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Alexander, DeAlva Stanwood b. July 17, 1846 d. January 30, 1925
US Congressman. During the Civil War he served as a Private in Company C, 128th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in on June 6, 1862, and being mustered out on June 5, 1865. After serving as United States District Attorney for the Northern District of New York from 1889 to 1893, he was elected to represent New York's 33rd and 36th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1897 to 1911.
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Barry, William Farquhar b. August 18, 1818 d. July 18, 1879
Civil War Union Brevet Major General. He graduated from the US Military Academy in 1838, as an officer of artillery and fought in the Mexican border wars. When the Civil War began, he was a Major in the 5th US Artillery and was chief of artillery for the First Bull Run Campaign. In August 1861, he was promoted Brigadier General, chief of artillery for the Army of the Potomac. In the Peninsula Campaign, he supervised and fought at the Sieges of Yorktown, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, White Oak...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 22
Bass, Lyman Kidder b. November 13, 1836 d. May 11, 1889
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 31st and 32nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1873 to 1877. Also served as Delegate to the Republican National Convention from New York in 1868.
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Becker, Philip b. 1830 d. 1898
Mayor of Buffalo, New York. Becker initially made his money in the grocery business. In 1867 Becker was instrumental in organizing the German Insurance Company. He was president of the company from 1869 until his death. In 1830 Buffalo's population was nearly half German-born or descendants of German heritage. It was their support which helped elect Becker to the position of mayor, the first German-born mayor of Buffalo. (Bio by: James Scott)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Bell, Lawrence Dale b. April 5, 1894 d. October 20, 1956
Businessman. Founded the Bell Aircraft Corporation, which later became Bell Aerospace.
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 33 1/3, NW corner, on the slope
Berlin, Dorothy Goetz b. February 5, 1892 d. July 17, 1912
First wife of songwriter Irving Berlin. Born in Buffalo, New York to Edward H. and Mary T. Goetz. In 1911, she met Berlin with whom her brother, Ray, had been collaborating. The couple courted and within weeks, Berlin proposed. They were married in February 1912. The couple took a honeymoon trip to Cuba, and were unfortunately met by a typhoid epidemic. Upon their return to the US, she fell ill, her health...[Read More]
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Bidwell, Daniel b. August 12, 1819 d. October 19, 1864
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Active in pre-Civil War militia, he was instrumental in organizing Buffalo, New York‘s, first city police force. At the start of the war, he helped to raise the 49th New York Volunteers and was named its Colonel in October 1861. He commanded the 49th New York through in all it's engagments and General Meade personally recommended his promotion to Brigadier General in August 1864. On October 19, 1864, at the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, General Bidwell was...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Plot: Section H, Lots 34-35-36-37
Boasberg, Albert 'Al' b. 1892 d. 1937
Motion Picture Screenwriter. Born in Buffalo, New York, he wrote scripts for both dramatic and comedy films, although comedy was his primary field. Films with his screenplays included "Freaks" and "A Night at the Opera". He also wrote jokes for live comedy acts. Comedians who used his material include George Burns, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Buster Keaton, Bob Hope and the Marx Brothers.
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Plot: Section FF, Lot 82
Brent, John E. b. 1892 d. October 27, 1962
Architect. He was Buffalo's first professional African-American architect and the second African-American to design a "colored" YMCA, Buffalo's Michigan Avenue YMCA. He was also a founding member of the Buffalo chapter of the NAACP. (Bio by: Deleon Todd)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 37, Lot 94
Buchanan, William Insco b. September 10, 1853 d. October 17, 1909
US Diplomat. Served as United States Minister to Argentina from 1894 to 1899 and United States Minister to Panama from 1903 to 1904. (Bio by: K)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Bunting, Thomas Lathrop b. April 24, 1844 d. December 27, 1898
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 33rd District in the United States House of Repreentatives, serving from 1891 to 1893. (Bio by: K)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Butler, John Cornelius b. 1887 d. 1953
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 42nd and 44th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1941-1949 and 1951-1953. (Bio by: K)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Carrier, Willis Haviland b. 1878 d. 1950
Businesssman, Inventor. He invented the first scientific air conditioner, and was the founder of the Carrier Air Conditioner Company.
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Chisholm, Shirley b. November 30, 1924 d. January 1, 2005
US Congresswoman, Social Reformer. She was elected to represent New York’s 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1968 to 1982. Born Shirley St. Hill in New York City, she was the eldest daughter of a Guyanese father who worked in a burlap bag factory and a Barbadian mother. At the age of 3, she was sent to her grandmother's farm in Barbados, where she attended British grammar school, and picked up the Caribbean accent that would later mark her speech. When...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Plot: Buried next to her husband Arthur Hardwick Jr (1916-1986)
Christian, Arlester 'Dyke' b. June 13, 1943 d. March 13, 1971
R&B/Soul/Funk Musician. A native of Buffalo, New York, he was the lead singer of the musical group, 'Dyke & The Blazers.' The group which was formed in 1964 was originally a backing band for the 'O'Jays.' They were also one of the first acts besides James Brown to play funk. Known as a junior version of the group, 'Brown and the JB's,' they began backing the 'O'Jays' while they toured Phoenix, Arizona, in the 1960s. In need of money the group decided to stay in Phoenix, Arizona, and use it as...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Clinton, George b. April 24, 1807 d. September 7, 1885
Buffalo Mayor. Served as the Mayor of Buffalo, New York, from 1842 to 1843, and State Court Judge in 1854. (Bio by: K)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Cook, Frederick Albert b. June 10, 1865 d. August 5, 1940
Explorer. Born at Callicoon Depot, New York, he was a physician whom became interested in the arctic and accompanied the expedition of Robert E. Peary in 1891, as surgeon. He accompanied the Belgian expedition to Antarctica in 1897 and made other polar voyages in 1898 to 1900. In 1907, he set out with an expedition for the arctic and claimed that he was the first to reach the North Pole on April 21, 1908. A year later Peary announced that he had reached the Pole first in April 1909 and accused...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Plot: Ashes located in the Chapel Columbarium, Section 21
Daniels, Charles b. March 24, 1825 d. December 20, 1897
US Congressman, Jurist. Born in New York City into an impoverished family, he was raised in Toledo, Ohio. At age 10 he was forced to leave school and learn his father's trade as a shoemaker. After the death of his parents he moved to Buffalo, New York in 1842, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1847. In 1863, Governor Horatio Seymour appointed Daniels an Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James J. Hoyt; he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
De Forest, Marian b. February 27, 1864 d. February 17, 1935
Journalist. Upon graduation from Buffalo Seminary, she became one of the first female reporters in Western New York, working at the "Buffalo Express". She rose to become drama critic and department editor. In 1919 she founded Zonta (now Zonta International) a service organization of executives and professionals dedicated to improving the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional status of women. She was also a strong proponent of the arts. She co-founded the Buffalo Music...[Read More] (Bio by: Marsha Redden)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 1
Dorsheimer, William b. 1832 d. 1888
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 7th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1883 to 1885. Also served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1875 to 1879, Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New York in 1876, and United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1885 to 1886. (Bio by: K)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA

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