| |  Henry Richardson Labouisse Jr. (1904-1987) — also known asHenry R. Labouisse, Jr. — ofWashington,D.C.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,February11, 1904.Lawyer; U.S. Ambassador toGreece, 1962-65.Episcopalian.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died in1987(ageabout83 years).Burial location unknown. | | Philip J. Lader (b. 1946) — of Hilton Head Island,BeaufortCounty, S.C.Born in Jackson Heights, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March17, 1946.Lawyer; candidate forGovernor ofSouth Carolina, 1986; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1997-2001.Episcopalian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;PhiBeta Kappa.Still living as of 2001. | | John Joseph LaFalce (b. 1939) — also known asJohn J. LaFalce — of Kenmore,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1939.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 53rd District, 1971-72; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 140th District, 1973-74;U.S.Representative from New York, 1975-2003 (36th District 1975-83,32nd District 1983-93, 29th District 1993-2003); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1984,1988,1996.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus.Still living as of 2014. | | Philip Fox LaFollette (1897-1965) — also known asPhilip F. LaFollette — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.; Douglaston, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,May 8,1897.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;DaneCounty District Attorney, 1925-26;Governor ofWisconsin, 1931-33, 1935-39; defeated, 1938; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1952.DiedAugust18, 1965 (age68 years, 102days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. | | Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (1882-1947) — also known asFiorello H. LaGuardia;"The LittleFlower" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1882.Republican. U.S. Consular Agent inFiume, 1904-06;interpreter;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1917-19, 1923-33 (14th District1917-19, 20th District 1923-33); defeated, 1914 (14th District), 1932(20th District); major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1920,1928(alternate),1932(alternate);mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1934-45; defeated, 1921, 1929.Episcopalian.ItalianandJewishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died ofpancreaticcancer, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1947 (age64 years, 283days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Achille Luigi Carlo La Guardia and Irene Coen; married1919 to TheaAlmerigotti; married,February28, 1929, to Marie Fisher. | | | | Cross-reference:VitoMarcantonio —ClendeninRyan | | | | LaGuardiaAirport,inQueens,New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Fiorello LaGuardia: H. PaulJeffers,TheNapoleon of New York : Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia —Thomas Kessner,FiorelloH. LaGuardia and the Making of Modern New York —Mervyn D. Kaufman,FiorelloLaGuardia — Alyn Brodsky,TheGreat Mayor : Fiorello La Guardia and the Making of the City of NewYork |
| | Philip Adam Laing (1856-1948) — also known asPhilip A. Laing — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in East Otto,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1856.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1919-20; appointed 1919;defeated, 1919; appointed 1920; defeated, 1920.ScottishandEnglishancestry.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1948 (age92 years, 112days).Interment atProspect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, N.Y. | | John S. Lambert (1851-1936) — of Fredonia,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Johnsonville,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;ChautauquaCounty Judge, 1882-89;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1890-1921.Died in Fredonia,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1936 (age85 years, 162days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Fredonia, N.Y. | | Paul Christopher Lambert (b. 1928) — also known asPaul C. Lambert — of New York. Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,March14, 1928.Republican.Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1984,1988,1992;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Executive Committee, 1984-89; U.S. Ambassador toEcuador, 1990-92.Christian.Member,American BarAssociation.Still living as of 1994. | | George D. Lamont (1819-1876) — of Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born inOrleansCounty, N.Y.,1819.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 29th District, 1859;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1872-76; died in office 1876.DiedJanuary15, 1876 (ageabout 56years).Burial location unknown. | | Oliver Horton Lamoreux (1824-1891) — also known asOliver H. Lamoreux — of Stockton,PortageCounty, Wis.Born in Clockville,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1824.Lawyer;PortageCounty District Attorney, 1862, 1871; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1872.Died in Plover,PortageCounty, Wis.,May 18,1891 (age67 years, 26days).Interment atPloverCemetery, Plover, Wis. | | Silas Wright Lamoreux (1843-1909) — also known asSilas W. Lamoreux — of Beaver Dam,DodgeCounty, Wis.Born in Lenox,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1843.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1872;DodgeCounty Judge, 1878-93; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1888(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1892;Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1893-97.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.Died, fromdiabetesandinfection,in Beaver Dam,DodgeCounty, Wis.,August5, 1909 (age66 years, 150days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Beaver Dam, Wis. | | Judson Stuart Landon (1832-1905) — also known asJudson S. Landon — of Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,December16, 1832.Lawyer;SchenectadyCounty District Attorney, 1857;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 4th District, 1874-1901; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department,1891-1900.Died in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1905 (age72 years, 265days).Interment atValeCemetery, Schenectady, N.Y. | | Franklin Knight Lane (1864-1921) — also known asFranklin K. Lane — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born near Charlottetown,PrinceEdward Island,July 15,1864.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1902; member, Interstate Commerce Commission,1906-13;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1913-20.Died, of aheartattack 12 days afterappendicitissurgery, at the MayoHospital,Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,May 18,1921 (age56 years, 307days).Cremated. | | George F. Langbein (b. 1842) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inGermany,June29, 1842.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 10th District, 1887; memberofNewYork state senate 7th District, 1888-89.Germanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Abraham Lansing (1835-1899) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1835.Lawyer;New Yorkstate treasurer, 1874; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1882-83.DutchandEnglishancestry. Member,KappaAlpha Society.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1899 (age64 years, 219days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Frederick Lansing (1838-1894) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Manheim,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1838.Republican.Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the CivilWar; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1882-85;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1889-91.Died in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1894 (age55 years, 349days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Gerrit Yates Lansing (1783-1862) — also known asGerrit Y. Lansing — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1783.Lawyer;AlbanyCounty Probate Judge, 1816-23;U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1831-37; president,Albany SavingsBank,1854-62; president, AlbanyInsuranceCompany, 1859-62.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January3, 1862 (age78 years, 152days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | John Ten Eyck Lansing Jr. (b. 1754) — also known asJohn Lansing, Jr. — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1754.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County, 1780-84, 1785-87, 1788-89;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1786;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1785;mayor ofAlbany, N.Y., 1786-90;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;delegateto New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from AlbanyCounty, 1788;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1790-1801.ChristianReformed.Mysteriouslydisappeared in New York City, December 12, 1829, after leavinghis hotel to post a letter; hisfate isunknown.Cenotaph atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Robert Lansing (1799-1878) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1799.Lawyer;JeffersonCounty District Attorney, 1826-33, 1845-46; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1832-35, 1854-55 (5th District 1832-35, 21stDistrict 1854-55).DiedOctober3, 1878 (age79 years, 243days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Robert Lansing (1864-1928) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1864.Lawyer;U.S.Secretary of State, 1915-20.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;PsiUpsilon.Died, ofmyocarditis,inWashington,D.C.,October30, 1928 (age64 years, 13days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | James Joseph Lanzetta (1894-1956) — also known asJames J. Lanzetta — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December21, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;engineer;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1933-35, 1937-39;defeated, 1934, 1938, 1940; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1940;justice, New York City Domestic Relations Court, 1948-56.Catholic.Died, at the GreystoneHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1956 (age61 years, 311days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Ernest Lappano (b. 1897) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; deputycollector of Internal Revenue, 1921-26;lawyer;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member ofNewYork state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1934;defeated, 1932, 1934.Italianancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Harry Laragh — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; candidate formayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1931.Burial location unknown. | | Michael J. Larkin — of New York.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 5th District, 1926; appointed 1926; lawpartner ofJohnP. Gualtieri, 1929-37.Burial location unknown.  | Arthur William Larson (1920-2015) — also known asA. William Larson;"Monk" —of Levittown,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Baldwin,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Palm Beach Shores,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in New York,October18, 1920.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1958; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1968;managementconsultant.Unitarian-Universalist.Died in West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,July 2,2015 (age94 years, 257days).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.), October 23, 1958 |
