| |  George Abernethy (1807-1877) — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1807.Governorof Oregon Territory, 1845-49;newspaperpublisher.Methodist.Scottishancestry.Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,March 2,1877 (age69 years, 146days).Original intermentsomewhere in Vancouver, Wash.; reinterment in 1883 atRiverView Cemetery, Portland, Ore. | | John Quincy Adams (1848-1911) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lancaster,CoosCounty, N.H.,October26, 1848.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; raised money to save "The Old Flag House", where BetsyRoss is reputed to have sewed the first American flag; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1896.Methodist. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died, ofBright'sdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1911 (age62 years, 80days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | William Everett Adams (1922-1983) — also known asWilliam E. Adams — of Tonawanda,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Kenmore,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Knightstown,HenryCounty, Ind.,December25, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member ofNewYork state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District1967-70);indictedin December 1969 on charges oflying to agrand jury when he testified that he returned acashcampaign contribution from a medical services company;tried in1970 and found not guilty.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;SigmaNu;Knightsof Pythias.Suffered aheartattack, and died a week later, in AlbanyMedicalCenter, Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1983 (age60 years, 110days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | William Charles Adamson (1854-1929) — also known asWilliam C. Adamson — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ga.Born in Bowdon,CarrollCounty, Ga.,August13, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;city judge in Georgia, 1885-89; Democratic Presidential Elector forGeorgia,1893;U.S.Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1897-1917;Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1926-28.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArcanum;Knightsof Pythias.Died, ofpneumonia,in PresbyterianHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January3, 1929 (age74 years, 143days).Interment atCarrolltonCity Cemetery, Carrollton, Ga. | | Myron Dale Albro (1897-1973) — also known asMyron D. Albro — of Lounsberry,TiogaCounty, N.Y.; Nichols,TiogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1897.Republican.Dairyfarmer;cattlebreeder; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Tioga County, 1938-52; director, NicholsNationalBank;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1964.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Elks;Grange;FarmBureau.Died in Lounsberry,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1973 (age76 years, 214days).Interment atNichols Cemetery, Nichols, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Wells G. Albro and Nellie J. (Feint) Albro; married1919 toMarguerite M. Shalter. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Howard N. Allen (1873-1953) — of Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1873.Republican.Farmer;president, Pawling SavingsBank;director, NationalBank ofPawling; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1923-44.Methodist. Member,Grange;FarmBureau;Freemasons.Suffered aheartattack at a Pawling Savings Bankboard ofdirectors meeting, and died the next day, in Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1953 (age79 years, 321days).Interment atPawlingCemetery, Pawling, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Ruth A. Howard. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Mark W. Allen (b. 1877) — of West New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born inFairfaxCounty, Va.,August23, 1877.Democrat.Carpenter;Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings, Baltimore & OhioRailroad;lumberbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 24th District, 1923-24.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;OddFellows;JuniorOrder;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown. | | Ray Allen (b. 1860) — of Kenmore,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Pavilion,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,March22, 1860.Republican.Railwaypassenger agent;ordainedminister;missionary;Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Methodist. Burial location unknown. | | Seth S. Allen (b. 1864) — of Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Peru,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1864.Schoolteacher;lawyer; Drycandidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac C. Allen and Henrietta (Fuller) Allen; married1892 to DellaParsons. |
| | Howard Wilmert Ameli (1881-1959) — also known asHoward W. Ameli — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October12, 1881.Republican.Lawyer; lawpartner ofAbnerC. Surpless; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1929-34.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;AmericanLegion;Sonsof Union Veterans;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;DeltaChi;Freemasons.Died, in MethodistHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1959 (age77 years, 290days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Alonzo Ameli and Jessie Isabel (Robinson) Ameli; married,August10, 1918, to Flora E. Maus. |
| | Robert Bernerd Anderson (1910-1989) — also known asRobert B. Anderson — of Texas. Born in Burleson,JohnsonCounty, Tex.,June 4,1910.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1932; Received theMedalof Freedom in 1955;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;PhiDelta Phi;Order ofthe Coif.Pleadedguilty in 1987 tochargesofevadingtaxes by illegally operating anoffshorebank;sentencedtojail,housearrest, andprobation;disbarredin 1988.Died, of complications from surgery oncancerof the esophagus, inNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1989 (age79 years, 71days).Interment atRosehill Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex. | | Albert S. Andrews (b. 1876) — of Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Candor,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,April21, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;treasurer and general manager, OwegoLight andPower Co.; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Methodist. Member,Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof David W. Andrews and Thirza J. (Howard) Andrews; married,August9, 1899, to Susie C. Tompkins. |
| | Harlan Page Andrews (1837-1909) — also known asHarlan P. Andrews — of Cuyler town,CortlandCounty, N.Y.Born in Fabius town,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,October12, 1837.Republican.Dairyfarmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cortland County, 1885.Baptist;laterMethodist. Member,AncientOrder of United Workmen.DiedNovember4, 1909 (age72 years, 23days).Interment atKeeney Settlement Cemetery, Fabius, N.Y. | | John Emory Andrus (1841-1934) — also known asJohn E. Andrus;"The MillionaireStrap-Hanger" —of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Pleasantville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1841.Republican.Schoolteacher;pharmaceuticalmanufacturer; investor inrealestate,miningclaims, and the StandardOilCompany; owned considerable stock inrailroadsandutilities;director, New York LifeInsuranceCo.; president, New YorkPharmaceuticalAssociation; treasurer, ArlingtonChemicalCo.; director, NationalFuel GasCo.;mayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1904-05; defeated, 1901; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1904(alternate),1908;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1905-13; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1916.Methodist. Philanthropist who founded the Surna Foundation and the Julia DyckmanAndrus Memorial (orphanage). Even when he was one of the nation'swealthiest men, he still took the subway to work.Died, ofpneumonia,in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December26, 1934 (age93 years, 313days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. | | Elihu Anthony (1818-1905) — of Santa Cruz,Santa CruzCounty, Calif.Born in Greenfield,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1818.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Methodistminister; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 6th District, 1880-81.Methodist. Came overland to California in 1847.Firstpostmaster of Santa Cruz; started thefirstfoundry there; built thefirstwharf; founded thefirstProtestant church.Died in Santa Cruz,Santa CruzCounty, Calif.,August15, 1905 (age86 years, 258days).Interment atSanta Cruz Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Calif. | | Harry Hurd Atwell (b. 1877) — also known asHarry H. Atwell — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Perrysburg,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1877.Democrat.Engineer;gradingcontractor;universityprofessor;WashtenawCounty Surveyor, 1921-30;WashtenawCounty Clerk, 1933-34.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;AmericanArbitration Association.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Harrison Atwell and Julia Matilda (Hurd) Atwell; married1904 to ClaraK. M. Rohde; married1919 toKatherine Anna Schaeberle. |
| | Barbara Jean Bachle (b. 1952) — also known asBarbara J. Bachle — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1952.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972.Female.Methodist. Still living as of 1973.| | Relatives:Daughter of Joseph Fred Bachle and Miriam (Graybill)Bachle. |
| | Chester Thurlow Backus (b. 1880) — also known asChester T. Backus — of Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1880.Republican.OtsegoCounty Clerk; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1937-44.Methodist. Member,DeltaChi;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Allen S. Backus and Ella (Folts) Backus. |
| | John Harris Baker (1832-1915) — of Goshen,ElkhartCounty, Ind.Born in Parma town,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate senate, 1863;U.S.Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1875-81;U.S.District Judge for Indiana, 1892-1902.Methodist. Died in Goshen,ElkhartCounty, Ind.,October21, 1915 (age83 years, 235days).Interment atOakridgeCemetery, Goshen, Ind. | | Arthur J. Baldwin (b. 1868) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,August26, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1915;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1924,1928,1932.Methodist. Member,DeltaPhi;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Eben R. Baldwin and Caroline (West) Baldwin; married,June 18,1892, to Frances Smiley. |
| | Francis Everett Baldwin (1856-1930) — also known asFrancis E. Baldwin — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Otego,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1856.Lawyer;milkbottlemanufacturer; president, National Total Abstinence League; New YorkProhibition state chair, 1889-93; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1894; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Electorfor New York,1900;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1906; Prohibitioncandidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1910; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1912;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1914; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1916;Prohibition candidate forjudge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1920.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died, frompneumonia,in Mentone (Menton),France,December19, 1930 (age74 years, 111days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Elmira, N.Y. | | Thomas Jacob Banfield (b. 1895) — also known asT. Jacob Banfield — of Van Etten,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Hicks,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1895.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1934; defeated, 1934;chair ofChemung County Democratic Party, 1942; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1944.Methodist. Member,OddFellows;Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Fred A. Barber (1865-1924) — of Wauseon,FultonCounty, Ohio.Born in Baldwinsville,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1865.Democrat.Lawyer;FultonCounty Probate Judge, 1905-17; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1916.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in1924(ageabout59 years).Interment atWauseonUnion Cemetery, Wauseon, Ohio. | | Anthony Barbiero (1915-1983) — of Elmont,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April25, 1915.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1955-64.Methodist.Italianancestry. Member,Lions.Died in December,1983(age68years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Lydia Pappalardi. |
