Very incomplete list! | |  Thomas Allen (1813-1882) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August29, 1813.Democrat.Lawyer;railroadbuilder; member ofMissouristate senate, 1850-54;U.S.Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1881-82; died inoffice 1882.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,April 8,1882 (age68 years, 222days).Interment atPittsfieldCemetery, Pittsfield, Mass. | | Leander Babcock (1811-1864) — of Oswego,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Paris,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,March 1,1811.Democrat.Mayor ofOswego, N.Y., 1850;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1851-53.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died in Richfield Springs,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,August18, 1864 (age53 years, 170days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y. | | Charles Lewis Beale (1824-1900) — also known asCharles L. Beale — of Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Canaan,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,March 5,1824.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1859-61.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died in Hudson,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1900 (age75 years, 330days).Interment atKinderhookCemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y. | | William John Bennett (b. 1943) — also known asBill Bennett — Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 3,1943.U.S.Secretary of Education, 1985-88; director, U.S. Office ofNational Drug Control Policy ("Drug Czar"), 1989-91;radio showhost;televisioncommentator.Catholic.Member,Kappa Alpha Society.In 2003, news media reported that Bennett hadlostmillions gambling in Las Vegas, a minorscandalin light of his advocacy for self-discipline and other virtues; heacknowledgedthat he had done "too much gambling" and that it "set a bad example".Still living as of 2010. | | Gabriel Bouck (1828-1904) — of Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.Born in Fultonham,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1828.Democrat.Wisconsinstate attorney general, 1858-60; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1860, 1874; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1872;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1877-81.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died in Oshkosh,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,February21, 1904 (age75 years, 67days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.  | Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912) — also known asEdward S. Bragg — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Unadilla,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1827.Democrat.Lawyer;Fonddu Lac County District Attorney, 1854-56; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wisconsin,1860,1872,1884,1892(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1896;general in the Union Army during the Civil War;postmaster;member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1868-69;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1877-83, 1885-87 (5th District1877-83, 2nd District 1885-87); U.S. Minister toMexico, 1888-89; U.S. Consul General inHavana, 1902-03;Hong Kong, 1903-06.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. In 1884, he made a famous speech supportingGroverCleveland, in which he declared: "We love him for the enemies hehas made," meaning the Tammany Hall organization in New York.Died in Fond du Lac,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,June 20,1912 (age85 years, 121days).Interment atRienziCemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis. | | Edward McPhail Bridgforth (1906-1951) — also known asE. M. Bridgforth — of Kenbridge,LunenburgCounty, Va.Born in Kenbridge,LunenburgCounty, Va.,June 16,1906.Democrat.Farmer;oil companyagent; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1950-51; died in office 1951.Methodist.Member,Kappa Alpha Society;Ruritan.DiedDecember16, 1951 (age45 years, 183days).Burial location unknown. | | Philip Marshall Brown (1875-1966) — of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.;Washington,D.C.; Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Hampden,PenobscotCounty, Maine,July 31,1875.U.S. Minister toHonduras, 1908-10;universityprofessor.Episcopalian.Member,UrbanLeague;Kappa Alpha Society.Died, in anursinghome at Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 10,1966 (age90 years, 283days).Burial location unknown. | | John Michael Carroll (1823-1901) — also known asJohn M. Carroll — of New York. Born in Springfield,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,April27, 1823.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1871-73.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died in Johnstown,FultonCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1901 (age78 years, 11days).Interment atJohnstownCemetery, Johnstown, N.Y. | | James Dixon (1814-1873) — of Enfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.; Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Enfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.,August5, 1814.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Enfield, 1837-38;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1845-49; member ofConnecticutstate senate 1st District, 1849, 1854;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1857-69.Episcopalian.Member,Kappa Alpha Society.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,March27, 1873 (age58 years, 234days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. | | Charles Tappan Dunwell (1852-1908) — also known asCharles T. Dunwell — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,WayneCounty, N.Y.,February13, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;insuranceagent; member ofNew YorkRepublican State Committee, 1891-92;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1903-08; died inoffice 1908.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 12,1908 (age56 years, 120days).Interment atTheEvergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (b. 1946) — of Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.; Morris Plains,MorrisCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April29, 1946.Republican. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly, 1983-94;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1995-; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,2004,2008.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Kappa Alpha Society.Still living as of 2014. | | Herbert James Hagerman (1871-1935) — also known asHerbert J. Hagerman — of Roswell,ChavesCounty, N.M.; Santa Fe,Santa FeCounty, N.M.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December15, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;Governorof New Mexico Territory, 1906-07.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died in Santa Fe,Santa FeCounty, N.M.,January28, 1935 (age63 years, 44days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof James J. Hagerman and Anna (Osborne) Hagerman. |
