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Elks
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
in Massachusetts
Politician members

• David Christopher Ahearn (1879-1925) — also known as David C. Ahearn — of Framingham, Middlesex County, Mass.; Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Rotherham, England, November 4, 1879. Son of John Ahearn and Mary (Kerwin) Ahearn; married, December 27, 1909, to Jane Francis Shea. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1910-11; trustee, Framingham Hospital, 1910-16; selectman, Framingham, 1912-13; pioneer in Colorado oil shale industry; founder and president of the Yarg Producing & Refining Corporation. Catholic. Member, Elks. Crippled as a boy, had minimal use of both legs, and used canes or crutches. Died in Denver, Colo., November 30, 1925. Interment somewhere in Framingham, Mass.
  
  
• Robert Gray Allen (1902-1963) — also known as Robert G. Allen — of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa. Born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., August 24, 1902. Son of Arthur Harrison Allen and Sally (Gray) Allen; married, January 17, 1925, to Katharine Hancock Williamson. Democrat. Business executive; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1937-41. Episcopalian. Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Died in Keene, Albemarle County, Va., August 9, 1963. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church, Keene, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joseph A. Aspero (1915-1987) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass.; Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., June 30, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1945-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1960. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Phi Delta Phi. Died November 26, 1987. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Gaspar Griswold Bacon (b. 1886) — also known as Gaspar G. Bacon — of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 7, 1886. Son of Robert Bacon and Martha (Cowdin) Bacon; married, July 16, 1910, to Priscilla Toland. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920, 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1940; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1925-32; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1933-35; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1934; director, Southern Railway Co., Eliot Savings Bank. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Reserve Officers Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Low Bacon (1884-1938) — also known as Robert L. Bacon — of Westbury, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 23, 1884. Son of Martha Waldron (Cowdin) Bacon and Robert Bacon; married, April 14, 1913, to Virginia Murray. Republican. Banker; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1923-38; died in office 1938. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Died, of a heart attack, at the state police barracks, Lake Success, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., September 12, 1938. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also Bacon family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Timothy Barrett (b. 1870) — also known as James T. Barrett — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Pluckanes, County Cork, Ireland, February 10, 1870. Son of Timothy Barrett and Julia (Sheehan) Barrett; married, April 24, 1905, to Mary E. Brady. Democrat. Contractor; lecturer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1905-06; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward P. Barry (b. 1864) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 28, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1907-09; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1914-15; candidate for Massachusetts state attorney general, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Catholic. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Sidney Baxter (b. 1866) — also known as Charles S. Baxter — of Medford, Middlesex County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 27, 1866. Son of Charles Willard Baxter. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1921. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Woodbridge Beal (b. 1887) — also known as John W. Beal — of Hanover, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Hanover, Plymouth County, Mass., July 12, 1887. Son of John Williams Beal and Mary Woodbridge (Howes) Beal; married, October 30, 1915, to Grace Evans Donovan. Republican. Architect; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936. Unitarian. Member, American Institute of Architects; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks. 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Robert James Bottomly (b. 1883) — also known as Robert J. Bottomly — of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., December 30, 1883. Son of Charles S. Bottomly and Mary E. (McGaffey) Bottomly; married, March 3, 1915, to Margaret D. Spencer. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ralph Owen Brewster (1888-1961) — also known as Ralph O. Brewster — of Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine, February 22, 1888. Son of William Edmund Brewster and Carrie S. (Bridges) Brewster; married, April 20, 1915, to Dorothy Foss. Republican. Lawyer; counsel for Chapman National Bank, Portland, Maine, 1914-25; member of Maine state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1917-18, 1921-22; member of Maine state senate, 1923-25; Governor of Maine, 1925-29; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1935-41; defeated, 1932; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1941-52; resigned 1952. Christian Scientist. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 25, 1961. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, Maine.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• J. Arthur Brooks (b. 1873) — of Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Milton, Norfolk County, Mass., March 27, 1873. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1921-24. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alexander Bern Bruce (b. 1853) — also known as Alexander B. Bruce — of Lawrence, Essex County, Mass. Born September 15, 1853. Son of David Bruce and Jemima (Bern) Bruce; married, September 24, 1870, to Mary Mitchell. Democrat. Merchant; manufacturer; mayor of Lawrence, Mass., 1886-87; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1898; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1904. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George A. Bunting (b. 1868) — of Methuen, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., August 31, 1868. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1907. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Andrew A. Casassa (b. 1886) — also known as Andres A. Casassa — of Revere, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 17, 1886. Son of Angelo Casassa and Louise Casassa; married 1911 to Emily G. Greene. Republican. Lawyer; banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920, 1928; mayor of Revere, Mass., 1931; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose; Sons of Italy. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• William Patrick Connery, Jr. (1888-1937) — also known as William P. Connery, Jr. — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., August 24, 1888. Brother of Lawrence Joseph Connery. Democrat. Professional actor, 1908-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1923-37; died in office 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose; Redmen. Died in Washington, D.C., June 15, 1937. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Marcus Allen Coolidge (1865-1947) — also known as Marcus A. Coolidge — of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Westminster, Worcester County, Mass., October 6, 1865. Son of Ellen Drusilla (Allen) Coolidge and Frederick Spaulding Coolidge; married, October 1, 1898, to Ethel Louise Warren. Democrat. Chairmaker; builder; president, Fitchburg Machine Works; president, Seneca Falls (N.Y.) Machine Co., manufacturers of machine tools; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1902, 1904; mayor of Fitchburg, Mass., 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920, 1924, 1932, 1936; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1928; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1931-37. Universalist. Member, Elks. Died in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Fla., January 23, 1947. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Westminster, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• John F. X. Davoren (1915-1997) — of Milford, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Milford, Worcester County, Mass., July 27, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1955; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1964; secretary of state of Massachusetts, 1967-74. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died August 24, 1997. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George F. Disnard (1923-2004) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Mass., November 24, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school teacher; superintendent of schools; member of New Hampshire state senate; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1992. Member, American Legion; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Died, in Valley Regional Hospital, Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., September 3, 2004. Interment at St. Mary Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
  
