 |  Mathias Naphtali (1899-1987) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Ioannina,Greece,December14, 1899.Liberal.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 14th District, 1950.Jewish.Greekancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in December,1987(ageabout87 years).Interment atBeth-DavidCemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y. | | | Janet Napolitano (b. 1957) — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,November29, 1957.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Arizona, 1993-97;Arizonastate attorney general, 1999-2003; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Arizona,2000,2004,2008(speaker);Governorof Arizona, 2003-09;U.S.Secretary of Homeland Security, 2009-.Female.Methodist.Italianancestry.Still living as of 2014. | | Abner Nash (1740-1786) — ofJonesCounty, N.C.Born near Farmville,PrinceEdward County, Va.,August8, 1740.Lawyer; member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1761-65; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1777-78, 1782, 1784-85; member ofNorthCarolina state senate from Jones County, 1779;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1780-81;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-86; died inoffice 1786.Welshancestry.Died while attending a session of theContinentalCongress, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December2, 1786 (age46 years, 116days).Original interment atSt.Paul's Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment atPembrokePlantation Cemetery, New Bern, N.C. | | Jacob P. Nathanson (1901-1986) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Lake Worth (now Lake Worth Beach),Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born inRussia,February21, 1901.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1927-33; defeatedin primary, 1933.Jewish.Chargedin 1930 withprofessionalmisconduct by the Brooklyn Bar Association, over his handling ofa client's $500 bail payment;suspendedfrom the practice of law in 1931, and ordered topayrestitution.Indictedin October and November 1938 onchargesofforgery,grandlarceny, andsubornationof perjury, over his involvement infraudulentbail bonds;pleadedguilty tosubornationof perjury, and testified against other conspirators;disbarredin 1939.Died inPalm BeachCounty, Fla.,March 2,1986 (age85 years, 9days).Intermentsomewherein Palm Beach County, Fla. | | Max E. Neal (1878-1962) — of Manistee,ManisteeCounty, Mich.Born in Lodi,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1878.Republican.Lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 19th Circuit, 1936-56; resigned 1956.Member,Elks;DeltaUpsilon.Died in1962(ageabout84 years).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich. | | Edward J. Neary — of East Elmhurst, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1920-21.Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Nellis — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate formayorof Watertown, N.Y., 1915.Burial location unknown. | | Homer Augustus Nelson (1829-1891) — also known asHomer A. Nelson — of Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1829.Democrat.Lawyer;DutchessCounty Judge, 1855-62; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1863-65;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867;secretaryof state of New York, 1868-71; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 15th District, 1882-83; defeated, 1871.Died in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,April25, 1891 (age61 years, 237days).Interment atPoughkeepsieRural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | | Rensselaer Russell Nelson (1826-1904) — also known asR. R. Nelson — of Superior,DouglasCounty, Wis.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1826.Lawyer;justice ofMinnesota territorial supreme court, 1857-58.DiedOctober15, 1904 (age78 years, 156days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, St. Paul, Minn. | | William Nelson (1784-1869) — of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Hyde Park,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 29,1784.Whig.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1819-21; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 2nd District, 1824-27; state court judge in NewYork, 1824-27;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1847-51.Died in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1869 (age85 years, 96days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.  | Irving Daniel Neustein (1901-1979) — also known asIrving D. Neustein — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1901.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1931-37;member, New York Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, 1938-41; whenhis political activities came underinvestigationby the U.S. Civil Service Commission as violating theHatchAct, heresigned;though he was no longer a member, hisousterfrom the appeal board was ordered two years later.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;TammanyHall.Died, in JewishHomefor the Aged, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1979 (age78 years, 7days).Burial location unknown.| |  Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
 | Joseph E. Newburger (1853-1931) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October21, 1853.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906-23.Jewish. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died, fromheartdisease, in his suite at theHotelChamplain, near Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1931 (age77 years, 271days).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Library of Congress |
| | Josiah T. Newcomb (b. 1868) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,June 19,1868.Republican.Newspaperwork;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1902, 1904;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1909-12; defeated, 1912; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Bernard Newman (1907-1999) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October28, 1907.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1933, 1934,1935; law secretary to JusticeSamuelH. Hofstadter, 1942-48; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1956,1960,1964;chairof New York County Republican Party, 1958-60;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1966; appointed 1966;Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1968-80; Judge of U.S. Court ofInternational Trade, 1980-83; took senior status 1983.Jewish.Hungarianancestry.Died, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1999 (age91 years, 176days).Interment atMt.Zion Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y. | | Seth Newman (1836-1906) — of Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.Born in Russia,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1836.Lawyer;mayor ofFargo, N.Dak., 1888-90; resigned 1890; member ofNorthDakota state house of representatives, 1893-94.Died in Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.,August13, 1906 (age69 years, 249days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Laura F. Newell. |
 | Charles Damon Newton (1861-1930) — also known asCharles D. Newton — of Geneseo,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.Born in Birdsall,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,May 25,1861.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 43rd District, 1915-18;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1919-22.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Elks.Died, following astroke,in Geneseo,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1930 (age69 years, 158days).Interment atTempleHill Cemetery, Geneseo, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Newton and Mary A. 'Polly' (Brundage) Newton; married,August10, 1887, to Nellie Durfee. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | John Francis Neylan (1885-1960) — also known asJohn F. Neylan — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1885.Republican.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;newspaperpublisher; counsel to, and close associate of,WilliamRandolph Hearst; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member, University of California Board of Regents,1928-55; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,1940.Irishancestry.Died, from apulmonarycondition, in UniversityHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August19, 1960 (age74 years, 287days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles E. Nichols (b. 1854) — of Catskill,GreeneCounty, N.Y.Born in Athens,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,March20, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;GreeneCounty District Attorney, 1899; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Greene County, 1903-04;chair ofGreene County Republican Party, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Charles E. Nichols (b. 1862) — of Jefferson,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.; Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in Jefferson,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1862.Republican.Lawyer;bankdirector;chair ofSchoharie County Republican Party, 1916;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1917-29.Methodist.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | John A. Nichols (b. 1831) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,August28, 1831.Republican.Lawyer; president, BrooklynWarehouse &Storage Company;chair ofKings County Republican Party, 1881.Member,UnionLeague.Burial location unknown. | | Eugene Hoffman Nickerson (1918-2002) — also known asEugene H. Nickerson — of Roslyn Harbor,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,August2, 1918.Democrat.Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Circuit JudgeAugustusN. Hand, 1943-44, and for U.S. Supreme Court JusticeHarlanF. Stone, 1944-46;NassauCounty Executive, 1962-70; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1964,1968,1972;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1968;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1977-94;took senior status 1994; senior judge, 1994-2002.Hisright armwas paralyzed by polio in his youth.Died, from complications ofulcersurgery, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January1, 2002 (age83 years, 152days).Interment atSt.Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y. | | Courtlandt Nicoll (c.1880-1938) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1880.Republican.Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1912;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1915;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1918, 1925-26; defeated, 1926.Episcopalian.Died in Water Mill,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September20, 1938 (ageabout 58years).Interment atSouthamptonCemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y. | | DeLancey Nicoll (1854-1931) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Shelter Island,SuffolkCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1854.Democrat.Lawyer; attorney for AmericanTobaccoCompany;NewYork County District Attorney, 1891-93; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1892,1896;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1894;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 14th District, 1915.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1931 (age76 years, 280days).Interment atNichols Cemetery, Shelter Island, N.Y.  | William MacRae Nicoll (b. 1893) — also known asWilliam M. Nicoll — of Scotia,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born in Dundee,Scotland,May7, 1893.Republican.Lawyer; justice of the peace; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1924-29.ChristianReformed. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1924 |
| | Joseph A. Nicosia (b. 1903) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1932;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1934-35; defeated,1930, 1935.Burial location unknown. | | Henry Carpenter Niles (1858-1939) — also known asHenry C. Niles — ofYorkCounty, Pa.Born in Angelica,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,June 17,1858.Democrat.Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania19th District, 1925-29; candidate forjustice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1930.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Pennsylvania,July 15,1939 (age81 years, 28days).Interment atProspectHill Cemetery, York, Pa. | | Russell D. Niles — Republican.Lawyer; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.Still living as of 1966. | | William Watson Niles (1822-1900) — also known asWilliam W. Niles — of Bedford Park, Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.Born in West Fairlee,OrangeCounty, Vt.,March26, 1822.Democrat.Lawyer; attorney forSamuelJ. Tilden; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1872, 1881 (Westchester County 1st District 1872,New York County 24th District 1881); candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1883.Died in Bedford Park, Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,October29, 1900 (age78 years, 217days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | William White Niles (1860-1935) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Waterford,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,July 22,1860.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 30th District, 1895;vice-president, Bronx Parkway Commission, 1907-25.Died in Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January12, 1935 (age74 years, 174days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofWilliamWatson Niles and Isabel (White) Niles; married to Florence Brown;grandson ofHughWhite. | | | | Political family:Niles-Whitefamily of Bronx and Waterford, New York. | | | | Epitaph: Originator of The Bronx RiverParkway. / "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, Ihave kept the faith." -II.TIM.IV. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) — also known asRichard M. Nixon;"TrickyDick";"Searchlight" —of Whittier,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Yorba Linda,OrangeCounty, Calif.,January9, 1913.Republican.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World WarII;U.S.Representative from California 12th District, 1947-50;U.S.Senator from California, 1950-53; appointed 1950; resigned 1953;delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1956;VicePresident of the United States, 1953-61;Presidentof the United States, 1969-74; defeated, 1960; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1962; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1964.Quaker. Member,AmericanLegion;Order ofthe Coif.Discredited by the Watergatescandal,as many of his subordinates were charged with crimes; in July 1974,the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted threearticles ofimpeachment against him, overobstructionof justice,abuseof power, andcontemptof Congress; soon after, a tape recording emerged which directlyimplicatedhim in theWatergatebreak-in; with impeachment certain, heresigned;pardonedin 1974 by PresidentGeraldR. Ford.Died, from astroke,atNew YorkHospital/Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1994 (age81 years, 103days).Interment atRichardNixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis Anthony 'Frank' Nixon and Hannah (Milhous) Nixon; married,June21, 1940, toThelmaCatherine Ryan; father of Julie Nixon (daughter-in-law ofJohnSheldon Doud Eisenhower; granddaughter-in-law ofDwightDavid Eisenhower); second cousin ofJohnDuffy Alderson. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:MauriceH. Stans —JohnH. Holdridge —ClarkMacGregor —HarryL. Sears —HarryS. Dent —ChristianA. Herter, Jr. —JohnN. Mitchell —G.Bradford Cook —RaymondMoley —PatrickJ. Buchanan —NilsA. Boe —MurrayM. Chotiner —RichardBlumenthal —G.Gordon Liddy —RobertD. Sack —EdwardG. Latch —WilliamO. Mills —MeyerKestnbaum —ArchibaldCox —CharlesK. McWhorter | | | | Campaign slogan (1968): "Nixon's theOne!" | | | | Epitaph: "The greatest honor historycan bestow is the title of peacemaker." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books by Richard M. Nixon:RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon (1978) —BeyondPeace (1994) —1999:Victory Without War (1988) —Leaders(1982) —Memoirs —SixCrises (1962) —TheChallenges We Face (1960) —Inthe Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat and Renewal(1990) —NoMore Vietnams (1985) —ThePoetry of Richard Milhous Nixon (1974) —RealPeace (1984) —TheReal War (1980) —SeizeThe Moment: America's Challenge in a One-Superpower World(1992) | | | | Books about Richard M. Nixon: MelvinSmall,ThePresidency of Richard Nixon — Joan Hoff,NixonReconsidered — Jonathan Aitken,Nixon: A Life — Garry Wills,NixonAgonistes : The Crisis of the Self-Made Man — ThomasMonsell,Nixonon Stage and Screen : The Thirty-Seventh President As Depicted inFilms, Television, Plays and Opera — Stephen E.Ambrose,Nixon: Education of a Politician, 1913-1962 — RichardReeves,PresidentNixon: Alone in the White House — Roger Morris,RichardMilhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician —Robert Mason,RichardNixon and the Quest for a New Majority — JulesWitcover,VeryStrange Bedfellows : The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon& Spiro Agnew — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Richard M. Nixon:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents — Lance Morrow,TheBest Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:Learning the Secrets of Power — Don Fulsom,Nixon'sDarkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America's Most TroubledPresident | | | | Image source: United States Mintengraving |
