| |  Arthur Judson Abbott (1880-1958) — also known asArthur J. Abbott — of Oneida,MadisonCounty, N.Y.Born in Oneida,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1880.Democrat.School teacher;newspapereditor;mayor ofOneida, N.Y., 1924-25, 1928-29; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Madison County, 1933.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Sonsof Union Veterans.DiedMay 24,1958 (age78 years, 55days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Oneida, N.Y. | | Gary Leonard Ackerman (b. 1942) — also known asGary L. Ackerman — of Flushing, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Jamaica Estates, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November19, 1942.Democrat.School teacher; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 12th District, 1979-83;U.S.Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (7th District 1983-93,5th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1984,1988(speaker),1996,2000,2004,2008.Jewish. Member,B'naiB'rith.Still living as of 2014.  | Fred M. Ackerson (1866-1956) — of Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in Somerset,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,June 6,1866.Republican.School teacher and principal;lawyer;NiagaraCounty District Attorney, 1908-15; Judge of New York Court ofClaims, 1915-37.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;OddFellows;Rotary;Sonsof the American Revolution.Suffered aheartattack, and died soon after, in MemorialHospital,Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1956 (age90 years, 205days).Interment atSomerset Cemetery, Somerset, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Charles F. Ackerson and Mary Jane (Nellist) Ackerson; married toEvangeline Hotaling. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
 | Simon Louis Adler (1867-1934) — also known asSimon L. Adler — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Seneca Falls,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,August30, 1867.Republican.School teacher; studied law withEdmundL. Pitts;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1911-26;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1927-34;died in office 1934.Jewish. Member,American BarAssociation.Suffered aheartattack at breakfast, and died soon after, in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 23,1934 (age66 years, 266days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Sal F. Albanese (b. 1949) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born inItaly,August29, 1949.School teacher;lawyer;Democratic candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly 50th District, 1978; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1988,2008;Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1992; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1997 (Democratic primary), 1997(Independence), 2013 (Democratic primary), 2017 (Democratic primary),2017 (Reform).Italianancestry.Still living as of 2021. | | Seth S. Allen (b. 1864) — of Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Peru,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1864.School teacher;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. |
| | Bradford Almy (b. 1845) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Born in Enfield,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,February10, 1845.Republican.School teacher;lawyer;TompkinsCounty Judge and Surrogate, 1898;mayor ofIthaca, N.Y., 1905-06.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown. | | Hermes Luther Ames (1865-1920) — also known asHermes L. Ames;Henry Ames — of Falconer,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Carroll town,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,October28, 1865.Farmer;school teacher;haydealer;millingbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1918-20;defeated (Prohibition), 1916; died in office 1920.Member,UnitedCommercial Travelers;OddFellows;Moose;Grange.DiedAugust23, 1920 (age54 years, 300days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Loretta Woodward (Tiller) Ames and Ezra Wales Ames; married,June 20,1894, to Minta E. Brunson. |
| | Robert Bernerd Anderson (1910-1989) — also known asRobert B. Anderson — of Texas. Born in Burleson,JohnsonCounty, Tex.,June 4,1910.School teacher;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. | | 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.School teacher;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. | | Robert Philo Anibal (1845-1908) — also known asRobert P. Anibal — of Northville,FultonCounty, N.Y.; Johnstown,FultonCounty, N.Y.Born in Benson,HamiltonCounty, N.Y.,February22, 1845.Democrat.School teacher;lawyer;HamiltonCounty Judge and Surrogate, 1872-77; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1896;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 4th District, 1901.In May 1901, the Herkimer County District Attorneyaccusedhim ofoffering abribe to awitnessin a criminal trial; Anibal denied this.Died in Northville,FultonCounty, N.Y.,December14, 1908 (age63 years, 296days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Philo Anibal and Mary (Orcutt) Anibal; married,April24, 1872, to Frances E. Van Arnam. |
