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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Michael Arcuri
Politician
11-Jun-1959   Congressman from New York, 2007-11
Stephen Berger
Business
c. 1937   Chairman of Odyssey Investment Partners
Mario Biaggi
Politician
26-Oct-1917 24-Jun-2015 Congressman from New York, 1969-88
Samuel Blatchford
Judge
9-Mar-1820 7-Jul-1893 US Supreme Court Justice, 1882-93
Sherwood Boehlert
Politician
28-Sep-1936   Congressman from New York, 1983-2007
Ginny Brown-Waite
Politician
5-Oct-1943   Congresswoman from Florida, 2003-11
Ann Marie Buerkle
Politician
8-May-1951   Former Congresswoman from New York
Demetrios James Caraley
Educator
22-Jun-1932   President, Academy of Political Science
Benjamin Cardozo
Judge
24-May-1870 9-Jul-1938 US Supreme Court Justice, 1932-38
Kitty Carlisle
Singer
3-Sep-1910 18-Apr-2007 A Night at the Opera
Orlow W. Chapman
Government
7-Jan-1832 19-Jan-1890 US Solicitor General, 1889-90
Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick
Judge
1942   Judge, NY Court of Appeals
Kenneth B. Clark
Psychologist
14-Jul-1914 1-May-2005 Studied the effects of prejudice on children
Cadwallader Colden
Physicist
7-Feb-1689 20-Sep-1776 Colonial scientist and statesman
Roscoe Conkling
Politician
30-Oct-1829 18-Apr-1888 US Senator from New York, 1867-81
Jill M. Considine
Business
c. 1944   Chairman of Depository Trust Company, 1998-2006
Royal S. Copeland
Politician
7-Nov-1868 17-Jul-1938 US Senator from New York, 1923-38
George B. Cortelyou
Politician
26-Jul-1862 23-Oct-1940 US Treasury Secretary, 1907-09
Gerald C. Crotty
Business
c. 1951   Weichert Enterprise LLC
Michael J. Del Giudice
Business
c. 1942   Former Partner, Lazard Freres & Co.
Steven B. Derounian
Politician
6-Apr-1918 17-Apr-2007 Congressman from New York, 1953-65
Thomas P. DiNapoli
Politician
10-Feb-1954   Comptroller, State of New York
John Adams Dix
Politician
24-Jul-1798 21-Apr-1879 Governor of New York, 1873-75
Robert R. Douglass
Attorney
16-Oct-1931   Vice Chairman of Chase Manhattan, 1985-93
Thomas J. Downey
Politician
28-Jan-1949   Congressman from New York, 1975-93
Edward R. Dudley
Diplomat
11-Mar-1911 8-Feb-2005 First Black US Ambassador
John Foster Dulles
Government
25-Feb-1888 24-May-1959 Eisenhower's Secretary of State
John M. Facciola
Judge
c. 1944   US Magistrate Judge, District of Columbia
Mallory Factor
Activist
c. 1950   Merchant banker
Charles S. Fairchild
Attorney
30-Apr-1842 24-Nov-1924 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1887-89
John D. Feerick
Attorney
12-Jul-1936   Dean of Fordham Law, 1982-2002
Frances D. Fergusson
Educator
3-Oct-1944   President of Vassar, 1986-2006
Hamilton Fish, Jr.
