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See also
Charles
Sumner Bird, Jr. —
Samuel
M. Blatchford —
Appleton
B. Clarke —
Nathaniel
Appleton Haven —
Randolph
Appleton Kidder —
Nelson
Appleton Miles —
William
Franklin Nason —
Franklin
Pierce —
Appleton
Robbins —
Appleton
Stevens |
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Appleton, Albert Francis
(1850-1914) —
also known as Albert F. Appleton —
of Crystal, Pembina
County, N.Dak.
Born in Yorkshire, England,
January
14, 1850.
Son of Thomas Joseph Appleton (1809-1869) and Jane Ann (Horner)
Appleton (1809-1883).
Farmer;
banker;
delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Pembina
County, 1889; member of North
Dakota state senate.
Catholic.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
1, 1914 (age 64 years, 260
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Wright
Crematory and Columbarium, Seattle, Wash.
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Appleton, Albert I. —
of Illinois.
Republican. Candidate for University
of Illinois trustee, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Appleton, Arthur Taggard
(1884-1961) —
also known as Arthur T. Appleton —
of Dublin, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Dublin, Cheshire
County, N.H., May 8,
1884.
Son of Charles Francis Appleton (1856-1943) and Lillian Gertrude
(Jones) Appleton (1857-1932).
Republican. Electrical
contractor; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 4th District; elected 1938.
Died in Dublin, Cheshire
County, N.H., August
16, 1961 (age 77 years, 100
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Appleton, Calvin —
Not U.S. citizen; U.S. Consular Agent in Liverpool, 1863-77.
Burial
location unknown.
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Appleton, James
(1785-1862) —
also known as "Father of Prohibition" —
of Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass.; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass., February
14, 1785.
Son of Mary (White) Appleton (1749-1834) and Samuel Appleton
(c.1739-1819).
General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1813-14; first to
propose state prohibition on the manufacture and sale of liquor,
1832; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1836-37; Liberty candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1842, 1843, 1844.
Died in Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass., August
25, 1862 (age 77 years, 192
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Appleton, John
(1758-1829) —
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 1,
1758.
Son of Nathaniel Appleton (1731-1798) and Rachael (Henderson)
Appleton.
U.S. Consul in Calais, 1792.
Died in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., August 9,
1829 (age 71 years, 161
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Appleton, John
(1804-1891) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in New Ipswich, Hillsborough
County, N.H., July 12,
1804.
Son of John Appleton (1763-1849) and Elizabeth (Peabody) Appleton
(1778-1809).
Lawyer;
justice
of Maine state supreme court, 1852-62; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1862-83.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, February
7, 1891 (age 86 years, 210
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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Appleton, John
(1815-1864) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Beverly, Essex
County, Mass., February
11, 1815.
Son of John White Appleton (1780-1862) and Sophia (Williams) Appleton
(1786-1860).
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Bolivia, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1851-53; U.S. Minister to
Russia, 1860-61.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
22, 1864 (age 49 years, 193
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Appleton, John James
(1792-1864) —
of Massachusetts.
Born September
22, 1792.
Son of John Appleton and Sarah (Fairweather)
Appleton (1759-1839).
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Portugal, 1820-21; Sweden, 1826-30.
Died March 4,
1864 (age 71 years, 164
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Appleton, John William Messer
(1832-1913) —
also known as John W. M. Appleton —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April 1,
1832.
Son of Elizabeth Marshall (Messer) Appleton and John Appleton
(1809-1869).
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Adjutant
General of West Virginia, 1897-1901.
Killed by a mad bull,
in Union, Monroe
County, W.Va., October
26, 1913 (age 81 years, 208
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Appleton, Nathan
(1779-1861) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in New Ipswich, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
6, 1779.
Son of Isaac Appleton (1731-1806) and Mary (Adams) Appleton
(1742-1827).
Merchant;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1815-16, 1821, 1823-24, 1827; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1831-33, 1842.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 14,
1861 (age 81 years, 281
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Appleton, Nathan Dane
(1794-1861) —
also known as Nathan D. Appleton —
of Alfred, York
County, Maine.
Born in Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass., May 20,
1794.
Son of Samuel Appleton and Mary (White) Appleton.
Lawyer;
law partner of John
H. Goodenow; Maine
state attorney general, 1857-59.
Died in Alfred, York
County, Maine, November
12, 1861 (age 67 years, 176
days).
Interment at Parish Cemetery, Alfred, Maine.
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Appleton, Owen
(1909-1937) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., November
1, 1909.
Son of Lydia D. (Owen) Appleton (1874-1948) and Allen L. Appleton
(1880-1944).
Communist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1933.
Lieutenant in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (U.S. volunteers for the
Republican or anti-Fascist side in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39);
killed in action at Fuentes de Ebro, Spain,
October
17, 1937 (age 27 years, 350
days).
Interment at Springfield
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Appleton, Thomas (d.
1840) —
of Massachusetts.
U.S. Consul in Leghorn, 1798-1840, died in office 1840.
Died in Leghorn (Livorno), Italy,
April
27, 1840.
Burial
location unknown.
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Appleton, William
(1786-1862) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., November
16, 1786.
Son of Rev. Joseph Appleton (1751-1795) and Mary (Hook) Appleton
(1756-1842).
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1851-55, 1861 (1st District
1851-53, 5th District 1853-55, 1861); defeated, 1854, 1856.
Died in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., February
15, 1862 (age 75 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Appleton, William M. —
of Ingomar, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 14th
District; elected 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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