| |  Theron Preston Keator (1850-1917) — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Rosendale,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,September1, 1850.Republican.Newspaper reporter;newspaper editor;lecturer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana, 1884.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 10,1917 (age66 years, 282days).Burial location unknown. | | Milton Kelly (1818-1892) — of Idaho. Born inOnondagaCounty, N.Y.,September9, 1818.Member ofIdahoterritorial House of Representatives, 1863-64;justice ofIdaho territorial supreme court, 1865-70;newspaper editor andpublisher.DiedApril 9,1892 (age73 years, 213days).Interment atPioneerCemetery, Boise, Idaho. | | John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. (1960-1999) — also known asJohn F. Kennedy, Jr.;"John-John";"The AmericanSon" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inWashington,D.C.,November25, 1960.Democrat.Lawyer;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;founder,Georgemagazine.Catholic.Killed, along with his wife and sister-in-law, in aplanecrash, near Martha's Vineyard, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,July 16,1999 (age38 years, 233days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean. | | Phineas M. Kent (1808-1888) — of New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.Born in Whitesborough,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1808.Democrat.Newspaper publisher;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1851-52; postmaster atNewAlbany, Ind., 1853; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1856.Died in Brookston,WhiteCounty, Ind.,November21, 1888 (age80 years, 32days).Burial location unknown. | | Alan Lee Keyes (b. 1950) — also known asAlan L. Keyes — of Maryland. Born in the St. Albans NavalHospital,Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,August7, 1950.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 1988, 1992; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1996,2000,2008;candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 2004; American Independent candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2008.Africanancestry.Syndicatednewspapercolumnist;radiotalk show host.Still living as of 2014. | | Rufus King (1814-1876) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1814.Republican.Civilengineer;newspaper editor;delegateto Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1848;superintendentof schools; delegate to Republican National Convention fromWisconsin,1856;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister toPapal States, 1863.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1876 (age62 years, 261days).Interment atGraceChurch Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. | | George Washington Kingsbury (1837-1925) — also known asGeorge W. Kingsbury — of Yankton,YanktonCounty, S.Dak.Born in Lee,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1837.Republican.Printer;memberDakota territorial council, 1863-67; candidate for PresidentialElector for South Dakota; member ofSouthDakota state senate 3rd District, 1895-96;newspapereditor.Died in Yankton,YanktonCounty, S.Dak.,January28, 1925 (age87 years, 43days).Interment atYanktonMunicipal Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak. | | William Burnet Kinney (1799-1880) — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born inMorrisCounty, N.J.,September4, 1799.Whig.Newspaper editor; delegate to Whig National Conventionfrom New Jersey, 1844; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toSardinia, 1850-53.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October21, 1880 (age81 years, 47days).Interment atFirstPresbyterian Church Cemetery, Newark, N.J.  | Thomas Kinsella (1832-1884) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in County Wexford,Ireland,December31, 1832.Democrat.Newspaper editor; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1864,1876;postmaster atBrooklyn,N.Y., 1866-67;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1871-73.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February11, 1884 (age51 years, 42days).Interment atHolyCross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Charles McIlvaine Kinsolving Jr. (1927-2021) — also known asCharles M. Kinsolving, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,1927.Democrat.Advertisingbusiness; senior vice president, AmericanNewspaperPublishers Association; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1954 (New York County 9th District), 1998 (73rdDistrict); campaign manager,PaulO'Dwyer for U.S. Senate, 1970, andHermanBadillo for New York City mayor, 1973.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in2021(ageabout94 years).Burial location unknown. | | Richard Morton Koster (b. 1934) — also known asRichard M. Koster;R. M.Koster —of Canal Zone (now part ofPanama).Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1934.Democrat.Novelist;journalist; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCanal Zone,1964,1968,1972;member of Democratic National Committee from Canal Zone, 1967-76;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Democrats Abroad,1988,1992,1996.Jewishancestry.Still living as of 2013. | | David M. Kramer (born c.1920) — of Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born about 1920. Democrat.Newspaper proofreader; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 26th District; elected 1986.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harry Wellington Laidler (1884-1970) — also known asHarry W. Laidler — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1884.Socialist.Newspaper reporter;author;economist;one of the founders (along withUptonSinclair and others) of the League for Industrial Democracy(originally Intercollegiate Socialist Society); candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1914, 1915, 1923;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1917, 1922; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1918 (8th District), 1920 (3rdDistrict), 1932 (6th District); candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 6th District, 1928; candidate forboroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1930; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1936; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1938.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;SigmaChi.DiedJuly 14,1970 (age86 years, 146days).Burial location unknown. | | Franklin Knight Lane (1864-1921) — also known asFranklin K. Lane — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born near Charlottetown,PrinceEdward Island,July 15,1864.Democrat.Newspaper reporter;lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1902; member, Interstate Commerce Commission,1906-13;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1913-20.Died, of aheartattack 12 days afterappendicitissurgery, at the MayoHospital,Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,May 18,1921 (age56 years, 307days).Cremated. | | Abram Wendell Lansing (1836-1896) — also known asAbram W. Lansing — of Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenwich,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1836.