  
• Harold Daniel Donohue (1901-1984) — also known as Harold D. Donohue — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., June 18, 1901. Son of Cornelius Donohue and Margaret (Lyons) Donohue. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1947-74 (4th District 1947-73, 3rd District 1973-74); resigned 1974. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., November 4, 1984. Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Augustine Donovan (b. 1889) — also known as James A. Donovan — of Lawrence, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., August 25, 1889. Son of James Donovan and Margaret (Sullivan) Donovan; married, August 24, 1918, to Elizabeth Coughlin. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916 (alternate), 1924, 1928 (alternate); delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Paul Howard Douglas (1892-1976) — also known as Paul H. Douglas — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., March 26, 1892. Son of James Howard Douglas and Annie (Smith) Douglas; married 1915 to Dorothy S. Wolff (divorced 1930); married 1931 to Emily Taft. Democrat. University professor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1949-67; defeated, 1966. Unitarian or Quaker. Member, American Economic Association; American Philosophical Society; Americans for Democratic Action; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Delta Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., September 24, 1976. Cremated; ashes scattered.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  • Books about Paul H. Douglas: Roger Biles, Crusading Liberal: Paul H. Douglas of Illinois
  
  
• Eben Sumner Draper (b. 1893) — also known as Eben S. Draper — of Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass., August 30, 1893. Nephew of William Franklin Draper; son of Eben Sumner Draper (1858-1914) and Nannie (Bristow) Draper; married, November 12, 1926, to Hazel Archibald. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, Draper Corp., manufacturers of cotton looms; president, Milford National Bank; trustee, Milford Hospital; trustee, Massachusetts General Hospital; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1921-22; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1923-26; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Unitarian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Interment at Village Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.
  • See also Draper family of Massachusetts
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Samuel L. Fein (b. 1899) — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Russia, June 8, 1899. Son of Abraham Fein and Sarah (Schwartz) Fein; married, December 31, 1922, to Mildred B. Sherman. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Jewish. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Tau Epsilon Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Erland Frederick Fish (b. 1883) — also known as Erland F. Fish — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., December 7, 1883. Son of Frederick P. Fish and Clara P. (Livermore) Fish; married, October 7, 1911, to Mildred Russell. Republican. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1908-09; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1920-24; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1925-36; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Unitarian. Member, American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Martin Fitzpatrick (1869-1949) — also known as James M. Fitzpatrick — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., June 27, 1869. Son of Thomas Fitzpatrick and Ellen (Burke) Fitzpatrick; married to Laura Stevenson. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1927-45. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Died in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., April 10, 1949. Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Aimé Joseph Forand (1895-1972) — also known as Aimé J. Forand — of Cumberland, Providence County, R.I. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., May 23, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1923-27; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1937-39, 1941-61. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla., January 18, 1972. Interment at Boca Raton Mausoleum, Boca Raton, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alvan Tufts Fuller (1878-1958) — also known as Alvan T. Fuller — of Malden, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 27, 1878. Son of Alvan Bond Fuller and Flora A. (Tufts) Fuller; married, July 12, 1910, to Viola Davenport. Republican. Automobile dealer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1915; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916, 1932; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1917-21; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1921-25; Governor of Massachusetts, 1925-29; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1932. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died April 30, 1958. Cremated; ashes interred at East Cemetery, Rye Beach, Rye, N.H.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 12, 1892. Great-great-grandson of Robert H. Gardiner; son of Robert Hallowell Gardiner (died 1924) and Alice (Bangs) Gardiner; married, September 16, 1916, to Margaret Thomas. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion, traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of Union Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in midair, and crashed in Schnecksville, Lehigh County, Pa., August 2, 1953. Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
  • Cross-reference: Edward E. Chase
  • See also Gardiner family of Maine
