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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.
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; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island,
1964.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., June 13,
1783.
Son of Nathaniel Saltonstall (1746-1815) and Anna (White) Saltonstall
(1752-1841).
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1813-14, 1816, 1822, 1829, 1834,
1844; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1817-19; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820; mayor of
Salem, Mass., 1836-38; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1838-43.
Died in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., May 8,
1845 (age 61 years, 329
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Dover, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
1, 1892.
Son of Richard Middlecott Saltonstall and Eleanor (Brooks)
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, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in Dover, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 17,
1979 (age 86 years, 289
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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Zabdiel Sampson (1781-1828) —
of Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Plympton, Plymouth
County, Mass., August
22, 1781.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1817-20; resigned
1820; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1820-28; died in office 1828.
Died in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 19,
1828 (age 46 years, 332
days).
Interment at Burial
Hill, Plymouth, Mass.
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Ronald Arthur Sarasin (b. 1934) —
also known as Ronald A. Sarasin —
of Connecticut.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., December
31, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1969-73; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1973-79; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1976;
candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1978.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2000.
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Aaron Augustus Sargent (1827-1887) —
also known as "The Senator for the Southern Pacific
Railroad" —
of Nevada City, Nevada
County, Calif.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., September
28, 1827.
Son of Aaron Peaslee Sargent and Elizabeth (Stanwood) Sargent.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of California
state senate, 1856; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1861-63, 1869-73 (at-large
1861-63, 2nd District 1869-73); U.S.
Senator from California, 1873-79; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1882-84.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., August
14, 1887 (age 59 years, 320
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment somewhere
in Nevada City, Calif.
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Adam B. Schiff (b. 1960) —
of Burbank, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 20,
1960.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state senate, 1996-2001; U.S.
Representative from California, 2001-08 (27th District 2001-03,
29th District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2004,
2008
(member, Platform
Committee).
Jewish.
Still living as of 2008.
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James Warren Sever (1797-1871) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born July 1,
1797.
Son of James Sever (1761-1845) and Jane (Russell) Sever.
Merchant marine ship
captain; lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1853, 1856.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died January
16, 1871 (age 73 years, 199
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Lowrey Seymour (1803-1867) —
also known as David L. Seymour —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Newington, Hartford
County, Conn., December
2, 1803.
Son of Ashbel Seymour (1777-1810) and Mary (Lowrey) Seymour
(1778-1847).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1836; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1843-45, 1851-53;
defeated, 1844, 1852, 1858; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1860;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867.
Died in Lanesboro, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
11, 1867 (age 63 years, 313
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ida Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Second cousin twice removed of Moses
Seymour; son of Ashbel Seymour (1777-1810) and Mary (Lowrey)
Seymour (1778-1847); third cousin once removed of Horatio
Seymour (1778-1857) and Henry
Seymour; married, July 27,
1837, to Maria Lucy Curtiss (1813-1867); fourth cousin of Origen
Storrs Seymour, Horatio
Seymour (1810-1886), Hezekiah
Cook Seymour, George
Seymour, McNeil
Seymour and Henry
William Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of Silas
Seymour, Edward
Woodruff Seymour, Augustus
Sherill Seymour, Joseph
Battell, Morris
Woodruff Seymour, Horatio
Seymour, Jr. and Norman
Alexander Seymour; first cousin once removed of Caleb
Seymour Pitkin. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
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biography — Govtrack.us
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Lemuel Shaw (1781-1861) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., January
9, 1781.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1811-14, 1820, 1829; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1821-22; chief
justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1830-60.
Drew up the first
charter of the city of Boston in 1822-23; wrote the decision in
Commonwealth v. Hunt, 1842, which exempted labor unions from
the criminal conspiracy law. Related by marriage to the author
Herman Melville.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 30,
1861 (age 80 years, 80
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Henry Newton Sheldon (1843-1926) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 28,
1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1894-1905; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1905-15.
Died January
14, 1926 (age 82 years, 200
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ether Shepley (1789-1877) —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Groton, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
2, 1789.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1819; delegate to
Maine state constitutional convention, 1820; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1820-33; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1833-36; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1836-48; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1848-55.
Died in 1877
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. (1915-2011) —
also known as R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.;
"Sarge" —
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., November
9, 1915.
