The Political Graveyard: Tompkins County, N.Y. (original) (raw)

Index to Locations


Quick Cemetery
Caroline, Tompkins County, New York
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| | John Cantine (1735-1808) — of Ulster County, N.Y. Born in Marbletown, Ulster County, N.Y., October 20, 1735. Member of New York state assembly from Ulster County, 1777-78, 1779-81, 1783-85, 1786-89; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Ulster County, 1788; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1789-97; member of New York council of appointment, 1790; elected U.S. Representative from New York 7th District 1801, but never took office. Died April 30, 1808 (age 72 years, 193 days). Interment at Quick Cemetery. |

Green Hills Cemetery
Dryden, Tompkins County, New York
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| | Jeremiah Wilbur Dwight (1819-1885) — also known as Jeremiah W. Dwight — of Dryden, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Cincinnatus, Cortland County, N.Y., April 17, 1819. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Tompkins County, 1860-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868,1876,1880,1884;U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1877-83. Died in Dryden, Tompkins County, N.Y., November 26, 1885 (age 66 years, 223 days). Interment at Green Hills Cemetery. |
| | Milo Goodrich (1814-1881) — of Dryden, Tompkins County, N.Y.; Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in East Homer, Cortland County, N.Y., January 3, 1814. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; postmaster;delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1871-73; defeated (Liberal Republican), 1872. Died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., April 15, 1881 (age 67 years, 102 days). Interment at Green Hills Cemetery. |

Willow Glen Cemetery
Dryden, Tompkins County, New York
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| | Monroe Marsh Sweetland (1860-1944) — also known as Monroe M. Sweetland — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Dryden, Tompkins County, N.Y., August 14, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1917.Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Grange;Delta Chi. Died in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., February 12, 1944 (age 83 years, 182 days). Interment at Willow Glen Cemetery. |
| | Alton George Parker (1887-1974) — also known as Alton G. Parker — of Harford town, Cortland County, N.Y. Born in Harford town, Cortland County, N.Y., August 17, 1887. Democrat. Dairy farmer; candidate for New York state assembly from Cortland County, 1918. Died in Harford town, Cortland County, N.Y., November 10, 1974 (age 87 years, 85 days). Interment at Willow Glen Cemetery. |

Groton Rural Cemetery
Groton, Tompkins County, New York
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| | Benn Conger (1856-1922) — of Groton, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Groton, Tompkins County, N.Y., October 29, 1856. President, Corona TypewriterCo.; member of New York state assembly from Tompkins County, 1900-01; member of New York state senate 41st District, 1909-10; resigned 1910. In 1910, he accusedSen. Jotham P. Allds, the majority leader, of accepting a bribe from bridge companies; Allds was investigated and ultimately resigned. Conger, who had also taken part in the briberyscheme, was criticized for not coming forward sooner; facing a likely attempt to expelhim, he resigneda few days later. Died in Groton, Tompkins County, N.Y., February 28, 1922 (age 65 years, 122 days). Interment at Groton Rural Cemetery. |

Lake View Cemetery
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York
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| | Robert Goodloe Harper Speed (1845-1925) — also known as Robert G. H. Speed — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Caroline, Tompkins County, N.Y., July 6, 1845. Progressive. Fire insurance business; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Member, Grange;Freemasons;Royal Arch Masons. Died in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., January 27, 1925 (age 79 years, 205 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery. |

Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York
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| | Herbert Delano Sibley (1861-1937) — also known as Herbert D. Sibley — of Olean, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born in Napoli, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., December 8, 1861. Democrat. Newspaper editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912; postmaster at Olean, N.Y., 1915-24.Presbyterian. Died August 30, 1937 (age 75 years, 265 days). Interment at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Relatives: Son of Judson Sibley and Ann Eliza (Miller) Sibley; married, June 16, 1884, to Margaret E. Campbell. |