| | George Alfred Arkwright (1888-1972) — also known asGeorge A. Arkwright — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September19, 1888.Republican.School teacher;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1944;candidate forboroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1945;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950-64; appointed 1950;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2ndDepartment, 1954-62.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;CatholicLawyers Guild;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus;Rotary.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1972 (age83 years, 341days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Frank B. Arnold (1839-1890) — also known asMichael Edwards;Benjamin FranklinArnold —of Unadilla,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in County Clare,Ireland,March29, 1839.Republican.School teacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County 2nd District, 1885-87; memberofNewYork state senate 23rd District, 1888-89; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 24th District, 1890, 1890.Irishancestry.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in hislawoffice, Unadilla,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1890 (age51 years, 257days).Interment atSt.Matthew's Cemetery, Unadilla, N.Y. | | Vincent H. Auleta (1886-1961) — also known asVincenzo Auleta — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Astoria, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 6,1886.Democrat.School teacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 18th District, 1926-30;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1930.Italianancestry.Died, in UniversityHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September29, 1961 (age75 years, 176days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Anna J. Schoenherr. |
| | Patricia Ellis Baker (b. 1938) — also known asPatricia E. Baker;PatriciaEllis —of Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.Born in Gaines,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,November7, 1938.Democrat.School teacher;collegeprofessor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1972.Female.Still living as of 1973.| | Relatives:Daughter of Charles Otis Ellis and Ruth (Winslow) Ellis; married1960 to RoyJohn Baker. |
| | Thomas Meinhard Balliet (1852-1942) — also known asThomas M. Balliet — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Mahoning,CarbonCounty, Pa.,March 1,1852.Republican.Superintendent of schools;universityprofessor; dean, School of Education, New York University,1904-19; Law Preservation candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1932; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1942 (age89 years, 354days).Cremated;ashes interred atSpringfieldCemetery, Springfield, Mass.; cenotaph atLehighton Cemetery, Lehighton, Pa. | | Henry Eells Barnard (1837-1919) — also known asHenry E. Barnard — of Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa; Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1837.Democrat.School principal;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Clinton County, 1893; Democratic candidatefor Presidential Elector for New York,1900.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died bysuicide,byhanging,in Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,August3, 1919 (age82 years, 127days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y. | | John T. Barnett (b. 1869) — of Silverton,San JuanCounty, Colo.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.;OurayCounty, Colo.;Denver,Colo.Born in Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,June 22,1869.Democrat.School principal;newspapereditor;lawyer;OurayCounty Attorney, 1898-1910;Coloradostate attorney general, 1909-10;secretary ofColorado Democratic Party, 1912-16; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Colorado, 1913-20.Catholic.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Barnett and Katherine Barnett; married,January24, 1906, to Sue Sayre Nash; married,March 7,1917, to Myrtle Louise Emily Schlessiner. |
| | Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett (1833-1908) — also known asEbenezer D. Bassett — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Litchfield,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,October16, 1833.School teacher; U.S. Minister toHaiti, 1869-77; U.S. Consul General inPort-au-Prince, as of 1874;Consul-Generalfor Haiti inNewYork, N.Y., 1884-88;Vice-Consulfor Haiti inNewYork, N.Y., 1898-1902, 1904-08.AfricanandPequotIndian ancestry.FirstBlack American to be appointed a diplomat to a foreign country.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1908 (age75 years, 29days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. | | Caleb Howard Baumes (1865-1937) — also known asCaleb H. Baumes — of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Bethlehem,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1865.Republican.School teacher;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. |
| | Witter Johnston Baxter (1816-1888) — also known asWitter J. Baxter — of Jonesville,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Sidney Plains,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,June 18,1816.Republican.School teacher;lawyer;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1856;member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1857-76, 1877-81; appointed 1857;resigned 1876, 1881; member ofMichiganstate senate 9th District, 1877-78.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows.DiedFebruary6, 1888 (age71 years, 233days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married1852 to AliceBeaumont (granddaughter of Myron Holly). |
 | Josiah Williams Begole (1815-1896) — also known asJosiah W. Begole — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Groveland,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,January20, 1815.School teacher;farmer;GeneseeCounty Treasurer, 1856-64;lumberbusiness; member ofMichiganstate senate 23rd District, 1871-72; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1872;U.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,1874, 1880;Governor ofMichigan, 1883-84; defeated (Fusion), 1884.Presbyterian.Died in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,June 5,1896 (age81 years, 137days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Flint, Mich. | | Fred Bennetts — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Socialist.School teacher; delegate to Socialist NationalConvention from New York, 1920; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 5th District, 1927, 1928,1935.Burial location unknown. | | James Albert Betts (1853-1928) — also known asJames A. Betts — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in Broadalbin,FultonCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1853.Democrat.School teacher and principal;lawyer;president, Kingston SavingsBank;vice-president, Kingston CityHospital;trustee, Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery;UlsterCounty Surrogate, 1892-98;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1899-1912.Baptist.Died in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1928 (age75 years, 51days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaiah Betts and Margaret A. (Hoes) Betts; married,October16, 1884, to Frances M. Hill; married1908 to OliviaAnn (Mathews) North. |
