The Political Graveyard: Dutchess County, N.Y.

Dutchess County
New York

Dutchess County information:

Population: 280,150 (2000); 259,462 (1990)
Land area 802 square miles.
County seat: Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County official web site.
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The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Dutchess County
Politicians who were born in Dutchess County
Politicians who lived in Dutchess County
Politicians who died in Dutchess County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Dutchess County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Dutchess County

(not intended to be complete)

William W. Woodworth (County Judge, 1838) Daniel W. Guernsey (County Judge, 1884-1892) Samuel K. Phillips (County Judge, 1896) A. S. Reynolds (District Attorney, 1929)

South Amenia Cemetery
Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Elisha Barlow (c.1749-1828) — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1800-02; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1806-10. Died December 30, 1828. Interment at South Amenia Cemetery.

Private or family graveyards
Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Abraham Bockee (1784-1865) — of New York. Born in Shekomeko, Dutchess County, N.Y., February 3, 1784. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1820; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1829-31, 1833-37; member of New York state senate 2nd District, 1842-45; state court judge in New York, 1843; county judge in New York, 1846. Died in Shekomeko, Dutchess County, N.Y., June 1, 1865. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Politicians formerly buried here:

Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1768-1835) — also known as Philip J. Schuyler — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 21, 1768. Son of Philip John Schuyler; brother of Elizabeth Schuyler (who married Alexander Hamilton). Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1797-98; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1817-19. Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 21, 1835. Original interment at New York Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; subsequent interment at at a private or family graveyard; reinterment at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.

Red Meeting House Cemetery
Near Amenia, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Ephraim Paine (1730-1785) — of New York. Born in Canterbury, Windham County, Conn., August 19, 1730. County judge in New York, 1778-81; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1779-81, 1782-85; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1784. Expelled from the New York State Senate on March 15, 1781, for neglect of duty. Died in Amenia, Dutchess County, N.Y., August 10, 1785. Interment at Red Meeting House Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Dutch Reform Churchyard
Beacon, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Abraham Henry Schenck (1775-1831) — also known as Abraham H. Schenck — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in New York, January 22, 1775. Uncle of Isaac Teller. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1804-06; U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1815-17. Died June 1, 1831. Interment at Dutch Reform Churchyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
Beacon, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians formerly buried here:

William Few (1748-1828) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Maryland, June 8, 1748. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Georgia state legislature, 1777-79; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1780-85; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1789-93; state court judge in Georgia, 1796-99; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1801-05. Methodist. Died in Fishkill-on-Hudson (now part of Beacon), Dutchess County, N.Y., July 16, 1828. Original interment at Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery; reinterment at St. Paul's Churchyard, Augusta, Ga.
- See also: congressional biography.

Valley View Cemetery
Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

John Henry Ketcham (1832-1906) — also known as John H. Ketcham — of Dover Plains, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Dover Plains, Dutchess County, N.Y., December 21, 1832. Father of Henry B. Ketcham. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1856-57; member of New York state senate 11th District, 1860-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from New York, 1865-73, 1877-93, 1897-1906 (12th District 1865-73, 13th District 1877-85, 16th District 1885-93, 18th District 1897-1903, 21st District 1903-06); died in office 1906; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1874-77. Suffered a fall about 1903, which affected his health, and died three years later, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 4, 1906. Interment at Valley View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Unknown Location
Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

James Kent (1763-1847) — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Doansburg, Putnam County, N.Y., July 31, 1763. Married to Elizabeth Bailey. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1790-91, 1792-93, 1796-97 (Dutchess County 1790-91, 1792-93, New York County 1796-97); candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1793; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1798. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Author of Commentaries on American Law, the first comprehensive treatment of the subject. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 12, 1847. Interment somewhere. Kent County, Mich. is named for him.
- See also: Wikipedia article.

Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Bartow White (1776-1862) — of New York. Born in New York, 1776. U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1825-27. Died in 1862. Interment at Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Dutch Reformed Churchyard
Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William William Van Wyck (1777-1840) — of New York. Born in New York, 1777. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1821-25 (4th District 1821-23, 5th District 1823-25). Died in 1840. Interment at Dutch Reformed Churchyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Fishkill Rural Cemetery
Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Walter Case (1776-1859) — of New York. Born in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, N.Y., 1776. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1819-21. Died in Fishkill, Dutchess County, N.Y., October 7, 1859. Interment at Fishkill Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Rural Cemetery
Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Isaac Teller (1799-1868) — of New York. Born in New York, 1799. Nephew of Abraham Henry Schenck. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1854-55. Died in 1868. Interment at Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Trinity Church Cemetery
Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Daniel Crommelin Verplanck (1762-1834) — also known as Daniel C. Verplanck — of Fishkill, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 19, 1762. Father of Gulian Crommelin Verplanck. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1803-09; common pleas court judge in New York, 1828-30. Died near Fishkill, Dutchess County, N.Y., March 29, 1834. Interment at Trinity Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Trinity Churchyard
Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Gulian Crommelin Verplanck (1786-1870) — also known as Gulian C. Verplanck — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 6, 1786. Son of Daniel Crommelin Verplanck. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1820-23; U.S. Representative from New York, 1825-33 (2nd District 1825-27, 3rd District 1827-33); Whig candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1834; member of New York state senate 1st District, 1838-41; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 18, 1870. Interment at Trinity Churchyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Apoquage Friends Meeting Burial Ground
Gardner Hollow, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Ebenezer Cary (1745-1815) — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in 1745. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1780-81, 1784-85. Died May 18, 1815. Interment at Apoquage Friends Meeting Burial Ground.

Roosevelt Home
Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) — also known as Franklin D. Roosevelt; "F.D.R." — of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y., January 30, 1882. Great-great-grandson of Edward Hutchinson Robbins; son of James Roosevelt (1828-1900) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt (1854-1941); fourth cousin once removed of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919); half-uncle of Helen Roosevelt Robinson; married, March 17, 1905, to Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) (niece of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919); first cousin of Corinne Douglas Robinson); second cousin of Caroline Astor Drayton (who married William Phillips); first cousin of Warren Delano Robbins; fifth cousin of Nicholas Roosevelt; father of James Roosevelt (1907-1991) and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920, 1924, 1928; contracted polio in the early 1920s; as a result, his legs were paralyzed for the rest of his life; Governor of New York, 1929-33; President of the United States, 1933-45; died in office 1945; on February 15, 1933, in Miami, Fla., he and Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak were shot at by Guiseppe Zangara; Cermak was hit and mortally wounded. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Elks; Grange; Knights of Pythias. Served as president during the Depression and World War II. His portrait appears on the U.S. dime (ten cent coin). Died of a cerebral hemorrhage, in Warm Springs, Meriwether County, Ga., April 12, 1945. Interment at Roosevelt Home.
- Cross-reference: Ross T. McIntire; Milton Lipson; W. W. Howes; Bruce Barton; Hamilton Fish, Jr.; Joseph W. Martin, Jr.; Samuel I. Rosenman; Rexford G. Tugwell
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about Franklin D. Roosevelt: James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn, The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America; Doris Kearns Goodwin, No Ordinary Time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II; Joseph Alsop & Roland Gelatt, FDR : 1882-1945; Bernard Bellush, Franklin Roosevelt as Governor of New York; Robert H. Jackson, That Man : An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt; Jonas Klein, Beloved Island : Franklin & Eleanor and the Legacy of Campobello; Conrad Black, Franklin Delano Roosevelt : Champion of Freedom; Charles Peters, Five Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of 1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World; Steven Neal, Happy Days Are Here Again : The 1932 Democratic Convention, the Emergence of FDR--and How America Was Changed Forever; Karen Bornemann Spies, Franklin D. Roosevelt (for young readers)
- Critical books about Franklin D. Roosevelt: Jim Powell, FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression; John T. Flynn, The Roosevelt Myth
- Fiction about Franklin D. Roosevelt: Philip Roth, The Plot Against America: A Novel

St. James Cemetery
Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Peter Goelet Gerry (1879-1957) — also known as Peter G. Gerry — of Newport, Newport County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent County, R.I.; Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 18, 1879. Great-grandson of Elbridge Gerry; son of Elbridge Thomas Gerry and Louisa Matilda (Livingston) Gerry; married to Edith Stuyvesant (Dresser) Vanderbilt (1873-1958). Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912, 1916, 1932; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1913-15; defeated, 1914; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1917-29, 1935-47; defeated, 1930; member of Democratic National Committee from Rhode Island, 1932-36. Episcopalian. Died October 31, 1957. Interment at St. James Cemetery.
- See also Gerry family
- See also: congressional biography.
Morgan Lewis (1754-1844) — of Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 16, 1754. Son of Francis Lewis and Elizabeth (Annesley) Lewis; married, May 11, 1779, to Gertrude Livingston (granddaughter of Robert Livingston; daughter of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); sister of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward Livingston; sister-in-law of John Armstrong, Jr.). Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1789-90, 1791-92 (New York County 1789-90, Dutchess County 1791-92); New York state attorney general, 1791-92; appointed 1791; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1792-1801; Governor of New York, 1804-07; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1810-14; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 7, 1844. Interment at St. James Cemetery. Lewis County, N.Y. is named for him.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. (1914-1988) — also known as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Campobello, New Brunswick, August 17, 1914. Grandnephew of Theodore Roosevelt; half-first cousin of Helen Roosevelt Robinson; son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt; brother of James Roosevelt; married, June 30, 1937, to Ethel du Pont (1916-1965) (first cousin twice removed of Henry Algernon du Pont). Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1949-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for New York state attorney general, 1954; Liberal candidate for Governor of New York, 1966. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died, of lung cancer, in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., August 17, 1988. Interment at St. James Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.