| | Horace Thomas Barnaby (1823-1917) — also known asHorace T. Barnaby — ofGratiotCounty, Mich.Born in Angelica,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,April26, 1823.Republican.GratiotCounty Clerk, 1861-62; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1869-72;bishop.Methodist. Died in Gaines Township,KentCounty, Mich.,February27, 1917 (age93 years, 307days).Intermentsomewherein Gaines, Mich. | | Edward M. Bartholomew — of Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Glens Falls, N.Y., 1978-85.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Still living as of 1985. | | Caleb Howard Baumes (1865-1937) — also known asCaleb H. Baumes — of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Bethlehem,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1865.Republican.Schoolteacher;bookkeeper;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1909-13;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1915;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 27th District, 1919-30; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1930.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Author of "Baumes Law" which provided for mandatory life sentencesfor fourth felony offenders.Died, of aheartattack, on a New York Centraltrain,near Hudson,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1937 (age72 years, 178days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter H. Baumes and Mary E. (Wiltsie) Baumes; married,March17, 1883, to Carrie S. Ten Eyck. |
| | Alexander Gillespie Baxter (b. 1859) — also known asAlexander G. Baxter — of Ballston Spa,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Bloomingburg,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1859.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;undertaker;restaurantowner;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 32nd District, 1931-34.Methodist. Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Elks;Kiwanis;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter; married,October20, 1880, to Sarah E. Teetz; married,May 10,1908, to Sarah J. Atkinson. |
| | William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) — also known asWilliam R. Bayes — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Wauseon,FultonCounty, Ohio,July 29,1876.Republican.Lawyer;president, Kings Highway SavingsBank;president, Brooklyn NationalLifeInsurance Co.;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1933, 1940; delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1924;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; justice,New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;UnionLeague.Died in Gloversville,FultonCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1964 (age88 years, 122days).Interment atWillowbrookCemetery, Westport, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married,September7, 1904, to Mabel Ross. |
 | Charles Bennett (1838-1903) — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Waterloo,SenecaCounty, N.Y., October,1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;furnituremanufacturer;banker;mayorof Charlotte, Mich., 1880.Methodist. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,November21, 1903 (age65 years, 0days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married,December7, 1865, to Mary Myers. | | | | Image source: Past and Present of EatonCounty, Michigan (1906) |
| | John Davison Bennett (1911-2005) — also known asJohn D. Bennett — of Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Greenport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,June 21,1911.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1938-44; memberofNewYork state senate 2nd District, 1945-53;NassauCounty Surrogate Court Judge, 1953-78;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1967.Methodist. Member,Elks;Freemasons;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in Greenport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,February1, 2005 (age93 years, 225days).Interment atGreenfieldCemetery, Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Earl Bennett and Edna (Davison) Bennett; married to MildredSchwindt. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Leo Allen Bergholz (1857-1945) — of New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,November10, 1857.Republican. U.S. Vice Consul inChinkiang, 1883-87; U.S. Consul inErzerum, 1896-1903;Three Rivers, 1903-04;Dawson, 1904-05; U.S. Consul General inTientsin, 1905;Beirut, 1905-06;Canton, 1906, 1919-21;Kingston, 1912;Winnipeg, 1913;Dresden, 1913-17;Seoul, 1918-19.Methodist.Germanancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in1945(ageabout87 years).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Burlington, Vt.| | Relatives: Sonof William Rudolph Otto Bergholz and Mary (Lyon)Bergholz. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Grant L. Bice (1868-1932) — of Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in West Fulton,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1868.Schoolteacher;minister;Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Schoharie County, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1922.Methodist. Died, from aheartattack, in Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,September19, 1932 (age63 years, 332days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.; cenotaph atOldStone Fort Cemetery, Schoharie, N.Y.  | Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) — also known asAaron T. Bliss — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Peterboro,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1837.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lumberbusiness; member ofMichiganstate senate 24th District, 1883-84;U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1892;Governorof Michigan, 1901-04.Methodist. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,September16, 1906 (age69 years, 117days).Entombed atForestLawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich. | | Silas Walter Bond (1864-1939) — also known asSilas W. Bond — of Houghton,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.; Miltonvale,CloudCounty, Kan.; Wheaton,DuPageCounty, Ill.; Santa Paula,VenturaCounty, Calif.Born in Nora,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.,January13, 1864.Minister;professor,Houghton Seminary, Houghton, N.Y.; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 37th District, 1904;president,Miltonvale Wesleyan College, Miltonvale, Kan.; Prohibition candidateforGovernor ofKansas, 1914; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector forIllinois,1924.Wesleyan Methodist. Died in Santa Paula,VenturaCounty, Calif.,December3, 1939 (age75 years, 324days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Williams Bond and Matilda (Shaw) Bond; married,August11, 1896, to Harriet 'Hattie' West; married,November26, 1931, to Jessie LaVinia Ward. |
| | Henry Vroman Borst (1857-1925) — also known asHenry V. Borst — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1857.Democrat.Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 4th District, 1913-25; appointed 1913;resigned 1925.Methodist. Suffered aheartattack whilespeaking ata dinner, in theparishhouse of St. Casimir's Church, Amsterdam, N.Y., and died soonafter, in MemorialHospital,Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1925 (age68 years, 144days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Borst and Susan (Vrooman) Borst; married to Alida Yerdon andDaisy Snook. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Brademas (1927-2016) — of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in Mishawaka,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,March 2,1927.Democrat.Rhodesscholar; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen.PatrickMcNamara; administrative assistant to U.S. RepThomasL. Ashley; executive assistant to presidential candidateAdlaiE. Stevenson;collegeprofessor;U.S.Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1959-81; defeated,1954, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1964,1968,1972;president,New York University, 1981-92.Methodist.Greekancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Orderof Ahepa;Eagles;Moose;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 11,2016 (age89 years, 131days).Entombed atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.  | Frank Milton Bristol (1851-1932) — also known asFrank M. Bristol — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.Born in Jeddo,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1851.Republican.Minister;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1884 ;bishop.Methodist. Member,PhiKappa Sigma.Died in1932(ageabout81 years).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1908 |
| | Thomas C. Brown (b. 1870) — of Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born near Deseronto,Ontario,April21, 1870.Republican.Generalcontractor; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 32nd District, 1925-30.Methodist. Member,Rotary;OddFellows;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1899 toHarriet Beecher Humphrey. |
 | Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904-1996) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Peru,NemahaCounty, Neb.,February20, 1904.Republican.Lawyer;counsel forhotelassociations; author, "Manual of New YorkHotelandRestaurantLaw"; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 10th District, 1933-37;defeated, 1931; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1936,1944,1948;speaker,1956;campaign manager,ThomasE. Dewey for Governor of New York and for President;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1944-46;U.S.Attorney General, 1953-57.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaUpsilon;SigmaDelta Chi;PhiDelta Phi;Order ofthe Coif.Died ofcancer,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1996 (age92 years, 71days).Interment atHilltop Cemetery, Mendham, N.J. | | Charles Henry Budd (b. 1848) — of Montevideo,ChippewaCounty, Minn.Born inNiagaraCounty, N.Y.,March21, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;banker;ChippewaCounty Probate Judge, 1872-73; Republican Presidential Electorfor Minnesota,1897.Methodist. Member,OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Spickerman Budd and Mary (Penoyer) Budd; married1877 to CarrieEastman; married1889 to NellieC. Moyer. |
| | John H. Buhrmaster (b. 1876) — of Scotia,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born in Auriesville,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1876.Republican.Grocer;coal,feed,andbuildingsupply business; director and vice-president, GlenvilleBank;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1932-33.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Redmen;Rotary.Burial location unknown.  | Andrew D. Burgdorf (b. 1892) — of Martville,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Victory,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1892.Republican.Farmer;haydealer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1934-38.Methodist. Member,OddFellows;Elks;UnitedCommercial Travelers;Freemasons;Grange.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | Richard Harvey Cain (1825-1887) — also known asRichard H. Cain — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born inGreenbrierCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April12, 1825.Republican.Delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention from CharlestonCounty, 1868; member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Charleston County, 1868-70; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina,1872;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1873-75, 1877-79 (at-large1873-75, 2nd District 1877-79); Bishop, African Methodist EpiscopalChurch, 1880-87.African Methodist Episcopal.Africanancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,January18, 1887 (age61 years, 281days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Charles Pope Caldwell (1875-1940) — also known asC. Pope Caldwell — of Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born near Bastrop,BastropCounty, Tex.,June 18,1875.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1915-21; candidate forboroughpresident of Queens, New York, 1925.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Died in Sunnyside, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1940 (age65 years, 43days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Emor L. Calkins (b. 1855) — also known asEmor Luther Capron — of Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.; Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Springville,ErieCounty, N.Y.,1855.Prohibition candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1909; member of MichiganProhibition Party State Central Committee, 1919.Female.Methodist. Member,Women'sChristian Temperance Union.Burial location unknown. | | Alburtis Alanson Carley (b. 1833) — also known asAlburtis A. Carley — of Marathon,CortlandCounty, N.Y.; Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.Born in Marathon,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1833.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant;manufacturerof barrel staves; director, First NationalBank ofCortland; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cortland County, 1881-82;chair ofCortland County Republican Party, 1886-90.