| |  A. D. Babcock (b. 1818) — ofPolkCounty, Ore.Born in New York,1818.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Oregon state constitutional convention from Polk County, 1857.Burial location unknown. | | William A. Bacher — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1915-16;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 9th District, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Frederick Backer (1909-1971) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-68; appointed 1957.DiedNovember18, 1971 (age62 years, 320days).Burial location unknown. | | 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. | | Henry Bacon (1846-1915) — of Goshen,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1846.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1886-89, 1891-93;defeated, 1888 (15th District), 1892 (17th District); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1892.Died, ofpneumonia,in Goshen,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1915 (age69 years, 11days).Interment atSlateHill Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y. | | Nathaniel Bacon (1802-1869) — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Ballston Spa,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1802.Republican.Lawyer;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1855-57;circuitjudge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1858-63, 1867-69; died in office1869.Presbyterian.Died in Niles Township,BerrienCounty, Mich.,September9, 1869 (age67 years, 57days).Interment atSilverbrookCemetery, Niles, Mich. | | Selden E. Bacon (1861-1946) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Pleasantville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September28, 1861.Lawyer;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, in Northern WestchesterHospital,Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1946 (age84 years, 270days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon and Susan (Bacon) Bacon; married,October24, 1894, to Sarah Blair Fairchild; married,July 25,1903, to Josephine Dodge Daskam. |
| | Luther Walter Badger (1785-1869) — also known asLuther Badger — of Jamesville,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.; Colesville town,BroomeCounty, N.Y.; Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.; Jordan,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Partridgefield (now Peru),BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April10, 1785.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1825-27;BroomeCounty District Attorney, 1847-49.Died in Jordan,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1869 (age84 years, 203days).Interment atJordanCemetery, Jordan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Lemuel Badger and Sabra (Smith) Badger; married1811 to EuniceWelles; married,August28, 1845, to Betsey Dimmock; second cousin ofDanielKellogg (1791-1875); second cousin once removed ofJohnAllen,GeorgeBradley Kellogg andDanielKellogg (1835-1918); second cousin twice removed ofAaronKellogg; second cousin thrice removed ofAlonzoMark Leffingwell; second cousin four times removed ofJohnLeffingwell Randolph; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Allen; third cousin once removed ofTimothyPickering,JonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer,JasonKellogg,EliElmer,CharlesKellogg (1773-1842),OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill andDanielFiske Kellogg; third cousin twice removed ofDanielChapin (1761-1821); fourth cousin ofAmaziahBrainard,JohnWingate Weeks,SilasDewey Kellogg,GreeneCarrier Bronson,ChesterAshley,AlvanKellogg,AlvahNash,JohnRussell Kellogg,LuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer,DayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,GeorgeSmith Catlin,AlbertGallatin Kellogg,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,EnsignHosmer Kellogg,FarrandFassett Merrill andCharlesKellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed ofElijahBoardman,WilliamBostwick,DudleyLeavitt Pickman,OliverOwen Forward,DanielWarner Bostwick,WalterForward,DanielChapin (1791-1878),ChaunceyForward,ChesterWilliam Chapin,GrahamHurd Chapin,AnsonLevi Holcomb,OrlandoKellogg,AlbertAsahel Bliss,HenryWard Beecher,PhilemonBliss,WilliamDean Kellogg,StephenWright Kellogg,JosephH. Elmer,LeveretBrainard,WilliamChapman Williston,WilliamPitt Kellogg,ArthurTappan Kellogg,GeorgeFrederick Stone,SelahMerrill andAllenJacob Holcomb. | | | | Political family:Merrillfamily of Vermont and New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
 | Herman Badillo (1929-2014) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Caguas,CaguasMunicipio, Puerto Rico,August21, 1929.Lawyer;accountant;boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1966-69;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1967;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1968,1972,1976,1980,1988;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1969 (Democratic primary), 1973(Democratic primary), 1977 (Democratic primary), 2001 (Republicanprimary);U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1971-77; candidatefor Democratic nomination for Vice President,1972;Democratic candidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1986.Protestant.PuertoRican ancestry. Member,BetaGamma Sigma.Firstperson of Puerto Rican birth to have a vote in the U.S. Congress.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December3, 2014 (age85 years, 104days).Burial location unknown. | | Harold Baer Jr. (1933-2014) — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1933.Lawyer; assistant U.S. Attorney;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1982-92;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1994-2004;took senior status 2004.Died in Stony Brook,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 27,2014 (age81 years, 100days).Burial location unknown. | | Theodorus Bailey (1758-1828) — ofDutchessCounty, N.Y.Born near Fishkill,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,October12, 1758.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1793-97, 1799-1801,1801-03; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1801-02;U.S.Senator from New York, 1803-04; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1804-28.Slaveowner. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1828 (age69 years, 330days).Original interment atDutchChurch Burial Ground, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1864 atPoughkeepsieRural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | | Caleb Baker (1762-1849) — of Tioga County (part now inChemungCounty), N.Y.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,1762.Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New York, 1810; member ofNewYork state assembly from Tioga County, 1813-15, 1829;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1819-21.Died in Southport (now part of Elmira),ChemungCounty, N.Y.,June 26,1849 (ageabout 86years).Interment atFitzsimmonsCemetery, Elmira, N.Y. | | Harold Albert Baker (b. 1929) — of Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.Born in Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1929.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1978-79;U.S.District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, 1979-94;took senior status 1994.Still living as of 2000. | | John Harris Baker (1832-1915) — of Goshen,ElkhartCounty, Ind.Born in Parma town,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1832.Republican.Lawyer; member ofIndianastate senate, 1863;U.S.Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1875-81;U.S.District Judge for Indiana, 1892-1902.Methodist.Died in Goshen,ElkhartCounty, Ind.,October21, 1915 (age83 years, 235days).Interment atOakridgeCemetery, Goshen, Ind. | | Arthur J. Baldwin (b. 1868) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,August26, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1915;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1924,1928,1932.Methodist.Member,DeltaPhi;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Eben R. Baldwin and Caroline (West) Baldwin; married,June 18,1892, to Frances Smiley. |
| | Erwin J. Baldwin (1849-1927) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Otego,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1849.Lawyer; Prohibition candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 6th District, 1906, 1909, 1913, 1915;Prohibition candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1912; Prohibition candidate forchiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1916.Died in Chemung,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1927 (age78 years, 65days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Elmira, N.Y. | | Francis Everett Baldwin (1856-1930) — also known asFrancis E. Baldwin — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Otego,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1856.Lawyer;milkbottlemanufacturer; president, National Total Abstinence League; New YorkProhibition state chair, 1889-93; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1894; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Electorfor New York,1900;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1906; Prohibitioncandidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1910; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1912;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1914; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1916;Prohibition candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1920.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died, frompneumonia,in Mentone (Menton),France,December19, 1930 (age74 years, 111days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Elmira, N.Y. | | Frank A. Baldwin (1854-1930) — of Bowling Green,WoodCounty, Ohio.Born in West Junius,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,July 30,1854.Democrat.Lawyer;WoodCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-80; common pleas court judge inOhio 10th District, 1909-15; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1912.Died in Bowling Green,WoodCounty, Ohio,April27, 1930 (age75 years, 271days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ohio. | | George L. Baldwin (b. 1871) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.,December31, 1871.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1906-07.Burial location unknown. | | Henry de Forest Baldwin (1862-1947) — of Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Clinton,ClintonCounty, Iowa,November7, 1862.Lawyer; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Skulland Bones.Died, following astroke,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1947 (age84 years, 192days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Raymond Earl Baldwin (1893-1986) — also known asRaymond E. Baldwin — of Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Glastonbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stratford, 1931-34;Governor ofConnecticut, 1939-41, 1943-46; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1940,1944,1948(speaker);U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1946-49;justice ofConnecticut state supreme court, 1949-59;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Grange;Elks;Eagles;DeltaTau Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Moose;Redmen;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Died in Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October4, 1986 (age93 years, 34days).Interment atIndianHill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn. | | Flamen Ball (1809-1885) — of Clifton (now part of Cincinnati),HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Harlem, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January5, 1809.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1861-69; served inthe Union Army during the Civil War.Died in Glendale,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,January20, 1885 (age76 years, 15days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | Horatio Ballard (1803-1879) — of Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.Born in Homer,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,1803.Democrat.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1856;secretaryof state of New York, 1862-63; U.S. Consul General inHavana, 1863; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cortland County, 1867.Died in1879(ageabout76 years).Burial location unknown. | | Vincent R. Balletta Jr. (1927-1996) — of Port Washington,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 7,1927.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 18th District, 1967-70; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1976.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;Lions;Sons ofItaly;CatholicLawyers Guild.DiedOctober15, 1996 (age69 years, 100days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Maria Sottosanti. |
| | Otto Tremont Bannard (1854-1929) — also known asOtto T. Bannard — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;banker;director, NiagaraFireInsurance Co., DolphinJuteMills, and Jersey UnitedGas andElectric Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1908,1912,1916;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1909.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, on theoceanlinerPresident Cleveland, en route from Seattle toManila, in theNorthPacific Ocean,January15, 1929 (age74 years, 262days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. | | Eugene F. Bannigan (b. 1911) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1911.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1941-58; memberofNewYork Democratic State Committee, 1948.Burial location unknown. | | Dominic Joseph Baranello (1922-2006) — also known asDominic J. Baranello — of Medford Station,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Holbrook,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Blue Point,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1960(alternate),1968,1976,1980,1984,1988,1996,2000,2004;chairof Suffolk County Democratic Party, 1966-2000; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New York,1968;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1972-73, 2004; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New York,1992;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1996.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,Elks;AmericanLegion.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Smithtown,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March 9,2006 (age83 years, 165days).Interment atCalvertonNational Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Angelo Giuseppe Baranello and Josephine (Belmonte)Baranello. | | | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband / LovingFather / and Grandfather." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Fred A. Barber (1865-1924) — of Wauseon,FultonCounty, Ohio.Born in Baldwinsville,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1865.Democrat.Lawyer;FultonCounty Probate Judge, 1905-17; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1916.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in1924(ageabout59 years).Interment atWauseonUnion Cemetery, Wauseon, Ohio. | | Anthony Barbiero (1915-1983) — of Elmont,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April25, 1915.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1955-64.Methodist.Italianancestry. Member,Lions.Died in December,1983(age68years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Lydia Pappalardi. |
| | H. Douglas Barclay (b. 1932) — of Pulaski,OswegoCounty, N.Y.BornJuly 5,1932.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1965-84 (43rd District 1965, 50th District 1966,43rd District 1967-82, 46th District 1983-84); delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1968;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,2012(on behalf ofMittRomney andPaulRyan).Member,American BarAssociation;FarmBureau;Jaycees.Still living as of 2014. | | Francis Channing Barlow (1834-1896) — also known asFrancis C. Barlow;"The BoyGeneral" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October19, 1834.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;secretaryof state of New York, 1866-67;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1872-73.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, from "the grip" (influenza),in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1896 (age61 years, 84days).Interment atWalnutStreet Cemetery, Brookline, Mass. | | Stephen Steele Barlow (1818-1900) — also known asStephen S. Barlow — of Elkhorn,WalworthCounty, Wis.; Delton,SaukCounty, Wis.Born in Ballston Spa,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,August17, 1818.Lawyer; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1852, 1867 (Walworth County 1852, Sauk County1867); Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1868;member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1868-69;Wisconsinstate attorney general, 1870-74.DiedOctober5, 1900 (age82 years, 49days).Burial location unknown. | | Daniel Dewey Barnard (1797-1861) — also known asDaniel D. Barnard — ofAlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Sheffield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,July 16,1797.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1827-29, 1839-45 (27th District1827-29, 10th District 1839-43, 13th District 1843-45); member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County, 1838; U.S. Minister toPrussia, 1850-53.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April24, 1861 (age63 years, 282days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | George Gardner Barnard (c.1829-1879) — also known asGeorge G. Barnard — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y., about 1829.Democrat.Lawyer; a close ally of corrupt New York Citypolitical bossWilliamM. Tweed; Recorder, New York City, 1858-60;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1861-72; removed 1872;impeachedby the New York legislature in 1872, onchargesthat heabusedhis judicial power through the takeover of severalrailroads,putting them under the control of receivers who were allied with"robber barons" Jay Gould and Jim Fisk; the Union Pacific and otherrailroads had to relocate their headquarters away from New York Cityto evade the jurisdiction of Barnard and JusticeAlbertCardozo; Barnard was unanimouslyconvictedby the Court of Impeachment, and alsobarredfrom holding office of any kind.Died, fromBright'sdisease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1879 (ageabout 50years).Entombed atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Henry Eells Barnard (1837-1919) — also known asHenry E. Barnard — of Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa; Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1837.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Clinton County, 1893; Democratic candidatefor Presidential Elector for New York,1900.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died bysuicide,byhanging,in Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1919 (age82 years, 127days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y. | | Joseph Folger Barnard (1823-1904) — also known asJoseph F. Barnard — of Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1823.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1864-93.Died in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,May 4,1904 (age80 years, 229days).Interment atPoughkeepsieRural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | | Clarence Alfred Barnes (1882-1970) — also known asClarence A. Barnes — of Mansfield,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August28, 1882.Republican.Lawyer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1912-13; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1940,1944,1948,1952(speaker);Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1945-49; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1948;candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1950.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died, in Martha's VineyardHospital,Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard,DukesCounty, Mass.,May 25,1970 (age87 years, 270days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William D. Barnes and Mabel F. (Harding) Barnes; married,March13, 1906, to Helen V. Long; married,October8, 1927, to Doreen Kane. |
| | Ezra Andrew Barnes (1879-1928) — also known asEzra A. Barnes — of Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Scriba,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1879.Republican.Lawyer;farmer;served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S.Army during World War I; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oswego County, 1921-23.Member,American BarAssociation;Grange;Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;AmericanLegion.Hekilledhimself by opening thegas jetsin his room, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1928 (age48 years, 365days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y. | | Orlando Mack Barnes (1824-1899) — also known asOrlando M. Barnes — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Cato,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1824.Democrat.Lawyer;InghamCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1853; law partner ofGeorgeM. Huntington, 1857-65; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,1863-64;mayorof Lansing, Mich., 1877-78; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1878;MichiganDemocratic state chair, 1880; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1880;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1888; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1888.Presbyterian.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,November11, 1899 (age74 years, 355days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Robert E. Barnes — of Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forboroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1959, 1961; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1961.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | William Henry Barnes (1843-1904) — of Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Hampton,WindhamCounty, Conn.,May 14,1843.Lawyer; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1871-72;justice ofArizona territorial supreme court, 1885.Member,American BarAssociation.DiedNovember10, 1904 (age61 years, 180days).Interment atEvergreenMemorial Park, Tucson, Ariz. | | John T. Barnett (b. 1869) — of Silverton,San JuanCounty, Colo.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.;OurayCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,June 22,1869.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;newspapereditor;lawyer;OurayCounty Attorney, 1898-1910;Coloradostate attorney general, 1909-10;secretary ofColorado Democratic Party, 1912-16; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Colorado, 1913-20.Catholic.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Barnett and Katherine Barnett; married,January24, 1906, to Sue Sayre Nash; married,March 7,1917, to Myrtle Louise Emily Schlessiner. |
