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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Queens, 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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Bowley</a> 1898-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cassidy.html#634.94.01">Joseph Cassidy</a> 1902-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berl-berrien.html#958.89.50">Joseph Bermel</a> 1906-08 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gresham-griffey.html#988.84.32">Lawrence Gresser</a> 1908-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/connolly.html#325.48.98">Maurice E. Connolly</a> 1911-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pataki-pattersen.html#582.69.37">Bernard M. Patten</a> 1928 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#689.97.69">George U. Harvey</a> 1929-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#460.18.51">James A. Burke</a> 1942-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzgerald.html#377.23.40">Maurice A. FitzGerald</a> 1950-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maddock-magerman.html#482.04.82">Joseph F. Mafera</a> 1951 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lund-luster.html#028.44.88">James A. Lundy</a> 1952-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#029.53.36">James J. Crisona</a> 1958-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clamen-clanton.html#529.99.04">John T. Clancy</a> 1959-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carfield-carll.html#613.65.97">Mario J. Cariello</a> 1963-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/levingston-levitt.html#493.23.81">Sidney Leviss</a> 1969-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#047.35.77">Donald R. Manes</a> 1971-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shuldberg-shuttleworth.html#236.23.60">Claire K. Shulman</a> 1986-2001 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#914.50.58">Helen M. Marshall</a> 2002-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/karol-kauffman.html#862.44.03">Melinda Katz</a> 2014- Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1897 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowker-bowling.html#597.94.06">Frederick W. Bowley</a> (Dem & German-American), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fringer-frosh.html#059.64.02">Felix Fritsche</a> (Rep & Independent Voters), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunnagan-dunwell.html#450.85.59">Frederick W. Dunton</a> (Gold Democratic), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/renaud-republican.html#446.54.96">James A. Renwick</a> (Citizens Union), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berg.html#480.49.81">Charles Berg</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee3.html#470.26.21">Earl Lee</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis-dawsey.html#633.70.74">James Davren</a> (United Democracy), defeated. <li> 1901 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cassidy.html#634.94.01">Joseph Cassidy</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doi-donahower.html#068.74.92">Henry Doht</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lawrence.html#340.17.45">Robert B. Lawrence</a> (Citizens Union), defeated. <li> 1903 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cassidy.html#634.94.01">Joseph Cassidy</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clippert-clynick.html#757.37.64">James E. Clonin</a> (Rep & Citizens Union), defeated. <li> 1905: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cassidy.html#634.94.01">Joseph Cassidy</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1908 Apr 29: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berl-berrien.html#958.89.50">Joseph Bermel</a>, resigned. <li> 1909: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cassidy.html#634.94.01">Joseph Cassidy</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1909 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gresham-griffey.html#988.84.32">Lawrence Gresser</a> (Fusion), elected. <li> 1911 Sep 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gresham-griffey.html#988.84.32">Lawrence Gresser</a>, removed. <li> 1917 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/connolly.html#325.48.98">Maurice E. Connolly</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1921 Sep 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/connolly.html#325.48.98">Maurice E. Connolly</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olden-oliven.html#667.63.84">Denis O'Leary</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1921 Sep 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayworth-heacock.html#349.56.50">Edgar F. Hazelton</a> (Rep), nominated unopposed. <li> 1921 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/connolly.html#325.48.98">Maurice E. Connolly</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayworth-heacock.html#349.56.50">Edgar F. Hazelton</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wolfenden-woo.html#678.61.48">Barnet Wolff</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hessberg-hewson.html#821.82.59">Fred Hesse</a>, defeated. <li> 1925 Sep 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/connolly.html#325.48.98">Maurice E. Connolly</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caldwell.html#074.14.08">C. Pope Caldwell</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1925 Sep 