| | Nathan A. Lashin — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 12th District, 1945-51.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Morris Edward Lasker (1917-2009) — also known asMorris E. Lasker;Edward MorrisLasker —of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Hartsdale,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 17,1917.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in WorldWar II; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1950; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1968-83;took senior status 1983.Died, ofcancer,in Mount AuburnHospital,Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December25, 2009 (age92 years, 161days).Burial location unknown. | | Henry Jepson Latham (b. 1908) — also known asHenry J. Latham — of Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Queens Village, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1908.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 2nd District, 1938; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1941-42; servedin the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from New York, 1945-59 (3rd District 1945-53, 4thDistrict 1953-59);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 10th District, 1959-60; defeated, 1957.Burial location unknown. | | Milton Slocum Latham (1827-1882) — also known asMilton S. Latham — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,May 23,1827.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from California 1st District, 1853-55;U.S.Collector of Customs at San Francisco, Calif., California,1855-57;Governor ofCalifornia, 1860;U.S.Senator from California, 1860-63.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1882 (age54 years, 285days).Original interment atLaurelHill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;reinterment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Abial Lathrop (1845-1930) — of Orangeburg,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.; Eutaw,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.Born in Stafford,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1845.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for South Carolina, 1889-93, 1896-1901; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1900.Member,Knightsof Honor.Died in Orangeburg,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.,February10, 1930 (age84 years, 93days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Lathrop and Elizabeth Harriet (Moody) Lathrop; married1875 to MarthaFredrika Heidtman; second cousin thrice removed ofSamuelHuntington; third cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,SamuelH. Huntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),SamuelLathrop andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryScudder; fourth cousin ofJohnHall Brockway; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,ElijahAbel,ZinaHyde Jr.,TheodoreDavenport,NathanielHuntington,ErastusCorning,WilliamAugustus Bird,JamesHuntington,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),JosephLyman Huntington,PeterBuell Porter Jr.,ElishaMills Huntington,BenjaminNicoll Huntington,PeterAugustus Porter,CharlesA. Hungerford,WilliamBarret Ridgely,ClaytonHyde Lathrop andAustinEugene Lathrop. | | | | Political families:Huntingtonfamily of Norwich, Connecticut;Huntingtonfamily of Connecticut and Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | George Latimer (b. 1935) — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1935.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1976-90; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Minnesota,1984,1988(speaker).Catholic.Lebaneseancestry.Still living as of 2002. | | Almet Reed Latson (b. 1860) — also known asAlmet R. Latson — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1860.Republican.Lawyer; Republican Presidential Elector for NewYork,1908;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1909;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915.Episcopalian.Member,UnionLeague;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Shriners.Burial location unknown.  | Edgar J. Lauer (1871-1948) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1871.Republican.Lawyer; Judge, New York City Municipal Court,1906-33;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1934-39; resigned 1939.In 1938, his wife pleaded guilty in Federal Court to charges that shesmuggled expensive clothing and diamonds from Europe to the U.S.; shewas fined and sentenced to three months in prison and fined. In 1939,the state legislature moved toinvestigatewhether Judge Lauer had knowledge of his wife'ssmugglingactivities; he denied this, but immediatelyresignedhis seat.Died, in Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1948 (age76 years, 365days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Emanuel Lauer and Cecilia (Hornthal) Lauer; married toElma M. Kramer. | | | | Image source: Empire State Notables(1914) |
| | John Laurance (1750-1810) — of New York. Born near Falmouth,England,1750.Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during theRevolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1785-87; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Southern District, 1787-89;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1789-93;U.S.District Judge for New York, 1794-96; resigned 1796;U.S.Senator from New York, 1796-1800.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1810 (ageabout 60years).Interment atFirstPresbyterian Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Thomas Laverne — of Irondequoit,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Republican.Schoolteacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1961-72 (52nd District 1961-65, 57th District 1966,50th District 1967-72).Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Hugh A. Lavery (b. 1906) — of Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1906.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1934-37;defeated, 1932.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | | Charles Blakeslee Law (1872-1929) — also known asCharles B. Law — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Hannibal,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1905-11; defeated,1910; state court judge in New York, 1916; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1924.Baptist.Member,UnionLeague.Died whileswimming(presumablydrowned)at his summer home on Kattskill Bay, near Lake George,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,September15, 1929 (age57 years, 222days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Jordan, N.Y.  | Walter William Law Jr. (1871-1958) — also known asWalter W. Law, Jr. — of Briarcliff Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Harrison,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1871.Republican.Lawyer;real estatebusiness;villagepresident of Briarcliff Manor, New York, 1904; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1914-17;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1919-20; New York State TaxCommissioner, 1921-22.Died, in GeorgetownHospital,Washington,D.C.,August26, 1958 (age87 years, 42days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter William Law and Georgianna Hitt (Ransom) Law; brother ofHenryHerbert Law; married to Helen Renfrew Kingman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Nathaniel Lawrence (1761-1797) — of Hempstead, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.Born in Newtown, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,July 11,1761.Lawyer;delegateto New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from QueensCounty, 1788; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County, 1790-92, 1794-96;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1792-95; appointed 1792.Died in Hempstead, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,July 14,1797 (age36 years, 3days).Burial location unknown. | | Philip Kissick Lawrence (c.1793-1841) — also known asP. K. Lawrence — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1793.Lawyer; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1830;newspapereditor;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1836-37;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1837-41;died in office 1841;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1837-41;died in office 1841.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March19, 1841 (ageabout 48years).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Lawrence (1773-1837) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Cayuta Lake, Tioga County (nowSchuylerCounty), N.Y.Born in Newtown, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1773.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1808-09, 1810-11, 1817-18, 1820-21 (OntarioCounty 1808-09, New York County 1810-11, Ontario County 1817-18,Tioga County 1820-21);U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1823-25.Slaveowner. Died in Cayuta Lake, Tioga County (nowSchuylerCounty), N.Y.,October20, 1837 (age64 years, 150days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Schuyler County, N.Y.  | Robert R. Lawson (1872-1934) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1872.Republican.Newspaperreporter;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 9th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1916;candidate forboroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1917; candidate forsecretaryof state of New York, 1920.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1934 (age62 years, 105days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Lawson and Mary Lawson. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Alexander Robert Lawton (1818-1896) — also known asAlexander R. Lawton — of Georgia. Born in St. Peter's Parish, Beaufort District (now part ofBeaufortCounty), S.C.,November4, 1818.Democrat.Lawyer; president, Augusta and SavannahRailroad,1849-54; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1855-56, 1870-75; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1860; general in the Confederate Army during theCivil War; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Georgia, 1876;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Georgia,1880,1884;U.S. Minister toAustria-Hungary, 1887-89.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Clifton Springs,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,July 2,1896 (age77 years, 241days).Interment atBonaventureCemetery, Savannah, Ga. | | Leon M. Layden (1893-1955) — of Whitehall,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.Born in West Pawlet, Pawlet,RutlandCounty, Vt.,December17, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;WashingtonCounty Surrogate, 1926-28; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1940;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1941; defeated, 1932;appointed 1941; defeated, 1941.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;AmericanLegion.Suffered aheartattack, and died in anambulance,en route from Whitehall to the Glens Falls hospital, inWashingtonCounty, N.Y.,February8, 1955 (age61 years, 53days).Interment atOur Lady of Angels Cemetery, Whitehall, N.Y. | | Louis E. Lazarus (b. 1877) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,April21, 1877.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1909.Jewish. Member,Woodmen.Burial location unknown. | | Enrico A. Lazio (b. 1958) — also known asRick Lazio — of Brightwaters,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in BrunswickHospital,Amityville,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March13, 1958.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1993-2001; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1996;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 2000; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 2010.Still living as of 2014. | | William Law Learned (1821-1904) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 24,1821.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1870-84.Died in1904(ageabout82 years).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.  | Timothy A. Leary (d. 1946) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Scitico, Enfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 20th District, 1915;municipal judge in New York, 1919;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-40.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1946.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael Leary and Mary (McCarthy) Leary. | | | | Image source: New York Times, April 20,1946 |