| | Hiram Barney (1811-1895) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Henderson,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1811.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1840; candidate for PresidentialElector for New York,1848;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1856;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1861-64.Died in Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1895 (age83 years, 353days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | William Pelham Barr (b. 1950) — also known asWilliam Barr — of Virginia. Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,May 23,1950.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney General, 1991-93; vice-president and general counsel forGeneralTelephoneand Electronics (GTE), and later for VerizonCommunications.Still living as of 2020.  | Caesar B. F. Barra (1880-1949) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Salerno,Italy,February3, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer; law partner ofAmbroseH. Purdy; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1916-20 (New York County 3rd District 1916-17,New York County 2nd District 1918-20).Catholic.Italianancestry.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1949 (age69 years, 238days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Henry Robertson Barrett (1869-1940) — also known asHenry R. Barrett — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,August19, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1915;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916,1924(alternate),1932(alternate).Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Elks.Died, from aheartattack, in White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1940 (age70 years, 169days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. | | Maryanne Trump Barry (b. 1937) — also known asMaryanne Trump — of New Jersey. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1937.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for New Jersey, 1983-99;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1999-2011; tooksenior status 2011; senior judge, 2011-.Female.GermanandScottishancestry.Still living as of 2016. | | William Bernard Barry (1902-1946) — also known asWilliam B. Barry — of St. Albans, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in County Mayo,Ireland,July21, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1935-46 (2nd District 1935-45, 4thDistrict 1945-46); died in office 1946.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks.Died, frompneumonia,in St. Vincent'sHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1946 (age44 years, 91days).Interment atMountSt. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | John Ries Bartels (1897-1997) — also known asJohn R. Bartels — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inBaltimore,Md.,November8, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1944;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950-52; appointed 1950;defeated, 1952;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1959-73;took senior status 1973.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America.Died in Long Island JewishHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February13, 1997 (age99 years, 97days).Burial location unknown. | | Millard Bartels (1905-1997) — of West Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,February24, 1905.Republican.Lawyer; director, general counsel, TravelersInsuranceCo.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1964.Episcopalian.Member,PhiDelta Theta;PhiDelta Phi.DiedOctober16, 1997 (age92 years, 234days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Herman Bartels and June (Millard) Bartels; married,June 1,1934, to Eulalia Stevens. |
| | Edward M. Bartholomew — of Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Glens Falls, N.Y., 1978-85.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Still living as of 1985. | | Edward Theodore Bartlett (1841-1910) — also known asEdward T. Bartlett — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Skaneateles,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1841.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1891;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1894-1910; died in office 1910.FrenchandEnglishancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;UnionLeague.Died, ofheartdisease, in AlbanyHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 3,1910 (age68 years, 323days).Intermentsomewherein Skaneateles, N.Y. | | Franklin Bartlett (1847-1909) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Grafton,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,September10, 1847.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1892,1896,1904;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1893-97; defeated(Republican), 1896.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, of akidneydisorder, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1909 (age61 years, 225days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Willard Bartlett (1846-1925) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Uxbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,October14, 1846.Democrat.Lawyer; law partner ofElihuRoot, 1869-83 and 1917-24;dramacritic;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1884-1907; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,1896-1906;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1906-16;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1914-16.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Died, fromheartdisease, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1925 (age78 years, 95days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Osborne Bartlett and Agnes E. H. (Willard) Bartlett;brother ofFranklinBartlett; married,October26, 1870, to Mary Fairbanks Buffum. |
| | Coles Bashford (1816-1878) — ofWayneCounty, N.Y.; Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.Born near Cold Spring,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,January24, 1816.Republican.Lawyer;WayneCounty District Attorney, 1847-50; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1853-55;Governor ofWisconsin, 1856-58; defeated, 1855;Arizonaterritory attorney general, 1864-66;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1867-69;secretaryof Arizona Territory, 1869-76.Died in Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,April25, 1878 (age62 years, 91days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif. | | Lyman Kidder Bass (1836-1889) — also known asLyman K. Bass — of New York. Born in Alden,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;ErieCounty District Attorney, 1865-72; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1868;U.S.Representative from New York, 1873-77 (31st District 1873-75,32nd District 1875-77); defeated, 1870; law partner withGroverCleveland andWilsonS. Bissell, 1873-82; attorney for manyrailroads.Died, ofconsumption,in the BuckinghamHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1889 (age52 years, 179days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Lyman Metcalfe Bass (1876-1955) — also known asLyman M. Bass — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 5,1876.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1906-09.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1955 (age79 years, 4days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Edward Murray Bassett (1863-1948) — also known asEdward M. Bassett — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1903-05.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1948 (age85 years, 243days).Interment atAshfieldPlains Cemetery, Ashfield, Mass. | | George Sherman Batcheller (1837-1908) — also known asGeorge S. Batcheller — of Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born inSaratogaCounty, N.Y.,July 25,1837.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Saratoga County 2nd District, 1859, 1873-74,1886, 1889; resigned 1889; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar; judge, International Tribunal of Egypt, 1875-85, 1898; U.S.Minister toPortugal, 1890-92.Member,LoyalLegion.Died, frommouthcancer, in Paris,France,July2, 1908 (age70 years, 343days).Interment atGreenridgeCemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. | | George Gordon Battle (1868-1949) — also known as"Mr. Chairman" — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inEdgecombeCounty, N.C.,October26, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer; law partner ofBartowS. Weeks,H.Snowden Marshall, andJamesA. O'Gorman; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forNew York,1916;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1920,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944.Member,TammanyHall.Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was named after him. Died, following aheartattack, in ahospitalatFredericksburg,Va.,April29, 1949 (age80 years, 185days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Turner Westray Battle and Lavinia (Bassett) Daniel Battle;married,April12, 1898, to Martha Burwell Dabney Bagby. | | | | Epitaph: "Throughout a long anddistinguished career as a greatly beloved and brilliant lawyer in thecity of New York, he never failed to defend the helpless and upholdthe rights of the poor and oppressed." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Deborah A. Batts (b. 1947) — of New York. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April13, 1947.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1994-.Female.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2000. | | Arnold Bauman (1914-1989) — of Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 25,1914.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1971-74;resigned 1974.Died, fromcancer,at the Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1989 (age75 years, 119days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Bernice Rechtman. |
| | Caleb Howard Baumes (1865-1937) — also known asCaleb H. Baumes — of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Bethlehem,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1865.Republican.Schoolteacher;bookkeeper;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1909-13;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1915;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 27th District, 1919-30; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1930.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Author of "Baumes Law" which provided for mandatory life sentencesfor fourth felony offenders.Died, of aheartattack, on a New York Centraltrain,near Hudson,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1937 (age72 years, 178days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter H. Baumes and Mary E. (Wiltsie) Baumes; married,March17, 1883, to Carrie S. Ten Eyck. |
| | Irving Franklin Baxter (b. 1863) — also known asIrving F. Baxter — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Liverpool,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;DouglasCounty Judge, 1893-99; district judge in Nebraska 4th District,1900-04; resigned 1904;U.S.Attorney for Nebraska, 1904-05; law partner ofNorrisBrown.Member,American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Baxter and Amie C. (Sitts) Baxter; married,September26, 1888, to Mary C. Gleason. |
| | Witter Johnston Baxter (1816-1888) — also known asWitter J. Baxter — of Jonesville,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Sidney Plains,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,June 18,1816.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1856;member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1857-76, 1877-81; appointed 1857;resigned 1876, 1881; member ofMichiganstate senate 9th District, 1877-78.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows.DiedFebruary6, 1888 (age71 years, 233days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married1852 to AliceBeaumont (granddaughter of Myron Holly). |
| | William Van Ness Bay (1818-1894) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Hudson,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1818.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1844-48;U.S.Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1849-51;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1862-65.Died in Eureka,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,February10, 1894 (age75 years, 79days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Mo. | | William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) — also known asWilliam R. Bayes — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Wauseon,FultonCounty, Ohio,July 29,1876.Republican.Lawyer; president, Kings Highway SavingsBank;president, Brooklyn NationalLifeInsurance Co.;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1933, 1940; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1924;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; justice,New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;UnionLeague.Died in Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1964 (age88 years, 122days).Interment atWillowbrookCemetery, Westport, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married,September7, 1904, to Mabel Ross. |
| | Lucien S. Bayliss (b. 1869) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August2, 1869.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1897.Member,PsiUpsilon;Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Theodore Thomas Baylor (b. 1866) — also known asTheodore T. Baylor — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Hampton,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,February24, 1866.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate treasurer, 1918, 1920.Member,PsiUpsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Burial location unknown. | | Howard Randolph Bayne (1851-1933) — also known asHoward R. Bayne — of New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born inWinchester,Va.,May 11,1851.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 23rd District, 1909-12.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;American BarAssociation.Died in New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,March13, 1933 (age81 years, 306days).Intermentsomewherein Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Bayne and Mary Ellen (Ashby) Bayne; married,April27, 1886, to Lizzie S. Moore (daughter of Samuel Preston Moore);married,February17, 1932, to Amy (Hughes) D'Aeth. |
| | Lewis Beach (1835-1886) — of Cornwall,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer;treasurer ofNew York Democratic Party, 1877-79;U.S.Representative from New York, 1881-86 (14th District 1881-85,15th District 1885-86); died in office 1886.Died, fromtyphoidfever andBright'sdisease, in Cornwall,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1886 (age51 years, 133days).Entombed atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Miles Beach (b. 1840) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inSaratogaCounty, N.Y.,1840.Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New York, 1879-95;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1901.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William A. Beach. |
| | Hiram J. Beakes (1827-1882) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1827.Democrat.Lawyer;WashtenawCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2ndDistrict, 1863-64;WashtenawCounty Probate Judge, 1864-72;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1873-75; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1880.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 18,1882 (age54 years, 254days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.  | Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) — also known asSamuel W. Beakes — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Burlingham,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer; private secretary to JudgeThomasM. Cooley;newspapereditor and publisher;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster atAnnArbor, Mich., 1894-98;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19;defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1916.Episcopalian.Died inWashington,D.C.,February9, 1927 (age66 years, 29days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | | Curtis Coe Bean (1828-1904) — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Tamworth,CarrollCounty, N.H.,January4, 1828.Republican.Lawyer; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1867-68; member ofArizonaterritorial senate, 1879;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1885-87; defeated, 1876,1886.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February1, 1904 (age76 years, 28days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Samuel Beardsley (1790-1860) — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Hoosick,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1790.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 5th District, 1823;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1823-31;U.S.Representative from New York, 1831-36, 1843-44 (14th District1831-33, 17th District 1833-36, 20th District 1843-44); circuit judgein New York, 1836;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1836-39; appointed 1836;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1844-47.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1860 (age70 years, 90days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y. | | Samuel Arthur Beardsley (1856-1932) — also known asSamuel A. Beardsley — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer; incorporated New YorkGas,Electric Light, Heat & Power Co., which later became the New YorkEdison Co.; director of several otherutilities;member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1889-92;secretary ofNew York Democratic Party, 1889-92; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1904,1908,1912.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Redmen.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1932 (age75 years, 149days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur Moore Beardsley and Louise Howland (Adams) Beardsley;married,September14, 1881, to Elizabeth Ann Hopper; married1927 toLillian Valérie Ella Walpole-Moore. |
| | William Clinton Beardsley (1816-1900) — also known asWilliam C. Beardsley — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Stewarts Corners,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1816.Democrat.Lawyer; postmaster atAuburn,N.Y., 1841-45;banker;railroaddirector; Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1852;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1864;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1884, 1886.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1900 (age83 years, 304days).Interment atFortHill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John Beardsley and Alice (Booth) Beardsley; married to CatharineRichardson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Andrew T. Beasley (born c.1887) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born about 1887. Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1919-22.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown. | | Karl K. Bechtold (b. 1910) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1910.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 46th District, 1939-42.Burial location unknown. | | Alfred Le Roy Becker (1878-1948) — also known asAlfred L. Becker — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March22, 1878.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1918.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,July 13,1948 (age70 years, 113days).Burial location unknown. | | George Loomis Becker (1829-1904) — also known asGeorge L. Becker — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Locke,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1829.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1856-57;delegateto Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857;candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1859, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Minnesota,1860;member ofMinnesotastate senate 1st District, 1868-71; member ofMinnesotarailroad and warehouse commission, 1885; appointed 1885.Dutchancestry.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,January6, 1904 (age74 years, 336days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, St. Paul, Minn. | | Neal Dow Becker (1883-1955) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cherry Creek,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,February13, 1883.Lawyer; president, HammondTypewriterCorporation, 1913-24; president (1925-52) and chairman (1952-55),Intertype Corporation; trustee and member of executive committee,Consolidated Edisonelectricutility;bankdirector;HonoraryConsul-General for Bulgaria inNewYork, N.Y., 1923-33; chairman, Cornell University Board ofTrustees, 1947-53.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1955 (age72 years, 92days).Interment atAll Souls Onteora Park Church Cemetery, Hunter, N.Y. | | Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) — also known asRalph E. Becker — of Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1907.Republican.Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1936;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for District of Columbia,1972;U.S. Ambassador toHonduras, 1976-77.Jewish;laterEpiscopalian.LithuanianandBelarusianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;FederalBar Association;NationalTrust for Historic Preservation;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;JewishWar Veterans;AmericanLegion;B'naiB'rith;AmericanJewish Committee.Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to theSmithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South PoleOperation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,August24, 1994 (age87 years, 207days).Cremated;ashes interred atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Tracy Chatfield Becker (b. 1855) — also known asTracy C. Becker — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Cohoes,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 31st District, 1894.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Burial location unknown. | | Charles J. Beckinella (1904-1982) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1904.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1938-44;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1955-67.Died in May,1982(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Antoinette Sparacio. |
