Very incomplete list! | |  Ural Stebbins Acker (1879-1950) — also known asUral S. Acker — of Cooper Township,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in St. Johns,ClintonCounty, Mich.,May 28,1879.Republican.Papermaker;deputysheriff;KalamazooCounty Treasurer, 1919-22;KalamazooCounty Clerk, 1925-28; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2ndDistrict, 1939-50; died in office 1950.DiedJune 18,1950 (age71 years, 21days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.| |  Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Acker and Marie (Thornton) Acker; married to LuellaMunger. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert Atcheson Alberts (b. 1872) — also known asRobert A. Alberts — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,October19, 1872.Republican. President, C. B. Hewitt & Bros.paper and glue;vice-president, AlboweRealtyCo.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1928,1932;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;elected 1933.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Lewis Charles Alberts and Sarah Jane (Atcheson) Alberts; married,November27, 1913, to Grace Marshall. |
| | David Minott Anderson (1855-1935) — also known asDavid M. Anderson — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Harrison,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1855.Republican.Paper manufacturer;bankdirector; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1901(voted forWilliamMcKinley andTheodoreRoosevelt).Died, from aheartailment, in ahospitalat La Jolla,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,February10, 1935 (age79 years, 124days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Irvin Neil Anderson (1923-2008) — also known asIrvin N. Anderson;IrvAnderson —of International Falls,KoochichingCounty, Minn.Born in International Falls,KoochichingCounty, Minn.,June 18,1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;paperinspector; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1965-82, 1991-2006 (District 641965-66, District 64-B 1967-72, District 3-A 1973-82, 1991-2006);Speaker ofthe Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1993-96; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1976.Catholic.Died in MercyHospital,Coon Rapids,AnokaCounty, Minn.,November17, 2008 (age85 years, 152days).Interment atForest Hill Cemetery, International Falls, Minn. | | James Arkell (1829-1902) — also known as"Father of the Paper SackIndustry" —of Canajoharie,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.Born in Oxford,England,October16, 1829.Republican.Newspapereditor; manufacturer andprinterofflourbags, originally fromcotton,then when cotton became scarce during the Civil War, he innovated theuse ofpaper bags as a substitute for cotton; hisinventionsreceived dozens of U.S. patents; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 18th District, 1884-85; in 1885, former General andPresidentUlyssesS. Grant died at Arkell's summer home in Mt. McGregor.Died in Canajoharie,MontgomeryCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1902 (age72 years, 299days).Interment atCanajoharie Falls Cemetery, Canajoharie, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof William Arkell and Mary (Carter) Arkell; married,July 23,1853, to Sarah Hall Bartlett; father-in-law of BernhardGillam. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Gordon Auchincloss (1886-1943) — of Locust Valley,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1886.Lawyer;assistant treasurer, Democratic National Committee, 1916; secretaryto his father-in-law, Col. Edward M. House, during negotiations ofthe Armistice in 1918 and the Paris Peace Conference in 1919;director, Chase NationalBank andInternationalPaper Company; bankruptcy trustee and receiver.Member,PsiUpsilon.Died, fromHodgkin'sdisease, in the Columbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1943 (age56 years, 305days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.  | Willard Shurtleff Augsbury (1858-1939) — also known asWillard S. Augsbury — of Antwerp,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Plessis,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,August31, 1858.Republican.Farmer;paper mill business;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1915-17;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 37th District, 1923-24.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Antwerp,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,August15, 1939 (age80 years, 349days).Interment atHillside Cemetery, Antwerp, N.Y. | | Frederick Herbert Babbitt (1859-1931) — also known asFred H. Babbitt — of Bellows Falls, Rockingham,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Keene,CheshireCounty, N.H.,November23, 1859.Republican.Paper manufacturer; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Rockingham, 1910; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Vermont,1916.Universalist.Member,Freemasons.Died in1931(ageabout71 years).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Vt. | | William D. Barnes (b. 1856) — of Brainard,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born inColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,April 4,1856.Cottonmanufacturer;paper mill business; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 30th District, 1902-06.Burial location unknown. | | Eugene Clifford Betz (b. 1877) — also known asEugene C. Betz — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Ash Township,MonroeCounty, Mich.,January15, 1877.Republican.Schoolteacher;MonroeCounty Clerk, 1903-06;paper manufacturer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Monroe County, 1945-54;defeated in primary, 1942.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Order of theEastern Star.Died in Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Near Monroe, Monroe County, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Philip D. Betz and Eliza Betz; married to Matilda J. Knapp andMargaret Hunter. |