St. James' Churchyard
Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Nathaniel Pendleton (1756-1821) — Born in New Kent County, Va., 1756. Nephew of Edmund Pendleton; cousin of John Penn. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Georgia state attorney general, 1785-86; district judge in Georgia; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1789; U.S. District Judge for Virginia, 1789-96; county judge in New York, 1821. Served as a second to Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton's duel with Aaron Burr. Died in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y., October 20, 1821. Interment at St. James' Churchyard.
- See also Pendleton family of Virginia
- See also: congressional biography.
Edmund Henry Pendleton (1788-1862) — also known as Edmund H. Pendleton — of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Georgia, 1788. U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1831-33. Died in 1862. Interment at St. James' Churchyard.
- See also: congressional biography.
Geraldine L. Thompson (d. 1967) — of Red Bank, Monmouth County, N.J.; Lincroft, Monmouth County, N.J. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1940, 1948, 1952. Female. Died September 9, 1967. Interment at St. James' Churchyard.

Nine Partners Burial Ground
Millbrook, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Obadiah Titus (1789-1854) — of New York. Born in New York, 1789. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1837-39. Died in 1854. Interment at Nine Partners Burial Ground.
- See also: congressional biography.
Robert Coffin (c.1778-1842) — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1832. Died November 28, 1842. Interment at Nine Partners Burial Ground.

Pawling Cemetery
Pawling, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) — also known as Thomas E. Dewey — of Pawling, Dutchess County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich., March 24, 1902. Nephew of Edmond O. Dewey; son of George Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey; married, June 16, 1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (c.1903-1970) (grandniece of Jefferson Finis Davis). Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940; Governor of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952, 1956. Episcopalian. English and French ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Farm Bureau; Grange; Phi Mu Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Died, from a heart attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel, Bal Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., March 16, 1971. Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Herbert Brownell, Jr.; Charles C. Wing; Martin T. Manton
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
- Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M. Stolberg, Fighting Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E. Dewey; Barry K. Beyer, Thomas E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political Leadership (out of print); Richard Norton Smith, Thomas E. Dewey and His Times (out of print)
Ralph Waldo Gwinn (1884-1962) — also known as Ralph W. Gwinn — of Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Ind., March 29, 1884. Son of John Harvey Gwinn and Edith (Harvey) Gwinn; married, June 30, 1908, to Essie O'Daniel. Republican. Lawyer; writer; U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1945-59; defeated, 1940, 1942. Methodist or Christian Reformed. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Freemasons. Died of a heart attack, in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., February 27, 1962. Interment at Pawling Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Howard N. Allen (1873-1953) — of Pawling, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Pawling, Dutchess County, N.Y., February 21, 1873. Married to Ruth A. Howard (1874-1948). Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1923-44. Methodist. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Died in 1953. Interment at Pawling Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
John B. Dutcher — of Pawling, Dutchess County, N.Y. Member of New York state senate 11th District, 1864-65. Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling Cemetery.

Pine Plains Cemetery
Pine Plains, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Ebenezer Husted (c.1736-1811) — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1781-84, 1789-90. Died November 16, 1811. Interment at Pine Plains Cemetery.

Pleasant Valley Presbyterian Churchyard
Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Jacob Evertson (1734-1807) — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in South Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., January 3, 1734. Father of Margaret Evertson (1764-1837) (who married John Cotton Smith). Member of New York provincial congress, 1774-75; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Presbyterian. Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, N.Y., May 1, 1807. Interment at Pleasant Valley Presbyterian Churchyard.

Presbyterian Cemetery
Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians formerly buried here:

Gilbert Dean (1819-1870) — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, N.Y., August 14, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1851-54 (8th District 1851-53, 12th District 1853-54); resigned 1854; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1854-55; appointed 1854. Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., October 12, 1870. Original interment at Presbyterian Cemetery; reinterment at Portland Evergreen Cemetery, Brocton, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.

