Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica
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- Ezekiel BaconEzekiel BaconEzekiel Bacon was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts and New York.-Life:...
(1776-1870), represented Massachusetts's 12th congressional districtMassachusetts's 12th congressional districtMassachusetts's twelfth congressional district is an obsolete district. It was eliminated in 1983 after the 1980 U.S. Census. Its last location was in southeastern Massachusetts and its last Congressman was Gerry Studds, who was redistricted into the tenth district.- List of representatives...
from 1807 to 1813. - William J. BaconWilliam J. BaconWilliam Johnson Bacon was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(1803-1889), represented New York's 23rd congressional districtNew York's 23rd congressional districtThe 23rd Congressional District of New York is New York's northernmost congressional district for the United States House of Representatives. The district includes all or parts of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego and St. Lawrence counties. It...
from 1877 to 1879. - Samuel BeardsleySamuel BeardsleySamuel Beardsley was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...
(1790-1860), represented New York in the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1831 to 1836, from 1843 to 1844. - Alfred ConklingAlfred ConklingAlfred Conkling was a lawyer, statesman and United States federal judge from New York.-Early life, education, and career:...
(1789-1874), represented New York's 14th congressional districtNew York's 14th congressional districtNew York's 14th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City. It includes most of the East Side of Manhattan, all of Roosevelt Island and the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, and Sunnyside in Queens...
from 1821 to 1823. - Roscoe ConklingRoscoe ConklingRoscoe Conkling was a politician from New York who served both as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was the leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party and the last person to refuse a U.S. Supreme Court appointment after he had...
(1829-1888), represented New York in the United States SenateUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
from 1867-1883. - Harold FredericHarold FredericHarold Frederic was an American journalist and novelist.-Biography:...
(1856-1898), writer. - James G. GrindlayJames G. GrindlayJames Glas Grindlay was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Battle of Five Forks. He served with the 146th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment and rose to become commander...
(1840-1907), Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. - Thomas Hill Hubbard (1781-1857), represented New York's 17th congressional districtNew York's 17th congressional districtNew York's 17th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Southern New York. It encompasses portions of the Bronx, Westchester County, and Rockland County...
from 1817 to 1819, and from 1821 to 1823. - Ward HuntWard HuntWard Hunt , was an American jurist and politician. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1868 to 1869, and an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1873 to 1882.-Life:...
(1810-1886), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United StatesThe Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
from 1873 to 1882. - Joseph Kirkland (congressman)Joseph Kirkland (congressman)Joseph Kirkland was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He was born in Newent Society, in that part of the Town of Norwich which was later separated as the Town of Lisbon, in New London County, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1790...
(1770-1844), represented New York's 16th congressional districtNew York's 16th congressional districtNew York's 16th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in the Bronx. The district includes the neighborhoods of Bedford Park, East Tremont, Fordham, Hunts Point, Melrose, Highbridge, Morrisania, Mott Haven and University Heights. ...
from 1821 to 1823. Mayor of Utica in 1832. - James H. LedlieJames H. LedlieJames Hewett Ledlie was a civil engineer for American railroads and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is best known for his dereliction of duty at the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg.-Early life:Ledlie was born in Utica, New York...
(1832-1882), general in the Union ArmyUnion ArmyThe Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. - Orsamus B. MattesonOrsamus B. MattesonOrsamus Benajah Matteson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Verona, New York, Matteson attended the common schools.He studied law in Utica, New York....
, (1805-1889), represented New York's 20th congressional districtNew York's 20th congressional districtThe 20th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in eastern New York. It includes all or parts of Columbia, Dutchess, Delaware, Essex, Greene, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties. It includes the...
from 1849 to 1851, and from 1853 to 1859. - Rutger B. MillerRutger B. MillerRutger Bleecker Miller was a United States Representative from New York. His father was Morris Smith Miller, also a U.S...
(1805-1877), represented New York's 17th congressional districtNew York's 17th congressional districtNew York's 17th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Southern New York. It encompasses portions of the Bronx, Westchester County, and Rockland County...
from 1836 to 1837. - Ellis H. RobertsEllis H. RobertsEllis Henry Roberts was a United States Representative from New York and 20th Treasurer of the United States....
(1827-1918), served in the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1871 to 1875. - John SavageJohn Savage (Congressman)John Savage was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...
(1779-1863), Chief Justice of the New York Supreme CourtNew York Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
from 1823 to 1836. - Horatio SeymourHoratio SeymourHoratio Seymour was an American politician. He was the 18th Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in the presidential election of 1868, but lost the election to Republican and former Union General of...
(1810-1886), Governor of New YorkGovernor of New YorkThe Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the State of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces. The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of His/Her...
from 1853 to 1855 and from 1863 to 1865. - James S. ShermanJames S. ShermanJames Schoolcraft Sherman was a United States Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States . He was a member of the Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families.-Early life:...
(1855-1912), Vice President of the United StatesVice President of the United StatesThe Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
from 1909-1912, who died in office. - Charles A. TalcottCharles A. TalcottCharles Andrew Talcott was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Talcott helped design the Washington state seal...
(1857-1920), represented New York's 27th congressional district and New York's 33rd congressional districtNew York's 33rd congressional districtThe 33rd Congressional District of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was eliminated as a result of the 1990 Census. It was last represented by Henry J. Nowak...
from 1911 to 1915. Mayor of Utica from 1902 to 1906. - Edward W. TownsendEdward W. TownsendEdward Waterman Townsend was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1913, and the 10th district from 1913-1915, after redistricting following the United States Census,...
(1855-1942), represented New Jersey's 6th congressional districtNew Jersey's 6th congressional districtNew Jersey's Sixth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Frank Pallone. In the 2010 election, Pallone defeated Republican Anna C...
from 1911 to 1913, and the 10th districtNew Jersey's 10th congressional districtNew Jersey's Tenth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Donald M. Payne.-Counties and municipalities in the district:For the 108th and successive Congresses , the district contains all or portions of 3 counties and 16 municipalities.Essex County:Hudson County:Union...
from 1913-1915. - Benjamin Walker (representative)Benjamin Walker (representative)For other persons named Benjamin Walker, see Benjamin Walker .Captain Benjamin Walker was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War and later served as a U.S. Representative from New York....
(1753-1818), represented New York's 9th congressional districtNew York's 9th congressional districtNew York's 9th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It includes parts of southern Brooklyn and south central Queens...
from 1801-1803.
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