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Angier Louis Goodwin (1881-1975) — also known as Angier L. Goodwin — of Melrose, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, January 30, 1881. Married 1905 to Eleanor Hardy Stone. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Melrose, Mass., 1921-23; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1925-28; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1929-41; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1943-55; defeated, 1954. Unitarian. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Zeta Psi. Died in Melrose, Middlesex County, Mass., June 20, 1975. Interment at Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Joseph Granfield (1889-1959) — also known as William J. Granfield — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass.; Longmeadow, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., December 18, 1889. Son of John Granfield and Ellen (O'Connor) Granfield; married, August 30, 1919, to Jane Campbell (died 1929); married, July 26, 1938, to Elsie I. Bemis; married, July 28, 1950, to Ruth R. Belding. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1917-19; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1918-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1930-37; district judge in Massachusetts, 1936-49. Catholic. Member, Elks. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., May 28, 1959. Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Justus Greeley Hanson (b. 1870) — also known as Justus G. Hanson — of Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in China, Kennebec County, Maine, January 11, 1870. Son of Elihu Hanson and Minerva K. (Starrett) Hanson; married, October 3, 1900, to Louise T. Greig. Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1932. Universalist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur Daniel Healey (1889-1948) — also known as Arthur D. Healey — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., December 29, 1889. Son of Dennis Healey and Mary (Ireland) Healey; married, January 27, 1923, to Tresla Fisher. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1933-42; defeated, 1922, 1924, 1928; U.S. District Judge for Massachusetts, 1942-48; died in office 1948. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in 1948. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Philip Henderson Hoff (b. 1924) — also known as Philip H. Hoff — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass., June 29, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1961-62; Governor of Vermont, 1963-69; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1970. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 2007.
  • See also: National Governors Association 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.
  
  
• Hastings Keith (1915-2005) — of West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass., November 22, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1953-56; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1959-73 (9th District 1959-63, 12th District 1963-73); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass., July 19, 2005. Interment at Union Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) — also known as John F. Kennedy; "J.F.K."; "Lancer" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., May 29, 1917. Grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy (who married Virginia Joan Bennett); married, September 12, 1953, to Jacqueline Lee 'Jackie' Bouvier (step-daughter of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss; step-sister of Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, Jr. and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III); step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who married Newton Ivan Steers, Jr.); uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (who married Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger), Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956; received a 1957 Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage; President of the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Shot by a sniper, Lee Harvey Oswald, while riding in a motorcade, and died in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 22, 1963. Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby. Kennedy was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963. His portrait appears on the U.S. half dollar (50 cent coin). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: John B. Connally; Henry B. Gonzalez; Henry M. Wade; Walter Rogers; Gerry E. Studds; James B. McCahey, Jr.; Mark Dalton; Waggoner Carr; Theodore C. Sorensen; Pierre Salinger; Earl Warren
  • See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books by John F. Kennedy: Profiles in Courage
  • Books about John F. Kennedy: Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze, JFK : Remembering Jack; Robert Dallek, An Unfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963; Michael O'Brien, John F. Kennedy : A Biography; Sean J. Savage, JFK, LBJ, and the Democratic Party; Thurston Clarke, Ask Not : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America; Thomas Reeves, A Question of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy; Shelley Sommer, John F. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for young readers)
  • Critical books about John F. Kennedy: Seymour Hersh, The Dark Side of Camelot; Lance Morrow, The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948: Learning the Secrets of Power; Victor Lasky, JFK: the Man and the Myth
  
  
• Edward Aloysius Kenney (1884-1938) — also known as Edward A. Kenney — of Cliffside Park, Bergen County, N.J. Born in Clinton, Worcester County, Mass., August 11, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; recorder's court judge in New Jersey, 1919; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1933-38; died in office 1938. Member, Elks; Redmen; Delta Chi. Died in Washington, D.C., January 27, 1938. Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Clinton, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Raymond L. King (b. 1929) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Braintree, Norfolk County, Mass., September 1, 1929. Son of Samuel King and Doris (Lamprey) King; married to Jean Ellen Peters. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County 2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Kiwanis; Theta Chi. Still living as of 1962.
  
