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• Samuel Adams (1722-1803) — also known as "The Tribune of the People"; "The Cromwell of New England"; "Determinatus"; "The Psalm Singer"; "Amendment Monger"; "American Cato"; "Samuel the Publican" — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 27, 1722. Married 1749 to Elizabeth Checkley; married 1764 to Elizabeth Wells; third cousin of John Adams; uncle of Joseph Allen; granduncle of Charles Allen; great-grandfather of Elizabeth Wells Randall (who married Alfred Cumming); ancestor of John Quincy Adams. Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-81; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779, 1788; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1781; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1788; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1789-94; Governor of Massachusetts, 1793-97; received 15 electoral votes, 1796. Congregationalist. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 2, 1803. Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Frank Dewey Allen (b. 1850) — also known as Frank D. Allen — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., August 16, 1850. Son of Charles Francis Allen and Olive Ely (Dewey) Allen; married, January 9, 1878, to Lucy Rhodes (died 1905). Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1881-82; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1886-88; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1890-93; receiver, Central National Bank, Boston, 1902-05; director, Lynn Gas & Electric Co. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Gilman Allen (1874-1950) — also known as Frank G. Allen — of Norwood, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., October 6, 1874. Son of Frank Mitchell Allen and Abbie L. (Gilman) Allen; married, December 2, 1897, to Clara H. Winslow; married, November 26, 1927, to Eleanor H. Wallace. Republican. Business executive; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1918-19; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1921-24; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1925-29; Governor of Massachusetts, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died October 9, 1950. Interment at Highland Cemetery, Norwood, Mass.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• John Weston Allen (b. 1872) — also known as J. Weston Allen — of Newton Highlands, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Newton Highlands, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., April 19, 1872. Son of Walter Allen and Grace Mason (Weston) Allen; married, June 12, 1901, to Caroline Cheney Hills. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1915-18; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1920-22. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Loyal Legion. Prosecuted Charles Ponzi and other famous criminals. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel Clesson Allen (1772-1842) — also known as Samuel C. Allen — of Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass. Born in Bernardston, Franklin County, Mass., January 5, 1772. Father of Elisha Hunt Allen. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1806-10; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1812-15, 1831; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1817-29 (6th District 1817-25, 7th District 1825-29). Congregationalist. Died in Northfield, Franklin County, Mass., February 8, 1842. Interment at Village Cemetery, Bernardston, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Roger Ward Babson (1875-1967) — also known as Roger W. Babson — of Massachusetts. Born in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., July 6, 1875. Son of Nathaniel Babson and Ellen (Stearns) Babson; married, March 29, 1900, to Grace Margaret Knight (died 1956); married, June 1, 1959, to Nona M. Dougherty (died 1963). Statistician; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1940. Congregationalist. Author of many books on business and religion. Died March 5, 1967. Burial location unknown.
  • Books by Roger W. Babson: The Future Method of Investing Money : Economic Facts for Corporation and Investors; If inflation comes; what you can do about it; Washington and the Revolutionists : a characterization of recovery polices and of the people who are giving them effec; The Folly of Installment Buying
  • Books about Roger W. Babson: Earl L. Smith, Yankee Genius : A biography of Roger W. Babson
  
  
• Thomas Cogswell Bachelder (b. 1860) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Gilmanton, Belknap County, N.H., November 6, 1860. Son of Samuel Fogg Bachelder and Martha Badger (Cogswell) Bachelder; married, November 8, 1893, to Claudia Wilma Crosby. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1896-97. Congregationalist. Member, Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Denison Baldwin (1809-1883) — also known as John D. Baldwin — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in North Stonington, New London County, Conn., September 28, 1809. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1847-52; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1863-69. Congregationalist. Died in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., July 8, 1883. Interment at Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Rodney Ball (b. 1881) — also known as J. Rodney Ball — of Lawrence, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., June 17, 1881. Son of Frank James Ball and Mary Graves (Mann) Ball; married, February 24, 1909, to Maude R. Peary. Republican. Newspaper reporter; president, Lawrence Morris Plan Bank; vice-president, Essex Savings Bank; director, Lawrence Cooperative Bank; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph William Ballantine (b. 1888) — also known as Joseph W. Ballantine — of Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass. Born, of American parents, in Ahmednagar, India, July 30, 1888. Son of William Osborn Ballantine and Josephine Louise (Perkins) Ballantine; married 1917 to Emilia Ashburner Christy. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Taihoku, 1912-14; Yokohama, 1914; U.S. Consul in Dairen, 1921-23; Tokyo, 1923-29; U.S. Consul General in Canton, 1931-32. Congregationalist. Member, Phi Gamma Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Bancroft (1800-1891) — of Massachusetts. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., October 3, 1800. Son of Aaron Bancroft and Lucretia (Chandler) Bancroft; married, March 1, 1827, to Sarah H. Dwight (died 1837); married 1838 to Elizabeth (Davis) Bliss; brother of Eliza Bancroft (who married John Davis). Democrat. U.S. Collector of Customs for Boston, Mass., 1832-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1844; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1844; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1845-46; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1846-49; Prussia, 1867-71; Germany, 1871-74. Congregationalist. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1910. Died in Washington, D.C., January 17, 1891. Interment at Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
  • See also Davis-Bancroft family of Massachusetts
  
