. | | Frederick Christopher Arterton (b. 1942) — also known asF. Christopher Arterton — of Newton Highlands, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,October22, 1942.Democrat.College instructor; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1972.Episcopalian.Member,PiSigma Alpha;PhiKappa Phi;AlphaChi Rho;Americansfor Democratic Action.Still living as of 1973.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Harry Arterton and Eleanor (Bell) Arterton; married1966 to JanetMacArthur Bond. |
| | Sidney H. Asch (b. 1919) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,1919.Democrat.Lawyer;law professor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1953-61; resigned1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1960.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanArbitration Association;ZionistOrganization of America.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harry Hurd Atwell (b. 1877) — also known asHarry H. Atwell — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Perrysburg,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1877.Democrat.Engineer;gradingcontractor;university professor;WashtenawCounty Surveyor, 1921-30;WashtenawCounty Clerk, 1933-34.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;AmericanArbitration Association.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Harrison Atwell and Julia Matilda (Hurd) Atwell; married1904 to ClaraK. M. Rohde; married1919 toKatherine Anna Schaeberle. |
| | Alexander Samuel Bacon (1853-1920) — also known asAlexander S. Bacon — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,November20, 1853.Lawyer;lecturer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1887; candidateforJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906 (Independence League),1915 (American); Independence League candidate for PresidentialElector for New York,1908;vice-president and director, WebsterPianoCompany.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Attorney for New York Gov.WilliamSulzer at his impeachment trial in 1913.Died, from complications ofpneumonia,in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1920 (age66 years, 191days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y. | | Patricia Ellis Baker (b. 1938) — also known asPatricia E. Baker;PatriciaEllis —of Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Born in Gaines,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,November7, 1938.Democrat.Schoolteacher;college professor; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1972.Female.Still living as of 1973.| | Relatives:Daughter of Charles Otis Ellis and Ruth (Winslow) Ellis; married1960 to RoyJohn Baker. |
| | Thomas Meinhard Balliet (1852-1942) — also known asThomas M. Balliet — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Mahoning,CarbonCounty, Pa.,March 1,1852.Republican.Superintendentof schools;university professor; dean, School ofEducation, New York University, 1904-19; Law Preservation candidateforNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1932; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1942 (age89 years, 354days).Cremated;ashes interred atSpringfieldCemetery, Springfield, Mass.; cenotaph atLehighton Cemetery, Lehighton, Pa. | | Kenneth Gill Bartlett (1906-1983) — also known asKenneth G. Bartlett — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.; Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Plymouth,WayneCounty, Mich.,March13, 1906.Republican.Dean, adult education division, UniversityCollege, Syracuse University, 1946-52; vice presidentdean ofpublic affairs, 1953; director of Onondaga County SavingsBank;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 119th District, 1967-70.Presbyterian.Member,PhiKappa Phi;AlphaDelta Sigma;SigmaNu.Died in October,1983(age77years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Bernice Kleinhans. |
| | John Bascom (1827-1911) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.; Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Genoa,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1827.College professor;president,University of Wisconsin, 1874-87; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1890 (12th District), 1896(1st District), 1902 (1st District); Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1897.Died in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October2, 1911 (age84 years, 155days).Interment atWilliamsCollege Cemetery, Williamstown, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. John Bascom and Laura (Woodbridge) Bascom; married1853 to AbbieBurt; married,January8, 1856, to Emma Curtiss. | | | | BascomHall,on the campus of theUniversityof Wisconsin,Madison,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John Bascom (built 1942-43 atPanamaCity, Florida; bombed and sank in the harbor atBari,Italy, 1943) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Audrey Phillips Beck (1931-1983) — also known asAudrey P. Beck;Audrey ElainePhillips —of Storrs, Mansfield,TollandCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August6, 1931.Democrat.Economist;university professor; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1967-75; member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1975-83; died in office 1983.Female.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Killedherself byslashingher wrists, in a wooded area of Willington,TollandCounty, Conn.,March 9,1983 (age51 years, 215days).Interment atNew Storrs Cemetery, Storrs, Mansfield, Conn. | | 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;law professor; member of the "Brain Trust" which advisedPresidentFranklinD. 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. | | Philip Blank (b. 1898) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.BornMay 8,1898.Democrat.Pharmacist;lawyer;college teacher; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 24th District, 1945-46.Jewish. Member,Knightsof Pythias;DeltaSigma Theta.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Dora Rubenstein. |
| | Frank Dickinson Blodgett (1871-1954) — also known asFrank D. Blodgett — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Homer,CortlandCounty, N.Y.Born in Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1871.Republican.College professor;mayorof Oneonta, N.Y., 1912-14;president,Adelphi College, 1915-37.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Homer,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1954 (age83 years, 103days).Interment atCortlandRural Cemetery, Cortland, N.Y. | | Joseph Breckinridge Board Jr. (b. 1931) — also known asJoseph B. Board, Jr. — of Scotia,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born in Princeton,GibsonCounty, Ind.,March 5,1931.Democrat.Rhodesscholar;university professor; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1972.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Professors;PhiBeta Kappa.Still living as of 1993. | | Silas Walter Bond (1864-1939) — also known asSilas W. Bond — of Houghton,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.; Miltonvale,CloudCounty, Kan.; Wheaton,DuPageCounty, Ill.; Santa Paula,VenturaCounty, Calif.Born in Nora,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.,January13, 1864.Minister;professor, Houghton Seminary, Houghton, N.Y.; Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Representative from New York 37th District, 1904;president,Miltonvale Wesleyan College, Miltonvale, Kan.; Prohibition candidateforGovernor ofKansas, 1914; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector forIllinois,1924.WesleyanMethodist.Died in Santa Paula,VenturaCounty, Calif.,December3, 1939 (age75 years, 324days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Williams Bond and Matilda (Shaw) Bond; married,August11, 1896, to Harriet 'Hattie' West; married,November26, 1931, to Jessie LaVinia Ward. |
| | William F. Bowe (b. 1896) — of Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,1896.Democrat.Lawyer;law professor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1943-46, 1949-52 (Queens County 4th District1943-44, Queens County 6th District 1945-46, 1949-52).Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;HolyName Society;AncientOrder of Hibernians;AmericanArbitration Association.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin J. Bowe. |
| | John Brademas (1927-2016) — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in Mishawaka,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,March 2,1927.Democrat.Rhodesscholar; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen.PatrickMcNamara; administrative assistant to U.S. RepThomasL. Ashley; executive assistant to presidential candidateAdlaiE. Stevenson;college professor;U.S.Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1959-81; defeated,1954, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1964,1968,1972;president,New York University, 1981-92.Methodist.Greekancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Orderof Ahepa;Eagles;Moose;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 11,2016 (age89 years, 131days).Entombed atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Orlo Marion Brees (1896-1980) — also known asOrlo M. Brees — of Endicott,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Canton,FultonCounty, Ill.,April13, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspapereditor;printingbusiness;author;lecturer;poet;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1941-52; memberofNewYork state senate 45th District, 1952.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in November,1980(age84years, 0 days).Intermentsomewherein Peoria, Ill.| | Relatives:Married1933 toFrances W. Freeman. |
| | Julian Pleasant Bretz (1876-1951) — also known asJulian P. Bretz — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,December29, 1876.Democrat.University professor;historian;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1930 (Democratic, 37th District),1932 (Democratic, 37th District), 1934 (Democratic, 37th District),1944 (American Labor, 39th District); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1936;chairof Tompkins County Democratic Party, 1936; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1942.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;KappaAlpha Order.DiedJune 15,1951 (age74 years, 168days).Interment atDavis Chapel Cemetery, Dearborn, Mo. | | Romanzo Bunn (1829-1909) — of Galesville,TrempealeauCounty, Wis.Born in South Hartwick,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,September24, 1829.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1860; circuit judge in Wisconsin 6th Circuit,1869-77; Republican Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1872;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1877-1905;retired 1905;law professor.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,January25, 1909 (age79 years, 123days).Burial location unknown.  | Mary Ingraham Bunting (1910-1998) — also known asMary I. Bunting;Polly Bunting;MaryIngraham;Mary Bunting-Smith —of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1910.Democrat.Microbiologist;college professor;president,Radcliffe College, 1960-72; member, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission,1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1972.Female.Died, in Kendal at Hanovercontinuingcare community, Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.,January21, 1998 (age87 years, 195days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Henry A. Ingraham and Mary (Shotwell) Ingraham; married1937 toHenry Bunting; married1975 toClement A. Smith. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: Harvard UniversityGazette |
