The Political Graveyard: Rockland County, N.Y.

Rockland County
New York

Rockland County information:

Population: 286,753 (2000); 265,475 (1990)
Land area 174 square miles.
County seat: New City
Rockland County official web site.
Capital Impact: Rockland County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Rockland County -- census data on population, race, economics
Rockland County NYGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Rockland County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

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

(not intended to be complete)

Arthur S. Tompkins (County Surrogate, 1893-98) Morton Lexow (District Attorney, 1929) Kenneth P. Zebrowski (County Legislator, 1973-2003)

Private or family graveyards
Rockland County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Isaac B. Van Houten (1776-1850) — of New York. Born in New York, 1776. Democrat. Member of New York state legislature; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1833-35. Died in 1850. Interment at in a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.
John William Ferdon (1826-1884) — also known as John W. Ferdon — of Piermont, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Piermont, Rockland County, N.Y., December 13, 1826. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Rockland County, 1855; member of New York state senate 7th District, 1856-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1864, 1876; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1879-81. Died in Monmouth Beach, Monmouth County, N.J., August 5, 1884. Interment at in a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mt. Repose Cemetery
Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Reuben Locke Haskell (1878-1971) — also known as Reuben L. Haskell — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 5, 1878. Son of Robert B. Haskell and Monrovia (Grayson) Haskell; married, October 8, 1902, to Aleda C. Baylis. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1920; U.S. Representative from New York 10th District, 1915-19; defeated, 1912; county judge in New York, 1920-25; candidate in primary for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1921. Member, American Bar Association; Royal Arcanum; Delta Chi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Died in Westwood, Bergen County, N.J., October 2, 1971. Interment at Mt. Repose Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Peter Denoyelles (1766-1829) — of Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Haverstraw, Rockland County, N.Y., 1766. Member of New York state assembly from Rockland County, 1801-03; U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1813-15. Died in Haverstraw, Rockland County, N.Y., May 6, 1829. Interment at Mt. Repose Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Ira M. Hedges (1839-1902) — of Haverstraw, Rockland County, N.Y. Born July 31, 1839. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1894. Died April 9, 1902. Interment at Mt. Repose Cemetery.

Nanuet Cemetery
Nanuet, Rockland County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Raymond M. Fisher (1900-1981) — of Nanuet, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in 1900. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932, 1936, 1940; chair of Rockland County Democratic Party, 1939. Died November 24, 1981. Interment at Nanuet Cemetery.

St. Anthony's Cemetery
Nanuet, Rockland County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Kenneth P. Zebrowski (1945-2007) — also known as Ken Zebrowski — of New City, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 12, 1945. Son of Vincent Zebrowski (died 1989) and Jean Zebrowski; married to Linda Magnatta; father of Kenneth Paul Zebrowski, Jr.. Lawyer; Rockland County Legislator, 1973-2003; board chairman and acting president, Nyack Hospital; candidate for New York state senate, 1999, 2000; member of New York state assembly 94th District, 2005-07; died in office 2007. Catholic. Died, of hepatitis C, in Nyack Hospital, Nyack, Rockland County, N.Y., March 18, 2007. Interment at St. Anthony's Cemetery.

Old Wood Burying Ground
New City, Rockland County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Jacob Wood (1784-1874) — of New York. Born in New York, 1784. U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1827-29. Died in 1874. Interment at Old Wood Burying Ground.
- See also: congressional biography.

Brick Church Cemetery
New Hempstead, Rockland County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Beveridge C. Dunlop — of Spring Valley, Rockland County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Rockland County, 1914. Interment at Brick Church Cemetery.

Jewish Community Cemetery
New Hempstead, Rockland County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Lucille Maurer (1922-1996) — also known as Lucy Maurer; Lucille Shirley Darvin — of Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Born, in Bushwick Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 21, 1922. Democrat. Economist; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967-68; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1969-87; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1970; Maryland state treasurer, 1987-96; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Female. Jewish. Member, League of Women Voters; National Trust for Historic Preservation; American Association of University Women; National Organization for Women. Elected to Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, 1990. Died of a brain tumor, in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., June 17, 1996. Interment at Jewish Community Cemetery.

Oak Hill Cemetery
Nyack, Rockland County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Abraham P. Stephens (1796-1859) — of New York. Born in New York, 1796. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1851-53. Died in 1859. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Arthur Sidney Tompkins (1865-1938) — also known as Arthur S. Tompkins — of Nyack, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Middleburgh, Schoharie County, N.Y., August 26, 1865. Son of Sidney Brooks Tompkins (1830-1901) and Mary Hazy Yocum (Taylor) Tompkins (1834-1914); married 1889 to Jeanie Craig Logan. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Rockland County Republican Party, 1888; member of New York state assembly from Rockland County, 1890; Rockland County Surrogate, 1893-98; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1899-1903; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904; Justice of New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1907-36; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1933. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Nyack, Rockland County, N.Y., January 20, 1938. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Natalie F. Couch
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave memorial.
Moses Gage Leonard (1809-1899) — of New York. Born in Stafford, Tolland County, Conn., July 10, 1809. Democrat. State court judge in New York, 1840; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1843-45. Died March 20, 1899. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Joseph Johnson Hart (1859-1926) — also known as Joseph J. Hart — of Milford, Pike County, Pa. Born in Nyack, Rockland County, N.Y., April 18, 1859. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1895-97. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 13, 1926. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Clarence Lexow (d. 1910) — of South Nyack, Rockland County, N.Y. Married to Katharine Morton Ferris. Member of New York state senate, 1894-98 (16th District 1894-95, 23rd District 1896-98). Died in 1910. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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

Politicians buried here:

John Charles Frémont (1813-1890) — also known as "The Pathfinder"; "The Champion of Freedom" — Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., January 21, 1813. Son of Jean Charles Frémont and Ann Whiting (Pryor) Frémont; married, October 19, 1841, to Jessie Benton (daughter of Thomas Hart Benton). Republican. Explorer; Military Governor of California, 1847; arrested for mutiny, 1847; court-martialed; found guilty of mutiny, disobedience, and conduct prejudicial to order; penalty remitted by Pres. James K. Polk; U.S. Senator from California, 1850-51; candidate for President of the United States, 1856; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1878-81. Episcopalian. French ancestry. Died, of peritonitis, in a hotel room at New York, New York County, N.Y., July 13, 1890. Original interment at Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1891 at Rockland Cemetery. Fremont County, Colo., Fremont County, Idaho, Fremont County, Iowa and Fremont County, Wyo. are named for him.
- Cross-reference: Selah Hill
- Portraits: c.1856; 1856.
- Campaign slogan: "Free Soil, Free Men, Fremont."
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
- Books by John C. Fremont: Memoirs of My Life and Times
- Books about John C. Fremont: Tom Chaffin, Pathfinder: John Charles Fremont and the Course of American Empire; David Roberts, A Newer World : Kit Carson, John C. Fremont and the Claiming of the American West; Andrew Rolle, John Charles Fremont: Character As Destiny

Ramapo Cemetery
Ramapo, Rockland County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Jeremiah Halsey Pierson (1766-1855) — of New York. Born in New Jersey, 1766. U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1821-23. Died in 1855. Interment at Ramapo Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Tappan Church Cemetery
Tappan, Rockland County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Haring (1739-1809) — of Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Tappan, Rockland County, N.Y., September 28, 1739. Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1774; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1781-89; member of New York state assembly from Rockland County, 1805-06. Died April 1, 1809. Interment at Tappan Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Rockland County

Politicians who were born in Rockland County

Politicians who lived in Rockland County

Politicians who died in Rockland County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Rockland County