The Political Graveyard: Steuben County, N.Y.

Steuben County
New York

Steuben County information:

Population: 98,726 (2000); 99,088 (1990)
Land area 1,393 square miles.
County seat: Bath
Steuben County official web site.
Capital Impact: Steuben County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Steuben County -- census data on population, race, economics
Steuben County NYGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Steuben County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Ontario County
Northeast: Yates County; Schuyler County
Southeast: Chemung County
South: Tioga County, Pa.
Southwest: Potter County, Pa.
West: Allegany County
Northwest: Livingston County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Steuben County
Politicians who were born in Steuben County
Politicians who lived in Steuben County
Politicians who died in Steuben County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Steuben County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Steuben County

(not intended to be complete)

Daniel Cruger (District Attorney, 1818-21) John T. Andrews (Sheriff, 1834-36) William W. Clark (District Attorney, 1899) Monroe Wheeler (County Surrogate, 1901) Claude V. Stowell (District Attorney) Guy W. Cheney (District Attorney, 1922-31)

Private or family graveyards
Steuben County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Ira Davenport (1841-1904) — of Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Hornellsville (now Hornell), Steuben County, N.Y., June 28, 1841. Republican. Member of New York state senate 27th District, 1878-81; New York state comptroller, 1882-83; defeated, 1883; U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1885-89; candidate for Governor of New York, 1885. Died in Bath, Steuben County, N.Y., October 6, 1904. Interment in a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
James Ford (1783-1859) — of Lawrenceville, Tioga County, Pa. Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., May 4, 1783. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1824-25; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1829-33; sawmill and grist mill owner. Died in Lawrenceville, Tioga County, Pa., August 18, 1859. Interment in a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Grattan Henry Wheeler (1783-1851) — also known as Grattan H. Wheeler — of Wheeler, Steuben County, N.Y. Born near Providence, Providence County, R.I., August 25, 1783. Son of Silas Wheeler; grandfather of Monroe Wheeler. Whig. Member of New York state assembly, 1821-22, 1824, 1826 (Allegany and Steuben counties 1821-22, Steuben County 1824, 1826); member of New York state senate 6th District, 1828-31; U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1831-33; Presidential Elector for New York, 1840. Died in Wheeler, Steuben County, N.Y., March 11, 1851. Interment in a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.

Rural Cemetery
Addison, Steuben County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Charles William Gillet (1840-1908) — also known as Charles W. Gillet — of Addison, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Addison, Steuben County, N.Y., November 26, 1840. Son of Joel D. Gillet and Lucy J. (Patten) Gillet; married to Augusta R. Comstock. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from New York, 1893-1905 (29th District 1893-1903, 33rd District 1903-05). Died December 31, 1908. Interment at Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.

Unknown Locations
Bath, Steuben County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William Sterling Cole (1904-1987) — also known as W. Sterling Cole — of Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Painted Post, Steuben County, N.Y., April 18, 1904. Son of Ernest Ethelbert Cole and Minnie (Pierce) Cole; married, July 3, 1929, to Mary Elizabeth Thomas. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1935-57 (37th District 1935-45, 39th District 1945-53, 37th District 1953-57). Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Nu; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Delta Epsilon; Delta Sigma Rho; Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., March 15, 1987. Interment somewhere.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Domenick Gabrielli (1912-1994) — of Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., December 13, 1912. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; county judge in New York, 1957-61; Justice of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1961-72; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1972-82. Died, of complications of pneumonia, at Villa Mary Immaculate Nursing Home, Albany, Albany County, N.Y., March 25, 1994. Interment somewhere.

Grove Cemetery
Bath, Steuben County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Edwin Stewart Underhill (1861-1929) — also known as Edwin S. Underhill — of Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Bath, Steuben County, N.Y., October 7, 1861. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1888; U.S. Representative from New York, 1911-15 (33rd District 1911-13, 37th District 1913-15); defeated, 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928. Died, as the result of an automobile accident, in Coopers, Steuben County, N.Y., February 7, 1929. Interment at Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
William Woods (1790-1837) — of Steuben County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1790. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Steuben County, 1823, 1828; U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1823-25. Died in 1837. Interment at Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Edward Howell (1792-1871) — of Steuben County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1792. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Steuben County, 1832; U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1833-35. Died in 1871. Interment at Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Reuben Robie (1799-1872) — of New York. Born in Vermont, 1799. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1851-53. Died in 1872. Interment at Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
William Spring Hubbell (1801-1873) — also known as William S. Hubbell — of Steuben County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1801. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Steuben County, 1841; U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1843-45. Died in 1873. Interment at Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Robert Campbell (1808-1870) — of Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Bath, Steuben County, N.Y., May 1, 1808. Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1859-62. Died in Bath, Steuben County, N.Y., July 16, 1870. Interment at Grove Cemetery.

Hillside Cemetery
Canisteo, Steuben County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Norman Harvey (1919-1996) — of New York. Born in Canisteo, Steuben County, N.Y., 1919. Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1968-93; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1984-93. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Florida Hospital, Haines City, Polk County, Fla., February 18, 1996. Interment at Hillside Cemetery.

Hope Cemetery
Corning, Steuben County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Harry Hayt Pratt (1864-1932) — also known as Harry H. Pratt — of Corning, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1864. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 37th District, 1915-19. Died in 1932. Interment at Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Stephen T. Hayt — of Corning, Steuben County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1860, 1868, 1884; member of New York state senate 27th District, 1864-66. Interment at Hope Cemetery.

Hope Cemetery Annex
Corning, Steuben County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Alanson Bigelow Houghton (1863-1941) — also known as Alanson B. Houghton — of Corning, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., October 10, 1863. Son of Amory Houghton, Jr. and Ellen Ann (Bigelow) Houghton; married, June 25, 1890, to Adelaide Wellington; father of Amory Houghton; grandfather of Amory Houghton, Jr. (1926-). Republican. President, Corning Glass Works, 1910-18; vice-president, Ephraim Creek Coal and Coke Company; director, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912, 1924, 1928; U.S. Representative from New York 37th District, 1919-22; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1922-25; Great Britain, 1925-29; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1928. Died in South Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Mass., September 15, 1941. Interment at Hope Cemetery Annex.
- See also Houghton family of New York
- Portrait: 1926.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
- Books about Alanson B. Houghton: Jeffrey J. Matthews, Alanson B. Houghton : Ambassador of the New Era

Hornell Cemetery
Hornell, Steuben County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Robert Fay Rockwell (1886-1950) — also known as Robert F. Rockwell — of Paonia, Delta County, Colo. Born in Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y., February 11, 1886. Republican. Member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1917-21; member of Colorado state senate, 1921-23, 1939-41; Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1923-25; U.S. Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1941-49; defeated, 1948. Member, Grange. Died in Paonia, Delta County, Colo., September 28, 1950. Interment at Hornell Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.

Seamans Cemetery
Savona, Steuben County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Ernest E. Cole (1871-1949) — of Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Savona, Steuben County, N.Y., November 18, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1920-22; member of New York state senate 43rd District, 1923-26. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in 1949. Interment at Seamans Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Steuben County

Politicians who were born in Steuben County

Politicians who lived in Steuben County

Politicians who died in Steuben County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Steuben County