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspaper publisher; postmaster atPlattsburgh,N.Y., 1889-93.DutchandEnglishancestry.Died in Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,June 8,1896 (age59 years, 318days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y. | | Philip Kissick Lawrence (c.1793-1841) — also known asP. K. Lawrence — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1793.Lawyer;member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1830;newspaper editor;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1836-37;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1837-41;died in office 1841;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1837-41;died in office 1841.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March19, 1841 (ageabout 48years).Burial location unknown. | | Orin Lehman (1920-2008) — also known as"Father Nature" — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornJanuary14, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; injured duringthe Battle of the Bulge andlost aleg;newspaper publisher; chairman, ColgreenBroadcastingGroup, owner ofradiostations; founder, Just One Break, Inc., not-for-profitemployment service for people with disabilities; campaign manager,JohnJ. Burns for Lieutenant Governor, 1962; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1964;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1966;producerof several popular off-Broadway plays; New York State Commissioner ofParks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, 1975-93.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee;Council onForeign Relations;UrbanLeague;NAACP.Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February22, 2008 (age88 years, 39days).Burial location unknown. | | Stephen Banks Leonard (1793-1876) — also known asStephen B. Leonard — of Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April15, 1793.Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster atOwego,N.Y., 1816-20, 1844-49;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1835-37, 1839-41.Died in Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1876 (age83 years, 23days).Interment atPresbyterianChurch Burying Ground, Owego, N.Y. | | William R. Lieberman (b. 1909) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1909.Republican.Lawyer;writer fortheWall Street Journalnewspaper, 1926-29; member ofNewYork state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1934;defeated, 1934.Burial location unknown. | | Otis Taft Locke (1842-1916) — also known asO. T. Locke — of Tiffin,SenecaCounty, Ohio.Born inCortlandCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1842.Republican.Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1868;postmaster atTiffin,Ohio, 1901.Member,Freemasons.Died in Tiffin,SenecaCounty, Ohio,October1, 1916 (age74 years, 217days).Interment atGreenlawnCemetery, Tiffin, Ohio.  | John Longstaff (1863-1946) — of Huron,BeadleCounty, S.Dak.Born in New York,May 22,1863.Republican.Newspaper editor and publisher; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1903-04;postmaster atHuron,S.Dak., 1905-07; member ofSouthDakota state senate 15th District, 1945-46; died in office 1946.DiedJune 3,1946 (age83 years, 12days).Burial location unknown.| |  Image source:South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
 | Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980) — also known asAlice Lee Roosevelt;"PrincessAlice" —ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1884.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1936,1940(speaker);newspapercolumnist.Female.Died, frompneumonia,emphysema,andcardiacarrest, inWashington,D.C.,February20, 1980 (age96 years, 8days).Cremated;ashes interred atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives:Step-daughter ofEdithRoosevelt; daughter ofTheodoreRoosevelt and Alice Hathaway (Lee) Roosevelt; half-sister ofTheodoreRoosevelt Jr.; married,February17, 1906, toNicholasLongworth; niece ofCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; grandniece ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt; grandaunt ofSusanRoosevelt Weld; great-grandniece ofJamesI. Roosevelt; second great-grandniece ofWilliamBellinger Bulloch; third great-granddaughter ofArchibaldBulloch; first cousin ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,EleanorRoosevelt,CorinneRobinson Alsop andWilliamSheffield Cowles; first cousin once removed ofJamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt,CorinneA. Chubb,FranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr. andJohndeKoven Alsop; second cousin thrice removed ofPhilipDePeyster; second cousin four times removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr.. | | | | Political families:Rooseveltfamily of New York;Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapinfamily of Connecticut and New York;Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Alice Roosevelt Longworth:Carol Felsenthal,PrincessAlice: The Life and Times of Alice RooseveltLongworth | | | | Image source: Time magazine, February7, 1927 |
| | Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) — also known asAnn Clare Boothe;Clare BootheBrokaw —of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April10, 1903.Republican.Writer;journalist;playwright;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1943-47; delegateto Republican National Convention from Connecticut,1944,1948(speaker),1952;U.S. Ambassador toItaly, 1953-56.Female.Catholic.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1983.Died, from abraintumor, inWashington,D.C.,October9, 1987 (age84 years, 182days).Interment atMepkinAbbey, Moncks Corner, S.C. | | Abram Bennett Macardell (1877-1958) — also known asAbram B. Macardell — of Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Hope,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,July 28,1877.Democrat.Newspaper editor;mayorof Middletown, N.Y., 1924-29; defeated, 1921, 1937.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Moose;PsiUpsilon.Died in Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1958 (age80 years, 166days).Interment atPine Hill Cemetery, Middletown, N.Y. | | Norman Edward Mack (1858-1932) — also known asNorman E. Mack — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in West Williams,Ontario,July24, 1858.Democrat.Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1896,1900,1908,1912(speaker),1924,1928;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1900, 1921-30;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1908-12;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1911-12.