  
• Clarence Alfred Barnes (1882-1970) — also known as Clarence A. Barnes — of Mansfield, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., August 28, 1882. Son of William D. Barnes and Mabel F. (Harding) Barnes; married, March 13, 1906, to Helen V. Long (died 1915); married, October 8, 1927, to Doreen Kane. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1912-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1945-49; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1948; candidate in primary for Governor of Massachusetts, 1950. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died, in Martha's Vineyard Hospital, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Mass., May 25, 1970. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George L. Barnes (b. 1879) — of South Weymouth, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in South Weymouth, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Mass., June 24, 1879. Son of John Barnes and Adelia A. (Graves) Barnes; married 1906 to Anna Stetson. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908 (alternate), 1912, 1924; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1911-12. Congregationalist. Member, Exchange Club. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Josiah Bartlett (1729-1795) — of Kingston, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Amesbury, Essex County, Mass., November 21, 1729. Son of Stephen Bartlett and Hannah (Webster) Bartlett; married, January 15, 1754, to Mary Bartlett; father of Josiah Bartlett, Jr. and Ezra Bartlett; great-grandfather of Edward Theodore Bartlett and John Davis O'Rear. Physician; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775-76, 1778; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-84; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1779; common pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1779-82; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1782-90; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1790; President of New Hampshire, 1790-93; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1792; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1792; Governor of New Hampshire, 1793-94. Congregationalist. Died in Kingston, Rockingham County, N.H., May 19, 1795. Interment at Plains Cemetery, Kingston, N.H.; statue at Public Square, Amesbury, Mass.
  • See also Bartlett-O'Rear family of Kentucky and New Hampshire
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Bruce Barton (1886-1967) — also known as "Advertiser"; "The Advertising King"; "The Great Repealer" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Robbins, Scott County, Tenn., August 5, 1886. Son of Rev. William E. Barton and Esther Treat (Bushnell) Barton; married, October 2, 1913, to Esther M. Randall (died 1951). Republican. Author; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1937-41; derided by Franklin Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican opponents of his New Deal policies; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940, 1944; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1940; a founder of the Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn (BBDO) advertising agency. Congregationalist. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 5, 1967. Interment at Rock Hill Cemetery, Foxboro, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Theodore Cornelius Bates (b. 1843) — of North Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass. Born in North Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass., June 4, 1843. Son of Elijah Bates and Sarah (Fletcher) Bates; married, December 24, 1868, to Emma Frances Duncan. Republican. Manufacturer; proprietor, Worcester Corset Co.; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1879; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1883; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1884. Congregationalist. English ancestry. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jesse Bunton Baxter (b. 1872) — also known as Jesse B. Baxter — of Milton, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., October 10, 1872. Son of William Quincy Baxter and Isadore Frances (Bunton) Baxter; married, June 29, 1909, to Katharine Woodbury. Republican. Banker; treasurer of Massachusetts Republican Party, 1915-16; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, Loyal Legion; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ernest Lorne Bell (b. 1871) — also known as Ernest L. Bell — of Woodstock, Grafton County, N.H.; Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 16, 1871. Son of Samuel Bell and Mary E. (Loud) Bell; married 1894 to Maude Coolidge. Physician; surgeon to Boston & Maine Railroad; surgeon-general of New Hampshire; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1905-06. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jay Rogers Benton (b. 1885) — also known as Jay R. Benton — of Belmont, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., October 18, 1885. Son of Everett Chamberlain Benton and Willena (Rogers) Benton; married, June 16, 1913, to Frances Hill. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1917-18; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1923-27. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Acacia; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Max Berking (1917-1997) — of Rye, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 27, 1917. Democrat. Member of New York state senate 30th District, 1965; chair of Westchester County Democratic Party, 1971-75. Congregationalist. Member, Urban League. Died in Alford, Berkshire County, Mass., 1997. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Adolf Augustus Berle, Jr. (1895-1971) — also known as Adolf A. Berle; A. A. Berle — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 29, 1895. Son of Adolf Augustus Berle (born 1866; clergyman) and Augusta (Wright) Berle; married, December 17, 1927, to Beatrice Bend Bishop; father of Peter A. A. Berle. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; economist; law professor; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, 1945-46. Congregationalist. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Philosophical Society; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from a stroke, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 17, 1971. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by Adolf A. Berle: Latin America : Diplomacy and Reality (1962); American Economic Republic (1963); Power Without Property : A New Development in American Political Economy (1959); Navigating the Rapids, 1918-1971 (1973); Power (1969); Tides of Crisis : A Primer of Foreign Relations (1957); The Twentieth-Century Capitalist Revolution (1954); The Modern Corporation and Private Property (1933)
  • Books about Adolf A. Berle: Jordan A. Schwarz, Liberal : Adolf A. Berle and the Vision of an American Era
  
