| |  Raymond L. Acosta (1925-2014) — of Hackensack,BergenCounty, N.J.; San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 31,1925.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;FBI special agent;U.S.Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1980-82;U.S.District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1982-94; took senior status 1994.Hispanicancestry.Died in Chapin,LexingtonCounty, S.C.,December23, 2014 (age89 years, 206days).Burial location unknown. | | Eric Leroy Adams (b. 1960) — also known asEric L. Adams — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September1, 1960.Democrat.Police officer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1994; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 20th District, 2007-13; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,2008;U.S.Senator from New York 20th District; elected 2012;boroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 2014-;mayorof Brooklyn, N.Y.; elected 2017;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 2022-; Democratic Presidential Electorfor New York,2024(voted forKamalaD. Harris andTimWalz).Africanancestry.Still living as of 2025. | | Francis William Holbrook Adams (1904-1990) — also known asFrancis W. H. Adams — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 26,1904.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1935; New YorkCityPolice Commissioner, 1954-55.Catholic.Member,BetaTheta Pi;DeltaTheta Phi.Died, fromheartfailure, in the Devon Manorconvalescenthome, Devon,ChesterCounty, Pa.,April20, 1990 (age85 years, 298days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Robert A. Adams and Frances (Bennett) Adams; married,June 21,1930, to Katherine Quinn. |
| | William Alvord (1833-1904) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January3, 1833.Hardwaredealer;banker;mayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1871-73; San FranciscoPoliceCommissioner, 1878-99.Member,LoyalLegion;AmericanForestry Association.Died, ofheartfailure due tobronchialtroubles, inSanFrancisco, Calif.,December21, 1904 (age71 years, 353days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Mario Biaggi (1917-2015) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1917.Police officer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1969-88 (24th District 1969-73,10th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-88); defeated, 1988(Democratic primary, 19th District), 1988 (Republican, 19thDistrict), 1992 (Democratic primary, 17th District); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1972,1980,1984;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1973 (Democratic primary), 1973(Conservative); candidate for Democratic nomination for VicePresident,1980;indictedin 1987 on federalchargesthat he had acceptedbribesfrom former Brooklyn political bossMeadeEsposito in in return forinfluenceon federal contracts for a Brooklyn ship-repair company;convictedon September 22, 1987 ofobstructingjustice and acceptingillegalgratuities;sentencedtoprisonandfined;triedin 1988 on federal racketeering charges in connection with theWedtech Corporation;convictedon August 4, 1988 on 15 felony counts;resignedfrom Congress following the Wedtech conviction; served more than twoyears inprison.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,June 24,2015 (age97 years, 241days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.  | William C. Bouck (1786-1859) — also known as"Old White Hoss ofSchoharie" —ofSchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in Fultonham,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1786.Farmer;sheriff; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Schoharie County, 1813-16, 1817-18; member ofNewYork state senate Middle District, 1820-22;Governor ofNew York, 1843-45; defeated, 1840;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1846.Died inSchoharieCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1859 (age73 years, 102days).Interment atMiddleburghCemetery, Middleburgh, N.Y. | | | Matt I. Brennan (born c.1955) — of New City,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born about 1955. Republican.Police officer; security worker at Indian Pointpowerplant; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 2004; candidate forNewYork state assembly 94th District, 2007.Still living as of 2007. | | William C. Brennan Jr. (1918-2000) — of Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,October11, 1918.Democrat.Police officer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force inWorld War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1955-64; memberofNewYork state senate 12th District, 1967-68; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1968;Justiceof New York Supreme Court, 1970-85; resigned 1985.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks.In July 1985, he wasindictedin Federal court foracceptingbribes in return for reducing or dismissing charges in criminalcases involvingorganizedcrime figures; also charged withextortion;pleaded not guilty andtried;did not testify in his own defense;convictedin December 1985,sentencedto five years inprison,andfined$209,000. He was released from prison in May 1988.DiedMay 8,2000 (age81 years, 210days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1941 to GloriaM. Lauer. |
| | Jeremiah T. Brooks (c.1819-1911) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1819.Police officer; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1898; Prohibitioncandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1900.Member,Freemasons.Helped to quell the New York City draft riots in 1863; founder ofProhibition Party organization in New York City, 1882.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1911 (ageabout 92years).Intermentsomewherein Norwalk, Conn. | | William Cullen Bryant (1849-1905) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August1, 1849.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; BrooklynFire Commissioner, 1896-97; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1900.Episcopalian.Member,UnionLeague.Died, ofapoplexy,in Dr. Cooley'sSanitarium,Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,February15, 1905 (age55 years, 198days).Interment atCypressHills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Charles Aaron Budlong (b. 1859) — also known asCharles A. Budlong — of Marinette,MarinetteCounty, Wis.Born in Frankfort,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1859.Republican.Telegrapher;railwayagent;merchant;customs inspector;MarinetteCounty Sheriff, 1913; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Marinette County, 1915-16, 1927-34, 1937-40;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1936.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Aaron Budlong and Julianna (Meyers) Budlong; married to EllenFinnegan. | | | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1940 |