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | David Carpenter (1815-1891) — Born in Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,April19, 1815.Republican.Real estatebusiness;banker;member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1861-71.Methodist. Died in Mt. Dora,LakeCounty, Fla.,December22, 1891 (age76 years, 247days).Interment atPleasantView Cemetery, Blissfield, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Clement Carpenter and Sarah (Gilmore) Carpenter; married1834 to TibzaPease; married1840 to MaryL. Ellis; married1848 toHepsibeth Worth. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Howard Chase (b. 1879) — also known asJames H. Chase — of Aurora,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Ledyard town,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1879.Republican.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1939-46.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Elks;Grange;FarmBureau.Burial location unknown. | | Fleming Duncan Cheshire (1849-1922) — also known asFleming D. Cheshire — Born in Williamsburg (now part of Brooklyn),KingsCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1849.Merchant;U.S. Vice Consul inFoochow, 1878; U.S. Consul General inMukden, 1904-06;, 1906-12;Canton, 1912-15.Methodist. Died in ahospitalat Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 13,1922 (age73 years, 101days).Interment atCypressHills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Shirley Anita Chisholm (1924-2005) — also known asShirley Chisholm;Shirley Anita St.Hill —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1924.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1965-68 (Kings County 17th District 1965, 45thDistrict 1966, 55th District 1967-68);U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1969-83; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1972;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1980;Honorary Co-Chair,1984;speaker,1988.Female.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,League of WomenVoters;NAACP;Americansfor Democratic Action;NationalOrganization for Women;UrbanLeague;DeltaSigma Theta.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1993.Died in Ormond Beach,VolusiaCounty, Fla.,January1, 2005 (age80 years, 32days).Entombed in mausoleum atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | | Rodney W. Choate (b. 1834) — of Delta Township,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Somerset,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1834.Republican.Schoolteacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;supervisorof Delta Township, Michigan, 1869-74.Methodist. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Silas C. Choate and Saloma (Seymour) Choate; married,November4, 1857, to Ursula M. Brown. |
| | Marguerite Stitt Church (1892-1990) — also known asMarguerite S. Church;Marguerite Stitt;Mrs. Ralph E. Church —of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September13, 1892.Republican.Psychologist;U.S.Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1964;speaker,1952,1956,1960.Female.Methodist. Member,League of WomenVoters;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanAssociation of University Women;DeltaKappa Gamma;Zonta;BetaSigma Phi;AmericanLegion Auxiliary.DiedMay 26,1990 (age97 years, 255days).Interment atMemorialPark Cemetery, Skokie, Ill. | | Walter F. Clayton (b. 1865) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,1865.Republican.Architect;builder;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1921-25.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Chelsea Victoria Clinton (b. 1980) — also known asChelsea Clinton;"Energy" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,February27, 1980.Democrat. Speaker, Democratic National Convention,2008,2016.Female.Methodist. Still living as of 2024. | | Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947) — also known asHillary Clinton;Hillary Diane Rodham;"Hill";"Evergreen" —of Chappaqua,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October26, 1947.Democrat.Lawyer;First Ladyof the United States, 1993-2001;U.S.Senator from New York, 2001-; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,2004,2008(speaker);candidate for Democratic nomination for President,2008;U.S.Secretary of State, 2009-13; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2016; Democratic Presidential Elector forNew York,2020(voted forJosephR. Biden, Jr. andKamalaD. Harris).Female.Methodist. Member,PhiAlpha Delta.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 2005.Still living as of 2025.| | Relatives:Daughter of Hugh Ellsworth Rodham and Dorothy Emma (Howell) Rodham;sister ofHughEdwin Rodham; married,October11, 1975, toWilliamJefferson Clinton; mother ofChelseaVictoria Clinton (daughter-in-law ofEdwardMaurice Mezvinsky andMarjorieMargolies). | | | | Political family:Clintonfamily of Pennsylvania and Florida (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Ballotpediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail —NationalWomen's Hall of Fame | | | | Books by Hillary Clinton:LivingHistory (2003) —AnInvitation To The White House : At Home With History(2000) —ItTakes A Village | | | | Books about Hillary Clinton: JoeConason,TheHunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill andHillary Clinton — Donnie Radcliffe,HillaryRodham Clinton : A First Lady for Our Time — GeneLyons,Foolsfor Scandal : How the Media Invented Whitewater — GailSheehy,Hillary'sChoice — Michael Tomasky,Hillary'sTurn : Inside Her Improbable, Victorious SenateCampaign — Sidney Blumenthal,TheClinton Wars — Bernard Ryan, Jr.,HillaryClinton : First Lady and Senator — Susan Estrich,TheCase For Hillary Clinton — Dick Morris and EileenMcGann,Condivs. Hillary : The Next Great Presidential Race — JeffGerth & Don Van Natta, Jr.,HerWay : The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary RodhamClinton — Susan Morrison, ed.,ThirtyWays of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by WomenWriters — Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes,HRC:State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton | | | | Critical books about Hillary Clinton:Barbara Olson,Hellto Pay : The Unfolding Story of Hillary RodhamClinton — Peggy Noonan,TheCase Against Hillary Clinton — R. Emmet Tyrell, Jr.,MadameHillary : The Dark Road to the White House — JackCashill,RonBrown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency andHillary's Future — Christopher Hitchens,NoOne Left To Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family —Carl Limbacher,Hillary'sScheme : Inside the Next Clinton's Ruthless Agenda to Take the WhiteHouse — Ed Klein,TheTruth About Hillary : What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How FarShe'll Go to Become President — Dick Morris,RewritingHistory — David N. Bossie,Hillary:The Politics of Personal Destruction — Joyce Milton,TheFirst Partner: Hillary Rodham Clinton |
| | Silas Wattles Cole (1797-1875) — also known asSilas W. Cole — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.Born inChenangoCounty, N.Y.,August2, 1797.Wagonmaker;mayorof Portsmouth, Ohio, 1835-36.Methodist. Died inSciotoCounty, Ohio,January6, 1875 (age77 years, 157days).Interment atGreenlawnCemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.  | David Leigh Colvin (1880-1959) — also known asD. Leigh Colvin — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in South Charleston,ClarkCounty, Ohio,January28, 1880.Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1913;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1914 (15th District), 1922 (11thDistrict); candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1916 (Prohibition), 1932 (LawPreservation); Prohibition candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1917; Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1920; Chairman of ProhibitionNational Committee, 1925-32; Prohibition candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1936.Methodist. Member,AlphaTau Omega.Died, fromuremia,in LawrenceHospital,Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September7, 1959 (age79 years, 222days).Interment atSummitLawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind. | | | Mamie White Colvin (1883-1955) — also known asMamie W. Colvin;Mamie White — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Westview,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,June 12,1883.Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1918, 1922;Prohibition candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1918; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1920;Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Methodist. Member,Women'sChristian Temperance Union;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died in Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.,October30, 1955 (age72 years, 140days).Interment atSummitLawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind.  | Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) — also known asRoyal S. Copeland — of Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Suffern,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Dexter,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November7, 1868.Homeopathicphysician;universityprofessor;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03;U.S.Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1936;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1924;candidate in Democratic primary formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1937.Methodist.Englishancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;DeltaKappa Epsilon;Maccabees;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;AmericanPublic Health Association.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 17,1938 (age69 years, 222days).Interment atMahwahCemetery, Mahwah, N.J.  | Fred Pierce Corson (1896-1985) — also known asFred P. Corson — of Jackson Heights, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.; Port Washington,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Cornwall,LebanonCounty, Pa.Born in Millville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,April11, 1896.Methodistminister;president,Dickinson College, 1934-44; Methodist Bishop of Philadelphia,1944-68; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1948,1952;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1948.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;UnionLeague;Rotary;KappaSigma;OmicronDelta Kappa;TauKappa Alpha;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage after afall, inSt. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,February16, 1985 (age88 years, 311days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jeremiah Corson and Mary (Payne) Corson; married1922 toFrances Blount Beaman. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: DickinsonCollege |
| | Benjamin H. Crosby (b. 1859) — of Tuckerton,OceanCounty, N.J.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1859.Republican.Printer;newspapereditor and publisher;firechief; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1908-10.Methodist. Burial location unknown.  | Edward Owen Davies (1869-1933) — also known asEdward O. Davies — of Ilion,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Bridgewater town,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1869.Republican.Laundryowner; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1917-20, 1932-33; died inoffice 1933.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Redmen;Moose;Knightsof Pythias.While on afishingtrip, he suffered aheartattack, and died at Pleasant Lake, Stratford,FultonCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1933 (age63 years, 284days).Interment atArmory Hill Cemetery, Ilion, N.Y. | | George Willets Davison (b. 1872) — of Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March25, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;QueensCounty District Attorney, 1899; vice-president, CentralTrust Co.;director, BrooklynRapidTransit Co., New York MunicipalRailwaysCo., Third AvenueRailwayCo., Hudson and ManhattanRailroadCo., American EagleFireInsurance Co.Methodist. Member,AlphaDelta Phi;PhiDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert A. Davison and Emeline (Sealey) Davison; married,April24, 1895, to Harriet R. Baldwin. |
| | Casper Gilbert Decker (1860-1942) — also known asCasper G. Decker — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Summitville,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,May 5,1860.President, ElmiraKnittingMills; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1898 (29th District), 1916 (37thDistrict); Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for NewYork,1900;Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Methodist.Dutchancestry. Member,Rotary;Freemasons.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1942 (age81 years, 267days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Casper Schermerhorn Decker and Euphemia (Simpson) Decker; married,March2, 1901, to Caroline Fenton Spencer. |
