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Collier</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/darlington.html#252.12.48">William Darlington</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/darlington.html#157.67.14">Edward C. Darlington</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixon.html#513.93.47">Lacey Dixon</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green9.html#217.84.73">Will D. H. Green</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckee.html#998.29.78">Frank Eugene McKee</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peckham-peisner.html#733.67.18">Rufus Wheeler Peckham</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peckham-peisner.html#571.37.59">Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/putney-pyscher.html#450.89.20">Lacey E. Putney</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams6.html#915.16.00">Lacey Kirk Williams</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zaagman-zazachilds.html#913.64.60">Lacey C. Zapf</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="892.15.13">Lacey, A. T.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/sspkr.html">Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate</a>, 1873-75. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="776.77.78">Lacey, A. T.</a> — of Fredericktown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/MD-lived.html">Madison County</a>, Mo. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">Insurance agent</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Madison County, 1927-28. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="931.35.90">Lacey, Alexander J.</a> — of Princeton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MR-lived.html">Mercer County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/princeton.html#2">Princeton, W.Va.</a>, 1866. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="166.98.87">Lacey, Alfred T.</a> (c.1821-1878) — of Cape Girardeau, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/CG-lived.html">Cape Girardeau County</a>, Mo.; Memphis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/SH-lived.html">Shelby County</a>, Tenn. Born about 1821. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Banker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/capegirardeau.html">mayor of Cape Girardeau, Mo.</a>, 1851-52. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1878/index.html">1878</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/57.html">about 57 years</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="793.56.30">Lacey, Benjamin F.</a> (b. 1867) — of Shiloh Plantation, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/IS-lived.html">Issaquena County</a>, Miss. Born in Louisiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1867/index.html">1867</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/cotton.html">Cotton</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1908/MS.html">1908</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="508.74.86">Lacey, Catherine</a> — also known as Katie Lacey — of Aurora, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CY-lived.html">Cayuga County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/NY.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/NY.html">2000</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="382.30.23">Lacey, Charles</a> — of Sioux Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/MI-lived.html">Minnehaha County</a>, S.Dak. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/sthse.html">South Dakota state house of representatives</a> 10th District, 1945-50, 1953-58. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="394.85.96">Lacey, Charles C.</a> — of Fairfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Fairfield; elected 1918, 1920. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="264.07.82">Lacey, E. B.</a> — Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/pr1920-election.html">1920</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="074.33.92">Lacey, Edward</a> — of Chester District (now <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/CT-lived.html">Chester County</a>), S.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/sthse.html">South Carolina state house of representatives</a> from Chester, 1790-91. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="155.58.88">Lacey, Edward Samuel</a> (1835-1916) — also known as Edward S. Lacey — of Charlotte, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/EA-lived.html">Eaton County</a>, Mich. Born in Chili, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MO-born.html">Monroe County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1835/11-26.html">November 26, 1835</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/EA-officials.html">Eaton County Register of Deeds</a>, 1860-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1872/MI.html">1872</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1876/MI.html">1876</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 3rd District, 1881-85; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/MI.html">Michigan Republican state chair</a>, 1882-83; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1889-92. Died in Evanston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-died.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/10-02.html">October 2, 1916</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 311 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/EA-buried.html#cms00190">Maple Hill Cemetery</a>, Charlotte, Mich. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Edward DeWitt Lacey and Martha Cornelia (Pixley) Lacey.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000009">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406519">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward S. Lacey">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6788327">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://occ.treas.gov/about/who-we-are/history/previous-comptrollers/bio-07-edward-lacey.html">Comptrollers of the Currency</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="000.22.03">Lacey, Elijah</a> (1795-1862) — of Niles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BE-lived.html">Berrien County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/LO-born.html">Loudoun County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1795/03-28.html">March 28, 1795</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn1.html">Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> 14th District, 1835; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Berrien County, 1838; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a>, 1840-41, 1861-62 (7th District 1840-41, 18th District 1861-62); died in office 1862; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/niles.html#2">village president of Niles, Michigan</a>, 1856-58; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/niles.html">mayor of Niles, Mich.