Politician
3-Jun-1926 23-Jul-1996 Congressman from New York, 1969-95
Hamilton Fish II
Politician
17-Apr-1849 15-Jan-1936 Congressman from New York, 1909-11
Hamilton Fish
Politician
3-Aug-1808 7-Sep-1893 US Secretary of State, 1869-77
Charles J. Folger
Politician
16-Apr-1818 4-Sep-1884 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1881-84
Michael Forbes
Politician
16-Jul-1952   Congressman from New York, 1995-2001
Walter Forward
Politician
24-Jan-1786 24-Nov-1852 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1841-43
Benjamin A. Gilman
Politician
6-Dec-1922   Congressman from New York, 1973-2003
Victoria A. Graffeo
Judge
13-Apr-1952   Judge, NY Court of Appeals
S. William Green
Politician
16-Oct-1929 14-Oct-2002 Congressman from New York, 1978-93
Judith M. Gueron
Administrator
c. 1941   President of MDRC, 1986-2004
John Hall
Politician
23-Jul-1948   Congressman from New York, 2007-11
Fred Heineman
Politician
28-Dec-1929 20-Mar-2010 Congressman from North Carolina, 1995-97
Gonzalo de Las Heras
Business
c. 1940   EVP at Grupo Santander
Kathy Hochul
Politician
27-Aug-1958   Congresswoman from New York
Robert M. Johnson
Publisher
14-Jul-1945   Publisher of Newsday, 1986-94
Howard P. Jones
Diplomat
2-Jan-1899 Sep-1973 US Ambassador to Indonesia, 1958-65
Theodore T. Jones
Judge
10-Mar-1944 6-Nov-2012 Judge, NY Court of Appeals, 2007-12
Philip M. Kaiser
Diplomat
12-Jul-1913 24-May-2007 US Ambassador to Austria, 1980-81
Jerome Karle
Chemist
18-Jun-1918 6-Jun-2013 X-Ray diffraction studies
Kenneth B. Keating
Politician
18-May-1900 5-May-1975 US Senator from New York, 1959-65
James Kent
Judge
31-Jul-1763 12-Dec-1847 Commentaries on American Law
Gil Kerlikowske
Government
1949   American Drug Czar
Pete King
Politician
5-Apr-1944   Congressman, New York 3rd
Fiorello LaGuardia
Politician
11-Dec-1882 20-Sep-1947 New York City Mayor, 1934-45
Rick Lazio
Politician
13-Mar-1958   Congressman from New York, 1993-2001
Norman F. Lent
Politician
23-Mar-1931 11-Jun-2012 Congressman from New York, 1971-93
Nita Lowey
Politician
5-Jul-1937   Congresswoman, New York 18th
Earle I. Mack
Business
?   Real estate magnate
Dan Malloy
Politician
21-Jul-1955   Governor of Connecticut
Carolyn Maloney
Politician
19-Feb-1948   Congresswoman, New York 14th
John McHugh
Politician
29-Sep-1948   US Secretary of the Army
Matthew McHugh
Politician
6-Dec-1938   Congressman from New York, 1975-93
Michael McMahon
Politician
12-Sep-1957   Congressman from New York, 2009-11
Michael McNulty
Politician
16-Sep-1947   Congressman from New York, 1989-2009
James M. Mead
Politician
27-Dec-1885 15-Mar-1964 US Senator from New York, 1938-47
William E. Miller
Politician
22-Mar-1914 24-Jun-1983 Congressman from New York, 1951-65
Roger J. Miner
Judge
14-Apr-1934 18-Feb-2012 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985-97
Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
Government
11-May-1891 6-Feb-1967 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1934-45
Robert Moses
Government
18-Dec-1888 29-Jul-1981 New York City planner
Robert J. Mrazek
Politician
6-Nov-1945   Congressman from New York, 1983-93
Edward J. Muhl
Business
c. 1951   Former NY Insurance Superindendent
Jerrold Nadler
Politician
13-Jun-1947   Congressman, New York 8th
Samuel Nelson
Judge
10-Nov-1792 13-Dec-1873 US Supreme Court Justice, 1845-72
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Politician
13-Jun-1937   Congresswoman, Washington DC
Antonia C. Novello
Doctor
23-Aug-1944   US Surgeon General, 1990-93
James R. Olin
Politician
28-Feb-1920 29-Jul-2006 Congressman from Virginia, 1983-93
Major Owens
Politician
28-Jun-1936 21-Oct-2013 Former Congressman from Brooklyn
Alton B. Parker
Judge
14-May-1852 10-May-1926 Chief Judge, NY Court of Appeals, 1898-1904
Richard Parsons
Business
4-Apr-1948   CEO of Time Warner, 2002-07
Bill Paxon
Politician
29-Apr-1954   Congressman from New York, 1989-99
Rufus Wheeler Peckham
Judge
8-Nov-1838 24-Oct-1909 US Supreme Court Justice, 1896-1909
Frances Perkins
Government
10-Apr-1882 14-May-1965 First female US cabinet member
William L. Pfeiffer
Politician
29-May-1907 22-Jul-1985 Congressman from New York, 1949-51
Eugene F. Pigott, Jr.