Unknown Locations
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Randall S. Street (1780-1841) — of New York. Born in Catskill, Greene County, N.Y., 1780. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1819-21. Died November 21, 1841. Interment somewhere.
- See also: congressional biography.
Daniel W. Guernsey (1835-1902) — of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan.; Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Stanford, Dutchess County, N.Y., 1835. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Dutchess County Judge, 1884-1892. Died, of pleuro-pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 8, 1902. Interment somewhere.

Calvary Cemetery
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John E. Mack (b. 1874) — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., June 10, 1874. Democrat. Justice of New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1930; appointed 1930; candidate for New York state assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1935; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940, 1944. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.

Christ Episcopal Church Burying Ground
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians formerly buried here:

Charles Johnston (1793-1845) — of New York. Born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., February 14, 1793. U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1839-41. Died September 1, 1845. Original interment at Christ Episcopal Church Burying Ground; reinterment in 1861 at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Poughkeepsie Cemetery
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Smith Thompson (1768-1843) — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Dutchess County, N.Y., January 17, 1768. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1800-01; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1801; state court judge in New York, 1802-14; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1819-23; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1823-43; died in office 1843; candidate for Governor of New York, 1828. Presbyterian. Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., December 18, 1843. Interment at Poughkeepsie Cemetery.
- See also: NNDB dossier.

Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Theodorus Bailey (1758-1828) — of New York. Born near Fishkill, Dutchess County, N.Y., October 12, 1758. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1793-97, 1799-1801, 1801-03; member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1801-02; U.S. Senator from New York, 1803-04; postmaster of New York City, 1804-28. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 6, 1828. Original interment at Dutch Burying Ground, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1864 at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Joseph Kindred (1864-1937) — also known as John J. Kindred — of Astoria, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born near Courtland, Southampton County, Va., July 15, 1864. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1911-13, 1921-29 (14th District 1911-13, 2nd District 1921-29). Died October 23, 1937. Interment at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Emott (1771-1850) — of Albany County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1771. Member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1803-04; U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1809-13. Died in 1850. Interment at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1768-1835) — also known as Philip J. Schuyler — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 21, 1768. Son of Philip John Schuyler; brother of Elizabeth Schuyler (who married Alexander Hamilton). Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1797-98; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1817-19. Died, of consumption (tuberculosis), in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 21, 1835. Original interment at New York Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; subsequent interment at a private or family graveyard, Dutchess County, N.Y.; reinterment at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
David Brooks (1756-1838) — of New York County, N.Y.; Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1756. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1786-88, 1793-96, 1809-10 (New York County 1786-88, Dutchess County 1793-96, 1809-10); county judge in New York, 1795-1807; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1797-99. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., August 30, 1838. Interment at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Johnston (1793-1845) — of New York. Born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., February 14, 1793. U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1839-41. Died September 1, 1845. Original interment at Christ Episcopal Church Burying Ground; reinterment in 1861 at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edmund Platt (1865-1939) — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., February 2, 1865. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1913-20. Died in 1939. Interment at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Stephen Baker (1819-1875) — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 12, 1819. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1861-63. Died on a train en route to California, near Ogden, Weber County, Utah, June 9, 1875. Interment at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Homer Augustus Nelson (1829-1891) — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1829. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1863-65; secretary of state of New York, 1868-71. Died in 1891. Interment at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Thompson (1809-1890) — of New York. Born in New York, 1809. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1857-59. Died in 1890. Interment at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Peter's Cemetery
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
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Politicians buried here:

Richard Edward Connell (1857-1912) — also known as Richard E. Connell — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., November 6, 1857. Democrat. Newspaper editor; candidate for New York state assembly, 1898; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1900, 1904; U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1911-12; defeated, 1896; died in office 1912. Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., October 30, 1912. Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Unknown Location
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Edward Livingston (1764-1836) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Clermont, Columbia County, N.Y., May 28, 1764. Great-grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); grandson of Robert Livingston (1688-1775); first cousin once removed of Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston (1716-1778) and Henry Walter Livingston; son of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); second cousin of Peter R. Livingston, Walter Livingston, Philip Livingston (1740-1810) and Henry Brockholst Livingston; brother of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Alida Livingston (who married John Armstrong, Jr.) and Gertrude Livingston (who married Morgan Lewis); brother-in-law of Auguste Davezac; first cousin once removed and uncle by marriage of Edward Philip Livingston. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1795-1801 (1st District 1795-99, 2nd District 1799-1801); mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1801-03; U.S. Attorney for New York, 1801-03; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1820; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1823-29; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1829-31; U.S. Secretary of State, 1831-33; U.S. Minister to France, 1833-35. Died May 23, 1836. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Columbia County, N.Y.; reinterment somewhere. Livingston counties in Ill., Mich. and Mo. are named for him.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.