 | Thomas F. Noonan (c.1877-1940) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1936-40; appointed 1936;died in office 1940; Justice of the Appellate Division of the NewYork Supreme Court 1st Department, 1940; died in office 1940.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1940 (ageabout 63years).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Daily News, December 7, 1940 |
| | | Melvin Nord (b. 1918) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,August3, 1918.Democrat.Lawyer;chemicalengineer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6thDistrict, 1961-62.Member,SigmaXi.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Sol Nord and Rose (Hertzoff) Nord; married to EleanorGreenbaum. |
| | Clarence Norman Jr. (b. 1951) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1951.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 43rd District, 1983-; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1996,2000,2004;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 2004.Baptist.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2004. | | Ebenezer Foote Norton (1774-1851) — also known asEbenezer F. Norton — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Goshen,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November7, 1774.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County, 1823;U.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1829-31.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1851 (age76 years, 185days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | James E. Norton — of Warsaw,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Iowa. Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1923-34.Burial location unknown. | | John Thomas Norton (b. 1865) — also known asJohn T. Norton — of Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1865.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1895-96 (Rensselaer County 1st District 1895,Rensselaer County 2nd District 1896); candidate forsecretaryof state of New York, 1900; candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Gordon I. Novod — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1945-46; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Null — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Lawyer; law partner ofHarryKopp, 1927-33;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1942-49; defeated (AmericanLabor), 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Joseph D. Nunan Jr. (b. 1897) — of Douglaston, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1897.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1930; member ofNewYork state senate 2nd District, 1931-40; defeated, 1940;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1938;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Brooklyn, New York, 1941.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | Newton Wright Nutting (1840-1889) — also known asNewton W. Nutting — of Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Born in West Monroe,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,October22, 1840.Republican.Lawyer;OswegoCounty District Attorney, 1869-71;OswegoCounty Judge, 1878-83;U.S.Representative from New York, 1883-85, 1887-89 (24th District1883-85, 27th District 1887-89); died in office 1889.Died in Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,October15, 1889 (age48 years, 358days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y. | | James Warren Nye (1814-1876) — also known asJames W. Nye — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;CarsonCity, Nev.Born in DeRuyter,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1814.Republican.Lawyer;MadisonCounty Surrogate, 1844-47;MadisonCounty Judge, 1847-51; Free Soil candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1848; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1860;Governorof Nevada Territory, 1861-64;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1864-73; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Nevada, 1870-.Died in White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1876 (age62 years, 198days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Olin Tracy Nye (b. 1874) — also known asOlin T. Nye — of Watkins Glen,SchuylerCounty, N.Y.Born near Beaver Dams,SchuylerCounty, N.Y.,March13, 1874.Republican.Lawyer;SchuylerCounty District Attorney, 1897; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Schuyler County, 1901-04; defeated, 1899,1927 (Independent); county judge in New York, 1906-17.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Redmen;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof E. M. W. Nye. |
| | Theodore Sedgwick Nye — also known asTheodore S. Nye — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; Gold Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1896.Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Jackson Oakley (1783-1857) — also known asThomas J. Oakley — of Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born near Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1783.Lawyer;DutchessCounty Surrogate, 1810-11;U.S.Representative from New York, 1813-15, 1827-28 (4th District1813-15, 5th District 1827-28); member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1815-16, 1817-20;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1819-21; appointed 1819; New York Citysuperior court judge, 1828-57; died in office 1857.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1857 (age73 years, 182days).Interment atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Otto George Obermaier (b. 1936) — also known asOtto G. Obermaier — Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,April16, 1936.Patentexaminer;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1989-93.Still living as of 2006. | | John Lord O'Brian (1874-1974) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1874.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1907-09;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1909-14;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1916,1940(member,ResolutionsCommittee); candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1938.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaUpsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in1974(ageabout99 years).Entombed atWashingtonNational Cathedral, Washington, D.C. | | Denis O'Brien (1837-1909) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,March13, 1837.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Watertown, N.Y., 1878; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1880-84; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1880,1888;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1880;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1884-87;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1890-1907.DiedMay 18,1909 (age72 years, 66days).Interment atCalvary Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.  | John Francis O'Brien (1874-1939) — also known asJohn F. O'Brien — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,June 13,1874.Democrat.Lawyer;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1927-39; appointed 1927; died inoffice 1939.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1939 (age65 years, 195days).Intermentsomewherein Norwalk, Conn.| | Relatives: SonofDenisO'Brien and Margaret (McCahill) O'Brien; married to Hilda LeGrand Lockwood. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | John Patrick O'Brien (1873-1951) — also known asJohn P. O'Brien — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,February1, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1933; defeated, 1933; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1936,1940,1944.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;TammanyHall.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1951 (age78 years, 233days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | John W. O'Brien (1853-1895) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1853.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1894.Died in1895(ageabout41 years).Burial location unknown. | | Kenneth O'Brien (1895-1954) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1928,1932;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1934-53; appointed 1934.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1954 (age58 years, 311days).Entombed atCorpusChristi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Morgan Joseph O'Brien (1852-1937) — also known asMorgan J. O'Brien — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1888-1906; resigned 1906;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1896-1906; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1912,1920,1924;candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1933.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died, frompneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 16,1937 (age85 years, 49days).Entombed atCorpusChristi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Mortimer C. O'Brien (born c.1889) — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born about 1889. Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1913;candidate formayorof White Plains, N.Y., 1935.Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.  | Norman A. O'Brien — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 46th District, 1935-36.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | Robert Hector O'Brien (1904-1997) — also known asRobert H. O'Brien — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.,September15, 1904.Miningengineer;lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,1942-44; special assistant to Barney Balaban, president of ParamountPictures,and director, Paramount InternationalFilms;when the companies split in 1949, he became secretary-treasurer ofthemovietheater chain, United Paramount Theaters; following a merger withAmerican Broadcasting Company, he became financial vice-president ofthe ABCtelevisionnetwork; in 1957, he joined the Loew'smovietheater chain as vice-president and treasurer; president of theMetro-Goldwyn-Mayermoviestudio, 1963-69.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaChi;PhiDelta Phi;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, of astroke,in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,October6, 1997 (age93 years, 21days).Intermentsomewherein Butte, Mont.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Grant O'Brien and Margaret (Flanagan) O'Brien; married,August27, 1927, to Ellen Ford. |
| | Ambrose O'Connell (1881-1962) — of New York;Washington,D.C.; San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born near Ottumwa,WapelloCounty, Iowa,July 9,1881.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaperwork; assistant to postmaster generalJamesA. Farley, 1933-39; Second Assistant Postmaster General, 1939-40;First Assistant Postmaster General, 1940-43;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1943-44;AssociateJudge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1944-48.Catholic.Died, of aheartattack, in San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.,October13, 1962 (age81 years, 96days).Burial location unknown. | | Eugene Franklin O'Connor (1844-1928) — also known asEugene F. O'Connor — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;banker;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1886; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1888-89; candidate forsecretaryof state of New York, 1891.Catholic.Member,UnionLeague.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1928 (age83 years, 140days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Frank D. O'Connor (1909-1992) — of Jackson Heights, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December20, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WorldWar II; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1949-52, 1955 (6th District 1949-52, 8th District1955); defeated, 1952;QueensCounty District Attorney, 1956-65; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1960,1964,1968;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1966;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1969-85; Justice of the AppellateDivision of the New York Supreme Court, 1976-85.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians;AmericanLegion;CatholicWar Veterans.Felldown a flight of stairs, suffered head injuries, and died two weekslater, in Booth MemorialHospital,Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,December2, 1992 (age82 years, 348days).Interment atMountSt. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | John Joseph O'Connor (1885-1960) — also known asJohn J. O'Connor — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Raynham,BristolCounty, Mass.,November23, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 12th District, 1921-23;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1923-39; defeated(Andrew Jackson), 1938;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1936.Member,PhiKappa.Died in1960(ageabout74 years).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md. | | Vincent A. O'Connor (b. 1887) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1887.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1913.Burial location unknown. | | Charles O'Conor (1804-1884) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1804.