 | Charles Beckwith (1825-1895) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born inGeneseeCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1825.Democrat.Lawyer; Buffalo superior court judge, 1878-91;defeated, 1891;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1894.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1895 (age69 years, 243days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Warren Beckwith and Mary (Tyrrell) Beckwith; married to HarriettDodge. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Pictorial History of theSuperior Court of Buffalo (1886) |
| | | Glen R. Bedenkapp (1890-1966) — of Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.; Lewiston,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Lewiston,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,May 19,1890.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;chair ofNiagara County Republican Party, 1932-42;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1945-49; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1948.Died in June,1966(age76years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Dorsett Bedle (1821-1894) — also known asJoseph D. Bedle — of Freehold,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Born in Middletown Point (now Matawan),MonmouthCounty, N.J.,January5, 1821.Democrat.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1864;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1865-75;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1875-78.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October21, 1894 (age73 years, 289days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Freehold, N.J. | | George Monroe Beebe (1836-1927) — also known asGeorge M. Beebe — of Troy,DoniphanCounty, Kan.; Virginia City,StoreyCounty, Nev.; Monticello,SullivanCounty, N.Y.; Ellenville,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in New Vernon,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,October28, 1836.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;secretaryof Kansas Territory, 1860-61;Governorof Kansas Territory, 1860, 1860-61; candidate forjustice ofNevada state supreme court, 1865; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 10th District, 1871; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Sullivan County, 1873-74;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1875-79; defeated,1878; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1876,1880(speaker),1892.Died in Ellenville,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,March 1,1927 (age90 years, 124days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, New Windsor, N.Y. | | M. Plin Beebe (1881-1941) — of Ipswich,EdmundsCounty, S.Dak.Born in Sandusky,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1881.Republican.Lawyer;banker;member ofSouthDakota state senate 37th District, 1915-16.Baptist.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Woodmen;AncientOrder of United Workmen.DiedAugust9, 1941 (age59 years, 336days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofMarcusP. Beebe and Leota (Fuller) Beebe; married to AliceConklin. |
| | Roswell Beebe (1795-1856) — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born inDutchessCounty, N.Y.,December22, 1795.Lawyer; president, Cairo and FultonRailroadCompany;mayorof Little Rock, Ark., 1849-50.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1856 (age60 years, 274days).Interment atMt.Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. | | Henry Rutgers Beekman (1845-1900) — also known asHenry R. Beekman — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1845.Lawyer; New York City Park Commissioner, 1885-87; president,New York City Board of Aldermen, 1887-88; New York City CorporationCounsel, 1888-89; New York City superior court judge, 1895;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1900; died in office1900.Dutchancestry. Member,PsiUpsilon.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1900 (age55 years, 9days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Fenwick Beekman and Catharine Alexander (Neilson) Beekman;married1870 toIsabella Lawrence. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article |
| | Thomas Beekman (1790-1870) — of Smithfield,MadisonCounty, N.Y.; Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1790.Lawyer;farmer;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1829-31; candidateforNew Yorkstate senate, 1831.Died in Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1870 (age79 years, 213days).Interment atKinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y. | | Richard Cameron Beer (b. 1893) — also known asRichard C. Beer — Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1893.Lawyer; U.S. Vice Consul inNassau, 1917-18;Ottawa, 1918-19;Havana, 1919;Bradford, 1919-20;Liverpool, 1920-21;London, 1921-22;Budapest, 1922;Belfast, as of 1924.Burial location unknown. | | Owen M. Begley (1906-1981) — of Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1906.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1932, 1933;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Schenectady, N.Y., 1947-51; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 38th District, 1957-65.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Kiwanis;CatholicWar Veterans;American BarAssociation.Died in September,1981(age75years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Anthony Charles Beilenson (1932-2017) — also known asAnthony C. Beilenson — of Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1932.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1963-66; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1967-76; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1968;U.S.Representative from California, 1977-97 (23rd District 1977-93,24th District 1993-97); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1988,1996.Jewish.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 5,2017 (age84 years, 130days).Burial location unknown. | | William Worth Belknap (1829-1890) — also known asWilliam W. Belknap — of Iowa. Born in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1829.Lawyer; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1857-58; general in the UnionArmy during the Civil War;U.S.Secretary of War, 1869-76.Impeachedin 1876 by the House of Representatives fortakingbribes;resignedon March 2, 1876. Despite arguments that the Senate lackedjurisdiction after his resignation, an impeachmenttrialwas held; on August 1, the Senate voted 35 to 25 for his conviction,short of the necessary two-thirds.Died, of an apparentheartattack, inWashington,D.C.,October13, 1890 (age61 years, 21days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Gordon Knox Bell (1871-1955) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1871.Republican.Lawyer; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for New York,1912;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1915.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.DiedAugust27, 1955 (age84 years, 189days).Interment atReynolds Cemetery, Cross River, N.Y. | | J. Mortimer Bell (born c.1864) — of Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in City Island, Pelham, Westchester County (now Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y., about 1864.Republican.Lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Salisbury, 1921-26, 1933-38;member ofConnecticutstate senate 31st District, 1939-40.Burial location unknown. | | Samuel H. Bell (b. 1925) — of Ohio. Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1925.Lawyer; municipal judge in Ohio, 1968-73; common pleas courtjudge in Ohio, 1973-77; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1977-82;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1982-96; tooksenior status 1996.Still living as of 2000. | | Carol Bellamy (b. 1942) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,January14, 1942.Democrat.Servedin the Peace Corps;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1973-77 (23rd District 1973-74, 25th District1975-77); president, New York City Council, 1978-85; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984,1988,1992;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1985; candidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1990; Democratic Presidential Elector for NewYork,1992;director, U.S. Peace Corps, 1993-95; executive director, UNICEF,1995-2005.Female.Still living as of 2013. | | Perry Belmont (1851-1947) — of Babylon,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1851.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1881-88; resigned1888; defeated, 1902 (7th District); U.S. Minister toSpain, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1892,1896,1900,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1912;major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanLegion.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,May 25,1947 (age95 years, 148days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I. | | Samuel Smith Beman (1822-1882) — also known asSamuel S. Beman — of Wetumpka,ElmoreCounty, Ala.; Hampton,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.; Winona,WinonaCounty, Minn.; St. Charles,WinonaCounty, Minn.BornMarch11, 1822.Whig.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1846; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Washington County 2nd District, 1853; memberofMinnesotastate senate, 1857-58, 1872-74, 1881-82 (11th District 1857-58,7th District 1872-74, 1881-82); died in office 1882.DiedMay 9,1882 (age60 years, 59days).Interment atHillside Cemetery, St. Charles, Minn. | | Charles Linnaeus Benedict (1824-1901) — also known asCharles L. Benedict — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Newbury,OrangeCounty, Vt.,March 2,1824.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1862;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-97;resigned 1897.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January8, 1901 (age76 years, 312days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Erastus Cornelius Benedict (1800-1880) — also known asErastus C. Benedict — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Branford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March19, 1800.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1848, 1864 (New York County 13th District 1848,New York County 7th District 1864); member, New York State Board ofRegents, 1855; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 5th District, 1872-73.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October22, 1880 (age80 years, 217days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Joel Tyler Benedict and Currence (Wheeler) Benedict; marriedto Caroline Margaret Bloodgood. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Erastus DeWitt Benedict (1834-1915) — also known asErastus D. Benedict — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inBroomeCounty, N.Y.,April25, 1834.Democrat.Lawyer; major in the Union Army during the CivilWar; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1880; candidateforNew Yorkstate senate 9th District, 1895.Member,Freemasons.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September19, 1915 (age81 years, 147days).Burial location unknown. | | Russell Benedict (1859-1936) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Great Neck Estates,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1859.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1912-25.Member,American BarAssociation;Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Great Neck Estates,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November29, 1936 (age77 years, 4days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | John Forbes Benjamin (1817-1877) — also known asJohn F. Benjamin — of Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Mo.;Washington,D.C.Born in Cicero,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,January23, 1817.Lawyer; member ofMissouristate house of representatives, 1850-52; Democratic PresidentialElector for Missouri,1856;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Missouri,1864;U.S.Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1865-71; defeated(Republican), 1872.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 8,1877 (age60 years, 44days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Shelby County, Mo. | | Augustus Witschief Bennet (1897-1983) — also known asAugustus W. Bennet — of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1945-47.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;Sonsof the American Revolution;Grange;PhiBeta Kappa;PsiUpsilon.Died in Concord,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 5,1983 (age85 years, 241days).Cremated;ashes interred atCedarHill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y. | | William Stiles Bennet (1870-1962) — also known asWilliam S. Bennet — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Port Jervis,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1870.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 21st District, 1901-02;municipal judge in New York, 1903;U.S.Representative from New York, 1905-11, 1915-17 (17th District1905-11, 23rd District 1915-17); defeated, 1910 (17th District), 1916(23rd District), 1936 (19th District), 1944 (21st District); delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1908,1916;candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President,1936;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1938.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;DeltaChi.Died in FalkirkHospital,Central Valley,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1962 (age92 years, 22days).Cremated;ashes interred atLaurelGrove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y. | | Burton Ellsworth Bennett (1863-1929) — also known asBurton E. Bennett — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.;Sitka,Alaska.Born in North Brookfield,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Alaska Territory, 1895-98.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in1929(ageabout66 years).Interment atEvergreen-WashelliMemorial Park, Seattle, Wash. | | Charles Edward Bennett (1910-2003) — also known asCharles E. Bennett — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Canton,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,December2, 1910.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1949-93 (2nd District 1949-67, 3rdDistrict 1967-93).Christian.Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Lions;Jaycees.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,September6, 2003 (age92 years, 278days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Charles Goodwin Bennett (1863-1914) — also known asCharles G. Bennett — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;banker;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1895-99; defeated,1892, 1898; Secretary of the U.S. Senate, 1900-12.Member,UnionLeague.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1914 (age50 years, 165days).Interment atTheEvergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | John Davison Bennett (1911-2005) — also known asJohn D. Bennett — of Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Greenport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 21,1911.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1938-44; memberofNewYork state senate 2nd District, 1945-53;NassauCounty Surrogate Court Judge, 1953-78;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1967.Methodist.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in Greenport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February1, 2005 (age93 years, 225days).Interment atGreenfieldCemetery, Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Earl Bennett and Edna (Davison) Bennett; married to MildredSchwindt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | John James Bennett (1894-1967) — also known asJohn J. Bennett — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 2,1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;NewYork state attorney general, 1931-42; defeated, 1938;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 4th District, 1938;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1940;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1942.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;PhiDelta Phi;CatholicWar Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Eagles.One of the organizers of the American Legion. Also served as DeputyMayor of New York City, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York,Chief Justice of the Court of Special Sessions, and Chairman of theNew York City Planning Commission.Died, of aheartattack, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1967 (age73 years, 216days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof John James Bennett and Kathryn (O'Brien) Bennett; married,September4, 1923, to Evelyn Anne Cogan. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Louis Bennett — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1939-48 (Bronx County 7th District 1939-44, BronxCounty 8th District 1945-48); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1949.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | William M. Bennett (1869-1930) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,July 11,1869.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 15th District, 1908-10;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1910; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 18th District, 1915-16; defeated (IndependenceLeague), 1912; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1916; Republican candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1917, 1921 (primary), 1925 (primary),1929 (primary); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1918, 1920.Suffered astroke ofparalysis in hisoffice,and died soon after in Broad StreetHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January16, 1930 (age60 years, 189days).Burial location unknown. | | William M. Bennett (1895-1978) — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1936.Irishancestry.Died in1978(ageabout83 years).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin J. Bennett and Mary (Marshall) Bennett. |
| | John F. Bennison — of Fort Plain,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Frankfort,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Montgomery County, 1941-50.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Bennison and Anna Bennison; married1934 to IreneF. McGroarty. |
| | Allan Benny (1867-1942) — of Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1867.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1898-1900;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1903-05; defeated,1904.Scottishancestry.Died in Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.,November6, 1942 (age75 years, 117days).Interment atMoravianCemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y. | | Arthur Benson (b. 1889) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1889.Republican.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1923.Burial location unknown. | | Egbert Benson (1746-1833) — of Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Red Hook,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 21,1746.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1777-81, 1787-88;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1777-88; appointed 1777;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1784-88;delegateto New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;U.S.Representative from New York, 1789-93, 1813 (3rd District1789-93, 2nd District 1813);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1794-1801;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1801-02.Slaveowner. Died in Jamaica (now part of Queens),QueensCounty, N.Y.,August24, 1833 (age87 years, 64days).Interment atProspectCemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. | | Henry Wilbur Bentley (1838-1907) — also known asHenry W. Bentley — of Boonville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in DeRuyter,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1838.Democrat.Lawyer; vice-president, First NationalBank ofBoonville;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1891-93; defeated,1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1896.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Boonville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1907 (age68 years, 119days).Interment atBoonvilleCemetery, Boonville, N.Y. | | Mortimer Murray Benton (1807-1885) — also known asMortimer M. Benton — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Benton,YatesCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1807.Lawyer;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1834-35; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1840; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1840.Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,March 5,1885 (age78 years, 43days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky. | | Nathaniel Seley Benton (1792-1869) — also known asNathaniel S. Benton — of Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Westmoreland,CheshireCounty, N.H.,February19, 1792.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer; memberofNewYork state senate 5th District, 1828-31;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1831;secretaryof state of New York, 1845-47.Died in Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1869 (age77 years, 131days).Burial location unknown.  | Julius S. Berg (1895-1938) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1895.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;injured in combat andlost aleg; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1923-30; member ofNewYork state senate 22nd District, 1931-38; died in office 1938.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;JewishWar Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Indictedonchargesofreceivingmoney for his aid inprocuringliquor licenses and arranging for concessions at the New YorkWorld's Fair; that same day, hekilledhimself bygunshot,in hislawoffice, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1938 (age43 years, 5days).Interment atMt.Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | | Francis Bergan (1902-1998) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1936-58;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1938;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rdDepartment, 1949;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1963-72;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1967.Member,Elks.Died at the Teresian Housenursinghome, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1998 (age95 years, 337days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael Bergan and Mary Bergan. |
