Category: New York

David’s comment: As Ron Burgundy said after watching the duel with Hamilton, “Burr killed a guy. You should find yourself a safehouse.”Attorney General | Democrat-Republican | BURR, AARON, (cousin of Theodore Dwight), a Senator from New York and a Vice President of the United States; born in Newark, N.J., February 6, 1756; graduated from the… Continue reading Aaron Burr

Representative | Republican | REED, DANIEL ALDEN, a Representative from New York; born in Sheridan, Chautauqua County, N.Y., September 15, 1875; attended the public schools in Sheridan and in Silver Creek, N.Y.; was graduated from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., in 1898; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1900 and practiced in Silver Creek… Continue reading Daniel Reed

Representative | Republican | TABER, JOHN, a Representative from New York; born in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., May 5, 1880; attended the public schools; was graduated from Yale University in 1902 and from New York Law School in 1904; was admitted to the bar November 15, 1904, and commenced practice in Auburn, N.Y.; supervisor of… Continue reading John Taber

David’s comment: ,Representative | Republican | PLATT, THOMAS COLLIER, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Owego, Tioga County, N.Y., July 15, 1833; was prepared for college in the Owego Academy and attended Yale College in 1849 and 1850; in 1852 engaged in business as a druggist and continued for twenty years;… Continue reading Thomas Platt

Representative | Republican | CONKLING, ROSCOE, (son of Alfred Conkling and brother of Frederick Augustus Conkling), a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., October 30, 1829; moved with his parents to Auburn, N.Y., in 1839; completed an academic course; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice… Continue reading Roscoe Conkling

David’s comment: My father-in-law went to RPI, an engineering collge in update NY founded by Rennselaer’s family. That’s what the “R” stand for.Representative | Federalist | VAN RENSSELAER, KILLIAN KILLIAN, (cousin of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, uncle of Solomon Van Vechten Van Rensselaer), A Representative from New York; born in Greenbush, Rensselaer County, N.Y., June 9,… Continue reading Killian Van Rensselaer

David’s comment: He was my wife’s law partner for a few years. I am not making that up. Representative | Democrat | KOCH, EDWARD IRVING, a Representative from New York; born in the Bronx, N.Y., December 12, 1924; studied at City College of New York; LL.B., New York University Law School, 1948; combat infantryman with… Continue reading Ed Koch

Representative | Democrat | DELANEY, JAMES JOSEPH, a Representative from New York; born in New York City March 19, 1901; attended the public schools in Long Island City, N.Y.; was graduated from the law department of St. John’s College, Brooklyn, N.Y. LL.B., 1931; was admitted to the bar in 1933 and commenced practice in New… Continue reading James Delaney

Representative | Democrat | CAMBRELENG, CHURCHILL CALDOM, a Representative from New York; born in Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., October 24, 1786; attended school in New Bern, N.C.; moved to New York City in 1802, where he became a clerk and subsequently engaged in the mercantile business; elected as a Republican to the Seventeenth Congress; as… Continue reading Churchill Cambreleng

Representative | Republican | WHEELER, WILLIAM ALMON, a Representative from New York and a Vice President of the United States; born in Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., June 30, 1819; completed preparatory studies; attended the Franklin Academy at Malone and the University of Vermont at Burlington; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1845 and practiced… Continue reading William Wheeler