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaneaster-karns.html#927.31.07">John L. Karle</a> (Rep), nominated unopposed. <li> 1925 Sep 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oneal.html#856.01.18">James Oneal</a> (Socialist), nominated unopposed. <li> 1925 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/connolly.html#325.48.98">Maurice E. Connolly</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaneaster-karns.html#927.31.07">John L. Karle</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oneal.html#856.01.18">James Oneal</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1928 Apr 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/connolly.html#325.48.98">Maurice E. Connolly</a>, resigned. <li> 1929: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powers.html#627.13.98">George E. Powers</a> (Workers), defeated. <li> 1933 Sep 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coker-coldwell.html#739.25.66">Charles S. Colden</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farley.html#139.08.47">Joseph P. Farley</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1933 Sep 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#689.97.69">George U. Harvey</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wolfenden-woo.html#726.22.52">Emil Wolfertz</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1933 Sep 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oneal.html#856.01.18">James Oneal</a> (Socialist), nominated unopposed. <li> 1933 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#689.97.69">George U. Harvey</a> (Rep & City Fusion), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coker-coldwell.html#739.25.66">Charles S. Colden</a> (Dem & Jeffersonian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#617.90.38">Robert S. Girling</a> (Reunion & Taxpayers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/welcome-wellborn.html#171.36.65">Richard E. Welden</a> (Vigilant), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/okeeffe-olchin.html#048.12.85">James F. O'Kelly</a> (Assurance), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oneal.html#856.01.18">James Oneal</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powers.html#627.13.98">George E. Powers</a> (Communist), defeated. <li> 1937 Sep 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruchhausen-brunner.html#467.99.95">William F. Brunner</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#460.18.51">James A. Burke</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1937 Sep 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#689.97.69">George U. Harvey</a> (Rep), nominated unopposed. <li> 1937 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#689.97.69">George U. Harvey</a> (Rep & City Fusion), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruchhausen-brunner.html#467.99.95">William F. Brunner</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laxalt-leadbetter.html#296.44.04">Leonard Lazarus</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1941 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#460.18.51">James A. Burke</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#689.97.69">George U. Harvey</a> (Rep & City Fusion), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donnelly.html#269.44.59">A. Joseph Donnelly</a> (American Labor), defeated. <li> 1945 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#460.18.51">James A. Burke</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archibald-armstead.html#002.75.51">George Archinal</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gravolet-gray.html#553.75.57">Thomas J. Gray</a> (No Deal), defeated. <li> 1949 Sep 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzgerald.html#377.23.40">Maurice A. FitzGerald</a> (Dem), nominated unopposed. <li> 1949 Sep 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lund-luster.html#028.44.88">James A. Lundy</a> (Rep), nominated unopposed. <li> 1949 Sep 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy6.html#628.64.31">Mary Murphy</a> (American Labor), nominated unopposed. <li> 1949 Sep 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ridge-riggin.html#259.44.00">George Rifkin</a> (Liberal), nominated unopposed. <li> 1949 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzgerald.html#377.23.40">Maurice A. FitzGerald</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lund-luster.html#028.44.88">James A. Lundy</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ridge-riggin.html#259.44.00">George Rifkin</a> (Liberal), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy6.html#628.64.31">Mary Murphy</a> (American Labor), defeated. <li> 1951 Aug 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzgerald.html#377.23.40">Maurice A. FitzGerald</a>, died in office. <li> 1951 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lund-luster.html#028.44.88">James A. Lundy</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1953 Sep 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillips.html#214.71.74">James A. Phillips</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clamen-clanton.html#529.99.04">John T. Clancy</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1953 Sep 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lund-luster.html#028.44.88">James A. Lundy</a> (Rep), nominated unopposed. <li> 1953 Sep 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shien-shlaudeman.html#229.19.05">Herbert A. Shingler</a> (American Labor), nominated