| | William Albro De Groot (b. 1869) — also known asWilliam A. De Groot — of Richmond Hill, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November27, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1904, 1906-09 (Queens County 2nd District 1904,1906, Queens County 4th District 1907-09); candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 2nd District, 1904;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1925-29.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Burial location unknown. | | Allin Depew (1886-1959) — of Watervliet,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.; Latham,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in White Creek,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1886.Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1916, 1918, 1926,1928, 1932; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1919, 1920, 1921,1923, 1925, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 30th District, 1930.Methodist.Hit bya car and killed, while walking on the Troy-Schenectady road,Latham,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1959 (age73 years, 266days).Burial location unknown.  | Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) — also known asLuren D. Dickinson — of Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.Born inNiagaraCounty, N.Y.,April15, 1859.Republican.School teacherand principal;farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member ofMichiganstate senate 15th District, 1909-10;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924,1932, 1936;Governor ofMichigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1940.Methodist.EnglishandIrishancestry. Member,Grange;Knightsof Pythias.DiedApril22, 1943 (age84 years, 7days).Interment atMapleHill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich. | | George Albert Dockeray (b. 1852) — also known asGeorge A. Dockeray — ofKentCounty, Mich.Born inOrleansCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1852.Lumberbusiness; Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate senate 17th District, 1914, 1916.Methodist.Englishancestry.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Dockeray and Lucy (White) Dockeray; married,June 28,1899, to Edith C. Paine. |
| | D. Clinton Dominick III (b. 1918) — of near Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1918.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1950; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1955-58; memberofNewYork state senate, 1959-70 (33rd District 1959-65, 42nd District1966, 37th District 1967-70).Methodist. Member,Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Agnes C. L. Donohugh (b. 1876) — also known asAgnes Crawford Leaycraft — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April25, 1876.Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Methodist. Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Joseph Downey (b. 1949) — also known asThomas J. Downey — of West Islip,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Amityville,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Ozone Park, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,January28, 1949.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972,1984,1988;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1975-93; defeated,1992.Methodist. Member,SigmaAlpha Mu;Sons ofItaly.Still living as of 2014.  | William B. Duke Jr. (1883-1956) — also known asWilliam Duke, Jr. — of Wellsville,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.Born in Scio,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1883.Republican.Lawyer;lumberbusiness;bankdirector; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Allegany County, 1916-23; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from New York,1920,1924.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;DeltaChi.Died, in Jones MemorialHospital,Wellsville,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1956 (age73 years, 100days).Interment atWoodlawn Cemetery, Wellsville, N.Y. | | Samuel Edsall (c.1804-1865) — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born inOrangeCounty, N.Y., about 1804.Member ofIndianastate senate, 1853.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Died in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,1865(ageabout61 years).Burial location unknown. | | George Edwin Ellis (b. 1864) — also known asGeorge E. Ellis;"Deacon" —of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Belleville,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,December22, 1864.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1905-06;mayorof Grand Rapids, Mich., 1906-16; defeated, 1916, 1917; candidateforGovernor ofMichigan, 1914; candidate forMichiganstate senate 16th District, 1916.Methodist. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Caleb Ellis and Christina (Ellis) Ellis; married,November20, 1891, to Ella Huff. |
| | William Few (1748-1828) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inBaltimoreCounty, Md.,June 8,1748.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberof Georgia state legislature, 1777-79;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1780-85;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1789-93; state court judge in Georgia,1796-99; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1801-05.Methodist. Died in Fishkill Landing (now part of Beacon),DutchessCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1828 (age80 years, 38days).Original interment atReformedDutch Church Cemetery, Beacon, N.Y.; reinterment in 1976 atSt.Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Augusta, Ga. | | Edwin W. Fiske (c.1861-1928) — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born about 1861. Democrat.Real estatebusiness;mayorof Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1896-1903, 1910-17; defeated, 1894, 1917,1923, 1927.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Foresters.Suffered astrokeand died, in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1928 (ageabout 67years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Annie Smith. |
| | Floyd Harold Flake (b. 1945) — also known asFloyd H. Flake — of Rosedale, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,January30, 1945.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1984,1988,1992,1996;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1987-97; defeated(Unity), 1986; resigned 1997;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1992.Methodist.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2014.  | Arthur Sherwood Flemming (1905-1996) — also known asArthur S. Flemming — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.; Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio; Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.Born in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,June 12,1905.Republican. Member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1939-48;president,Ohio-Wesleyan University, 1948-53;U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1958-61; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1960;president,University of Oregon, 1961-68;president,Macalester College, 1968-71.Methodist. Member,AmericanSociety for Public Administration;AlphaSigma Phi;DeltaSigma Rho;OmicronDelta Kappa.Received theMedalof Freedom in 1994.Died ofacute renalfailure, at aretirementhome inAlexandria,Va.,September7, 1996 (age91 years, 87days).Interment atMontreposeCemetery, Kingston, N.Y. | | Eugene Foster (1860-1928) — of Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.Born in Caroga town,FultonCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1860.Republican.Newspapereditor;chair ofGladwin County Republican Party, 1892-1928; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1896;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 28th District,1907-08; member ofMichiganstate senate 28th District, 1909-12.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Order of theEastern Star;Knightsof Pythias;Foresters;Woodmen.Died, probably fromheartdisease, in hisofficeat the Gladwin County Record newspaper, Gladwin,GladwinCounty, Mich.,October2, 1928 (age68 years, 55days).Interment atHighland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich. | | Jay Dickson Frisbee (1873-1961) — also known asJ. D. Frisbee — of Andes,DelawareCounty, N.Y.Born in Andes,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1873.Dentist;Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Delaware County, 1915.Methodist. Died in Andes,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1961 (age87 years, 311days).Interment atAndes Cemetery, Andes, N.Y.  | Howard Samuel Fullagar (1869-1951) — also known asHoward S. Fullagar — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.Born in Jerusalem,YatesCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1869.Republican.Schoolteacher;fruitgrower;president of a smallinsurancecompany, and of a ruraltelephonecompany; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Yates County, 1916-17.Methodist. Member,Grange;FarmBureau;OddFellows.Died, in Soldiers and Sailors MemorialHospital,Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1951 (age82 years, 270days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Penn Yan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Fullagar and Eleanor Bridgeland (Cuckow) Fullagar;married,December18, 1895, to Cora Bellis. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
| | Lyman Judson Gage (1836-1927) — also known asLyman J. Gage — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in DeRuyter,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1836.Republican.Bankpresident;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1897-1902; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1916.Methodist. Member,AmericanBankers Association.Died in San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,January26, 1927 (age90 years, 212days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Harold P. Garnham (b. 1913) — of Webster,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,March11, 1913.Dairybusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1965.Methodist. Member,Lions;Grange.Burial location unknown. | | Walter C. Gifford (1829-1909) — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Busti town,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1829.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1891-92.Methodist. Member,Grange.DiedAugust9, 1909 (age80 years, 93days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y. | | Harry E. Goodrich (1876-1960) — of Richburg,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.Born in Crystal Spring,YatesCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1876.Republican.Merchant;oilproducer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Allegany County, 1930-35.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Died in March,1960(ageabout84 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin E. Goodrich and Lydia (Clark) Goodrich; married1896 to LeonaMillis. |
| | Philip Arnold Goodwin (1882-1937) — also known asPhilip A. Goodwin — of Coxsackie,GreeneCounty, N.Y.Born in Athens,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1882.Republican.Bridgebuilder;lumberbusiness;banker;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1933-37; died inoffice 1937.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Grange.Died in Coxsackie,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1937 (age55 years, 137days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y.  | Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) — also known asUlysses S. Grant;Hiram Ulysses Grant;"Savior of the Union";"Lion ofVicksburg";"The Austerlitz of AmericanPolitics";"Unconditional Surrender Grant";"The Galena Tanner";"The SilentSoldier";"The Silent General" —of Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.Born in Point Pleasant,ClermontCounty, Ohio,April27, 1822.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;Presidentof the United States, 1869-77; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1880.Methodist.Scottishancestry. Member,LoyalLegion.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died ofthroatcancer, at Mt. McGregor,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1885 (age63 years, 87days).Interment atGeneralGrant Memorial, Manhattan, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Jesse Root Grant and Hannah (Simpson) Grant; married,August22, 1848, toJuliaBoggs Dent (sister-in-law ofAlexanderSharp; sister ofGeorgeWrenshall Dent andLewisDent); father ofFrederickDent Grant andUlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.; grandfather of Nellie Grant (who marriedWilliamPigott Cronan); first cousin twice removed ofAugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; second cousin once removed ofWilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); second cousin four times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); third cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,SamuelLathrop,AbelHuntington andWilliamRush Merriam; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelHuntington andHenryScudder; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,TheodoreDavenport,BenjaminNicoll Huntington,JesseMonroe Hatch,FranklinDelano Roosevelt,FrancisWatkinson Cole andWarrenDelano Robbins. | | | | Political family:Grantfamily of San Francisco, California (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:HoracePorter —AyresPhillips Merrill —RobertMartin Douglas —ThomasL. Hamer —JamesArkell —JosephD. Webster | | | | Grant counties inArk.,Kan.,La.,Minn.,Neb.,N.M.,N.Dak.,Okla.,Ore.,S.Dak.,Wash. andW.Va. arenamed for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:UlyssesG. Owings—UlyssesG. Argetsinger—UlyssesG. Scalley—U. S.G. Cherry—UlyssesG. Palmer—UlyssesS. G. Bieber—UlyssesG. Denman—UlyssesG. Crandell—UlyssesS. G. Blakely—S. U.G. Rhodes—UlyssesG. Borden—U.Grant Mengel—UlyssesG. Foster—U.S. Balentine—UlyssesG. Byers—U.Grant Burch, Jr.