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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Rochester, New York</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Schermerhorn</a> 1837 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kempa-kenan.html#753.00.90">Thomas Kempshall</a> 1837 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson3.html#940.99.07">Elisha Johnson</a> 1838 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robison-rockne.html#221.78.03">Thomas H. Rochester</a> 1839 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andrews.html#613.93.35">Samuel G. Andrews</a> 1840 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith3.html#801.93.36">Elijah F. Smith</a> 1841 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill2.html#311.00.74">Charles J. Hill</a> 1842 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hillings-hinerman.html#434.41.84">Isaac Hills</a> 1843 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen5.html#238.92.06">John Allen</a> 1844 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#298.05.25">William Pitkin</a> 1845-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elmquist-elwyn.html#786.93.63">John B. Elwood</a> 1847 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/field-fielding.html#279.67.51">Joseph Field</a> 1848 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ward6.html#819.65.84">Levi A. Ward</a> 1849 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardson.html#159.52.26">Samuel Richardson</a> 1850 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/paine.html#274.01.68">Nicholas E. Paine</a> 1851 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stilgenbauer-stockslager.html#889.05.71">Hamlin Stillwell</a> 1852-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams5.html#511.55.15">John Williams</a> 1853 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strong.html#375.41.39">Maltby Strong</a> 1854 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayakawa-haydon.html#924.70.16">Charles J. Hayden</a> 1855 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andrews.html#613.93.35">Samuel G. Andrews</a> 1856 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keathley-keena.html#785.83.89">Rufus Keeler</a> 1857 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark2.html#940.43.93">Charles H. Clark</a> 1858 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore8.html#198.18.46">Samuel W. D. Moore</a> 1859 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scotten-scruton.html#742.61.15">Hamlet D. Scrantom</a> 1860 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nash.html#006.21.22">John C. Nash</a> 1861 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fiero-finan.html#256.62.00">Michael Filon</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradney-bradstreet.html#123.29.51">Nehemiah C. Bradstreet</a> 1863 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyles-bradburn.html#211.10.98">James Brackett</a> 1864 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore2.html#041.57.83">Daniel D. T. Moore</a> 1865 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore8.html#198.18.46">Samuel W. D. Moore</a> 1866 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fischman-fishburne.html#289.28.82">Henry L. Fish</a> 1867-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith3.html#237.48.32">Edward M. Smith</a> 1869 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lutfy-lynam.html#074.61.60">John Lutes</a> 1870 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/briggs.html#084.46.34">Charles W. Briggs</a> 1871 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilcoxon-wiles.html#854.32.90">A. Carter Wilder</a> 1872-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#040.59.31">George G. Clarkson</a> 1874-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parsons.html#232.12.95">Cornelius R. Parsons</a> 1876-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carroll.html#911.55.34">William Carroll</a> as of 1892 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aldredge-aleshire.html#614.86.29">George W. Aldridge</a> as of 1894 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warner-warnock.html#255.15.42">George E. Warner</a> as of 1896 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#385.32.60">George A. Carnahan</a> as of 1900-01 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rockwood-rodeyn.html#419.07.18">Adolph J. Rodenbeck</a> as of 1902-03 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cutler.html#891.54.07">James G. Cutler</a> as of 1904-07 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ede-edlin.html#548.35.97">Hiram H. Edgerton</a> 1908-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanwagenen-vaudain.html#642.31.63">Clarence D. Van Zandt</a> 1922-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oneall-oneil.html#689.90.16">Martin B. O'Neil</a> 1926-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson5.html#406.55.28">Joseph C. Wilson</a> 1927-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html#689.70.48">Isaac Adler</a> 1930-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/owen.html#255.64.15">Charles S. Owen</a> 1932-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/overton-ovington.html#692.69.52">Percival D. Oviatt</a> 1933 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stanton.html#962.49.34">Charles Stanton</a> 1934-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#342.07.59">Lester B. Rapp</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickeman-dickerman.html#383.13.93">Samuel B. Dicker</a> 1939-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barry.html#644.66.87">Peter Barry</a> 1955-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gillet-gillhaus.html#017.35.73">Henry E. Gillette</a> 1962-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#660.01.68">Frank T. Lamb</a> 1964-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/may.html#185.00.47">Stephen May</a> 1970 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson9.html#371.58.18">William A. Johnson, Jr.