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December26, 1932 (age74 years, 155days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Daniel Benjamin Maffei (b. 1968) — also known asDan Maffei — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1968.Democrat.Journalist; congressional staff member for U.S. Sen.BillBradley, 1996, for U.S. Sen.DanielPatrick Moynihan, 1997-98, for U.S. Rep.CharlesB. Rangel, 1999-2005;U.S.Representative from New York, 2009-11, 2013-15 (25th District2009-11, 24th District 2013-15); defeated, 1996 (25th District), 2010(25th District), 2014 (24th District).Still living as of 2015. | | Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany (1864-1937) — also known asRowland B. Mahany — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1864.Newspaper editor;lawyer;U.S. Minister toEcuador, 1892-93;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1895-99; defeated(Republican), 1892, 1898, 1900; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from District of Columbia,1924(alternate),1928(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PsiUpsilon.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 2,1937 (age72 years, 216days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Norman Kingsley Mailer (1923-2007) — also known asNorman Mailer — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Long Branch,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,January31, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;novelist,essayist,magazine editor,Hollywoodscreenwriter,director,andactor;among the founders of theVillage Voicenewspapernewspaper in New York City; in November, 1960, whiledrunkat a party, hestabbedand wounded his wife, Adele; he wasarrestedand held for psychiatric evaluation, and eventuallypleadedguilty tothird-degreeassault;arrestedandjailedin 1967 in connection with anantiwarprotest; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1969.Jewishancestry.Won thePulitzerPrize for nonfiction in 1969 and for fiction in 1980.Died, fromacute renalfailure, in Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November10, 2007 (age84 years, 283days).Interment atProvincetown Cemetery, Provincetown, Mass. | | Daniel Manning (1831-1887) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1831.Democrat.Newspaper editor; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1876,1880;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1882-84;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1885-87.Died, fromBright'sdisease, in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1887 (age56 years, 222days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.  | William Henry Mauldin (1921-2003) — also known asBill Mauldin — of New York. Born in Mountain Park,OteroCounty, N.M.,October29, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Cartoonist,starting in the Army during World War II; worked as an editorialcartoonist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Chicago Sun-Timesnewspapers, winning thePulitzerPrize for editorial cartooning in 1945 and 1959; appeared as anactorin two 1951 movies:Teresa andThe Red Badge ofCourage; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 28th District, 1956.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease andpneumonia,in anursinghome at Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,January22, 2003 (age81 years, 85days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | | Thomas Maxwell (1792-1864) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.; Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in Tioga Point (now Athens),BradfordCounty, Pa.,February16, 1792.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;TiogaCounty Clerk, 1819-29;U.S.Representative from New York 25th District, 1829-31;newspapereditor; postmaster atElmira,N.Y., 1834-39;ChemungCounty Treasurer, 1836-43; vice-president, New York & ErieRailroad,1841.Died in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,November4, 1864 (age72 years, 262days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Elmira, N.Y.  | George Francis McAneny (1869-1953) — also known asGeorge McAneny — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenville (now part of Jersey City),HudsonCounty, N.J.,December24, 1869.Boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1910-13; executive manager,New York Times, 1916-21.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,July 29,1953 (age83 years, 217days).Interment atPrincetonCemetery, Princeton, N.J.| | Relatives: Sonof George Francis McAneny and Katherine (Dilaway) McAneny; married,January4, 1900, to Marjorie Jacobi. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
 | John T. McCall (b. 1863) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1863.Democrat.Newspaper superintendent;realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1907-08, 1931-40 (16th District 1907-08, 18thDistrict 1931-40); defeated, 1940, 1942;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 18th District, 1938;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1940.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | | Richard Dean McCarthy (1927-1995) — also known asMax McCarthy — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September24, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;U.S.Representative from New York 39th District, 1965-71; candidateforU.S.Senator from New York, 1970; Washington bureau chief for theBuffalo Newsnewspaper, 1978-89.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, ofLouGehrig's disease, in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,May 5,1995 (age67 years, 223days).Burial location unknown.  | George Brinton McClellan (1865-1940) — also known asGeorge B. McClellan — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Dresden, Saxony (nowGermany)of American parents,November23, 1865.Democrat.Newspaper reporter;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1895-1903; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1896,1900;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1904-09;universityprofessor; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;LoyalLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;AmericanLegion;PhiBeta Kappa.DiedNovember30, 1940 (age75 years, 7days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Thomas Miller McClintock II (b. 1956) — also known asTom McClintock — of Roseville,PlacerCounty, Calif.Born in Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,July 10,1956.Republican.Journalist;chair ofVentura County Republican Party, 1979-81; chief of staff forState SenatorEdDavis, 1980-82; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1983-92, 1997-2000 (36th District 1983-92, 38thDistrict 1997-2000); candidate forCaliforniastate controller, 1994, 2002; member ofCaliforniastate senate 19th District, 2001-08; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 2003; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of California, 2006;U.S.Representative from California 4th District, 2009-; defeated,1992.Scottishancestry.Still living as of 2018. | | Thomas J. McDonald (b. 1883) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,June 21,1883.Democrat.Newspaper reporter; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1918-27.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;RoyalArcanum;Moose.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John McDonald. |