—U.S. Grant Leverett | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $50 bill, and also appeared on $1 and $5silver certificates in 1887-1927. | | | | Personal motto: "When in doubt,fight." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Ulysses S. Grant: JeanEdward Smith,Grant —Frank J. Scaturro,PresidentGrant Reconsidered — William S. McFeely,Grant —Brooks D. Simpson,UlyssesS. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865 — BrooksD. Simpson,LetUs Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War andReconstruction, 1861-1868 — James S. Brisbin,Thecampaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and SchuylerColfax — Josiah Bunting III,UlyssesS. Grant — Michael Korda,UlyssesS. Grant : The Unlikely Hero — Edward H. Bonekemper,AVictor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant's Overlooked MilitaryGenius — Harry J. Maihafer,TheGeneral and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, andCharles Dana — H. W. Brands,TheMan Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War andPeace — Charles Bracelen Flood,Grant'sFinal Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year —Joan Waugh,U.S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Critical books about Ulysses S. Grant:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Fiction about Ulysses S. Grant: NewtGingrich & William R. Forstchen,GrantComes East — Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen,NeverCall Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | George William Grider (1912-1991) — also known asGeorge W. Grider;"Gindy" —of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.; Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.; Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,October1, 1912.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;county judge in Tennessee, 1959-64;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1965-67.Methodist. Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,March20, 1991 (age78 years, 170days).Interment atNationalCemetery, Memphis, Tenn. | | Ralph Waldo Gwinn (1884-1962) — also known asRalph W. Gwinn — of Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Noblesville,HamiltonCounty, Ind.,March29, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;writer;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1945-59; defeated,1940, 1942.Methodist orChristianReformed. Member,PhiKappa Psi;Freemasons.Died of aheartattack, in Delray Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,February27, 1962 (age77 years, 335days).Interment atPawlingCemetery, Pawling, N.Y.  | Joseph Rhodes Hanley (1876-1961) — also known asJoe R. Hanley — of Muscatine,MuscatineCounty, Iowa; Perry,WyomingCounty, N.Y.Born in Davenport,ScottCounty, Iowa,May 30,1876.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;ordainedminister; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wyoming County, 1927-31; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 44th District, 1932-43; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1932(alternate),1944,1948;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1943-50; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1950.PresbyterianorMethodist. Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Rotary;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died, in PerryNursingHome, Perry,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1961 (age85 years, 97days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John R. Hanley and Katherine (Rhodes) Hanley; married,October31, 1900, to Henrietta Victoria Robertson. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Philip Jacob Arcularius Harper (1824-1896) — also known asPhilip J. A. Harper — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Hempstead, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.BornOctober21, 1824.Member of the firm Harper and Brothers,publishers;villagepresident of Hempstead, New York, 1870.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheart andkidneytrouble, in Hempstead, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,March 6,1896 (age71 years, 137days).Burial location unknown. | | Melchert Helmer (1802-1876) — of Indiana. Born in Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,April20, 1802.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1837-39, 1851-52;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.Methodist. DiedJune 13,1876 (age74 years, 54days).Burial location unknown. | | Alfred Hylas Henry (1865-1945) — also known asAlfred H. Henry — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah; Butte,Silver BowCounty, Mont.; Fruitvale,YakimaCounty, Wash.; Rollingbay,KitsapCounty, Wash.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in East Homer,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,April 4,1865.Democrat.Offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1892.Methodist. Died, frompneumoniaandParkinson'sdisease, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,November17, 1945 (age80 years, 227days).Cremated.| | Relatives: Sonof James W. Henry and Serepta Myrenda (Irish) Henry; married,October15, 1891, to Lena Sarah Johnson. |
| | Merton W. Herrick (1834-1907) — ofSt.Croix County, Wis.Born inOrleansCounty, N.Y.,November19, 1834.Schoolteacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War;St.Croix County Treasurer, 1867-72;lumberbusiness; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1881.Methodist.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons.DiedMarch24, 1907 (age72 years, 125days).Burial location unknown. | | Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) — also known asBourke B. Hickenlooper — of Cedar Rapids,LinnCounty, Iowa.Born in Blockton,TaylorCounty, Iowa,July 21,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1934-38;LieutenantGovernor of Iowa, 1939-43;Governor ofIowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1944,1952,1956(speaker),1960,1968;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Moose;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Shelter Island,SuffolkCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1971 (age75 years, 45days).Entombed atCedarMemorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  | William Henry Hill (1877-1972) — also known asWilliam H. Hill — of Johnson City,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Plains,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,March23, 1877.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;villagepresident of Lestershire, New York, 1898-1901;postmaster;bankdirector; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1912(alternate),1924,1928,1932,1940(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1944,1948,1952,1956(HonoraryVice-President); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 39th District, 1915-18;U.S.Representative from New York 34th District, 1919-21;chair ofBroome County Republican Party, 1940-55; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Executive Committee, 1945.Methodist.Englishancestry.Died in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1972 (age95 years, 123days).Interment atRiverhurstCemetery, Endicott, N.Y. | | Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) — also known asHarold G. Hoffman — of South Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in South Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,February7, 1896.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;real estatebusiness;banker;newspapercolumnist andradiocommentator; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24;mayorof South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New JerseyCommissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1940, 1946; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1936(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II.Methodist. Member,JuniorOrder;PatrioticOrder Sons of America;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;RoyalArcanum.Suspendedin 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation systemfor aninvestigationof financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his writtenconfessionofembezzlementschemes was disclosed.Died, of aheartattack, in his room at the BlakeHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1954 (age58 years, 117days).Interment atChristChurch Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J. | | Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (1865-1938) — also known asWilford B. Hoggatt — of Alaska. Born in Paoli,OrangeCounty, Ind.,September11, 1865.Governorof Alaska District, 1906-09.Methodist. Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,February26, 1938 (age72 years, 168days).Intermentsomewherein Utica, N.Y. | | Marvin James Howard (b. 1879) — also known asMarvin J. Howard — of South Londonderry, Londonderry,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Bouckville,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,January23, 1879.Republican. Member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Londonderry, 1910.Methodist. Burial location unknown. | | James Howell (1829-1897) — also known asJim Howell — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Bradford, Wiltshire,England,October16, 1829.Democrat.Grocer;mayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1878-81; defeated, 1881.Methodist. Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1897 (age67 years, 103days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Arthur Mastick Hyde (1877-1947) — also known asArthur M. Hyde — of Princeton,MercerCounty, Mo.; Trenton,GrundyCounty, Mo.Born in Princeton,MercerCounty, Mo.,July 12,1877.Republican.Lawyer;farmer;mayor of Princeton, Mo., 1908-10; Progressive candidate forMissouristate attorney general, 1912;Governor ofMissouri, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Missouri,1924,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1932;president, SentinelLifeInsurance Company of Kansas City;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1929-33.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;DeltaUpsilon.Died, followingcancersurgery, in MemorialHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1947 (age70 years, 97days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Trenton, Mo. | | | Samuel G. Ives (b. 1812) — ofLivingstonCounty, Mich.; Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Lansing,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,December21, 1812.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Livingston County 1stDistrict, 1855-58; Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1872;banker.Methodist. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Orrin Ives and Mary (Gibbs) Ives; married to Louisa Hedden andMary (Watson) Duncan. |
| | Willard Ives (1806-1896) — of New York. Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,July 7,1806.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1851-53; one of thefoundersof Syracuse University, and served on its board of trustees, 1870-86.Methodist. Died in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1896 (age89 years, 287days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Fred Vail Johnson (b. 1873) — also known asFred V. Johnson — of Somerset,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Pleasantville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1873.Republican.Lumberman;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Somerset, 1904, 1910.Methodist. Burial location unknown. | | Benjamin Franklin Jones (b. 1870) — also known asBenjamin F. Jones — of Maplewood,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1870.Republican. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1899-1900;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1900; district judge inNew Jersey, 1906-11; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New Jersey,1924.Methodist. Member,PhiDelta Phi;Lions;Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown. | | Clarence Evans Kilburn (1893-1975) — also known asClarence E. Kilburn — of Malone,FranklinCounty, N.Y.Born in Malone,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,April13, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from New York, 1940-65 (31st District 1940-45,34th District 1945-53, 33rd District 1953-63, 31st District 1963-65).Methodist. Member,PsiUpsilon;Elks;Freemasons.DiedMay 20,1975 (age82 years, 37days).Cremated;ashes interred atMorningsideCemetery, Malone, N.Y. | | Stallham W. LaDu (b. 1823) — ofMontcalmCounty, Mich.Born inDutchessCounty, N.Y.,February28, 1823.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1881-84 (Montcalm County 1881-82,Montcalm County 2nd District 1883-84).Methodist. Burial location unknown. | | John Edgar Leaycraft (1849-1916) — also known asJ. Edgar Leaycraft — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March15, 1849.Republican.Real estatebusiness; New York State Tax Commissioner, 1899.Methodist. Member,UnionLeague;Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 3,1916 (age67 years, 110days).Burial location unknown. | | Henry W. Lengyel (1920-1999) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Antwerp,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,April28, 1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;legislative counsel to State SenatorHenryA. Wise, 1955-58;chair ofJefferson County Republican Party, 1958-63; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1960(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); Judge of New York Court ofClaims, 1963-64.