The Political Graveyard: Onondaga County, N.Y.

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Onondaga County
New York

Onondaga County information:

Population: 458,336 (2000); 468,973 (1990)
Land area 780 square miles.
County seat: Syracuse
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Riverside Cemetery
Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Daniel Terryll Jones (1800-1861) — of New York. Born in Hebron, Tolland County, Conn., August 17, 1800. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1851-55. Died March 29, 1861. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Bridgeport Cemetery
Bridgeport, Onondaga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Harris (1760-1824) — of New York. Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., September 26, 1760. Cousin of Robert Harris. U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1807-09. Died in 1824. Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Pine Plains Cemetery
Clay, Onondaga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Nathan Soule (1790-1860) — of Fort Plain, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Dover, Dutchess County, N.Y., August 7, 1790. U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1831-33; member of New York state assembly, 1837. Died in Clay, Onondaga County, N.Y., January 9, 1860. Interment at Pine Plains Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

City Cemetery
Delphi Falls, Onondaga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Elisha Litchfield (1785-1859) — of Delphi (Delphi Falls), Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Canterbury, Windham County, Conn., July 12, 1785. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County, 1819, 1831-33, 1844; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1844; U.S. Representative from New York, 1821-25 (19th District 1821-23, 23rd District 1823-25). Died in Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y., August 4, 1859. Interment at City Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Jordan Cemetery
Jordan, Onondaga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Luther Badger (1785-1869) — of New York. Born in Partridgefield (now Peru), Berkshire County, Mass., April 10, 1785. U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1825-27; state court judge in New York. Died in Jordan, Onondaga County, N.Y., 1869. Interment at Jordan Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Maple Grove Cemetery
Jordan, Onondaga County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Charles Blakeslee Law (1872-1929) — also known as Charles B. Law — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Hannibal, Oswego County, N.Y., February 5, 1872. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1905-11; state court judge in New York, 1916; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1924. Died while swimming (presumably drowned) at his summer home on Kattskill Bay, near Lake George, Warren County, N.Y., September 15, 1929. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Christ Church Cemetery
Manlius, Onondaga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William Taylor (1791-1865) — of New York. Born in Suffield, Hartford County, Conn., October 12, 1791. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1833-39; member of New York state assembly, 1841-42; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846. Died in Manlius, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 16, 1865. Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old City Cemetery
Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Reuben Humphrey (1757-1831) — of New York. Born in West Simsbury, Simsbury, Hartford County, Conn., September 2, 1757. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; county judge in New York, 1804-07; U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1807-09; member of New York state senate Western District, 1810-14. Died near Marcellus, Onondaga County, N.Y., August 12, 1831. Interment at Old City Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Walnut Grove Cemetery
Onondaga Hill, Onondaga County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Jonas Earll, Jr. (1786-1846) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1786. Cousin of Nehemiah Hezekiah Earll. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly, 1820-21; member of New York state senate 7th District, 1823-26; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1827-31. Died in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., 1846. Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Onondaga Valley Cemetery
Onondaga Valley, Onondaga County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

George Hall (1770-1840) — of New York. Born in Cheshire, New Haven County, Conn., May 12, 1770. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1816-17; U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1819-21; defeated, 1820. Died in Onondaga Valley, Onondaga County, N.Y., March 20, 1840. Interment at Onondaga Valley Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Pompey Hill Cemetery
Pompey, Onondaga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Victory Birdseye (1782-1853) — of New York. Born in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Conn., December 25, 1782. Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1815-17, 1841-43 (19th District 1815-17, 23rd District 1841-43); delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; member of New York state assembly, 1823, 1838-40; member of New York state senate 7th District, 1827. Died in Pompey, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 16, 1853. Interment at Pompey Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Daniel Gott (1794-1864) — of Pompey, Onondaga County, N.Y.; Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Hebron, Tolland County, Conn., July 10, 1794. Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1847-51. Died in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., July 6, 1864. Interment at Pompey Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Richard P. Byrne (b. 1880) — of DeWitt, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born near Pompey, Onondaga County, N.Y., October 27, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 35th District, 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944, 1948, 1952; member of New York state senate 43rd District, 1945-46; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1945. Member, American Bar Association. Interment at Pompey Hill Cemetery.

