Very incomplete list! | |  Sam Ackerman (b. 1934) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,December23, 1934.Democrat. Personnel director, ContinentalCoffee Co.; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1972.Jewish. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union.Still living as of 1973.| |  Relatives: Sonof Joseph Ackerman and Regina (Marmorstein) Ackerman; married1970 to MarthaSue Gordon. |
| | Jacob Baiz (1843-1899) — also known asJacobo Baiz — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Barcelona,Venezuela,January19, 1843.Naturalized U.S. citizen;commissionmerchant;coffeeimporter;Consul-Generalfor Guatemala inNewYork, N.Y., 1874-92;Consul-Generalfor Salvador inNewYork, N.Y., 1875-77; Charge d'Affaires for Honduras, 1878;Consul-Generalfor Honduras inNewYork, N.Y., 1885-96.Jewish. Member,Freemasons.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 13,1899 (age56 years, 145days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Nathaniel Barnes (1847-1910) — of Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born in Somerset,PerryCounty, Ohio,November9, 1847.Republican.Coffee broker;mayorof Kansas City, Kan., 1893-95; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Kansas,1896(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee); postmaster atKansasCity, Kan., 1897-1902.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,February11, 1910 (age62 years, 94days).Interment atHuronIndian Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.| | Relatives: Sonof Weaver Barnes and Chrislann (Vanatta) Barnes. |
| | Charles Frederick Bishop (1844-1913) — also known asCharles F. Bishop;Charles FrederickBischoff —of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Williamsville,ErieCounty, N.Y.,October14, 1844.Democrat. Dealer intea,coffee, andspices;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1890-94.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, ofcancer,in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1913 (age68 years, 335days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | William Horacio De Savigny (b. 1860) — also known asWilliam H. De Savigny — ofRamseyCounty, Minn.Born inQuebec,September24, 1860.Naturalized U.S. citizen;coffeegrower;U.S. Consular Agent inMatagalpa, 1905-14, 1916-27.Burial location unknown. | | Charles Samuel Dittmann (1848-1920) — also known asCharles Dittmann — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Convent,St. JamesParish, La.,July 12,1848.Coffeeimporter;Vice-Consulfor Brazil inNewOrleans, La., 1898-1907.Catholic.Frenchancestry. Member,Elks.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,April 3,1920 (age71 years, 266days).Entombed atSt.Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans, La. | | Louis Emmanuel Dittmann (1859-1943) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,July 30,1859.Bookkeeperfor the familycoffeeimportingbusiness;CommercialAgent (Consul) for Brazil inNewOrleans, La., 1901-07.Catholic.Frenchancestry.Suffered afall,fractured his hip, and died three weeks later, in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,March15, 1943 (age83 years, 228days).Entombed atSt.Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans, La. | | Oliver D. S. Gallup (1857-1920) — of Park Ridge,CookCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Iowa, September,1857.Coffee business;clothingsalesman;villagepresident of Park Ridge, Illinois, 1893-97.DiedApril29, 1920 (age62 years, 0days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin F. Gallup and Emma Gallup; married,June 23,1883, to May F. Ruger. |
| | Carlos Barreno Lastreto (1867-1957) — also known asCarlos B. Lastreto;Charles B.Lastreto —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Atherton,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,May 3,1867.Coffeeimporter;Vice-Consulfor Ecuador inSanFrancisco, Calif., 1901-02.ItalianandFrenchancestry.Died, in St. Luke'sHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,July 4,1957 (age90 years, 62days).Entombed atHolyCross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif. | | William H. Lawrence (b. 1863) — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 11,1863.Coffee broker; U.S. Vice Consul inSantos, 1901-21.Burial location unknown. | | Isaac Augustus Manning (1864-1942) — also known asIsaac A. Manning — of Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.; Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in Abington,WayneCounty, Ind.,January14, 1864.Republican.Telegraphoperator;newspaperreporter;realestate andinsurancebusiness;coffeeplanter;U.S. Consular Agent inMatagalpa, 1899-1905; U.S. Consul inCartagena, 1907-09;La Guaira, 1909-11;Barranquilla, 1911-16.Congregationalist.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December17, 1942 (age78 years, 337days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Ralph Rappé McKee — also known asRalph R. McKee — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio; Tompkinsville, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Upper Sandusky,WyandotCounty, Ohio.Democrat.Publishingbusiness;teaimportingbusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Richmond County, 1912-13.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John D. McKee and Marian (Rappé) McKee; married,June 8,1893, to Nora Lowe. |
