The Political Graveyard: Saratoga County, N.Y.

Saratoga County
New York

Saratoga County information:

Population: 200,635 (2000); 181,276 (1990)
Land area 812 square miles.
County seat: Ballston Spa
Saratoga County official web site.
Capital Impact: Saratoga County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Saratoga County -- census data on population, race, economics
Saratoga County NYGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Saratoga County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Warren County
Northeast: Washington County
Southeast: Rensselaer County
South: Albany County
Southwest: Schenectady County; Montgomery County
West: Fulton County
Northwest: Hamilton County

The Political Graveyard:

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

(not intended to be complete)

Chesselden Ellis (Prosecuting Attorney, 1837-43) George R. Salisbury (District Attorney, 1899) Frederick W. Kavanaugh (Sheriff)

Ballston Spa Cemetery
Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

George West (1823-1901) — of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Bradninch, Devon, England, February 17, 1823. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County 1st District, 1872-76; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880, 1884; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1881-83, 1885-89; president, First National Bank of Ballston Spa. Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., September 20, 1901. Interment at Ballston Spa Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Anson Brown (1800-1840) — of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Charlton, Saratoga County, N.Y., 1800. Lawyer; one of the first directors of the Ballston Spa State Bank in 1830; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1839-40; died in office 1840. Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., June 14, 1840. Interment at Ballston Spa Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.

Briggs Cemetery
Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

James Gordon (1739-1810) — of Albany County, N.Y. Born in Ireland, October 31, 1739. Member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1777-81, 1783-84, 1785-88, 1789-90; U.S. Representative from New York, 1791-95 (6th District 1791-93, 9th District 1793-95); member of New York state senate, 1796-1804 (Western District 1796-97, Eastern District 1797-1804). Died January 17, 1810. Interment at Briggs Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Samuel Young (1779-1850) — of Ballston, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Lenox, Berkshire County, Mass., 1779. Son-in-law of John Gibson. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1813-15, 1826; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1814-15, 1826; member of New York state senate, 1817-21, 1835-40, 1846-47 (Eastern District 1817-21, 4th District 1835-40, 1846-47); candidate for Governor of New York, 1824; secretary of state of New York, 1842-45. Died in Ballston, Saratoga County, N.Y., November 3, 1850. Interment at Briggs Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
John Gibson (1757-1818) — of Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in 1757. Father-in-law of Samuel Young. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1817-18; died in office 1818. Died in Ballston, Saratoga County, N.Y., May 6, 1818. Interment at Briggs Cemetery.

City Cemetery
Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John W. Taylor (1784-1854) — of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Charlton, Saratoga County, N.Y., March 26, 1784. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1811-13; U.S. Representative from New York, 1813-33 (11th District 1813-23, 17th District 1823-33); defeated, 1832; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1820-21, 1825-27; member of New York state senate 4th District, 1841-42; resigned 1842. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 18, 1854. Interment at City Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page; Wikipedia article.

Village Cemetery
Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Beriah Palmer (1740-1812) — of New York. Born in Bristol County, Mass., 1740. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1792-95; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1803-05. Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., May 20, 1812. Interment at Village Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.

Unknown Location
Galway, Saratoga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Horace Walpole Carpentier (1824-1918) — also known as Horace W. Carpentier — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Galway, Saratoga County, N.Y., 1824. Son of James Carpenter and Henrietta Carpenter. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; banker; member of California state assembly 5th District, 1853, 1853-54; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1854-55; president of telegraph companies which developed a system of telegraph lines in California and connecting to the Eastern U.S. Philanthropist; also left more than $1 million to Columbia University and to Barnard College on his death in 1918. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 31, 1918. Interment somewhere.

Assumption St. Pauls Cemetery
Mechanicville, Saratoga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William H. Hickey — of Mechanicville, Saratoga County, N.Y. Democrat. Chair of Saratoga County Democratic Party, 1927, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936. Interment at Assumption St. Pauls Cemetery.

Saratoga National Cemetery
Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (1930-2001) — also known as Gerald B. H. Solomon; "The Congressman from General Electric" — of Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. Born in Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Fla., August 14, 1930. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; insurance agent; member of New York state assembly 110th District, 1973-77; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1976; U.S. Representative from New York, 1979-99 (29th District 1979-83, 24th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-99). Presbyterian. Member, Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Farm Bureau; Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Leading advocate of a Constitutional amendment to ban burning of the U.S. flag. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Queensbury, Warren County, N.Y., October 26, 2001. Interment at Saratoga National Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; NNDB dossier.