| | Charles Sumner Bird (1855-1927) — of East Walpole, Walpole,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in East Walpole, Walpole,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,1855.Progressive.Paper manufacturer; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1912, 1913.DiedOctober9, 1927 (ageabout 72years).Burial location unknown. | | Justin De Witt Bowersock (1842-1922) — also known asJustin D. Bowersock — of Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.Born near Columbiana,ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,September19, 1842.Republican. President, Lawrence NationalBank,Bowersock Mills andPowerCo., KansasWaterPower Co., LawrenceIron Works,LawrencePaper Manufacturing Co., Kansas and ColoradoRailroad;mayorof Lawrence, Kan., 1881-85; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1887; member ofKansasstate senate, 1895;U.S.Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1899-1907.Congregationalist.Died in Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.,October27, 1922 (age80 years, 38days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan. | | Curtis Palmer Brown (1875-1968) — also known asCurtis P. Brown — of Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in South Coventry, Coventry,TollandCounty, Conn.,March 5,1875.Republican.Paper manufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Colchester, 1915-16, 1925-28;member ofConnecticutstate senate 20th District, 1931-36.Died in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November5, 1968 (age93 years, 245days).Interment atRiverView Cemetery, East Haddam, Conn. | | John Wilson Cassingham (1840-1930) — also known asJohn W. Cassingham — of Coshocton,CoshoctonCounty, Ohio.Born in Coshocton,CoshoctonCounty, Ohio,June 22,1840.Democrat.Merchant;coal miningbusiness;paper manufacturer;banker;CoshoctonCounty Auditor, 1880-87; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1896;U.S.Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1901-05.Died in Coshocton,CoshoctonCounty, Ohio,March14, 1930 (age89 years, 265days).Interment atSouthLawn Cemetery, Coshocton, Ohio. | | Person Colby Cheney (1828-1901) — also known asPerson C. Cheney — of Peterborough,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.; Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in Holderness (part now in Ashland),GraftonCounty, N.H.,February25, 1828.Republican.Paper manufacturer; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1853-54; served in theUnion Army during the Civil War; New Hampshire Railroad Commissioner,1864-67; president, People's SavingsBank;mayorof Manchester, N.H., 1871-72;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 1875-77;U.S.Senator from New Hampshire, 1886-87; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Hampshire,1888;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New Hampshire, 1888-1900; U.S. MinistertoSwitzerland, 1892-93.Died in Dover,StraffordCounty, N.H.,June 19,1901 (age73 years, 114days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H. | | Clarence Ambrose Clough (1883-1947) — also known asClarence A. Clough — of Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.Born in Lock Haven,ClintonCounty, Pa.,April 3,1883.Republican.Papermaking executive;mayorof Englewood, N.J., 1940.Died in Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.,February24, 1947 (age63 years, 327days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Englewood, N.J. | | Herbert R. Coffin (born c.1872) — of Windsor Locks,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Windsor Locks,HartfordCounty, Conn., about 1872.Republican.Paper manufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Windsor Locks, 1907-10;defeated, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Samuel Andrew Cook (1849-1918) — also known asSamuel A. Cook — of Neenah,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.Born inOntario,January28, 1849.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;mayorof Neenah, Wis., 1889; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1891-92; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1892;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1895-97; president,AlexandriaPaper Company.