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William Barrett Washburn (1820-1887) —
also known as William B. Washburn —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Massachusetts, January
31, 1820.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1863-71; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1872-74; resigned 1874; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1874-75.
Died October
5, 1887 (age 67 years, 247
days).
Interment at Green River Cemetery.
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George Grennell, Jr. (1786-1877) —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Massachusetts, 1786.
Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1829-39 (7th District 1829-33,
6th District 1833-39).
Died in 1877
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Green River Cemetery.
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George Thomas Davis (1810-1877) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Sandwich, Barnstable
County, Mass., January
12, 1810.
Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1851-53.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 17,
1877 (age 67 years, 156
days).
Interment at Green River Cemetery.
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John William Haigis (1881-1960) —
also known as John W. Haigis —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Turners Falls, Montague, Franklin
County, Mass., July 31,
1881.
Son of John Haigis and Elizabeth (Hildebrandt) Haigis.
Republican. Founder, editor, and publisher of the Greenfield
Recorder newspaper;
banker;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1909-12; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1915-16, 1923-26; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1929-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1940;
trustee of the University of Massachusetts, 1940-56; owner and
operator of radio
station WHAI.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen.
Died in 1960
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Green River Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Haigis and Elizabeth (Hildebrandt) Haigis; married, December
3, 1913, to Rose Luippold (died 1920); married, December
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