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See also
Mark
Wilson Buyck, Jr. —
Horace
Wesley Greeley —
Robert
Helyer Thayer —
William
Garner Waddel |
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Otis, Albert T. —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Otis, Anna —
Workers Communist candidate for Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Asa H. (1797-1856) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Ann, Washington
County, N.Y., 1797.
Son of Matson Otis (1772-1857) and Deborah (Wetheral) Otis.
Farmer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1850.
Died in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., 1856
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Asahel —
of Montville, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Montville, 1822.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Charles Augustus, Sr.
(1827-1905) —
also known as Charles A. Otis —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Bloomfield, Muskingum
County, Ohio, January
30, 1827.
Son of William Augustus Otis and Eliza (Proctor) Otis.
Democrat. Mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1873-75.
Founder, Otis Iron and
Steel Co.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 28,
1905 (age 78 years, 149
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Otis, Charles Eugene
(1846-1917) —
also known as Charles E. Otis —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born, in a log
cabin, Prairieville, Barry
County, Mich., May 11,
1846.
Son of Isaac Otis (1798-1853) and Caroline Abigail (Curtiss) Otis.
Democrat. District judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1889-1902;
candidate for justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1904.
Died November
26, 1917 (age 71 years, 199
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Darlene McCulligh —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1976.
Female.
Still living as of 1976.
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Otis, David Perry
(1809-1890) —
also known as David P. Otis —
of Salem, New London
County, Conn.; Norwich, New London
County, Conn.; Niantic, East Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., February
28, 1809.
Son of David Otis (1776-1860) and Nancy (Perry) Otis (1779-1866).
Merchant;
piano
manufacturing business; member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1860.
Died December
30, 1890 (age 81 years, 305
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Duval H. —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Edna M. —
of East Tawas, Iosco
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947.
Female.
Still living as of 1947.
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Otis, George Lorenzo
(1829-1882) —
also known as George L. Otis —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
7, 1829.
Son of Isaac Otis (1798-1853) and Caroline Abigail (Curtiss) Otis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1857-58; member of
Minnesota
state senate 21st District, 1866; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1867-68; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1869.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 29,
1882 (age 52 years, 173
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Otis, Harold —
Socialist. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Harris F.
(1816-1861) —
of Danby, Rutland
County, Vt.; Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Vermont, June 3,
1816.
Son of David Harris Otis (1775-1847) and Sarah (Rogers) Otis
(1779-1864).
Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1849; mayor of
Topeka, Kan., 1860-61.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., 1861
(age about
45 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Harris F. —
of Danby, Rutland
County, Vt.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Danby, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Harrison Gray
(1765-1848) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
8, 1765.
Son of Elizabeth (Gray) Otis and Samuel Alleyne
Otis.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1796; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1796; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1797-1801; member of
Massachusetts
state senate, 1805; common pleas court judge in Massachusetts,
1814; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1817-22; Federalist candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1823; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1829-31.
Harrison, Maine, is named for
him.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
28, 1848 (age 83 years, 20
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Elizabeth (Gray) Otis and Samuel Alleyne
Otis; married, May 31,
1790, to Sally Foster (1770-1836); third cousin once removed of
Oran Gray Otis, Asa H.
Otis, John Otis, William Shaw Chandler Otis, David Perry Otis, Harris
F. Otis, James Otis (1826-1875) and Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917); third cousin
twice removed of Charles Augustus Otis, Sr.,
George Lorenzo Otis, John Grant Otis, Norton
Prentiss Otis, Lauren Ford Otis and Charles Eugene Otis; grandfather of James Otis (1836-1898); second
great-grandfather of Robert
Helyer Thayer. See Otis
family of New York. |
| | | Politician named for him: Harrison
Gray Otis Blake
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Otis, Harrison Gray
(1837-1917) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Washington
County, Ohio, February
10, 1837.
Son of Sarah (Dyer) Otis (1789-1879) and Stephen Otis (born 1784).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1860;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War.
Died, from a rupture of the
heart, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 30,
1917 (age 80 years, 170
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Henry Dalton —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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Otis, Hugh —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Independent candidate for mayor
of Hackensack, N.J., 1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, James (1826-1875) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
11, 1826.
Son of George Washington Otis (1775-1858) and Hannah Leavitt (Waters)
Otis (c.1787-1880).
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; importer
and exporter; Presidential Elector for California, 1860;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1873-75; died in office 1875.
Unitarian.
Died, of diphtheria,
in San
Francisco, Calif., October
30, 1875 (age 49 years, 80
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, James (1836-1898) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
12, 1836.