Son of Robert Sargent Shriver (1880-1942) and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver
(1883-1977).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
U.S. Ambassador to France, 1968-70; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1976.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Organized and directed the Peace Corps. Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994. Sargent Shriver Elementary School, in
Silver Spring, Md., is named for
him.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 2011 (age 95 years, 70
days).
Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Mass.
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Mark Hopkins Sibley (1796-1852) —
also known as Mark H. Sibley —
of New York.
Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire
County, Mass., 1796.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1834-35; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1837-39; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1840-41; resigned 1841; county judge
in New York, 1847-51.
Died in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., September
8, 1852 (age about 56
years).
Interment at West
Avenue Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
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Richard J. Simmons (b. 1951) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Massachusetts, November
21, 1951.
Lawyer; Independent candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Asa Francis Smith (c.1847-1925) —
also known as Asa F. Smith —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Beverly, Essex
County, Mass., about 1847.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1902; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1919, 1920 (Prohibition).
Died, a week after being overcome by fumes from
his gas stove, in Prospect Heights Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
16, 1925 (age about 78
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1917-19 (New York County 23rd District 1917, New
York County 22nd District 1918-19); magistrate.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Tammany
Hall.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1938 (age 61 years, 349
days).
Interment somewhere
in Milford, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Florence Rochotte. |
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David Hackett Souter (b. 1939) —
also known as David H. Souter —
of Weare, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
17, 1939.
Son of Joseph Alexander Souter and Helen (Hackett) Souter.
Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1976-78; superior court judge
in New Hampshire, 1978-83; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1983-90; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1990; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1990-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Louis Carver Southard (b. 1854) —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, April 1,
1854.
Son of William Lewis Southard and Linda Carver (Dennis) Southard.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1888-94; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1895-96; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1896.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Souther (1826-1891) —
of Ridgway, Elk
County, Pa.; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass., March 5,
1826.
Son of Joseph Souther and Hepsie (Armisted) Souther.
Republican. Lawyer; Elk
County Treasurer, 1847; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 18th District, 1856-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860,
1868;
county judge in Pennsylvania, 1871.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1891
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Everett, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Souther and Hepsie (Armisted) Souther; married 1850 to Letitia
Patterson; second cousin thrice removed of Marc
Hubbard Souther. |
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Joshua Austin Spencer (1790-1857) —
also known as Joshua A. Spencer —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 13,
1790.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1841-45; member
of New
York state senate 5th District, 1846-47; mayor of
Utica, N.Y., 1848; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1852.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., April, 1857
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob J. Spiegel (b. 1901) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
24, 1901.
Son of Israel Spiegel and Mollie (Greenbaum) Spiegel.
Lawyer; legislative secretary to U.S. Sen. Henry
Cabot Lodge, Jr., 1937; municipal judge in Massachusetts,
1939-60; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1961-72.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Clement Stevens (1861-1923) —
also known as Frederick C. Stevens —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
1, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1888-91; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1897-1915; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 1,
1923 (age 62 years, 181
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Solon Whithed Stevens (b. 1836) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., August 1,
1836.
Son of Solon Stevens and Harriet (Whithed) Stevens.
Republican. Organist;
lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1885-86.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Farnum Stimpson, Jr. (b. 1913) —
also known as Harry F. Stimpson, Jr. —
of Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
16, 1913.
Son of Harry Farnum Stimpson and Frances Maude (Greenway) Stimpson.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1959-61; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1962.
Still living as of 1991.
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Charles Warren Stone (1843-1912) —
also known as Charles W. Stone —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Groton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 29,
1843.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1870-71; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 48th District, 1877-78; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1879-83; secretary of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1890-99 (27th District 1890-97,
7th District 1897-99).
Died near Warren, Warren
County, Pa., August
15, 1912 (age 69 years, 47
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Warren, Pa.
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Joseph Story (1779-1845) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Marblehead, Essex
County, Mass., September
18, 1779.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1805-07; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1808-09; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1811-45.
Unitarian.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900.
Died in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
10, 1845 (age 65 years, 357
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Simeon Strong (1736-1805) —
of Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., March 6,
1736.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1791; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1801-05.
Died in 1805
(age about
69 years).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Amherst, Mass.
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John Andrew Sullivan (1868-1927) —
also known as John A. Sullivan —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 10,
1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1900-01; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1903-07.
Died in 1927
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
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