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1853-54; seniorcounsel forJeffersonDavis during his treason trial; as special deputy attorneygeneral for New York State, was counsel for the prosecution in thetrial ofWilliamM. Tweed; Straight Out Democratic candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1872.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.,May 12,1884 (age80 years, 129days).Entombed atSt.Patrick's Old Cathedral, Manhattan, N.Y.  | Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870-1950) — also known asTasker L. Oddie — ofNyeCounty, Nev.; Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;real estatebusiness;miningbusiness;NyeCounty District Attorney, 1900-02; member ofNevadastate senate, 1904-08;Governor ofNevada, 1911-15; defeated, 1914, 1918;U.S.Senator from Nevada, 1921-33; defeated, 1932, 1938; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Nevada,1924,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1932,1940(alternate).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,February17, 1950 (age79 years, 120days).Interment atLoneMountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev. | | William O'Dwyer (1890-1964) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bohola, County Mayo,Ireland,July11, 1890.Policeofficer;lawyer; county judge in New York, 1937-40;KingsCounty District Attorney, 1940-45;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1946-50; defeated (Democratic), 1941;resigned 1950; general in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1948;U.S. Ambassador toMexico, 1950-52.Died in ahospitalin Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1964 (age74 years, 136days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby (1867-1955) — also known asWoodson R. Oglesby — of Tuckahoe,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ky.,February9, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1906;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1913-17; defeated,1916.Died in Quincy,GadsdenCounty, Fla.,April30, 1955 (age88 years, 80days).Entombed atEasternCemetery, Quitman, Ga. | | Thomas V. Ognibene (1943-2015) — also known asTom Ognibene — of Middle Village, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.BornDecember12, 1943.Lawyer; Conservative candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 13th District, 1982; Conservative candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1984 (11th District), 1985 (11thDistrict), 2010 (12th District); Conservative candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1986, 1990;Conservative candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 2005; candidate in Republican primary forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 2010.Catholic.DiedOctober12, 2015 (age71 years, 304days).Burial location unknown. | | James Aloysius O'Gorman (1860-1943) — also known asJames A. O'Gorman — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 5,1860.Democrat.Lawyer; law partner ofGeorgeGordon Battle andH.Snowden Marshall; district judge in New York, 1893-99; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1896,1912(speaker;member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1916;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1900-11;U.S.Senator from New York, 1911-17.Catholic.Member,TammanyHall;American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 17,1943 (age83 years, 12days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.  | William H. O'Hare — of Glendale, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1915-19 (Queens County 3rd District 1915-17,Queens County 6th District 1918-19).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1917 |
| | Manfred Ohrenstein (b. 1925) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mannheim,Germany,1925.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1961-93 (25th District 1961-65, 29th District 1966,27th District 1967-93); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1980,1984.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee;AmericanJewish Congress;Americansfor Democratic Action;B'naiB'rith;American CivilLiberties Union;NAACP.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | John F. O'Keefe (1860-1936) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Wilson,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1860.Republican.Schoolprincipal;superintendentof schools;lawyer;SaginawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04, 1918; Saginaw citycorporation counsel, 1905-12; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1932(alternate),1936(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Freemasons.DiedOctober8, 1936 (age75 years, 285days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Morris O'Keefe and Margaret (Roman) O'Keefe; married1894 to IdaCatherine Callam. |
| | Jacob Van Vechten Olcott (1856-1940) — also known asJ. Van Vechten Olcott — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 17,1856.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1905-11; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1912.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;AlphaDelta Phi;UnionLeague.DiedJune 1,1940 (age84 years, 15days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | William Morrow Knox Olcott (b. 1862) — also known asWilliam M. K. Olcott — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1862.Republican.Lawyer;NewYork County District Attorney, 1896-98; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1904;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 18th District, 1915;vice-president and director, LawyersEngineeringand Surveying Co.; director, Mary PowellSteamboatCo.; director, EverardBrewingCo.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John N. Olcott and Euphemia Helen (Knox) Olcott; brother ofJacobVan Vechten Olcott; married,December6, 1888, to Jessica A. Baldwin. | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, October 1897 |
| | Denis O'Leary (1863-1943) — of Douglaston, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhasset, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,January22, 1863.Lawyer; Independence League candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1913-15;QueensCounty District Attorney, 1915-21; candidate in Democraticprimary forboroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1921.Died in Douglaston, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1943 (age80 years, 248days).Interment atMountSt. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.  | Martin Oliner — of Lawrence,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Lawyer;mayorof Lawrence, N.Y., 2010-.Jewish.Still living as of 2015.| | Image source:Newsday |
| | | Frank Oliver (1883-1968) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer; chief, New York City Bureau of Licenses,1908-11; secretary to U.S. Sen.JamesA. O'Gorman, 1911-16;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1923-34; resigned1934; special sessions court judge in New York, 1934-52.Died in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1968 (age84 years, 91days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Webster J. Oliver (1888-1969) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1888.Democrat.Hardwarebuyer;lawyer;Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1940-67; took senior status 1967.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November16, 1969 (age81 years, 306days).Burial location unknown. | | William Morrison Oliver (1792-1863) — also known asWilliam M. Oliver — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.Born in Londonderry,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,October15, 1792.Democrat.Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New York,1823-28, 1838-45; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1827-30;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1830;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1841-43.Died in Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,July 21,1863 (age70 years, 279days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Penn Yan, N.Y. | | Lewis W. Olliffe (c.1905-1966) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born about 1905. Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1941-54 (Kings County 1st District 1941-44, KingsCounty 10th District 1945-54); defeated, 1934, 1938; candidate forboroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1953;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1954, 1959-66; appointed1954; defeated, 1954; appointed 1959; died in office 1966; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1956.Sponsor, in the New York Assembly, of the law which ended racial andreligious discrimination in college admissions, 1948.Died, fromheartdisease, in the JewishHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1966 (ageabout 61years).Burial location unknown. | | Cyrus Olney (b. 1815) — ofClatsopCounty, Ore.Born in New York,1815.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Oregon state constitutional convention from Clatsop County,1857.Burial location unknown. | | William C. Olsen (b. 1886) — of Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1886.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1927-28.Burial location unknown. | | Edward Richard O'Malley — also known asEdward R. O'Malley — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born inOrleansCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1901-02;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1909-10; defeated, 1910;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1923-33.Burial location unknown. | | Daniel J. O'Mara (b. 1893) — of Irondequoit,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Florence,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1893.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1932-34;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 7th District, 1957-58.Catholic.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;Orderof Alhambra;GammaEta Gamma.Burial location unknown.  | Samuel Hanson Ordway (1860-1934) — also known asSamuel H. Ordway — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 8,1860.Republican.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1917; defeated, 1906;appointed 1917; defeated, 1917.Episcopalian.Advocate for civil service reform. Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1934 (age73 years, 315days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Aaron Lucius Ordway and Frances Ellen (Hanson) Ordway; married,May 30,1894, to Frances Hunt Throop. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Luke O'Reilly (b. 1862) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1862.Democrat.Printer;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1930-34; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1932.Irishancestry.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Luke O'Reilly and Margaret (Fitzpatrick)O'Reilly. |
 | Theodore Ornstein (1905-1988) — of Long Beach,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Long Beach, N.Y., 1939-44; appointed 1939.Jewish.DiedOctober13, 1988 (age83 years, 71days).Interment atMt.Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y. | | Samuel Orr (1890-1981) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.BornJuly 11,1890.Socialist.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1918, 1920, 1921;defeated, 1918; expelled 1920; resigned 1920; delegate to SocialistNational Convention from New York, 1920; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate, 1922 (22nd District), 1928 (22nd District), 1933(21st District); candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1926, 1930, 1932,1934; New York City Magistrate, 1941-51.Jewish.Expelledfrom the New York State Assembly over allegeddisloyalty,along with the other four Socialist members, April 1, 1920;re-elected to the same seat in a special election, but resigned inprotest when three other Socialist members were expelled again.Died, in MontefioreHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,August29, 1981 (age91 years, 49days).Burial location unknown. | | William Hitchins Orrett (b. 1858) — also known asWilliam H. Orrett — Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1858.Lawyer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inKingston, 1902-11.Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Ward Osborn (1836-1898) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.; Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.Born in Scotch Plains,UnionCounty, N.J.,March 9,1836.Republican.Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar;delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County,1868; member ofFloridastate senate, 1860;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1868-73; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Florida, 1870-72.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1898 (age62 years, 284days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, North Adams, Mass. | | William Church Osborn (b. 1862) — of Garrison,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December31, 1862.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1894;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1914-16; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1916,1920(alternate); Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for NewYork,1916;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1918; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forNew York,1920.Presbyterian.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Henry Osborn and Virginia Reed (Sturges) Osborn; married,June3, 1886, to Alice H. Dodge. |
 | Thomas A. Osborne (1800-1877) — of Mayville,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Hoosick Falls,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1800.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County, 1834; common pleas courtjudge in New York, 1843-44.DiedApril27, 1877 (age76 years, 300days).Interment atPeacock Cemetery, Mayville, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Mary Walters, Eliza Jeanette Huston and MaryDerby. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: History of ChautauquaCounty (1875) |
| | George Francis O'Shaunessy (1868-1934) — also known asGeorge F. O'Shaunessy — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Galway,Ireland,May1, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1909;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1911-19; defeated,1922; candidate forU.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1918.Died in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,November28, 1934 (age66 years, 211days).Interment atSt.Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I. | | John L. Ostrander — of Schuylerville,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Saratoga County, 1946-61.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | William Sterling Ostrander (1858-1924) — also known asWilliam S. Ostrander — of Schuylerville,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Saratoga,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1858.Republican.Lawyer;postmaster;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 4th District, 1913;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1915.DiedJune 21,1924 (age65 years, 359days).Intermentsomewherein Schuylerville, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Proper Ostrander and Isabel Corliss (Winney) Ostrander;married,October17, 1883, to Cora Eliza Laing. |