  
• Frank Austin Bond (1889-1960) — also known as Frank A. Bond — of North Adams, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in North Adams, Berkshire County, Mass., March 11, 1889. Son of John Arnold Bond and Anna Belle (Kimball) Bond; married, July 25, 1929, to Margaret E. Wheeler. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate business; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940 (alternate), 1944. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died, of carcinoma of the sigmoid colon, in North Adams, Berkshire County, Mass., May 19, 1960. Interment at South View Cemetery, North Adams, Mass.
  
  
• George Francis Booth (1870-1955) — also known as George F. Booth — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., November 11, 1870. Son of William Henry Booth and Eliza (Jackson) Booth; married, November 18, 1896, to Minnie L. Welles. Republican. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1932, 1936, 1944. Congregationalist or Unitarian. Died in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., September 1, 1955. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) — also known as Vernon E. Bradley; Brad Bradley — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Olympia, Thurston County, Wash., September 27, 1912. Republican. Accountant; realtor; real estate developer; candidate for mayor of Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954. United Church of Christ. Member, Civitan. Died, of arteriosclerosis, in a hospital at Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., September 7, 1990. Cremated; ashes interred at Hillcrest Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
  
  
• Joshua Loring Brooks (b. 1868) — also known as Joshua L. Brooks — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., January 19, 1868. Son of Lyman B. Brooks and Maria Cordelia (Loring) Brooks; married, June 6, 1894, to Margaret Lilian Robinson. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1930, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Theta Delta Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) — also known as Henry B. Brown — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Washington, D.C. Born in South Lee, Lee, Berkshire County, Mass., March 2, 1836. Son of Billings Brown and Mary (Tyler) Brown; married, July 13, 1864, to Caroline Pitts (died 1901); married, June 25, 1904, to Josephine E. Tyler. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906. Congregationalist. Died in Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y., September 4, 1913. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• James Barrett Brown (b. 1885) — also known as James B. Brown — of Everett, Middlesex County, Mass.; Reading, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Windham County, Vt., March 3, 1885. Son of George Addison Brown and Flora (Pierce) Brown; married, July 30, 1913, to Grace Donaldson. Republican. Lawyer; general counsel, Massachusetts Bankers Association; special counsel, Boston & Maine Railroad; vice-president, First National Bank of Reading; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1921-24; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Parker Hale Chandler, Jr. (1911-2001) — also known as John P. H. Chandler, Jr. — of Warner, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 6, 1911. Great-grandson of John Parker Hale; grandson of William Eaton Chandler; married to Margaret B. Chandler. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1943; owner, Warner Ski Area, 1946-62; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956, 1960, 1972, 1980; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1961; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1962. United Church of Christ. Member, Grange; Freemasons. Died, in Pleasant View Nursing Home, Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., April 27, 2001. Interment at New Waterloo Cemetery, Warner, N.H.
  • See also Chandler family of New Hampshire
  