| | Shelley Berkley (b. 1951) — also known asRochelle Levine — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1951.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1999-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Nevada,2000,2004,2008.Female.Jewish.Greekancestry.Still living as of 2014. | | Albert Berkowitz (b. 1910) — of Granville,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.Born in Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1910.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 37th District, 1957-64.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star.Burial location unknown. | | Adolf Augustus Berle Jr. (1895-1971) — also known asAdolf A. Berle;A. A. Berle — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January29, 1895.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;economist;lawprofessor; member of the "Brain Trust" which advised PresidentFranklinD. Roosevelt; American Labor candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; U.S.Ambassador toBrazil, 1945-46.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;Council onForeign Relations;AmericanPhilosophical Society;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from astroke,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1971 (age76 years, 19days).Interment atMuddy Brook Cemetery, Great Barrington, Mass. | | Peter Adolf Augustus Berle (1937-2007) — also known asPeter A. A. Berle — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1937.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Air Force during theVietnam War; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1969-74 (64th District 1969-72, 68th District1973-74); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972;New York State Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, 1976-78;president, National Audubon Society, 1985-95.Member,AudubonSociety.Injured in thecollapseof a barn roof, and died a few weeks later at BerkshireMedicalCenter, Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,November1, 2007 (age69 years, 328days).Interment atMuddy Brook Cemetery, Great Barrington, Mass.; cenotaph atSt. Paul's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden, Stockbridge, Mass. | | Alexander Berley (b. 1906) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.BornJuly 30,1906.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1934; defeated,1934, 1935.Burial location unknown. | | Geoffrey Steven Berman (b. 1959) — also known asGeoffrey Berman — of New York. Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,September12, 1959.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 2018-20.Still living as of 2020. | | Richard M. Berman (b. 1943) — ofQueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1943.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1998-.Still living as of 2000. | | Abraham Bernstein (1918-1990) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1918.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1961-90 (28th District 1961-65, 36th District 1966,32nd District 1967-90); died in office 1990.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;ZionistOrganization of America;B'naiB'rith.Oneleg wasamputated in 1977 due to phlebitis.Died, following aheartattack, in Albert EinsteinMedicalCenter, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1990 (age71 years, 307days).Interment atNewMt. Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, N.J.| | Relatives:Married to Ruth Schub and Gretchen Diamond. |
| | J. Sidney Bernstein (1877-1943) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornMay 9,1877.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 31st District, 1906;defeated, 1904;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1915;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1940-43.Jewish. Member,TammanyHall;Redmen.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1943 (age66 years, 214days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Bernstein and Jeanette Bernstein; married,January1, 1905, to Idalia Rosenblum. |
| | Robert Bernstein (b. 1906) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1906.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 21st District, 1934.Burial location unknown. | | Philip Berolzheimer — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1928,1932,1936;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1928.Interment atBethEl Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Helen Ginger Berrigan (b. 1948) — of Louisiana. Born in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April15, 1948.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1994-.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Joseph I. Berry (c.1868-1952) — of Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.Born about 1868. Republican.Lawyer;BronxCounty Coroner, 1902-05; candidate forboroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1903; Park Commissioner of theBronx.Died in South Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1952 (ageabout 84years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Eva Baack. |
| | Harry Felipe Besosa (1881-1947) — also known asHarry F. Besosa — of Santurce,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April24, 1881.Republican.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI; candidate forPuertoRico senate, 1924; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Puerto Rico,1928(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization; member,CredentialsCommittee; member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); member of RepublicanNational Committee from Puerto Rico, 1928-32;U.S.Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1932-33.Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Elks;Rotary.DiedOctober22, 1947 (age66 years, 181days).Interment atCementeriode Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico. | | Alfred Besunder (1908-2008) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.BornOctober5, 1908.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1948; candidate forNewYork state senate 15th District, 1950, 1952.Jewish.DiedJuly 22,2008 (age99 years, 291days).Interment atNewMontefiore Cemetery, Pinelawn, Long Island, N.Y.  | Seymour Besunder (1911-2005) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.BornFebruary10, 1911.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 16th District, 1950; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1960 (11th District), 1962 (10thDistrict); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1964,1968;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly 42nd District, 1965; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1966;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Jewish.DiedMay 27,2005 (age94 years, 106days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | | James Albert Betts (1853-1928) — also known asJames A. Betts — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in Broadalbin,FultonCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1853.Democrat.School teacherand principal;lawyer; president, Kingston SavingsBank;vice-president, Kingston CityHospital;trustee, Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery;UlsterCounty Surrogate, 1892-98;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1899-1912.Baptist.Died in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1928 (age75 years, 51days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaiah Betts and Margaret A. (Hoes) Betts; married,October16, 1884, to Frances M. Hill; married1908 to OliviaAnn (Mathews) North. |
| | Preet Bharara (b. 1968) — of New York. Born in Firozpur, Punjab,India,October13, 1968.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 2009-17.Indiansubcontinent ancestry.Still living as of 2018. | | William J. Bianchi (b. 1913) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March11, 1913.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 22nd District, 1951-52; defeated (American Labor),1952.Catholic.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof F. J. Bianchi. |
| | Alexander Bicks (1901-1963) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inRussia,March17, 1901.Naturalized U.S. citizen;lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1954-63;died in office 1963.Jewish.Died, in UniversityHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1963 (age62 years, 53days).Interment atMt.Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael Bicks and Sarah (Thomas) Bicks; married,December25, 1924, to Henrietta Isaacson. |
| | Benjamin Alden Bidlack (1804-1849) — also known asBenjamin A. Bidlack — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.; Milford,PikeCounty, Pa.Born in Paris,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,September8, 1804.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;PikeCounty Treasurer, 1834; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1835-36;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1841-45 (15th District 1841-43,11th District 1843-45); U.S. Charge d'Affaires toNew Grenada, 1845-49, died in office 1849.Died in Bogotá,Colombia,February6, 1849 (age44 years, 151days).Interment atEnglishCemetery, Bogota, Colombia. | | John Bigelow (1817-1911) — of Highland Falls,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Malden,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;author;U.S. Consul inParis, 1861-64; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1865-66;secretaryof state of New York, 1876-77; executor of the estate ofSamuelJ. Tilden.Swedenborgian.Englishancestry.Died, from abladderailment, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December19, 1911 (age94 years, 24days).Interment atPeacedaleCemetery, Highland Falls, N.Y. | | Nathan Bijur (1862-1930) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1862.Republican.Lawyer; took part inrailroadreorganizations and the creation of the SouthernRailway;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-30; died in office1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court1st Department, 1926-30; died in office 1930.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee;AmericanSociety for International Law;American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, frompleurisy andempyema, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1930 (age68 years, 37days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Asher Bijur and Pauline (Sondheim) Bijur; married1886 to LillyPronich. |
| | Charles A. Binder (1857-1891) — also known asJohn Roth — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November2, 1857.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 10th District, 1884, 1886;accusedin 1891 ofembezzling$20,000 from the estate of Barbara Hausman;fledand became afugitive,traveling under the alias "John Roth".Germanancestry.Wounded byself-inflictedgunshot,in his room at the Sheridan HouseHotel,and died there early the next morning, in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,May 17,1891 (age33 years, 196days).Burial location unknown. | | Alfred Mitchell Bingham (1905-1998) — also known asAlfred M. Bingham — of Salem,New LondonCounty, Conn.; Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February20, 1905.Democrat.Magazineeditor;lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate senate 29th District, 1941-42; major in the U.S. Armyduring World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Connecticut,1952;candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1952.Member,American CivilLiberties Union.Died in Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November2, 1998 (age93 years, 255days).Interment atWoodbridge Cemetery, Salem, Conn. | | Jonathan Brewster Bingham (1914-1986) — also known asJonathan B. Bingham;JackBingham —of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,April24, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;secretary to New York GovernorW.Averell Harriman, 1955-59; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 29th District, 1958;U.S.Representative from New York, 1965-83 (23rd District 1965-73,22nd District 1973-83); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1968.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Americansfor Democratic Action;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from complications ofpneumonia,in PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 3,1986 (age72 years, 70days).Interment atWoodbridge Cemetery, Salem, Conn.  | Kinsley Scott Bingham (1808-1861) — also known asKinsley S. Bingham — of Green Oak,LivingstonCounty, Mich.Born in Camillus,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1808.Lawyer;farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1837-39, 1841-42 (LivingstonDistrict 1837-39, 1841, Livingston County 1842);Speaker ofthe Michigan State House of Representatives, 1838-39, 1842;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1847-51;Governor ofMichigan, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Michigan,1856(ConventionVice-President;speaker);U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1859-61; died in office 1861.Died in Green Oak,LivingstonCounty, Mich.,October5, 1861 (age52 years, 293days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Livingston County, Mich.;reinterment atOldVillage Cemetery, Brighton, Mich. | | Peter R. Biondo (1916-1997) — of Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.BornDecember21, 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-74 (103rd District 1966, 93rd District1967-74).Italianancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Rotary;Sonsof Italy.DiedMay 16,1997 (age80 years, 146days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Grace Sweeney. |
| | John Bird (1768-1806) — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November22, 1768.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1795-98;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1799-1801; resigned1801.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1806 (age37 years, 72days).Interment atOldMt. Ida Cemetery, Troy, N.Y. | | Ausburn Birdsall (1814-1903) — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Otego,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1814.Democrat.Lawyer;BroomeCounty District Attorney;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1847-49.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1903 (age88 years, 239days).Original interment atSpringForest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.; reinterment in 1910 atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | James Birdsall (1783-1856) — of Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.; Fenton,GeneseeCounty, Mich.; Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in New York,1783.Democrat.Lawyer;ChenangoCounty Surrogate, 1811;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1815-17; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chenango County, 1827.Died in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,July 20,1856 (ageabout 73years).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Flint, Mich. | | John Birdsall (1840-1891) — also known as"John Williams" — of Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Flatbush (now part of Brooklyn),KingsCounty, N.Y.,October5, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;merchant;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1880-81.While registered under the assumed name "John Williams," hekilledhimself withilluminatinggas in his room at the United StatesHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1891 (age50 years, 191days).Interment atSt. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island,N.Y. | | John Charles Birdsall (1802-1839) — also known asJohn Birdsall — ofChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Greene,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,1802.Lawyer; circuit judge in New York, 1826-29; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County, 1831; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1832-34; resigned 1834;AttorneyGeneral of the Texas Republic, 1837-38.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,July 22,1839 (ageabout 37years).Interment atGlendaleCemetery, Houston, Tex. | | Victory James Birdseye (1782-1853) — also known asVictory Birdseye — of Pompey,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December25, 1782.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1815-17, 1841-43 (19th District1815-17, 23rd District 1841-43);OnondagaCounty District Attorney, 1818-33;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1821; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County, 1823, 1838, 1840; member ofNewYork state senate 7th District, 1827.Died in Pompey,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1853 (age70 years, 265days).Interment atPompeyHill Cemetery, Pompey, N.Y. | | James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) — also known asJames G. Birney — of Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.; Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City,BayCounty), Mich.Born in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,February4, 1792.Lawyer; studied law in the office ofAlexanderJ. Dallas in Philadelphia; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1816-18; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general ofAlabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama,1828;mayorof Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1843, 1845.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanAnti-Slavery Society.While traveling in 1845, thehorse hewas riding bucked; hefell andwas injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors andparalysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,November25, 1857 (age65 years, 294days).Interment atWilliamsburghCemetery, Groveland, N.Y. | | Roswell Peter Bishop (1843-1920) — also known asRoswell P. Bishop — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Ludington,MasonCounty, Mich.Born in Sidney,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; woundedduring the war at Lees Mills, Va., andlost hisright arm;lawyer;MasonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-80, 1885-86; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Mason County, 1883-84,1893-94;U.S.Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1895-1907; defeated,1906;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District, 1907.Died in Pacific Grove,MontereyCounty, Calif.,March 4,1920 (age77 years, 58days).Interment atElCarmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Calif. | | Herbert Porter Bissell (1856-1919) — also known asHerbert P. Bissell — of East Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in New London,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate formayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1901; vice-president, Niagara GorgeRailroad;also counsel to the BuffaloTractionCo.;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1912-19; died in office 1919.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar.While presiding at a trial, incourt,in the NiagaraCountyCourthouse, he suffered aheartattack and died, in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1919 (age62 years, 243days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, East Aurora, N.Y. | | William Henry Bissell (1811-1860) — also known asWilliam H. Bissell — of Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.Born in Hartwick,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,April25, 1811.Democrat.Physician;lawyer; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1840-42; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring the Mexican War;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1849-55 (1st District 1849-53, 8thDistrict 1853-55);Governor ofIllinois, 1857-60; died in office 1860.Catholic.FirstRepublican andfirstCatholic governor of Illinois.Died, at least partly fromsyphilis,which hadcrippledhim, in the IllinoisExecutiveMansion, Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,March18, 1860 (age48 years, 328days).Original interment atHutchinson Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; reinterment in 1871 atOakRidge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.  | Wilson Shannon Bissell (1847-1903) — also known asWilson S. Bissell — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in New London,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1847.Democrat.Lawyer; law partner withGroverCleveland andLymanK. Bass, 1873-82; Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1884;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1888;U.S.Postmaster General, 1893-95; resigned 1895; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1896;chancellor,University of Buffalo, 1902.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1903 (age55 years, 279days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.  | Frank Swett Black (1853-1913) — also known asFrank S. Black — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born near Limington,YorkCounty, Maine,March 8,1853.Republican.Newspapereditor;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1895-97; resigned1897; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1896,1900,1904;Governorof New York, 1897-99.Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,March22, 1913 (age60 years, 14days).Cremated. | | | Loring Milton Black Jr. (1886-1956) — also known asLoring M. Black, Jr.;"The KidSenator" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 17,1886.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1911-12, 1919-20 (4th District 1911-12, 6thDistrict 1919-20); defeated, 1920;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1923-35; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1933.One of the leaders of the "wet bloc" in Congress, which opposedProhibition.Died from aheartattack, in adrugstoreatWashington,D.C.,May 21,1956 (age70 years, 4days).Interment atFortLincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md. | | Abel Edward Blackmar (1852-1931) — also known asAbel E. Blackmar — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,WayneCounty, N.Y.,August21, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1908-22; defeated (CitizensJudiciary), 1906; appointed 1908; Justice of the Appellate Divisionof the New York Supreme Court, 1917-22; director, InterboroughRapidTransit Company, 1922-31.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;American BarAssociation.Died, in BrooklynHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1931 (age78 years, 177days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Austin Blair (1818-1894) — also known as"The War Governor" — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Caroline,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,February8, 1818.Lawyer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County, 1846;instrumental in the 1846 abolition of capital punishment in Michigan,thefirstEnglish-speaking jurisdiction to do so;JacksonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54, 1885-86; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1855-56;Governor ofMichigan, 1861-65; defeated (Liberty), 1872; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1860;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1867-73; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1881-89; appointed 1881.Unitarian.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August6, 1894 (age76 years, 179days).Interment atMt.Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.; statue atStateCapitol Grounds, Lansing, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Rhoda (Blackman) Mann Blair and George Blair; married,February18, 1841, to Persis Lyman; married,May 25,1846, to Elizabeth Pratt; married,February16, 1849, to Sarah Louesa (Horton) Ford; father ofCharlesAustin Blair; third cousin ofBernardBlair. | | | | Political family:Blairfamily of Jackson, Michigan. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | | Bernard Blair (1801-1880) — of Salem,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.Born in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 24,1801.Whig.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1841-43.Presbyterian.Died in Salem,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1880 (age78 years, 349days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Salem, N.Y. | | William McCormick Blair Jr. (1916-2015) — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October24, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer; administrative and executive assistant toAdlaiE. Stevenson, 1950-55; U.S. Ambassador toDenmark, 1961-64;Philippines, 1964-67.Member,Council onForeign Relations;PhiDelta Phi.Died in New York,August28, 2015 (age98 years, 308days).Burial location unknown. | | Philip Blank (b. 1898) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.BornMay 8,1898.Democrat.Pharmacist;lawyer;collegeteacher; 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. |