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Neenah,WinnebagoCounty, Wis.,April 4,1918 (age69 years, 66days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis. | | Zenas Crane (1777-1845) — of Dalton,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 9,1777.Paper manufacturer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1820; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1836-37.Died in Dalton,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,June 20,1845 (age68 years, 42days).Burial location unknown. | | Zenas Marshall Crane (1815-1887) — also known asZ. M. Crane — of Dalton,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Dalton,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,January21, 1815.Republican.Paper manufacturer; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1856;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1856-57; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1862-63.DiedMarch12, 1887 (age72 years, 50days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: SonofZenasCrane and Lucinda (Brewer) Crane; married,August29, 1839, to Caroline E. Laflin; married to Louise F.Laflin. |
| | James Henry Roberts Cromwell (1896-1990) — also known asJames H. R. Cromwell — of Somerville,SomersetCounty, N.J.; Weehawken,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; vice-president,PeerlessMotor CarCompany; U.S. Minister toCanada, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew Jersey,1940;candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1940; president, Chemwood Corporation,pulp and paper manufacturers.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;MarineCorps League;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died in1990(ageabout94 years).Burial location unknown.  | Edmund Day (b. 1831) — of Seymour,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in West Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,December12, 1831.Republican.Rubber goodsmanufacturer;paper manufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Seymour, 1874; member ofConnecticutstate senate 7th District, 1884-85; president, SeymourElectricLight Company.Member,UnionLeague.Burial location unknown. |  | John Alden Dix (1860-1928) — also known asJohn A. Dix — of Thomson,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.; Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born in Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1860.Democrat.Banker;lumberbusiness;paper manufacturer; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1904,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1908;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1910;Governor ofNew York, 1911-12; candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.Died, fromheartdisease, in HarborHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1928 (age67 years, 106days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | | Edgar Jared Doolittle (1845-1926) — also known asEdgar J. Doolittle — of Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Hebron,TollandCounty, Conn.,January29, 1845.Republican.Paper box manufacturer;mayorof Meriden, Conn., 1882-86; member ofConnecticutstate senate 6th District, 1887-88; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1912.Died in Meriden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March30, 1926 (age81 years, 60days).Interment atWalnutGrove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn. | | Timothy Edwards Ellsworth (b. 1836) — also known asTimothy E. Ellsworth — of Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Born in East Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.,September21, 1836.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Collector of Customs at Suspension Bridge, N.Y., New York,1874-78; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1882-85, 1896-1902 (30th District 1882-85, 45thDistrict 1896-1902); president, National ExchangeBank;vice-president, Niagara County NationalBank;director, NiagaraPaper Mills; director, HartfordPaperCompany.Burial location unknown. | | Louis Woodard Emerson (1857-1924) — also known asLouis W. Emerson — of Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,July 25,1857.Republican.Paper manufacturer;woollenmanufacturer;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1888,1904(alternate),1912,1916,1920,1924;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1890-93;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1899-1903.Died in Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1924 (age66 years, 321days).Interment atWarrensburgCemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.  | Edward Abram Everett (1860-1928) — also known asEdward A. Everett — of Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Born in Lawrence town,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,September18, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;pulp and paper industry; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1915-22;defeated (Democratic), 1923.Died in Potsdam,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,December23, 1928 (age68 years, 96days).Interment atBaysideCemetery, Potsdam, N.Y. | | Andrew J. Gable — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Paper merchant; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1941, 1943.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Robert Gray — of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.Merchant;cotton millbusiness;paper manufacturer;mayorof Winston, N.C., 1861-62.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Father ofEugeneE. Gray. | | | | Political family:Grayfamily of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. | | | | Image source: City ofWinston-Salem |
