 |  John Edward Charles O'Sullivan Addicks(1841-1919) —also known asJ. Edward Addicks;"GasAddicks";"Napoleon of Gas";"Frenzied Financier" —of Claymont,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November21, 1841.Republican.Flourmerchant; built and controlled theilluminating gasindustry in Boston and other cities; tried for years without successto win a seat in the U.S. Senate; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Delaware, 1904; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Delaware,1904;arrestedin New York, 1913, over his refusal to acknowledgemoneyjudgements against him by creditors, and released on bond;jailedin 1915 forcontemptof court.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August7, 1919 (age77 years, 259days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.  | Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1841-1915) — also known asNelson W. Aldrich;"General Manager ofthe United States" —of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.Born in Foster,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,November6, 1841.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;grocer;director, Roger WilliamsBank;president, First NationalBank ofProvidence; trustee, Providence, Hartford and FishkillRailroad;organizer and president, UnitedTractionandElectric Company; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Rhode Island,1872;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1875-77;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1876-77;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1879-81;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1881-1911; author of Aldrich-VreelandCurrency Act and Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, from anapoplecticstroke, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1915 (age73 years, 161days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | 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 and Power Co.; Drycandidate 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. |
| | 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. | | Otto Tremont Bannard (1854-1929) — also known asOtto T. Bannard — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;banker;director, NiagaraFireInsurance Co., DolphinJuteMills, and Jersey UnitedGas and Electric Co.; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1908,1912,1916;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1909.Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, on theoceanlinerPresident Cleveland, en route from Seattle toManila, in theNorthPacific Ocean,January15, 1929 (age74 years, 262days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. | | Charles Ulrick Bay (1888-1955) — also known asCharles U. Bay — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Rensselaer,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1888.Founder, Bay Company,manufacturerof medical supplies; partner, A. M. Kidder & Co., stockbrokers;founder, BayPetroleumCorporation; stockholder and director, New York, New Haven andHartfordRailroad;director, First NationalBank andTrust Company of Bridgeport; also involved with the ConnecticutRailwayandLighting Company; U.S. Ambassador toNorway, 1946-53.Episcopalian.Norwegianancestry.Died, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1955 (age67 years, 117days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Samuel Arthur Beardsley (1856-1932) — also known asSamuel A. Beardsley — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,December1, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer;incorporated New YorkGas, Electric Light, Heat & Power Co.,which later became the New York Edison Co.; director of several otherutilities; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1889-92;secretary ofNew York Democratic Party, 1889-92; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1904,1908,1912.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Redmen.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April28, 1932 (age75 years, 149days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur Moore Beardsley and Louise Howland (Adams) Beardsley;married,September14, 1881, to Elizabeth Ann Hopper; married1927 toLillian Valérie Ella Walpole-Moore. |
| | Neal Dow Becker (1883-1955) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cherry Creek,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,February13, 1883.Lawyer;president, HammondTypewriterCorporation, 1913-24; president (1925-52) and chairman (1952-55),Intertype Corporation; trustee and member of executive committee,Consolidated Edisonelectric utility;bankdirector;HonoraryConsul-General for Bulgaria inNewYork, N.Y., 1923-33; chairman, Cornell University Board ofTrustees, 1947-53.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1955 (age72 years, 92days).Interment atAll Souls Onteora Park Church Cemetery, Hunter, N.Y. | | William Berri (1848-1917) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September12, 1848.Republican.Carpetmerchant;printingbusiness;newspaperpublisher; officer or director ofbanks,electric utilities, and the New YorkTelephoneCompany; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1904,1908,1912,1916;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;member, New York State Board of Regents, 1916-17.Congregationalist.Member,UnionLeague.In 1911, he wasarraignedon achargeofcriminallibel over an article he published in his newspaper, brought bythree candidates for Supreme Court,HerbertT. Ketcham,PatrickE. Callahan, andWilliamWillett, Jr.; the case was withdrawn a few days later when theother two candidates discovered that Willett had indeed (as Berricharged) paid bribes for his nomination.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1917 (age68 years, 219days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Berri ; married1869 toFrances Williams Morris. |