  
• Alexander G. Lajoie (b. 1892) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., September 17, 1892. Son of Andre Gerin Lajoie and Elmire (Belisle) Lajoie; married, October 30, 1916, to Phyllis Baker Clarke. Democrat. Grocer; accountant; bank examiner; Worcester County Treasurer, 1937-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Joseph Lane (1898-1994) — also known as Thomas J. Lane — of Lawrence, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., July 6, 1898. Son of Patrick Lane and Mary (Cahill) Lane. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1927-38; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1939-41; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1941-63; defeated, 1962; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1965-70. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., June 14, 1994. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, North Andover, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Walter Edward Lawrence (1905-1967) — also known as Walter E. Lawrence — of Medford, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., December 8, 1905. Son of George Bertram Lawrence and Della (Chievney) Lawrence; married, June 19, 1930, to Helen Jones. Civil engineer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1939-44; mayor of Medford, Mass., 1944-50. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died April 9, 1967. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.
  
  
• Gary LeBeau — of East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Easthampton, Hampshire County, Mass. Democrat. School teacher; member of Connecticut state house of representatives; elected 1990; member of Connecticut state senate 3rd District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2004. Member, League of Women Voters; Elks; Lions. Still living as of 2004.
  
  
• Robert Sarsfield Maloney (1881-1934) — also known as Robert S. Maloney — of Lawrence, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., February 3, 1881. Son of John T. Maloney and Mary A. (Bower) Maloney; married to Marie J. Belanger and Ella E. Bellisle. Republican. Printer; Delegate from American Federation of Labor to Canadian Trades and Labor Conference, 1907; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1921-23. Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose. Died in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., November 8, 1934. Interment at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Lawrence, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joseph William Martin, Jr. (1884-1968) — also known as Joseph W. Martin, Jr. — of North Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass. Born in North Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass., November 3, 1884. Son of Joseph William Martin and Catherine (Katon) Martin. Republican. Newspaper reporter; insurance business; newspaper publisher; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1912-14; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1920; secretary of Massachusetts Republican Party, 1922-25; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-67 (15th District 1925-33, 14th District 1933-63, 10th District 1963-67); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1947-49, 1953-55; member of Republican National Committee from Massachusetts, 1937; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1940-42; derided by Franklin Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican opponents of his New Deal policies. Catholic. Member, Grange; Elks; Moose. Died in Hollywood, Broward County, Fla., March 6, 1968. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, North Attleboro, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about Martin,Joseph W.,Jr.: James J. Kenneally, A Compassionate Conservative: A Political Biography of Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Speaker of the U.S. House of Rep
  