| | John J. McInerney (b. 1873) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Salamanca,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1873.Republican.Newspaper reporter;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1909-10;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 38th District, 1924.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown. | | Robert Moody McKinney (1910-2001) — also known asRobert M. McKinney — of New Mexico. Born in Shattuck,EllisCounty, Okla.,August28, 1910.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;newspaperpublisher; U.S. Ambassador toSwitzerland, 1961-63.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.During World War II, he helped develop the Tiny Tim rocket, which wasused against German tanks in the D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944.Editor and publisher of the Santa FeNew Mexicannewspaper for 52 years.Died, ofpneumonia,atNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 24,2001 (age90 years, 300days).Burial location unknown.  | John T. McManus (1904-1961) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Montrose,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1904.Reporter and movie critic for theNew York Times; movieand radio critic forTimemagazine; entertainmenteditor forPM (newspaper); general manager,WeeklyGuardiannewspaper;president,Newspaper Guild of New York, 1943-47;internationalvice president of the American Newspaper Guild;member, NewYork CIO Council; member of New York American Labor Party ExecutiveCommittee, 1945; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1950 (American Labor), 1954 (American Labor), 1958(Independent Socialist); in 1956, called before a U.S. Senatesubcommittee, he took the Fifth Amendment right againstself-incriminationin refusing to answer questions about theCommunistParty.Died, of aheartattack, in Montrose,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1961 (age56 years, 362days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward J. McManus; married to Jane Bedell. | | | | Image source: The Militant, November24, 1958 |
| | | Charles McVean (1802-1848) — of Canajoharie,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born near Johnstown,FultonCounty, N.Y.,1802.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaper editor;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1833-35;MontgomeryCounty District Attorney, 1836-39;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1848; died inoffice 1848.DiedDecember22, 1848 (ageabout 46years).Interment atSt.Andrew's Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y. | | David Batcheller Mellish (1831-1874) — also known asDavid B. Mellish — of New York. Born in Oxford,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,January2, 1831.Republican.Printer;schoolteacher;newspaper reporter;appraiser;U.S.Representative from New York 9th District, 1873-74; died inoffice 1874.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 23,1874 (age43 years, 141days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Auburn, Mass. | | George R. Metcalf (1914-2002) — of near Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1914.Republican.Newspaper publisher; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War II; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1951-65 (47th District 1951-54, 48th District1955-65); candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 35th District, 1968.Member,Lions;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Eagles.Died, in Auburn MemorialHospital,Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 30,2002 (age88 years, 114days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Elizabeth Bradley. |
 | Herman Methfessel (1900-1963) — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.; Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1900.Democrat.Newspaper reporter;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1935-38;RichmondCounty District Attorney, 1948-51.In September 1951, the New York State Crime Commission, investigatingrackets on the Staten Island waterfront, heard testimony from Mrs.Anna Wentworth that she had seen District Attorney Methfessel in agamblinghouse, which implied that he wasprotectingvice; in response, he ordered her arrest and charged her withperjury. At the request of the Crime Commission, citingabuseof power, Gov.ThomasE. Dewey superseded him from all cases related to theinvestigation; in the meantime, he was defeated for re-election. In1952, he and a subordinate werechargedwithofficialmisconduct, but found not guilty.Injured in aone-caraccident, and died the next day, in North ShoreHospital,Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,July 7,1963 (age62 years, 226days).Burial location unknown.  | Eugene Isaac Meyer (1875-1959) — also known asEugene Meyer — of Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October31, 1875.Republican.Stockbroker;banker;instrumental in the merger of five chemical companies to createAlliedChemicaland Dye Corporation, 1920; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1928;Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,1930-33; bought theWashington Postnewspaper in 1933,and was itspublisher until 1946; president, World Bank, 1946.Jewish.Died, fromheartdisease andcancer,at George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,July 17,1959 (age83 years, 259days).Interment atKensicoCemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer; married1910 to AgnesElizabeth Ernst; father of Katherine Graham. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, May 31,1932 |