| | William F. Condon (1897-1972) — also known as"Big Bill" — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;deputysheriff;contractor;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 5th District, 1928-35;defeated, 1923; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1939-64 (26th District 1939-44, 29th District1945-54, 32nd District 1955-64); defeated, 1964;lobbyist.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;ModernWoodmen.Died in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1972 (age74 years, 181days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. | | James C. Cropsey (1873-1937) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New Utrecht (now part of Brooklyn),KingsCounty, N.Y.,1873.Republican. New York CityPolice Commissioner, 1910-11;KingsCounty District Attorney, 1912-16;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1916-37; appointed 1916;died in office 1937; Justice of the Appellate Division of the NewYork Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1937; died in office 1937.Dutchancestry.Died, from aglandularailment, in BrooklynHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1937 (ageabout 63years).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof William Cropsey and Mary Voorhies (Church) Cropsey; married1898 toFlorence Graecen. |
| | Benjamin H. Crosby (b. 1859) — of Tuckerton,OceanCounty, N.J.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1859.Republican.Printer;newspapereditor and publisher;fire chief; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1908-10.Methodist.Burial location unknown. | | Henry Manus Curran (1918-1993) — also known asHenry M. Curran — of Oyster Bay,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Sewickley,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January2, 1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;deputy sheriff;insurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1961-70 (3rd District 1961-65, 4th District 1966,3rd District 1967-70); chair, New York State Harness RacingCommission, 1970-75.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;HolyName Society.Died, in North Shore UniversityHospital,Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March13, 1993 (age75 years, 70days).Interment atCemeteryof the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Manus Curran and Margaret (Raleigh) Curran; married to RitaRothmann. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Oscar Asahel Halevy Dannenberg (b. 1892) — also known asOscar A. H. Dannenberg — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1892.Democrat.Sheriff; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1929-33;defeated, 1926.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Adolph Dannenberg and Deborah (Spaine) Dannenberg. |
| | John W. Degrauw (1797-1885) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1797.Fire fighter; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1834.DiedOctober3, 1885 (age88 years, 135days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | William Stephen Devery (1854-1919) — also known asWilliam S. Devery;BillDevery —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January9, 1854.Police officer;convictedin 1897 ofbriberyandextortion,but the conviction was overturned on appeal;police chief;Independent People's candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1903; co-owner of the New YorkHighlanders professionalbaseballteam, 1903-15; it later became the New York Yankees.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, from a stroke ofapoplexy,in Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1919 (age65 years, 162days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Richard Dietl — also known asBo Dietl — of New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.Republican.Police detective;private investigator;security consultant; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1986; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 2017 (Reform primary), 2017 (Independent).Still living as of 2017. | | Richard Joseph Donovan (1926-1971) — also known asRichard Donovan;DickDonovan —of Chula Vista,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in New RochelleHospital,New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February24, 1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;policeofficer;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1965-69; municipal judge in California, 1969-71;died in office 1971.Catholic;laterCongregationalist.Member,Elks;Kiwanis;Sonsof the American Revolution.Suffered aself-inflictedgunshotwound, and died soon after, in ahospitalat Chula Vista,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,November21, 1971 (age45 years, 270days).Cremated;ashes interred atGlenAbbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif. | | Louis M. J. Eisner (1898-1977) — of Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.Born in New York,1898.Police officer;police chief;mayorof Key West, Fla., 1949-50, 1951.Died in Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.,October3, 1977 (ageabout 79years).Burial location unknown. | | Joel Benedict Erhardt (1838-1909) — also known asJoel B. Erhardt — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Pottstown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,February21, 1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer; NewYork CityPolice Commissioner; receiver, New York and NorthernRailroadCompany; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1888;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1889-91.Member,LoyalLegion;UnionLeague;Sphinx;Society forthe Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1909 (age71 years, 198days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Daniel E. Finn (b. 1845) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Limerick,Ireland,July11, 1845.Democrat.Printer;liquordealer;deputy sheriff;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 1st District, 1885-88,1895-99.Irishancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Louis Joseph Freeh (b. 1950) — also known asLouis J. Freeh — of New York. Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,January6, 1950.Lawyer;FBI agent;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1991-93;director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1993-2001.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Still living as of 2014. | | John Patterson Gallup (1816-1876) — also known asJohn P. Gallup — of Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.Born inBroomeCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1816.Democrat. Postmaster atOshkosh,Wis., 1840-43;pastor;undersheriff.Died inMedinaCounty, Ohio,September30, 1876 (age60 years, 119days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.  | James A. Garrity (b. 1878) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Port Griffith,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,October18, 1878.Democrat.Coal miner;probation officer;insurancebroker;bankdirector; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1935-38; defeated, 1938.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Rotary;Elks;ModernWoodmen.Burial location unknown. | | | Milton A. Gibbons (born c.1900) — of Tuckahoe,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born about 1900. Democrat.Police officer;mayorof Tuckahoe, N.Y., 1949-65; defeated (Republican), 1965; he andtwo others, includingJosephVenuti, wereindictedin July 1951, and charged with conspiring to violategamblinglaws;triedandconvicted;sentencedto three months injail,but released on bail a week later, pending appeal; in January 1953,the appellate court unanimously reversed his conviction and dismissedthe indictment.; in 1962, he started a petition drive for aConstitutional amendment to allow prayer in public schools.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Elisa Cuyar. |
| | Francis Vinton Greene (c.1851-1921) — also known asFrancis V. Greene — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born about 1851. Republican. General in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1900;president, BarberAsphaltPaving Company, 1901; New York CityPolice Commissioner,1903; president, Niagara, Lockport and OntarioPowerCompany, 1904-15.Member,MilitaryOrder of Foreign Wars.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1921 (ageabout 70years).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Gen. George Sears Greene; married1879 to BelleChevallie. |
| | Seth C. Hawley (1810-1884) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1810.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County, 1840-41;railroadbuilder; U.S. Consul inNassau, 1863; chief clerk, New York CityPoliceDepartment; the New York Times called him "the brains of thedepartment.".Englishancestry.Died, ofpneumonia,in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1884 (age74 years, 274days).Interment atTrinityCemetery, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Frederick Heineman (1929-2010) — also known asFred Heineman — of North Carolina. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1929.Republican.Police officer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1995-97;defeated, 1996.DiedMarch20, 2010 (age80 years, 82days).Burial location unknown. | | J. Edward Holla (c.1861-1939) — of Sing Sing (now Ossining),WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born about 1861. Republican.Prison guard; Deputy New York State Controller;villagepresident of Sing Sing, New York, 1901.Died in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1939 (ageabout 78years).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Scott Hotchkiss (1837-1922) — also known asE. Scott Hotchkiss — of Independence,TrempealeauCounty, Wis.Born in Cairo,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1837.Farmer;sheriff; justice of the peace; U.S. Consul inBrockville, 1902-06;Calgary, 1906-11.Died in Osseo,TrempealeauCounty, Wis.,November9, 1922 (age85 years, 227days).Interment atOsseo Cemetery, Osseo, Wis.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry E. Hotchkiss and Alice Hotchkiss; married to Harriet AugustaField. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Hart Hussey — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Republican.Public safety commissioner;mayorof Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1940-51; defeated, 1951; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Mary Pruser. |
| | Thomas Lemuel James (1831-1916) — also known asThomas L. James — of Tenafly,BergenCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1831.Republican.Canal tollcollector;newspaperpublisher;customs inspector; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1873-81;U.S.Postmaster General, 1881-82;bankdirector;mayorof Tenafly, N.J., 1896.Welshancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, following severalstrokes ofapoplexy, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1916 (age85 years, 166days).Entombed atChurchof the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan, N.Y.  | Benjamin Charles Klingmann (1859-1926) — also known asBenjamin C. Klingmann — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1859.Democrat.Police patrolman;realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1917-19;defeated, 1919, 1920.Germanancestry. Member,Elks.Died, from astroke,in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1926 (age67 years, 133days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Louise (Schweiz) Klingmann and Andrew Klingmann; married1888 to AnnaMaria (Hagan) Schwint. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