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.DiedAugust26, 1999 (age79 years, 120days).Burial location unknown. | | Norman Frederick Lent Jr. (1931-2012) — also known asNorman F. Lent — of East Rockaway,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Oceanside,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,March23, 1931.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;lawyer;confidential law secretary to JusticeThomasP. Farley, 1960-62; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1963-70 (2nd District 1963-65, 6th District 1966,7th District 1967-70);U.S.Representative from New York, 1971-93 (5th District 1971-73, 4thDistrict 1973-93); delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1972.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation.Died, fromcancer,in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,June 11,2012 (age81 years, 80days).Burial location unknown. | | Abner Lewis (1801-1879) — of Panama,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.; Winona,WinonaCounty, Minn.Born in Wells,RutlandCounty, Vt.,August17, 1801.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County, 1838-39;U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1845-47;ChautauquaCounty Judge, 1847-52; Temperance candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1870.Methodist. Died in Winona,WinonaCounty, Minn.,October12, 1879 (age78 years, 56days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Winona, Minn.  | Merton Elmer Lewis (1861-1937) — also known asMerton E. Lewis — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Webster,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1894;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1897, 1899-1901; candidate formayorof Rochester, N.Y., 1897; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 43rd District, 1902-06; candidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1906;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1917-18; appointed 1917; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1918.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;American BarAssociation.Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1937 (age75 years, 143days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Lincoln R. Long (b. 1861) — of New Kingston,DelawareCounty, N.Y.Born in Hancock town,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,February3, 1861.Republican.Farmer;stonecutter;schoolprincipal;Methodistminister; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Delaware County, 1919-23.Methodist. Burial location unknown. | | Hollis Irving Loveland (b. 1880) — also known asHollis I. Loveland — of Rutland,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in Wevertown,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1880.Republican. Member ofVermontstate senate from Rutland County, 1941-47.Methodist. Burial location unknown. | | Peter Lowe (1812-1891) — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Neversink,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,May 24,1812.Hardwaremerchant;druggist;villagepresident of Mason, Michigan, 1866-67.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April 7,1891 (age78 years, 318days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich. | | Evelyn J. Lynn (b. 1930) — ofVolusiaCounty, Fla.Born in Astoria, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1930.Republican. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 27th District, 1995-.Female.Methodist. Member,PhiDelta Kappa;AmericanAssociation of University Women.Still living as of 1999.  | Ernest Lyon (1860-1938) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;Baltimore,Md.Born in Belize City,Belize,October22, 1860.Republican.Minister;U.S. Minister toLiberia, 1903-10; U.S. Consul General inMonrovia, 1903-10;Consul-Generalfor Liberia inWashington,D.C., 1911-13.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;Freemasons.Died in1938(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Emmanuel Lyon and Ann F. (Bending) Lyon; married to MarieWright. | | | | See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary | | | | Image source: New York PublicLibrary |
| | | Denise L. Majette (b. 1955) — of Stone Mountain,DeKalbCounty, Ga.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1955.Democrat.Lawyer;state court judge in Georgia, 1993-2002;U.S.Representative from Georgia 4th District, 2003-05; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Georgia,2004;candidate forU.S.Senator from Georgia, 2004.Female.African Methodist Episcopal.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2014. | | John Caldwell Calhoun Mayo (1864-1914) — also known asJohn C. C. Mayo — of Paintsville,JohnsonCounty, Ky.Born inJohnsonCounty, Ky.,September16, 1864.Democrat.Schoolteacher;coal miningbaron; reputed to be the wealthiest man and largest landholder inKentucky; philanthropist; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1908,1912;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1912-14.Methodist. Died, fromBright'sdisease andperitonitis,in the Waldorf-AstoriaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1914 (age49 years, 237days).Interment atMayoCemetery, Paintsville, Ky. | | Charles Paul McClelland (1854-1944) — also known asCharles P. McClelland — of Dobbs Ferry,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Glenluce, Wigtownshire,Scotland,December19, 1854.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1885-86,1891; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1892-93, 1903 (12th District 1892-93, 22nd District1903); resigned 1903; member, U.S. Board of General Appraisers,1903-26;Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1926-39; retired 1939.Methodist.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Dobbs Ferry,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1944 (age89 years, 170days).Burial location unknown. | | William Alexander McIntosh (1833-1912) — of Barnsville,BourbonCounty, Kan.Born in Grant,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1833.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas statelegislature, 1866-67.Methodist. Member,OddFellows.Died in1912(ageabout79 years).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Near Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan.  | William McKinley Jr. (1843-1901) — also known as"Idol of Ohio" — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Niles,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,January29, 1843.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1884,1888;Governorof Ohio, 1892-96;Presidentof the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.Methodist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,LoyalLegion;Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic;Knightsof Pythias;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Shotby theassassinLeon Czolgosz, at areceptionin the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo,N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1901 (age58 years, 228days).Originally entombed atWestLawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio; re-entombed in 1907 atMcKinleyMonument, Canton, Ohio; statue atLucasCounty Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof William McKinley and Nancy Campbell (Allison) McKinley; married toIdaSaxton; first cousin ofWilliamMcKinley Osborne; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryPrather Fletcher. | | | | Political family:McKinleyfamily of Canton, Ohio. | | | | Cross-reference:AlbertHalstead —LoranL. Lewis —GeorgeB. Cortelyou —JohnGoodnow | | | | McKinley County,N.M. is named for him. | | | | MountMcKinley (the highest peak in North America, now known by itstraditional name, Denali), inDenaliBorough, Alaska, wasnamed forhim. — McKinleyHighSchool, inHonolulu,Hawaii, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:WilliamMcKinley Thomas—WilliamMcKinley Thomas—WilliamM. Bell—WilliamM. Branch | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $500 bill in 1928-46. | | | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The FullDinner Pail." | | | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The AdvanceAgent of Prosperity." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about William McKinley: Lewis L.Gould,ThePresidency of William McKinley — Kevin Phillips,WilliamMcKinley — H. Wayne Morgan,WilliamMcKinley and His America — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, October 1901 |
 | William James McKone (1866-1928) — also known asWilliam J. McKone — of Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Montezuma,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1866.Republican.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1906-15.Methodist.Irishancestry. Member,Foresters;RoyalArcanum;Freemasons.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August28, 1928 (age62 years, 5days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Jackson, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Franklin McKone and Mary C. (Bell) McKone; married1892 to MinnieTownsend; grandnephew ofSamuelBell. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1911 |
| | Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) — also known asPaul V. McNutt — of Bloomington,MonroeCounty, Ind.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Franklin,JohnsonCounty, Ind.,July 19,1891.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawprofessor; national commander, American Legion, 1928-29;Governor ofIndiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39,1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1940;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1940,1944;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1944;U.S. Ambassador toPhilippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1948.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaDelta Chi;BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi;TauKappa Alpha;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Rotary;Kiwanis.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1955 (age63 years, 248days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Gregory Weldon Meeks (b. 1953) — also known asGregory W. Meeks — of Far Rockaway, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in East Harlem, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1953.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 31st District, 1993-98;U.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1998-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,2000,2004,2008;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 2008.African Methodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,AlphaPhi Alpha;NAACP.Still living as of 2014. | | Hunter Meighan — of Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1951-59;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 30th District, 1960-64.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Donald Jerome Mitchell (1923-2003) — also known asDonald J. Mitchell — of Herkimer,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Ilion,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;optometrist;mayorof Herkimer, N.Y., 1956-59; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1965-72 (Herkimer County 1965, 122nd District1966, 112th District 1967-72);U.S.Representative from New York 31st District, 1973-83.Methodist. Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,September27, 2003 (age80 years, 142days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Herkimer, N.Y. | | Sherman Moreland (b. 1870) — of Van Etten,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Van Etten town,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,October22, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1903-07; defeated, 1907.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Chauncey Moreland and Elizabeth (Simpson)Moreland. |