| | Grant L. Bice (1868-1932) — of Cobleskill,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in West Fulton,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1868.School teacher;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. | | Jerome Holland Bishop (1846-1928) — also known asJerome H. Bishop — of Decatur,Van BurenCounty, Mich.; Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Oxbow,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1846.Republican.Superintendent of schools; founder, J.H. Bishopfur company ofWyandotte, Mich.;rugandcoatmanufacturer;mayorof Wyandotte, Mich., 1885-87, 1905-08; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1900;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1909.Congregationalist.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.DiedMay 22,1928 (age81 years, 262days).Interment atWoodmereCemetery, Detroit, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop; married1867 to JennieGray; married1876 to EllaM. Clark. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Nicholas Cornelius Blauvelt (1814-1899) — also known asNicholas C. Blauvelt — of Spring Valley,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Clarkstown,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,July 22,1814.Democrat.School teacher;merchant;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1846; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rockland County, 1853.Died, fromheartfailure, in Spring Valley,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1899 (age85 years, 100days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Nyack, N.Y. | | Gail Borden Jr. (1801-1874) — Born in Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1801.School teacher;surveyor;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Austin, 1833;newspaperpublisher; Collector of Customs at Galveston for the TexasRepublic, 1837-38 and 1841-43; in 1849, heinventeda dehydrated beef product called a "meat biscuit", but it failedcommercially; in 1853, heinventeda process to make sweetenedcondensedmilk, which could be transported without refrigeration, anddeveloped sanitation practices to to prevent contamination.Died in Borden,ColoradoCounty, Tex.,January11, 1874 (age72 years, 63days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | William Washington Brunswick (b. 1872) — also known asWilliam W. Brunswick — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October17, 1872.School teacher;newspaperreporter; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inBarmen, 1907-09;Chemnitz, 1909-11;St. Etienne, as of 1914; U.S. Consul inLa Rochelle, as of 1919-24;Niagara Falls, as of 1926-27;Barbados, as of 1929;Lisbon, as of 1932.Burial location unknown.  | Williana Jones Burroughs (1882-1945) — also known asWilliana J. Burroughs;Williana Jones;Mary Adams —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Moscow,Russia.Born inPetersburg,Va.,December26, 1882.Communist.School teacher; joined the Communist party in 1926;used the pseudonym "Mary Adams"; in 1933, she led ademonstrationto the New York City Board of Education, and as a result, she wasfiredfrom her teaching job; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1934; announcer and editor for theEnglish-language broadcasts ofRadioMoscow, 1937-45.Africanancestry.Died, from aheartailment, in the Staten Island AreaHospital,Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1945 (age62 years, 363days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1909 toCharles Burroughs. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: The Daily Worker, October1933 |
 | Robert Porter Bush (1842-1923) — also known asRobert P. Bush — of Horseheads,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Branchport,YatesCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1842.Democrat. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher;physician;ChemungCounty School Commissioner, 1875-78;ChemungCounty Coroner, 1883; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chemung County, 1886-92, 1894, 1911-13,1916-17; defeated, 1918;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1892; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1896;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 41st District, 1914.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, frompneumonia,in a Arnot-OgdenHospital,Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,January8, 1923 (age80 years, 283days).Interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Horseheads, N.Y.  | John A. Byrnes (c.1897-1963) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y., about 1897.Democrat.School teacher;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 12th District, 1926-36;Justice, New York City Court, 1937-59; chief justice, 1943-57.Died, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1963 (ageabout 66years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Mae McSherry. | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