| | | Elias Warner Leavenworth (1803-1887) — also known asElias W. Leavenworth;E. W.Leavenworth —of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Canaan,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,December20, 1803.Lawyer;villagepresident of Syracuse, New York, 1839-41, 1846-47;mayorof Syracuse, N.Y., 1849, 1859; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1850, 1857;secretaryof state of New York, 1854-55;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1875-77.Died in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1887 (age83 years, 340days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. | | Henry Leavenworth (1783-1834) — ofDelawareCounty, N.Y.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,December10, 1783.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; memberofNew Yorkstate assembly from Delaware County, 1815-16.DiedJuly 21,1834 (age50 years, 223days).Burial location unknown. | | Randall James Le Boeuf (1870-1939) — also known asRandall J. Le Boeuf — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Cohoes,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1870.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1909-10; appointed 1909.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1939 (age69 years, 188days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah Ann (Saunders) Le Boeuf and Peter J. Le Boeuf; married toKatharine Washbu. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Archibald A. Lee (b. 1881) — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,1881.Lawyer; Progressive candidate forU.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1914; Republicancandidate forU.S.Senator from Colorado, 1938; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Colorado,1940(member,CredentialsCommittee).Member,American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1907 toFlorence Hughes. |
| | Noble Wishard Lee (1896-1978) — also known asNoble W. Lee — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;lawprofessor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1938; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 5th District; elected 1940.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;NationalLawyers Guild.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October8, 1978 (age82 years, 42days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Warren Isbell Lee (1874-1955) — also known asWarren I. Lee — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Bartlett,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1874.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1906-10, 1920 (Kings County 18th District1906-10, Kings County 21st District 1920);U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1921-23; defeated,1910 (5th District), 1922 (6th District), 1924 (6th District).Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Freemasons;UnionLeague.DiedDecember25, 1955 (age81 years, 323days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | James J. Leff — Conservative.Lawyer; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.Still living as of 1966. | | Alonzo Mark Leffingwell (1842-1928) — also known asAlonzo M. Leffingwell — of Henderson,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born inJeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September26, 1842.Lawyer; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1891 (22nd District), 1892 (24thDistrict); candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 5th District, 1905, 1906, 1920.Died in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1928 (age85 years, 276days).Interment atNorth Watertown Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Reuben Wood Leffingwell and Sarah (Carpenter) Leffingwell;married,August31, 1870, to Harriet A. Cook; married,October5, 1923, to Charlotte Fuller Rice; uncle ofJohnLeffingwell Randolph; second cousin twice removed ofCalvinFillmore; second cousin thrice removed ofSamuelHuntington andLutherWalter Badger; third cousin once removed ofZinaHyde Jr.,MillardFillmore andJohnLeslie Russell; third cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,SamuelH. Huntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,DanielWebster,BelaEdgerton,HemanTicknor,JohnFoster Dulles andAllenWelsh Dulles; fourth cousin ofWilliamWoodbridge,IsaacBackus,HenryTitus Backus,AugustusBrandegee,LeslieWead Russell,ThomasWorcester Hyde,CharlesHazen Russell andJohnClarence Keeler; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,TheodoreDavenport,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,JosephLyman Huntington,ElishaMills Huntington,AlfredPeck Edgerton,DavidEdgerton,BenjaminNicoll Huntington,JosephKetchum Edgerton,MatthewGriswold,CharlesEdward Hyde,FrankBosworth Brandegee,JohnSedgwick Hyde,EdwardWarden Hyde andGeorgeLeffingwell Reed. | | | | Political family:Wolcottfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Louis Jacob Lefkowitz (1904-1996) — also known asLouis J. Lefkowitz;"The People'sLawyer" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 3,1904.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1928-30;defeated, 1930, 1931; municipal judge in New York, 1935; candidateforU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1940; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1944,1948,1956(alternate),1960(member,CredentialsCommittee),1964,1968;NewYork state attorney general, 1957-78; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1961.Jewish. Member,FederalBar Association;American BarAssociation;AmericanJewish Congress;Knightsof Pythias.Died, fromParkinson'sdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1996 (age91 years, 353days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | Ira J. Lefton (b. 1920) — of Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 7th District, 1964.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Frederick Reimold Lehlbach (1876-1937) — also known asFrederick R. Lehlbach — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1876.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1903-05;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1915-37 (10th District 1915-33,12th District 1933-37); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1924,1928.DiedAugust4, 1937 (age61 years, 185days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Newark, N.J.  | Irving Lehman (1876-1945) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909-23;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1924-39;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1940-45.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJewish Committee.Died, of aheartailment, in Port Chester,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1945 (age69 years, 237days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. |  | Vincent Loyola Leibell (1883-1968) — also known asVincent L. Leibell — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1883.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1936-54;took senior status 1954.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1968 (age84 years, 287days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Vincent Loyola Leibell Jr. (1913-2004) — also known asVincent L. Leibell, Jr. — of Little Neck, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1913.Republican.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World WarII; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1964,1968.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in anursinghome at New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October27, 2004 (age90 years, 309days).Burial location unknown. | | Vincent Loyola Leibell III (b. 1946) — also known asVincent L. Leibell III — of Carmel,PutnamCounty, N.Y.; Patterson,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,August6, 1946.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1983-94 (90th District 1983-92, 91st District1993-94); member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1995-2009 (37th District 1995-2002, 40th District2003-09); in December 2010, hepleadguilty tobribery,taxevasion, andobstructionof justicecharges,over his distribution of $6.5 million in taxpayer funds to nonprofitgroups he controlled; the FBI also secretly recorded him demandingkickbacksfrom an attorney;sentencedto 21 months in federalprison.Member,AmericanLegion.Still living as of 2010. | | Benjamin M. Leipner (b. 1903) — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 12,1903.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1937-38; memberofConnecticutstate senate 21st District, 1945-46; superior court judge inConnecticut, 1964.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Leipner and Annie Leipner. |
| | Henry W. Lengyel (1920-1999) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Antwerp,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,April28, 1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer; legislative counsel to State SenatorHenryA. Wise, 1955-58;chair ofJefferson County Republican Party, 1958-63; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1960(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); Judge of New York Court ofClaims, 1963-64.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.DiedAugust26, 1999 (age79 years, 120days).Burial location unknown. | | Norman Frederick Lent Jr. (1931-2012) — also known asNorman F. Lent — of East Rockaway,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Oceanside,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March23, 1931.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;lawyer; confidential law secretary to JusticeThomasP. Farley, 1960-62; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1963-70 (2nd District 1963-65, 6th District 1966,7th District 1967-70);U.S.Representative from New York, 1971-93 (5th District 1971-73, 4thDistrict 1973-93); delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1972.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, fromcancer,in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,June 11,2012 (age81 years, 80days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward S. Lentol (1909-1981) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December26, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1949-62; memberofNewYork state senate, 1963-72 (18th District 1963-65, 20th District1966, 14th District 1967-72);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1973-79.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1981 (age71 years, 350days).Burial location unknown. | | William Henry Leonard (1812-1891) — also known asWilliam H. Leonard — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Amenia,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 11,1812.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1861-67, 1872; defeated,1872; Member of the New York Commission of Appeals, 1870-72.Died in Bedford,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1891 (age78 years, 323days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Sebastian Leone (1924-2016) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1924.Democrat.Lawyer; law partner ofIrwinR. Brownstein; later, law secretary to JusticePhilipM. Kleinfeld; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1968;boroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1970-76;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1977-2000.DiedNovember14, 2016 (age91 years, 344days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Anthony Leone and Josephine (Gilistro) Leone; married1966 to HeleneMorgenstern. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Ira Lloyd Letts (b. 1889) — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Saunderstown, Narragansett,WashingtonCounty, R.I.Born inCortlandCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1889.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for Rhode Island, 1927-35; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Rhode Island,1936;candidate forU.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1942.Congregationalist.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Judson Letts and Emma (Slater) Letts; married,December29, 1917, to Madeline Houghton Greene; father of HoughtonLetts. |
| | J. Sidney Levine (d. 1955) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1945-55; died inoffice 1955.DiedDecember22, 1955.Burial location unknown. | | Sidney Leviss (1917-2007) — of Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,July 21,1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1964;boroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1969-71;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1971-93.Jewish.DiedSeptember7, 2007 (age90 years, 48days).Burial location unknown. | | Arthur Levitt (1900-1980) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1955-78; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1956,1960,1964,1968;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1961.Jewish. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;JewishWar Veterans;Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;PhiSigma Delta;OddFellows.Died, from aheartattack, in hisofficein the Pan Am Building, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1980 (age79 years, 313days).Burial location unknown. | | Aaron Jefferson Levy (1881-1955) — also known asAaron J. Levy — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1881.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 4th District, 1908-13;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912;municipal judge in New York, 1913-23;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-51.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;TammanyHall.Died, following aheartattack, in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,November21, 1955 (age74 years, 140days).Interment atMokomSholom Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Levy and Annie (Bernstein) Levy; married,March10, 1903, to Libbie Finkelstein. |