| | George Lorenzo Otis (1829-1882) — also known asGeorge L. Otis — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Homer,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1829.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 2, 1857-58; member ofMinnesotastate senate 21st District, 1866;mayorof St. Paul, Minn., 1867-68; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1869.Episcopalian.Englishancestry.Died in St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.,March29, 1882 (age52 years, 173days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, St. Paul, Minn. | | Oran Gray Otis (1795-1836) — of Ballston Spa,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.BornDecember5, 1795.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Saratoga County, 1831-32.Died, ofapoplexy,in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,June 28,1836 (age40 years, 206days).Burial location unknown. | | Donald Lawrence O'Toole (1902-1964) — also known asDonald L. O'Toole — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August1, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1937-53 (8th District 1937-45, 13thDistrict 1945-53); defeated, 1952, 1954, 1956.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Eagles;Moose.Died in Ocala,MarionCounty, Fla.,September12, 1964 (age62 years, 42days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Irving S. Ottenberg (born c.1883) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1883.Socialist.Lawyer; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1915, 1923 (Socialist);candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1916.Burial location unknown.  | Albert Ottinger (1878-1938) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September10, 1878.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1914; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 18th District, 1917-18; defeated, 1920;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1925-28; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1928,1932;candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1928;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Jewish.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1938 (age59 years, 125days).Interment atUnionField Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y. | | Richard Lawrence Ottinger (b. 1929) — also known asRichard Ottinger — of Pleasantville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,January27, 1929.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1965-71, 1975-85 (25th District1965-71, 24th District 1975-83, 20th District 1983-85); defeated,1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1968,1980;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1970;lawprofessor.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation;American CivilLiberties Union;AmericanLegion.Still living as of 2013. | | Percival D. Oviatt — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Rochester, N.Y., 1933; appointed 1933.Burial location unknown. | | William Lewis Owens (b. 1949) — also known asBill Owens — of Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1949.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 2009-15 (23rd District 2009-13,21st District 2013-15).Catholic.Still living as of 2018. | | Anthony Pace (b. 1927) — of West Islip,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1927.Republican.Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1972.Italianancestry.Still living as of 1973.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Pace and Concetta (Arrigo) Pace; married1951 toFilomena Cerone. |
| | Edward J. Pacelli — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1950, 1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Carl Pack (1899-1945) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,January25, 1899.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1931-38; member ofNewYork state senate, 1939-45 (22nd District 1939-44, 25th District1945); died in office 1945.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;B'naiB'rith;Freemasons.DiedAugust7, 1945 (age46 years, 194days).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | | Gordon Paddock (1865-1932) — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1865.Lawyer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inSeoul, 1901-02; U.S. Consul General inSeoul, 1902-06; U.S. Vice Consul General inSeoul, 1906-09;Mukden, 1909-10; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inHarbin, 1909; U.S. Consul inTabriz, 1910-20;Teheran, 1920-22.Died, from aheartattack, in Somme département,France,November2, 1932 (age67 years, 57days).Intermentsomewherein Paris, France.| | Relatives: Sonof Franklin Paddock and Annie (Gordon) Paddock. |
 | Alfred Rider Page (1859-1931) — also known asAlfred R. Page — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Carlinville,MacoupinCounty, Ill.,October7, 1859.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1905-08; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1908;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-23; resigned 1923;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1916-23; law partner ofGeorgeL. Ingraham, 1923-25.ChristianReformed. Member,Chi Psi;Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia,in SouthamptonHospital,Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February3, 1931 (age71 years, 119days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Page and Angeline (Rider) Page; married,April27, 1886, to Elizabeth M. Rose. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
| | Roy M. Page — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 40th District, 1937-42.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Redmen;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Grange.Burial location unknown. | | Frank Joseph Pagliaro Jr. (b. 1940) — also known asFrank J. Pagliaro, Jr. — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Burlingame,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,August10, 1940.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1970; member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1970-73; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from California,1972;mayorof Burlingame, Calif., 1988-89, 1992-93.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiAlpha Delta;PiDelta Epsilon;SigmaNu;Lions.Still living as of 1993.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Joseph Pagliaro and Edith (Bennett) Pagliaro; married1969 to BonnieKay Dickason. |
| | Myles Anderson Paige (c.1898-1983) — also known asMyles A. Paige — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala., about 1898.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Pullmancar porter;lawyer; Republican candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1926; American Labor candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge,Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court).Catholic.Africanancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;UrbanLeague;AlphaPhi Alpha;AmericanLegion;CatholicLawyers Guild.New York City'sfirstBlack magistrate, 1936, andfirstBlack judge, 1940.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March30, 1983 (ageabout 85years).Burial location unknown. | | H. Murray Pakulski (b. 1880) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1908,1912(alternate).Jewish. Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Pakulski and Rosalie (Davidson) Pakulski; married,June 30,1904, to Ada S. Feldman. |
| | John Pallace Jr. (b. 1874) — of Brockport,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Brockport,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,1874.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofMonroe County Democratic Party, 1901-04; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1903-04;candidate forsecretaryof state of New York, 1904; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1912.Burial location unknown. | | George M. Palmer (born c.1861) — of Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in Richmondville,SchoharieCounty, N.Y., about 1861.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Schoharie County, 1897-99, 1902-06, 1908;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1904,1912;candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1908; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1910;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1912-14.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | John Palmer (1785-1840) — of Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Hoosick,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1785.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1817-19, 1837-39 (12th District1817-19, 13th District 1837-39);ClintonCounty District Attorney, 1818-32;ClintonCounty Judge, 1832-37; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Clinton County, 1832.Died inSt.Bartholomew,December8, 1840 (age55 years, 314days).Interment atSt.Bartholomew Cemetery, Gustavia, Saint-Barthélemy. | | Lewis Gilbert Palmer (1851-1911) — also known asLewis G. Palmer — of Big Rapids,MecostaCounty, Mich.Born inHerkimerCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1851.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer; memberofMichiganstate senate, 1880;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1890-94;circuitjudge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1899-1911; died in office 1911.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died in1911(ageabout59 years).Burial location unknown. | | Ronald Jason Palmieri (b. 1950) — of Bel Air, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,February5, 1950.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 2003.Still living as of 2003. | | Mario J. Palumbo (b. 1933) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,April13, 1933.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1969-88; electedWestVirginia state attorney general 1990.Catholic.Still living as of 1990. | | Arthur T. Pammenter (b. 1886) — of Irondequoit,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,1886.Republican.Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1924;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1925-29.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Burial location unknown. | | Harold Ira Panken (1910-1999) — also known asHarold I. Panken — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,July 17,1910.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 21st District, 1947-52.Jewish. Member,Elks.Died in1999(ageabout88 years).Burial location unknown.  | Jacob Panken (1879-1968) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Brookfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Kiev (Kyiv),Ukraine,January13, 1879.Socialist. Naturalized U.S. citizen; in 1899, hefounded theWaistmakers Union, which later became the International LadiesGarment Workers Union;lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1903 (New York County 8th District), 1904 (NewYork County 8th District), 1905 (New York County 8th District), 1907(New York County 8th District), 1909 (New York County 8th District),1915 (New York County 4th District), 1916 (New York County 4thDistrict); candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 11th District, 1908; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910, 1929, 1931; in 1914,he helpedorganize theAmalgamated Clothing Workers of America; municipal judge in New York,1918-27; delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York,1920; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1920; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1921; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1922, 1930; candidateforjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1923; candidate forchiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1932; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1926; Judge, New York City Domestic Relations Court,1934-55.Jewish.Died, im the FairfieldNursingHome, Riverdale, Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1968 (age89 years, 22days).Burial location unknown. | | | August V. Pappert (b. 1874) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1874.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1911-13.Germanancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Burial location unknown. | | Aaron Pardee (1808-1898) — of Wadsworth,MedinaCounty, Ohio.Born in Skaneateles,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,October8, 1808.Lawyer;farmer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1850-53 (Medina and Lorain counties 1850-51, 27thDistrict 1852-53).Died in Wadsworth,MedinaCounty, Ohio,January10, 1898 (age89 years, 94days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Wadsworth, Ohio.  | Charles R. Paris (1851-1920) — of Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls),WashingtonCounty, N.Y.Born in Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls),WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,August9, 1851.Lawyer;banker;director, GriffinLumberCompany, and of the StandardWallPaper Company; secretary-treasurer, Sandy HillRealtyCompany;villagepresident of Sandy Hill, New York, 1894-95; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Washington County, 1898-99;WashingtonCounty Judge, 1900-15; Judge of New York Court of Claims,1915-20; died in office 1920.Presbyterian.Died in Hudson Falls,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1920 (age68 years, 148days).Interment atUnion Cemetery, Fort Edward, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Urias George Paris and Cordelia E. (Rogers) Paris; married1879 to AlmaBiggart. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | David Paris — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 21st District, 1931-33.Burial location unknown. | | Abraham X. Parker (1831-1909) — of Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Granville,AddisonCounty, Vt.,November14, 1831.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from St. Lawrence County 3rd District, 1863-64;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1868-71;U.S.Representative from New York, 1881-89 (19th District 1881-85,22nd District 1885-89).Died in Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,August9, 1909 (age77 years, 268days).Interment atBaysideCemetery, Potsdam, N.Y.  | Alan Vreeland Parker (1888-1965) — also known asAlan V. Parker — of Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in North Collins,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1888.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Niagara County 2nd District, 1915-17, 1920.Member,Freemasons;DeltaChi;Elks.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1965 (age76 years, 358days).Interment atVersailles Cemetery, Versailles, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Helen P. Roberts. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