</a> as of 1994-2003 <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1835 Jul 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chertov-childers.html#006.54.38">Jonathan Child</a>, resigned. <li> 1837 Mar 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schenk-schissler.html#914.28.10">Abraham M. Schermerhorn</a>, resigned. <li> 1853 Mar 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams5.html#511.55.15">John Williams</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1911 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ede-edlin.html#548.35.97">Hiram H. Edgerton</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1914: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/starret-stearnes.html#319.07.99">George C. Staud</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1915 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ede-edlin.html#548.35.97">Hiram H. Edgerton</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1921: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanwagenen-vaudain.html#642.31.63">Clarence D. Van Zandt</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#872.75.28">Frederick D. Lamb</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1923 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanwagenen-vaudain.html#642.31.63">Clarence D. Van Zandt</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#872.75.28">Frederick D. Lamb</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dennis.html#137.56.65">John W. Dennis</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boarman-bodziak.html#909.03.07">Franklin W. Bock</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1925 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanwagenen-vaudain.html#642.31.63">Clarence D. Van Zandt</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1926 Jun 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanwagenen-vaudain.html#642.31.63">Clarence D. Van Zandt</a>, died in office. <li> 1930 Mar 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson5.html#406.55.28">Joseph C. Wilson</a>, died in office. <li> 1933 Apr 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/owen.html#255.64.15">Charles S. Owen</a>, resigned; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/overton-ovington.html#692.69.52">Percival D. Oviatt</a>, appointed. <li> 1938 Dec 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#342.07.59">Lester B. Rapp</a>, resigned. <li> 1939 Jan 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickeman-dickerman.html#383.13.93">Samuel B. Dicker</a>, appointed. <li> 1955 Jun 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickeman-dickerman.html#383.13.93">Samuel B. Dicker</a>, resigned. <li> 1993: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson9.html#371.58.18">William A. Johnson, Jr.</a>, elected. <li> 1997: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson9.html#371.58.18">William A. Johnson, Jr.</a>, elected. <li> 2013 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warren.html#440.69.34">Lovely Ann Warren</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richards.html#773.24.71">Thomas Richards</a> (Working Families), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white1.html#107.93.71">Alex White</a> (Green), defeated. <p><a name=3><hr></a></p> <p> <b>Postmasters at Rochester, 1829-1969</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elmquist-elwyn.html#786.93.63">John B. Elwood</a> 1829-38 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/onen-orner.html#169.62.30">Henry O'Reilly</a> 1838-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andrews.html#613.93.35">Samuel G. Andrews</a> 1842-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell4.html#113.26.56">Henry Campbell</a> 1846-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perky-perrizzo.html#281.27.59">Darius Perrin</a> 1849-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allensworth-allis.html#592.02.10">Hubbard S. Allis</a> 1853-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/paine.html#274.01.68">Nicholas E. Paine</a> 1858-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/unger-upfold.html#411.93.42">Scott W. Updike</a> 1861-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stebbins.html#303.27.98">John W. Stebbins</a> 1867-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith3.html#237.48.32">Edward M. Smith</a> 1871-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#871.03.55">Daniel T. Hunt</a> 1875-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/flanagin-fleishman.html#794.04.09">Valentine Fleckenstein</a> 1887-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#369.65.37">John A. Reynolds</a> 1890-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perkins.html#670.95.97">George H. Perkins</a> 1894-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graham5.html#202.84.24">James S. Graham</a> 1898-1907 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#924.30.04">W. Seward Whittlesey</a> 1907-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crane.html#362.19.99">Joseph A. Crane</a> 1911-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buckley.html#308.89.54">William A. Buckley</a> 1914-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/starret-stearnes.html#319.07.99">George C. Staud</a> 1917-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mozer-mullarky.html#960.63.44">John B. Mullan</a> 1921-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mozer-mullarky.html#960.63.44">John B. Mullan</a> 1922-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/speranza-sprafka.html#075.50.45">Adolph M. Spiehler</a> 1930-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#229.74.60">William J. Hunt</a> 1934-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#229.74.60">William J. Hunt</a> 1935-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dailey.html#633.01.03">Donald A. Dailey</a> 1941 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dailey.html#633.01.03">Donald A. Dailey</a> 1941-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cain.html#193.34.04">John S. Cain</a> 1953 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cartier-cascione.html#883.88.38">Louis B. Cartwright</a> 1953-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cartier-cascione.html#883.88.38">Louis B. Cartwright</a> 1954-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bismarck-bjorseth.html#368.56.41">John G. Bittner</a> 1962-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bismarck-bjorseth.html#368.56.41">John G. 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