| | David A. Levy (b. 1953) — of New York. Born inJohnsonCounty, Ind.,December18, 1953.Lawyer;utilitycompany executive;U.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1993-95; defeated(Conservative), 1994.Jewish.Still living as of 1998. | | Jacob Levy — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 28th District, 1909-12.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Jefferson Monroe Levy (1852-1924) — also known asJefferson M. Levy — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1899-1901, 1911-15 (13th District1899-1901, 1911-13, 14th District 1913-15).Jewish. Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof the War of 1812.InheritedThomasJefferson's home, Monticello, from his uncle; maintained andpreserved it for later generations.Died, fromheartdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 6,1924 (age71 years, 325days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Matthew M. Levy (1899-1971) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brest-Litovsk, Russia (now Brest,Belarus),March1, 1899.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer; AmericanLabor candidate forboroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1941;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1951-71; defeated, 1932(Socialist), 1934 (Socialist), 1943 (American Labor); died in office1971.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;American CivilLiberties Union;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaUpsilon.Died, in Bronx-LebanonHospitalCenter, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1971 (age72 years, 187days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Aaron Levy and Rachel Levy; married1922 to PearlG. Spivak. |
 | Meyer Levy (1887-1967) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1887.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 26th District, 1916-17;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1923-24; defeated, 1924.Jewish. Member,RoyalArcanum;Knightsof Pythias;OrderBrith Abraham.Died, in Park EastHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1967 (age79 years, 255days).Interment atBeth-El Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.| | Relatives:Married to Frances S. Levy. | | | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband, Father,Grandfather." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | | Abner Lewis (1801-1879) — of Panama,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.; Winona,WinonaCounty, Minn.Born in Wells,RutlandCounty, Vt.,August17, 1801.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County, 1838-39;U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1845-47;ChautauquaCounty Judge, 1847-52; Temperance candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1870.Methodist.Died in Winona,WinonaCounty, Minn.,October12, 1879 (age78 years, 56days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Winona, Minn. | | Albert B. Lewis (b. 1925) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.BornOctober16, 1925.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;accountant;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 20th District, 1967-78.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Sara Ann Beresniakoff. |
| | David C. Lewis — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1913.Burial location unknown. | | Dixon Hall Lewis (1802-1848) — also known asDixon H. Lewis — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.; Lowndesboro,LowndesCounty, Ala.Born inDinwiddieCounty, Va.,August10, 1802.Lawyer; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1826-28;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1829-44 (3rd District 1829-33, 4thDistrict 1833-41, at-large 1841-43, 3rd District 1843-44);U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1844-48; died in office 1848.He weighed as much as 500 pounds, and was probably the heaviest-evermember of Congress.Slaveowner. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October25, 1848 (age46 years, 76days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Edmund H. Lewis (1884-1972) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.; Skaneateles,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 5th District, 1930-40; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 4th Department,1933-40;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1940; appointed 1940;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1953-54.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation.DiedJuly 31,1972 (age87 years, 336days).Burial location unknown. | | Harry E. Lewis (c.1880-1948) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1880.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922-48; died in office1948;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2ndDepartment, 1943-48; died in office 1948.Jewish.Died, from aheartattack, in his cottage at the SaranacInn,Upper Saranac Lake,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1948 (ageabout 68years).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Leopold Lewis and Emma (Lowenthal) Lewis; brother ofOscarA. Lewis; married to Rose Nathan. |
 | Lawrence H. Lewis (b. 1840) — of Cuba,CrawfordCounty, Mo.Born in Amboy,OswegoCounty, N.Y., October,1840.Republican.Lawyer; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Crawford County, 1905-06,1915-18.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married,March12, 1874, to Miss L. C. Evans. | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
 | Loran Ludowick Lewis (1825-1916) — also known asLoran L. Lewis — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Mentz,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1825.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 31st District, 1870-73; candidate for Buffalosuperior court judge, 1877;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1883-95; president, ThirdNationalBank ofBuffalo; appointed in 1901 as defense counsel for Leon Czolgosz,assassin of PresidentWilliamMcKinley.Died, frompneumonia,in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1916 (age90 years, 304days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.  | Merton Elmer Lewis (1861-1937) — also known asMerton E. Lewis — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Webster,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1894;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1897, 1899-1901; candidate formayorof Rochester, N.Y., 1897; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 43rd District, 1902-06; candidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1906;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1917-18; appointed 1917; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1918.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;American BarAssociation.Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1937 (age75 years, 143days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Rochester, N.Y.  | Morgan Lewis (1754-1844) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Rhinebeck,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1754.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1789-90, 1791-92 (New York County 1789-90,Dutchess County 1791-92);New Yorkstate attorney general, 1791-92; appointed 1791;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1792-1801;Governor ofNew York, 1804-07; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Middle District, 1810-14; general in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1844 (age89 years, 174days).Interment atSt.James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y. | | | Clarence Lexow (1852-1910) — of South Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1852.Republican.Lawyer; law partner ofT.Tileston Wells; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1890; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1892;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1894-98 (16th District 1894-95, 23rd District1896-98); chaired joint legislative committee which drafted the billcreating New York City in its present boundaries, including thethen-separate city of Brooklyn; Republican Presidential Elector forNew York,1901(voted forWilliamMcKinley andTheodoreRoosevelt).Died, frompneumonia,in South Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1910 (age58 years, 106days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Nyack, N.Y. | | Morton King Lexow (1885-1976) — also known asMorton Lexow — of Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in South Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1885.Lawyer;RocklandCounty District Attorney, 1922-32.Died in Allendale,BergenCounty, N.J.,February3, 1976 (age90 years, 128days).Interment atBrickChurch Cemetery, Spring Valley, N.Y. | | George Gordon Battle Liddy (1930-2021) — also known asG. Gordon Liddy — Born in Hoboken,HudsonCounty, N.J.,November30, 1930.Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;FBIagent;lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1968; organized anddirected theburglariesof the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergatecomplex in May and June 1972; the resulting Watergatescandalled to PresidentRichardNixon's resignation in 1974;convictedon charges ofburglaryandwiretapping;sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $40,000; released in 1977after serving four and a half years; became a popularradio talkshow host.IrishandItalianancestry.Died in Mt. Vernon,FairfaxCounty, Va.,March30, 2021 (age90 years, 120days).Interment atSt.Peter's Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | | Tom Liddy (b. 1962) — of Chandler,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1962.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Arizona 1st District, 2000;chair ofMaricopa County Republican Party, 2003-05; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Arizona,2004;talkshow host.Still living as of 2012. | | Nathan Lieberman (c.1888-1939) — also known asLeonard Madden — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1888. Republican.Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1912;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 17th District, 1921; in March1939, he wascharged,along with two others, over astockfraud scheme; he pleaded not guilty and was released on bail;meanwhile, in a separate case, he wasindictedin Broome County.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, apparently ofpneumonia,while attempting tokillhimself withpoison,in his room at the TudorHotel(where he had registered under the assumed name "Leonard Madden"),Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March12, 1939 (ageabout 51years).Burial location unknown. | | Samuel J. Lieberman — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Socialist.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1921.Burial location unknown. | | William R. Lieberman (b. 1909) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1909.Republican.Lawyer;writer fortheWall Street Journalnewspaper,1926-29; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1934;defeated, 1934.Burial location unknown. | | Simon J. Liebowitz (c.1906-1998) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y., about 1906.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1960-68 (10th District 1960-65, 18th District 1966,15th District 1967-68);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1969-75.Jewish. Member,OddFellows;B'naiB'rith;Knightsof Pythias.Died at Good SamaritanHospitalin Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,May 24,1998 (ageabout 92years).Burial location unknown. | | John Henry Light (b. 1855) — also known asJohn H. Light — of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk),FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Carmel,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;FairfieldCounty Treasurer, 1899-1906; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1899-1901;Speaker ofthe Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1901-02; commonpleas court judge in Connecticut, 1901-05;Connecticutstate attorney general, 1910-15; appointed 1910.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Belden Light and Ann (Keenan) Light; married,August3, 1881, to Ida M. Lockwood. |