Greenridge Cemetery
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

George Sherman Batcheller (1837-1908) — also known as George S. Batcheller — of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Saratoga County, N.Y., July 25, 1837. Descendant of Roger Sherman; son of Sherman Batcheller; married to Catherine Phillips Cook (died 1903). Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County 2nd District, 1859, 1873-74, 1886, 1889; resigned 1889; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; judge, International Tribunal of Egypt, 1875-85, 1898; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1890-92. Member, Loyal Legion. Died, from mouth cancer, in Paris, France, July 2, 1908. Interment at Greenridge Cemetery.
- See also Hoar-Baldwin-Foster-Sherman family of Massachusetts
- See also: Find-A-Grave memorial.
Reuben Hyde Walworth (1788-1867) — of New York. Born in Connecticut, 1788. Democrat. State court judge in New York, 1811; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1821-23; candidate for Governor of New York, 1848. Died in 1867. Interment at Greenridge Cemetery. Walworth County, Wis. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Henry Harrison Hathorn (1813-1887) — of New York. Born in Greenfield, Ulster County, N.Y., November 28, 1813. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York, 1873-77 (19th District 1873-75, 20th District 1875-77). Died February 20, 1887. Interment at Greenridge Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
James Madison Marvin (1809-1901) — also known as James M. Marvin — of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1809. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1846; U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1863-69. Died in 1901. Interment at Greenridge Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
William Augustus Sackett (1811-1895) — of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Aurelius, Cayuga County, N.Y., November 18, 1811. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1849-53. Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., September 6, 1895. Interment at Greenridge Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Nicholas Bartlett Doe (1786-1856) — also known as Nicholas B. Doe — of Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 16, 1786. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1825; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1840-41. Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., December 6, 1856. Interment at Greenridge Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.

St. Peter's Cemetery
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Arthur J. Leonard (d. 1959) — of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924, 1932, 1944 (alternate). Died October 21, 1959. Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Schuylerville, Saratoga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William Sterling Ostrander (1858-1924) — also known as William S. Ostrander — of Schuylerville, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Saratoga, Saratoga County, N.Y., June 28, 1858. Son of William Proper Ostrander (1823-1908) and Isabel Corliss (Winney) Ostrander (1828-1911); married, October 17, 1883, to Cora Eliza Laing (1859-1942). Lawyer; postmaster; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1915. Died June 21, 1924. Interment somewhere.

Unknown Location
Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Thompson (1749-1823) — of Stillwater, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, 1749. Democrat. State court judge in New York, 1788; member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1788-89; U.S. Representative from New York, 1799-1801, 1807-11 (7th District 1799-1801, 11th District 1807-09, 8th District 1809-11). Died in 1823. Interment somewhere.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.

Unknown Location
Waterford, Saratoga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Guert Van Schoonhoven — of New York. Member of New York state senate Eastern District, 1814-15. Interment somewhere.

St. Joseph's Cemetery
Waterford, Saratoga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Rudolph I. Roulier (d. 1960) — of Cohoes, Albany County, N.Y. Married to Frances 'Fannie' Laware. Democrat. Furniture business; soft drink bottler; member of New York state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1927-32; defeated, 1925; mayor of Cohoes, N.Y., 1940-59. Member, Modern Woodmen of America; Elks. Died December 17, 1960. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Van Schoonhoven Cemetery
Waterford, Saratoga County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Jacobus Van Schoonhoven (c.1744-1814) — of Albany County, N.Y. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1785-86, 1790-91; member of New York state senate, 1793-1805 (Western District 1793-96, Eastern District 1796-1805). Died February 21, 1814. Interment at Van Schoonhoven Cemetery.

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

Politicians buried here:

Richard David Davis (1799-1871) — of New York. Born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N.Y., 1799. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1841-45 (5th District 1841-43, 8th District 1843-45). Died in Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y., June 17, 1871. Interment at Waterford Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
John Cramer (1779-1870) — of Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y., May 17, 1779. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for New York, 1804; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1805-06, 1810-11, 1842; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; member of New York state senate 4th District, 1823-25; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1833-37. Died in Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y., June 1, 1870. Interment at Waterford Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.

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Selected officials of Saratoga County

Politicians who were born in Saratoga County

Politicians who lived in Saratoga County

Politicians who died in Saratoga County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Saratoga County