 | Alton Brooks Parker (1852-1926) — also known asAlton B. Parker;"Parker theSilent" —of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.; Esopus,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1852.Democrat.Lawyer;UlsterCounty Surrogate, 1877-85; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1884,1908,1912(TemporaryChair; chair,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee;speaker);Justiceof New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1885-97;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1897-1904; resigned 1904;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1904; law partner ofWilliamF. Sheehan andEdwardW. Hatch, 1905-12.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, fromheartdisease, whileriding inhis automobile through Central Park, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 10,1926 (age73 years, 361days).Interment atWiltwyckCemetery, Kingston, N.Y. | | | Amasa Junius Parker (1807-1890) — also known asAmasa J. Parker — of Delhi,DelawareCounty, N.Y.; Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Sharon,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 2,1807.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Delaware County, 1834;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1837-39; circuitjudge in New York, 1844-47;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1847-55; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1856, 1858; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1864;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 13,1890 (age82 years, 345days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Amasa Junius Parker Jr. (1843-1938) — also known asAmasa J. Parker, Jr. — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Delhi,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1843.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1882; member ofNewYork state senate, 1886-87, 1892-95 (17th District 1886-87,1892-93, 19th District 1894-95).Episcopalian.Member,KappaAlpha Society.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1938 (age94 years, 361days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Edward Griffin Parker (c.1826-1868) — Born in Massachusetts, about 1826.Lawyer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1850; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1850; served in the Union Army during the Civil War.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1868 (ageabout 42years).Burial location unknown. | | John Mason Parker (1805-1873) — also known asJohn M. Parker — of Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Granville,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1805.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1855-59;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 6th District, 1859-73; died in office 1873.Died in Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1873 (age68 years, 185days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Owego, N.Y. | | Samuel Wilson Parker (1805-1859) — also known asSamuel W. Parker — of Connersville,FayetteCounty, Ind.Born near Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September9, 1805.Farmer;lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1839-40, 1843-44; member ofIndianastate senate, 1840-43; candidate for Presidential Elector forIndiana,1844;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (4th District 1851-53, 5thDistrict 1853-55); defeated, 1849; candidate for Presidential Electorfor Indiana,1856.GermanandEnglishancestry.Died in Sackets Harbor,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,February1, 1859 (age53 years, 145days).Interment in private or family graveyard.  | John Gibson Parkhurst (1824-1906) — also known asJohn G. Parkhurst — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Born in Oneida Castle,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1824.Democrat.Lawyer;insurancebusiness;BranchCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1852-55; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1860(ConventionSecretary),1888(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker);general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1868; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1872; candidate forMichiganstate treasurer, 1875; U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1888-89; postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1894-98.Episcopalian.EnglishandScottishancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion;American BarAssociation.Died in Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.,May 6,1906 (age82 years, 19days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Stephen Parkhurst and Sally (Gibson) Parkhurst; married1852 to AmeliaNoyes; married1863 to JosieB. Reeves; married1874 toFrances J. (Roberts) Fiske. | | | | See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary | | | | Image source: History and BiographicalRecord of Branch County (1906) |
| | Gorham Parks (1794-1877) — of Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Born in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,May 27,1794.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Maine 7th District, 1833-37; candidate forGovernorof Maine, 1837;U.S.Attorney for Maine, 1843-45; U.S. Consul inRio de Janeiro, as of 1845-49.Died in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1877 (age83 years, 180days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | George B. Parsons (b. 1907) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,August18, 1907.Republican.Lawyer; assistant counsel to Sen.GeorgeR. Fearon, 1933; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1934-44.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | Herbert Parsons (1869-1925) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October28, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1905-11; defeated,1900 (12th District), 1910 (13th District); delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1908,1912,1916,1920;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New York, 1916-20; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War I.PresbyterianorEpiscopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;UnionLeague.Lost control of amotorbicycle,fell,suffered arupturedkidney, and died as a result, in House of MercyHospital,Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,September16, 1925 (age55 years, 323days).Cremated;ashes interred atChurchon the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass. | | Lewis Baldwin Parsons (b. 1818) — also known asLewis B. Parsons — of Flora,ClayCounty, Ill.Born inGeneseeCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1818.Democrat.Lawyer; treasurer and president, Ohio andMississippiRailroad;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1880; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1884.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Burial location unknown. | | William F. Passannante (1920-1996) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;president, CosmopolitanTruckingCorporation; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1955-90 (New York County 1st District 1955-65,69th District 1966, 63rd District 1967-72, 64th District 1973-82,61st District 1983-90).Catholic.Member,FederalBar Association;AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Lions.Died ofpancreaticcancer at TischHospitalof New York UniversityMedicalCenter, New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1996 (age76 years, 309days).Entombed in mausoleum atFerncliffCemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y. | | George Elmer Pataki (b. 1945) — also known asGeorge Pataki — of Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Peekskill,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1945.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Peekskill, N.Y., 1981-84; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 91st District, 1985-92; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 37th District, 1993-94;Governor ofNew York, 1995-2006; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,2004.Catholic.Hungarian,Irish, andItalianancestry.Still living as of 2014. | | Basil Alexander Paterson (b. 1926) — also known asBasil Paterson — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Harlem, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1966-70 (31st District 1966, 27th District1967-70); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1970; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1972;deputy mayor, New York City, 1978-79;secretaryof state of New York, 1979-82.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2010. | | David Alexander Paterson (b. 1954) — also known asDavid A. Paterson — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 20,1954.Democrat.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1996,2004,2008;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 30th District; elected 2002, 2004;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 2007-08;Governor ofNew York, 2008-10.Africanancestry.Legallyblind.Still living as of 2014. | | John Paterson (1744-1808) — of Lenox,BerkshireCounty, Mass.; Lisle, Tioga County (nowBroomeCounty), N.Y.Born in New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.,1744.Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1775;general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNew Yorkstate assembly from Tioga County, 1792-93;BroomeCounty Judge, 1798, 1806;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1803-05.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Lisle,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1808 (ageabout 64years).Original interment atRiversideCemetery, Whitney Point, N.Y.; reinterment in 1892 atChurchon the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass. | | J. Lewis Patrie (b. 1869) — of Catskill,GreeneCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1869.Democrat.School teacherand principal;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Greene County, 1910-13.Burial location unknown. | | Archibald Holly Patterson (1898-1980) — also known asA. Holly Patterson;"Mr.Republican" —of Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Uniondale,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 31,1898.Republican.Lawyer;banker;NassauCounty Executive, 1953-61; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1956,1960,1968(alternate); Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Died, following aheartattack, in Hempsted GeneralHospital,Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,September20, 1980 (age82 years, 112days).Interment atGreenfieldCemetery, Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y. | | Lester W. Patterson (c.1893-1947) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born about 1893. Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1922-25;BronxCounty Sheriff, 1926-29;BronxCounty Clerk, 1930-33.DiedNovember15, 1947 (ageabout 54years).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Lillian C. Patterson; married to Ethyle Lang. |
| | Robert Porter Patterson (1891-1952) — also known asRobert P. Patterson — of Cold Spring,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1891.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1930-39;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1939-40;U.S.Secretary of War, 1945-47.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Theta;AmericanLegion.Killed, along with 22 other passengers and crew, and seven people onthe ground, in aplanecrash duringrain andheavy fog, in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,January22, 1952 (age60 years, 344days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Walter Patterson (d. 1852) — ofColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born inColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Farmer;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Columbia County, 1817-18;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1821-23;postmaster;ColumbiaCounty Judge, 1828.Slaveowner. DiedNovember5, 1852.Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa. | | William Lorenzo Patterson (1891-1980) — also known asWilliam L. Patterson — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,August27, 1891.Communist.Longshoreman;lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 21st District, 1931;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1932.Africanancestry.Died, in UnionHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,March 5,1980 (age88 years, 191days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward Worthington Pattison (1932-1990) — also known asEdward W. Pattison;NedPattison —of West Sand Lake,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,April29, 1932.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1975-79; defeated,1970 (30th District), 1978 (29th District); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1984.DiedAugust22, 1990 (age58 years, 115days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Troy, N.Y. | | John Pattison (b. 1859) — of Colfax,WhitmanCounty, Wash.; Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forGovernor ofWashington, 1908; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Washington, 1912-16.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Pattison and Elizabeth (Stormont) Pattison; married1885 to MaryG. Cairns. |
| | John K. Patton (b. 1856) — of Tonawanda,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October1, 1856.Republican.Lawyer; law partner ofDowVroman; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1898-1907 (Erie County 7th District 1898-1906,Erie County 8th District 1907).Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArcanum;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.  | William Paulding Jr. (1770-1854) — of New York. Born in Phillipsburgh (now Tarrytown),WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1770.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1811-13;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1825-26, 1827-29.Died in Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1854 (age83 years, 341days).Interment atDutchReformed Churchyard, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. | | Sereno Elisha Payne (1843-1914) — also known asSereno E. Payne — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Hamilton,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,June 26,1843.Republican.Lawyer;CayugaCounty District Attorney, 1873-79;U.S.Representative from New York, 1883-87, 1889-1914 (26th District1883-85, 27th District 1885-87, 1889-93, 28th District 1893-1903,31st District 1903-13, 36th District 1913-14); died in office 1914;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1896,1900,1904,1908,1912.Died inWashington,D.C.,December10, 1914 (age71 years, 167days).Interment atFortHill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y. | | George Foster Peabody (1852-1938) — of Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.,July 27,1852.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;Treasurerof Democratic National Committee, 1904-05.Died in1938(ageabout85 years).Interment atTrask Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. | | Wesley Ulysses Pearne (b. 1851) — also known asWesley U. Pearne — of Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 1,1851.Republican.Lawyer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Middletown, 1901-02, 1905-06;defeated, 1902.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Marshall Pearne and Emily Ann (Swathel) Pearne; married,April25, 1883, to Harriette Cornelia Arnold. |