</a>, 1859. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1862/index.html">1862</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">about 67 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Ephraim Lacey; brother of <a href="#982.28.78">Obed P. Lacey</a>.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="355.80.42">Lacey, Ernest J.</a> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/pr1944-meeting.html">1944</a> (voted for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roosevelt.html#876.28.99">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#556.54.36">Harry S. Truman</a>); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/MI.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/MI.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/MI.html">1956</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MI.html">Democratic National Committee from Michigan</a>, 1953-57. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="110.79.54">Lacey, Ford V.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Wayne County 1st District, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="026.96.60">Lacey, Frederick Bernard</a> (b. 1920) — also known as Frederick B. Lacey — Born in Newark, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ES-born.html">Essex County</a>, N.J., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/09-09.html">September 9, 1920</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for New Jersey</a>, 1969-71; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for New Jersey</a>, 1971-82. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ord-coif.html">Order of the Coif</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Frederick Robert Lacey and Mary Agnes (Armstrong) Lacey; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1944/05-20.html">May 20, 1944</a>, to Mary C. Stoneham.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="255.94.66">Lacey, J. Robert</a> — of Southington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-lived.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Southington, 1930. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="427.53.25">Lacey, John Albert</a> (1917-2002) — Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/06-14.html">June 14, 1917</a>. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SG-consuls.html ">Singapore</a>, 1964-65. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-theta.html">Phi Delta Theta</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2002/03-25.html">March 25, 2002</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 284 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/AH-buried.html#cms03320">Ashland Cemetery</a>, Ashland, Ohio. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Roscoe Byron Lacey and Vera (Hauver) Lacey; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1940/10-05.html">October 5, 1940</a>, to Lorene Brandt.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/28515024">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=4WgfAQAAMAAJ&pg=PT145"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/987/50.50.jpg" width=70 height=103 border=0 alt="John F. Lacey"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="987.50.50">Lacey, John Fletcher</a> (1841-1913) — also known as John F. Lacey — of Oskaloosa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/MH-lived.html">Mahaska County</a>, Iowa. Born in New Martinsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WE-born.html">Wetzel County</a>, Va. (now W.Va.), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1841/05-30.html">May 30, 1841</a>. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/sthse.html">Iowa state house of representatives</a>, 1870; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Iowa</a> 6th District, 1889-91, 1893-1907; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1908/IA.html">1908</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/09-29.html">September 29, 1913</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 122 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/MH-buried.html#cms00109">Forest Cemetery</a>, Oskaloosa, Iowa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000010">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406520">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="225.61.83">Lacey, John T.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MO-lived.html">Monroe County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Monroe County 2nd District, 1857. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="574.79.08">Lacey, Joseph</a> — of Dayton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MY-lived.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/OH.html">2004</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lacey, Katie See <a href="#508.74.86">Catherine Lacey</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="809.09.24">Lacey, L. S.</a> — Socialist. Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/pr1908-election.html">1908</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="653.74.43">Lacey, Leroy L.</a> — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 10th District, 1974. Still living as of 1974. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="612.73.24">Lacey, Michael F.</a> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MI.html">Michigan Democratic State Central Committee</a>, 1949; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/MI.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="982.28.78">Lacey, Obed P.</a> (1810-1844) — of Niles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BE-lived.html">Berrien County</a>, Mich. Born in Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1810/index.html">1810</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BE-officials.html">Berrien County Register of Deeds</a>, 1831; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Berrien County, 1843. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1844/05-13.html">May 13, 1844</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/33.html">about 33 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Ephraim Lacey; brother of <a href="#000.22.03">Elijah Lacey</a>.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="449.47.51">Lacey, R. L.</a> — of Selma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/DS-lived.html">Dallas County</a>, Ala. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/AL.html">1928</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="460.40.82">Lacey, Richard</a> — of Springfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/DE-lived.html">Delaware County</a>, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/PA.