 | Jeffrey Lanigan — of Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Police officer;mayor ofRome, N.Y., 2023-.Still living as of 2024.| | Image source:City of Rome |
| | George Gordon Battle Liddy (1930-2021) — also known asG. Gordon Liddy — Born in Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,November30, 1930.Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;FBI agent;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1968; organized anddirected theburglariesof the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergatecomplex in May and June 1972; the resulting Watergatescandalled to PresidentRichardNixon's resignation in 1974;convictedon charges ofburglaryandwiretapping;sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $40,000; released in 1977after serving four and a half years; became a popularradio talkshow host.IrishandItalianancestry.Died in Mt. Vernon,FairfaxCounty, Va.,March30, 2021 (age90 years, 120days).Interment atSt.Peter's Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | | Milton Lipson (1913-2003) — also known asMitch Lipson — of Sea Cliff,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1913.Secret Service agent; One of thefirstJews in the U.S. Secret Service; worked as bodyguard for PresidentsFranklinD. Roosevelt andHarryS. Truman;lawyer.Jewish.Died in Sea Cliff,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,January22, 2003 (ageabout 89years).Cremated. | | Thomas James Mackell (1914-1992) — also known asThomas J. Mackell — of Rego Park, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1914.Democrat.Police detective;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1955-66 (9th District 1955-65, 14th District 1966);delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960(alternate),1964(alternate),1968;QueensCounty District Attorney, 1967-73.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Lions;Knightsof Columbus;American BarAssociation.Resignedas District Attorney in 1973, following hisindictmenton charges ofhinderingprosecution in a get-rich-quick scheme; he wastried andconvicted in 1974, but the verdict was reversed on appeal.Died, fromstomachcancer, in Douglaston Manor, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1992 (age77 years, 192days).Interment atMountSt. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Ann (Keating) Mackell and Peter Francis Mackell; married1939 toDorothea R. Lang. | | | | Epitaph: "Loving Husband, Father andPoppie." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles F. MacLean (b. 1837) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Hartford,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,1837.Democrat.Lawyer; NewYork CityPolice Commissioner, 1879-80, 1888-94;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1890-1909.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles MacLean and Harriet (Waters) MacLean; married to MarieMott. |
| | Kenneth Ezra Mapp (b. 1955) — also known asKenneth E. Mapp — Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November2, 1955.Republican.Police officer; member ofVirginIslands legislature, 1983-84, 1989, 1993-94;LieutenantGovernor of Virgin Islands, 1995-99; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from the Virgin Islands, 1996;Governor ofU.S. Virgin Islands, 2015-19; defeated, 2006, 2010.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2019. | | David Mawhinney (1914-1995) — also known asDave Mawhinney — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Miramar,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born, of American parents, in Montreal,Quebec,1914.Supermarketowner;servicestation owner;police officer; candidate formayorof Miramar, Fla., 1959, 1960.Died in1995(ageabout81 years).Interment atRiverview Memorial Park, Fort Pierce, Fla.  | Fred L. Meiss (b. 1885) — of Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1885.Republican.Deputy sheriff;jailer;OneidaCounty Sheriff, 1923-25; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1934-37.Member,Elks;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | | Thomas Moore — Conservative.Correction officer; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1974.Still living as of 1974. | | William O'Dwyer (1890-1964) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bohola, County Mayo,Ireland,July11, 1890.Police officer;lawyer;county judge in New York, 1937-40;KingsCounty District Attorney, 1940-45;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1946-50; defeated (Democratic), 1941;resigned 1950; general in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1948;U.S. Ambassador toMexico, 1950-52.Died in ahospitalin Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1964 (age74 years, 136days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Henry Perine (1768-1860) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.BornNovember29, 1768.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;sheriff;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1824.DiedDecember3, 1860 (age92 years, 4days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Livermore Perley (1836-1908) — also known asJoseph L. Perley — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1836.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mechanicalengineer;fire fighter; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1884.Died in Bay Shore,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 17,1908 (age71 years, 348days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Henry D. Purroy (1848-1903) — of Fordham, New York, New York County (now Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer; ledthe New York CityFire Department in 1885-93, and brought manyinnovations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1892,1896;NewYork County Clerk, 1893.SpanishandIrishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died in Saratoga,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,August22, 1903 (age54 years, 360days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Paul H. Rappaport (1934-2006) — of Ellicott City,HowardCounty, Md.