| | Amos Jenkins Peaslee II (1887-1969) — also known asAmos J. Peaslee — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Clarksboro,GloucesterCounty, N.J.Born in Clarksboro,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,March24, 1887.Republican.Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1948,1952,1956;U.S. Ambassador toAustralia, 1953-56.Quaker. Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaUpsilon;Kiwanis.Died in1969(ageabout82 years).Interment atMickletonMeeting Graveyard, Mickleton, N.J. | | Louis Peck — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1945-53; resigned1953.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rufus Wheeler Peckham (1809-1873) — also known asRufus W. Peckham — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Rensselaerville,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December20, 1809.Democrat.Lawyer; law partner ofLymanTremain;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1853-55;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1861-69;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1870-73; died in office 1873.Member,KappaAlpha Society.En route to Europe on the steamerVille du Havre, he was among226 passengers and crew whoperishedwhen the steamercollidedwith the Scottish sailing vesselLoch Earn, andsank, intheNorthAtlantic Ocean,November22, 1873 (age63 years, 337days). His remains wereneverfound.Cenotaph atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr. (1838-1909) — also known asRufus W. Peckham — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1838.Democrat.Lawyer;AlbanyCounty District Attorney, 1869-72; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1876(member,CredentialsCommittee),1880(member,ResolutionsCommittee);Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1883-86;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1886-95;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1895-1909; died in office 1909.Episcopalian.Died in Altamont,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1909 (age70 years, 350days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.  | Ferdinand Pecora (1882-1971) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Nicosia, Sicily,Italy,January6, 1882.Democrat.Lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission, 1934-35;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935-50; resigned 1950;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1950.Italianancestry.DiedDecember7, 1971 (age89 years, 335days).Burial location unknown. | | Philip Pell Jr. (1753-1811) — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 7,1753.Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during theRevolutionary War; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1779-81, 1783-86;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1788-89.Died in Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1811 (age57 years, 298days).Interment atSt.Paul's Churchyard, Bronx, N.Y. | | William W. Pellet — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 10th District, 1919-20.Burial location unknown. | | Guy Ray Pelton (1824-1890) — also known asGuy R. Pelton — of New York. Born in Great Barrington,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August3, 1824.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1855-57; Republicancandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1884.Member,UnionLeague;Freemasons.Died in Wyoming,July 24,1890 (age65 years, 355days).Interment atMahaiweCemetery, Great Barrington, Mass. | | John G. Pembleton (b. 1880) — of Tioga Center,TiogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Waverly,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1880.Republican.Lawyer;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Tioga County, 1912-13.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;OddFellows;Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Cornelius Welles Pendleton (1859-1936) — also known asCornelius W. Pendleton — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1859.Republican.Lawyer; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 71st District, 1893-96, 1899-1900; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1901-04;U.S.Collector of Customs at Los Angeles, Calif., California, 1907-13.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;UnionLeague.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,September17, 1936 (age77 years, 257days).Cremated;ashes interred atAngelus-RosedaleCemetery, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Edmund Henry Pendleton (1788-1862) — also known asEdmund H. Pendleton — of Hyde Park,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,1788.Lawyer;DutchessCounty Judge, 1830-40;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1831-33.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February25, 1862 (ageabout 73years).Entombed atSt.James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofNathanielPendleton and Susan (Bard) Pendleton; brother ofNathanaelGreene Pendleton; married to Frances M. Jones; uncle ofGeorgeHunt Pendleton; grandnephew ofEdmundPendleton; granduncle ofFrancisKey Pendleton; first cousin ofPhilipClayton Pendleton; first cousin once removed ofJohnPendleton Jr.; second cousin once removed ofJohnPenn,HenryGaines Johnson,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,PhilipColeman Pendleton andJosephHenry Pendleton; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamBarret Pendleton,CharlesRittenhouse Pendleton,JohnOverton Pendleton andBickertonLyle Winston; second cousin thrice removed ofSidneyFletcher Taliaferro; third cousin ofJamesMadison,WilliamTaylor Madison andZacharyTaylor; third cousin once removed ofColebyChew; third cousin twice removed ofGeorgeCassety Pendleton,JamesBenjamin Garnett,HubbardT. Smith,CharlesM. Pendleton andDanielMicajah Pendleton; third cousin thrice removed ofElliotWoolfolk Major,EdgarBailey Woolfolk andCharlesSumner Pendleton; fourth cousin ofWilliamByrd III; fourth cousin once removed ofCharlesWilling Byrd. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Francis Key Pendleton (1850-1930) — also known asFrancis K. Pendleton — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati),HamiltonCounty, Ohio,January3, 1850.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-20; defeated, 1909;appointed 1911; resigned 1920.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Injured in anautomobileaccident on Riverside Drive, and died two months later as aresult, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1930 (age80 years, 204days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Alicia (Key) Pendleton andGeorgeHunt Pendleton; married,December20, 1890, to Elizabeth La Montagne (sister-in-law ofNicholasMurray Butler); nephew ofPhilipBarton Key (1818-1859); grandson ofFrancisScott Key andNathanaelGreene Pendleton; grandnephew ofEdwardLloyd (1779-1834) andEdmundHenry Pendleton; great-grandson ofEdwardLloyd (1744-1796) andNathanielPendleton; great-grandnephew ofPhilipBarton Key (1757-1815); second great-grandnephew ofEdmundPendleton; first cousin twice removed ofPhilipClayton Pendleton; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnPendleton Jr. andPhilipKey; first cousin four times removed ofMatthewTilghman; second cousin ofHenryLloyd; second cousin thrice removed ofCharlesCarroll, Barrister,JohnPenn,JamesJoseph Tilghman andWilliamTilghman; third cousin once removed ofHenryGaines Johnson,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,PhilipColeman Pendleton,JosephHenry Pendleton andWilliamWelby Beverley; third cousin twice removed ofJamesMadison,WilliamTaylor Madison,FrisbyTilghman andZacharyTaylor; fourth cousin ofWilliamBarret Pendleton,CharlesRittenhouse Pendleton,JohnOverton Pendleton andBickertonLyle Winston; fourth cousin once removed ofColebyChew,TenchTilghman,EdwardTilghman Paca andSidneyFletcher Taliaferro. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Sylvester Pennoyer (1831-1902) — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Groton,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1831.Democrat.Lawyer;lumberbusiness;Governor ofOregon, 1887-95;mayorof Portland, Ore., 1896-98.DiedMay 30,1902 (age70 years, 328days).Original interment atLoneFir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.; reinterment in 1924 atRiverView Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | Frederic E. Perham (b. 1869) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1869.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 29th District, 1904-05.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Burial location unknown. | | James Breck Perkins (1847-1910) — also known asJames B. Perkins — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Paris,France.Born in St. Croix Falls,PolkCounty, Wis.,November4, 1847.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1898;U.S.Representative from New York, 1901-10 (31st District 1901-03,32nd District 1903-10); died in office 1910; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1904.Died inWashington,D.C.,March11, 1910 (age62 years, 127days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Randolph Perkins (1871-1936) — of Westfield,UnionCounty, N.J.; Woodcliff Lake,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Dunellen,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,November30, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Westfield, N.J., 1905-06; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1905-07;chair ofBergen County Republican Party, 1911-16;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1921-36 (6th District 1921-33,7th District 1933-36); died in office 1936.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in1936(ageabout64 years).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Staten Island, N.Y. | | Thomas Lee Perkins (b. 1905) — also known asThomas L. Perkins — of Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born inNewportNews, Va.,November9, 1905.Republican.Stockbroker;lawyer; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1952(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); director, PennsylvaniaRailroad,American Cyanamid Co., DukePowerCo., and others.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;PhiDelta Theta.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William R. Perkins and Mary (Bell) Perkins. |
 | Nathan David Perlman (1887-1952) — also known asNathan D. Perlman — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Prusice, Silesia (nowPoland),August2, 1887.Republican.Lawyer; law partner ofHarryKopp from 1909; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 6th District, 1915-17;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1920-27; defeated,1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1928(alternate),1932;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidateforNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1936; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937.Jewish.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in Beth IsraelHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 29,1952 (age64 years, 332days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | Carl E. Person (b. 1936) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1936.Lawyer; Libertarian candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 2010, 2014; Reform candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 2013.Still living as of 2014. | | Curtis Arnoux Peters (c.1879-1933) — also known asCurtis A. Peters — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1879. Democrat.Lawyer; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for New York,1916;campaign manager,ThomasC. T. Crain for Supreme Court, 1924;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1927-33; died in office 1933.Died, oftolsythemiavera, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December17, 1933 (ageabout 54years).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.| | Relatives:Father of Peter Arno. |
| | Nicholas M. Pette — of Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1920-21;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1938.Burial location unknown. | | Rufus Pettibone (1784-1825) — of Vernon,OneidaCounty, N.Y.;St.Louis, Mo.Born inLitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 26,1784.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County, 1814-15; circuit judge inMissouri 2nd Circuit, 1821-23;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1823-25; appointed 1823; died inoffice 1825.Died in St. Charles,St. CharlesCounty, Mo.,July 31,1825 (age41 years, 66days).Burial location unknown. | | John Pettit (1807-1877) — of Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.Born in Sackets Harbor,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1807.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1835, 1841;U.S.Attorney for Indiana, 1839-41;U.S.Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1843-49;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; PresidentialElector for Indiana,1852;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1853-55; circuit judge in Indiana, 1855-57;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1856,1864(alternate);chiefjustice of Kansas territorial supreme court, 1859-61;mayorof Lafayette, Ind., 1867-71;justice ofIndiana state supreme court, 1871-77.Member,Freemasons.Died in Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.,June 17,1877 (age69 years, 328days).Interment atGreenbushCemetery, Lafayette, Ind. | | John Upfold Pettit (1820-1881) — also known asJohn U. Pettit — of Wabash,WabashCounty, Ind.Born in Fabius,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1820.Republican.Lawyer; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1844-45, 1865;Speaker ofthe Indiana State House of Representatives, 1865; circuit judgein Indiana, 1853-54, 1873-79;U.S.Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1855-61; colonel inthe Union Army during the Civil War.Episcopalian.ScottishandFrenchancestry. Member,OddFellows.Died in Wabash,WabashCounty, Ind.,March21, 1881 (age60 years, 191days).Interment atFallsCemetery, Wabash, Ind. | | William Townsend Pheiffer (1898-1986) — also known asWilliam T. Pheiffer — of Amarillo,PotterCounty, Tex.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Purcell, Chickasaw Nation County, Indian Territory (nowMcClainCounty, Okla.),July 15,1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer; candidate forOklahomastate senate 2nd District, 1924; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Texas,1932;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1941-43; defeated,1942; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador toDominican Republic, 1953-57.Unitarian.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August16, 1986 (age88 years, 32days).Burial location unknown. | | William Walter Phelps (1839-1894) — also known asWilliam W. Phelps — of Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August24, 1839.