Lake View Cemetery
Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William Marvin (1808-1902) — of Florida. Born in Fairfield, Herkimer County, N.Y., April 14, 1808. Judge of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1840; Governor of Florida, 1865. Died July 9, 1902. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
Freeborn Garrettson Jewett (1791-1858) — also known as Freeborn G. Jewett — of Skaneateles, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, 1791. Member of New York state legislature; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1831-33; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1847-53; resigned 1853; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1847-49. Died in 1858. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Oakwood Cemetery
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Frank Hiscock (1834-1914) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1834. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868; U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1877-87; U.S. Senator from New York, 1887-93. Died in 1914. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Clay Stone Briggs (1876-1933) — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., January 8, 1876. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1906-08; district judge in Texas, 1909-19; U.S. Representative from Texas 7th District, 1919-33; elected unopposed 1920, 1930; died in office 1933. Died of a heart attack, in Washington, D.C., April 29, 1933. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Horace White (1865-1943) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., October 7, 1865. Nephew of Andrew Dickson White. Member of New York state senate, 1896-1908 (36th District 1896-1906, 38th District 1907-08); Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1909-10; Governor of New York, 1910-11. Member, Kappa Alpha. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., November 26, 1943. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
Walter Warren Magee (1861-1927) — also known as Walter W. Magee — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Groveland, Livingston County, N.Y., May 23, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 35th District, 1915-27; died in office 1927. Died in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., May 27, 1927. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Jerome Belden (1825-1904) — also known as James J. Belden — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Fabius, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 30, 1825. Republican. Mayor of Syracuse, N.Y., 1877; U.S. Representative from New York, 1887-95, 1897-99 (25th District 1887-93, 27th District 1893-95, 1897-99). Died in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., January 1, 1904. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Michael Edward Driscoll (1851-1929) — also known as Michael E. Driscoll — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., February 9, 1851. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York, 1899-1913 (27th District 1899-1903, 29th District 1903-13). Died in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., January 19, 1929. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Gold Alvord (1810-1897) — also known as Thomas G. Alvord — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born December 20, 1810. Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1858, 1864, 1879; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1865-66; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1894. Died October 26, 1897. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
Addison Henry Laflin (1823-1878) — also known as Addison H. Laflin — of Herkimer, Herkimer County, N.Y. Born in Lee, Berkshire County, Mass., October 24, 1823. Republican. Member of New York state senate 20th District, 1858-59; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1865-71. Died September 24, 1878. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Dennis McCarthy (1814-1886) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Salina, Onondaga County, N.Y., March 19, 1814. Republican. Member of New York state assembly, 1846; mayor of Syracuse, N.Y., 1853; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1867-71; defeated, 1870; member of New York state senate, 1876-85 (22nd District 1876-79, 25th District 1880-85); Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1885. Died in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., February 14, 1886. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Amos Phelps Granger (1789-1866) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Suffield, Hartford County, Conn., June 3, 1789. Cousin of Francis Granger. Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1852; U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1855-59. Died in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., August 20, 1866. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Treadwell Davis (1810-1872) — also known as Thomas T. Davis — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., August 22, 1810. Grandson of Thomas Tredwell. U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1863-67. Died in Washington, D.C., May 2, 1872. Cremated; ashes interred at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Horace Wheaton (1803-1882) — of Pompey, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, 1803. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1843-47. Died in 1882. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Baldwin Sedgwick (1815-1883) — of New York. Born in New York, 1815. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1859-63. Died in 1883. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Kirkpatrick (1769-1832) — of New York. Born near Zion, Hunterdon County, N.J., November 7, 1769. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1807-09. Died September 2, 1832. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Geddes (1763-1838) — of New York. Born in Pennsylvania, 1763. Member of New York state legislature; state court judge in New York; U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1813-15. Died in 1838. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Jervis Hough (1795-1869) — also known as William J. Hough — of Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1795. Democrat. Member of New York state legislature; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1845-47. Died in 1869. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Nehemiah Hezekiah Earll (1787-1872) — of New York. Born in Whitehall, Washington County, N.Y., October 5, 1787. Cousin of Jonas Earll, Jr.. Democrat. County judge in New York, 1823-31; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1839-41; defeated, 1840. Blind for many years. Died in Mottville, Onondaga County, N.Y., August 26, 1872. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Elias Warner Leavenworth (1803-1887) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Canaan, Columbia County, N.Y., December 20, 1803. Republican. Mayor of Syracuse, N.Y., 1849; member of New York state assembly, 1850; secretary of state of New York, 1854-55; U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1875-77. Died November 25, 1887. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
David Smith Bennett (1811-1894) — also known as David S. Bennett — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born near Camillus, Onondaga County, N.Y., May 3, 1811. Republican. Member of New York state senate 31st District, 1866-67; U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1869-71. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., November 6, 1894. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Theodore Lewis Poole (1840-1900) — also known as Theodore L. Poole — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1840. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1895-97. Died in 1900. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Andrews — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Father of William Shankland Andrews. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1870-81; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1881-82, 1892-97. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
William James Wallace (1837-1917) — of New York. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., April 14, 1837. Mayor of Syracuse, N.Y., 1873; Judge of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, 1874; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1887-1907. Died March 11, 1917. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
William Shankland Andrews (b. 1858) — also known as William S. Andrews — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y.; Onondaga, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 25, 1858. Son of Charles Andrews and Marcia A. (Shankland) Andrews; married, December 31, 1884, to Mary Raymond Shipman. Republican. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1900-20; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1917-29. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
William Burns Kirk III — of New York. Mayor of Syracuse, N.Y., 1890. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
Willis Hubbard Sargent (1896-1976) — also known as Willis H. Sargent — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., October 11, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1925-33; member of California state assembly; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Died in Wellesley Island, Jefferson County, N.Y., August 22, 1976. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

St. Agnes Cemetery
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
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Politicians buried here:

John Richard Clancy (1859-1932) — of New York. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., March 8, 1859. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 35th District, 1913-15. Died in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., April 21, 1932. Interment at St. Agnes Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Woodlawn Cemetery
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
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Politicians buried here:

Clarence Eugene Hancock (1885-1948) — also known as Clarence E. Hancock — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., February 13, 1885. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from New York, 1927-47 (35th District 1927-45, 36th District 1945-47); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928. Died in a hospital at Washington, D.C., January 3, 1948. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Tully Cemetery
Tully, Onondaga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Roy Walter Riehlman (1899-1978) — also known as R. Walter Riehlman — of Tully, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Otisco, Onondaga County, N.Y., August 26, 1899. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York, 1947-65 (36th District 1947-53, 35th District 1953-63, 34th District 1963-65); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956, 1960. Died in Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Fla., July 16, 1978. Interment at Tully Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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