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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Hudson, New York</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 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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Frary</a> 1836 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckinnon-mclaud.html#060.52.37">Robert McKinstry</a> 1837-38 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jordan.html#669.48.51">Allen Jordan</a> 1839 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook4.html#170.35.05">George W. Cook</a> 1840 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/franko-franzke.html#319.69.66">Robert G. Frary</a> 1840-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/amick-andersen.html#541.72.26">Samuel Anable</a> 1842-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/darling.html#166.06.85">Charles Darling</a> 1843-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtiss-cusey.html#582.29.52">Cyrus Curtiss</a> 1844-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/franko-franzke.html#319.69.66">Robert G. Frary</a> 1846-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchell6.html#968.98.33">Matthew Mitchell</a> 1847-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclellan.html#104.28.18">Hugh McClellan</a> 1849-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burditt-burges.html#298.70.97">Peter S. Burger</a> 1851-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/power.html#458.06.36">George H. Power</a> 1852-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/waterman.html#876.97.62">Joshua T. Waterman</a> 1853-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wyche-wyvell.html#090.68.45">Peter S. Wynkoop</a> 1854 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dorn-dorsett.html#725.33.01">John C. Dormandy</a> 1855-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/waterman.html#876.97.62">Joshua T. Waterman</a> 1857-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howlett-hubard.html#833.85.24">Jacob W. Hoysradt</a> 1859-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bacha-backstrom.html#774.93.04">Samuel Bachman</a> 1861-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#616.57.73">Jacob Ten Broeck</a> 1863-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers4.html#521.29.24">Harper W. Rogers</a> 1865-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howlett-hubard.html#833.85.24">Jacob W. Hoysradt</a> 1867-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers4.html#521.29.24">Harper W. Rogers</a> 1869-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/power.html#458.06.36">George H. Power</a> 1871-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans2.html#432.40.44">Cornelius H. Evans</a> 1873-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/townsend.html#569.73.96">James N. Townsend</a> 1875-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans2.html#432.40.44">Cornelius H. Evans</a> 1877-78 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/waterman.html#876.97.62">Joshua T. Waterman</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/traeger-travia.html#336.97.58">William H. Traver</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maclafferty-madar.html#173.07.50">Cyrus Macy</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gregg.html#658.13.37">Henry L. Gregg</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rowlands-roxburgh.html#043.66.39">Samuel G. Rowles</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gregg.html#658.13.37">Henry L. Gregg</a> 1889-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/longan-looker.html#628.70.68">Levi F. Longley</a> 1891-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller4.html#899.35.93">George G. Miller</a> 1893-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tatem-tayloe.html#565.01.68">George H. Tator</a> 1895-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/declouet-degrow.html#898.54.22">Richard A. M. Deeley</a> 1897-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#982.69.62">Charles S. Harvey</a> 1899-1903 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hapgood-hardie.html#465.60.50">William A. Harder</a> 1903-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halla-halsell.html#894.82.56">William S. Hallenbeck</a> as of 1905-06 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hudson.html#833.29.22">Henry Hudson</a> as of 1907-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/armstrong.html#929.08.38">James C. Armstrong</a> as of 1910-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/worthy-wriggins.html#629.63.82">William Wortman</a> 1915-16 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#982.69.62">Charles S. Harvey</a> as of 1920 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gallo-gambino.html#077.72.83">Henry C. Galster</a> as of 1921 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#982.69.62">Charles S. Harvey</a> as of 1925-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hudson.html#833.29.22">Henry Hudson</a> as of 1928-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/declouet-degrow.html#153.87.04">Michael J. Degnan</a> as of 1930-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html#485.55.84">Archland M. Best</a> 1932-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wise.html#635.13.20">Frank W. Wise</a> as of 1934-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheeler.html#744.18.69">Fred Wheeler</a> 1936-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/worthy-wriggins.html#629.63.82">William Wortman</a> 1938-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collinsworth-combest.html#048.50.67">Earl J. Colwell</a> as of 1940-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collinsworth-combest.html#048.50.67">Earl J. Colwell</a> as of 1947-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly5.html#128.01.27">John L. Kelly</a> as of 1952-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/delaney.html#977.53.67">Bartholomew F. Delaney</a> as of 1966 Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1844 Apr 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtiss-cusey.html#582.29.52">Cyrus Curtiss</a> (Whig), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/darling.html#166.06.85">Charles