| | | Frank S. Meyer — Conservative. Senior editor,National Reviewmagazine;candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.Still living as of 1966. | | Edward A. Miller (b. 1859) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Smyrna,KentCounty, Del.,August30, 1859.Democrat.Newspaper compositor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1903-04.Germanancestry. Member,TypographicalUnion.Burial location unknown. | | Nathan James Milliken (1821-1902) — also known asNathan J. Milliken — of Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in Keene,CheshireCounty, N.H.,September27, 1821.Republican.Newspaper editor and publisher;OntarioCounty Clerk, 1865-67; candidate for Presidential Elector for NewYork; postmaster atCanandaigua,N.Y., 1890-94.Died in Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,November26, 1902 (age81 years, 60days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.  | Wheeler Milmoe (1898-1972) — of Canastota,MadisonCounty, N.Y.Born in Canastota,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1898.Republican.Newspaper editor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Madison County, 1934-52;chair ofMadison County Republican Party, 1939; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1944-50; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1953-58 (44th District 1953-54, 46th District1955-58); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1956.Catholic.Member,Elks;Rotary;Grange;Knightsof Columbus;FarmBureau.Died in1972(ageabout74 years).Interment atSt.Agatha's Cemetery, Canastota, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick F. Milmoe. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | James Charles Monaghan (1857-1917) — also known asJames C. Monaghan — of Rhode Island; New Jersey. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October11, 1857.Newspaper editor;universityprofessor; U.S. Consul inMannheim, 1885-90;Chemnitz, 1893-1900;Kingston, 1914-17, died in office 1917.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1917 (age60 years, 32days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, Cumberland, R.I. | | Francis W. Moore Jr. (1808-1864) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,April20, 1808.Newspaper editor and publisher;mayorof Houston, Tex., 1838-39, 1843, 1849-52; member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Harris, Liberty and Galveston,1839-42.Died, probably ofappendicitis,in Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,September1, 1864 (age56 years, 134days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891-1967) — of Hopewell Junction,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Wiccopee,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 11,1891.Democrat.Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1928,1932;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1934-45.Jewish.DiedFebruary6, 1967 (age75 years, 271days).Interment atMt.Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofHenryMorgenthau and Josephine (Sykes) Morgenthau; married,November21, 1951, to Marcella Puthan; married,April17, 1916, toElinorFatman; father ofRobertMorris Morgenthau. | | | | Political family:Morgenthau-Lehmanfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Henry Morgenthau, Jr.:Herbert Levy,HenryMorgenthau, Jr.: The Remarkable Life of FDR's Secretary of theTreasury |
 | Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902) — also known asJ. Sterling Morton — ofOtoeCounty, Neb.Born in Adams,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1832.Democrat.Newspaper editor; member ofNebraskaterritorial House of Representatives, 1855-57;secretaryof Nebraska Territory, 1858-61;Governorof Nebraska Territory, 1858-59, 1861; candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1866, 1882; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1880(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1888;U.S.Secretary of Agriculture, 1893-97.Episcopalian.Member,Chi Psi.Died in Lake Forest,LakeCounty, Ill.,April27, 1902 (age70 years, 5days).Interment atWyukaCemetery, Nebraska City, Neb. | | Frank Henry Mott (b. 1873) — also known asFrank H. Mott — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Russell,WarrenCounty, Pa.,February9, 1873.Democrat.Newspaper reporter;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1900;candidate forsecretaryof state of New York, 1902; Citizens candidate formayorof Jamestown, N.Y., 1906; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 43rd District, 1918; candidate forNewYork state attorney general, 1920.Member,Elks;Eagles;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Sons ofthe Revolution.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Aaron Van Rensselaer Mott and Flora (Russell)Mott. |
| | Charles E. Murphy (c.1895-1959) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J., about 1895.Democrat.Newspaper reporter; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1944;New York City Corporation Counsel, 1947;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1948-59; died in office1959; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court2nd Department, 1954-59; died in office 1959.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus.Died, from aheartattack, in BrooklynHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1959 (ageabout 64years).Interment atSt. Johns Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Elizabeth Sawyer. |
| | Henry Cruse Murphy (1810-1882) — also known asHenry C. Murphy — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 5,1810.Democrat.Mayorof Brooklyn, N.Y., 1842;U.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1843-45, 1847-49;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1846; U.S. MinistertoNetherlands, 1857-61; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1862-73;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1876.Owner and editor of Brooklyn Daily Eaglenewspaper. DiedDecember1, 1882 (age72 years, 149days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.  | Thomas Nast (1840-1902) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in Landau,Germany,September27, 1840.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;news correspondent andcartoonistforHarper's Weekly and othermagazines andnewspapers; noted for his creation of such icons as theRepublican elephant and Democratic donkey; instrumental in thedownfall of New York City political bossWilliamM. Tweed; U.S. Consul General inGuayaquil, 1902, died in office 1902.Germanancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, ofyellowfever, in Guayaquil,Ecuador,December7, 1902 (age62 years, 71days).Original intermentsomewherein Guayaquil, Ecuador; reinterment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | | Josiah T. Newcomb (b. 1868) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,June 19,1868.Republican.Newspaper work;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1902, 1904;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1909-12; defeated, 1912; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Byron Rufus Newton (1861-1938) — also known asByron R. Newton — of Bayside, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Wirt town,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1861.Newspaper reporter;poet;interested inaviationduring its early days; helped organizeairplaneraces; private secretary toWilliamG. McAdoo; publicity director forWoodrowWilson's presidential campaign in 1912; U.S. First AssistantSecretary of the Treasury, 1913-17;U.S. Collector ofCustoms, 1917-21; New York City Tax Commissioner, 1938.Suffered astroke,and died eight days later, in Bayside, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,March20, 1938 (age76 years, 228days).Interment atFlushingCemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | John Francis Neylan (1885-1960) — also known asJohn F. Neylan — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1885.Republican.Newspaper reporter;lawyer;newspaper publisher; counsel to, and close associate of,WilliamRandolph Hearst; delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member, University of California Board of Regents,1928-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for California.Irishancestry.Died, from apulmonarycondition, in UniversityHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August19, 1960 (age74 years, 287days).Burial location unknown. | | Mordecai M. Noah (1785-1851) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in1785.Newspaper editor; U.S. Consul inRiga, 1811-13;Tunis, 1813-15.Jewish.Died in1851(ageabout66 years).