|  | Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947) — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,April 2,1862.Republican.University professor; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1888;Presidentof Columbia University, 1901-45; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1904,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928(speaker),1932;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1912; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1920,1928;co-recipient ofNobelPeace Prize in 1931; elected (Wet)delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did notserve;blindin his later years.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanHistorical Association;PsiUpsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, ofbronchio-pneumonia,in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1947 (age85 years, 249days).Interment atCedarLawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J. | | Parnell J. T. Callahan (1912-1969) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1912.Republican.Lawyer;law professor; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 12th District, 1957-58;defeated, 1958.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1969 (age56 years, 256days).Interment atLongIsland National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | Alan K. Campbell — of Cazenovia,MadisonCounty, N.Y.Democrat.University professor;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.Still living as of 1967. | | E. Vernon Carbonara — of New York. Conservative.University professor; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1962; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.Still living as of 1966. | | Perry Amherst Carpenter (1881-1957) — also known asPerry A. Carpenter — of Lima,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Irondequoit,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Benton Township,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,November29, 1881.Professor of mathematics, Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima,N.Y., 1910; laterhigh schoolteacher; Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Livingston County, 1909; Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Representative from New York 39th District, 1912.Co-author of mathematics and algebra textbooks. Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,1957(ageabout75 years).Burial location unknown. | | 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.College teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;executive secretary for the Urban League in various cities, 1920-28;editor ofOpportunity, a Journal of Negro Life, 1928-42;alternate delegate 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 atFerncliffCemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter; married1922 toEdna Felicia Billups; married1927 to ThelmaCharles Johnson. |
| | Eric Thomas Chester (b. 1943) — also known asEric Chester — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Montague,FranklinCounty, Mass.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,August6, 1943.New Politics candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1968; New Politics candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1968(on behalf ofEldridgeCleaver andLarryHochman);university professor; Socialist candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1996; Socialist candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 2006.Member,IndustrialWorkers of the World.Still living as of 2010.| | Relatives: Sonof Harry Chester and Alice (Fried) Chester. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Ramsey Clark (1927-2021) — also known asWilliam Ramsey Clark — of near Falls Church,FairfaxCounty, Va.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,December18, 1927.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney General, 1967-69;law professor; Democraticcandidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1974, 1976 (primary); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1976.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;AmericanJudicature Society;DeltaTau Delta.Defended many controversial figures during his legal and politicalcareer, including David Koresh,LyndonLaRouche,LeonardPeltier, Radovan Karadzic, Slobodan Milosevic, and Saddam Hussein.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 9,2021 (age93 years, 112days).Burial location unknown. | | Herman Jay Cohen (b. 1932) — also known asHerman J. Cohen — of New York. Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,February10, 1932.University professor; U.S. Ambassador toSenegal, 1977-80;Gambia, 1977-80; Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for AfricanAffairs, 1989-93.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Still living as of 2015. | | Charles Woolsey Cole (1906-1978) — also known asCharles W. Cole — of Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.; New York.Born in Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.,February8, 1906.University professor;Presidentof Amherst College, 1946-60; U.S. Ambassador toChile, 1961-64.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;AmericanAssociation of University Professors;Council onForeign Relations;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaKappa Epsilon;DeltaSigma Rho;AmericanHistorical Association;AmericanEconomic Association.Died in1978(ageabout72 years).Burial location unknown. | | Chester Cicero Cole (b. 1824) — also known asChester C. Cole — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Oxford,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1824.Lawyer;justiceof Iowa state supreme court, 1864-76;law professor.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Cole and Alice (Pullman) Cole; married,June 25,1848, to Amanda M. Bennett. |
| | Barry Commoner (1917-2012) — also known as"Paul Revere of Ecology" — of Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1917.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;biologist;university professor; Citizens candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1980;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaXi.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September30, 2012 (age95 years, 125days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Isidore Commoner and Goldie (Yarmolinksy) Commoner; married toGloria Gordon; married1980 to LisaFeiner. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Edwin F. Conely (b. 1847) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1847.Democrat.Lawyer;law professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1880,1892(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1887; member of Michigan GoldDemocratic State Central Committee, 1899.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Royaland Select Masters;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William S. Conely and Eliza (O'Connor) Conely; married,December9, 1873, to Achsah Butterfield; married,May 9,1882, to Fanny Butterfield. |
| | Mortimer Elwyn Cooley (b. 1855) — also known asMortimer E. Cooley — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born near Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1855.Democrat.Engineer;university professor; served in the U.S. Navy during theSpanish-American War; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1924.Member,SigmaPhi;SigmaXi;Freemasons;AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Blake Cooley and Achsah Bennett (Griswold) Cooley; married,December25, 1879, to Caroline Elizabeth Mosely. |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1824-1898) — also known asThomas M. Cooley — of Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.; Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Attica,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1824.Lawyer;newspapereditor; law partner ofCharlesM. Croswell, 1855; reporter, Michigan Supreme Court, 1857-64;law professor;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1865-85;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1868-69, 1876-77,1884-85; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1887-92.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,September12, 1898 (age74 years, 249days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.  | Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) — also known asRoyal S. Copeland — of Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Dexter,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November7, 1868.Homeopathicphysician;university professor;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03;U.S.Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1936;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1924;candidate in Democratic primary formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1937.Methodist.Englishancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Maccabees;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;AmericanPublic Health Association.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 17,1938 (age69 years, 222days).Interment atMahwahCemetery, Mahwah, N.J. | | Guy Carleton Haynes Corliss (b. 1858) — also known asGuy C. H. Corliss — of Grand Forks,GrandForks County, N.Dak.Born in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1858.Lawyer;justiceof North Dakota state supreme court, 1889-98;Dean, LawSchool, University of North Dakota.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Cyrus K. Corliss and Clarinda M. Corliss. |
| | George Sylvester Counts (1889-1974) — also known asGeorge S. Counts — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; New Hope,BucksCounty, Pa.Born near Baldwin City,DouglasCounty, Kan.,December9, 1889.University professor;author;president,American Federation of Teachers, 1939-42; New York American LaborParty state chair, 1942-44; Liberal candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1952; New York Liberal Party state chair,1955-59.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Kappa;KappaDelta Pi.Suffered astroke,and died two weeks later, in ahospitalat Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,November10, 1974 (age84 years, 336days). Hisbody wasdonated to Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Mo.| | Relatives: Sonof James Wilson Counts and Mertie Florella (Gamble)Counts. |