| | Aubrey Boyles (b. 1878) — of Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Pleasant,MonroeCounty, Ala.,October9, 1878.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1922-26; candidateforU.S.Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1926; promotedconstruction ofnatural gas pipelines.Presbyterian.Member,Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson Boyles and Minnie (Ferrell) Boyles; married,November5, 1907, to Mary Washington Moody. |
| | Matt I. Brennan (born c.1955) — of New City,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born about 1955. Republican.Policeofficer; security worker at Indian Pointpower plant;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 2004; candidate forNewYork state assembly 94th District, 2007.Still living as of 2007. | | John Cashmore (1895-1961) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 7,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; aide to thegeneral manager of the New York Edison Companyelectricutility;furnituremanufacturer;businessexecutive; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1923; defeated,1923; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1938-44;boroughpresident of Brooklyn, New York, 1940-61; died in office 1961;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1948,1952,1956,1960;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1952.Member,AmericanLegion.Collapsed from aheartattack, in hiscar, anddied soon after, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1961 (age65 years, 334days).Interment atCanarsieCemetery, Brooklyn, 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.Schoolprincipal; confidential stenographer to PresidentGroverCleveland, 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, ConsolidatedGas Company, 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. | | Jeremiah D. Crowley — of Marcellus,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Socialist. Employee ofelectric power and light company;Socialist Labor candidate forNew Yorkstate engineer and surveyor, 1910; Socialist Labor candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1912, 1914, 1920; Socialist Labor candidateforGovernor ofNew York, 1916, 1922, 1926, 1930; Socialist Labor candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1928; Socialist Labor candidateforU.S.Senator from New York, 1932; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York at-large, 1934 (Socialist Labor),1938 (Industrial Government); Industrial Government candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.Burial location unknown. | | Charles A. Dana (b. 1881) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1881.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 27th District, 1910, 1912;president, SpicerManufacturingCo.; president, ParishPressedSteel Co.; president, SalisburyAxle Co.president, New York and New JerseyWater Co.Member,American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925) — also known asJames B. Duke;"Buck";"Tobacco King" —of Somerville,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born near Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,December23, 1856.Republican. Organizer and president, AmericanTobaccoCompany, which monopolized thetobaccoindustry until it was broken up in 1911; organizer ofelectricpower companies; delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1904.Left a large trust fund which supported Duke University. Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1925 (age68 years, 291days).Entombed atDukeUniversity Chapel, Durham, N.C. | | Charles Carroll Fitch (1842-1899) — also known asCharles C. Fitch — of Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Cuylerville,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1842.Democrat.Abstractor;hardwarebusiness; president, MasonWater and Electric LightCompany;InghamCounty Register of Deeds, 1885-88; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1889-92.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias.Died suddenly, ofheartdisease,June 28,1899 (age56 years, 344days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Foster (b. 1947) — also known asBob Foster — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1947.Democrat.Utility executive;mayorof Long Beach, Calif., 2006-; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,2008.Still living as of 2011. | | Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot (1855-1943) — also known asNicholas V. V. Franchot — of Olean,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.Born in Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August21, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;oilproducer; vice-president, Exchange NationalBank ofOlean; directorElectric Light & Power Co.; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1892,1896,1904;mayorof Olean, N.Y., 1894-98.Episcopalian.Member,SigmaPhi.Died in Olean,CattaraugusCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1943 (age87 years, 258days).Interment atHillingtonCemetery, Morris, N.Y. | | Francis Vinton Greene (c.1851-1921) — also known asFrancis V. Greene — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born about 1851. Republican. General in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1900;president, BarberAsphaltPaving Company, 1901; New York CityPoliceCommissioner, 1903; president, Niagara, Lockport and OntarioPower Company, 1904-15.Member,MilitaryOrder of Foreign Wars.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1921 (ageabout 70years).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Gen. George Sears Greene; married1879 to BelleChevallie. |