| | Lawrence Boyd Lindemer (1921-2020) — also known asLawrence B. Lindemer — of Stockbridge,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,August21, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952;MichiganRepublican state chair, 1957-61; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 1957-61; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1960,1964(alternate); candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1966; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1969-75; defeated, 1968; appointed1969; resigned 1975;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1975-76; appointed 1975; defeated,1976; Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1988(voted forGeorgeBush andDanQuayle).Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, in the Silver MaplesHospice,Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 21,2020 (age98 years, 274days).Burial location unknown. | | John Vliet Lindsay (1921-2000) — also known asJohn V. Lindsay — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1921.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1959-65; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1960,1964,1968;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1966-73; defeated in Republican primary,1969; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1972;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972;candidate in Democratic primary forU.S.Senator from New York, 1980.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations.Died, fromParkinson'sdisease andpneumonia,in Hilton Head Island,BeaufortCounty, S.C.,December19, 2000 (age79 years, 25days).Interment atMemorialCemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y. | | Myron Plato Lindsley (1825-1883) — also known asMyron P. Lindsley — of Green Bay,BrownCounty, Wis.Born in Middlesex,YatesCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1825.Lawyer;mayorof Green Bay, Wis., 1865; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1873-74.Member,OddFellows.Died in1883(ageabout57 years).Burial location unknown. | | Leonard R. Lipowicz — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 49th District, 1925-28; defeated, 1928; elected(Wet)delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did notserve.Burial location unknown. | | Milton Lipson (1913-2003) — also known asMitch Lipson — of Sea Cliff,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1913.SecretService agent; One of thefirstJews in the U.S. Secret Service; worked as bodyguard for PresidentsFranklinD. Roosevelt andHarryS. Truman;lawyer.Jewish.Died in Sea Cliff,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,January22, 2003 (ageabout 89years).Cremated. | | Magnus Lipton (b. 1902) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.,March22, 1902.Republican.Accountant;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1934; defeated,1934.Member,Maccabees;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown. | | Charles Edgar Littlefield (1851-1915) — also known asCharles E. Littlefield — of Rockland,KnoxCounty, Maine; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lebanon,YorkCounty, Maine,June 21,1851.Republican.Lawyer; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1885-88;Speaker ofthe Maine State House of Representatives, 1887-88;Mainestate attorney general, 1889-92; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Maine,1892,1896(speaker);U.S.Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1899-1908; defeated(People's), 1898; resigned 1908.Died, from anembolismten days after surgery, in the Post-GraduateHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1915 (age63 years, 315days).Interment atAchornCemetery, Rockland, Maine. | | Flavius Josephus Littlejohn (1804-1880) — also known asFlavius J. Littlejohn — of Allegan,AlleganCounty, Mich.Born inHerkimerCounty, N.Y., July,1804.Democrat.Lawyer;AlleganCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1838, 1841-43; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1841, 1848, 1855; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1845; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1849; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1856;circuitjudge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1858-69;villagepresident of Allegan, Michigan, 1870-72, 1873-75.Died in Allegan,AlleganCounty, Mich.,May 15,1880 (age75 years, 0days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Allegan, Mich. | | Martin Wiley Littleton (1872-1934) — also known asMartin W. Littleton — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born near Kingston,RoaneCounty, Tenn.,February12, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer;boroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1904-05; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1904;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1911-13; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.Died in Mineola,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,December19, 1934 (age62 years, 310days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Fidus Livermore (1811-1880) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Sangerfield,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,1811.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1843-44; candidate formayorof Jackson, Mich., 1859; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1860,1872;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1868;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1874, 1876.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,May 28,1880 (ageabout 68years).Interment atMt.Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Abner Livermore and Melinda (Bassett) Livermore; married1831 toCaroline Sophia Lewis; married1852 to SarahEliza Lewis. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873) — also known asCharles L. Livingston — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in1800.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1829-33; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 1st District, 1834-37.Died in1873(ageabout73 years).Interment atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofPhilipPeter Livingston and Cornelia (Van Horne) Livingston; married toMargaret Allen; nephew of Catherine Livingston (who marriedNicholasBayard) and Susanna Livingston (who marriedJohnKean (1756-1795)); grandson ofPeterVan Brugh Livingston; grandnephew ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PhilipLivingston andWilliamLivingston; great-grandson ofJamesAlexander; great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; second great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andPieterVan Brugh; second great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),Abrahamde Peyster,JohannesCuyler,Johannesde Peyster andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,JohnStevens III andHenryBrockholst Livingston; first cousin twice removed ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),JohnKean (1852-1914) andHamiltonFish Kean; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,JohannesDePeyster,CornelisCuyler,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746),JohnCruger Jr.,HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991) andRobertWinthrop Kean; first cousin four times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler,HamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996) andThomasHoward Kean; first cousin five times removed ofHamiltonFish (born 1951),AlexaFish Ward andThomasHoward Kean Jr.; second cousin ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andWilliamJay; second cousin once removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),PhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard andJohnJay II; second cousin twice removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,MatthewClarkson,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,HenryCruger,HenryRutgers,KiliaenVan Rensselaer andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); second cousin thrice removed ofHerbertLivingston Satterlee,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),BronsonMurray Cutting,RobertReginald Livingston andBrockholstLivingston; second cousin four times removed ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.; third cousin ofHamiltonFish (1808-1893); third cousin once removed ofJeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,PhilipDePeyster,JamesParker,GilbertLivingston Thompson andJohnJacob Astor III; third cousin twice removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor andJonathanMayhew Wainwright; third cousin thrice removed ofGuyVernor Henry,WilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,MontgomerySchuyler Jr.,PeterGoelet Gerry,HelenRoosevelt Robinson andOgdenLivingston Mills; fourth cousin ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,JamesAlexander Hamilton,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker andPhilipN. Schuyler; fourth cousin once removed ofGerritSmith,ElizabethCady Stanton,JamesAdams Ekin,EugeneSchuyler,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker. | | | | Political families:Chanler-Astor-Wardfamily of New York City, New York;Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Ludlow Livingston (b. 1870) — also known asC. Ludlow Livingston — of Oakmont,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Westport,EssexCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1870.Republican.Electricalengineer;lawyer; U.S. Consul inSalina Cruz, 1908-10;Swansea, 1910-15;Barbados, 1915-20;Charlottetown, 1921-22.Catholic.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ludlow Livingston and Mary (Keif) Livingston; married,November12, 1891, to Mary Keating; father of Philip Anson Livingston andBrockholstLivingston; great-grandson ofHenryBrockholst Livingston andHenryWalter Livingston; second great-grandson ofWilliamLivingston andWalterLivingston; second great-grandnephew ofPeterVan Brugh Livingston,PhilipLivingston,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794) andPieterSchuyler (1746-1792); third great-grandson ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790); third great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder,AnthonyBrockholls,PieterVan Brugh,PhillipFrench andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); fourth great-grandnephew ofJohannesCuyler; fifth great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,PieterSchuyler (1657-1724) andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandnephew ofJacobusVan Cortlandt; first cousin once removed ofHenryBrockholst Ledyard; first cousin twice removed ofPeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),WilliamJay andEdwardLivingston (1796-1840); first cousin thrice removed ofPhilipPeter Livingston andMatthewClarkson; first cousin four times removed ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PeterSamuel Schuyler andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,CornelisCuyler,StephanusBayard,JohnCruger Jr. andPierreVan Cortlandt; first cousin six times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofJohnJay II; second cousin twice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859) andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin thrice removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836) andJamesAlexander Hamilton; second cousin four times removed ofJamesJay,NicholasBayard,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,HenryCruger,RobertVan Rensselaer,JohnJay,FrederickJay,JamesLivingston andJamesParker; second cousin five times removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer andKillianKillian Van Rensselaer; third cousin ofBronsonMurray Cutting; third cousin once removed ofPhilipSchuyler,WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer andPeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933); third cousin twice removed ofHamiltonFish; third cousin thrice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston andJohnCortlandt Parker; fourth cousin ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),JohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean andHerbertLivingston Satterlee; fourth cousin once removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,JohnJacob Astor III,RobertRay Hamilton,HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991),RobertReginald Livingston andRobertWinthrop Kean. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Livingston-Duerfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Edward Livingston (1796-1840) — ofAlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born inDutchessCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1796.Lawyer; clerk of the New York State Assembly, 1822-25 and1826-28;AlbanyCounty District Attorney, 1825-38; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County, 1833, 1835, 1837;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1837.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1840 (age44 years, 74days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Philip Henry Livingston and Maria (Livingston) Livingston; marriedto Sarah Ray Lansing (daughter ofJohnTen Eyck Lansing Jr.); nephew ofHenryWalter Livingston andEdwardPhilip Livingston; grandson ofWalterLivingston; grandnephew ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794) andPieterSchuyler (1746-1792); great-grandson ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790) andPhilipLivingston; great-grandnephew ofPeterVan Brugh Livingston,WilliamLivingston,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler andStephenJohn Schuyler; second great-grandson ofDirckTen Broeck andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); second great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; third great-grandson ofStephanusVan Cortlandt,RobertLivingston the Elder,PieterSchuyler (1657-1724),PieterVan Brugh andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); third great-grandnephew ofJacobusVan Cortlandt andJohannesCuyler; fourth great-grandson ofDirckWesselse Ten Broeck; first cousin once removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer andRensselaerWesterlo; first cousin twice removed ofPhilipPeter Livingston,JamesLivingston,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,CharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870),BronsonMurray Cutting andRobertReginald Livingston; first cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PierreVan Cortlandt andBrockholstLivingston; first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,CornelisCuyler andJohnCruger Jr.; first cousin five times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859) andHenryBell Van Rensselaer; second cousin once removed ofPeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,JamesAlexander Hamilton,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873) andKiliaenVan Rensselaer; second cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),JamesParker andHerbertLivingston Satterlee; second cousin thrice removed ofVolkertPetrus Douw,JamesJay,HenryCruger,HendrickKiliaen Van Rensselaer,JohnJay,FrederickJay,KillianKillian Van Rensselaer andJohnEliot Thayer Jr.; third cousin ofGerritSmith,WilliamDuer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,ElizabethCady Stanton andJohnJay II; third cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,PeterGansevoort,HamiltonFish,JohnCortlandt Parker,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),RobertRay Hamilton,JohnKean andHamiltonFish Kean; third cousin twice removed ofLeonardGansevoort,LeonardGansevoort Jr.,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991) andRobertWinthrop Kean; third cousin thrice removed ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996) andThomasHoward Kean; fourth cousin ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,JamesAdams Ekin,JohnJacob Astor III,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; fourth cousin once removed ofGeorgeWashington Schuyler,PhilipN. Schuyler,WilliamWaldorf Astor,JohnSluyter Wirt,CortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer andJonathanMayhew Wainwright. | | | | Political families:VanRensselaer-Gansevoortfamily of Albany, New York;Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article |
 | Jacob Henry Livingston (1896-1950) — also known asJacob H. Livingston — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August1, 1896.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1926-35; memberofNewYork state senate 9th District, 1935-38;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 9th District, 1938;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1946-50; died in office1950.Jewish. Member,Maccabees.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in JewishHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October21, 1950 (age54 years, 81days).Interment atMt.Judah Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y. | | Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847) — also known asPeter R. Livingston — of Rhinebeck,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Rhinebeck,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1766.Whig.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1815-22, 1826-29 (Southern District 1815-22, 2ndDistrict 1826-29); member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1823;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1823;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1828; delegate to Whig National Conventionfrom New York, 1839 (Convention Vice-President).Died in Rhinebeck,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,January19, 1847 (age80 years, 108days).Original interment atDutchReformed Church, Rhinebeck, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown location.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert James Livingston and Susanna (Smith) Livingston; brother ofMaturinLivingston; married to Joanna Livingston; great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Younger; great-granduncle ofPeterGoelet Gerry andOgdenLivingston Mills; second great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); second great-grandnephew ofRobertLivingston the Elder andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed ofJeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,JamesLivingston andPeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859); first cousin twice removed ofPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775),GilbertLivingston andJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin four times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),BenjaminTallmadge,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; second cousin once removed ofPieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,FrederickAugustus Tallmadge,GerritSmith andElizabethCady Stanton; second cousin twice removed ofStephanusBayard,RobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,RobertR. Livingston (1718-1775),PierreVan Cortlandt,WilliamLivingston,MatthewClarkson (1733-1800),PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,JohnJacob Astor III andCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor,RobertRay Hamilton andCharlesDunsmore Millard; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,HelenRoosevelt Robinson,JohnEliot Thayer Jr. andRobertReginald Livingston; third cousin ofHenryWalter Livingston; third cousin once removed ofNicholasBayard,PeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,MatthewClarkson (1758-1825),PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,JamesParker andEdwardLivingston (1796-1840); third cousin thrice removed ofCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870) andBronsonMurray Cutting; fourth cousin ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PeterGansevoort,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873),HamiltonFish,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker andPhilipN. Schuyler; fourth cousin once removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JohnJay II,JamesAdams Ekin,EugeneSchuyler,RichardWayne Parker,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. andCharlesWolcott Parker. | | | | Political families:Chanler-Astor-Wardfamily of New York City, New York;Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
 | Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November27, 1746.Lawyer; law partner ofJohnJay;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1775;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1777; U.S. Secretaryfor Foreign Affairs, 1781-83;delegateto New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New YorkCounty, 1788; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1798; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1801-04; negotiated the Louisiana Purchase.Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary26, 1813 (age66 years, 91days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atSt.Paul's Churchyard, Tivoli, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775) and Margaret (Beekman) Livingston;brother of Alida Livingston (who marriedJohnArmstrong Jr.), Gertrude Livingston (who marriedMorganLewis) andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); married1770 to MaryStevens (daughter ofJohnStevens; sister ofJohnStevens III); father of Elizabeth Stevens Livingston (who marriedEdwardPhilip Livingston (1779-1843)); uncle ofRobertLivingston Tillotson; grandson ofRobertLivingston (1688-1775); grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andGilbertLivingston; granduncle ofJohnJacob Astor III; great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andRobertLivingston the Younger; great-grandnephew ofJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); great-granduncle ofWilliamWaldorf Astor; second great-grandson ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); second great-grandfather ofRobertReginald Livingston; second great-granduncle ofWilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,PeterGoelet Gerry,HelenRoosevelt Robinson andOgdenLivingston Mills; ancestor *** ofRobertLivingston Beeckman; first cousin once removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,WilliamLivingston,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer andJamesLivingston; first cousin twice removed ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746) andPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin thrice removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,PeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andMaturinLivingston; second cousin once removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PeterSamuel Schuyler,StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston (1779-1843),WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,PhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),WilliamJay,GerritSmith,CharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873),HamiltonFish (1808-1893) andElizabethCady Stanton; second cousin twice removed ofMatthewClarkson (1733-1800),GilbertLivingston Thompson,EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard,JohnJay II,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936) andCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer; second cousin thrice removed ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,RobertRay Hamilton,JohnKean,HamiltonFish Kean,JonathanMayhew Wainwright,CharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870) andHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin four times removed ofGuyVernor Henry,HerbertLivingston Satterlee,MontgomerySchuyler Jr.,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),JohnEliot Thayer Jr.,BronsonMurray Cutting,RobertWinthrop Kean,BrockholstLivingston andHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); second cousin five times removed ofThomasHoward Kean,HamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; third cousin ofNicholasBayard andJamesParker; third cousin once removed ofMatthewClarkson (1758-1825),GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker andPhilipN. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed ofJamesAdams Ekin,EugeneSchuyler,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnSluyter Wirt andKarlCortlandt Schuyler; fourth cousin ofPeterGansevoort. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Livingston counties inKy.,La. andN.Y. arenamed for him. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York PublicLibrary |