| | Richard Milford Blatchford (1798-1875) — also known asRichard M. Blatchford — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,April24, 1798.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 13th District, 1855; U.S.Minister toPapal States, 1862; New York City Park Commissioner, 1872.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,September4, 1875 (age77 years, 133days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Samuel M. Blatchford (1820-1893) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1820.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1867-78;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1878-82;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1882-93; died in office 1893.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,July 7,1893 (age73 years, 120days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | George A. Blauvelt (b. 1866) — of Monsey,RocklandCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Ramapo,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1911-12; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 23rd District, 1913-14;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1915;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1916.Member,American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | Leon Bleecker — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 10th District, 1914, 1916;defeated, 1914.Burial location unknown. | | Chester Merton Bliss (1898-1958) — also known asChester Bliss — ofAlleganyCounty, N.Y.Born in Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,April 4,1898.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Allegany County, 1942.Died in Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y., June,1958(age60years, 0 days).Interment atMaple Lawn Cemetery, Bolivar, N.Y. | | Francis Walter Bliss (1892-1982) — also known asF. Walter Bliss — of Middleburgh,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in Gilboa,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1892.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rdDepartment, 1933-43.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution.DiedSeptember8, 1982 (age90 years, 134days).Intermentsomewhere in Middleburgh, N.Y.; cenotaph atBreakabeen Cemetery, Breakabeen, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Franklin Winslow Bliss and Alberta (Becker) Bliss; married,June 22,1918, to E. Margaret Schaeffer; great-grandson ofHarveyCarpenter Bliss. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Walter Thomas Bliss (1860-1941) — also known asWalter T. Bliss — of Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.Born in Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1860.Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for NewYork,1908;Prohibition candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1909, 1916; Prohibitioncandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1916;Prohibition candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1917; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1920;Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died in Bolivar,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1941 (age80 years, 91days).Interment atMaple Lawn Cemetery, Bolivar, N.Y.  | Maurice Bloch (1891-1929) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1915-29 (New York County 22nd District 1915-17,New York County 16th District 1918-29); died in office 1929; campaignmanager for U.S. SenatorRobertF. Wagner, 1926.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith;OrderBrith Abraham;Elks;OddFellows;Freemasons;TammanyHall.Died, from anembolus of theheart, following aappendicitissurgery, in RooseveltHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1929 (age38 years, 223days).Entombed atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Frederic Block (b. 1934) — ofSuffolkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1934.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly 2nd District, 1965;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1994-.Still living as of 2001. | | S. John Block (c.1880-1955) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio, about 1880.Socialist.Lawyer; candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1908; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914,1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1916, 1917; delegate to SocialistNational Convention from New York, 1920.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;NationalLawyers Guild;American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1955 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Block and Belle (Adler) Block; married to AnitaCahn. |
| | Harold E. Blodgett (1890-1979) — of Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born in Ilion,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,July 5,1890.Republican.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1920-21.Died in July,1979(ageabout88 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James S. Blodgett and Catherine A. Blodgett. |
| | Jeremiah B. Bloom (1913-1983) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1913.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1957-78 (12th District 1957-65, 21st District 1966,17th District 1967-72, 19th District 1973-78); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1978.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;JewishWar Veterans.Suffered aheartattack at the Port AuthorityBusTerminal, and died soon after, in St. Clare'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1983 (age70 years, 130days).Interment atMt.Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Max Bloom (c.1909-1990) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born about 1909. Liberal.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1950; candidate forboroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1957; criminal court judge in NewYork, 1962-69;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1970-86; defeated, 1964,1965; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York SupremeCourt, 1979-86; vice-chair of New York Liberal Party, 1987.Died, from aneurologicaldisorder, in Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1990 (ageabout 81years).Burial location unknown. | | Alexander Gair Blue (1882-1941) — also known asAlexander G. Blue — of Patchogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,March 5,1882.Progressive.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1912;SuffolkCounty District Attorney, 1930-32.Scottishancestry.Died, in Mather MemorialHospital,Port Jefferson,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April11, 1941 (age59 years, 37days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Alexander Gair Blue and Isabella McFarlane (Black) Blue; married,October13, 1906, to Alma E. Smith. |
| | Albert Howard Blumenthal (1928-1984) — also known asAlbert H. Blumenthal — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Larchmont,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1928.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1963-76 (New York County 5th District 1963-65,73rd District 1966, 67th District 1967-72, 69th District 1973-76);candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1973 (Democratic primary), 1973(Liberal); in December, 1975, he wasindictedonperjurycharges over his testimony about a 1971 meeting where he was allegedto intercede on behalf of a nursing home operator; later,briberycharges were added; in April, 1976, all the charges were ruled to bewithout factual basis, and dismissed.Jewish. Member,American CivilLiberties Union;AmericanJewish Congress;American BarAssociation;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, presumably fromcancer,in the Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancerCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1984 (age55 years, 269days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard Blumenthal (b. 1946) — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February13, 1946.Democrat.Lawyer; aide in the White House of PresidentRichardNixon, 1969-70; law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court JusticeHarryBlackmun, 1974-75; administrative assistant to U.S. Sen.AbrahamRibicoff, 1975-76;U.S.Attorney for Connecticut, 1977-81; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1984-87; member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1987-90;Connecticutstate attorney general, 1991-2010; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Connecticut,1996,2004,2008;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 2011-.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Still living as of 2018. | | Alexander John Boarman (1839-1916) — also known asAleck Boarman — of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.Born in Yazoo City,YazooCounty, Miss.,December10, 1839.Republican. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;mayorof Shreveport, La., 1865-67;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1872-73; circuitjudge in Louisiana, 1877-81;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1881-1916;died in office 1916.Died in Loon Lake,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1916 (age76 years, 264days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Shreveport, La. | | Abraham Bockee (1784-1865) — ofDutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Shekomeko,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,February3, 1784.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1819-20;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1829-31, 1833-37;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 2nd District, 1842-45; state court judge in NewYork, 1843; county judge in New York, 1846.Died in Shekomeko,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1865 (age81 years, 118days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Dutchess County, N.Y. | | George Leslie Bockes (d. 1940) — also known asGeorge L. Bockes — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1914;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 37th District, 1915.Died in1940.Interment atPlainsCemetery, Oneonta, N.Y. | | J. Seward Bodine (1903-1966) — of Waterloo,SenecaCounty, N.Y.Born in Waterloo,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1903.Lawyer; county judge in New York, 1949; Judge of New YorkCourt of Claims, 1964.Presbyterian.Member,BetaTheta Pi.Died in January,1966(age62years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Nils Andreas Boe (1913-1992) — also known asNils A. Boe — of Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.; Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Baltic,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.,September10, 1913.Republican.Lawyer;MinnehahaCounty State's Attorney, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy duringWorld War II; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1951-58;Speaker ofthe South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1955-58;LieutenantGovernor of South Dakota, 1963-65;Governor ofSouth Dakota, 1965-69; Director of Intergovernmental Affairs forPres.RichardNixon, 1969-71;Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1971-77.Lutheran.Member,FarmBureau;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;OddFellows;American BarAssociation.DiedJuly 30,1992 (age78 years, 324days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak. | | Owen W. Bohan (b. 1880) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February23, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1906-07, 1909 (New York County 15th District1906, New York County 11th District 1907, 1909).Burial location unknown.  | Horace Boies (1827-1923) — of Hamburg,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Waterloo,Black HawkCounty, Iowa; Palermo Township,GrundyCounty, Iowa; Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1827.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1857;Governor ofIowa, 1890-94; defeated, 1893; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1892;candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1902.FrenchandEnglishancestry.Died in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 4,1923 (age95 years, 118days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Waterloo, Iowa. | | | David Alexander Bokee (1805-1860) — also known asDavid A. Bokee — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1805.Whig.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 2nd District, 1848-49;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1849-51.Died inWashington,D.C.,March15, 1860 (age54 years, 161days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Charles Grosvenor Bond (1877-1974) — also known asCharles G. Bond — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,May 29,1877.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1921-23; defeated,1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1936.Member,PhiDelta Theta;PhiDelta Phi;UnionLeague.Died in Bound Brook,SomersetCounty, N.J.,January10, 1974 (age96 years, 226days).Cremated;ashes interred atWestUnion Street Cemetery, Athens, Ohio. | | William Bondy (1870-1964) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1870.Republican.Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1916;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1923-56;took senior status 1956.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation.Died, fromarteriosclerosis,in the Sherry-NetherlandHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1964 (age93 years, 356days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Salaman Bondy and Amelia (Lederer) Bondy. |
| | Samuel Bonom (1912-1962) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1912.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1956-62; died inoffice 1962.Jewish. Member,FederalBar Association;B'naiB'rith;ZionistOrganization of America.DiedDecember13, 1962 (age50 years, 281days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof David Bonom and Lena (Jackel) Bonom; married to Clarice JulietGoldberg. |
| | Dudley Baldwin Bonsal (1906-1995) — also known asDudley B. Bonsal — of New York. Born in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1906.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1961-76;took senior status 1976.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 22,1995 (age88 years, 289days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1931 to LoisAbbott Worrall; married1983 to LuciaTurner Faithfull. |
| | Paul Bonynge (c.1876-1937) — of Mineola,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y., about 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933-37; died in office1937; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court2nd Department, 1937; died in office 1937.Suffered acerebralhemorrhage, and died nine days later, in Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 29,1937 (ageabout 61years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Bonynge and Louise (Latham) Bonynge; married to Anne C.Robinson. |
| | Robert William Bonynge (1863-1939) — also known asRobert W. Bonynge — ofDenver,Colo.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September8, 1863.Republican.Lawyer; member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1893-94; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Colorado,1896;U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1904-09; defeated,1900.Member,American BarAssociation;UnionLeague.Died, in PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1939 (age76 years, 14days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Robert Boochever (1917-2011) — of Alaska. Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,October2, 1917.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;justice ofAlaska state supreme court, 1972-80;chiefjustice of Alaska state supreme court, 1975-78;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1980-86; tooksenior status 1986; senior judge, 1986-2011.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October9, 2011 (age94 years, 7days).Burial location unknown. | | David Augustus Boody (1837-1930) — also known asDavid A. Boody;"Grand Old Man ofBrooklyn";"Grand Old Man of WallStreet" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born, in alogcabin built by his father, in Jackson,WaldoCounty, Maine,August13, 1837.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;stockbroker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1888;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1891; defeated(Independent Democratic), 1882; resigned 1891;mayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1892-93; defeated, 1893; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New York,1913(voted forWoodrowWilson andThomasR. Marshall).Presbyterian.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1930 (age92 years, 160days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Charles Ferris Booher (1848-1921) — also known asCharles F. Booher — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.; Savannah,AndrewCounty, Mo.Born in East Groveland,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer; Democratic Presidential Elector forMissouri,1880;U.S.Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1889, 1907-21; died inoffice 1921.GermanandSwissancestry.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Savannah,AndrewCounty, Mo.,January21, 1921 (age72 years, 356days).Interment atCityCemetery, Savannah, Mo. | | Paul P. E. Bookson (c.1933-2005) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y., about 1933.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1965-74 (24th District 1965, 27th District 1966,24th District 1967-72, 25th District 1973-74).Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;B'naiB'rith.Struckby a motorcycle while crossing a street in Brooklyn, died laterthe same day in BellevueHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September22, 2005 (ageabout 72years).Intermentsomewherein Jerusalem, Israel.| | Relatives: Sonof Leo Bookson and Anna Bookson; married to TovaHeller. |
| | Ansley B. Borkowski (1898-1992) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1898.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 5th District, 1921, 1924-30;defeated, 1922; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 49th District, 1930, 1932, 1934; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1956.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1992 (age94 years, 321days).Intermentsomewherein Buffalo, N.Y. | | Charles Borland Jr. (1786-1852) — ofOrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Minisink,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,June 29,1786.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County, 1820-21, 1836;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1821-23;OrangeCounty District Attorney, 1835-41.Slaveowner. Died in Wardsbridge (now Montgomery),OrangeCounty, N.Y.,February23, 1852 (age65 years, 239days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Montgomery, N.Y. | | Albert Henry Bosch (1908-2005) — also known asAlbert H. Bosch — of Woodhaven, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1953-61; county judgein New York, 1961-62;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 11th District, 1962-64; defeated, 1959.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Moose.Died in Amityville,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November21, 2005 (age97 years, 22days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, Queens, N.Y. | | Charles Francis Bostwick (1866-1923) — also known asCharles F. Bostwick — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Tuckahoe,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1866.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1900; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1903-04.Episcopalian.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 21,1923 (age56 years, 254days).Burial location unknown.  | Joseph Henry Bottum (1853-1946) — also known asJoseph H. Bottum — of Faulkton,FaulkCounty, S.Dak.Born in West Bloomfield,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,September26, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;FaulkCounty Register of Deeds, 1883;FaulkCounty State's Attorney, 1890-94; member ofSouthDakota state senate 35th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04.Died in Faulkton,FaulkCounty, S.Dak.,June 19,1946 (age92 years, 266days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Clay Bottum and Helen Mariah (Burnham) Bottum; married,June 2,1885, to Silvia Grace Smith; father ofJosephHenry Bottum (1903-1984). | | | | Image source: South Dakota LegislativeManual, 1903 |