Judge
1946   Judge, NY Court of Appeals
Otis G. Pike
Politician
31-Aug-1921 20-Jan-2014 Congressman from New York, 1961-79
Thomas C. Platt
Politician
15-Jul-1833 6-Mar-1910 US Senator from New York, 1897-1909
Rosemary S. Pooler
Judge
21-Jun-1938   2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
Adam Clayton Powell
Politician
29-Nov-1908 4-Apr-1972 Congressman from New York, 1945-71
Jack Quinn
Politician
13-Apr-1951   Congressman from New York, 1993-2005
Bradford J. Race Jr.
Attorney
c. 1945   George Pataki's Chief of Staff, 1995-2002
Kevin M. Rampe
Attorney
c. 1966   Ex-President, Lower Manhattan Development Corp.
Susan P. Read
Judge
1947   Judge, NY Court of Appeals
William C. Redfield
Politician
18-Jun-1858 13-Jun-1932 US Commerce Secretary, 1913-19
Ogden R. Reid
Politician
24-Jun-1925   Congressman from New York, 1963-75
Thomas Reynolds
Politician
3-Sep-1950   Congressman from New York, 1999-2009
William A. Richardson
Politician
2-Nov-1821 19-Oct-1896 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1873-74
William P. Rogers
Government
23-Jun-1913 2-Jan-2001 US Secretary of State, 1969-73
John J. Rooney
Politician
29-Nov-1903 26-Oct-1975 Congressman from New York, 1944-74
Theodore Roosevelt
Head of State
27-Oct-1858 6-Jan-1919 26th US President, 1901-09
Theodore Roosevelt IV
Business
27-Nov-1942   Lehman Brothers
Samuel I. Rosenman
Government
13-Feb-1896 24-Jun-1973 White House Counsel, 1943-46
Albert J. Rosenthal
Educator
5-Mar-1919 17-Mar-2010 Dean of Columbia Law School, 1979-84
Eric Schneiderman
Government
31-Dec-1954   Attorney General of New York
Rose Schneiderman
Labor Leader
16-Apr-1882 11-Aug-1972 Union leader of the 1920s-'50s
Louise Slaughter
Politician
14-Aug-1929   Congresswoman, New York 28th
Gerald B. H. Solomon
Politician
14-Aug-1930 26-Oct-2001 Congressman from New York, 1979-99
Sonia Sotomayor
Judge
25-Jun-1954   US Supreme Court Justice
Ambrose Spencer
Politician
13-Dec-1765 13-Mar-1848 Congressman and Judge from New York
John C. Spencer
Politician
8-Jan-1788 18-May-1855 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1843-44
Samuel S. Stratton
Politician
27-Sep-1916 13-Sep-1990 Congressman from New York
Oscar S. Straus
Diplomat
23-Dec-1850 3-May-1926 Thrice Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
John Sweeney
Politician
9-Aug-1955   Congressman from New York, 1999-2007
Diana Taylor
Business
c. 1955   NY Superindendent of Banks, 2003-07
Vincent S. Tese
Attorney
c. 1943   Chairman of Wireless Cable International
Smith Thompson
Judge
17-Jan-1768 18-Dec-1843 US Supreme Court Justice, 1823-43
Meldrim Thomson, Jr.
Politician
8-Mar-1912 19-Apr-2001 Governor of New Hampshire, 1973-79
Enos T. Throop
Politician
21-Aug-1784 1-Nov-1874 Governor of New York, 1829-33
Paul Tonko
Politician
18-Jun-1949   Congressman, New York 21st
Peter F. Tufo
Diplomat
1937   US Ambassador to Hungary, 1997-2001
Barbara D. Underwood
Attorney
16-Aug-1944   Solicitor General of New York
Robert F. Wagner, Jr.
Politician
20-Apr-1910 12-Feb-1991 Mayor of New York City, 1954-65
Peter J. Wallison
Government
6-Jun-1941   White House Counsel, 1986-87
Robert C. Weaver
Government
29-Dec-1907 17-Jul-1997 US HUD Secretary, 1966-68
Theodore S. Weiss
Politician
17-Sep-1927 14-Sep-1992 Congressman from New York, 1977-92
Richard C. Wesley
Judge
1-Aug-1949   2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
J. Ernest Wharton
Politician
4-Oct-1899 19-Jan-1990 Congressman from New York, 1951-65
William A. Wheeler
Politician
30-Jun-1819 4-Jun-1887 Vice President under Hayes
Deborah C. Wright
Business
c. 1957   CEO of Carver Bancorp
Frank G. Zarb
Business
17-Feb-1935   US Energy Czar, 1974-77




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