| | Robert J. Cronin (1915-1986) — of Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.BornJune 23,1915.Democrat.College professor; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 39th District, 1958;mayorof Glens Falls, N.Y., 1970-77.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;CatholicWar Veterans.DiedDecember12, 1986 (age71 years, 172days).Burial location unknown. | | Mario Matthew Cuomo (1932-2015) — also known asMario M. Cuomo — of Holliswood, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1932.Democrat. Playedprofessionalbaseball in 1952 for the minor-league Brunswick Pirates;lawyer;law professor;secretaryof state of New York, 1975-78; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1977 (Democratic primary), 1977(Liberal);LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1979-82; defeated in primary, 1974;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984(speaker),1988;Governorof New York, 1983-94; defeated, 1994; Democratic PresidentialElector for New York,1992.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,DeltaTheta Phi;American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January1, 2015 (age82 years, 200days).Entombed in mausoleum atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.  | Volney Byron Cushing (1856-1930) — also known asVolney B. Cushing — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Winterport,WaldoCounty, Maine,January31, 1856.Hatter;minister;lecturer; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMaine, 1888; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Maine 4th District, 1890, 1904; Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1914 (20th District), 1916 (19thDistrict); Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1915;hotelmanager.Unitarian.Died in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September23, 1930 (age74 years, 235days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Wilton, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Cushing and Eunice Colby (Dorr) Cushing; married,January19, 1886, to Nellie M. Pearson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Prohibition PartyNational Committee |
| | Marcus Daly (1908-1969) — of Lincroft,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in Long Branch,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,September18, 1908.Republican.College professor; Director General,Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration, 1958-61;candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1964.Catholic.Member,HolyName Society.Died, frombladdercancer, in MonmouthMedicalCenter, Long Branch,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,July 25,1969 (age60 years, 310days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Cyrenus Garritt Darling (1856-1933) — also known asCyrenus G. Darling — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Bethel,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,1856.Republican.Physician;university professor;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1894-95; defeated, 1889, 1909, 1911.Member,American MedicalAssociation.Died, fromperniciousanemia,April21, 1933 (ageabout 76years).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Darling and Eliza (Starr) Darling; married1884 toAugusta M. Payne. |
| | Frederick Morgan Davenport (1866-1956) — also known asFrederick M. Davenport — of Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,August27, 1866.College professor; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 36th District, 1909-10, 1919-24; Progressivecandidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1912; Progressive candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1914; delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1924,1928;U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1925-33; defeated(Republican), 1932, 1934.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;PhiBeta Kappa.Died inWashington,D.C.,December26, 1956 (age90 years, 121days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Solon De Leon (1883-1975) — also known asBraset Marteau;Bert Grant — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September2, 1883.Socialist.Writer;college teacher; Socialist Labor candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911.Died in Ellenville,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,December3, 1975 (age92 years, 92days).Burial location unknown. | | John J. DePasquale (b. 1896) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;universityprofessor;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 10th District, 1945-50;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 27th District, 1950; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1958.Burial location unknown. | | Henry William Diederich (1845-1926) — also known asHenry W. Diederich — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November13, 1845.Republican.Pastor;college professor; U.S. Consul inLeipzig, 1889-93;Magdeburg, 1897-99;Bremen, 1899-1906;Sarnia, 1919-24; U.S. Consul General inAntwerp, 1906-17.Lutheran.Died in Wauwatosa,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,February8, 1926 (age80 years, 87days).Interment atLincolnMemorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. | | John Forrest Dillon (1831-1914) — also known asJohn F. Dillon — of Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa.Born in Northampton, Montgomery County (nowFultonCounty), N.Y.,December25, 1831.Lawyer;law professor;author;district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1859-63;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1864-69;chiefjustice of Iowa state supreme court, 1867-69;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1870-79.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 5,1914 (age82 years, 131days).Interment atOakdaleMemorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa. | | Silas Hamilton Douglas (1816-1890) — also known asSilas H. Douglas;Silas H.Douglass —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Fredonia,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1816.Physician;university professor;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1871-73.Episcopalian.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August26, 1890 (age73 years, 303days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Douglas and Lucy (Townsend) Douglas; brother ofSamuelTownsend Douglass; married,May 1,1845, to Helen Welles; father ofHenryWoolsey Douglas; second cousin once removed ofDavidHough; third cousin once removed ofJeremiahMason,DavidEdgerton andRobertCoit Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofGeorgeChamplin,WaightstillAvery,JoshuaCoit andWilliamBrainard Coit; third cousin thrice removed ofClaudiusVictor Pendleton; fourth cousin ofStephenArnold Douglas; fourth cousin once removed ofChristopherGrant Champlin,JonathanR. Herrick,AlfredAvery Burnham,AlmarF. Dickson andRobertMartin Douglas. | | | | Political families:Douglasfamily of Ann Arbor, Michigan;Douglasfamily of Greensboro, North Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Douglas Fitzgerald Dowd (1919-2017) — also known asDouglas F. Dowd — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,December7, 1919.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;economist;university professor; Peace and Freedom candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1968.Jewishancestry.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in Bologna,Italy,September8, 2017 (age97 years, 275days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Mervyn Dowd and Sybil (Seid) Dowd; married to ZerilDruskin. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article |
| | William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) — also known asW. E. B. Du Bois — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Accra,Ghana.Born in Great Barrington,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,February23, 1868.College professor;sociologist;historian;civil rights leader; Pan-Africanist; one of the founders of theNAACP; received theSpingarnMedal in 1920; member of New York American Labor Party ExecutiveCommittee, 1949; American Labor candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1950; in 1951, he and four other leadersof the Peace Information Center, which wasallegedto be acting on behalf of the Soviet Union, wereindictedfor their failure to register asforeignagents; the case was dismissed in 1952, but hispassport waswithheld until 1958; awarded theLeninPeace Prize in 1959.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP.In 1895, he was thefirstAfrican-American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University.Died in Accra,Ghana,August27, 1963 (age95 years, 185days).Entombed atDu Bois Memorial Centre, Accra, Ghana. | | Harvey Gridley Eastman (1832-1878) — also known asHarvey G. Eastman;H. G.Eastman —of Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Marshall,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November16, 1832.Republican.College professor; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1868;mayorof Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1869; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1872, 1874.Died, fromcongestion ofthe lungs, inDenver,Colo.,July 13,1878 (age45 years, 239days).Burial location unknown. | | William Alfred Eddy (1896-1962) — also known asBill Eddy — of Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.; Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.; Beirut,Lebanon.Born, to American parents, in Sidon, Syria (nowLebanon),March9, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;college professor;presidentof Hobart College and William Smith College, Geneva, N.Y., 1936-42;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Minister toSaudi Arabia, 1944-46; Middle East consultant, Arabian AmericanOilCompany, 1947-62.Episcopalian.DiedMay 3,1962 (age66 years, 55days).Interment atProtestantCemetery, Sidon, Lebanon.  | Maurice Francis Egan (1852-1924) — also known asMaurice F. Egan — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.;Washington,D.C.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 24,1852.University professor;author;U.S. Minister toDenmark, 1907-17.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1924 (age71 years, 236days).Interment atOldCathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | 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;college professor;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. | | Hugh T. Farley — of Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Republican.Schoolteacher;university professor; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 44th District, 1977-.Still living as of 2008.| | Relatives:Married to Sharon Rose. |
| | Livingston Farrand (1867-1939) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.; Brewster,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,June 14,1867.Physician;anthropologist;psychologist;university professor;president,University of Colorado, 1914-19; chairman, Central Committee of theAmerican Red Cross, 1919-21;president,Cornell University, 1921-37; elected (Wet)delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did notserve.FrenchHuguenot ancestry. Member,AmericanPublic Health Association;AmericanPsychological Association.Died, ofpneumonia,inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1939 (age72 years, 147days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J. | | Oran Faville (1817-1872) — of Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio; Mitchell,MitchellCounty, Iowa.Born in Manheim,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1817.College professor;president,Wesleyan Female College, Delaware, Ohio, 1853-55;LieutenantGovernor of Iowa, 1858-60;Iowasuperintendent of public instruction, 1864-67.Died in Waverly,BremerCounty, Iowa,November2, 1872 (age55 years, 20days).Interment atHarlingtonCemetery, Waverly, Iowa.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Faville and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (West) Faville; married toMaria M. Peck; uncle ofFrederickF. Faville. |