| | Francis Eugene Bouck (1873-1941) — also known asFrancis E. Bouck — of Leadville,LakeCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer; district judge in Colorado 5th District,1918-33;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1933-41; died in office 1941;chiefjustice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1941; died in office 1941.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Elks;RoyalArcanum.Died, from aheartailment, inDenver,Colo.,November24, 1941 (age67 years, 364days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Dr. Francis Anthony Bouck and Pauline Emilie (Raefle) Bouck;married,November29, 1900, to Mabel Frankland Worcester; married,August20, 1917, to Harriet Wolcott Vaile. |
| | Louis B. Boudin (1874-1952) — also known asLouis Boudianoff;LeibBoudiansky —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Korsun, Russia (now Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi,Ukraine),December15, 1874.Socialist.Lawyer; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1905 (Socialist), 1906(Socialist), 1907, 1908, 1909 (Socialist), 1910 (Socialist), 1912(Socialist), 1919 (Socialist); candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1910, 1917; candidate forchiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1916; left the SocialistParty, 1919.Jewish.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1952 (age77 years, 166days).Burial location unknown. | | Michael Boudin (b. 1939) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1939.Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court JusticeJohnMarshall Harlan, 1964-66;U.S.District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1990-92; resigned1992;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1992-.Still living as of 2002.  | Martin Bourke (1867-1939) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December1, 1867.Republican.Pharmacist;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1915, 1917-18, 1920 (New York County 17thDistrict 1915, 1917, New York County 9th District 1918, 1920);defeated, 1915.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,RoyalArcanum;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 8,1939 (age71 years, 128days).Interment atSt. Benedict's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | Arthur Frisbee Bouton (1872-1952) — also known asArthur F. Bouton — of Roxbury,DelawareCounty, N.Y.Born in Roxbury,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1872.Republican.Lawyer;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 29th District, 1923-26;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1938.Member,OddFellows;Rotary;Freemasons.Died in Roxbury,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1952 (age79 years, 327days).Interment atRoxburyCemetery, Roxbury, N.Y. | | Joseph W. Bouton (b. 1856) — ofMcKeanCounty, Pa.Born in Portville,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,November20, 1856.Republican.Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania48th District, 1903-29; candidate forjustice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1918.Burial location unknown. | | Verne M. Bovie — of New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1913.Burial location unknown. | | William F. Bowe (b. 1896) — of Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,1896.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor; 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. |
| | Christopher Columbus Bowen (1832-1880) — ofCharlestonCounty, S.C.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,January5, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1867-71;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from CharlestonCounty, 1868; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,1871-72;CharlestonCounty Sheriff, 1873-80.Catholic.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 23,1880 (age48 years, 170days).Interment atSt.Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. | | Herbert Wolcott Bowen (1856-1927) — also known asHerbert W. Bowen — of New York; Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February29, 1856.Lawyer; U.S. Consul inBarcelona, 1890-95; U.S. Consul General inBarcelona, 1895-98; last American official to leave Spainbefore the Spanish American War; U.S. Minister toPersia, 1899-1901;Venezuela, 1901-05.Englishancestry.Died, ofheartdisease, Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.,May 29,1927 (age71 years, 90days).Interment atWoodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn. | | John Myer Bowers (1772-1846) — of New York. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September25, 1772.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1813.Died in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,February24, 1846 (age73 years, 152days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Cooperstown, N.Y. | | Samuel Smith Bowne (1800-1865) — also known asSamuel S. Bowne — of Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1800.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1834;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1841-43;OtsegoCounty Judge, 1851-55.Died near Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1865 (age65 years, 89days).Interment atFriendsBurying Ground, Morris, N.Y. | | Hugh Henry Bownes (1920-2003) — also known asHugh H. Bownes — of Laconia,BelknapCounty, N.H.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New Hampshire,1956;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New Hampshire, 1963;mayorof Laconia, N.H., 1963-65; superior court judge in New Hampshire,1966-68;U.S.District Judge for New Hampshire, 1968-77;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1977-90; tooksenior status 1990.Protestant.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;Lions.Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November5, 2003 (age83 years, 240days).Burial location unknown. | | Paul L. Boyce (b. 1887) — of Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Bolton,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,November19, 1887.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Warren County, 1928-30.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown. | | Seymour Boyers (1926-2019) — of Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1926.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer; member ofNewYork state assembly 24th District, 1967-68.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;AmericanArbitration Association.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January7, 2019 (age92 years, 90days).Interment atNewMontefiore Cemetery, Pinelawn, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Emanuel Boyers and Frances (Geffner) Boyers; married1952 to JoanRosenblum. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | John Boyle Jr. (b. 1876) — of Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born inNorthernIreland,1876.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1924-28.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1924 |
| | | John N. Boyle (born c.1884) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1884.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1917.Burial location unknown. | | Aubrey Boyles (b. 1878) — of Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Pleasant,MonroeCounty, Ala.,October9, 1878.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1922-26; candidateforU.S.Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1926; promotedconstruction ofnaturalgas pipelines.Presbyterian.Member,Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson Boyles and Minnie (Ferrell) Boyles; married,November5, 1907, to Mary Washington Moody. |
| | Thomas Jefferson Boynton (1838-1871) — also known asThomas J. Boynton — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Born in Amherst,LorainCounty, Ohio,August31, 1838.Lawyer;newspapereditor;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1861-63;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1864-70;resigned 1870.Died, in BellevueHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1871 (age32 years, 244days).Burial location unknown. | | Edgar Truman Brackett (1853-1924) — also known asEdgar T. Brackett — of Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Emerson's Corners,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,July 30,1853.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1896-1906, 1909-12 (28th District 1896-1906, 30thDistrict 1909-12); delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1904,1908,1912(alternate);delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915; lawpartner ofHiramC. Todd, 1917-22.Died in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1924 (age70 years, 212days).Interment atGreenridgeCemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Watson Brackett and Elisabeth Ann (Sherman) Brackett;married to Mary Emma Corliss. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Martin Stoddard Brackett (1810-1877) — also known asMartin S. Brackett — of Bellevue,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Elbridge,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1810.Civilengineer;lawyer; candidate forMichiganstate senate, 1842 (Whig), 1856 (Democratic);EatonCounty Prosecuting Attorney; Democratic candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1864.Member,GoodTemplars;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Bellevue,EatonCounty, Mich.,February7, 1877 (age66 years, 60days).Interment atBellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Mich. | | Luther Bradish (1783-1863) — of Malone,FranklinCounty, N.Y.Born in Cummington,HampshireCounty, Mass.,September15, 1783.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; memberofNew Yorkstate assembly from Franklin County, 1828-30, 1836-38;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1838;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1837-42; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1842.Died, in Ocean Househotel,Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,August30, 1863 (age79 years, 349days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Col. John Bradish and Hannah (Warner) Bradish; married1814 to HelenElizabeth Gibbs; married1839 to MaryEliza Hart. |
| | Joseph Philo Bradley (1813-1892) — also known asJoseph P. Bradley — Born in Berne,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1813.Lawyer;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-92; died in office 1892.ChristianReformed.As the only politically independent member of the ElectoralCommission to settle the disputed 1876 presidential election, he castthe deciding vote to award all of the disputed electoral votes to theRepublican candidate,RuthefordB. Hayes.Died inWashington,D.C.,January22, 1892 (age78 years, 314days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J. | | Thomas Joseph Bradley (1870-1901) — also known asThomas J. Bradley — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1897-1901.Member,TammanyHall.Died, fromcirrhosis ofthe liver, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 1,1901 (age31 years, 89days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | John Joseph Brady (1853-1916) — also known asJohn J. Brady — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1904;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-16; died in office1916.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians;Elks.Collapsedon atrain returning from Atlantic City, and brought home; died, aweek later, frompneumonia,in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1916 (age62 years, 130days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Thomas Joseph Brady (1885-1971) — also known asThomas J. Brady — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February25, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Justice, New York City Special Sessions, 1934-39; Justice, New YorkCity Court, 1940-50;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1951-55.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation;CatholicLawyers Guild.Died, in UnionHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1971 (age86 years, 7days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.  | Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912) — also known asEdward S. Bragg — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Unadilla,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1827.Democrat.Lawyer;Fonddu Lac County District Attorney, 1854-56; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wisconsin,1860,1872,1884,1892(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1896;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;postmaster;member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1868-69;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1877-83, 1885-87 (5th District1877-83, 2nd District 1885-87); U.S. Minister toMexico, 1888-89; U.S. Consul General inHavana, 1902-03;Hong Kong, 1903-06.Member,KappaAlpha Society.In 1884, he made a famous speech supportingGroverCleveland, in which he declared: "We love him for the enemies hehas made," meaning the Tammany Hall organization in New York.Died in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,June 20,1912 (age85 years, 121days).Interment atRienziCemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis. | | John M. Braisted Jr. (1907-1997) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,March13, 1907.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1948-52; defeated, 1952.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons.Died in West Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1997 (age90 years, 271days).Burial location unknown. | | Oliver Winslow Branch (b. 1879) — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer; superior court judge in New Hampshire,1913-26;justice ofNew Hampshire state supreme court, 1926-46;chiefjustice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-49.Congregationalist.Member,Rotary;DeltaUpsilon;American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | Norton Franklin Brand (1869-1947) — also known asNorton F. Brand — of Grandin,CassCounty, N.Dak.Born in Faribault,RiceCounty, Minn.,May 5,1869.Lawyer;pastor;U.S. Consul inSalina Cruz, 1917-18;Fernie, 1918-32.DiedApril10, 1947 (age77 years, 340days).Interment atBaysideCemetery, Potsdam, N.Y. | | Frank James Brasco (1932-1998) — also known asFrank J. Brasco — of New York. Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October15, 1932.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1967-75.Catholic.Indictedin 1973, along with his uncle Joseph Brasco, on federalbriberyconspiracycharges,overpayoffsreceived from a Bronx trucking company which was seeking mail haulingcontracts from the Post Office; the firsttrialled to a hung jury;retriedandconvicted;sentencedto five years inprison,with all but three months suspended,fined$10,000, anddisbarred.DiedOctober19, 1998 (age66 years, 4days).Burial location unknown.  | M. William Bray (1889-1961) — also known asBill Bray — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Churubusco,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofOneida County Democratic Party, 1924-32; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1928,1932,1940,1948;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1928-30;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1933-38.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation.Died, in St. Elizabeth'sHospital,Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1961 (age71 years, 114days).Interment atSt. Patrick Cemetery, Chateaugay, N.Y. | | | Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) — also known asHenry Breckinridge;HenryBreckenridge —of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 25,1886.Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.Army during World War I;lawyer; attorney for Charles A.Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1936.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;AmericanLegion;LoyalLegion;NavyLeague.Died, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 3,1960 (age73 years, 344days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley)Breckinridge; married,July 7,1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman; married,August5, 1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root; married,March27, 1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith; nephew ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; great-grandson ofJohnBreckinridge andFrancisSmith Preston; great-grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; second great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofLevinIrving Handy andDeshaBreckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880) andEdwardCarrington Cabell; third cousin ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich,StephenValentine Southall andEarleCabell; fourth cousin ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945). | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Leo W. Breed — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Van Buren town,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County 1st District, 1937-46.Burial location unknown.  | Charles H. Breitbart (b. 1887) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Burstein,Austria,1887.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1933-39; resigned1939.Austrianancestry. Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | Charles David Breitel (1908-1991) — also known asCharles D. Breitel — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December13, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1950-58; appointed 1950;defeated, 1950; appointed 1950; Justice of the Appellate Division ofthe New York Supreme Court, 1952;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1966; appointed 1966;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1973-79.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee.Died, followingstrokesandheartfailure, in Mary Manning WalshNursingHome, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1991 (age82 years, 353days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Herman L. Breitel and Regina D. (Zuckerberg) Breitel; married,April 9,1927, to Jeanne S. Hollander. |
| | Charles J. Brennan (b. 1880) — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September19, 1880.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayor ofDayton, Ohio, 1934-41.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin J. Brennan. |
 | George Renwick Brennan (1884-1968) — also known asGeorge R. Brennan — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1884.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1914-17;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1936,1948,1952;chairof Nassau County Republican Party, 1939-46.Member,RoyalArcanum.DiedFebruary7, 1968 (age83 years, 93days).Interment atGreenfieldCemetery, Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y. | | Stephen W. Brennan (1893-1968) — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Clinton,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,March20, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1919;chair ofOneida County Democratic Party, 1936;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1942-63.DiedApril 9,1968 (age75 years, 20days).Burial location unknown. | | 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.Policeofficer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World 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. |
| | Benjamin Brenner — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1938; defeated(American Labor), 1938; American Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1940;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1953-67; defeated (AmericanLabor), 1942.Burial location unknown.  | Calvin Stewart Brice (1845-1898) — also known asCalvin S. Brice — of Lima,AllenCounty, Ohio.Born in Denmark,MorrowCounty, Ohio,September17, 1845.Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer; active inrailroadlaw; president ofrailroadcompanies; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio,1876;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio,1884;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1888,1892(speaker);member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Ohio, 1888;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1889-92;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1891-97.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1898 (age53 years, 89days).Entombed atWoodlawnCemetery, Lima, Ohio. | | Charles L. Brieant Jr. (b. 1923) — of New York. Born in Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,1923.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1971-.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Clay Stone Briggs (1876-1933) — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Born in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,January8, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1906-08; district judge in Texas10th District, 1909-19;U.S.Representative from Texas 7th District, 1919-33; died in office1933.Episcopalian.Died of aheartattack, inWashington,D.C.,April29, 1933 (age57 years, 111days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. | | Lewis Alexander Brigham (1831-1885) — also known asLewis A. Brigham — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in New York Mills,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1831.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1877;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1879-81.Died, frompneumonia,in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,February19, 1885 (age54 years, 48days).Interment atOldBergen Church Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J. | | John Bright (1884-1948) — of Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1884.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1941-48;died in office 1948.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1948 (age63 years, 306days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Middletown, N.Y. | | John B. Brisbin (1827-1898) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Schuylerville,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1827.Democrat.Lawyer;memberMinnesota territorial council 2nd District, 1856-57;Presidentof the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1856-57;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1857-58; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 21, 1863; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1864.FrenchandScottishancestry.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March22, 1898 (age71 years, 71days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, St. Paul, Minn. | | Benjamin Helm Bristow (1832-1896) — also known asBenjamin H. Bristow — of Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Elkton,ToddCounty, Ky.,June 20,1832.Republican.Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1863-65;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1866-70; law partner ofJohnM. Harlan, 1870; U.S. Solicitor General, 1870-72;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1874-76; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1876.Member,American BarAssociation;UnionLeague.Died, fromappendicitis,in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 22,1896 (age64 years, 2days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Vincent Lyons Broderick (1920-1995) — also known asVincent L. Broderick — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1962;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1976-88;took senior status 1988.New York City Police Commissioner, 1965-66. Died, ofcancer,at the Stanley R. TippettHospice,Needham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,March 3,1995 (age74 years, 311days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Broderick. |