  
• Edwin O. Childs (b. 1876) — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., August 10, 1876. Son of Edwin O. Childs and Caroline A. (Chaffin) Childs; married, January 11, 1908, to Mildred E. Roy. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Newton, Mass., 1914-29, 1936-39. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Florence Gifford Claussen (b. 1897) — also known as Florence G. Claussen; Florence Gifford — of Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., February 12, 1897. Daughter of Charles Laceille Gifford and Fannie H. Gifford; married, September 23, 1922, to Howard P. Claussen. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948; member of Massachusetts Republican State Central Committee, 1949. Female. Congregationalist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Langdon Cook (b. 1865) — also known as Charles L. Cook — of Ripton, Addison County, Vt. Born in Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Mass., February 27, 1865. Republican. Farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Ripton, 1910. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lorrin Alamson Cooke (1831-1902) — also known as Lorrin A. Cooke — of Winsted, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in New Marlborough, Berkshire County, Mass., April 6, 1831. Republican. Member of Connecticut state senate 18th District, 1882-84; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1885-87, 1895-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1892; Governor of Connecticut, 1897-99. Congregationalist. Died in Winsted, Litchfield County, Conn., August 12, 1902. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) — also known as Calvin Coolidge; "Silent Cal"; "Cautious Cal" — of Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in Plymouth, Windsor County, Vt., July 4, 1872. Cousin of William Wallace Stickney; married, October 4, 1905, to Grace Anna Goodhue; fourth cousin of Richard B. Coolidge and Arthur William Coolidge; father of John Coolidge (son-in-law of John Harper Trumbull). Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1907; mayor of Northampton, Mass., 1910-11; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1912-15; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1916-19; Governor of Massachusetts, 1919-21; Vice President of the United States, 1921-23; President of the United States, 1923-29. Congregationalist. English ancestry. Died of coronary thrombosis in Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass., January 5, 1933. Interment at Plymouth Notch Cemetery, Plymouth, Vt.
  • Cross-reference: John W. Langley; Everett Sanders
  • See also Coolidge family
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by Calvin Coolidge: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge (1929, out of print)
  • Books about Calvin Coolidge: Peter Hannaford, ed., The Quotable Calvin Coolidge : Sensible Words for the New Century; Robert H. Ferrell, The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge; Robert Sobel, Coolidge: An American Enigma; David Greenberg, Coolidge
  • Critical books about Calvin Coolidge: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
  
  
• Louis Sherburne Cox (b. 1874) — of Lawrence, Essex County, Mass. Born in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., November 22, 1874. Son of Charles E. Cox and Evelyn M. (Randall) Cox; married, October 22, 1902, to Mary I. Fieles. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1906; postmaster; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1918-37; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1937-40. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Cushing (1732-1810) — of Massachusetts. Born in Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass., March 1, 1732. State court judge in Massachusetts, 1777; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1782-89; chief justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1782-89; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-1810. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died September 13, 1810. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Plymouth County, Mass.
  
  
• Joshua Cushman (1761-1834) — Born in Halifax, Plymouth County, Mass., April 11, 1761. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; pastor; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1810; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1811-12; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1819-21; U.S. Representative from Maine at-large, 1821-25; member of Maine state senate, 1828; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1834. Congregationalist. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, January 27, 1834. Entombed at State Capitol Grounds, Augusta, Maine.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Nathaniel Davis (b. 1925) — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 12, 1925. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Bulgaria, 1965-66; U.S. Ambassador to Guatamala, 1968-71; Chile, 1971-73; Switzerland, 1975-77. Congregationalist. Member, American Historical Association; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 1991.
  
  
• Caleb Ellis (1767-1816) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Walpole, Norfolk County, Mass., April 16, 1767. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1803; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1805-07; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1809-10; member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1811-12; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1812; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1813-16; died in office 1816. Congregationalist. Died May 9, 1816. Interment at Broad Street Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joseph Buell Ely (1881-1956) — also known as Joseph B. Ely — of Westfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Westfield, Hampden County, Mass., February 22, 1881. Son of Henry Wilson Ely and Sarah N. (Buell) Ely; married, May 1, 1906, to Harriet Z. Dyson; cousin of William Harvey Johnson Ely. Democrat. Lawyer; director, Hampton National Bank and Trust Company; director, American Woolen Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944; Governor of Massachusetts, 1931-35. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Theta. Died June 13, 1956. Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Mass.
  • See also Ely family of New Jersey
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Erastus Fairbanks (1792-1864) — of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vt. Born in Brimfield, Hampden County, Mass., October 28, 1792. Son of Joseph Fairbanks (1763-1846) and Phebe (Paddock) Fairbanks; married, May 30, 1815, to Lois Crossman (1792-1866); father of Horace Fairbanks and Franklin Fairbanks. One of the founders of E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., platform scale manufacturers; president, Passumpsic Railroad, which completed a line from White River to St. Johnsbury in 1850; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1836; Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1844, 1848; Governor of Vermont, 1852-53, 1860-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1856. Congregationalist. Died November 20, 1864. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Fairbanks family of Vermont
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• George Chandler Fairbanks (b. 1852) — also known as George C. Fairbanks — of Natick, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Natick, Middlesex County, Mass., January 6, 1852. Fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Gerry Fairbanks and George Henry Fairbanks; son of John Brooks Fairbanks and Caroline (Cummings) Fairbanks (1824-1891); married, April 4, 1872, to Ella L. Hobbs. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1909. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Fairbanks family of New Hampshire
  