| | Harry K. Morton (b. 1905) — of Hornell,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Hornell,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1905.Republican.Lawyer;SteubenCounty District Attorney, 1945-52; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1953-58 (48th District 1953-54, 49th District1955-58).Methodist. Member,Rotary;Grange.Burial location unknown. | | Charles Mosher (1822-1889) — ofHillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1822.Farmer;miller;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Hillsdale County 1stDistrict, 1863-64, 1877-80; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1884; Prohibitioncandidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1886.Methodist. DiedMay 14,1889 (age67 years, 132days).Interment atMoshervilleCemetery, Mosherville, Mich. | | Robert Jan Mrazek (b. 1945) — also known asRobert J. Mrazek — of Centerport,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,November6, 1945.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1980,1988;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1983-93.Methodist.Czechancestry.Still living as of 2014. | | Darius H. Muller (1838-1909) — of Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.; Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born inBaltimore,Md., October,1838.Republican.Minister;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1876.Methodist. Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 21,1909 (age70 years, 0days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.;Baltimore,Md.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lonaconing,AlleganyCounty, Md.,August31, 1857.Democrat.Episcopalpriest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of theUnited States, 1926-29;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1912.Methodist; laterEpiscopalian.Scottishancestry.Died, of astroke,during asessionof the House of Bishops, in St. JamesChurch,Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,October3, 1929 (age72 years, 33days).Interment atDruidRidge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.| | Relatives: Sonof James Murray and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray; married,October13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague; married,December4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker. |
| | 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. | | 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. | | William Merritt Osband (b. 1836) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Arcadia,WayneCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1836.Republican.Collegeprofessor;furniturebusiness;newspapereditor;pipeorgan manufacturer;chair ofWashtenaw County Republican Party, 1886-90.Methodist.Englishancestry.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Wilson Osband and Susanna (Sherman) Osband; married,August7, 1861, to Lucy Aldrich. |
| | Asahel W. Parkhurst (1816-1903) — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Mendon,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1816.Schoolteacher and principal;banker;Greenback candidate formayor ofMason, Mich., 1880.Methodist. Died in Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.,October9, 1903 (age87 years, 59days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich. | | Richard Cunningham Patterson Jr. (1886-1966) — also known asRichard C. Patterson, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,January31, 1886.Democrat.Gold miner;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;engineer;New York City Commissioner of Correction, 1927-32; executivevice-president and director, NationalBroadcastingCo., 1932-36; chairman, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) Corp., 1939-43;chairman, Ogden Corp. (UtilitiesPower &Light Co.); delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1928(alternate),1932(alternate),1936,1944,1948;U.S. Ambassador toYugoslavia, 1944-47;Guatemala, 1948-50; U.S. Minister toSwitzerland, 1951-53.Methodist. Member,MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;AmericanLegion;Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;BetaTheta Pi;Freemasons.DiedSeptember30, 1966 (age80 years, 242days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Cauley Hollister Perrin (1870-1920) — also known asCauley H. Perrin — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Vassar,TuscolaCounty, Mich.; Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.; Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Sandy Creek,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Michigan,July 7,1870.Minister;cartoonist;lecturer;Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1902; Prohibition candidate formayorof Watertown, N.Y., 1915; Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Jefferson County 1st District, 1916.Methodist. Died in Sandy Creek,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1920 (age49 years, 228days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich. | | Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) — of Enfield Center,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.; near Odessa,SchuylerCounty, N.Y.Born in Costello,PotterCounty, Pa.,December10, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;Methodistminister; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member ofNewYork state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District1955-64).Methodist.Norwegianancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;MarineCorps League;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Grange;Rotary;Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Thomas W. Phelps (b. 1829) — ofOlmstedCounty, Minn.Born inSteubenCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1829.Republican.Farmer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1871, 1877 (District 12 1871,District 9 1877).Methodist. Burial location unknown. | | Erastus Munson Pierce (b. 1838) — also known asE. M. Pierce — of Mendon,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in Beekmantown,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,August21, 1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Mendon, 1910.Methodist. Burial location unknown. | | 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 Hudson RiverRailroad;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. |
| | Lewis Humphrey Pounds (b. 1861) — also known asLewis H. Pounds — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inLorainCounty, Ohio,1861.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1908,1912(alternate),1936,1940;boroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1913-17; defeated, 1917;New Yorkstate treasurer, 1925-26; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1932.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Elks;RoyalArcanum.Interment atNorthportRural Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y. | | Charles G. Putney (b. 1866) — of Sandusky,SanilacCounty, Mich.Born in Lisbon,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,December4, 1866.Republican.Superintendentof schools; member ofMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1911-12.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1894 to JessieA. Moore. |
 | Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979) — also known asA. Philip Randolph — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Crescent City,PutnamCounty, Fla.,April15, 1889.Socialist. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 19th District, 1919;candidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1920; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1924;organizer,Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters;vice-president,AFL-CIO, 1957; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Elks;American CivilLiberties Union;UnitedWorld Federalists.Recipient of thePresidentialMedal of Freedom on September 14, 1964.DiedMay 16,1979 (age90 years, 31days).Cremated.  | George Edward Reed (1846-1930) — also known as"The Grand Old Man" — of Willimantic,WindhamCounty, Conn.; Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.; Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.; Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Brownville,PiscataquisCounty, Maine,March28, 1846.Republican.Minister;president,Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., 1889-1911; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1900.Methodist.Englishancestry.Died, in PolyclinicHospital,Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,February7, 1930 (age83 years, 316days).Interment atOldCarlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof George Reed and Ann (Hellyer) Reed; married1870 to EllaFrances Leffingwell; father ofGeorgeLeffingwell Reed. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Biographical and PortraitCyclopedia of the 19th Congressional District (1897) |
| | George Leffingwell Reed (1885-1958) — also known asGeorge L. Reed — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1929-32; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 15th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936.Methodist. Member,PhiKappa Sigma;Freemasons.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,October8, 1958 (age73 years, 246days).Interment atOldCarlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.| | Relatives: SonofGeorgeEdward Reed and Ella Frances (Leffingwell) Reed; married1911 to HelenRoberta Moorhead; second cousin four times removed ofMatthewGriswold andSamuelHuntington; third cousin once removed ofHermanArod Gager; third cousin twice removed ofZinaHyde Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JamesHillhouse,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,RogerGriswold,SamuelH. Huntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,PhineasLyman Tracy andAlbertHaller Tracy; fourth cousin once removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,IsaacBackus,HenryTitus Backus,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell andArthurGayton Postlethwaite. | | | | Political family:Wolcottfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Otto A. Riegelman (c.1889-1958) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born about 1889. Socialist. Owner, O. A. Riegelman Glass Company; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1932, 1933,1934; candidate formayorof Yonkers, N.Y., 1935, 1937.Methodist. Died in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1958 (ageabout 69years).Burial location unknown. | | Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (1948-2006) — also known asWin Paul Rockefeller — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,September17, 1948.Republican.Rancher;ArkansasRepublican state chair, 1994;LieutenantGovernor of Arkansas, 1996-2006; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Arkansas,2004.Methodist. Member,National RifleAssociation.Died, from ablooddisorder and complications ofpneumonia,in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,July 16,2006 (age57 years, 302days).Burial location unknown.  | Burton L. Rockwood (1873-1940) — of Foster Township,McKeanCounty, Pa.; Bradford,McKeanCounty, Pa.Born in Brasher Falls,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,June 3,1873.Alcohol prohibition advocate and organizer;lecturer;Pennsylvania Prohibition state chair, 1910-11; Prohibition candidatefor Presidential Elector for Michigan,1916.Methodist. Member,Sons ofTemperance.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,January9, 1940 (age66 years, 220days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Bradford, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Harvey Alonso Rockwood and Martha Amelia (Lang) Rockwood; married,October20, 1904, to Genevieve Sharpe; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnMilton Thayer; fourth cousin once removed ofEleanorRepass. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Public Opinion(Chambersburg, Pa.), April 30, 1910 |
| | William Walter Root (1837-1912) — also known asWilliam W. Root — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Cato,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1837.Physician;major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1870;mayor ofMason, Mich., 1882-83, 1904-06; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1884.Methodist.Englishancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.,April20, 1912 (age74 years, 297days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.  | John Russell (1822-1912) — of Milton,MacombCounty, Mich.Born near Geneseo,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1822.Methodistminister;newspaperpublisher; Chairman of Prohibition National Committee, 1869;Prohibition candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1872; member of MichiganProhibition Party State Central Committee, 1887; Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1890; Prohibitioncandidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1892; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Electorfor Michigan,1896;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1912.Methodist. Member,GoodTemplars.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November3, 1912 (age90 years, 44days).Interment atHart Cemetery, Chesterfield Township, Macomb County, Mich. | | | Carl G. Sherwood (1855-1938) — of Clark,ClarkCounty, S.Dak.Born inBroomeCounty, N.Y.,January18, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;member ofSouthDakota state senate 29th District, 1889-90; delegate toRepublican National Convention from South Dakota,1896(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business);South DakotaRepublican state chair, 1912; circuit judge in South Dakota,1912-17;judge ofSouth Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1922-31.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;ModernWoodmen of America;AncientOrder of United Workmen;Kiwanis.Died in Clark,ClarkCounty, S.Dak.,August17, 1938 (age83 years, 211days).Interment atRose Hill Cemetery, Near Clark, Clark County, S.Dak. | | John G. Snook (1845-1929) — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Waterloo,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,June 3,1845.