|  | John Callahan (b. 1865) — of Menasha,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.; Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Goldens Bridge,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1865.School teacher and principal;superintendent ofschools;Wisconsinsuperintendent of public instruction, 1921-40.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof M. J. Callahan and Johanna (Walsh) Callahan; married,September12, 1889, to Minnie A. Powers. | | | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1940 |
| | Charles Raymond Cameron (b. 1875) — also known asCharles R. Cameron — ofPhilippines;Le Roy,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.Born in York,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,June 25,1875.School teacher;superintendent of schools; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer; U.S.Consul inTacna, 1919-20;Pernambuco, 1920-23;Hong Kong, 1923;Tokyo, 1923-25;Sao Paulo, 1926-30; U.S. Consul General inSao Paulo, 1930-33;Havana, 1934-35;Tokyo, as of 1938.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Cameron and Catherine (McDougall) Cameron. |
| | Perry Amherst Carpenter (1881-1957) — also known asPerry A. Carpenter — of Lima,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.; Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.; Irondequoit,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Benton Township,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,November29, 1881.Professorof mathematics, Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N.Y., 1910; laterhigh school teacher; Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Livingston County, 1909; Prohibitioncandidate forU.S.Representative from New York 39th District, 1912.Co-author of mathematics and algebra textbooks. Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,1957(ageabout75 years).Burial location unknown.  | Orrin N. Carter (b. 1854) — of Morris,GrundyCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born inJeffersonCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1854.Republican.School teacher;lawyer;GrundyCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1880-82;GrundyCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-88;CookCounty Judge, 1894-1905;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1906-24.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Benajah Carter and Isabel (Cole) Carter; married,August1, 1881, to Nettie J. Steven. | | | | Image source: Illinois Blue Book1919 |
 | Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) — also known asCarrie Lane;Carrie Chapman — of Mason City,CerroGordo County, Iowa; New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Ripon,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,January9, 1859.School teacher;superintendent of schools; womansuffrage activist; president, National American Woman SuffrageAssociation, 1900-04 (succeeding Susan B. Anthony) and 1915-20;founder of the League of Women Voters; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Female.Member,League of WomenVoters.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1982.Died, from aheartattack, in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1947 (age88 years, 59days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Walter Marion Chandler (1867-1935) — also known asWalter M. Chandler — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inYazooCounty, Miss.,December8, 1867.Cowboy;school teacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1913-19, 1921-23;defeated (Republican), 1918, 1922, 1923, 1924.Died, from aheartattack andintestinalmalady, in Post-GraduateHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1935 (age67 years, 98days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.  | William F. Chapin (1831-1885) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Butternuts,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1831.Republican.School teacher;lawyer;farmer;Speakerof Nebraska Territory House of Representatives, 1860;mayorof Lincoln, Neb., 1871-72.Englishancestry.Died in Grand Island,HallCounty, Neb.,November14, 1885 (age54 years, 176days).Intermentsomewherein Greenwood, Neb.| | Image source:City of Lincoln |
| | Robert Andrew Childs (1845-1915) — also known asRobert A. Childs — of Hinsdale,DuPageCounty, Ill.Born in Malone,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,March22, 1845.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;schoolprincipal;lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois,1884;U.S.Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1893-95.Died in Hinsdale,DuPageCounty, Ill.,December19, 1915 (age70 years, 272days).Interment atBronswoodCemetery, Oak Brook, Ill. | | Rodney W. Choate (b. 1834) — of Delta Township,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Somerset,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1834.Republican.School teacher; served in the Union Army duringthe 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. |
| | August Claessens (1885-1954) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born inSwitzerland,1885.School teacher; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1914 (Socialist, 15th District),1924 (Socialist, 23rd District), 1928 (Socialist, 14th District),1930 (Socialist, 18th District), 1932 (Socialist, 14th District),1934 (Socialist, at-large), 1946 (Liberal, 10th District), 1948(Liberal, 8th District), 1950 (Liberal, 8th District); member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 17th District, 1918-20, 1922;defeated, 1915 (Socialist, New York County 26th District), 1916(Socialist, New York County 26th District); expelled 1920, 1920;defeated, 1920 (Socialist, New York County 17th District), 1922(Socialist, New York County 17th District), 1923 (Socialist, New YorkCounty 17th District), 1925 (Socialist, Bronx County 4th District),1937 (American Labor, Kings County 4th District), 1938 (AmericanLabor, Kings County 14th District), 1954 (Liberal, Kings County 