| | Lewis Henry (1885-1941) — of Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born in Elmira,ChemungCounty, N.Y.,June 8,1885.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 37th District, 1922-23; president,Oriental ConsolidatedMiningCompany.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 23,1941 (age56 years, 45days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Elmira, N.Y. | | Nelson Karr Hopkins — also known asNelson K. Hopkins — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.NewYork state comptroller, 1872-75.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Burial location unknown. | | Henry Martyn Hoyt (1830-1892) — also known asHenry M. Hoyt — of Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Kingston,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,June 8,1830.Republican.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1868;PennsylvaniaRepublican state chair, 1875-76;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1879-83.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,December1, 1892 (age62 years, 176days).Interment atFortyFort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pa. | | Ward Hunt (1810-1886) — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,June 14,1810.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County, 1839;mayor ofUtica, N.Y., 1844;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1865-70;chiefjudge of New York Court of Appeals, 1868-69; Member of the NewYork Commission of Appeals, 1870-72;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1872-82.Episcopalian.Member,Kappa Alpha Society.Died inWashington,D.C.,March24, 1886 (age75 years, 283days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y. | | Preston King (1806-1865) — of Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,October14, 1806.Lawyer;postmaster atOgdensburg,N.Y., 1833-41; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from St. Lawrence County, 1835-38;U.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1843-47, 1849-53;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1856(member,PlatformCommittee),1860,1864;U.S.Senator from New York, 1857-63; Republican Presidential Electorfor New York,1864;U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1865; died inoffice 1865.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Tied bags of lead shot to his body,jumpedfrom the ferryboatPaterson, between New York and Hoboken, anddrownedin theLowerHudson River,November12, 1865 (age59 years, 29days).Interment atOgdensburgCemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y. | | Abraham Lansing (1835-1899) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February27, 1835.Lawyer;NewYork state treasurer, 1874; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1882-83.DutchandEnglishancestry. Member,Kappa Alpha Society.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October4, 1899 (age64 years, 219days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Levi Augustus Mackey (1819-1889) — also known asLevi A. Mackey — of Lock Haven,ClintonCounty, Pa.Born in Whitedeer Township,UnionCounty, Pa.,November25, 1819.Lawyer;delegate to Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1852;mayorof Lock Haven, Pa., 1870; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1872;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1875-79;defeated, 1868.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died in Lock Haven,ClintonCounty, Pa.,February8, 1889 (age69 years, 75days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Lock Haven, Pa. | | Alfred Tyrrell Nester (b. 1898) — also known asAlfred T. Nester — of Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1898.U.S. Vice Consul inNaples, as of 1921-24; U.S. Consul inNaples, 1926-30;Cardiff, 1930;Tunis, as of 1932;Palermo, 1933-38.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Tyrrell Nester and Rose Waltham (Pickett) Nester;married,September23, 1920, to Daphne Munn Licht. |
| | Jesse Olds Norton (1812-1875) — also known asJesse O. Norton — of Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.Born in Vermont,1812.Republican.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention Iroquois and Willcounties, 1847; member of Illinois state legislature, 1850;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1853-57, 1863-65 (3rd District1853-57, 6th District 1863-65); delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1856.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died in1875(ageabout63 years).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Joliet, Ill.  | Edward Overton Jr. (1836-1903) — of Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.Born in Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.,February4, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1877-81;bankpresident.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died in Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.,September18, 1903 (age67 years, 226days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa. | | Amasa Junius Parker Jr. (1843-1938) — also known asAmasa J. Parker, Jr. — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Delhi,DelawareCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1843.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1882; member ofNewYork state senate, 1886-87, 1892-95 (17th District 1886-87,1892-93, 19th District 1894-95).Episcopalian.Member,Kappa Alpha Society.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1938 (age94 years, 361days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Charles Edward Pearce (1842-1902) — also known asCharles E. Pearce — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Whitesboro,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1842.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1888;U.S.Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1897-1901.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,January30, 1902 (age59 years, 246days).Interment atFortHill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y. | | Rufus Wheeler Peckham (1809-1873) — also known asRufus W. Peckham — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Rensselaerville,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,December20, 1809.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofLymanTremain;U.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1853-55;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1861-69;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1870-73; died in office 1873.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. En route to Europe on the steamerVille du Havre, he was among226 passengers and crew whoperishedwhen the steamercollidedwith the Scottish sailing vesselLoch Earn, andsank, intheNorthAtlantic Ocean,November22, 1873 (age63 years, 337days). His remains wereneverfound.Cenotaph atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Augustus Schell (1812-1884) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Rhinebeck,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August1, 1812.Democrat.Lawyer;director or trustee of severalrailroadcompanies;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1853-55; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1856,1860,1876(speaker);U.S.Collector of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1857-61; memberofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1872-76;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1872-76; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1877; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1878.GermanandDutchancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Kappa Alpha Society;TammanyHall.Died, from complications ofBright'sdisease, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1884 (age71 years, 239days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Carlton Skinner (b. 1913) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Palo Alto,Santa ClaraCounty, Calif.,April 8,1913.Democrat.Governor ofGuam, 1949-53; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1956.Member,AmericanLegion;Kappa Alpha Society.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Macy Millmore Skinner and Marian Weymouth (Junkins) Skinner;married,May 1,1943, to Jeanne Rowe. |
| | John Benedict Steele (1814-1866) — also known asJohn B. Steele — of New York. Born in New York,1814.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York, 1861-65 (11th District 1861-63,13th District 1863-65).Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died in1866(ageabout52 years).Interment atWiltwyckCemetery, Kingston, N.Y.  | Horace White (1865-1943) — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1865.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1896-1908 (36th District 1896-1906, 38th District1907-08);LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1909-10;Governor ofNew York, 1910-11.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,November26, 1943 (age78 years, 50days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Syracuse, N.Y. | | | Clark Williams — of New York.NewYork state comptroller, 1909-10.Member,Kappa Alpha Society. Burial location unknown.
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