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Thomas Herbert Norton (b. 1851) — also known asThomas H. Norton — of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Rushford,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1851.Republican.Chemist;newspaper editor;universityprofessor;librarian;U.S. Consul inHarput, 1900-05;Smyrna, 1905-06;Chemnitz, 1906-14.Presbyterian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;DeltaKappa Epsilon;AmericanChemical Society.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Robert Norton and Julia Ann Granger (Horsford) Norton;married,December27, 1883, to Edith Eliza Ames. |
| | Caleb Cushing Norvell (1813-1891) — also known asCaleb C. Norvell — of Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born inGreenCounty, Ky.,April24, 1813.Republican.Newspaper editor;printer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1870.Died inWashington,D.C.,February3, 1891 (age77 years, 285days).Interment atMoravianCemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y. | | Leo William O'Brien (1900-1982) — also known asLeo W. O'Brien — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1900.Newspaper work;radio andtelevision commentator;U.S.Representative from New York, 1952-67 (32nd District 1952-53,30th District 1953-63, 29th District 1963-67).Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 4,1982 (age81 years, 225days).Interment atSt.Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Ambrose O'Connell (1881-1962) — of New York;Washington,D.C.; San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born near Ottumwa,WapelloCounty, Iowa,July 9,1881.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaper work; assistant to postmaster generalJamesA. Farley, 1933-39; Second Assistant Postmaster General, 1939-40;First Assistant Postmaster General, 1940-43;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1943-44;AssociateJudge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1944-48.Catholic.Died, of aheartattack, in San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.,October13, 1962 (age81 years, 96days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Edwin Ogden (1859-1934) — also known asCharles E. Ogden — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1859.Newspaper reporter;orator;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1904-05.Member,Freemasons.Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1934 (age75 years, 98days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Moissaye J. Olgin (b. 1878) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Kiev (Kyiv),Ukraine,March24, 1878.Communist.Journalist; Workers candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 14th District, 1924; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1926 (Workers, 23rd District), 1930(Communist, 10th District), 1932 (Communist, 24th District), 1934(Communist, 23rd District); candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1927 (Workers, Bronx County 5th District), 1929(Communist, Bronx County 4th District), 1933 (Communist, Bronx County6th District), 1936 (Communist, Bronx County 5th District), 1936(Communist, Bronx County 5th District).Jewish.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Chaim Aaron Olgin and Zipa (Gelman) Olgin. |
| | William Merritt Osband (b. 1836) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Arcadia,WayneCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1836.Republican.Collegeprofessor;furniturebusiness;newspaper editor;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. |
| | Charles Devens Osborne (1888-1961) — also known asCharles D. Osborne — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1888.Democrat.Newspaper publisher;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1928-31, 1936-39; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1934-48; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 36th District, 1942.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 1,1961 (age72 years, 191days).Interment atFortHill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y. | | Henry Zenas Osborne (1848-1923) — also known asHenry Z. Osborne — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in New Lebanon,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1848.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1890-1900;U.S. Collector ofCustoms, 1890-94;U.S.Representative from California 10th District, 1917-23; defeated,1914; died in office 1923.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February8, 1923 (age74 years, 127days).Interment atAngelus-RosedaleCemetery, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Lithgow Osborne (1892-1980) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,April 2,1892.Democrat. Private secretary to U.S. AmbassadorJamesW. Gerard, 1915;newspaper editor; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1923; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 42nd District, 1924; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1928;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 36th District, 1932; New York StateConservation Commissioner, 1933;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; U.S.Ambassador toNorway, 1944-46.Member,AudubonSociety;Council onForeign Relations.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1980 (age87 years, 343days).Interment atFortHill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.  | Thomas A. Osborne (1800-1877) — of Mayville,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Hoosick Falls,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,July 1,1800.Lawyer;newspaper editor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County, 1834; common pleas courtjudge in New York, 1843-44.DiedApril27, 1877 (age76 years, 300days).Interment atPeacock Cemetery, Mayville, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Mary Walters, Eliza Jeanette Huston and MaryDerby. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: History of ChautauquaCounty (1875) |