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lacey, Robert See <a href="#255.94.66">J. Robert Lacey</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="680.64.59">Lacey, Robert</a> — of Dutch Flat, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/PL-lived.html">Placer County</a>, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/CA.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="072.90.93">Lacey, Robert Charles</a> (b. 1886) — also known as Robert C. Lacey — of Buffalo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-lived.html">Erie County</a>, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER-born.html">Erie County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1886/10-10.html">October 10, 1886</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/coal-ice-fuel.html">Coal and ice dealer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">president</a>, Buffalo Central Labor Council, 1920; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 49th District, 1923-24; defeated, 1924; during a railway strike in 1922, the Niagara Falls High Speed Line train line was <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/arson.html">dynamited</a>, wrecking a train and injuring its passengers; in 1923, Lacey was <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">charged</a> in federal court with transporting the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/arson.html">explosives</a> in his car; he <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/perjury.html">falsely testified</a> to his non-involvement; later confessed to his part in the incident; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">pleaded guilty</a> to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/perjury.html">perjury</a> over his earlier testimony; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">sentenced</a> to one day in jail and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">fined</a> $500; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/pardon.html">pardoned</a> in 1924 by President <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coolidge.html#826.74.23">Calvin Coolidge</a>; in 1925, he was again <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">indicted</a> for complicity in the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/arson.html">bombing</a>, and pleaded not guilty; after some others were acquitted, the charges were dropped; in December 1937, during an <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">investigation</a> into corruption involving the Buffalo city council, he was <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">charged</a> with <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/perjury.html">perjury</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of James Lacey and Sarah (Cooper) Lacey; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/09-30.html">September 30, 1908</a>, to Harriet 'Hattie' Noack.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="995.94.43">Lacey, Russell</a> — of Danbury, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Danbury, 1833. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="609.66.40">Lacey, Samuel Sigourney</a> (1815-1892) — also known as Samuel S. Lacey — of Marshall, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CL-lived.html">Calhoun County</a>, Mich. Born in Bennington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/BE-born.html">Bennington County</a>, Vt., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1815/05-28.html">May 28, 1815</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/laco.html">Michigan land commissioner</a>, 1861-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1868/MI.html">1868</a>; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/marshall.html#3">Marshall, Mich.</a>, 1887. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/02-02.html">February 2, 1892</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 250 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CL-buried.html#cms00233">Oakridge Cemetery</a>, Marshall, Mich. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Samuel Lacey; married to Akin Mary Lacey.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/71829627">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="638.88.80">Lacey, Stephine</a> — of Mission, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/HG-lived.html">Hidalgo County</a>, Tex. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/TX.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="665.69.82">Lacey, Teri</a> — of Brick Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/OC-lived.html">Ocean County</a>, N.J. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2004/NJ.html">2004</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="812.33.72">Lacey, Thomas I.</a> — of Arkansas. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for Arkansas</a>, 1836. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="801.12.08">Lacey, Thomas William</a> — also known as Tom Lacey — Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector for California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/pr2004-election.html">2004</a> (on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pelfrey-pendery.html#633.71.48">Leonard Peltier</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jordan.html#347.46.63">Janice Jordan</a>); Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector for California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/pr2012-election.html">2012</a> (on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnhardt-barratt.html#593.23.69">Roseanne Barr</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheehan.html#201.86.65">Cindy Sheehan</a>); Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector for California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/pr2020-election.html">2020</a> (on behalf of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanigan-larkey.html#361.59.35">Gloria E. La Riva</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/freeman.html#539.50.86">Sunil Freeman</a>). Still living as of 2020. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lacey, Tom See <a href="#801.12.08">Thomas William Lacey</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="153.51.99">Lacey, William Demetris</a> — also known as William D. Lacey — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/cncn1.html">Delegate to Texas Convention of 1832</a> from District of Alfred, 1832; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/cncn4.html">delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention</a> from District of Colorado, 1836; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/rdofi.html">signer, Texas Declaration of Independence</a>, 1836. 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