| | | Thomas Casey Greene (b. 1896) — of Potowomut, Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.Born in Cranford,UnionCounty, N.J.,September7, 1896.Republican.Paper box manufacturer; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Rhode Island,1944,1948,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1956;RhodeIsland Republican state chair, 1946-49.Presbyterian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Francis Greene and Margaret (Ladd) Greene; married,September15, 1922, to Anne Buckley. |
| | Fred B. Greenleaf (b. 1883) — of Auburn,AndroscogginCounty, Maine.Born in Auburn,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,August15, 1883.Republican.Engineerfor InternationalPaper Co.; treasurer and manager, GreenleafConstructionCo.; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1923-29; member ofMainestate senate 4th District, 1929-33.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;PhiKappa Psi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John A. Greenleaf and Etta M. (Knight) Greenleaf; married,June 10,1914, to Mary Margaret Jones; father of LaurieJones. |
| | Charles B. Hays (1862-1958) — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,November15, 1862.Democrat.Builder;realestate developer;paper manufacturer;mayorof Kalamazoo, Mich., 1912.Died in Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,May 31,1958 (age95 years, 197days).Interment atMountainHome Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.| | Relatives:Married1889 to LuellaPhillips. |
 | Gideon Morgan Hazen (1810-1880) — also known asGideon M. Hazen — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in1810.Merchant;paper mill business;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1842.Died in1880(ageabout70 years).Interment atOldGray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. | | John M. Hurd (1832-1886) — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Sandwich,CarrollCounty, N.H.,1832.Bookbinder;paper bag manufacturer;wheelbarrowmanufacturer;mayor ofAuburn, N.Y., 1869.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,1886(ageabout54 years).Interment atFortHill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y. | | Hulan Edwin Jack (1906-1986) — also known asHulan E. Jack — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inSt.Lucia,December29, 1906.Democrat.Paper box manufacturer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1941-53, 1968-72 (New York County 17th District1941-44, New York County 14th District 1945-53, 70th District1968-72); defeated in primary, 1972;boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1954-61; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1956;indictedin 1960 onchargesof conspiracy toobstructjustice and violation of the City Charter, overacceptanceof $4,400 from a real estate developer; the indictment wasdismissed, but then reinstated on appeal; atrial,in June and July 1960, resulted in a hung jury; at a secondtrialwasconvicted;hissentencewas suspended, but he was automaticallyremoved fromoffice as Borough President;indictedin 1970 on federalchargesof conspiracy andconflictof interest;tried,convicted,andsentencedto three months inprison,andfined$5,000.Catholic.Africanancestry. Member,PhiBeta Sigma;Elks.Died, in St. Luke'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December19, 1986 (age79 years, 355days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Almira Wilkinson. |
| | Edward Lawrence Katzenbach (1878-1934) — also known asEdward L. Katzenbach — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October21, 1878.Lawyer;counsel forbanks andpaper companies;NewJersey state attorney general, 1924-29.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;PhiBeta Kappa;Rotary.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,December18, 1934 (age56 years, 58days).Interment atEwingCemetery, Ewing, N.J. | | Ralph Eugene Kronenwetter (1899-1950) — also known asRalph E. Kronenwetter — of Mosinee,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born in Mosinee,MarathonCounty, Wis.,November5, 1899.Democrat.Paper mill foreman; candidate forWisconsinstate assembly from Marathon County 1st District, 1938; candidateforU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1948.IrishandGermanancestry.Died in Mosinee,MarathonCounty, Wis.,May 6,1950 (age50 years, 182days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Michael Kronenwetter and Frances (Conniff) Kronenwetter;married to Mildred Werner; grandson ofSebastianKronenwetter. |