| | John Louis O'Sullivan (1813-1895) — also known asJohn L. O'Sullivan — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born, of American parents, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean off the coast of Gibraltar,November15, 1813.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1841-42; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1844;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toPortugal, 1854; U.S. Minister toPortugal, 1854-58.Episcopalian;laterCatholic.Cofounder and editor ofThe United StatesMagazine andDemocratic Review, a journal that published the works of Emerson,Hawthorne and Whitman, as well as political essays on JacksonianDemocracy, 1837-46. Early advocate in 1840s for abolition of thedeath penalty. Invented the term "manifest destiny" to explain andjustify the westward expansion of the United States. Took part in thefailed expedition of Narcisco Lopez to take Cuba from Spanish rule;as a result, waschargedin federal court in New York withviolationof the Neutrality Act;triedand acquitted in March 1852.Died, ofinfluenzaand the effects of an earlierstroke,in a residentialhotel inNew York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1895 (age81 years, 129days).Interment atMoravianCemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.  | Chandler Owen (1889-1967) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Warrenton,WarrenCounty, N.C.,April 5,1889.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Socialist candidate forNewYork state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1920;newspaper managing editor;publicrelations business;speechwriter;candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1934.Africanancestry.Died, fromkidneydisease, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November2, 1967 (age78 years, 211days).Interment atLincolnCemetery, Blue Island, Ill. | | | Robert Dale Owen (1801-1877) — also known asRobert D. Owen — of New Harmony,PoseyCounty, Ind.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,November9, 1801.Democrat.Farmer;author;newspaper editor; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1836-39, 1851-52;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1843-47; defeated,1839, 1847; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S. Charged'Affaires toTwo Sicilies, 1853-54; U.S. Minister toTwo Sicilies, 1854-58.ScottishandWelshancestry.Aided his father in the establishment of the New Harmony socialexperiment.Died in Lake George,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1877 (age75 years, 227days).Original interment atVillageCemetery, Lake George, N.Y.; reinterment atMapleHill Cemetery, New Harmony, Ind.  | Walter Hines Page (1855-1918) — also known asWalter H. Page — of Garden City,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Cary,WakeCounty, N.C.,August15, 1855.Editor, The Atlantic Monthlymagazine, 1896-99; U.S.Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1913-18.Died in Pinehurst,MooreCounty, N.C.,December21, 1918 (age63 years, 128days).Interment atOldBethesda Cemetery, Aberdeen, N.C.  | Francis Wayland Palmer (1827-1907) — also known asFrank W. Palmer — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.; Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Manchester,DearbornCounty, Ind.,October11, 1827.Republican.Newspaper editor and publisher;printer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1854-55; IowaState Printer, 1861-69;U.S.Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1869-73; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1876;postmaster atChicago,Ill., 1877-85; U.S. Public Printer, 1889-94, 1897-1905.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December3, 1907 (age80 years, 53days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Samuel Wilson Parker (1805-1859) — also known asSamuel W. Parker — of Connersville,FayetteCounty, Ind.Born near Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September9, 1805.Farmer;lawyer;newspaper editor; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1839-40, 1843-44; member ofIndianastate senate, 1840-43; candidate for Presidential Elector forIndiana;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (4th District 1851-53, 5thDistrict 1853-55); defeated, 1849.GermanandEnglishancestry.Died in Sackets Harbor,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,February1, 1859 (age53 years, 145days).Interment in private or family graveyard. | | Will H. Parry (1864-1917) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 29,1864.Newspaper editor and publisher; treasurer and manager, MoranShipbuildingCo., 1900-15; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1915-17; died inoffice 1917.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;UnionLeague.Died, in ahospitalatWashington,D.C.,April21, 1917 (age52 years, 296days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William M. Parry and Elizabeth (Gillette) Parry; married,January15, 1891, to Harriet Phelps. |
| | Joseph Medill Patterson (1879-1946) — also known asJoseph M. Patterson — of Ossining,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January6, 1879.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1903;editor of theChicagoTribune, 1910-25; served in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I; founder (1919) andpublisher of the New YorkDailyNews, the first successful American tabloid newspaper.Died, from aliverailment, in DoctorsHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 26,1946 (age67 years, 140days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Louis Frisbie Payn (1835-1923) — also known asLouis F. Payn — of Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Ghent,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1835.Republican.Papermanufacturer; founder of theChatham Republicannewspaper; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1872,1892,1896,1900,1904,1908,1912,1916,1920;New York State Insurance Commissioner, 1897-1900.Died, frompneumonia,in Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1923 (age88 years, 51days).Interment atChathamRural Cemetery, Chatham, N.Y.  | George Wilbur Peck (1840-1916) — also known asGeorge W. Peck — of Ripon,Fond duLac County, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Henderson,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1840.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspaperpublisher;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1890;Governor ofWisconsin, 1891-95; defeated, 1894, 1904.DiedApril16, 1916 (age75 years, 201days).Interment atForestHome Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. | | Rufus Thompson Peck (1836-1900) — also known asRufus T. Peck — of Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.Born in Solon,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1836.Republican.Journalist; postmaster of Solon, N.Y., 1867;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cortland County, 1889-91; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1892.