| | William Livingston (1723-1790) — of Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1723.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkcolonial assembly, 1759-61;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1774-76;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1776-90; died in office 1790;chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1776-90; died in office 1790;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.Presbyterian.Died in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,July 25,1790 (age66 years, 237days).Originally entombed atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; re-entombed in 1846 atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Philip Livingston (1686-1749) and Catherine (Van Brugh)Livingston; brother ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston andPhilipLivingston (1716-1778); married1745 toSusannah French (granddaughter ofPhillipFrench); father of Susannah Livingston (who marriedJohnCleves Symmes), Sarah Van Brugh Livingston (who marriedJohnJay) andHenryBrockholst Livingston; nephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; uncle by marriage ofJamesDuane andWilliamDuer (1747-1799); uncle ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston, Catherine Livingston (who marriedNicholasBayard) and Susanna Livingston (who marriedJohnKean (1756-1795)); grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andPieterVan Brugh; grandfather ofPeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843) andWilliamJay; grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JohannesCuyler andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); granduncle ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); great-grandfather ofHenryBrockholst Ledyard andJohnJay II; great-granduncle ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer (1805-1879),HenryBell Van Rensselaer andDenningDuer; second great-grandfather ofCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); second great-granduncle ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),JohnKean (1852-1914) andHamiltonFish Kean; third great-grandfather ofPeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933) andBrockholstLivingston; third great-granduncle ofHerbertLivingston Satterlee,BronsonMurray Cutting,RobertReginald Livingston,HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991) andRobertWinthrop Kean; fourth great-granduncle ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.,HamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996) andThomasHoward Kean; fifth great-granduncle ofHamiltonFish (born 1951),AlexaFish Ward andThomasHoward Kean Jr.; first cousin ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin once removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,CornelisCuyler,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746),JohnCruger Jr.,RobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); first cousin twice removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler,MyndertDavidtse Schuyler andHamiltonFish (1808-1893); first cousin thrice removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson andJohnJacob Astor III; first cousin four times removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor andJonathanMayhew Wainwright; first cousin five times removed ofGuyVernor Henry,WilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,MontgomerySchuyler Jr.,PeterGoelet Gerry,HelenRoosevelt Robinson andOgdenLivingston Mills; second cousin ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler andHenryCruger; second cousin once removed ofJeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler andJamesParker; second cousin twice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,JamesAlexander Hamilton,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker andPhilipN. Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed ofGerritSmith,ElizabethCady Stanton,JamesAdams Ekin,EugeneSchuyler,RichardWayne Parker andCharlesWolcott Parker; second cousin four times removed ofRobertRay Hamilton,JohnSluyter Wirt,CortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer andKarlCortlandt Schuyler; second cousin five times removed ofMariettaPeabody Tree andEndicottPeabody. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography |
| | Francis V. D. Lloyd (b. 1896) — of Ridgefield Park,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1896.Lawyer; district judge in New Jersey 5th District, 1930-47;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County,1947.Member,American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Austin Lloyd and Grace Morris (Van Duyne) Lloyd; married toEvelyn M. Roth. |
| | Philip Raymond Lochner Jr. (b. 1943) — also known asPhilip R. Lochner, Jr. — Born in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1943.Lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,1990-91.Still living as of 1994.| | Relatives: Sonof Philip Raymond Lochner and Maryl (Browning) Lochner; married,June 23,1973, to Sally Soth. |
 | Charles Clapp Lockwood (1877-1958) — also known asCharles C. Lockwood — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September2, 1877.Republican.Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1912(alternate),1924,1928;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1914; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1915-22 (4th District 1915-18, 7th District1919-22); law partner ofNathanielL. Goldstein during the 1920s;chair ofKings County Republican Party, 1927-29; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1928;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1932-47.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation;RoyalArcanum.Died, following aheartattack, in BrooklynHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1958 (age81 years, 19days).Interment atTheEvergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Charles Davenport Lockwood (1877-1949) — also known asCharles D. Lockwood — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November11, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stamford; elected 1912;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1916(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1920;delegateto Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaXi;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December6, 1949 (age72 years, 25days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Stamford, Conn. | | Daniel Newton Lockwood (1844-1906) — also known asDaniel N. Lockwood — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Hamburg,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1844.Democrat.Lawyer;ErieCounty District Attorney, 1875-77;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1877-79, 1891-95;defeated, 1878, 1884; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1880,1896;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1886-89;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1894.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1906 (age62 years, 0days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Stephen Timothy Lockwood (1874-1971) — also known asStephen T. Lockwood — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1874.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1915-22; candidateforJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1933.Presbyterian.Died in1971(ageabout97 years).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Stephen Lockwood and Oriel A. (Wood) Lockwood; married1899 to SadaF. Daly. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | John Davis Lodge (1903-1985) — of Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born inWashington,D.C.,October20, 1903.Republican.Lawyer; professionalactorin 1933-40, appearing inmoviessuch asLittle Women,The Scarlet Empress,TheLittle Colonel, andIn Like Flint; served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1947-51;Governor ofConnecticut, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1952(speaker),1960;U.S. Ambassador toSpain, 1955-61;Argentina, 1969-73;Switzerland, 1983-85; candidate forU.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1964;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention 4th District,1965; Republican Presidential Elector for Connecticut,1980(voted forRonaldReagan andGeorgeBush).Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;PhiBeta Kappa.Collapsed whilefinishing aspeech to the Women's National Republican Club, and died lessthan an hour later at St. Clare'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October29, 1985 (age82 years, 9days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | | John P. Lomenzo (1915-2004) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,August12, 1915.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1962;secretaryof state of New York, 1963-73; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1964(alternate),1968.Italianancestry.Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,June 7,2004 (age88 years, 300days).Interment atWhite Haven Memorial Park, Pittsford, N.Y. | | Meyer London (1871-1926) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Kalvaria,Russia,December29, 1871.Socialist. Immigrated to the United States in 1891; became a citizenin 1896;lawyer; Socialist candidate for Presidential Electorfor New York,1908;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909 (Socialist), 1911, 1925(Socialist);U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1915-19, 1921-23;defeated, 1910 (9th District), 1912 (12th District), 1918 (12thDistrict), 1922 (12th District); delegate to Socialist NationalConvention from New York, 1920.Jewish.Struckby a car as he was crossing First Avenue, near Eighteenth Street,in Manhattan, and died soon after at BellevueHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1926 (age54 years, 159days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Bevis Longstreth (b. 1934) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,January29, 1934.Democrat.Lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission, 1981-84.Member,American BarAssociation.Still living as of 1994.| | Relatives: Sonof Alfred Bevis Longstreth and Mary Agnes (Shiras) Longstreth;married,August10, 1963, to Clara St. John. |
| | John Wesley Longyear (1820-1875) — also known asJohn W. Longyear — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Shandaken,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,October22, 1820.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1863-67;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1868(member,CredentialsCommittee);federaljudge, 1870.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March11, 1875 (age54 years, 140days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Nancy Lord (1952-2022) — ofWashington,D.C.;NyeCounty, Nev.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,February8, 1952.Libertarian.Lawyer;medicalresearcher; candidate formayorof Washington, D.C., 1990; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1992.Female.Died, fromCovid-19,in Show Low,NavajoCounty, Ariz.,February14, 2022 (age70 years, 6days).Burial location unknown. | | John L. Lotsch (1881-1967) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.BornFebruary15, 1881.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1928.Arrestedandindictedin 1935 on federalchargesoftakingbribes while serving as a special master overseeing a patentcase; the case was dismissed in 1936, but he was immediatelyreindictedon anextortioncharge;that indictment was thrown out by the Court of Appeals.Chargedin 1938, with other officials of a defunct Brooklyn bank, withconspiracy to violate federalbankinglaws by accepting fees for granting loans;triedandconvictedon three counts;sentencedto serve one year injail;alsodisbarred.Pleadedguilty in 1939 tochargesthat hebribedfederal judgeMartinT. Manton, and testified at the judge's bribery trial.Died in1967(ageabout86 years).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Vincent Loughlin (1894-1969) — also known asEdward V. Loughlin;EdLoughlin —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 14th District, 1933; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1936(alternate),1944,1964,1968(alternate); secretary to JusticeFerdinandPecora;leader of NewYork County Democratic Party, 1944-47.