| | George LaMonte (1834-1913) — Born in Charlotte Center,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,August5, 1834.Inventorofsafety paper forbanking;Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1889.Died in Bound Brook,SomersetCounty, N.J.,October19, 1913 (age79 years, 75days).Interment atBound Brook Cemetery, Bound Brook, N.J. | | George Mason LaMonte (1863-1927) — also known asGeorge M. LaMonte — of Bound Brook,SomersetCounty, N.J.BornJune 4,1863.Democrat. Manufacturer ofsafety paper forbanking;insuranceexecutive;bankpresident; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1911;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1912;Democratic Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1912;candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1918.DiedDecember24, 1927 (age64 years, 203days).Interment atBound Brook Cemetery, Bound Brook, N.J. | | Stuart Douglas Lansing (1866-1927) — also known asStuart D. Lansing — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1866.Republican. President, Bagley Sewall Co., manufacturers ofpaper-making machines;banker;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912.Died, fromheartdisease, in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1927 (age60 years, 286days).Interment atBrooksideCemetery, Watertown, N.Y. | | Edward Brooke Lee Jr. (1917-2004) — also known asE. Brooke Lee, Jr. — of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.;Washington,D.C.; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October25, 1917.Realestate developer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaryland,1944,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee); marketing and accounting executive with ScottPaper Company; candidate formayorof Washington, D.C., 1982;pleadedguilty in July 1995 to misdemeanor child abuse after beingchargedwithfondlinga babysitter; reportedlyfinedand given a suspended sentence; latersettled acivil suit against him by the babysitter's parents.Died, fromcongestiveheart failure, in Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,August20, 2004 (age86 years, 300days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | John Frederick Luecke (1889-1952) — also known asJohn Luecke — of Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.Born in Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.,July 4,1889.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;paper millworker;secretary,andpresident,Local 209, International Brotherhood of Paper Makers;president,Escanaba Trades and Labor Council; member ofMichiganstate senate 30th District, 1935-36;U.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1937-39; defeated,1938.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.,March21, 1952 (age62 years, 261days).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Escanaba, Mich.  | 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;utilityexecutive; 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. | | Frederic Rand Mann (1903-1987) — also known asFrederic R. Mann — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Gomel, Russia (nowBelarus),September13, 1903.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;cardboard boxmanufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1948;U.S. Ambassador toBarbados, 1967-69; philanthropist.Jewish.Died in1987(ageabout83 years).Burial location unknown. | | Arthur D. Markley (1832-1896) — of Hatboro,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.Born in Columbia,LancasterCounty, Pa.,April28, 1832.Democrat.Physician;served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1865-67; president, PerkiomenRailroad;paper manufacturer; postmaster atHatboro,Pa., 1886-88; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 12th District, 1891-94.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;AncientOrder of United Workmen;GrandArmy of the Republic.DiedApril19, 1896 (age63 years, 357days).Interment atHatboroCemetery, Hatboro, Pa. | | Robert Rutherford McCormick (1880-1955) — also known asRobert R. McCormick;Robert SandersonMcCormick Jr.;"Colonel McCormick";"Colonel McCosmic" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 30,1880.Republican.Lawyer;longtime publisher, Chicago Tribunenewspaper;creator of the Tribune'spaper manufacturing andaluminummining operations in Canada; president, Chicago SanitaryCommission (which built the Chicago Sanitary and ShipCanalconnecting Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River system); delegateto Republican National Convention from Illinois,1912,1940,1948,1952;served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War I.Presbyterian.Scotch-IrishandDutchancestry.DiedApril 1,1955 (age74 years, 245days).Interment atCantignyEstate, Wheaton, Ill. | | George Wilson Mead (1871-1961) — also known asGeorge W. Mead — of Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids),WoodCounty, Wis.; Wisconsin Rapids,WoodCounty, Wis.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February22, 1871.Republican.Paper manufacturer;banker;mayorof Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., 1926-32; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wisconsin,1932.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;ThetaDelta Chi;UnionLeague.Died in Wisconsin Rapids,WoodCounty, Wis.,October2, 1961 (age90 years, 222days).Interment atForest Hill Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. | | Warner Miller (1838-1918) — of Herkimer,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Hannibal,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,August12, 1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;papermanufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewYork,1872,1892,1896;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Herkimer County, 1874-75;U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1879-81; resigned1881;U.S.Senator from New York, 1881-87.