| | William Owen (b. 1852) — Born inWashington,D.C.,August23, 1852.Coffeeplanter;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inGuatemala City, 1904-14.Burial location unknown. | | Henry Cardwell Potter (1822-1902) — also known asHenry C. Potter — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February28, 1822.Republican.Commissionmerchant;coffeeimporter;Consulfor Nicaragua inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1875-96;Vice-Consulfor Costa Rica inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1899-1902.Englishancestry.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March 6,1902 (age80 years, 6days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof John Potter and Harriet (Cardwell) Potter; married1852 to AmandaInskeep Moore. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Fred Rose Jr. (b. 1895) — of Hobart,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Hobart,LakeCounty, Ind.,February14, 1895.Republican.Coffee salesman;mayor ofHobart, Ind., 1939-44, 1952-59.Universalist.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | William Frederick Morgan Rowland (1842-1883) — also known asW. F. Rowland — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio,May 10,1842.Coffeeimporter;U.S. Consul inNice, 1883, died in office 1883.Member,UnionLeague.Died in Thun,Switzerland,August3, 1883 (age41 years, 85days).Burial location unknown. | | Julius Runge (1851-1906) — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Born in New Braunfels,ComalCounty, Tex.,February1, 1851.Wholesalegrocer;coffeeimporter;Consulfor Germany inGalveston,Tex., 1875-1906;banker;president, GalvestonCottonExchange.Germanancestry.Died in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,February6, 1906 (age55 years, 5days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Charles Edgar Sanborn (1860-1905) — also known asCharles E. Sanborn — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Marblehead,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Greene,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,April29, 1860.Partner in Chase & Sanborn (co-founded by his father in 1862),coffee roasters andimporters;Consulfor Costa Rica inBoston,Mass., 1889-96.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, at theHotelTudor on Beacon Streeet, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January27, 1905 (age44 years, 273days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Charles Morton Stewart (1828-1900) — also known asC. Morton Stewart — ofBaltimore,Md.Born in Maryland,July 16,1828.Coffeeimporter;bankdirector;Consulfor Argentina inBaltimore,Md., 1864-98;Consulfor Venezuela inBaltimore,Md., 1875-77.Died inHampton,Va.,August13, 1900 (age72 years, 28days).Interment atSt.Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Md. | | Robert M. Sweitzer (1868-1938) — also known as"Johnny Roach" — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 10,1868.Democrat.Tea merchant;dry goodssalesman;CookCounty Clerk, 1911-34; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Illinois,1912,1916,1920,1924,1928,1932;candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1915, 1919;CookCounty Treasurer, 1934-35; in 1935, over $400,000 wasfoundmissing from the real estate tax redemption fund, which he wasthought to haveembezzled;he wasremoved fromoffice as county treasurer,indicted,tried,and found not guilty by a jury.Catholic.Germanancestry. Member,Elks;Moose;RoyalLeague;Knightsof Columbus.Died, in St. Anne'sHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April 6,1938 (age69 years, 331days).Interment atAllSaints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill. | | Nicolás Francisco Veloz (1880-1957) — also known asNicolás Veloz — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.BornDecember27, 1880.Coffee business;HonoraryVice-Consul for Venezuela inNewYork, N.Y., 1915-45;Consulfor Venezuela inNewYork, N.Y., 1946-50.Died in February,1957(age76years, 0 days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Vincent Joseph Vidal (1858-1941) — also known asVincent J. Vidal;Vicente J.Vidal —of Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.Born in Mahon,Minorca,December26, 1858.Naturalized U.S. citizen;merchant;coffee roaster;printingbusiness;HonoraryVice-Consul for Guatemala inPensacola,Fla., 1900-31;Consulfor Cuba inPensacola,Fla., 1904-14;CommercialAgent (Consul) for Uruguay inPensacola,Fla., 1913-23;HonoraryVice-Consul for Uruguay inPensacola,Fla., 1926-41;Vice-Consulfor Brazil inPensacola,Fla., 1929.Spanishancestry. Member,Rotary;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,September26, 1941 (age82 years, 274days).Interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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