  
• Seth Newton Gage (b. 1857) — also known as Seth N. Gage — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Ascutneyville, Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Bristol, Grafton County, N.H., 1857. Republican. Farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Weathersfield, 1910. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alfred Calvin Gaunt (b. 1882) — also known as Alfred C. Gaunt — of Methuen, Essex County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., April 30, 1882. Son of Henry Gaunt and Mary Lyle (Weir) Gaunt; married, September 12, 1906, to Bertha Fisher. Republican. Manufacturer; president, Merrimac Mills; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1947-48; defeated, 1948. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Laceille Gifford (1871-1947) — also known as Charles L. Gifford — of Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass. Born in Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., March 15, 1871. Son of William C. Gifford and Mary A. (Baker) Gifford; married, September 6, 1892, to Fannie H. Handy; father of Florence Gifford. Republican. School teacher; real estate business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1912-13; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1914-19; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1922-47 (16th District 1922-33, 15th District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-47); died in office 1947. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., August 23, 1947. Interment at Mosswood Cemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Warren R. Gilmore (b. 1898) — of Wrentham, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Walpole, Norfolk County, Mass., October 10, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Merrill Goodwin (b. 1857) — also known as John M. Goodwin — of Corinth, Orange County, Vt. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 9, 1857. Democrat. Butter maker; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Corinth, 1910. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Nathaniel Gorham (1738-1796) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 27, 1738. Father of Benjamin Gorham. Delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779-80, 1788; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1780-81; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1781-87; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1782-83, 1785-87; state court judge in Massachusetts, 1785-96; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787. Congregationalist. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 11, 1796. Interment at Phipps Street Cemetery, Boston, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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; married, December 3, 1913, to Rose Luippold (died 1920); married, December 3, 1942, to Alice G. Whelan. 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. Interment at Green River Cemetery, Greenfield, Mass.
  
  
• Alfred Stevens Hall (b. 1850) — of Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Westminster West, Westminster, Windham County, Vt., April 14, 1850. Son of Edward Hall and Frances A. (Tuttle) Hall; married, October 18, 1876, to Annette M. Hitchcock (died 1887); married, April 10, 1895, to Delia R. Ranney. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1904. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lemuel C. Hall (b. 1874) — of Wareham, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Harwich, Barnstable County, Mass., December 13, 1874. Son of Gershom Hall and Sophie Louise (Parker) Hall; married, December 25, 1896, to Lettice M. G. Foster (died 1911). Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1927-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Redmen; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Hancock (1737-1793) — of Massachusetts. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., January 12, 1737. Son of John Hancock ; ancestor of Florence Elizabeth Smith Knapp. Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1775-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Massachusetts, 1780-85, 1787-93; died in office 1793; received 4 electoral votes, 1789. Congregationalist. Irish ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Freemasons. Died in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., October 8, 1793. Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass. Hancock counties in Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Maine, Miss., Ohio, Tenn. and W.Va. are named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about John Hancock: Harlow Giles Unger, John Hancock : Merchant King and American Patriot
  