Dutch Reformed Church
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians formerly buried here:

Peter R. Livingston (1766-1847) — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in 1766. Member of New York state senate, 1815-22, 1826-29 (Southern District 1815-22, 2nd District 1826-29); Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1828. Died in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y., January 19, 1847. Original interment at Dutch Reformed Church; reinterment to unknown location.

Old Dutch Cemetery
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Richard Schell (1810-1879) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y., May 15, 1810. Son of Christian Schell; brother of Augustus Schell. Democrat. Member of New York state senate 6th District, 1858-59; U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1874-75. Christian Reformed. Dutch and German ancestry. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 10, 1879. Interment at Old Dutch Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Rhinebeck Cemetery
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920) — also known as Levi P. Morton — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Shoreham, Addison County, Vt., May 16, 1824. Son of Rev. Daniel Oliver Morton and Lucretia (Parsons) Morton; brother of Daniel O. Morton; married to Lucy Kimball (died 1871); married 1873 to Anna Livingston Street. Republican. Dry goods merchant; banker; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1879-81; U.S. Minister to France, 1881-85; Vice President of the United States, 1889-93; Governor of New York, 1895-97; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1896. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Union League. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 16, 1920. Interment at Rhinebeck Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Robert S. Chilton, Jr.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
John Armstrong, Jr. (1758-1843) — also known as "Old Soldier"; "Monsieur Tombo" — Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., November 25, 1758. Son of John Armstrong and Rebecca (Lyon) Armstrong; brother of James Armstrong; married 1789 to Alida Livingston (granddaughter of Robert Livingston; daughter of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); sister of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward Livingston; sister-in-law of Morgan Lewis). Republican. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1783-87; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1787-88; U.S. Senator from New York, 1800-02, 1803-04; U.S. Minister to France, 1804-10; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Secretary of War, 1813-14; blamed for the British capture of Washington, D.C. in August 1814, and forced to resign. Catholic. Died in Red Hook, Dutchess County, N.Y., April 1, 1843. Interment at Rhinebeck Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
Henry Booth Cowles (1798-1873) — also known as Henry B. Cowles — of Carmel, Putnam County, N.Y. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., March 18, 1798. Member of New York state assembly from Putnam County, 1826-28; U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1829-31. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 17, 1873. Interment at Rhinebeck Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Rhinebeck Reformed Dutch Church
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Tillotson (1750-1832) — of Red Hook, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Maryland, 1750. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1787-88, 1789-90; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1790-99; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1801; secretary of state of New York, 1801-06, 1807-08. Died in 1832. Entombed at Rhinebeck Reformed Dutch Church.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. James Churchyard
Staatsburg, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Ogden Livingston Mills (1884-1937) — also known as Ogden L. Mills — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., August 23, 1884. Married 1911 to Margaret S. Rutherfurd (divorced 1920); married 1924 to Dorothy (Randolph) Fell. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936; member of New York state senate 17th District, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1921-27; candidate for Governor of New York, 1926; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1932-33. Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 11, 1937. Interment at St. James Churchyard.
- See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier.

St. Paul's Churchyard
Tivoli, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) — of New York. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., November 27, 1746. Great-grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); grandson of Robert Livingston (1688-1775); first cousin once removed of Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston and Henry Walter Livingston; son-in-law of John Stevens; son of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775) and Margaret (Beekman) Livingston; second cousin of Peter R. Livingston and Henry Brockholst Livingston; brother of Alida Livingston (who married John Armstrong, Jr.), Gertrude Livingston (who married Morgan Lewis) and Edward Livingston; first cousin once removed and father-in-law of Edward Philip Livingston; ancestor of Robert Livingston Beeckman. Lawyer; law partner of John Jay; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1777; U.S. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1781-83; candidate for Governor of New York, 1798; U.S. Minister to France, 1801-04; negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. Member, Freemasons. Died February 26, 1813. Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at St. Paul's Churchyard. Livingston counties in Ky., La. and N.Y. are named for him.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.

Pittsbury Presbyterian Churchyard
Washington Hollow, Dutchess County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Isaac Bloom (c.1747-1803) — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1787-92; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1799-1802; U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1803; died in office 1803. Died in Dutchess County, N.Y., April 26, 1803. Interment at Pittsbury Presbyterian Churchyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

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