unopposed. <li> 1953 Sep 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#519.29.18">John F. Rapp</a> (Liberal), nominated unopposed. <li> 1953 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lund-luster.html#028.44.88">James A. Lundy</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillips.html#214.71.74">James A. Phillips</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#519.29.18">John F. Rapp</a> (Liberal & Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shien-shlaudeman.html#229.19.05">Herbert A. Shingler</a> (American Labor), defeated. <li> 1957 Sep 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#029.53.36">James J. Crisona</a> (Dem), nominated unopposed. <li> 1957 Sep 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lund-luster.html#028.44.88">James A. Lundy</a> (Rep), nominated unopposed. <li> 1957 Sep 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#029.53.36">James J. Crisona</a> (Liberal), nominated unopposed. <li> 1957 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#029.53.36">James J. Crisona</a> (Dem & Liberal & City Fusion), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lund-luster.html#028.44.88">James A. Lundy</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1959: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnes.html#894.78.31">Robert E. Barnes</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1961 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clamen-clanton.html#529.99.04">John T. Clancy</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnes.html#894.78.31">Robert E. Barnes</a> (Rep & Civic Action), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown6.html#479.52.04">Leo Brown</a> (Liberal), defeated. <li> 1965 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carfield-carll.html#613.65.97">Mario J. Cariello</a> (Dem & Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yorke-youmans.html#155.78.83">Michael J. Yorke</a> (Conservative), defeated. <li> 1969 Jun 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/levingston-levitt.html#493.23.81">Sidney Leviss</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanger-sargeant.html#041.59.57">John J. Santucci</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/starret-stearnes.html#007.95.94">Leonard P. Stavisky</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zebb-ziegenheim.html#593.69.75">Martha Kregman Zelman</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1969 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/levingston-levitt.html#493.23.81">Sidney Leviss</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/greenip-greff.html#651.79.07">Morton Greenspan</a> (Liberal), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kraschel-kreutzer.html#054.14.87">Ralph Kress</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#362.43.73">Hugh F. McShane</a> (Conservative), defeated. <li> 1971 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#047.35.77">Donald R. Manes</a> (Dem & Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hannaford-hanscom.html#592.54.98">Robert J. Hanophy</a> (Conservative), defeated. <li> 1973 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#047.35.77">Donald R. Manes</a> (Dem & Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lynch.html#242.57.08">Catherine S. Lynch</a> (Conservative), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/levin.html#062.44.27">Victor Levin</a> (Liberal), defeated. <li> 1985: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#047.35.77">Donald R. Manes</a>, elected. <li> 1986 Feb 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#047.35.77">Donald R. Manes</a>, resigned. <li> 2001 Sep 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#914.50.58">Helen M. Marshall</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gresham-griffey.html#023.93.28">Carol A. Gresser</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leech-lehlbach.html#390.09.39">Sheldon S. Leffler</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 2001 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#914.50.58">Helen M. Marshall</a> (Dem & Liberal), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sproat-staebler.html#540.12.69">Al C. Stabile</a> (Rep & Conservative), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williamson.html#652.41.48">Dorothy Williams-Pereira</a> (Green), defeated. <li> 2005 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#914.50.58">Helen M. Marshall</a> (Dem & Working Families), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/siaca-siewert.html#955.59.77">Philip T. Sica</a> (Rep & Conservative), defeated. <li> 2009 Sep 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#914.50.58">Helen M. Marshall</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leavitt.html#254.57.93">Marc C. Leavitt</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartz.html#646.11.72">Robert Schwartz</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 2009 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#914.50.58">Helen M. Marshall</a> (Dem & Working Families), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hornbeck-horter.html#933.64.86">Robert A. Hornak</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartz.html#646.11.72">Robert Schwartz</a> (Conservative), defeated. <li> 2013 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/karol-kauffman.html#862.44.03">Melinda Katz</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/appling-archambault.html#167.63.92">Tony