  
• Charles Walbridge Hedges (b. 1901) — also known as Charles W. Hedges — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Westfield, Hampden County, Mass., March 27, 1901. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1932-42, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Lincoln Higgins (1867-1951) — also known as William L. Higgins — of Coventry, Tolland County, Conn. Born in Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Mass., March 8, 1867. Republican. Physician; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1905; member of Connecticut state senate, 1909; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1929-33; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1936. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died November 19, 1951. Cremated; ashes interred at Chesterfield Center Cemetery, Chesterfield, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Pehr Gustaf Holmes (1881-1952) — also known as Pehr G. Holmes — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Sweden, April 9, 1881. Married to Freda C. Johnson (died 1936). Republican. Manufacturer; mayor of Worcester, Mass., 1917-19; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council 7th District, 1925-28; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1931-47; defeated, 1946. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died in Venice, Sarasota County, Fla., December 19, 1952. Interment at Old Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Frederick Jackson (1851-1937) — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass.; Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., November 13, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Fall River, Mass., 1890-91; chair, Massachusetts Railroad Commission, 1899-1907. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1937. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Chester Walton Jenks (b. 1894) — also known as Chester W. Jenks — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass., March 11, 1894. Son of Arthur Byron Jenks and Henrietta Millett (Packard) Jenks; married, June 2, 1919, to Ruth Howard. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1945; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1946; member of New Hampshire Republican State Executive Committee, 1949; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1952, 1956, 1960. Congregationalist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William A. King (b. 1855) — of Willimantic, Windham County, Conn. Born in Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass., July 22, 1855. Son of Patrick King and Mary King; married, August 26, 1889, to Jane S. Cady. Republican. Lawyer; Connecticut state attorney general, 1903-07. Congregationalist. Interment at Old Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
  
  
• William Franklin Knox (1874-1944) — also known as Frank Knox — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 1, 1874. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1920; candidate for nomination for Governor of New Hampshire, 1924; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1940-44; died in office 1944. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., April 28, 1944. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  
  
• Benjamin Clarke Lane (b. 1866) — also known as Benjamin C. Lane — of West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 2, 1866. Son of Jonathan Abbot Lane and Sarah Delia (Clarke) Lane; married, April 25, 1899, to Florence Goodwin. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1892; member of Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1894-95; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1918-21. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Logan (1852-1929) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, May 6, 1852. Republican. Mayor of Worcester, Mass., 1908-11. Congregationalist. Died November 30, 1929. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Sumner Maynard (1802-1866) — also known as William S. Maynard — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Berkshire County, Mass., April 25, 1802. Uncle by marriage of Charles J. Guiteau (assassin in 1881 of President James A. Garfield). Village president of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1836-38, 1839-40; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1856-58, 1865-66. Congregationalist. Suffering from severe depression, he committed suicide by an overdose of morphine, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 18, 1866. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  
  
• Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814) — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 11, 1731. Great-grandson of Robert Treat. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1777; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1777-90; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1790-1804. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died May 12, 1814. Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; statue at Church Green, Taunton, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Raymond Percival Palmer (b. 1895) — also known as Raymond P. Palmer — of Braintree, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Mass., December 27, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1939-43, 1947-50; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Congregationalist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Philo Parsons (1817-1865) — Born in Scipio, Cayuga County, N.Y., February 7, 1817. Son of Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons; married, June 27, 1843, to Anne Eliza Barnum. Wholesale grocer; banker; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1861-63. Presbyterian; later Congregationalist. Died in Winchendon, Worcester County, Mass., January 12, 1865. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Hamilton Sullivan Peck (b. 1845) — also known as Hamilton S. Peck — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Royalston, Worcester County, Mass., October 22, 1845. Republican. Lawyer; Chittenden County State's Attorney, 1878-80; secretary of Vermont Republican Party, 1892-96; mayor of Burlington, Vt., 1896-98; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Burlington, 1910. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Benjamin Brickett Priest (b. 1910) — also known as Benjamin B. Priest — of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass.; Marblehead, Essex County, Mass. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., December 3, 1910. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1939-43; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1943-45; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi. Still living as of 1950.
  