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1873-75, 1883-89;U.S. Minister toAustria-Hungary, 1881-82;Germany, 1889-93; Judge, New Jersey Court of Errors andAppeals, 1893-94.Died in Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.,June 17,1894 (age54 years, 297days).Entombed atHopMeadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof John Jay Phelps and Rachel Badgerly (Phinney) Phelps; married1860 to EllenMaria Sheffield (sister-in-law ofThomasBrodhead Van Buren; aunt ofHaroldSheffield Van Buren); father ofSheffieldPhelps; nephew ofNormanA. Phelps; grandfather ofPhelpsPhelps; great-grandnephew ofNoahPhelps; sixth great-grandson ofThomasWelles; first cousin twice removed ofElishaPhelps; second cousin ofHiramBidwell Case; second cousin once removed ofJohnSmith Phelps; third cousin once removed ofAmosPettibone andGeorgeSmith Catlin; third cousin twice removed ofAugustusPettibone,GaylordGriswold,HezekiahCase andRufusPettibone; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnStrong,OliverEllsworth,ChaunceyGoodrich,ElizurGoodrich,AugustusSeymour Porter andPeterBuell Porter; fourth cousin ofCharlesJenkins Hayden andAsahelPierson Case; fourth cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams,AugustusHerman Pettibone,NelsonPlatt Wheeler,WilliamEgbert Wheeler,AllenJacob Holcomb,ArthurBurnham Woodford andCarlTrumbull Hayden. | | | | Political families:Phelpsfamily of Connecticut;Leafamily of Wilmington, Delaware;Boardman-Bostwick-Phelps-Sheffieldfamily of Connecticut and Ohio;VanBuren-Phelpsfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Eugene A. Philbin (1857-1920) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1857.Democrat.Lawyer;NewYork County District Attorney, 1900;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1913-20; appointed 1913;died in office 1920.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick.Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1920 (age62 years, 264days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. | | Cyrus W. Phillips (b. 1870) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,1870.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1909-14.Burial location unknown. | | Jesse S. Phillips (b. 1871) — of Andover,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.; Hornell,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Independence town,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,May 4,1871.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Allegany County, 1901-11; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Field Phillips (1824-1903) — also known asSamuel F. Phillips — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1824.Lawyer;NorthCarolina state auditor, 1862-64; resigned 1864; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1871; U.S. SolicitorGeneral, 1872-85.Presbyterian.Represented Homer Plessy in Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896. Died inWashington,D.C.,November18, 1903 (age79 years, 273days).Interment atOldChapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C. | | Kenneth M. Phipps (c.1917-1968) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born about 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 14th District, 1954-58;Criminal Court judge, 1958-68.Africanancestry.Died, following aheartattack, at VeteransHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1968 (ageabout 51years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William H. Phipps; married to Mae ElizabethGramling. |
| | George H. Pierce (1872-1967) — of Olean,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.Born in Humphrey,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,June 27,1872.Lawyer;mayor ofOlean, N.Y., 1923-29; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1943-62 (51st District 1943-44, 56th District1945-54, 58th District 1955-62); defeated (Democratic), 1914.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Grange.Died in October,1967(age95years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1839-1901) — also known asGilbert A. Pierce — ofPorterCounty, Ind.; Illinois; North Dakota; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in East Otto,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1839.Republican.Lawyer;journalist;newspapereditor;author;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1869;Governorof Dakota Territory, 1884-86;U.S.Senator from North Dakota, 1889-91; U.S. Minister toPortugal, 1893.Died at the LexingtonHotel,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February15, 1901 (age62 years, 35days).Interment atAdamsCemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.  | Wallace Edgar Pierce (1881-1940) — also known asWallace E. Pierce — of Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Black Brook,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1881.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Clinton County, 1917-19;chair ofClinton County Republican Party, 1927-40;U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1939-40; died inoffice 1940.Died, from aheartattack, in the Congressionalphysician'soffice, in theU.S.Capitol,Washington,D.C.,January3, 1940 (age58 years, 25days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y.  | Edwards Pierrepont (1817-1892) — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in North Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March 4,1817.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1857-60;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1869-70;U.S.Attorney General, 1875-76; U.S. Minister toGreat Britain, 1876-77.Suffered astroke,and died four days later, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 6,1892 (age75 years, 2days).Interment atSt.Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y. | | Frederick Theodore Pierson (1873-1930) — also known asFrederick T. Pierson — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Fayetteville,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1873.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 38th District, 1922.DiedSeptember13, 1930 (age57 years, 113days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Leonard Pikaart (1866-1924) — of Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,July 19,1866.Republican.Carpenter;architect;lawyer; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1910-12.Dutchancestry. Member,Grange;JuniorOrder.While repairing a chicken coop, he wasaccidentallyshotin the heart, and killed, by a rifle held by 12-year-old EdwardKupetz, in Hopewell Junction,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1924 (age58 years, 99days).Interment atCedarLawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J. | | Otis Grey Pike (1921-2014) — also known asOtis G. Pike — of Riverhead,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Vero Beach,IndianRiver County, Fla.Born in Riverhead,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,August31, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1952(alternate),1956,1964(alternate),1968;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1961-79; defeated,1958.Congregationalist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Rotary.Died in Vero Beach,IndianRiver County, Fla.,January20, 2014 (age92 years, 142days).Interment atOld Bethany Cemetery, Mattituck, Long Island, N.Y. | | John Sigsbee Pindar (1835-1907) — also known asJohn S. Pindar — of Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in Sharon,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1885-87, 1890-91;defeated, 1880 (15th District), 1888 (24th District); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1888.Died in Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1907 (age71 years, 224days).Interment atCobleskillCemetery, Cobleskill, N.Y. | | Frank J. Pino (b. 1909) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 5,1909.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1945-55; resigned1955; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 15th District, 1956-63;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1964-67.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown.  | R. Foster Piper (1889-1955) — of Hamburg,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Duke Center,McKeanCounty, Pa.,August9, 1889.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1930-40;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 50th District, 1938;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1941-55; died in office1955; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court4th Department, 1949.Died, in ahospitalat Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August18, 1955 (age66 years, 9days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1911 toWinifred Fish; married to Helen A. Morse. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
|  | Perley A. Pitcher (d. 1939) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 37th District, 1925-39; died in office 1939;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 37th District, 1938.DiedFebruary20, 1939.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
 | Clarence Elwyn Pitts (1876-1928) — also known asClarence E. Pitts — of Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.; Stuart,MartinCounty, Fla.Born in New Jersey,March27, 1876.Lawyer; New York Prohibition state chair, 1908-11; Prohibitioncandidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 5th District, 1909, 1910, 1913;Prohibition candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;FloridaRepublican state chair, 1927.Died in hislawoffice, Stuart,MartinCounty, Fla.,December22, 1928 (age52 years, 270days).Interment atFernhill Memorial Gardens, Stuart, Fla.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Edwin Basil Pitts and Jennie Irene (Scouton) Pitts; married1899 toPearle Stranahan. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The NationalProhibitionist, June 11, 1908 |
| | Charles S. Plank (1863-1905) — of Waddington,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Rodman,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1863.Republican.Schoolprincipal;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1900-05.Died in1905(ageabout41 years).Interment atBaysideCemetery, Potsdam, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Seymour S. Plank and Rosina (Mattoon) Plank; married to AdaFint. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Henry Clay Platt (1839-1904) — also known asHenry C. Platt — of Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October25, 1839.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1864-65;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1894.Episcopalian.Died in Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,December16, 1904 (age65 years, 52days).Interment atHuntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington, Long Island, N.Y.| | Presumably namedfor:HenryClay | | | | Relatives: Son of David Platt and Sarah'Sally' (Gould) Platt; married to Jennie Dusenberry. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York World, January29, 1894 |
| | | Jonas Platt (1769-1834) — of New York. Born in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1769.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer and Onondaga counties, 1795-96;U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1799-1801; member ofNewYork state senate Western District, 1809-13; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1810;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1814-21.Slaveowner. Died in Peru,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,February22, 1834 (age64 years, 237days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y. | | Livingston Platt (b. 1885) — of Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 7,1885.Republican.Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI;mayorof Rye, N.Y., 1930-43;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1938;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1944,1948,1952,1960;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Executive Committee, 1945;chair ofWestchester County Republican Party, 1947.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Carolina E. (Livingston) Platt. |
| | Max Warley Platzek (1854-1932) — also known asM. Warley Platzek — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.,August27, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1894;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1904;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-24.Jewish.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 21,1932 (age77 years, 329days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Wilmington, N.C. | | Ralph Plumb (1816-1903) — of Oberlin,LorainCounty, Ohio; Streator,La SalleCounty, Ill.Born in Busti,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1816.Republican.Merchant;lawyer; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1855; served in the Union Armyduring the Civil War;coal miningbusiness;railroadbuilder;banker;mayorof Streator, Ill., 1882-85;U.S.Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1885-89.Died in Streator,La SalleCounty, Ill.,April 8,1903 (age87 years, 10days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Streator, Ill. | | Bertram L. Podell (1925-2005) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1955-67 (Kings County 21st District 1955-65, 53rdDistrict 1966, 44th District 1967);U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1968-75;chargedin 1974 with conspiracy, thesolicitationandacceptanceof bribes, criminalconflictof interest, andperjury;on the tenth day of histrial,hepleadedguilty to conspiracy andconflictof interest;sentencedto six months inprison;the prosecutor wasRudolphW. Giuliani.Jewish.Died, ofkidneyfailure, at Lenox HillHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August17, 2005 (ageabout 80years).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Poletti (1903-2002) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Barre,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,July 2,1903.Democrat.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1936(alternate),1940;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942;Governor ofNew York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.Baptist.Italianancestry. Member,UrbanLeague;American BarAssociation;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;PhiBeta Kappa.FirstAmerican of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During WorldWar II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government ofoccupied Italy.Died in Marco Island,CollierCounty, Fla.,August7, 2002 (age99 years, 36days).Interment atCalkins Cemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y. | | George E. Polhemus — of Jamaica, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1915-16;defeated, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Frank Lyon Polk (1871-1943) — also known asFrank L. Polk — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1871.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer; Corporation counsel, New York City, 1914-15;Counselor, U.S. State Department, 1915-19; Undersecretary of State,1919-20; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1916.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1943 (age71 years, 147days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Theodore Medad Pomeroy (1824-1905) — also known asTheodore M. Pomeroy — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Cayuga,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1824.Republican.Lawyer;CayugaCounty District Attorney, 1850-56; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County 2nd District, 1857; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1860,1876(TemporaryChair;speaker);U.S.Representative from New York, 1861-69 (25th District 1861-63,24th District 1863-69);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1869;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1875-76; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 25th District, 1878-79.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1905 (age80 years, 82days).Interment atFortHill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y. | | Charles A. Pooley (b. 1854) — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,November17, 1854.Republican.Lawyer; attorney for New York Central and HudsonRiverRailroad;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1911-24.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Pooley and Mary A. (Menary) Pooley; married,June 4,1884, to Carrie Adams. |