 | Emerson D. Fite (b. 1874) — of Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio,March 3,1874.Republican.College professor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1934-43.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Lemuel Fite and Louisa Fite. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Frederic Charles Fornes Jr. (b. 1905) — also known asFrederic C. Fornes, Jr. — Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August22, 1905.College instructor; U.S. Vice Consul inToronto, 1929-30;Sao Paulo, 1930-33; U.S. Consul inSao Paulo, as of 1943.Burial location unknown. | | Charles B. Fowler — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Democrat.University professor; candidate formayorof White Plains, N.Y., 1933; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1936.Burial location unknown. | | Virginia Ann Foxx (b. 1943) — also known asVirginia Ann Palmieri — of Grandfather,AveryCounty, N.C.; Banner Elk,AveryCounty, N.C.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,June 29,1943.Republican.College professor;president,Mayland Community College, 1987-94; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1994-2004;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 2005-.Female.Catholic.Still living as of 2018. | | Aaron Frank (c.1904-1955) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y., about 1904.Democrat.Lawyer;accountant;law professor; New York City Third Deputy Police Commissioner,1950-53; candidate forboroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1953.Jewish. Member,AmericanArbitration Association.DiedMay 10,1955 (ageabout 51years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Philip Frank. |
| | Betty Friedan (1921-2006) — also known asBettye Naomi Goldstein — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,February4, 1921.Democrat.University professor; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1984.Female.JewishandRussianancestry. Member,NationalOrganization for Women;PhiBeta Kappa.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1993.Died, ofheartfailure, inWashington,D.C.,February4, 2006 (age85 years, 0days).Burial location unknown. | | John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Iona Station,Ontario,October15, 1908.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;economist;university professor; U.S. Ambassador toIndia, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1972.Scottishancestry. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;AmericanPhilosophical Society.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1946, and again in 2000.Died, ofpneumonia,in Mt. AuburnHospital,Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April29, 2006 (age97 years, 196days).Interment atIndianHill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn. | | 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;college professor;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. |
| | Waldemar John Gallman (1899-1980) — also known asWaldemar J. Gallman — of Wellsville,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.Born in Wellsville,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1899.College instructor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inDanzig, 1934-38;London, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador toPoland, 1948-50;South Africa, 1951-54;Iraq, 1954; Director General of the U.S. Foreign Service,1958-61.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 28,1980 (age81 years, 62days).Cremated;ashes interred atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Asa Bird Gardiner (1839-1919) — also known asAsa Bird Gardner — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1839.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; received theMedalof Honor for actions in Civil War War battles, but it was revokedin 1917 when no evidence was found to support his award;lawprofessor;NewYork County District Attorney, 1898-1900; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1900;removedfrom office as District Attorney in December 1900, by Gov.TheodoreRoosevelt, overchargesthat he hadinterferedwith the prosecution of election cases against Tammany Hall.Member,TammanyHall;Societyof the Cincinnati;LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic;Societyof the War of 1812;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,May 24,1919 (age79 years, 236days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | John William Gardner (1912-2002) — also known asJohn W. Gardner — of Scarsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October8, 1912.Republican.University professor; served in the U.S. MarineCorps during World War II;U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1965-68.Member,Council onForeign Relations;SigmaXi;KappaDelta Pi;AmericanPsychological Association;CommonCause.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1964; founder of Common Cause in 1970.Died, from complications ofprostatecancer, in Palo Alto,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,February16, 2002 (age89 years, 131days).Burial location unknown. | | Prentiss Bailey Gilbert (b. 1883) — also known asPrentiss B. Gilbert — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1883.Miningsuperintendent;college instructor; served in the U.S.Army during World War I; chief, Division of Political and EconomicInformation, U.S. State Department, 1921-27; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Consul inGeneva, 1930-33.Burial location unknown. | | Benjamin Gitlow (1891-1965) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,December22, 1891.Communist.Organizerandpresident,Retail Clerks Union of New York, 1913; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1918; defeated(Socialist), 1918;convictedoncriminalanarchycharges,1920;sentencedto five to ten years inprison;lost an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1925; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1921 (Communist), 1925 (Workers);candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1924, 1928; Workers candidate forGovernorof New York, 1926; after 1939, he became an anti-Communistwriter andlecturer.Died in Crompond,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1965 (age73 years, 209days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Crocker Good (1924-1984) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1924.University professor; U.S. Ambassador toZambia, 1965-68.Died in1984(ageabout60 years).Burial location unknown.  | Abraham Goodman (1884-1926) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November7, 1884.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lecturer;lawyer;counsel forthe Furriers Union and otherlabororganizations; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 8th District, 1916-17.Jewish.Died, followingappendicitissurgery, in St. Mark'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1926 (age41 years, 262days).Interment atMt.Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Goodman. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | George Scott Graham (1850-1931) — also known asGeorge S. Graham — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September13, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;PhiladelphiaCounty District Attorney, 1880-98;law professor; delegateto Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1892,1916(alternate),1924;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1913-31; died inoffice 1931.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;UnionLeague.Died in Islip,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 4,1931 (age80 years, 294days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Richard Theodore Greener (b. 1844) — also known asRichard T. Greener;R. T.Greener —ofWashington,D.C.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January30, 1844.University professor;lawyer;U.S. Consul inBombay, 1898; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) inVladivostok, 1898-1905.Africanancestry.FirstBlack graduate of Harvard, 1870.Burial location unknown. | | Philip Halpern (1902-1963) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;law professor;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 48th District, 1938;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1948-63; died in office1963; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York SupremeCourt, 1952-63 (3rd Department 1952-57, 4th Department 1958-63); diedin office 1963.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;ZionistOrganization of America;Knightsof Pythias;SigmaAlpha Mu;B'naiB'rith.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1963 (age60 years, 286days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.  | Arthur Sherburne Hardy (1847-1930) — also known asArthur S. Hardy — of Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,August13, 1847.Civilengineer;college professor;author;editor ofCosmopolitanmagazine,1893-95; U.S. Minister toPersia, 1897-99;Greece, 1899-1901;Romania, 1899-1901;Serbia, 1899-1901;Switzerland, 1901-03;Spain, 1902-05; U.S. Consul General inTeheran, 1897-99.Died in Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.,March13, 1930 (age82 years, 212days).Interment atWoodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn. | | Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck (1791-1879) — of New York. Born in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,November29, 1791.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1825-27;collegeprofessor;presidentof Rutgers College (now Rutgers University), 1840-50.Slaveowner. Died, ofpneumonia,in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,February24, 1879 (age87 years, 87days).Interment atOldDutch Churchyard, Kingston, N.Y. | | Kenneth William Hechler (1914-2016) — also known asKen Hechler — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.; Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born near Roslyn,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September20, 1914.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1959-77;defeated, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1964,1968,1972,1980,1984;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1985-2000; defeated, 2004.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Civitan;AmericanPolitical Science Association.Died in Slanesville,HampshireCounty, W.Va.,December10, 2016 (age102 years,81 days).Interment atBranch Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery, ThreeChurches, W.Va. | | Christian Archibald Herter Jr. (1919-2007) — also known asChristian A. Herter, Jr. — of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1919.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;administrative assistant to U.S. Vice PresidentRichardM. Nixon, 1953-54; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1956,1960;candidate forMassachusettsstate attorney general, 1958; vice-president, Socony MobilOilCompany, 1961-67; director, BerkshireLifeInsurance Company;law professor.Member,American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, fromchronicobstructive pulmonary disease, inWashington,D.C.,September16, 2007 (age88 years, 230days).Burial location unknown. | | Alan G. Hevesi (b. 1940) — of Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.BornJanuary31, 1940.Democrat.University professor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1971-93 (25th District 1971-72, 28th District1973-93); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1984,1996,2000,2004;New York City controller, 1994-2001; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 2001 (Democratic primary), 2001(Liberal);New Yorkstate comptroller, 2003-06; resigned 2006;pleadedguilty in 2006 to fraudchargesover his use of a state employee to chauffeur his wife, andfined$5,000.Jewish.Still living as of 2006. | | John Edmond Hewitt — Republican.Lawyer; lawsecretary to JusticeEugeneA. Philbin, 1920;law professor; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930.Burial location unknown. | | William Bancroft Hill (c.1858-1945) — of Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Colebrook,CoosCounty, N.H., about 1858.Lawyer;pastor;college professor; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.ChristianReformed orPresbyterian.DiedJanuary23, 1945 (ageabout 87years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Elise Weyerhaeuser (daughter of Frederick E.Weyerhaeuser). |