  
• Winston Lewis Prouty (1906-1971) — also known as Winston L. Prouty — of Newport, Orleans County, Vt. Born in Newport, Orleans County, Vt., September 1, 1906. Republican. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1941, 1945-47; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1947; U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1951-59; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1959-71; died in office 1971. Congregationalist. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 10, 1971. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Newport, Vt.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Fred H. Purches (b. 1881) — of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass., October 5, 1881. Republican. Insurance business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Congregationalist. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edith Nourse Rogers (1881-1960) — also known as Edith Frances Nourse — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Saco, York County, Maine, 1881. Daughter of Franklin Nourse and Edith Francis (Riversmith) Nourse; married, October 2, 1907, to John Jacob Rogers. Republican. Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1924; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1925-60; died in office 1960. Female. Congregationalist; later Episcopalian. Member, American Legion Auxiliary. Died September 10, 1960. Interment at Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• John Jacob Rogers (1881-1925) — also known as John J. Rogers — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., August 18, 1881. Son of Jacob Rogers and Mary Howard (Carney) Rogers; married, October 2, 1907, to Edith Frances Nourse. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1913-25; died in office 1925; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Congregationalist. Sponsor and longtime advocate of legislation to reform the U.S. foreign service, finally enacted in 1924. Died March 28, 1925. Interment at Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• D. Joseph St. Germain (1893-1980) — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Ellenberg, Clinton County, N.Y., July 27, 1893. Republican. Investment banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1948, 1956. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Elks. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., 1980. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Benjamin Seaver (1795-1856) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Roxbury (now part of Boston), Suffolk County, Mass., April 12, 1795. Third cousin twice removed of Ebenezer Seaver; son of Benjamin Seaver (1766-1815) and Debby (Loud) Seaver; married, August 13, 1818, to Sarah Johnson (1796-1865); fourth cousin once removed of James Warren Sever. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1846-48; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1850-51; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1852-53. Congregationalist. Died February 14, 1856. Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
  • See also Seaver family of Massachusetts
  
  
• Roger Sherman (1721-1793) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., April 19, 1721. Father of Rebecca Sherman (who married Simeon Baldwin (1761-1851)), Elizabeth Sherman (who married Simeon Baldwin (1761-1851)) and Sarah Sherman (who married Samuel Hoar); grandfather of Roger Sherman Baldwin, Sherman Day, Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, William Maxwell Evarts and George Frisbie Hoar; great-grandfather of Roger Sherman Greene, Simeon Eben Baldwin, Rockwood Hoar, Sherman Hoar and Maxwell Evarts; great-great-grandfather of Henry Sherman Boutell, Edward Baldwin Whitney, Henry de Forest Baldwin, Thomas Day Thacher, Roger Sherman Greene II, Roger Sherman Hoar and Roger Kent. Superior court judge in Connecticut, 1766-89; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1774-81, 1783-84; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1784-93; died in office 1793; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-91; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1791-93; died in office 1793. Congregationalist. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 23, 1793. Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  • See also Hoar-Baldwin-Foster-Sherman family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• James A. Stacey (b. 1872) — of Hartford, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., August 2, 1872. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1915; member of Vermont state senate from Windsor County, 1923. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Andrew Coolidge Stone (1839-1905) — of Lawrence, Essex County, Mass. Born in Marlborough, Cheshire County, N.H., May 16, 1839. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1880-82; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1884. Congregationalist. English ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons. Died in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., February 26, 1905. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Arthur M. Taft (b. 1854) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Mass., January 28, 1854. Son of Brigham A. Taft. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1902-06; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1906-07. Congregationalist. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Sylvester Taylor (b. 1822) — of Chicopee Falls, Chicopee, Hampden County, Mass. Born in South Hadley, Hampshire County, Mass., March 2, 1822. Son of Sylvester Taylor and Sarah (Eaton) Taylor; married, November 25, 1845, to Asenath Boylston Cobb. Republican. Farm tool manufacturer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1860-61; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1869; president, Chicopee Falls Savings Bank; mayor of Chicopee, Mass., 1891. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry Odin Tilton (b. 1885) — also known as Henry O. Tilton — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Lexington, Middlesex County, Mass., June 1, 1885. Son of Josiah Odin Tilton and Hattie (French) Tilton; married, September 30, 1914, to Olive Northrop Fobes. Republican. Electrical engineer; local sales manager, General Electric; director, Stratton and Co., Concord, N.H.; director, New England Confectionary Co., Cambridge, Mass.; candidate for mayor of Worcester, Mass., 1933; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Grotto; Rotary; Kappa Sigma. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Lee Underhill (1867-1946) — also known as Charles L. Underhill — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Richmond, Va., July 20, 1867. Son of Jesse Johnson Underhill and Sallie (Clements) Underhill; married, February 25, 1892, to Edith Lamprey. Republican. Blacksmith; hardware merchant; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1921-33. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in 1946. Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Sterry Robinson Waterman (1901-1984) — also known as Sterry R. Waterman — of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vt. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., June 12, 1901. Second cousin four times removed of David Waterman and Luther Waterman; third cousin thrice removed of Elisha Waterman and