| | Wilson G. Hunt (1804-1892) — also known asWilson Hunt — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Macedonia (now Tinton Falls),MonmouthCounty, N.J.,November26, 1804.Democrat.Wholesale drygoods business; Reform Democratic candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1854;bankdirector; director, Western UnionTelegraphCompany; director, ConsolidatedGas Company; president,Illinois CentralRailroad.Died, in the ClarendonHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December7, 1892 (age88 years, 11days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | George Lewis Ingalls (1914-2001) — also known asGeorge L. Ingalls — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Born in Danielson, Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.,June 7,1914.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1953-66 (Broome County 2nd District 1953-65,125th District 1966).Congregationalist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;PhiDelta Phi;Rotary;Jaycees;American BarAssociation.Trustee of the New YorkPower Authority in 1967-90. Died in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,April10, 2001 (age86 years, 307days).Interment atCalvary Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y. | | Collin Fox Jewell (1850-1925) — also known asCollin F. Jewell;Colin F.Jewell —of White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Ohio,August23, 1850.Gas plant supervisor; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1898 (16th District), 1906 (19thDistrict), 1918 (25th District); Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1912.Died in1925(ageabout74 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Gershom Jewell and Jane E. (Vogan) Jewell. |
| | John Erik Jonsson (1901-1995) — also known asJ. Erik Jonsson — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September6, 1901.Among the founders of Geophysical Service, which becameTexasInstruments; president (1951-58), and chairman of the board(1958-66) of Texas Instruments; director for RepublicBank,Dallas, 1954-80; EquitableLifeAssurance Society, 1958-73; DallasPower and Light,1955-64; Neiman Marcus, 1956-65;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1964-71.Member,NewcomenSociety.Died in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,August31, 1995 (age93 years, 359days).Interment atSparkmanHillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex. | | Edward DeWitt Kinne (1842-1921) — also known asEdward D. Kinne — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in DeWitt Center,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1842.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1875-77; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2ndDistrict, 1881-82;circuitjudge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1888-1917; president, FirstNationalBank, AnnArbor, Mich.; president, WashtenawGas Co.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,SigmaPhi;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.DiedJuly 25,1921 (age79 years, 166days).Burial location unknown.  | George M. Landers (1870-1927) — of New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 19,1870.President,Pressure Lighting Company;mayorof New Britain, Conn., 1906-10; member ofConnecticutstate senate 6th District, 1913-14; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1916(HonoraryVice-President).Died in New York,January25, 1927 (age56 years, 251days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, New Britain, Conn. | | Werner Justus Leitner (b. 1870) — also known asWerner J. Leitner — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November20, 1870.Electrician;engineer-in-chief, MaracaiboElectric Light Company; U.S. Vice& Deputy Consul inMaracaibo, 1910-14.Burial location unknown. | | David A. Levy (b. 1953) — of New York. Born inJohnsonCounty, Ind.,December18, 1953.Lawyer;utility company executive;U.S.Representative from New York 4th District, 1993-95; defeated(Conservative), 1994.Jewish.Still living as of 1998. | | Abbot Augustus Low (1889-1963) — also known asA. Augustus Low;Gus Low — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.; Sabattis,HamiltonCounty, N.Y.Born in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,August1, 1889.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,Old ForgeElectric Company, 1928-37; president, UticaGasand Electric Company, 1934-36; executive vice-president, BrooklynEdison, and vice-president of its successor, Consolidated EdisonCompany of New York,electric utilities;chair ofHamilton County Republican Party, 1930-55;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1936,1948,1952;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 35th District, 1938;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Member,AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe Revolution;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AlphaDelta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1963 (age74 years, 115days).Cremated;ashes scattered inaprivate or family graveyard, Hamilton County, N.Y.  | Henry Edmund Machold (1880-1967) — also known asH. Edmund Machold — of Ellisburg,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,July 5,1880.Republican.Dairyfarmer;banker;utility executive; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1912-24 (Jefferson County 1st District 1912-17,Jefferson County 1918-24);Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1921-24; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1924;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1928-29; Republican Presidential Electorfor New York,1952(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); executive committee chairman, St. RegisPaperCompany.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, in the UpstateMedicalCenter, Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1967 (age86 years, 216days).Interment atEllisburgCemetery, Ellisburg, N.Y.  | Harold Whitney Mason (1895-1944) — also known asHarold W. Mason — of Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,April21, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;boot and shoebusiness; vice-president, Brattleboro MemorialHospital;director forpower companies,insurancecompanies, the Central VermontRailway,and the EsteyOrganCo.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,1932;Convention Secretary,1940,1944;secretary, Arrangements Committee, secretary,1940;speaker,1940;Republican Presidential Elector for Vermont,1933(voted forHerbertHoover andCharlesCurtis);delegateto Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Vermont, 1936-44;Secretaryof Republican National Committee, 1937-44.Member,AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;UnionLeague;SigmaNu.Died, from aheartattack, in his room at the Savoy-PlazaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1944 (age49 years, 196days).Interment atMorningsideCemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.| | Relatives: Sonof William Lysander Mason and Margaret Etta (Matthews) Mason;married,March17, 1918, to Evelyn Hawley Dunham. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Official Report of the22nd Republican National Convention (1940) |
| | | Harry Hays Morgan (b. 1860) — also known asHarry H. Morgan;Henry H.Morgan —of Louisiana; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December24, 1860.Cashier of agas-light company in St. Louis, 1887-91;lawyer;miningbusiness; U.S. Consul inHorgen, 1897-98;Aarau, 1898-1902;Lucerne, 1902-06;Stuttgart, 1906-07;Amsterdam, 1907-10; U.S. Consul General inBarcelona, 1910-13;Hamburg, 1913-17;Antwerp, 1918-19;Brussels, 1919-22;Buenos Aires, as of 1924.Burial location unknown.  | Benjamin Barker Odell Jr. (1854-1926) — also known asBenjamin B. Odell, Jr. — of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1854.Republican.Icebusiness; president, NewburghElectric Light Co.;treasurer, Central HudsonSteamboatCo.; president Orange CountyTractionCo.;banker;member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1884-96;U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1895-99; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1896,1900,1904,1908,1924;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1898-1900, 1904-06;Governor ofNew York, 1901-05; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1920.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1926 (age72 years, 115days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.  | William T. O'Neil (b. 1850) — of St. Regis Falls,FranklinCounty, N.Y.Born in Brighton,FranklinCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1850.Republican.Farmer;creamerybusiness; president, CascadeChairCompany; director, St. Regis Falls NationalBank andSt. RegisLight and Power Company; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Franklin County, 1882-85; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1901(voted forWilliamMcKinley andTheodoreRoosevelt); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 34th District, 1907-08.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Red Book 1907 |
| | 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.); delegateto Democratic National Convention from New York,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. | | Thomas Lee Perkins (b. 1905) — also known asThomas L. Perkins — of Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born inNewportNews, Va.,November9, 1905.Republican.Stockbroker;lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1952(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); director, PennsylvaniaRailroad,American Cyanamid Co., DukePower Co., and others.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;PhiDelta Theta.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William R. Perkins and Mary (Bell) Perkins. |