14thDistrict); delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York,1920; Socialist candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1926; American Labor candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 11th District, 1940.Expelledfrom the New York State Assembly over allegeddisloyalty,along with the other four Socialist members, April 1, 1920;re-elected to the same seat in a special election, andexpelledagain on September 21.Died, following aheartattack, at Brooklyn JewishHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December9, 1954 (ageabout 69years).Interment atCedarGrove Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y. | | Ranslure Weld Clarke (1816-1899) — also known asRanslure W. Clarke — of Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,January27, 1816.Republican.School principal;lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Vermont,1868(voted forUlyssesS. Grant andSchuylerColfax); postmaster atBrattleboro,Vt., 1869-77.Died in Hornellsville (now Hornell),SteubenCounty, N.Y.,January15, 1899 (age82 years, 353days).Interment atProspectHill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.| | Relatives: Sonof Elam Clarke and Cynthia (Lewis) Clarke; married to Lucy ChandlerWilder and Susan O. Wilder. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | William Bourke Cockran (1854-1923) — also known asW. Bourke Cockran — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in County Sligo,Ireland,February28, 1854.School teacher and principal;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1887-89, 1891-95, 1904-09, 1921-23(12th District 1887-89, 10th District 1891-93, 12th District 1893-95,1904-09, 16th District 1921-23); defeated (Progressive), 1912; diedin office 1923; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1888,1892(member,CredentialsCommittee),1904(speaker),1920.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 1,1923 (age69 years, 1days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Ernest E. Cole (1871-1949) — of Bath,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Savona,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,November18, 1871.Republican.School principal;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1920-22; memberofNewYork state senate 43rd District, 1923-26; New York Commissionerof Education, 1940.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;OddFellows.Died in1949(ageabout77 years).Interment atSeamansCemetery, Savona, N.Y.  | Frank Comesky (b. 1858) — of Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Carmel,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1858.Democrat.School principal;lawyer;RocklandCounty District Attorney, 1894; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1896,1900.Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Foresters.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Owen Comesky and Ann (Magie) Comesky. | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | | George M. Dallas Condon (1860-1933) — also known asGeorge M. Condon — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Fort Covington,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,December27, 1860.Republican.School teacher;dry goodsmerchant;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate, 1917-30 (4th District 1917-26, 5th District1927-30); defeated in primary, 1930.Died in1933(ageabout72 years).Interment atGrandLawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Thomas Franklin Conway (1859-1945) — also known asThomas F. Conway — of Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.Born in Chesterfield,EssexCounty, N.Y.,May 4,1859.Democrat.School teacher;lawyer;newspaperpublisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1896,1904,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944;candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 1900;LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1911-12; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1916; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.Irishancestry.Died in Plattsburgh,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1945 (age86 years, 189days).Interment atImmaculate Conception Cemetery, Keeseville, N.Y.  | George Bruce Cortelyou (1862-1940) — also known asGeorge B. Cortelyou — of Huntington Bay,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1862.Republican.School principal; confidential stenographer toPresidentGroverCleveland, 1895-96; Executive Clerk of the White House, 1896-98;secretary to PresidentWilliamMcKinley, 1900-01; secretary to PresidentTheodoreRoosevelt, 1901-03;financier;U.S.Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1903-04;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1904-07;U.S.Postmaster General, 1905-07;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1907-09; president, ConsolidatedGasCompany, New York, 1909-35; director, New YorkLifeInsurance Company; first president, Edison Electric Institute,1933.Member,UnionLeague.Died, following twoheartattacks, in Huntington Bay,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,October23, 1940 (age78 years, 89days).Interment atMemorialCemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y. | | Thomas Jerome Curran (1898-1958) — also known asThomas J. Curran — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolteacher;lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;chairof New York County Republican Party, 1940-58;secretaryof state of New York, 1943-54; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1944,1948,1952(alternate),1956;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1944; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Executive Committee, 1945.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;DeltaTheta Phi.Died, from aheartailment, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1958 (age59 years, 243days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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