| | William Russell Hochman (1921-2019) — also known asWilliam Hochman;BillHochman —of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,August28, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;collegeprofessor;historian;secretaryof Colorado Democratic Party, 1961-65; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Colorado,1968(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker).Member,American CivilLiberties Union;AmericanHistorical Association.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,March23, 2019 (age97 years, 207days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Julius Hochman and Ruth Hochman. |
| | Eleanor Holmes=Norton (b. 1937) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,June 13,1937.Democrat.Lawyer;university professor; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1972;Delegateto U.S. Congress from the District of Columbia, 1991-; delegateto Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1996(delegation chair),2000,2004,2008.Female.Episcopalian.Africanancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations;American CivilLiberties Union.Still living as of 2019. | | 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.  | David Franklin Houston (1866-1940) — also known asDavid F. Houston — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Monroe,UnionCounty, N.C.,February17, 1866.Superintendentof schools;university professor;president,Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1902-05;president,University of Texas, 1905-08;chancellor,Washington University, St. Louis, 1908-16;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1920-21; vice president, AmericanTelephoneandTelegraphCo. and president, BellTelephoneSecurities Co.; president, MutualLifeInsurance Company of New York, 1930-1940; director, United StatesSteelCorporation.Member,AmericanEconomic Association.Died, fromheartdisease, at the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September2, 1940 (age74 years, 198days).Interment atMemorialCemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y. | | Frederic Clemson Howe (1867-1940) — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Cortlandt town,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,November21, 1867.Lawyer;law professor;writer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1906-09; Commissioner of Immigration for the Portof New York, 1914-19.Died, in Martha's VineyardHospital,Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard,DukesCounty, Mass.,August3, 1940 (age72 years, 256days).Interment atGreendaleCemetery, Meadville, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson Howe and Jane (Clemson) Howe; married1904 to MarieH. Jenney. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1862.Republican.Lawyer;law professor;Governor ofNew York, 1907-10; resigned 1910; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1908;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-16; resigned 1916;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1930-41; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1916;U.S.Secretary of State, 1921-25.Baptist.Welshancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaEpsilon;UnionLeague.Died in Osterville, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,August27, 1948 (age86 years, 138days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Henry Stuart Hughes (1916-1999) — also known asH. Stuart Hughes — of Massachusetts. Born in New York,May 7,1916.University professor; candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1962.Died in La Jolla,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,October21, 1999 (age83 years, 167days).Burial location unknown.  | Frank Irvine (1858-1931) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Sharon,MercerCounty, Pa.,September15, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1891-93;justice ofNebraska state supreme court, 1893-99;law professor;Dean, Cornell University Law School, from 1907; member, New YorkState Public Service Commission; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 37th District, 1922.Member,American BarAssociation;Chi Phi;PhiDelta Phi.DiedJune 23,1931 (age72 years, 281days).Burial location unknown. | | | Meyer Jacobstein (1880-1963) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1880.Democrat.University professor;newspaperpublisher;U.S.Representative from New York 38th District, 1923-29; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1924,1928,1932.Jewish.Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1963 (age83 years, 83days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Philip Caryl Jessup (1897-1986) — also known asPhilip C. Jessup — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January5, 1897.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;law professor; U.S. Ambassador to, 1949-53; judge, International Court of Justice, Geneva,1961-70.Died in1986(ageabout89 years).Burial location unknown.  | James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) — also known asJames W. Johnson;James WilliamJohnson —of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,June 17,1871.Schoolprincipal;author;lawyer;U.S. Consul inPuerto Cabello, 1906-07;Dakar, 1907-08;Corinto, 1908-09;university professor.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;SigmaPi Phi;PhiBeta Sigma;Freemasons.Author of the words to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," whichbecame known as the "Negro National Anthem".Killed in acar-traincollision, in Wiscasset,LincolnCounty, Maine,June 26,1938 (age67 years, 9days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Vladimir Karapetoff (b. 1876) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in St. Petersburg,Russia,January8, 1876.Socialist.Engineer;university professor; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 6th District, 1913; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Tompkins County, 1916; candidate forNew Yorkstate engineer and surveyor, 1920, 1924; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 41st District, 1932.Christian.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Professors;SigmaXi;Phi MuAlpha;ThetaXi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Nikita Karapetoff and Anna (Ivanova) Karapetoff; married,August2, 1904, to Frances Lulu Gillmor. |
| | Theron Preston Keator (1850-1917) — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Rosendale,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,September1, 1850.Republican.Newspaperreporter;newspapereditor;lecturer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1884.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 10,1917 (age66 years, 282days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Simon Peter Snyder Keator and Hannah (Coutant) Keator; married1869 toFrances Adelaide Marsh; second cousin once removed ofNathanKeator; third cousin once removed ofJohnFrisbee Keator; fourth cousin ofThomasVincent Cator. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Alpheus B. Kenyon — of Alfred,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.College professor; Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate engineer and surveyor, 1889.Burial location unknown. | | George Ross Kirkpatrick (1867-1937) — also known asGeorge R. Kirkpatrick;KirkKirkpatrick —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; California.Born in West Lafayette,CoshoctonCounty, Ohio,February24, 1867.Socialist.Lecturer; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1912; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1916; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1928; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1932, 1934 (Socialist).Died in1937(ageabout70 years).Burial location unknown. | | Theodore Roosevelt Kupferman (1920-2003) — also known asTheodore R. Kupferman — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 12,1920.Republican.Lawyer;law professor; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1966-69.Member,FederalBar Association.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,September23, 2003 (age83 years, 134days).Burial location unknown.  | Corliss Lamont (1902-1995) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.,March28, 1902.Socialist.Author;lecturer;arrestedon June 27, 1934, whilepicketingin support of alaborunion at a furniture plant in Jersey City, N.J.; chairman,National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, 1943-47; thisorganization and its leaders wereinvestigatedforsubversionby the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities;chargedin 1946 withcontemptof Congress for his refusal to provide records demanded by thecommittee; in 1951, the U.S. State Departmentdenied apassport to him, based on his membership in what were deemed "Communist-frontorganizations"; on August 17, 1954, the U.S. Senatecitedhim withcontemptof Congress for refusing to testify before Sen.JosephR. McCarthy's subcommittee; subsequentlyindicted;pleaded not guilty; the indictment was dismissed in 1955; the Courtof Appeals upheld the dismissal in 1956; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1952 (American Labor), 1958 (IndependentSocialist).Member,American CivilLiberties Union;NAACP;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, ofheartfailure, in Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1995 (age93 years, 29days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Englewood, N.J. | | | Noble Wishard Lee (1896-1978) — also known asNoble W. Lee — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;law professor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1938; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 5th District; elected 1940.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;NationalLawyers Guild.