 | Henry Roberts (1853-1929) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1853.Republican. President, HartfordWoven WireMattress Company; director, HartfordElectric LightCompany; also director of severalbanks;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Hartford, 1899-1900; memberofConnecticutstate senate 1st District, 1901-02;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1903-05;Governor ofConnecticut, 1905-07.Congregationalist.Welshancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, fromrespiratoryfailure, in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 1,1929 (age76 years, 99days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. | | | George A. Robinson (1851-1908) — of Sayville,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Newmarket,Ontario,January,1851.Republican.Physician;naturalized U.S. citizen;volunteerfire fighter; director, SayvilleElectric Light and PowerCompany; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1901-02.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Foresters;RoyalArcanum.Died in St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.,February22, 1908 (age57 years, 0days).Intermentsomewherein Islip, Long Island, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Amelia A. Foster. |
| | Norman Rowe (b. 1867) — Born in Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1867.General superintendent of anelectric power company; U.S.Consular Agent inGuanajuato, 1907-11.Burial location unknown.  | John Charles Sheehan (1848-1916) — also known asJohn C. Sheehan — of New York. Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer; NewYork CityPoliceCommissioner, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1896;vice-president and director, Long AcreElectric Light & PowerCompany.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,TammanyHall;Knightsof Columbus.Died, fromheartfailure, in hislawoffice, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February9, 1916 (age67 years, 188days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y. | | William A. Smyth (1852-1919) — of Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.Born in Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1852.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;bankdirector; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1896,1904(alternate); postmaster atOwego,N.Y., 1897-1914; director, OwegoPower & Light Company.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;RoyalArcanum;Redmen.Died, fromarteriosclerosisandasthma,in Owego,TiogaCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1919 (age67 years, 150days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Owego, N.Y. | | John Knox Stewart (1853-1919) — also known asJohn K. Stewart — of Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Perth,FultonCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1853.Republican.Textilemanufacturer; director, Farmers NationalBank ofAmsterdam; director, ChuctanundaGas Light Company; member ofNewYork state assembly from Montgomery County, 1890;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1899-1903;chair ofMontgomery County Republican Party, 1910.Died in Amsterdam,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,June 27,1919 (age65 years, 250days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y. | | Charles Edward Livingston Thomas (1876-1926) — also known asCharles E. Livingston Thomas — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,April11, 1876.Consulfor Cuba inSt.Louis, Mo., 1905;gas works manager; vice-president, BronxGas and Electric Company.Died in Bronxville,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1926 (age50 years, 233days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Edmund Waring Wakelee (b. 1869) — also known asEdmund W. Wakelee — of Demarest,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;utility executive; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1899-1900;member ofNewJersey state senate from Bergen County, 1901-10; member ofNew JerseyRepublican State Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New Jersey,1940.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaUpsilon;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Elks;RoyalArcanum;Knightsof Honor;JuniorOrder.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Nicholas Wakelee and Eliza C. (Ingersoll) Wakelee. |
 | Arthur H. Wicks (1887-1985) — also known asA. H. Wicks — of Kingston,UlsterCounty, N.Y.; Lake Katrine,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1887.Republican. Worked inpianomanufacturing business; employed in the engineering department ofthe New York City Board ofWater Supply, and then inconstruction ofsubways;owner and operator ofsteamlaundry in Kingston; director, Governor ClintonHotel;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1927-56 (29th District 1927-44, 34th District1945-56); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1940(alternate),1944(alternate),1948,1952(HonoraryVice-President),1956;resignedin November 1953 as Senate Majority Leader and acting LieutenantGovernor, whileunder threatof ouster over his Sing Sing prison visits to convictedextortionistand labor leader Joseph S. Fay.Member,Freemasons;JuniorOrder;Rotary.Died in Lake Katrine,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1985 (age97 years, 56days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Stone Ridge, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Mabel Everett. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1936 |
| | | Luther Wright (b. 1799) — of Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Nelson,CheshireCounty, N.H.,September13, 1799.Merchant;miller;banker;villagepresident of Oswego, New York, 1839, 1841; treasurer of severalrailroadcompanies; president of the OswegoGas Light company.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1828 toLucinda Smith; married1840 to MissL. Bailey. |
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