Son of James William Otis (1800-1869) and Martha (Church) Otis.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
New
York state senate 1st District, 1884-85.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from congestion of
the lungs, in Bellport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 22,
1898 (age 61 years, 283
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Joe —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, John (1801-1857) —
of Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Maine, 1801.
Son of Oliver Otis (born 1768; parents were both Otis) and Elizabeth
(Stanchfield) Otis.
Lawyer;
member of Maine state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1849-51.
Died August
17, 1857 (age about 56
years).
Interment at Hallowell
Cemetery, Hallowell, Maine.
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Relatives:
Second cousin twice removed of Samuel Alleyne
Otis; third cousin once removed of Harrison
Gray Otis (1765-1848), Charles Augustus
Otis, Sr., George Lorenzo Otis, John Grant Otis and Charles Eugene Otis; son of Oliver Otis (born
1768; parents were both Otis) and Elizabeth (Stanchfield) Otis;
fourth cousin of Oran Gray Otis, Asa H. Otis, David Perry
Otis and Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917);
married 1831
to Harriet Frances Vaughn; married, August
21, 1848, to Ellen Grant; third cousin of William Shaw Chandler Otis, Harris F. Otis and James
Otis. See Otis
family of New York. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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Otis, John —
Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, John C. —
of Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Hamilton County; elected 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, John E. —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.
Mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1953-54.
Still living as of 1954.
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Otis, John F. —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Mayor of
Oswego, N.Y., 1932-33; chair of
Oswego County Democratic Party, 1941-42; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1944,
1948
(alternate).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, John Grant
(1838-1916) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Danby, Rutland
County, Vt., 1838.
Son of Harris F. Otis and Elizabeth H.
(Haviland) Otis (1817-1841).
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1891-93.
Died in 1916
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Otis, John H. —
Member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1852-53.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, L. P. —
of Illinois.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Lauren Ford
(1842-1917) —
also known as Lauren F. Otis —
of Allegan
County, Mich.
Born near Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
10, 1842.
Son of Newton Otis and Elizabeth D. (Eager) Otis.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; fruit
grower; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1895-98.
Died, of apoplexy,
November
19, 1917 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Michael J. —
of Fulton, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Otis, Norton Prentiss
(1840-1905) —
also known as Norton P. Otis —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Halifax, Windham
County, Vt., March 18,
1840.
Son of Elisha Graves Otis (1811-1861) and Susan (Houghton) Otis
(1811-1842).
Republican. Mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1880-82; defeated, 1886; member of New York
state assembly, 1884; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1903-05; died in
office 1905.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
20, 1905 (age 64 years, 339
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Hudson Terrace, N.Y.
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Otis, Oran Gray
(1795-1836) —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born December
5, 1795.
Son of Perez Otis (1773-1851) and Deborah (Gillett) Otis (1776-1858).
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1831-32.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., June 28,
1836 (age 40 years, 206
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Ralph Chester (b.
1870) —
also known as Ralph C. Otis —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 8,
1870.
Son of Joseph Edward Otis (1830-1902) and Maria (Taylor) Otis
(1836-1910).
Republican. Banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1916.
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Otis, Samuel Alleyne
(1740-1814) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., November
24, 1740.
Son of James Otis (1702-1778) and Mary (Alleyne) Otis.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1776; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1787.
Died April 22,
1814 (age 73 years, 149
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of James Otis (1702-1778) and Mary (Alleyne) Otis; married, December
31, 1764, to Elizabeth Gray (died 1779); married, March 28,
1782, to Mary (Smith) Gray; father of Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848); second cousin
twice removed of Oran Gray Otis, Asa H. Otis, John
Otis, William Shaw Chandler Otis, David Perry Otis, Harris
F. Otis, James Otis (1826-1875) and Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917); second cousin
thrice removed of Charles Augustus Otis,
Sr., George Lorenzo Otis, John Grant Otis, Norton
Prentiss Otis, Lauren Ford Otis and Charles Eugene Otis; great-grandfather of James Otis (1836-1898); second cousin four
times removed of Ralph Chester Otis; third
great-grandfather of Robert
Helyer Thayer. See Otis
family of New York. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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Otis, Sara E. —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Republican. Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Concord 4th
Ward, 1948; elected New
Hampshire state senate 15th District 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Otis, Thomas —
of Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1920,
1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, Waldemier —
of Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis, William Shaw Chandler
(1807-c.1887) —
also known as William S. C. Otis —
of Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Massachusetts, August
24, 1807.
Son of William Otis and Philena (Shaw) Otis.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Summit County,
1850-51.
Died about 1887 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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