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March21, 1918 (age79 years, 221days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Herkimer, N.Y. | | Daniel Howe Newton (1827-1911) — of Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.; Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Hubbardston,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 22,1827.Paper mill business;FranklinCounty Treasurer, 1862-65; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1869; president, Hoosac Tunnel &WilmingtonRailroadCo., 1887-1905.Died in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 19,1911 (age83 years, 331days).Interment atGreenRiver Cemetery, Greenfield, Mass. | | Paul Henry O'Neill (1935-2020) — also known asPaul H. O'Neill — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,December4, 1935.Republican.Computersystems analyst; president, InternationalPaper Company,1985-87; chairman and CEO of AlcoaAluminum,1987-99;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 2001-02.Died, fromlungcancer, in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April18, 2020 (age84 years, 136days).Burial location unknown. | | James Andrew Outterson (1858-1922) — also known asJames A. Outterson — of Carthage,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.Born in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,October18, 1858.Paper manufacturer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1902-03;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1904;Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Redmen.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1922 (age63 years, 200days).Interment atFairview Cemetery, Carthage, N.Y.  | Rufus L. Patterson — of Salem (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.Banker;owned a combinedcotton,flour andpaper mill;mayorof Salem, N.C., 1875-76.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:City of Winston-Salem |
| | Louis Frisbie Payn (1835-1923) — also known asLouis F. Payn — of Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Ghent,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1835.Republican.Paper manufacturer; founder of theChathamRepublicannewspaper;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,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. | | Henry J. Pierson (b. 1872) — of Lititz,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Lambertville,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,August1, 1872.Republican.Paper manufacturer;banker;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 17th District, 1933-40.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis J. Powers (1837-1915) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,January15, 1837.Paper manufacturer;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1879-80.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,September15, 1915 (age78 years, 243days).Cremated;ashes interred atSpringfieldCemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | John W. Purtill Jr. (born c.1889) — of South Glastonbury, Glastonbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Manchester,HartfordCounty, Conn., about 1889.Democrat.Paper manufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1919-20;defeated, 1932.Burial location unknown.  | Daniel Lace Quirk (1818-1910) — also known asDaniel L. Quirk — of Belleville,WayneCounty, Mich.; Sterling,WhitesideCounty, Ill.; Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born inIsle ofMan,June 15,1818.Democrat.WayneCounty Auditor, 1852-54; postmaster atBelleville,Mich., 1853-54;hotelier;co-founder and later president, First NationalBank ofYpsilanti, the first national bank incorporated in Washtenaw County;he and others organized the YpsilantiWoolenManufacturing Company, which later became the Ypsilanti UnderwearCompany; founder and president, PeninsularPaper Company;railroadbuilder.Manxancestry.Died in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December3, 1910 (age92 years, 171days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich. | | | Daniel Trowbridge Quirk (1903-1969) — also known asDaniel T. Quirk;Dan T.Quirk —of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 8,1903.President and treasurer, PeninsularPaper Company;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1947-53.Member,AlphaDelta Phi.DiedOctober21, 1969 (age66 years, 135days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich. | | John Reid (1857-1922) — of Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Brewster,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,September5, 1857.Republican.Paper box manufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bethel, 1915-16.Died in Bethel,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,November16, 1922 (age65 years, 72days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary (Parsons) Reid and Hugh Sands Reid; married,June 27,1908, to Mabel V. Underhill. |