| | Henry Varnum Poor (1914-1972) — also known asHenry V. Poor — Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,January7, 1914.Republican.Lawyer; U.S. Vice Consul inMontreal, as of 1938; served in the U.S. Navy during World WarII; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1950.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died in Port Washington,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October10, 1972 (age58 years, 277days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Deborah T. Poritz (b. 1936) — Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October26, 1936.Lawyer; chief counsel to Gov.ThomasH. Kean, 1989-90;NewJersey state attorney general, 1994-96;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1996-2006.Female.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Still living as of 2011. | | Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872) — also known asAugustus S. Porter — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,January18, 1798.Whig.Lawyer;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1838-39;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1839-45.Died in Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1872 (age74 years, 244days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofAugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) and Lavinia (Steele) Porter;half-brother ofPeterBuell Porter Jr.; nephew ofPeterBuell Porter; first cousin ofWilliamAugustus Bird andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin once removed ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed ofUlyssesSimpson Grant; second cousin twice removed ofFrederickDent Grant andUlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin once removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,SamuelLathrop andAbelHuntington; third cousin twice removed ofSamuelHuntington,HenryScudder,Asa H.Otis,AlvredBayard Nettleton andFrancisWatkinson Cole; third cousin thrice removed ofDanielFrederick Webster,LovelDavis Parmelee andTheronEphron Catlin; fourth cousin ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,GaylordGriswold,BenjaminTrumbull,ParmenioAdams,ElishaPhelps,LancelotPhelps,TheodoreDavenport,AbijahBlodget andBenjaminNicoll Huntington; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelH. Huntington,JabezWilliams Huntington,AbielCase,SamuelGeorge Andrews,HarrisonBlodget,JohnHall Brockway,JairusCase,LorenzoBurrows,NormanA. Phelps,AnsonLevi Holcomb,GeorgeSmith Catlin,WaitmanThomas Willey,LymanTrumbull,WilliamDean Kellogg,JohnSmith Phelps,WilliamGleason Jr.,AlmonCase,JamesPhelps,RobertCoit Jr.,SamuelLathrop Bronson,AbialLathrop,RogerWolcott andAllenJacob Holcomb. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Porter (d. 1873) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Massachusetts.Lawyer;CayugaCounty District Attorney, 1821-28;CayugaCounty Surrogate, 1829-36; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1843-46.Died in October,1873.Burial location unknown. | | Wilbur F. Porter (c.1841-1901) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born about 1841. Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 18th District, 1871;mayorof Watertown, N.Y., 1872, 1876;lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1891; candidate forGovernorof New York, 1896.DiedMay 21,1901 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown. | | Philip Sidney Post (1833-1895) — also known asP. Sidney Post — of Galesburg,KnoxCounty, Ill.Born in Florida,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1833.Republican.Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the CivilWar; U.S. Consul inVienna, 1866-74; U.S. Consul General inVienna, 1874-79;U.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1887-95; died inoffice 1895.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Received theMedalof Honor in 1893 for action at the Battle of Nashville.Died inWashington,D.C.,January6, 1895 (age61 years, 293days).Interment atHopeCemetery, Galesburg, Ill. | | Joseph Potter (1820-1902) — Born in Easton,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,November17, 1820.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 4th District, 1872-91.Died in Whitehall,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1902 (age81 years, 133days).Interment atGreenwichCemetery, Greenwich, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Joel Potter and Anne (Austin) Potter; married to CatharineBoies. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert Lewis Dorr Potter (1833-1893) — also known asR. L. D. Potter — of Berlin,Green LakeCounty, Wis.Born in New York,February5, 1833.Lawyer;mayor ofBerlin, Wis., 1893; died in office 1893.DiedNovember2, 1893 (age60 years, 270days).Interment atWautoma Union Cemetery, Wautoma, Wis. | | David Matthew Potts (1906-1976) — also known asDavid M. Potts — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,March12, 1906.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 9th District, 1944;U.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1947-49; defeated,1948;BronxCounty Surrogate, 1951-53; candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1954, 1955.Episcopalian.Died in Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1976 (age70 years, 183days).Entombed in mausoleum atFerncliffCemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.  | Cuthbert Winfred Pound (1864-1935) — also known asCuthbert W. Pound — of Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.; Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,June 20,1864.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 29th District, 1894-95;lawprofessor;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1906-16;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1915-32;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1932-34.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation;AmericanLaw Institute.Suffered acerebralhemorrhage while speaking at abanquet inhis honor, and died soon after, in Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,February3, 1935 (age70 years, 228days).Interment atCold Springs Cemetery, Lockport, N.Y. | | Gershom Powers (1789-1831) — of New York. Born in Croydon,SullivanCounty, N.H.,July 11,1789.Lawyer;CayugaCounty Common Pleas Judge, 1823-28;U.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1829-31.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1831 (age41 years, 349days).Interment atNorthStreet Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y. | | William Theodore Powers (1897-1950) — also known asWilliam T. Powers — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1926, 1927;candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1934; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1940;major in the U.S. Army during World War II;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1947-50; died in office 1950.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion.Died, from aheartattack, in Patterson,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,August28, 1950 (age53 years, 197days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, N.J. | | Cyrus Dan Prescott (1836-1902) — also known asCyrus D. Prescott — of Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in New Hartford,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August15, 1836.Republican.Lawyer; attorney for New York CentralRailroad;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1878;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1879-83.Died in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1902 (age66 years, 69days).Interment atSauquoitValley Cemetery, Clayville, N.Y. | | Sol Price (1916-2009) — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,January23, 1916.Democrat.Lawyer;Retailerwho started the "warehouse club" model copied by Sam's Club andothers; his Price Club chain merged with Costco; alternate delegateto Democratic National Convention from California,1960;philanthropist.Jewish.Died in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,December14, 2009 (age93 years, 325days).Burial location unknown.  | George Naum Prifti (1896-1965) — also known asGeorge N. Prifti — of Watertown,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Revere,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born inAlbania,June24, 1896.Naturalized U.S. citizen;lawyer;Consulfor Albania inBoston,Mass., 1926-35.Member,Freemasons.Died in Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1965 (age69 years, 32days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.| | Relatives:Married to Theo Ford. | | | | Image source: Boston Globe, December17, 1926 |
| | | Spencer G. Prime II (born c.1883) — of Upper Jay,EssexCounty, N.Y.Born in Upper Jay,EssexCounty, N.Y., about 1883.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Essex County, 1912-13.Member,PsiUpsilon;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Burial location unknown. | | LeBaron Bradford Prince (1840-1922) — also known asL. Bradford Prince — of Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Santa Fe,Santa FeCounty, N.M.Born in Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,July 3,1840.Republican.Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1868,1876;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1871-75; memberofNewYork state senate 1st District, 1876-77;justice ofNew Mexico territorial supreme court, 1878-82; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1882, 1884;Governorof New Mexico Territory, 1889-93;member NewMexico territorial council, 1909;delegateto New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1911.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Societyof the Cincinnati;Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,December22, 1922 (age82 years, 172days).Interment atFlushingCemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Robert Prince and Charlotte Goodwin (Collins) Prince;married to Hattie Estelle Childs; married,November17, 1881, to Mary Catherine Beardsley. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Anthony Joseph Principi (b. 1944) — also known asAnthony J. Principi — of Rancho Santa Fe,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1944.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War;lawyer; staff director for U.S. Sen.AlanSimpson, 1984-86;U.S.Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2001-05; resigned 2005;lobbyistfor Pfizerdrugcompany; chairman, QTC Management.Still living as of 2014. | | Benjamin Pringle (1807-1887) — of Batavia,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.Born in Richfield Springs,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1807.Whig.Lawyer;banker;GeneseeCounty Judge, 1841-46;U.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1853-57; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Genesee County, 1862.Died in Hastings,DakotaCounty, Minn.,June 7,1887 (age79 years, 210days).Interment atBataviaCemetery, Batavia, N.Y. | | Joseph Meyer Proskauer (1877-1971) — also known asJoseph M. Proskauer — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.,August6, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer; campaign manager for Gov.AlfredE. Smith, 1918-22;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1923-30; appointed 1923;resigned 1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New YorkSupreme Court 1st Department, 1927-30.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;American BarAssociation.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,September10, 1971 (age94 years, 35days).Burial location unknown. | | Stanley J. Pryor (born c.1925) — of Maspeth, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Woodside, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born about 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-68 (32nd District 1966, 30th District1967-68).Catholic.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;CatholicWar Veterans;AmericanLegion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Henry Hamilton Pulver (1843-1936) — also known asHenry H. Pulver — of Laingsburg,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.Born inLivingstonCounty, N.Y.,September2, 1843.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer; memberofMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1885-86;postmaster.Died, frombronchialpneumonia, in Laingsburg,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,January25, 1936 (age92 years, 145days).Interment atLaingsburg Cemetery, Laingsburg, Mich. | | Henry Purcell (1848-1931) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Wilna,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1904;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 5th District, 1911, 1914; appointed 1911;defeated, 1911; appointed 1914; defeated, 1914; Democratic candidatefor Presidential Elector for New York,1928.Died, frompneumonia,in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1931 (age82 years, 99days).Interment atCalvary Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | John Cecil Purcell (1885-1938) — also known asJohn C. Purcell — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Sackets Harbor,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1932; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1936.Died in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1938 (age53 years, 211days).Burial location unknown. | | Ambrose Hall Purdy (1842-1919) — also known asAmbrose H. Purdy — of Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1842.Lawyer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1877-78.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August11, 1919 (age77 years, 156days).Interment atPalmyraCemetery, Palmyra, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Fay Hovey Purdy and Caroline (Hall) Purdy; married to AnnaSchofield. | | | | Cross-reference:CaesarB. F. Barra | | | | Epitaph: "Thy mercy, O LOrder, endurethforever." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry D. Purroy (1848-1903) — of Fordham, New York, New York County (now Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer; led the New York CityFireDepartment in 1885-93, and brought many innovations; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1892,1896;NewYork County Clerk, 1893.SpanishandIrishancestry. Member,TammanyHall.Died in Saratoga,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,August22, 1903 (age54 years, 360days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Harrington Putnam (1851-1937) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Shrewsbury,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 29,1851.Democrat.Lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1909-21; appointed 1909.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1937 (age85 years, 282days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Mass. | | Harvey Putnam (1793-1855) — of New York. Born in Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.,January5, 1793.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1838-39, 1847-51 (29th District1838-39, 33rd District 1847-51); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1843-46.Died in Attica,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1855 (age62 years, 258days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Attica, N.Y.
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