Arcabascio</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown3.html#036.37.13">Everly Brown</a>, defeated. <a name=2><hr></a> Long Island City </a> (consolidated with New York City 1898) Mayors of Long Island City, 1870-97 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/diperna-dix.html#743.97.91">Abram D. Ditmars</a> 1870-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/deane-deboice.html#799.48.67">Henry S. DeBevoise</a> 1872-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/diperna-dix.html#743.97.91">Abram D. Ditmars</a> 1875 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quinn.html#582.47.02">John Quinn</a> 1876 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/deane-deboice.html#799.48.67">Henry S. DeBevoise</a> 1876-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/petitpren-pettis.html#560.21.70">George Petry</a> 1883-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glassbrook-glenmore.html#366.82.83">Patrick J. Gleason</a> 1887-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanford.html#825.14.47">Horatio S. Sanford</a> 1893-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glassbrook-glenmore.html#366.82.83">Patrick J. Gleason</a> 1896-97 Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1886: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor9.html#104.04.97">W. Remsen Taylor</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1892 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanford.html#825.14.47">Horatio S. Sanford</a> (Jeffersonian Democratic), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glassbrook-glenmore.html#366.82.83">Patrick J. Gleason</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#486.50.52">Lucius N. Manley</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1895 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glassbrook-glenmore.html#366.82.83">Patrick J. Gleason</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/madden.html#417.89.70">John P. Madden</a> (Jeffersonian Democratic), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strong.html#596.66.05">Benjamin G. Strong</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodnutt-woodrum.html#565.58.98">Woodruff</a>, defeated. <a name=3><hr></a> Astoria </a> (post office) Postmasters at Astoria, 1881-83 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson4.html#319.31.92">Henry C. Johnson</a> as of 1881-83 <a name=4><hr></a> Bayside </a> (post office) Postmasters at Bayside, 1874-1907 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brockenbrough-brockmeyer.html#643.09.62">William S. Brockaw</a> as of 1874 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nevin-newel.html#897.62.29">Benjamin R. Newcomb</a> as of 1881-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoopes-hopkin.html#468.68.09">James Hope</a> as of 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dracos-drane.html#894.64.69">G. H. Drapel</a> as of 1892 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoopes-hopkin.html#468.68.09">James Hope</a> as of 1893-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#097.49.39">John J. Johnston</a> as of 1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boude-bowe.html#998.63.80">George Bouse</a> as of 1907 <a name=5><hr></a> Broad Channel </a> (post office) Postmasters at Broad Channel, 1907-28 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaw.html#735.47.18">Alfred Shaw</a> as of 1907 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaw.html#906.40.58">Etta Shaw</a> as of 1915-18 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris8.html#225.49.26">Selena Harris</a> as of 1919-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brady.html#362.40.93">Joshua Brady</a> as of 1925 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/osburn-ostrowski.html#907.46.72">Elizabeth H. Oschmann</a> as of 1928 <a name=6><hr></a> College Point </a> (post office) Postmasters at College Point, 1881-82 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gehant-geoghan.html#086.28.64">Ferdinand Gentner</a> as of 1881-82 <a name=7><hr></a> Corona </a> (post office) Postmasters at Corona, 1881-82 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#242.56.25">Thomas W. Howard</a> as of 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#001.72.85">Frank Wickham</a> as of 1882 <a name=8><hr></a> Creedmoor </a> (post office) Postmasters at Creedmoor, 1881-82 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/klein.html#608.21.79">Rosa Klein</a> as of 1881-82 <a name=9><hr></a> Far Rockaway </a> (post office) Postmasters at Far Rockaway, 1881-1943 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cole.html#669.90.69">Eugene H. Cole</a> as of 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennings.html#223.95.04">D. H. Jennings</a> as of 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henderson.html#330.06.60">Thomas Henderson</a> as of 1893-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#453.66.95">Andrew McTigue</a> as of 1897 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foy-franchot.html#890.19.96">Henry A. France</a> as of 1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#185.95.31">William J. McVay</a> as of 1915-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmahon.html#049.36.24">Thomas A. McMahon</a> as of 1918-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/voorheis-vyzral.html#882.98.66">George F. Vreeland</a> as of 