Arts Quad
Cornell University, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York
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| Andrew D. White | Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) — also known as Andrew D. White — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y.; Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Homer, Cortland County, N.Y., November 7, 1832. Republican. University professor; member of New York state senate 22nd District, 1864-67; co-founder and first presidentof Cornell University, 1867-79 and 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872(alternate), 1884,1912; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1879-81; Russia, 1892-94; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1897-1902. Member, American Historical Association; American Philosophical Society. Died in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., November 4, 1918 (age 85 years, 362 days). Entombed at Sage Chapel; statue at Arts Quad. Relatives: Son of Horace White (1802-1860) and Clara (Dickson) White; married 1859 to Mary A. Outwater; married 1890 to Helen Magill; uncle of Horace White (1865-1943); grandson of Andrew Dickson. Political family: White family of Syracuse, New York. Cross-reference: Albert Henry Washburn The World War II Liberty ship SS Andrew D. White (built 1942 at Sausalito, California; scrapped 1962) was named for him. See also Wikipedia articleU.S. State Dept career summaryFind-A-Grave memorial Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902 |
| | Ezra Cornell (1807-1874) — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Westchester Landing, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,Bronx County), N.Y., January 11, 1807. Member of New York state assembly from Tompkins County, 1862-63; member of New York state senate 24th District, 1864-67; founderof Cornell University, in Ithaca, N.Y., 1865. Died in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., December 9, 1874 (age 67 years, 332 days). Entombed at Sage Chapel; statue at Arts Quad. | |

Sage Chapel
Cornell University, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York
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| Andrew D. White | Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) — also known as Andrew D. White — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y.; Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Homer, Cortland County, N.Y., November 7, 1832. Republican. University professor; member of New York state senate 22nd District, 1864-67; co-founder and first presidentof Cornell University, 1867-79 and 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872(alternate), 1884,1912; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1879-81; Russia, 1892-94; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1897-1902. Member, American Historical Association; American Philosophical Society. Died in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., November 4, 1918 (age 85 years, 362 days). Entombed at Sage Chapel; statue at Arts Quad. Relatives: Son of Horace White (1802-1860) and Clara (Dickson) White; married 1859 to Mary A. Outwater; married 1890 to Helen Magill; uncle of Horace White (1865-1943); grandson of Andrew Dickson. Political family: White family of Syracuse, New York. Cross-reference: Albert Henry Washburn The World War II Liberty ship SS Andrew D. White (built 1942 at Sausalito, California; scrapped 1962) was named for him. See also Wikipedia articleU.S. State Dept career summaryFind-A-Grave memorial Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902 |
| Alonzo B. Cornell | Alonzo Barton Cornell (1832-1904) — also known as Alonzo B. Cornell — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., January 22, 1832. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868,1880; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1868; New York Republican state chair, 1870-74, 1875-77, 1878-79; member of New York state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1873; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1873; Governor of New York, 1880-83. Died in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., October 15, 1904 (age 72 years, 267 days). Entombed at Sage Chapel. Relatives: Son of Ezra Cornell and Mary Ann (Wood) Cornell; father of Charles Ezra Cornell (son-in-law of Charles C. Bouck); first cousin once removed of Carlos Wood Riddick and Florence Riddick Boys; first cousin thrice removed of Ezekiel Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel Burrows, Jared Lewis Rathbone, Gerothman W. Cornell, Francis Russell Edward Cornell and Stillman Stephen Light. Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). See also National Governors Association biography Image source: New York Red Book 1896 |
| | Ezra Cornell (1807-1874) — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Westchester Landing, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,Bronx County), N.Y., January 11, 1807. Member of New York state assembly from Tompkins County, 1862-63; member of New York state senate 24th District, 1864-67; founderof Cornell University, in Ithaca, N.Y., 1865. Died in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., December 9, 1874 (age 67 years, 332 days). Entombed at Sage Chapel; statue at Arts Quad. | |
| Henry W. Sage | Henry Williams Sage (1814-1897) — also known as Henry W. Sage — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., January 13, 1814. Whig. Lumber magnate; member of New York state assembly from Tompkins County, 1847; philanthropist. Died September 18, 1897 (age 83 years, 248 days). Entombed at Sage Chapel. _Relatives:_Nephew of Timothy S. Williams; grandfather of Henry M. Sage. Political family: Williams-Sage family of Ithaca, New York. See also Wikipedia article Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, October 1897 |

McLean Cemetery
McLean, Tompkins County, New York

Grove Cemetery
Trumansburg, Tompkins County, New York

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