  
• John William McCormack (1891-1980) — also known as John W. McCormack — of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 21, 1891. Uncle of Edward Joseph McCormack, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1920-22; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1923-26; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1928-71 (12th District 1928-63, 9th District 1963-71); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1963-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1972. Catholic. Member, Elks; Foresters; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., November 22, 1980. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Joseph A. McDonald (1876-1950) — also known as Joe McDonald — of Ester Creek, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Born in Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass., May 15, 1876. Democrat. Went to the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush; merchant; member of Alaska territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1929-33; Speaker of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1933. Catholic. Member, Elks. Died in Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, July 20, 1950. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Bradford Morse (1921-1994) — also known as F. Bradford Morse — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., August 7, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1961-72; resigned 1972; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Died, of heart failure, in Naples, Collier County, Fla., December 18, 1994. Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Malcolm E. Nichols (1876-1951) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, May 8, 1876. Son of Edwin T. Nichols and Helen J. G. (Pingree) Nichols; married, December 16, 1915, to Edith M. Williams (died 1925). Newspaper reporter; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1907-09; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1914, 1917-19; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1926-29; defeated, 1933, 1937, 1941. Swedenborgian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died, of a heart attack, in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 7, 1951. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Donald William Nicholson (1888-1968) — also known as Donald W. Nicholson — of Wareham, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Wareham, Plymouth County, Mass., August 11, 1888. Son of Angus Nicholson and Annie (McLeod) Nicholson; married 1921 to Ethel Patten. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1925-26; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1926-47; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1947-59. Member, Grange; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died February 16, 1968. Interment at Center Cemetery, Wareham, Mass.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Nolan (1901-1991) — of Wrangell, Wrangell-Petersburg census area, Alaska. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 23, 1901. Democrat. Merchant; member of Alaska territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1947-50; Speaker of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1949; member of Alaska territorial senate 1st District, 1951-58; delegate to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56. Catholic. Member, Elks. Died in Wrangell, Wrangell-Petersburg census area, Alaska, October 24, 1991. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John P. O'Brien (1873-1951) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., February 1, 1873. Son of Patrick O'Brien and Mary E. (Gibbons) O'Brien; married, October 6, 1908, to Helen E. C. Madigan. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936, 1940, 1944. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Tammany Hall; Elks; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights of Columbus. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 22, 1951. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990) — also known as Lawrence F. O'Brien — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., July 17, 1917. Son of Lawrence F. O'Brien, Sr. and Myra (Sweeney) O'Brien; married, May 30, 1944, to Elva Lena Brassard. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Foster Furcolo, 1948-50; public relations business; U.S. Postmaster General, 1965-68; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1968-69, 1970-72; his office was the target of the Watergate burglary, 1972; commissioner, National Basketball Association, 1975-84. Member, American Legion; Elks. Died, of cancer, September 28, 1990. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• H. Murray Pakulski (b. 1880) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 30, 1880. Son of Jacob Pakulski and Rosalie (Davidson) Pakulski; married, June 30, 1904, to Ada S. Feldman. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908, 1912 (alternate). Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Endicott Peabody (1920-1997) — also known as "Chub" — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Washington, D.C. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., February 15, 1920. Son of Malcolm E. Peabody and Mary (Parkman) Peabody; married, June 24, 1944, to Barbara Gibbons; cousin of William P. Homans, Jr.. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council 3rd District, 1955-56; candidate for Massachusetts state attorney general, 1956, 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960, 1964, 1968; Governor of Massachusetts, 1963-65; defeated, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1986. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Elks. Died December 1, 1997. Interment at Town Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
  • See also Peabody-Parkman-Homans family of Massachusetts
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Lucius Eugene Pinkham (1850-1922) — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Chicopee Falls, Chicopee, Hampden County, Mass., September 19, 1850. Son of Lucius Moulton Pinkham and Caroline Smith (Fiske) Pinkham. Democrat. Governor of Hawaii Territory, 1913-18. Member, Elks. Died in San Francisco, Calif., November 2, 1922. Cremated.
  
  
• Kenneth G. Prettie (b. 1903) — of Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., February 12, 1903. Son of Richard Prettie and Cora (Stebens) Prettie; married 1924 to Flora Gerberding. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Hillsdale District, 1961-62; circuit judge in Michigan 1st Circuit, 1977. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Roger Lowell Putnam (b. 1893) — also known as Roger L. Putnam — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 19, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; business executive; mayor of Springfield, Mass., 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1948; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1942; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1956. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  • Books about Roger Lowell Putnam: William Lowell Putnam, A Yankee Image : The Life and Times of Roger Lowell Putnam (out of print)
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Fernand Joseph St. Germain (b. 1928) — also known as Fernand J. St. Germain — of Woonsocket, Providence County, R.I. Born in Blackstone, Worcester County, Mass., January 9, 1928. Son of Andrew Joseph St. Germain and Pearl (Talaby) St. Germain; married, August 29, 1953, to Rachel O'Neill. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1952-60; delegate to Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1955; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1961-89; defeated, 1988. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979) — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Dover, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., September 1, 1892. Great-grandson of Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845); son of Richard Middlecott Saltonstall and Eleanor (Brooks) Saltonstall; married, June 27, 1916, to Alice Wesselhoeft; brother of Richard Saltonstall; father of Peter B. Saltonstall (killed in action, World War II) and William Lawrence Saltonstall. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1923-37; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1929-37; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932 (alternate), 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1972; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1936; Governor of Massachusetts, 1939-45; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1945-67. Unitarian. Member, Grange; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Rotary. Died in Dover, Norfolk County, Mass., June 17, 1979. Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
  • Cross-reference: Jonathan Moore
  • See also Saltonstall family of Massachusetts
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Charles H. Slowey (1887-1964) — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., 1887. Democrat. Insurance business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1917-26, 1929-30; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1932; mayor of Lowell, Mass., 1932-33; postmaster. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., January 10, 1964. Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
  
  
• Earl A. Smith (1876-1938) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., December 14, 1876. Son of George H. Smith and Elizabeth (Hart) Smith; married 1906 to Florence Rochotte. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1917-19 (New York County 23rd District 1917, New York County 22nd District 1918-19); magistrate. Member, Tammany Hall; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Manhattan,