| | J. Gottlieb Reutter (1868-1954) — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born inGermany,October26, 1868.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;meatmerchant;real estatebusiness; president, LansingIce andFuel; vice-president, WeissingerPaper Co.;mayorof Lansing, Mich., 1912-18; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1940.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Struckby a car, badly injured, and died two weeks later, in ahospitalat Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,October20, 1954 (age85 years, 359days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Alexander Hamilton Rice (1818-1895) — also known asAlexander H. Rice — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Newton Lower Falls, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August30, 1818.Republican.Paper manufacturer;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1856-58;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1859-67 (4th District 1859-63,3rd District 1863-67);Governor ofMassachusetts, 1876-79.Member,LoyalLegion.Died, in LangwoodHotel,Melrose,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 22,1895 (age76 years, 326days).Interment atForestHills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. | | Alexander C. Robertson (born c.1850) — of Montville,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Greeneville, Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn., about 1850.Democrat.Paper manufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1875, 1889; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1888;member ofConnecticutstate senate 11th District, 1891-94; member ofConnecticutDemocratic State Central Committee, 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Robert Lawson Rose (1804-1877) — of New York. Born in Geneva,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,October2, 1804.Whig.Farmer;paper manufacturer;U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1847-51.Died in Pleasant Grove,WashingtonCounty, Md.,March14, 1877 (age72 years, 163days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md. | | Jedediah Sanger (1751-1829) — of Jaffrey,CheshireCounty, N.H.; Whitestown, Herkimer County (part now in NewHartford,OneidaCounty), N.Y.; New Hartford,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Sherborn,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February28, 1751.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;farmer;tavernkeeper;paper mill business; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1793-95 (Herkimer County 1793-94, Herkimer andOnondaga counties 1794-95); member ofNew Yorkstate senate Western District, 1796-1804.DiedJune 6,1829 (age78 years, 98days).Burial location unknown. | | George John Schneider (1877-1939) — also known asGeorge J. Schneider — of Appleton,OutagamieCounty, Wis.Born in Grand Chute,OutagamieCounty, Wis.,October30, 1877.Republican.Papermaker;secondvice-president, International Brotherhood of Paper Makers;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1923-33, 1935-39 (9th District1923-33, 8th District 1935-39); alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wisconsin,1924.Died while attending alabormeeting in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,March12, 1939 (age61 years, 133days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Appleton, Wis. | | Carmi Reddick Smith (1862-1939) — also known asCarmi R. Smith — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Girard,BranchCounty, Mich.,May 19,1862.Republican. Supplier of straw and pulp forpaper mills;lumberbusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,1898;mayor ofNiles, Mich., 1903, 1912-13; resigned 1903; defeated, 1913;postmaster atNiles,Mich., 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1924.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in1939(ageabout77 years).Entombed in mausoleum atSilverbrookCemetery, Niles, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Mahlon A. Smith and Louise (Reddick) Smith; married1890 to MaryE. Stafford. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Spafford (c.1794-1849) — of Windham,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born about 1794.Papermaker;banker;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Windham, 1826, 1832; memberofConnecticutstate senate 13th District, 1834, 1838.Died in Windham,WindhamCounty, Conn.,November5, 1849 (ageabout 55years).Burial location unknown. | | Andrew Stewart (1836-1903) — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,April 9,1836.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;papermanufacturer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1891-93.Died in Stewarton,FayetteCounty, Pa.,November9, 1903 (age67 years, 214days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pa. | | William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) — also known asWilliam H. H. Stowell — of Burkeville,NottowayCounty, Va.; Appleton,OutagamieCounty, Wis.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.; Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.Born in West Windsor,WindsorCounty, Vt.,July 26,1840.Republican.U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77;VirginiaRepublican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Virginia,1876;founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox RiverPulp Co., AtlasPaper Co., DuluthIron andSteel Co.; president of ManufacturersBank ofWest Duluth, 1889-1895.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died in Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.,April27, 1922 (age81 years, 275days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Presumably namedfor:WilliamHenry Harrison | | | | Relatives: Son of Sylvester Stowell andFanny Chandler (Bowen) Stowell; married,November13, 1873, to Emma Clara Averill (daughter ofJohnThomas Averill); third cousin twice removed ofHenryFisk Janes; fourth cousin ofJohnMason Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofCarlosCoolidge,ElijahLivermore Hamlin,HannibalHamlin,JohnMaxwell Stowell,GeorgePickering Bemis,BlakeC. Fisk andClaudeVinton Stowell. | | | | Political families:Kidderfamily of Bangor, Maine;Appletonfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
