Politicians in Schoharie Co., NY - Cemeteries
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Politicians buried in Schoharie Co. N.Y. Cemeteries

Bouck, Joseph (1788-1858) Uncle of Gabriel Bouck. U.S. Representative from New York, 1831-33. Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery.

Boyd, Alexander (1764-1857) U.S. Representative from New York, 1813-15. Interment at Schoharie Cemetery.

Dietz, William (1778-1848) Member of New York State Legislature; U.S. Representative from New York, 1825-27. Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Schoharie, NY.

Efner, Valentine (1776-1865) Member of New York State Legislature; U.S. Representative from New York, 1835-37. Interment at Blenheim Hill Cemetery.

Gebhard, John (1782-1854) U.S. Representative from New York, 1821-23. Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Schoharie, NY.

Houck, Jacob Jr. (1801-1857) U.S. Representative from New York, 1841-43. Interment at Lutheran Cemetery, Schoharie, NY.

Mayham, Stephen Lorenzo (1826-1908) Member of New York State Legislature; U.S. Representative from New York, 1869-71, 1877-79; State Court Judge. Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Schoharie, NY.

Pindar, John Sigsbee (1835-1907) Mayor; U.S. Representative from New York, 1885-87, 1889-91. Interment at Cobleskill Cemetery.

Swart, Peter (1752-1829) State Court Judge, 1795; member of New York State Legislature 1798; U.S. Representative from New York, 1807-09. Interment at Old Stone Fort Cemetery, Schoharie, NY.


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