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October8, 1978 (age82 years, 42days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Ora Miner Leland (1876-1962) — also known asOra M. Leland — of New York. Born in Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.,June 28,1876.Progressive. Candidate forNew Yorkstate engineer and surveyor, 1912.Dean of the College of Engineering and Architecture at theUniversity of Minnesota; developed theAeronauticalEngineering Department in 1928-29.DiedMarch30, 1962 (age85 years, 275days).Interment atFortSnelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Wilbert John LeMelle (b. 1931) — also known asWilbert J. LeMelle — of New York. Born in New Iberia,IberiaParish, La.,November11, 1931.Democrat.University professor; U.S. Ambassador toKenya, 1977-80;Seychelles, 1977-80.Catholic.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;Council onForeign Relations.Still living as of 1991. | | Nehemiah Homand Losey (1804-1875) — also known asNehemiah H. Losey — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Montgomery,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1804.Democrat.Schoolteacher;surveyor;college professor; postmaster atGalesburg,Ill., 1837-40.Died in Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.,June 1,1875 (age71 years, 89days).Interment atHopeCemetery, Galesburg, Ill. | | Julian William Mack (1866-1943) — also known asJulian W. Mack — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 19,1866.Democrat.Lawyer;law professor; circuit judge in Illinois, 1904-05; Judge,Illinois Appellate Court, 1905-11;Judgeof U.S. Commerce Court, 1911-13; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court forthe 7th Circuit, 1911;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1911-29;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1929-30;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1929-40; tooksenior status 1940; senior judge, 1940-43.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;ZionistOrganization of America;AmericanJewish Congress;AmericanJewish Committee.Died, in his room at the Fifth AvenueHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1943 (age77 years, 48days).Burial location unknown. | | Michael Joseph Mansfield (1903-2001) — also known asMike Mansfield — of Missoula,MissoulaCounty, Mont.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1903.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;miningengineer;university professor;U.S.Representative from Montana 1st District, 1943-53; defeated inprimary, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMontana,1944,1948,1952,1956,1988,1996,2000;U.S.Senator from Montana, 1953-77; U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1977-88.Irishancestry. Member,AlphaTau Omega.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1989.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, at theWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,October5, 2001 (age98 years, 203days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Clifford T. McAvoy (1904-1957) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1904.College instructor;concertviolinist;legislativerepresentative, College Teachers Union;; American Labor candidateforNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 15th District, 1938; New YorkCity Deputy Welfare Commissioner, 1938-41;legislativedirector, Greater New York CIO Council, 1941-44;legislativerepresentative,political actiondirector, and laterinternationalrepresentative, United Electrical Workers; American Laborcandidate forU.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1952; American Laborcandidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1953.Member,AmericanFederation of Teachers.Died, fromnephritis,in Cape CodHospital,Hyannis, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,August9, 1957 (age52 years, 310days).Burial location unknown.  | George Brinton McClellan (1865-1940) — also known asGeorge B. McClellan — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Dresden, Saxony (nowGermany)of American parents,November23, 1865.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1895-1903; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1896,1900;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1904-09; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1904;university professor; colonel in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;LoyalLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;AmericanLegion;PhiBeta Kappa.DiedNovember30, 1940 (age75 years, 7days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | James Lukens McConaughy (1887-1948) — also known asJames L. McConaughy — of Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October21, 1887.Republican.College professor;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1939-41; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1944;Governorof Connecticut, 1947-48; died in office 1948.Member,Rotary;BetaTheta Pi;PhiBeta Kappa.DiedMarch 7,1948 (age60 years, 138days).Burial location unknown. | | Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) — also known asPaul V. McNutt — of Bloomington,MonroeCounty, Ind.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Franklin,JohnsonCounty, Ind.,July 19,1891.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;law professor;national commander, American Legion, 1928-29;Governor ofIndiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39,1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1940;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1940,1944;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1944;U.S. Ambassador toPhilippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1948.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaDelta Chi;BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi;TauKappa Alpha;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Rotary;Kiwanis.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1955 (age63 years, 248days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Harold Raymond Medina (1888-1990) — also known asHarold R. Medina — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1888.Lawyer;law professor;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1947-51;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1951-58; tooksenior status 1958.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Died in Westwood,BergenCounty, N.J.,March14, 1990 (age102 years,26 days).Interment atWesthamptonCemetery, Westhampton Beach, Long Island, N.Y. | | James Charles Monaghan (1857-1917) — also known asJames C. Monaghan — of Rhode Island; New Jersey. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October11, 1857.Newspapereditor;university professor; U.S. Consul inMannheim, 1885-90;Chemnitz, 1893-1900;Kingston, 1914-17, died in office 1917.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1917 (age60 years, 32days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, Cumberland, R.I. | | Edwin Vernon Morgan (1865-1934) — also known asEdwin V. Morgan — of Aurora,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Aurora,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,February22, 1865.College professor; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inSeoul, 1900-01; U.S. Consul inDalny, 1904-05; U.S. Minister toKorea, 1905;Cuba, 1905-10;Paraguay, 1909-11;Uruguay, 1909-11;Portugal, 1911-12; U.S. Ambassador toBrazil, 1912-33.Died in Petrópolis,Brazil,April16, 1934 (age69 years, 53days).Interment atCemitério Municipal de Petrópolis,Petrópolis, Brazil. | | Howard Townsend Mosher (b. 1868) — also known asHoward T. Mosher — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,1868.Democrat.Lawyer;university professor; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1916.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Jacob S. Mosher. |
| | Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) — also known asPat Moynihan — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.; New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.; Pindars Corners,DelawareCounty, N.Y.Born in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,March16, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;politicalscientist;university professor; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1960(alternate),1984,1988,1996,2000;U.S. Ambassador toIndia, 1973-75; U.S. Representative toUnited Nations, 1975-76;U.S.Senator from New York, 1977-.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, ofinfectionfrom a rupturedappendix,inWashington,D.C.,March26, 2003 (age76 years, 10days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives:Married,May 29,1955, to Elizabeth Therese Brennan. | | | | Cross-reference:JohnWestergaard —DanMaffei | | | | The Danel Patrick MoynihanU.S.Courthouse (opened 1996), at Foley Square,Manhattan,New York, isnamed forhim. — The MoynihanTrainHall (opened 2021), an expansion of Penn Station,Manhattan,New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Daniel Patrick Moynihan:Milesto Go: A Personal History of Social Policy (1997) —Onthe Law of Nations (1990) —Secrecy: The American Experience (1998) —Pandaemonium:Ethnicity in International Politics (1993) —MaximumFeasible Misunderstanding: Community Action in the War on Poverty(1970) | | | | Books about Daniel Patrick Moynihan:Godfrey Hodgson,TheGentleman From New York: Daniel Patrick Moynihan -- ABiography — Robert A. Katzmann,DanielPatrick Moynihan: The Intellectual in Public Life |
| | William Hughes Mulligan (1918-1996) — also known asWilliam H. Mulligan — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 5,1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawprofessor; Dean, Fordham Law School; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1971-81; resigned1981.Catholic.Died, from complications of astroke,at LawrenceHospital,Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1996 (age78 years, 69days).Burial location unknown.  | Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) — also known asKarl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Wright City,WarrenCounty, Mo.,June 21,1892.Pastor;professor, Union Theological Seminary, 1928-60; Socialistcandidate forNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1930; Socialist candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1932; Socialistcandidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;vice-chair of New York Liberal Party, 1958.Protestant.Germanancestry. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Theologian; Socialist and pacifist until World War II; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1964.Died in Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,June 1,1971 (age78 years, 345days).Interment atStockbridgeCemetery, Stockbridge, Mass. | | Thomas Herbert Norton (b. 1851) — also known asThomas H. Norton — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Rushford,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1851.Republican.Chemist;newspapereditor;university professor;librarian;U.S. Consul inHarput, 1900-05;Smyrna, 1905-06;Chemnitz, 1906-14.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;DeltaKappa Epsilon;AmericanChemical Society.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Robert Norton and Julia Ann Granger (Horsford) Norton;married,December27, 1883, to Edith Eliza Ames. |