| | Richard Louis Brodsky (b. 1946) — also known asRichard L. Brodsky — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Hartsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 4,1946.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 86th District, 1983-; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1984,2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Anita Blumstein Brody (b. 1937) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,1937.Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1981-92;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1992-.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Luke Bronin (b. 1979) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born inWestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1979.Democrat.Rhodesscholar;musician;songwriter;lawyer;mayorof Hartford, Conn., 2016-.Still living as of 2023. | | Isaac Hopkins Bronson (1802-1855) — also known asIsaac H. Bronson — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.; Palatka,PutnamCounty, Fla.Born in Rutland,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1802.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1837-39; districtjudge in New York 5th District, 1839-40; district judge in Florida,1840; circuit judge in Florida, 1845;U.S.District Judge for Florida, 1846-47;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1847-55;died in office 1855.Slaveowner. Died in Palatka,PutnamCounty, Fla.,August13, 1855 (age52 years, 301days).Interment atEpiscopalChurch Cemetery, Palatka, Fla. | | Jack E. Bronston (b. 1922) — of Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,January10, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1959-78 (5th District 1959-65, 11th District 1966,9th District 1967-78); defeated, 1956.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | John Robert Brook (1905-1968) — also known asJohn R. Brook — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Woodstock,WindsorCounty, Vt.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March26, 1905.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1944-64 (New York County 15th District 1944, NewYork County 9th District 1945-64).Presbyterian.Member,PhiGamma Delta.Died in Woodstock,WindsorCounty, Vt.,July 1,1968 (age63 years, 97days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1928 toElizabeth Munro Waters. |
| | David Brooks (1756-1838) — ofNewYork County, N.Y.;DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,1756.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1786-88, 1793-96, 1809-10 (New York County1786-88, Dutchess County 1793-96, 1809-10); county judge in New York,1795-1807;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1797-99.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Slaveowner. Died in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1838 (ageabout 82years).Interment atPoughkeepsieRural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | | James Wilton Brooks (1854-1916) — also known asJ. Wilton Brooks — of Garrison,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1854.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Putnam County, 1883; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1884.Died in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,July 6,1916 (age62 years, 78days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofJamesBrooks and Mary Louisa (Randolph) Brooks; married,November29, 1893, to Florence Miller; married,April 2,1912, to Frances (Reese) Beadel. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | James Emilius Broome (1808-1883) — also known asJames E. Broome;"The VetoGovernor" —of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach),NassauCounty, Fla.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Hamburg,AikenCounty, S.C.,December15, 1808.Democrat.Merchant;planter;lawyer; probate judge in Florida, 1843-48;Governor ofFlorida, 1853-57; member ofFloridastate senate, 1861.Died in DeLand,VolusiaCounty, Fla.,November23, 1883 (age74 years, 343days).Original interment atOakdaleCemetery, DeLand, Fla.; reinterment in 1897somewherein Quincy, Fla. | | Alexander Brough (b. 1863) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,January25, 1863.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1907; memberofNewYork state senate 18th District, 1909-10; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1912.Scottishancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Walter Scott Brower (b. 1888) — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.; Jackson Heights, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Kewanee,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.,November17, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;member ofAlabamastate senate, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Alabama,1932.Member,AmericanArbitration Association;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Presumably namedfor:WalterScott | | | | Relatives: Son of Joshua RandolphBrower and Elizabeth Judieth (Ingram) Brower; married1920 toElizabeth Jordan. |
| | Addison Brown (1830-1913) — of New York. Born in West Newbury,EssexCounty, Mass.,February21, 1830.Lawyer;botanist;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1881-1901;retired 1901.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1913 (age83 years, 47days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.  | Adon Percy Brown (1873-1942) — also known asAdon P. Brown — of Leonardsville,MadisonCounty, N.Y.Born in South Brookfield,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,October12, 1873.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1917-20 (37th District 1917-18, 39th District1919-20).Member,Freemasons.Died in Leonardsville,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,1942(ageabout68 years).Interment atLeonardsville Cemetery, Leonardsville, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Brown and Jennie L. (White) Brown; married to Lottie LeonaDixon. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Anson Brown (1800-1840) — of Ballston Spa,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Charlton,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,1800.Lawyer; one of the first directors of the Ballston Spa StateBank in1830;U.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1839-40; died inoffice 1840.Died in Ballston Spa,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1840 (ageabout 39years).Interment atBallstonSpa Cemetery, Ballston Spa, N.Y.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Charles Francis Brown (1844-1929) — of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1844.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary ofNew York Democratic Party, 1874, 1880-82;OrangeCounty District Attorney, 1875-77;OrangeCounty Judge, 1878-82;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1883-96;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1889-92; Justice of the AppellateDivision of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1893-96;general counsel, MetropolitanStreetRailway Co., 1897-1901.Presbyterian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, from anintestinalmalady, in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1929 (age84 years, 280days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles H. Brown (b. 1858) — of Belmont,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.Born in West Winfield,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1858.Republican.Lawyer;AlleganyCounty District Attorney, 1889-97;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1899-1900;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1900-06;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1907-26.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Hiram Clark Brown and Alice Ann (Stuart) Brown; married,November16, 1881, to Alice C. Smith. |
 | Elon Rouse Brown (1857-1922) — also known asElon R. Brown — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Stone Mills, Orleans,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1857.Republican.Lawyer; counsel to the Rome, Watertown &OgdensburgRailroad;law partner ofFrancisM. Hugo;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1894;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 35th District, 1898-1904, 1913-18; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1900,1904,1916,1920.Opposed woman suffrage and alcohol prohibition. Whileduckhunting from asmallboat, he suffered aheartattack and died, at Fox Island, Cape Vincent,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September24, 1922 (age64 years, 352days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) — also known asHenry B. Brown — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.;Washington,D.C.Born in South Lee, Lee,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,March 2,1836.Lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906.Congregationalist.Died in Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1913 (age77 years, 186days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | John W. Brown (1796-1875) — of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Dundee,Scotland,October11, 1796.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1833-37;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1850-65.Scottishancestry.Died in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1875 (age78 years, 330days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y. | | Levi H. Brown — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1864,1892;mayorof Watertown, N.Y., 1875; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1878.Burial location unknown. | | Rufus Everson Brown (b. 1854) — also known asRufus E. Brown — of Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.Born in Dickinson,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,December3, 1854.Lawyer; member ofVermontstate senate, 1901;Vermontstate attorney general, 1912-15.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John T. Brown and Margaret Brown; married,September2, 1877, to Della F. Wood. |
| | William M. Brown (1850-1915) — of New Castle,LawrenceCounty, Pa.Born in Greenville,MercerCounty, Pa.,September20, 1850.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1876, 1880; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 47th District, 1897-1900;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1903-07; electedU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District 1914, but diedbefore taking office.Died, frompneumonia,in theHotelMcAlpin, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1915 (age64 years, 133days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, New Castle, Pa. | | William Ripley Brown (1840-1916) — also known asWilliam R. Brown — of Emporia,LyonCounty, Kan.; Hutchinson,RenoCounty, Kan.; El Reno,CanadianCounty, Okla.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1840.Republican.Lawyer; district judge in Kansas, 1867-77;U.S.Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1875-77; probate judgein Oklahoma, 1894-98.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,March 4,1916 (age75 years, 232days).Interment atLawrenceCemetery, Lawrence, Kan. | | William Wallace Brown (1836-1926) — of Bradford,McKeanCounty, Pa.Born in Summer Hill,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1836.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;McKeanCounty District Attorney, 1867-69; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1872-76;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1883-87.Died in Bradford,McKeanCounty, Pa.,November4, 1926 (age90 years, 196days).Interment atAlfredCemetery, Alfred, N.Y. | | Kenneth N. Browne (b. 1923) — of Hollis, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,June 25,1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1965-68 (Queens County 11th District 1965, 22ndDistrict 1966, 26th District 1967-68).Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;Elks;American BarAssociation;Knightsof Pythias.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Shirley Ann Session. |
 | Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904-1996) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Peru,NemahaCounty, Neb.,February20, 1904.Republican.Lawyer; counsel forhotelassociations; author, "Manual of New YorkHotelandRestaurantLaw"; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 10th District, 1933-37;defeated, 1931; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1936,1944,1948;speaker,1956;campaign manager,ThomasE. Dewey for Governor of New York and for President;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1944-46;U.S.Attorney General, 1953-57.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaUpsilon;SigmaDelta Chi;PhiDelta Phi;Order ofthe Coif.Died ofcancer,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1996 (age92 years, 71days).Interment atHilltop Cemetery, Mendham, N.J. | | Irwin R. Brownstein (1930-1996) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1930.Lawyer; law partner ofSebastianLeone; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1960-63; memberofNewYork state senate, 1964-66 (15th District 1964-65, 23rd District1966); civil court judge in New York, 1967-68;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1969-80.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith.Died of aheartattack in Miami Beach,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,March24, 1996 (age65 years, 141days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Bright Bruce (1879-1943) — also known asEdward Bruce — Born in Dover Plains,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,April13, 1879.Lawyer;artist;lobbyist;artsadministrator; member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1940-43.Died in Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.,January26, 1943 (age63 years, 288days).Interment atSantaBarbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif. | | Matthew Linn Bruce (c.1861-1936) — also known asM. Linn Bruce — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mercersburg,FranklinCounty, Pa., about 1861.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofNew York County Republican Party, 1903;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1905-06; resigned 1906;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906-07, 1908; appointed1906; defeated, 1907; appointed 1908; defeated, 1908.Died, following aheartattack, in AlbanyHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1936 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. James Bruce. |
| | Walter Bruchhausen (1892-1976) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1952(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon);U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1953-67;took senior status 1967.Died, in Weeks MemorialHospital,Lancaster,CoosCounty, N.H.,October11, 1976 (age84 years, 135days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Lois Thayer. |
 | Edward Jackson Brundage (1869-1934) — also known asEdward J. Brundage — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Campbell,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1869.Republican.Lawyer; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 6th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1916,1928(alternate);Illinoisstate attorney general, 1917-25; corporate counsel, Chicago,Milwaukee, and St. PaulRailway.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias;RoyalLeague.Died from aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.,January20, 1934 (age64 years, 252days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Werner Bruns — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 15th District, 1886.Burial location unknown. | | David L. Brunstrom (1899-1941) — of Lakewood,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Lindsborg,McPhersonCounty, Kan.,March13, 1899.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1933-34.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in1941(ageabout42 years).Interment atHarrisHill Cemetery, Clarence, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. David V. Brunstrom and Catherine (Nelson) Brunstrom; married1926 toKathryn M. Blume. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry Brush (1778-1855) — of Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio; London,MadisonCounty, Ohio.Born inDutchessCounty, N.Y., June,1778.Lawyer; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1810; member ofOhiostate senate, 1814;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1819-21;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1830-31.Died near London,MadisonCounty, Ohio,January19, 1855 (age76 years, 0days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, London, Ohio. | | Andrew De Witt Bruyn (1790-1838) — also known asA. D. W. Bruyn — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Wawarsing,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1790.Democrat.Lawyer; justice of the peace;TompkinsCounty Surrogate, 1817-21;villagepresident of Ithaca, New York, 1822; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1825; common pleas court judge in New York,1826-36; Presidential Elector for New York,1828;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1837-38; died inoffice 1838.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1838 (age47 years, 251days).Interment atIthacaCity Cemetery, Ithaca, N.Y. | | Frederick van Pelt Bryan (1904-1978) — also known asFrederick V. P. Bryan — of New York. Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1904.Republican.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World WarII; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1946;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1956-72;took senior status 1972.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1978 (age73 years, 355days).Burial location unknown. | | John Alexander Bryan (1794-1864) — also known asJohn A. Bryan — of Ellicottville,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Menasha,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.Born inBerkshireCounty, Mass.,April13, 1794.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1827;Ohioauditor of state, 1833-39; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toPeru, 1845.Member,Freemasons.Died in Menasha,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,May 24,1864 (age70 years, 41days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis. | | Frederick Howard Bryant (1877-1945) — also known asFrederick H. Bryant — of Malone,FranklinCounty, N.Y.Born in Lincoln,AddisonCounty, Vt.,July 25,1877.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofFranklin County Republican Party, 1927;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1927-45;died in office 1945.Episcopalian.Member,Chi Psi;Freemasons.DiedSeptember4, 1945 (age68 years, 41days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Lester A. Bryant and Mary A. (Delphy) Bryant; married,October22, 1907, to Florence B. Boyce. |
| | Earl William Brydges (1905-1975) — also known asEarl W. Brydges — of Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.; Wilson,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1905.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1949-72 (52nd District 1949-54, 54th District1955-65, 60th District 1966, 52nd District 1967-72);delegateto New York state constitutional convention 52nd District, 1967;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1968.Catholic.Died, ofcancer,in ahospitalat Lewiston,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1975 (age69 years, 309days).Burial location unknown. | | Naomi Reice Buchwald (b. 1944) — Born in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,1944.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1999-.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Daniel Buck (1837-1905) — of Mankato,Blue EarthCounty, Minn.Born in Boonville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,May 15,1837.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 17, 1866; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1876(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member ofMinnesotastate senate 14th District, 1879-82;BlueEarth County Prosecuting Attorney;justice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1893-99; resigned 1899.Died in1905(ageabout68 years).Burial location unknown. | | George Sturges Buck (1875-1931) — also known asGeorge S. Buck — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Hyde Park (now part of Chicago),CookCounty, Ill.,February10, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;ErieCounty Auditor, 1912-17;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1918-21; defeated, 1921.Presbyterian.Member,BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons.DiedJuly 5,1931 (age56 years, 145days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Anthony Buckley Jr. (born c.1926) — also known asCharles A. Buckley, Jr. — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Hartsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born about 1926. Democrat.Lawyer; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for New York,1956;chargedin 1965 withdrunkendrivingfollowing an automobile accident in Hartsdale, N.Y.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | James Lane Buckley (b. 1923) — also known asJames L. Buckley — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Born in an elevator at Women'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1923.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Senator from New York, 1971-77; defeated, 1968 (Conservative),1976 (Republican); Republican candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1980;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1985-96; tooksenior status 1996.Catholic.IrishandSwissancestry. Member,Skulland Bones.President,Radio FreeEurope/RadioLiberty, 1982-85.Still living as of 2018.  | John L. Buckley (b. 1900) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1900.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 7th District, 1925-26; memberofNewYork state senate 15th District, 1927-42; defeated, 1942;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1940,1944,1948.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaTheta Phi;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | | John T. Buckley — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 116th District, 1967-72.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Elks;Jaycees;American BarAssociation.Still living as of 1972. | | Emory Roy Buckner (1877-1941) — also known asEmory R. Buckner — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inPottawattamieCounty, Iowa,August7, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1925-27.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March11, 1941 (age63 years, 216days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. J. D. M. Buckner and Sarah A. (Ellis) Buckner; married,April 4,1901, to Katherine Keach. |