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1934.Republican. Howard Countypolice chief; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Maryland, 1994; candidate forMarylandstate attorney general, 1998; candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 2000.Jewish.Died, ofspindle cellsarcoma, in MercyHospital,Baltimore,Md.,September10, 2006 (age72 years, 143days).Burial location unknown. | | Phil Regan (1906-1996) — also known asPhilip Joseph Christopher Aloysius Regan;"The Singing Cop" —of Summerland,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1906.Democrat.Detective;singer;performed, Democratic National Convention,1944,1948;arrestedin January 1973, andchargedwith attempting tobribeSanta Barbara County Supervisor Frank J. Frost $1,000 for his supportof a controversial rezoning; pleaded not guilty; tried andconvicted;sentenced toprison;released after one year.Irishancestry.Died in Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,February11, 1996 (age89 years, 259days).Entombed in mausoleum atCalvary Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif. | | George A. Robinson (1851-1908) — of Sayville,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Newmarket,Ontario,January,1851.Republican.Physician;naturalized U.S. citizen;volunteer fire fighter; director,SayvilleElectricLight and Power Company; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1901-02.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Foresters;RoyalArcanum.Died in St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.,February22, 1908 (age57 years, 0days).Intermentsomewherein Islip, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Amelia A. Foster. |
| | William Schnitzspan (c.1859-1929) — of New York. Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y., about 1859.Republican. Justice, Third District Civil Court, Brooklyn, 1895;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 9th District, 1900; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1902;undersheriff.Member,Freemasons;JuniorOrder;OddFellows.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1929 (ageabout 70years).Interment atLutheranAll Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. | | Morris Schreiber (1901-1951) — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Born in New York,October3, 1901.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;customsinspector;laundry anddry cleaning business;jeweler; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 9th District, 1947; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from Texas,1948.Jewish.Died in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,June 2,1951 (age49 years, 242days).Interment atBethJacob Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.  | John Charles Sheehan (1848-1916) — also known asJohn C. Sheehan — of New York. Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer; NewYork CityPolice Commissioner, 1892; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1896;vice-president and director, Long AcreElectricLight & Power Company.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall;Knightsof Columbus.Died, fromheartfailure, in hislawoffice, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1916 (age67 years, 188days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y. | | Norman Sorenson — of Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Police officer;buildingcontractor; candidate formayorof Glen Cove, N.Y., 1967 (Conservative), 1971 (Republican).Still living as of 1971. | | William Magear Tweed (1823-1878) — also known asWilliam M. Tweed;William Marcy Tweed;"Boss Tweed" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1823.Democrat.Chairmaker;fire fighter;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1853-55; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 4th District, 1868-73.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,OddFellows;Freemasons.Convictedofembezzlementandsentencedto twelve years inprison;escaped;capturedin Spain and brought back to New York.Diedinprison, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April12, 1878 (age55 years, 9days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Alton Ronald Waldon Jr. (b. 1936) — also known asAlton R. Waldon, Jr. — of Cambria Heights, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Lakeland,PolkCounty, Fla.,December21, 1936.Democrat.Professionalsinger;police officer;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 33rd District, 1983-86; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1984,1996(alternate);U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1986-87; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 10th District, 1991-2000; Judge of New York Court ofClaims, 2000.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;American BarAssociation.Still living as of 2000. | | Nicholas J. Wasicsko (1959-1993) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1959.Democrat.Police officer;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1988-89; defeated, 1989.Died, from aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in Oakland Cemetery (near his father's grave), Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October29, 1993 (age34 years, 169days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Yonkers, N.Y. | | Harvey Weisenberg (born c.1934) — of Long Beach,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born about 1934. Democrat.Police officer;schoolteacher; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 20th District, 1989-.Member,Lions;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion.Still living as of 2001. | | Bertrand P. Wray — of Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Police officer;mayorof Mt. Kisco, N.Y., 1956-57; defeated (Taxpayers Union), 1957.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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