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;harnessmaker;carriagetrimmer; candidate formayor ofMason, Mich., 1889 (Prohibition), 1890 (Prohibition), 1894(Prohibition), 1896 (Prohibition), 1907 (Law and Order).Methodist. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,December17, 1929 (age84 years, 197days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich. | | John Canfield Spencer (1788-1855) — also known asJohn C. Spencer — of Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in Hudson,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January8, 1788.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; postmasteratCanandaigua,N.Y., 1816;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1817-19; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Ontario County, 1819-21, 1831, 1833;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1820; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1825-28;secretaryof state of New York, 1839-42;U.S.Secretary of War, 1841-43;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1843-44.Methodist. Slaveowner. Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1855 (age67 years, 130days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Gale Hamilton Stalker (1889-1985) — also known asGale H. Stalker — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.; Palm Bay,BrevardCounty, Fla.Born in Long Eddy,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,November7, 1889.Republican.Lumberbusiness;banker;U.S.Representative from New York 37th District, 1923-35.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.DiedNovember4, 1985 (age95 years, 362days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Ormond Beach, Fla. | | Charles B. Sternberg (b. 1869) — of Stannard,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.Born in Parishville,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,1869.Republican.Farmer;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Stannard, 1910.Methodist. Burial location unknown. | | Monroe Marsh Sweetland (1860-1944) — also known asMonroe M. Sweetland — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Dryden,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,August14, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 6th District, 1917.Methodist. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows;Grange;DeltaChi.Died in Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1944 (age83 years, 182days).Interment atWillow Glen Cemetery, Dryden, N.Y. | | George H. Taylor Jr. (1873-1958) — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,1873.Republican.Lawyer;candidate formayorof Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1911;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 9th District, 1923-43; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,1940.Methodist. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Injured in afall athome, and died two weeks later, in LawrenceHospital,Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1958 (ageabout 85years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George H. Taylor and Elizabeth (Newlin) Taylor. |
| | Edward Charles Toy (1865-1934) — also known asE. C. Toy — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,June 5,1865.Minister; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 49th District, 1914.Methodist. Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 11,1934 (age69 years, 36days).Interment atElmlawnCemetery, Tonawanda, N.Y.  | Eugene Mabbett Travis (1863-1940) — also known asEugene M. Travis — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1863.Republican.Wholesalefruit and vegetable business; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 6th District, 1907-12; defeated, 1912;New Yorkstate comptroller, 1915-20.Methodist. Member,RoyalArcanum;Orderof Heptasophs;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 25,1940 (age77 years, 45days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | James Madison Turner (1820-1869) — also known asJames Turner — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Cazenovia,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,April 1,1820.Republican.Merchant;railroadbuilder; member ofMichiganstate senate 21st District, 1867.Methodist. Died, fromtyphoidfever, in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,October10, 1869 (age49 years, 192days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Harvey Washington Upson (1823-1896) — of Indiana. Born near Masonville,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1823.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1865.Methodist. Died in Warsaw,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.,July 15,1896 (age73 years, 123days).Burial location unknown.  | Charles Franklin Van de Water (1872-1920) — also known asCharles F. Van de Water — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Hobart,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1872.Republican.Real estatedeveloper;bankdirector; electedU.S.Representative from California 9th District 1920, but died beforetaking office.Methodist. While driving in adensefog, hecollidedwith a truck parked on the road, and died soon after, in PomonaValleyHospital,Pomona,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November20, 1920 (age48 years, 41days). His secretary, Janice Luebben, was also killed, and othersin his car were injured. The truck driver, Carlyle Hughes, was laterconvicted of criminal negligence for leaving the truck on the road.Interment atSunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Jane Bertha 'Jennie' (Wilde) Van de Water and Rev. Isaac RandolphVan de Water; married1904 toEdithWeir. | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1920) |
| | Charles W. VanSlyke (1840-1917) — of Stockbridge,InghamCounty, Mich.; Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.; Loveland,LarimerCounty, Colo.Born in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1840.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;photographybusiness;mayor ofMason, Mich., 1896-99; defeated, 1895.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Died in Loveland,LarimerCounty, Colo.,January18, 1917 (age76 years, 21days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Mason, Mich. | | William L. Vaughan (b. 1866) — of Tottenville, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Glen Cove,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,1866.Democrat.Buildingcontractor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1922-33.Methodist. Member,OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown. | | John F. Wadlin (d. 1953) — of Highland,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Ulster County, 1941-53; died in office 1953.Methodist. Member,Elks;OddFellows;Freemasons.DiedApril30, 1953.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John J. F. Wadlin and Charlotte (Voight) Wadlin; married1935 toBeatrice Hasbrouck. |
| | Levi J. Wagner (c.1818-1882) — of Missouri. Born inSenecaCounty, N.Y., about 1818.Member of Missouri state legislature; elected 1858, 1872;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 12th District, 1875.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Died in Memphis,ScotlandCounty, Mo.,September4, 1882 (ageabout 64years).Interment atMemphisCemetery, Memphis, Mo.  | Ernest Lynn Waldorf (1876-1943) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in South Valley,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1876.Republican.Pastor;chaplain;bishop;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1928,1936.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Died, in the Noble FoundationHospital,Alexandria Bay,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1943 (age67 years, 74days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. | | Samuel Wallin (1856-1917) — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Easton,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.,July 31,1856.Republican.Mayorof Amsterdam, N.Y., 1900-01;U.S.Representative from New York 30th District, 1913-15; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1916.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1917 (age61 years, 123days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.  | Frederick A. Washburn (b. 1877) — also known asFred A. Washburn — of Hudson,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,December10, 1877.Republican.Manufacturer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Columbia County, 1932-46.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | | Robert Clifton Weaver (1907-1997) — also known asRobert C. Weaver — ofWashington,D.C.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inWashington,D.C.,December29, 1907.Democrat.Economist;received theSpingarnMedal in 1962;U.S.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1966-68;firstAfrican-American cabinet member;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1968 ;president,Baruch College, 1969; trustee, Mount SinaiMedicalCenter.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 17,1997 (age89 years, 200days).Burial location unknown. | | Schuyler Carl Wells (1881-1964) — also known asSchuyler C. Wells — of Le Roy,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.Born in Le Roy,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1881.Republican.Patent medicinemanufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1920.Methodist. Died in Le Roy,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,August21, 1964 (age82 years, 313days).Interment atMachpelah Cemetery, Le Roy, N.Y.  | Henry Litchfield West (1859-1940) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Factoryville, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,August20, 1859.Democrat.Newspapereditor;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1902-10.Methodist; laterCongregationalist.Englishancestry.Died in West Haven,DorchesterCounty, Md.,September3, 1940 (age81 years, 14days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Athow West and Elizabeth (Cook) West; married,July 25,1882, to Mary Hope White. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Men of Mark in America(1906) |
| | Charles H. Weygant (b. 1839) — of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Cornwall,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1839.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;OrangeCounty Sheriff, 1870;mayorof Newburgh, N.Y., 1878-80.Methodist. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1868 toCharlotte Sackett. |
| | Forman E. Whitcomb (b. 1866) — of Union (now part of Endicott),BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Smithboro,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1866.Shoemaker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1918-32.Methodist. Member,OddFellows;Redmen.Burial location unknown. | | James Whitcomb (1795-1852) — of Indiana. Born near Windsor,WindsorCounty, Vt.,December1, 1795.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1830-36; Commissioner of the General Land Office,1836-41;Governor ofIndiana, 1843-48;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1849-52; died in office 1852.Methodist. Member,Freemasons.Poet James Whitcomb Riley is named for him. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1852 (age56 years, 308days).Original interment atGreenlawnCemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.;reinterment in 1892 atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.; statue atMonumentCircle, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Henry V. Wilson — of Medina,OrleansCounty, N.Y.; Wolcott,WayneCounty, N.Y.Born in Carlton town,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1905-06, 1941-46 (Orleans County 1905-06, WayneCounty 1941-46).Methodist. Member,Freemasons;Grange;Rotary.Burial location unknown. | | Charles Sumner Winans (1863-1935) — also known asCharles S. Winans — of Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Tyre,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,January25, 1863.Merchant;collegeprofessor; U.S. Consul inIquique, 1900-07;Valencia, 1907-09;Seville, 1909-14;Nuremberg, 1914-17;Cienfuegos, 1917-19;London, 1919-20;Prague, 1920-26; U.S. Consul General inPrague, as of 1927.Methodist. DiedJuly 13,1935 (age72 years, 169days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich. | | Gary H. Wood (b. 1854) — of Antwerp,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Ohio,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1854.Republican.Physician;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1906-10.Methodist. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Order of theEastern Star.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin H. Wood and Asenath (Barnes) Wood; married,August30, 1876, to Mary F. Tamblin. |
| | Joseph Albert Wright (1810-1867) — of Indiana. Born in Washington,WashingtonCounty, Pa.,April17, 1810.Democrat. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1833-34, 1836-37; member ofIndianastate senate, 1839-40;U.S.Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1843-45;Governor ofIndiana, 1849-57; U.S. Minister toPrussia, 1857-61, 1865-67, died in office 1867;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1862-63.Methodist. Died in Berlin,Germany,May11, 1867 (age57 years, 24days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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