Darling</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1874: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/townsend.html#569.73.96">James N. Townsend</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maclafferty-madar.html#173.07.50">Cyrus Macy</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1876 Dec 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans2.html#432.40.44">Cornelius H. Evans</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/waterman.html#876.97.62">Joshua T. Waterman</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1878: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/waterman.html#876.97.62">Joshua T. Waterman</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dorsh-dougher.html#291.45.10">Nathan Dosenheim</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1880: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/traeger-travia.html#336.97.58">William H. Traver</a>, elected unopposed. <li> 1882 Dec 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maclafferty-madar.html#173.07.50">Cyrus Macy</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/townsend.html#569.73.96">James N. Townsend</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1884 Dec 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gregg.html#658.13.37">Henry L. Gregg</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rice.html#135.03.36">A. Wheelock Rice</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1886: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rowlands-roxburgh.html#043.66.39">Samuel G. Rowles</a>, elected. <li> 1888: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gregg.html#658.13.37">Henry L. Gregg</a>, elected. <li> 1890 Dec 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/longan-looker.html#628.70.68">Levi F. Longley</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1896 Dec 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/declouet-degrow.html#898.54.22">Richard A. M. Deeley</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1899 Mar 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#982.69.62">Charles S. Harvey</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hapgood-hardie.html#465.60.50">William A. Harder</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1901 Mar 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#982.69.62">Charles S. Harvey</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1903 Mar 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hapgood-hardie.html#465.60.50">William A. Harder</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1925 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#982.69.62">Charles S. Harvey</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1927 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hudson.html#833.29.22">Henry Hudson</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1929 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/declouet-degrow.html#153.87.04">Michael J. Degnan</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1933 Jul 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html#485.55.84">Archland M. Best</a>, died in office. <li> 1933 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wise.html#635.13.20">Frank W. Wise</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1935 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheeler.html#744.18.69">Fred Wheeler</a> (Ind), elected. <li> 1937 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/worthy-wriggins.html#629.63.82">William Wortman</a> (Dem & Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheeler.html#744.18.69">Fred Wheeler</a> (American Labor & Citizens), defeated. <li> 1939 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collinsworth-combest.html#048.50.67">Earl J. Colwell</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1943 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collinsworth-combest.html#048.50.67">Earl J. Colwell</a> (Rep & Dem), elected. <li> 1949 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/klein.html#034.88.76">Carl H. Klein</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 1951 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly5.html#128.01.27">John L. Kelly</a> (Dem & Liberal), elected. <li> 1955 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly5.html#128.01.27">John L. Kelly</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grossi-grout.html#317.41.42">Edward T. Grossman II</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1959 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly5.html#128.01.27">John L. Kelly</a> (Dem), elected. <a name=2><hr></a> Postmasters at Hudson, 1816-1947 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coffin.html#208.47.43">Alexander Coffin</a> as of 1816 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wernsing-wesson.html#606.35.30">Solomon Wescott</a> as of 1836 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan.html#968.03.44">William Bryan</a> as of 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cady.html#355.97.72">J. Rider Cady</a> as of 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peck.html#482.32.11">Willard Peck</a> as of 1897 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan.html#702.59.07">Henry R. Bryan</a> as of 1901-16 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brenneman-brenner.html#116.12.58">John F. Brennen</a> as of 1917-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dorsh-dougher.html#117.05.09">May Douds</a> as of 1921 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hardy.html#935.04.73">Charles E. Hardy</a> as of 1928 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#520.88.88">Asahel G. Harvey</a> as of 1937-47 <a name=4><hr></a> U.S. Collectors of Internal Revenue at Hudson, 1879 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson5.html#422.11.45">Jason M. Johnson</a> as of 1879 </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872</td> <td><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/"> <img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/tpgsub.gif" width=450 height=71 align="right" border=0 alt="The Political Graveyard"></a></td></tr></table> <table width=100% cellpadding=2> <tr><td colspan=3> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html">The Political Graveyard</a> is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. 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