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died, in Brookhaven MemorialHospital,East Patchogue,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,November18, 1969 (age75 years, 264days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | John T. Loughran (1889-1953) — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,February23, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1930-34;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1934-45; appointed 1934;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1945-53; appointed 1945.Catholic.Died, of aheartattack, in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1953 (age64 years, 36days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Bernard Loughran and Margaret (Coffey) Loughran; married,June 15,1915, to Cornelia Brodhead. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Henry C. Loveridge (1856-1934) — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Cuba,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,August13, 1856.Republican.Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1908.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,March 2,1934 (age77 years, 201days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich. | | David Perley Lowe (1823-1882) — also known asDavid P. Lowe — of Fort Scott,BourbonCounty, Kan.Born near Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August22, 1823.Republican.Lawyer; member ofKansasstate senate, 1863-64; district judge in Kansas, 1867-71,1879-82;U.S.Representative from Kansas at-large, 1871-75;chiefjustice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1875.Died in Fort Scott,BourbonCounty, Kan.,April10, 1882 (age58 years, 231days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Fort Scott, Kan. | | George Henry Lowe (b. 1939) — also known asGeorge H. Lowe — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Winchester,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April 1,1939.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1978-82.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Still living as of 1994.| | Relatives: Sonof John Elmer Lowe and Mary Catherine (Mullin) Lowe; married,June 5,1965, to Barbara Ann Blewitt. |
| | Stanley Herbert Lowell (1919-2005) — also known asStanley H. Lowell;Stanley HerbertLowenbraun —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornApril13, 1919.Democrat.Lawyer; deputy mayor, New York City, 1958; chair,New York City Commission on Human Rights, 1960-65; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1960,1964,1968(alternate).Jewish.Died in Armonk,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March16, 2005 (age85 years, 337days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Isidore Lowenbraun and Mildred Lowenbraun; married to VivianAbrams. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Allard Kenneth Lowenstein (1929-1980) — also known asAllard K. Lowenstein — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Long Beach,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,January16, 1929.Democrat.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1960(alternate),1972;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1969-71; defeated,1970, 1972 (primary), 1972 (Liberal), 1974, 1976, 1978 (primary).Jewish. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Shotandmortallywounded by Dennis Sweeney, in hislawoffice in Rockefeller Center, and died about seven hours later,in St. Clare'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1980 (age51 years, 58days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Seymour Lowman (1868-1940) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Chemung town,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1868.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1909-10;chair ofChemung County Republican Party, 1910-34; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 41st District, 1919-24; defeated, 1910; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1924,1932;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1925-26; defeated, 1926; U.S. AssistantSecretary of the Treasury, 1927-33; president, Elmira SavingsBank,1933; president, LowmanConstructionCorp.; president, U.S.Cut FlowerCo.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in1940(ageabout71 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Lowman and Fanny (Bixby) Lowman; married,September9, 1893, to Katherine Harding 'Kate' Smith. |
| | James Monroe Lown Jr. (b. 1881) — also known asJames M. Lown, Jr. — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Benton,YatesCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1881.Republican.Lawyer;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Yates County, 1918-22.Member,Freemasons;ChiPsi;American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | Robert Lee Luce (b. 1862) — also known asRobert L. Luce — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Hartwick,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,September19, 1862.Democrat.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1916;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1919; defeated, 1916;appointed 1919; defeated, 1919.Burial location unknown. | | Freeborn Garrettson Luckey (1819-1898) — also known asFreeborn G. Luckey — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,May 26,1819.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 7th District, 1852.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1898 (age78 years, 229days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst, Queens, N.Y. | | Joseph Edward Lumbard (1901-1999) — also known asJ. Edward Lumbard — of New York; Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August18, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1947; defeated, 1947;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1953-55;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1955-71; tooksenior status 1971.Unitarian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,June 3,1999 (age97 years, 289days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Edward Lumbard and Martha Louise (Meier) Lumbard; married,September4, 1929, to Polly Poindexter. |
| | Hyman Lurio (d. 1924) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inRussia.Socialist.Lawyer; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1911, 1918 (Socialist).Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January28, 1924.Burial location unknown. | | Clayton Riley Lusk (1872-1959) — also known asClayton R. Lusk — of Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.Born in Lisle,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,December21, 1872.Republican.School teacherand principal;lawyer; law partner ofRowlandL. Davis, 1902-15; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 40th District, 1919-24.Presbyterian.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;UnionLeague;Society for thePrevention of Cruelty to Animals.Died in Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1959 (age86 years, 55days).Interment atCortlandRural Cemetery, Cortland, N.Y. | | Martin J. Lutz — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1927.Member,AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.  | Richard Paul Lydon (1868-1946) — also known asRichard P. Lydon — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1919-38.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;CatholicLawyers Guild;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1946 (age77 years, 83days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Henry Lydon and Ellen R. (Buckley) Lydon. | | | | Image source: New York Times, March 9,1946 |
| | | Joseph Stebbins Lyman (1785-1821) — of New York. Born in Northfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,February14, 1785.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1819-21.Died in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,March21, 1821 (age36 years, 35days).Interment atFederalStreet Cemetery, Greenfield, Mass.  | John A. Lynch — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 5th District, 1916-17.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1917 |
| | John A. Lynch (1908-1978) — of New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in New Brunswick,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,March10, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;MiddlesexCounty Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1941-46;mayorof New Brunswick, N.J., 1951-55; member ofNewJersey state senate, 1956-77 (Middlesex County 1956-65, District7 1966-73, 17th District 1974-77).Died, ofcancer,in WhitestoneHospital,Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1978 (age69 years, 358days). The John A. Lynch Memorial Bridge, which takes Route 18across the Raritan River, isnamed forhim.Interment atResurrection Burial Park, Piscataway, N.J. | | Walter Aloysius Lynch (1894-1957) — also known asWalter A. Lynch — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.,July 7,1894.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 21st District, 1938;U.S.Representative from New York, 1940-51 (22nd District 1940-45,23rd District 1945-51); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1944,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1950;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1953;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-57; died in office 1957.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;American BarAssociation;CatholicLawyers Guild;Elks;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, from aheartattack, in Belle Harbor, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,September10, 1957 (age63 years, 65days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Edwin Rogers Lynde (1901-1981) — also known asEdwin R. Lynde — of Massapequa,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1901.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1929-33;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1969.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in1981(ageabout79 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Carleton M. Lynde and Virginia (Rogers) Lynde; married,June 26,1927, to Violet Panal. |
| | William Pitt Lynde (1817-1885) — also known asWilliam P. Lynde — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Sherburne,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;Wisconsinterritory attorney general, 1845-46;U.S.Attorney for Wisconsin, 1845-48;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1848-49, 1875-79 (1st District1848-49, 4th District 1875-79); candidate forjustice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1849;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1860-61; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1866; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1869-70.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December18, 1885 (age68 years, 2days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. | | Frank A. Lyon (b. 1855) — of Stanton,MontcalmCounty, Mich.; Quincy,BranchCounty, Mich.; Hillsdale,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Walworth,WayneCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;merchant;member ofMichiganstate senate 6th District, 1899-1900.Burial location unknown. | | George Frederic Lyon (1849-1940) — also known asGeorge F. Lyon — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Barker town,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,July 13,1849.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1894;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1896-1919; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department,1912-19.Presbyterian.Member,Chi Psi.Died, fromheartdisease anduremia,in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1940 (age90 years, 304days).Interment atSpringForest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y. | | George W. Lyon — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 21st District, 1886.Burial location unknown. | | William Penn Lyon (b. 1822) — also known asWilliam P. Lyon — of Wisconsin. Born in Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,October28, 1822.Republican.Lawyer; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1859-60;Speaker ofthe Wisconsin State Assembly, 1859-60; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War; circuit judge in Wisconsin 1st Circuit,1865-71;justice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1871-93; appointed 1871;chiefjustice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1892-93.Burial location unknown.| | Presumably namedfor:WilliamPenn | | | | Relatives: Son of Isaac Lyon and Eunice(Coffin) Lyon; married,November18, 1847, to Adelia Caroline Duncombe. |
| |