| | Charles Henry Budd (b. 1848) — of Montevideo,ChippewaCounty, Minn.Born inNiagaraCounty, N.Y.,March21, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;banker;ChippewaCounty Probate Judge, 1872-73; Republican Presidential Electorfor Minnesota,1897.Methodist.Member,OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Spickerman Budd and Mary (Penoyer) Budd; married1877 to CarrieEastman; married1889 to NellieC. Moyer. |
| | Ann Marie Buerkle (b. 1951) — also known asAnn Marie Colella — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1951.Republican.Registerednurse;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 2011-13; defeated,2012.Female.Still living as of 2017. | | Solomon Bundy (1823-1889) — of Oxford,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.Born in Oxford,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1823.Republican.Lawyer;ChenangoCounty District Attorney, 1862-65;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1877-79.Died in Oxford,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1889 (age65 years, 236days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Oxford, N.Y. | | Maurice Z. Bungard (b. 1891) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born at sea in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,August24, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1924-33;defeated, 1933.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;OrderBrith Abraham.Burial location unknown. | | 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;lawprofessor.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,January25, 1909 (age79 years, 123days).Burial location unknown. | | Rudolph Bunner (1779-1837) — of Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Savannah,WayneCounty, N.Y.,August17, 1779.Lawyer;manufacturer;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1827-29.Died in Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1837 (age57 years, 333days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y. | | Horatio Chapin Burchard (1825-1908) — of Freeport,StephensonCounty, Ill.Born in Marshall,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1825.Republican.Lawyer; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 56th District, 1863-67;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1869-79 (3rd District 1869-73, 5thDistrict 1873-79); director of the U.S. Mint, 1879-85.Died in Freeport,StephensonCounty, Ill.,May 14,1908 (age82 years, 235days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Freeport, Ill. | | Oliver D. Burden (b. 1873) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Nelson,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1873.Republican.Lawyer; attorney forTheodoreRoosevelt in the libel case brought by political bossWilliamBarnes, Jr., 1915;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1923-36.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaChi;Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James H. Burden and Lucia (Groesbeck) Burden; married,June 26,1905, to Irene de Tamble. |
| | Shirley Carter Burden Jr. (1941-1996) — also known asCarter Burden — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August25, 1941.Democrat.Lawyer; principal owner of The Village Voicenewspaper;member of the New York City Council, 1970-77; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1978; founder ofCommodore Media, owner ofradiostations; philanthropist.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January23, 1996 (age54 years, 151days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Stephen F. Burkard (b. 1897) — of Queens Village, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1897.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 2nd District, 1927-30.Burial location unknown. | | Adrian Paul Burke (1904-2000) — also known asAdrian P. Burke — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1904.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1938;judgeof New York Court of Appeals, 1955-73.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Lauderhill,BrowardCounty, Fla.,September3, 2000 (age95 years, 337days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas F. Burke and Rose Mary Daw Burke; married,December27, 1934, to Edith Martin. |
 | Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) — also known asCharles H. Burke — of Pierre,HughesCounty, S.Dak.Born near Batavia,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,April 1,1861.Republican.Lawyer;real estateinvestor; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1895-98;U.S.Representative from South Dakota, 1899-1907, 1909-15 (at-large1899-1907, 1909-13, 2nd District 1913-15); candidate forU.S.Senator from South Dakota, 1914; U.S. Commissioner of IndianAffairs, 1921-29.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Died inWashington,D.C.,April 7,1944 (age83 years, 6days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Pierre, S.Dak. | | Edmund Burke Jr. (1905-1993) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,February5, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission, 1941-43; attorney for Texacooil company.Catholic.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;American BarAssociation.Died, ofpneumonia,in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1993 (age88 years, 97days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edmund Burke and Mabel Jeannette (Rule) Burke; married,July 18,1939, to Marion Hopkins McDonagh. |
| | Harold P. Burke (1895-1981) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1929; candidateforNew Yorkstate senate 46th District, 1930;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1937-81;took senior status 1981.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,July 17,1981 (age86 years, 41days).Interment atSt.Ann's Cemetery, Palmyra, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Burke and Jennie (Noonan) Burke; married,June 30,1927, to Margaret M. McKay. |
| | Thomas Burke (1849-1925) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inClintonCounty, N.Y.,December22, 1849.Lawyer;KingCounty Probate Judge, 1876-80; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1880;chiefjustice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1888-89.While speaking at thesemi-annualmeeting of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, hesuffered astroke ofapoplexy and died, in theofficesof the Carnegie Foundation, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December4, 1925 (age75 years, 347days). Present at the meeting wereNicholasMurray Butler (who caught him as he collapsed),ElihuRoot,RobertLansing,JohnW. Davis,DavidJayne Hill, Gov.AndrewJackson Montague, Sen.LeRoyPercy, and others.Interment atEvergreen-WashelliMemorial Park, Seattle, Wash.| | Relatives: Sonof James Burke and Bridget Della (Ryan) Burke; married,October6, 1879, to Caroline E. McGilvra. |
| | Timothy Farrar Burke (b. 1855) — also known asTimothy F. Burke — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1855.Republican.Lawyer; member ofWyomingterritorial legislature, 1892;U.S.Attorney for Wyoming, 1898-1907, 1907-11.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William C. Burke and Sarah E. (Farrar) Burke; married1879 toBlanche Harvey. |
 | Alvah Waterman Burlingame Jr. (1879-1952) — also known asAlvah W. Burlingame, Jr. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August22, 1879.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1909-10, 1915-22; defeated, 1912,1922; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1914.DiedMay 18,1952 (age72 years, 270days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Anson Burlingame (1820-1870) — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in New Berlin,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1820.Lawyer; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1852-54;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1855-61; U.S.Minister toChina, 1861-67.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, fromcongestion ofthe lungs, in St. Petersburg,Russia,February23, 1870 (age49 years, 101days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Freelove (Angell) Burlingame andJoelBurlingame; married,June 3,1847, to Jane Cornelia Livermore; fourth cousin ofOssianRay; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesMontgomery Burlingame andClementPhineas Kellogg. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThecityofBurlingame,California, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofBurlingame,Kansas, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofAnson,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Anson Burlingame (built 1943 atRichmond,California; sold private 1947; sank 1950) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Wilder L. Burnap — of Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.Born in New York. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer; member ofVermontstate senate from Chittenden County, 1882.Burial location unknown.  | Madison Burnell (1812-1865) — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Charlotte town,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1812.Lawyer; law partner ofRichardP. Marvin, 1838-47; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County, 1846-47.Died in Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1865 (age53 years, 301days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Joel Burnell; married1840 to SarahSpurr. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: History of ChautauquaCounty (1875) |
| | Henry Lawrence Burnett (1838-1916) — also known asHenry L. Burnett;"Lightning EyesBurnett" —of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio,December26, 1838.Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1898-1906.Investigated the assassination of PresidentAbrahamLincoln, and helped prosecute the conspirators.Died, ofpneumonia,in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1916 (age77 years, 9days).Interment atSlateHill Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Agnes Suffern Tailer. |
| | Jean La Rue Burnett (d. 1907) — also known asJean L. Burnett — of Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Ontario County, 1899-1907; died in office1907; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1904.Died in February,1907.Burial location unknown. | | Charles O. Burney Jr. (b. 1907) — of Williamsville,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1907.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 7th District, 1937-40; member ofNewYork state senate, 1941-48 (50th District 1941-44, 55th District1945-48); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1944.Burial location unknown. | | Aaron Burr (1756-1836) — also known asAaron Edwards — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February6, 1756.Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1784-85, 1797-99, 1800-01 (New York County1784-85, 1797-99, Orange County 1800-01);New Yorkstate attorney general, 1789-91; appointed 1789;U.S.Senator from New York, 1791-97;VicePresident of the United States, 1801-05; KilledAlexanderHamilton in aduel,July 11, 1804;triedfortreasonin 1807; found not guilty.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died, after severalstrokes,at the Winants or Port RichmondHotel,Port Richmond, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1836 (age80 years, 221days).Interment atPrincetonCemetery, Princeton, N.J.| | Relatives: Sonof Aaron Burr (1716-1757) and Esther (Edwards) Burr; brother of SarahBurr (who marriedTappingReeve); married,July 2,1782, to Theodosia (Bartow) Prevost (first cousin twice removedofFrancisStebbins Bartow); married1833 to Eliza(Bowen) Jumel; father of Theodosia Burr (who marriedJosephAlston); nephew ofPierpontEdwards; third great-grandson ofThomasWillett; ancestor ofKarlaBallard; first cousin ofTheodoreDwight andHenryWaggaman Edwards; first cousin four times removed ofAnsonFoster Keeler; second cousin ofJohnDavenport andJamesDavenport; second cousin once removed ofTheodoreDavenport; second cousin twice removed ofCharlesRobert Sherman; second cousin thrice removed ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,JohnSherman andEvertHarris Kittell; second cousin four times removed ofChaunceyMitchell Depew,EzekielGilbert Stoddard,StillmanStephen Light andBlancheM. Woodward; second cousin five times removed ofAlfredWalstein Bangs,JohnClarence Keeler,LouisEzekiel Stoddard,JohnCecil Purcell andArthurCallen Kittell Jr.; third cousin ofBenjaminTallmadge; third cousin once removed ofFrederickAugustus Tallmadge; third cousin twice removed ofEliThacher Hoyt,GeorgeSmith Catlin,JohnAppleton,HowkinBulkley Beardslee,JosephPomeroy Root andEdwardWilliams Hooker; third cousin thrice removed ofGreeneCarrier Bronson,AbijahCatlin,DavidMunson Osborne,GeorgeLandon Ingraham,DwightArthur Silliman andCharlesDunsmore Millard; fourth cousin ofNoahPhelps andHezekiahCase; fourth cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams,ElishaPhelps,AmbroseTuttle,JesseHoyt,AbielCase,HenryFisk Janes,JairusCase,JohnLeslie Russell,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,WilliamDean Kellogg andAlmonCase. | | | | Political family:Keeler-Russellfamily of Canton, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JonathanDayton —NathanielPendleton —JohnSmith —JohnTayler —WalterD. Corrigan, Sr. —CowlesMead —LutherMartin —WilliamP. Van Ness —SamuelSwartwout —WilliamWirt —TheophilusW. Smith | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Aaron Burr: Milton Lomask,AaronBurr: The Years from Princeton to Vice President,1756-1805 — Milton Lomask,AaronBurr: The Conspiracy and Years of Exile, 1805-1836 —Joseph Wheelan,Jefferson'sVendetta : The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and theJudiciary — Buckner F. Melton Jr.,AaronBurr : Conspiracy to Treason — Thomas Fleming,Duel:Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future ofAmerica — Arnold A. Rogow,AFatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr —H. W. Brands,TheHeartbreak of Aaron Burr — David O. Stewart,AmericanEmperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson'sAmerica — Donald Barr Chidsey,Thegreat conspiracy: Aaron Burr and his strange doings in theWest — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Fiction about Aaron Burr: Gore Vidal,Burr |
| | Joseph Arthur Burr (1850-1915) — also known asJoseph A. Burr — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1850.Republican.Lawyer; Corporation Counsel, city of Brooklyn,1896-97;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1904-15; appointed 1904;died in office 1915; Justice of the Appellate Division of the NewYork Supreme Court, 1909.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Sons ofthe Revolution;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1915 (age64 years, 219days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Arthur Burr and Harriet (Nash) Burr; married to Ella A.Dawson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William P. Burr (b. 1856) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Dublin,Ireland,1856.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1894;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1920-26; appointed 1920;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1926.Burial location unknown. | | Silas Mainville Burroughs (1810-1860) — also known asSilas M. Burroughs — of Medina,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Born in Ovid,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1810.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orleans County, 1837, 1850-51, 1853;U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1857-60; died inoffice 1860.Died in Medina,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1860 (age49 years, 323days).Interment atBoxwoodCemetery, Medina, N.Y.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Gordon W. Burrows (1926-1997) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served inthe U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;lawyer; legislativeassistant, AssemblymanP.Boice Esser, 1959; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-88 (97th District 1966, 90th District1967-82, 84th District 1983-88);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1989-96.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died ofcardiacarrest, at Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1997 (age70 years, 257days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Josephine Ramirez. |
| | Karen S. Burstein — of Woodmere,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1970 (4th District), 1980 (5thDistrict); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 9th District, 1973-78; candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1994.Female.Still living as of 1994. | | Sidney Burstein — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Liberal.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 1st District, 1954, 1958;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Robert Tyng Bushnell (1896-1949) — also known asRobert T. Bushnell — of West Newton, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;MiddlesexCounty District Attorney, 1927-31;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1941-45.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, from aheartattack, in his suite at the RoyaltonHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1949 (age53 years, 106days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Stowe Bushnell and Mary Rockland (Tyng) Bushnell; married,June30, 1924, to Sylvia P. Folsom. |
| | Richard Busteed (1822-1898) — Born in County Cavan,Ireland,February16, 1822.Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1863-74;resigned 1874;U.S.District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1863-74;resigned 1874;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1863-74;resigned 1874.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1898 (age76 years, 210days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795-1858) — also known asBenjamin F. Butler — ofAlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Kinderhook Landing,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1795.Lawyer;AlbanyCounty District Attorney, 1821-24; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County, 1828;U.S.Attorney General, 1833-38;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1838-41, 1845-48;Presidential Elector for New York,1844.Presbyterian.Died in Paris,France,November8, 1858 (age62 years, 326days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Charles Randolph Butler Jr. (b. 1940) — Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,1940.Lawyer;MobileCounty District Attorney, 1971-75;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1988-2005;took senior status 2005.Still living as of 2005. | | Mortimer W. Byers (1877-1962) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1877.Republican.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1929-60;took senior status 1960.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 5,1962 (age84 years, 281days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas S. Byers and Isabella F. (Wardle) Byers; married,June 6,1906, to Kate A. House. |
| | Axtell J. Byles (1880-1941) — of Titusville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.; Ardsley-on-Hudson,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Titusville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,October21, 1880.Republican.Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1908;president, Tide WaterOilCompany, 1924-26, and of its successor, Tide Water AssociatedOilCompany, 1926-33; president, AmericanPetroleumInstitute, 1933-41.Presbyterian.Died in Ardsley-on-Hudson,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1941 (age60 years, 342days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1905 toFlorence Payne. |
 | Doris I. Byrne — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1934-37; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948;vice-chairof New York Democratic Party, 1945.Female.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | | Richard P. Byrne (1880-1958) — of DeWitt,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born near Pompey,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 35th District, 1934; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1944,1948,1952;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 43rd District, 1945-46; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1945.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, in Crouse-IrvingHospital,Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,July 18,1958 (age77 years, 264days).Interment atPompeyHill Cemetery, Pompey, N.Y.  | William Thomas Byrne (1876-1952) — also known asWilliam T. Byrne — of Loudonville,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Bean Hill, Florida town,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,March 6,1876.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 30th District, 1923-36;U.S.Representative from New York, 1937-52 (28th District 1937-45,32nd District 1945-52); died in office 1952.Died in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1952 (age75 years, 327days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Colonie, N.Y. |  | John A. Byrnes (c.1897-1963) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1897.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 12th District, 1926-36;Justice, New York City Court, 1937-59; chief justice, 1943-57.Died, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1963 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Mae McSherry. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Elinor Byrns — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.Socialist.Lawyer; woman suffrage activist; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1918, 1926; candidateforNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1927.Female.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Ainsworth Harrison Byrns and Eliza (Grover)Byrns. |
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