| | John G. A. O'Neil (c.1937-1992) — of Parishville,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born about 1937.College professor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1981-92; died in office 1992.Killed in ahead-oncollision with another car, inSt.Lawrence County, N.Y.,December10, 1992 (ageabout 55years).Burial location unknown. | | William Merritt Osband (b. 1836) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Arcadia,WayneCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1836.Republican.College professor;furniturebusiness;newspapereditor;pipeorgan manufacturer;chair ofWashtenaw County Republican Party, 1886-90.Methodist.Englishancestry.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Wilson Osband and Susanna (Sherman) Osband; married,August7, 1861, to Lucy Aldrich. |
| | Richard Lawrence Ottinger (b. 1929) — also known asRichard Ottinger — of Pleasantville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,January27, 1929.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1965-71, 1975-85 (25th District1965-71, 24th District 1975-83, 20th District 1983-85); defeated,1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1968,1980;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1970;law professor.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;American CivilLiberties Union;AmericanLegion.Still living as of 2013. | | Ruth Bryan Owen (1885-1954) — also known asRuth Bryan;Ruth Bryan Rohde;Mrs.Borge Rohde —of Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,October2, 1885.Democrat.Lecturer;U.S.Representative from Florida 4th District, 1929-33; U.S. MinistertoDenmark, 1933-36.Female.Episcopalian.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;DeltaGamma.Firstwoman to be elected to Congress from the South; inducted 1992 intothe Florida Women'sHall ofFame.Died in Copenhagen,Denmark,July26, 1954 (age68 years, 297days).Cremated;ashes interred atOrdrupCemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark. | | Henry Paolucci (c.1921-1999) — of New York. Born about 1921. Conservative.College professor; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1964; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.DiedJanuary1, 1999 (ageabout 78years).Burial location unknown.  | Leonard F. Parker (b. 1825) — of Iowa. Born in Arcade,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1825.College professor; served in the Union Army during the CivilWar; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1868-70.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:History of Iowa (1903) |
| | James C. Parsons (1926-2004) — ofAnchorage,Alaska.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,1926.Psychologist;university professor; member ofAlaskastate house of representatives, 1961-65.Member,Kiwanis.DiedApril 4,2004 (ageabout 77years).Burial location unknown. | | Henry Everard Peck (1821-1867) — also known asH. E. Peck — of Oberlin,LorainCounty, Ohio.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1821.Republican.College professor; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1856;U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner toHaiti, 1865-66; U.S. Minister toHaiti, 1866-67, died in office 1867.Abolitionist; involved in rescue of an escaping slave in Wellington,near Oberlin, Ohio, in September 1858; among the 20 men who werearrestedandchargedwith "infringement of theFugitiveSlave Law"; thetrialended when the slave catchers (who had pressed the charges) wereindicted for kidnapping.Died, ofyellowfever, inHaiti,June9, 1867 (age45 years, 324days).Intermentsomewherein Oberlin, Ohio. | | Cauley Hollister Perrin (1870-1920) — also known asCauley H. Perrin — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Vassar,TuscolaCounty, Mich.; Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.; Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Sandy Creek,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Michigan,July 7,1870.Minister;cartoonist;lecturer; Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1902; Prohibition candidate formayorof Watertown, N.Y., 1915; Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Jefferson County 1st District, 1916.Methodist.Died in Sandy Creek,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1920 (age49 years, 228days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.  | Cuthbert Winfred Pound (1864-1935) — also known asCuthbert W. Pound — of Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.; Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1864.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 29th District, 1894-95;law professor;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1906-16;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1915-32;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1932-34.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;AmericanLaw Institute.Suffered acerebralhemorrhage while speaking at abanquet inhis honor, and died soon after, in Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,February3, 1935 (age70 years, 228days).Interment atCold Springs Cemetery, Lockport, N.Y. | | John Dyneley Prince (1868-1945) — also known asJohn D. Prince — ofPassaicCounty, N.J.; Ringwood Manor,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1868.University professor; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1906,1908-09;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1909; member ofNewJersey state senate from Passaic County, 1910-12; U.S. MinistertoDenmark, 1921-26;Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, 1926-29;Yugoslavia, 1929-33.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Died in1945(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown. | | Laurence Ingram Radway (1919-2003) — also known asLaurence Radway — of Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.; West Lebanon, Lebanon,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;universityprofessor;chair ofGrafton County Democratic Party, 1958-62; member ofNew HampshireDemocratic State Committee, 1958-62; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Hampshire,1964,1972(alternate); candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1972.Protestant.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanPolitical Science Association;Council onForeign Relations.Died, fromcomplicationsofabdominalsurgery, in Lebanon,GraftonCounty, N.H.,May 7,2003 (age84 years, 94days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Radway and Dorothy Radway; married,August20, 1949, to Patricia Ann Headland. |
| | Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1861-1933) — also known asCorinne Roosevelt — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1861.Republican.Poet;lecturer;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1920.Female.Died, frompleuralpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1933 (age71 years, 143days).Interment atRobinsonCemetery, Warren town, Herkimer County, N.Y.  | Burton L. Rockwood (1873-1940) — of Foster Township,McKeanCounty, Pa.; Bradford,McKeanCounty, Pa.Born in Brasher Falls,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,June 3,1873.Alcohol prohibition advocate and organizer;lecturer;Pennsylvania Prohibition state chair, 1910-11; Prohibition candidatefor Presidential Elector for Michigan,1916.Methodist.Member,Sons ofTemperance.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,January9, 1940 (age66 years, 220days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Bradford, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Harvey Alonso Rockwood and Martha Amelia (Lang) Rockwood; married,October20, 1904, to Genevieve Sharpe; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnMilton Thayer; fourth cousin once removed ofEleanorRepass. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Public Opinion(Chambersburg, Pa.), April 30, 1910 |
| | Herman F. Schnirel — of Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.College professor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Ontario County, 1913.Burial location unknown. | | Jacob Gould Schurman (1854-1942) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Freetown,PrinceEdward Island,May 22,1854.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;college professor;president,Cornell University, 1892-1920; U.S. Minister toGreece, 1912-13;Montenegro, 1912-13;China, 1921-25;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915; U.S.Ambassador toGermany, 1925-30.Died in1942(ageabout88 years).Burial location unknown. | | Warren Ellis Schutt (b. 1883) — of New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.Born in Newfield,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,December29, 1883.College instructor; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inNaples, 1910-11.Burial location unknown.  | George Pratt Shultz (1920-2021) — also known asGeorge P. Shultz — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1920.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;economist;university professor;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1969-70;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1972-74;U.S.Secretary of State, 1982-89; survived anassassinationattempt in South America, August 1988; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom, 1989.Episcopalian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;AmericanEconomic Association.Died in Stanford,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,February6, 2021 (age100 years,55 days).Interment atDawes Cemetery, Cummington, Mass. | | Ernest Simmons — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.University professor; vice-chair of New York American LaborParty, 1945.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Elliott Percival Skinner (1924-2007) — also known asElliott P. Skinner — Born in Port-of-Spain,Trinidad,June20, 1924.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; naturalized U.S.citizen;anthropologist;university professor; U.S. Ambassador toUpper Volta, 1966-69.Africanancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, ofheartfailure, inWashington,D.C.,April 1,2007 (age82 years, 285days).Burial location unknown. | | Clinton DeWitt Smith (b. 1854) — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Trumansburg,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1854.University professor;mayorof East Lansing, Mich., 1907-08.Presidentof Escola Agricola, Piracicaba, Sao Paolo, Brazil, 1908-13.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Reuben Smith and Clarissa G. (Pease) Smith; married,June 16,1892, to Anna Cora Smith. |