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1900 (age63 years, 212days).Interment atCortlandRural Cemetery, Cortland, N.Y. | | Elias Porter Pellet (1837-c.1904) — also known asElias P. Pellet — Born in Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,July 7,1837.Newspaper publisher; served in the Union Army during the CivilWar; private secretary to U.S. Secretary of StateWilliamH. Seward, 1866; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) inSabanilla, 1866-74; U.S. Consul inSabanilla, 1874-80; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inBarranquilla, 1893-99.Died about 1904 (ageabout 67years).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.  | George Douglas Perkins (1840-1914) — also known asGeorge D. Perkins — of Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa.Born in Holley,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,February29, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspaper editor and publisher; member ofIowastate senate, 1873; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Iowa,1876,1880,1888,1908,1912;U.S.Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1891-99.Died in Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa,February3, 1914 (age74 years, 0days).Interment atFloydCemetery, Sioux City, Iowa. | | Jerome B. Peterson — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Co-owner of theNew York Agenewspaper; U.S. Consul inPuerto Cabello, 1904-05.Africanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1839-1901) — also known asGilbert A. Pierce — ofPorterCounty, Ind.; Illinois; North Dakota; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in East Otto,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,January11, 1839.Republican.Lawyer;journalist;newspaper editor;author;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1869;Governorof Dakota Territory, 1884-86;U.S.Senator from North Dakota, 1889-91; U.S. Minister toPortugal, 1893.Died at the LexingtonHotel,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February15, 1901 (age62 years, 35days).Interment atAdamsCemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.  | Edmund Platt (1865-1939) — of Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1865.Republican.Schoolteacher;newspaper editor and publisher;U.S.Representative from New York 26th District, 1913-20; member andvice-governor, Federal Reserve Board, 1920-30.Died in Chazy,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,August7, 1939 (age74 years, 186days).Interment atPoughkeepsieRural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. |  | James D. Pollard (b. 1892) — of Seneca Falls,SenecaCounty, N.Y.Born in Seneca Falls,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1892.Republican.Newspaper editor; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Seneca County, 1930-36.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1936 |
| | | Generoso Pope (1891-1950) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornApril 1,1891.Democrat.Newspaper publisher;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,1936,1940(alternate); candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.Publisher ofIl Progresso, the largest-circulationItalian-languagenewspaper in the U.S. His son, Generoso PopeJr., was the creator of theNational Enquirer.DiedApril28, 1950 (age59 years, 27days).Entombed in mausoleum atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925) — also known asPeter A. Porter — of Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1853.Banker;newspaper editor;villagepresident of Niagara Falls, New York, 1878; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Niagara County 2nd District, 1886-87;U.S.Representative from New York 34th District, 1907-09.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1925 (age72 years, 66days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Cabell (Breckinridge) Porter andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); married1887 to AliceAdele Taylor; grandson ofPeterBuell Porter; grandnephew ofAugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),JosephCabell Breckinridge andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; great-grandson ofJohnBreckinridge; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; first cousin once removed ofAugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr.,JohnCabell Breckinridge,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell andJamesPatton Preston; second cousin ofCliftonRodes Breckinridge,LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; second cousin once removed ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell andGeorgeCraighead Cabell; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin four times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin ofUlyssesSimpson Grant,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich,FrederickDent Grant,UlyssesSimpson Grant Jr. andEarleCabell; third cousin twice removed ofJohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,SamuelLathrop andAbelHuntington; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelHuntington andHenryScudder; fourth cousin once removed ofEbenezerHuntington,GaylordGriswold,BenjaminTrumbull,ParmenioAdams,ElishaPhelps,LancelotPhelps,TheodoreDavenport,Asa H.Otis,AbijahBlodget,BenjaminNicoll Huntington andAlvredBayard Nettleton. | | | | Political families:Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabellfamily of Virginia;Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floydfamily of Virginia;Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapinfamily of Connecticut and New York;Walker-Randolphfamily of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article |
| | Harry Hayt Pratt (1864-1932) — also known asHarry H. Pratt — of Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,November11, 1864.Republican.Newspaper editor; postmaster atCorning,N.Y., 1905-14;U.S.Representative from New York 37th District, 1915-19.Died in Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,November13, 1932 (age68 years, 2days).Interment atHopeCemetery, South Corning, N.Y.  | Lemuel Ely Quigg (1863-1919) — also known asLemuel E. Quigg — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born near Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.,February12, 1863.Republican.Newspaper editor;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1894-99; defeated,1898; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1896(speaker),1900,1904;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1915.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,July 1,1919 (age56 years, 139days).Interment atFlushingCemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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