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Simeon Strong (1736-1805) —
of Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., March 6,
1736.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1791; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1801-05.
Died in 1805
(age about
69 years).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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Ebenezer Mattoon (1755-1843) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Massachusetts, 1755.
Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1801-03.
Died in 1843
(age about
88 years).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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Edward Dickinson (1803-1874) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., January
1, 1803.
Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1853-55.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 16,
1874 (age 71 years, 166
days).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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George Bosworth Churchill (1866-1925) —
also known as George B. Churchill —
of Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., October
24, 1866.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1917; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1925; died in
office 1925.
Died in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., July 1,
1925 (age 58 years, 250
days).
Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.
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Julius Hawley Seelye (1824-1895) —
also known as Julius H. Seelye —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Connecticut, 1824.
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1875-77;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1884.
Died in 1895
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.
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Ernest M. Whitcomb —
of Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924.
Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.
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John Proctor Clarke (1856-1932) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Florence, Italy,
of American parents, April 23,
1856.
Son of Isaac Edwards Clarke and Mary (Proctor) Clarke.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1900-26; appointed 1900;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1905-26.
Member, Union
League; American Bar
Association.
Died, of pneumonia,
in the Murray Hill Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
12, 1932 (age 75 years, 264
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Edwards Clarke and Mary (Proctor) Clarke; married, June 25,
1884, to Sarah M. Parker (died 1924); married, July 8,
1924, to Ida (Hatch) Cambell (c.1875-1938; killed in automobile
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Caleb Strong (1745-1819) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., January
9, 1745.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1776; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1780; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1780; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1789-96; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1800-07, 1812-16.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died November
7, 1819 (age 74 years, 302
days).
Interment at Bridge Street Cemetery.
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Isaac Chapman Bates (1779-1845) —
also known as Isaac C. Bates —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Granville, Hampden
County, Mass., January
23, 1779.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1808-09; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1827-35;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1836,
1840;
delegate to Whig National Convention from Massachusetts, 1839
(Temporary Chair; Convention Vice-President; speaker; member,
Committee to Notify Nominees); U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1841-45; died in office 1845.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 16,
1845 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Interment at Bridge Street Cemetery.
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Eli Porter Ashmun (1770-1819) —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Blandford, Hampden
County, Mass., June 24,
1770.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1803; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1808; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1816-18; resigned 1818.
Died in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., May 10,
1819 (age 48 years, 320
days).
Interment at Bridge Street Cemetery.
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Elijah Hunt Mills (1776-1829) —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Massachusetts, 1776.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1815-19; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1820-27.
Died in 1829
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Bridge Street Cemetery.
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Charles Delano (1820-1883) —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in New Braintree, Worcester
County, Mass., June 24,
1820.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1859-63 (at-large 1859-61,
10th District 1861-63).
Died in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., January
23, 1883 (age 62 years, 213
days).
Interment at Bridge Street Cemetery.
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Osmyn Baker (1800-1875) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., May 18,
1800.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1833-34, 1836-37; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1840-45.
Died in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., February
9, 1875 (age 74 years, 267
days).
Interment at Bridge Street Cemetery.
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