1925-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fite-fitzgarrald.html#677.32.01">Euphemia M. Fitter</a> as of 1937-43 <a name=A><hr></a> Flushing </a> (post office) Postmasters at Flushing, 1836-1943 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blodget-blouin.html#646.54.19">Joseph Bloodgood</a> as of 1836 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richner-rider.html#852.41.51">John W. Rickey</a> as of 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#783.00.54">A. W. Smith</a> as of 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris3.html#865.42.52">E. F. Harris</a> as of 1893-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quiles-quinlivan.html#042.84.71">James H. Quinlan</a> as of 1897 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#566.52.63">John D. Van Nostrand</a> as of 1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy1.html#331.21.89">Alfred J. Kennedy</a> 1913-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#499.04.85">John A. Rapelye</a> as of 1925-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doyle.html#252.73.27">Joseph A. Doyle</a> as of 1937-43 <a name=B><hr></a> Fort Totten </a> (post office) Postmasters at Fort Totten, 1915-18 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshman-marthinsen.html#544.37.63">George H. Martens</a> as of 1915-18 <a name=C><hr></a> Fosters Meadow </a> (post office) Postmasters at Fosters Meadow, 1881 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roebling-rogaski.html#854.85.63">Joseph S. Roeckel</a> as of 1881 <a name=D><hr></a> Glendale Station </a> (post office) Postmasters at Glendale Station, 1881 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/afan-aieta.html#462.71.03">Peter L. Affourtit</a> as of 1881 <a name=E><hr></a> Jamaica </a> (post office) Postmasters at Jamaica, 1797-1971 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#033.32.32">Eliphalet Wickes</a> 1797-1805 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hillings-hinerman.html#506.00.13">Nehemiah Hinckman</a> 1806-07 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#033.32.32">Eliphalet Wickes</a> 1807-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richner-rider.html#542.00.15">James Rider</a> 1835-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#929.39.54">John C. Smith</a> 1841-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson6.html#704.70.24">Martin Johnson</a> 1845-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruns-bruyn.html#041.47.83">Richard Brush</a> 1849-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richner-rider.html#066.59.03">Martin V. N. Rider</a> 1853-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/black.html#723.23.86">Zebulon M. P. Black</a> 1857-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/welles-wellmerling.html#312.28.88">Charles Welling</a> 1861-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richner-rider.html#423.74.14">Hiram U. Rider</a> 1866-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/welles-wellmerling.html#312.28.88">Charles Welling</a> 1869-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#354.10.89">George W. Callow</a> 1882-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barsham-bartless.html#614.52.49">Paul Barthel</a> 1886-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#354.10.89">George W. Callow</a> 1890-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dalzell-damrow.html#431.17.56">George C. Damon</a> 1894-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haver-hawkesworth.html#590.06.80">Henry M. Haviland</a> 1899-1907 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ashlock-athelston.html#995.79.38">Warren B. Ashmead</a> 1907-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shawcroft-sheean.html#846.56.17">Daniel F. Shea</a> 1914-23 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pettit.html#430.83.71">Skidmore Pettit, Jr.</a> 1923-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pettit.html#430.83.71">Skidmore Pettit, Jr.</a> 1924-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown6.html#427.16.09">Lorenz D. Brown</a> 1928 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown6.html#427.16.09">Lorenz D. Brown</a> 1928-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rosenberger-rosenstein.html#734.83.02">Gilbert W. Rosenquest</a> 1934-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rosenberger-rosenstein.html#734.83.02">Gilbert W. Rosenquest</a> 1935-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/esaias-esters.html#470.89.25">Edward H. Essig</a> 1957-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/esaias-esters.html#470.89.25">Edward H. Essig</a> 1959-71 <a name=F><hr></a> Little Neck </a> (post office) Postmasters at Little Neck, 1881-1901 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson8.html#567.57.59">Stephen Wilson</a> as of 1881-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#879.64.43">Charles A. Van Nostrand</a> as of 1897 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson8.html#567.57.59">Stephen Wilson</a> as of 1901 <a name=G><hr></a> Long Island City </a> (post office) Postmasters at Long Island City, 1881-1947 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graves.html#971.32.05">Lewis Graves</a> as of 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeegan-mckenty.html#525.00.16">James A. McKenna</a> as of 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeegan-mckenty.html#525.00.16">James A. 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