| | Joseph Tyree Sneed III (1920-2008) — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.; Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.; Palo Alto,SantaClara County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Calvert,RobertsonCounty, Tex.,July 21,1920.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;law professor;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1973-87; tooksenior status 1987.Member,Order ofthe Coif.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,February9, 2008 (age87 years, 203days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Abraham David Sofaer (b. 1938) — Born in Bombay (Mumbai),India,May6, 1938.Law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals JudgeJ.Skelly Wright, 1965-66, and U.S. Supreme Court JusticeWilliamJ. Brennan, 1966-67;lawyer;assistant U.S. Attorney;law professor;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1979-85;resigned 1985; legal advisor, U.S. Department of State, 1985-90.Jewishancestry.Still living as of 2017. | | Joel Elias Spingarn (1875-1939) — also known asJoel E. Spingarn — of Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 17,1875.Republican.University professor;poet;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1908; chairman,National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),1913-39; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.Jewish. Member,NAACP.DiedJuly 26,1939 (age64 years, 70days).Burial location unknown. | | William H. Squires — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.Democrat.College professor; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1903; candidateforU.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1904.Burial location unknown.  | C. Tracey Stagg (1878-1939) — of Cayuga Heights,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1878.Republican.Lawyer;law professor; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 41st District, 1935-39; died in office 1939.Presbyterian.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Acacia;Order ofthe Coif;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.DiedJuly 14,1939 (age60 years, 210days).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | | Leonard Price Stavisky (1925-1999) — also known asLeonard P. Stavisky — of Beechhurst, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Whitestone, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1925.Democrat.University professor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-83 (26th District 1966, 23rd District1967-72, 26th District 1973-83); candidate forboroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1969; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1983-99 (12th District 1983-94, 16th District1995-99); died in office 1999.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith.Died, from complications of acerebralhemorrhage, in ahospitalat Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1999 (age73 years, 281days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) — also known asJ. Ross Stevenson — of Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.;Baltimore,Md.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Ligonier,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,March 1,1866.Democrat.Pastor;college professor;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1912 ;president,Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.Presbyterian.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,August13, 1939 (age73 years, 165days).Interment atPrincetonCemetery, Princeton, N.J. | | Harlan Fiske Stone (1872-1946) — also known asHarlan F. Stone — Born in Chesterfield,CheshireCounty, N.H.,October11, 1872.Lawyer;Dean of Columbia University Law School;U.S.Attorney General, 1924-25;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1925-41;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-46; died in office 1946.Episcopalian.Suffered acerebralhemorrhage,incourt, while reading his dissent in the case ofGirouard v.United States, and died later that day, inWashington,D.C.,April22, 1946 (age73 years, 193days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Zephyr Rain Teachout (b. 1971) — also known asZephyr R. Teachout — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,October21, 1971.Democrat.Lawyer;law professor; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 2014.Female.Still living as of 2016.| | Relatives:Daughter of Peter Teachout and Mary (Miles) Teachout. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Ludwig Teller (1911-1965) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 22,1911.Lawyer;law professor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 5th District, 1951-56;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1957-61; defeated,1960 (Democratic primary), 1960 (Liberal).Jewish. Member,AmericanArbitration Association;American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi.DiedOctober4, 1965 (age54 years, 104days).Interment atUnionField Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y. | | Mark Thornton (b. 1960) — of Auburn,LeeCounty, Ala.Born in Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,June 7,1960.Libertarian.Economist;candidate forU.S.Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1984; candidate forU.S.Senator from Alabama, 1996;university professor.Thefirstperson to win election in Alabama on the Libertarian Party ticket, asLee County Constable in 1988.Still living as of 2002.  | Charlemagne Tower (1848-1923) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April17, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;president, Duluth & Iron RangeRailroad;managing director, Minnesota Iron Co. (mining);university professor; U.S. Minister toAustria-Hungary, 1897-99; U.S. Ambassador toRussia, 1899-1902;Germany, 1902-08; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1916.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died, frompneumonia,in PennsylvaniaHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February24, 1923 (age74 years, 313days).Original interment atWestLaurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; reinterment atWatervilleCemetery, Waterville, N.Y.  | Rexford Guy Tugwell (1891-1979) — also known asRexford G. Tugwell;"Rex theRed" —Born in Sinclairville,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1891.Economist;university professor; member of the "Brain Trust" whichadvised PresidentFranklinD. Roosevelt;Governor ofPuerto Rico, 1941-46.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association.Died, in CottageHospital,Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,July 21,1979 (age88 years, 11days).Interment atEvergreen Cemetery, Sinclairville, N.Y.  | George Wadsworth II (1893-1958) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1893.University professor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. ViceConsul inNantes, 1917-19;Constantinople, 1919-20;Sofia, 1920;Alexandria, 1920-21; U.S. Consul inCairo, 1922-24, 1928-31; U.S. Consul General inBucharest, 1935;Jerusalem, 1936-40;Damascus, 1942-44;Beirut, 1942-44; U.S. Diplomatic Agent toSyria, 1942-44;Lebanon, 1942-44; U.S. Minister toLebanon, 1944-47;Syria, 1944-47;Iraq, 1946-48;Yemen, 1953-57; U.S. Ambassador toTurkey, 1948-52;Czechoslovakia, 1952-53;Saudi Arabia, 1953-58.Presbyterian.Member,AlphaDelta Phi.Died, ofcancer,March5, 1958 (age64 years, 336days).Burial location unknown. | | William Caesar Warfield (1920-2002) — also known asWilliam Warfield — Born in West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena),PhillipsCounty, Ark.,January22, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;professionalsinger;actor;performed, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;university professor.Baptist.Africanancestry.Broke his neck in an accidentalfall, anddied a few weeks later, in Northwestern MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August25, 2002 (age82 years, 215days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.  | Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) — also known asAndrew D. White — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.; Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Homer,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,November7, 1832.Republican.University professor; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 22nd District, 1864-67; co-founder and firstpresidentof Cornell University, 1867-79 and 1881-85; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1872(alternate),1884,1912;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1872;U.S. Minister toGermany, 1879-81;Russia, 1892-94; U.S. Ambassador toGermany, 1897-1902.Member,AmericanHistorical Association;AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died in Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1918 (age85 years, 362days).Entombed atSageChapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.; statue atArtsQuad, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. | | Frederick Whittlesey (1799-1851) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in New Preston, Washington,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 12,1799.Lawyer;MonroeCounty Treasurer, 1829-30;U.S.Representative from New York, 1831-35 (27th District 1831-33,28th District 1833-35);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1847-48;law professor.Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,September19, 1851 (age52 years, 99days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; cenotaph atNew Preston Village Cemetery, New Preston, Washington, Conn. | | Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) — of Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.Born in West Nottingham,ChesterCounty, Pa.,December5, 1735.Preacher;university professor;physician;member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;delegateto North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93.Presbyterian.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1819 (age83 years, 168days).Entombed atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Charles Sumner Winans (1863-1935) — also known asCharles S. Winans — of Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Tyre,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1863.Merchant;college professor; U.S. Consul inIquique, 1900-07;Valencia, 1907-09;Seville, 1909-14;Nuremberg, 1914-17;Cienfuegos, 1917-19;London, 1919-20;Prague, 1920-26; U.S. Consul General inPrague, as of 1927.Methodist.DiedJuly 13,1935 (age72 years, 169days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich. | | Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (b. 1943) — also known asPaul Wolfowitz — ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,December22, 1943.University professor; U.S. Ambassador toIndonesia, 1986-89.Jewish.Still living as of 2014. | | Philip Young (1910-1987) — of New York; Great Falls,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Lexington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,May 9,1910.Republican.Economist;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;businessexecutive;dean of the Columbia University businessschool, 1948-53; chair, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1953-57; U.S.Ambassador toNetherlands, 1957-60.Died, from aheartattack, in ArlingtonHospital,Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,January15, 1987 (age76 years, 251days).Burial location unknown. | | Frederick Lloyd Zimmermann (1906-1993) — also known asFrederick L. Zimmermann — of Woodhaven, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 28,1906.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 6th District, 1930-35;college professor.Died, in Highgate ManorNursingHome, Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1993 (age87 years, 139days).Interment atMedway Christian Church Cemetery, New Baltimore, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Daniel Zimmermann and Lulu M. (Quinn) Zimmermann;married1933 to GraceBuch. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
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