 | Thaddeus Campbell Sweet (1872-1928) — also known asThaddeus C. Sweet — of Phoenix,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Phoenix,OswegoCounty, N.Y.,November16, 1872.Republican.Paper manufacturer; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oswego County, 1910-20;Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1914-20; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1916,1924;U.S.Representative from New York 32nd District, 1923-28; died inoffice 1928.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.Died as result of anairplaneaccident in Whitney Point,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1928 (age55 years, 167days).Interment atPhoenixRural Cemetery, Phoenix, N.Y. | | Henry Junior Taylor (1902-1984) — also known asHenry J. Taylor — of Virginia. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September2, 1902.Republican.Pulp and paper industry; trustee, ManhattanSavingsBank;director, Waldorf-AstoriaHotel;author;newspapercorrespondent;economist;U.S. Ambassador toSwitzerland, 1957-61.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe American Revolution;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;DeltaKappa Epsilon;SigmaDelta Chi;LoyalLegion.Died in1984(ageabout81 years).Burial location unknown. | | Alexander P. Tutton (c.1823-1909) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania, about 1823.U.S.Collector of Customs at Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania, 1876-80;manufacturer ofpaper mill machinery.DiedFebruary12, 1909 (ageabout 86years).Burial location unknown. | | Cassius Montgomery Clay Twitchell (1852-1904) — also known asCassius M. C. Twitchell — of Milan,CoosCounty, N.H.Born in Milan,CoosCounty, N.H.,October12, 1852.Lumberman;bankdirector; director, BromptonPulp and Paper Mills; partowner, CascadeLight andPower Company; member ofNewHampshire state senate 1st District, 1901-02.Died in Milan,CoosCounty, N.H.,June 9,1904 (age51 years, 241days).Burial location unknown. | | Ebenezer William Walbridge (1779-1856) — also known asEbenezer W. Walbridge — of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,October28, 1779.Lawyer;banker;paper mill business;villagepresident of Lansingburgh, New York, 1809-10, 1838; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1816-17, 1819-20.Presbyterian.Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy),RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1856 (age76 years, 147days).Interment atTroyCemetery, Troy, N.Y. | | Charles E. Welling (b. 1823) — of North Bennington, Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.Born in New York,October16, 1823.Republican.Paper manufacturer; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Bennington, 1888.Burial location unknown. | | Edward Armstrong Wilson (b. 1862) — also known asEdward A. Wilson — of Absecon,AtlanticCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 2,1862.Paper bag manufacturer; mayor, Absecon, N.J.; member ofNewJersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1908-10.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Redmen;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Burial location unknown. | | Charles B. Wing (1853-1923) — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; Wyoming,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,April22, 1853.Republican.Paper manufacturer; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1896.Member,Elks.Died in Wyoming,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,May 12,1923 (age70 years, 20days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. | | Charles Augustus Woodcock (1875-1923) — also known asCharles A. Woodcock — of Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in North Argyle,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,July 27,1875.Progressive.Paper mill manager; Progressive candidate forPresidential Elector for New York,1912.Died in Montreal,Quebec,March18, 1923 (age47 years, 234days).Original interment atCimetière Mont-Royal, Outremont, Montreal, Quebec;reinterment atGlensFalls Cemetery, Glens Falls, N.Y. | | James David Zellerbach (1892-1963) — also known asJ. D. Zellerbach — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,January17, 1892.Executive vice president and director of Crown ZellerbachCorporation, manufacturers ofpaper products; director WellsFargoBank andUnionTrustCompany; U.S. Ambassador toItaly, 1956-60.Jewish. Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died, during surgery for abraintumor, in Mount ZionHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August3, 1963 (age71 years, 198days).Interment atHomeof Peace Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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