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Henry Jones Alvord —
also known as Henry J. Alvord —
of Wayne
County, Mich.; Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Son of Elijah Alvord and Lucretia (Clarke) Alvord.
Physician; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1855-56.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Albert Elmer Austin (1877-1942) —
also known as Albert E. Austin —
of Old Greenwich, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Medway, Norfolk
County, Mass., November
15, 1877.
Republican. Physician; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1917-19, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
26, 1942 (age 64 years, 72
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
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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.
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 (age 65 years, 179
days).
Interment at Plains
Cemetery, Kingston, N.H.; statue at Public
Square, Amesbury, Mass.
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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.
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;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894
to Maude Coolidge. |
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William Bradford (1729-1808) —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Plympton, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
4, 1729.
Physician; lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1764-65; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1798-1802; Speaker of
the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1764-65, 1766-67, 1780,
1780-86, 1787-88, 1789-90, 1791-93; Deputy
Governor of Rhode Island, 1775-78; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1793-97.
Died in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., July 6,
1808 (age 78 years, 245
days).
Original interment at East
Burial Ground, Bristol, R.I.; reinterment at Juniper
Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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John Brooks (1752-1825) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 4,
1752.
Son of Caleb Brooks and Ruth (Albree) Brooks.
Physician; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1785-86; delegate to
Massachusetts convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1791; Adjutant
General of Massachusetts, 1812-16; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1816-23.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass., March 1,
1825 (age 72 years, 301
days).
Interment at Salem
Street Burial Ground, Medford, Mass.
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Benjamin Brown (1756-1831) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Swansea, Bristol
County, Mass., September
23, 1756.
Physician; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1809, 1811-12, 1819; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 16th District, 1815-17.
Died in Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine, September
17, 1831 (age 74 years, 359
days).
Interment at Waldoboro
Cemetery, Waldoboro, Maine.
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Wallace E. Brown (1853-1930) —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 29,
1853.
Surgeon; mayor
of North Adams, Mass., 1913-15.
Died in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., April 4,
1930 (age 76 years, 279
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Calvin Clifford Chaffee (1811-1896) —
also known as Calvin C. Chaffee —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
28, 1811.
Physician; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1855-59;
librarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1860-62.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., August 8,
1896 (age 84 years, 346
days).
Interment at Springfield
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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George Choate (1796-1880) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., 1796.
Son of George
Choate (1760?-?).
Physician; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives.
Died in 1880
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Wales Clift (1837-1908) —
of Georgia.
Born in North Marshfield, Marshfield, Plymouth
County, Mass., September
30, 1837.
Republican. Physician; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1868-69.
Died in Rock City Falls, Saratoga
County, N.Y., May 2,
1908 (age 70 years, 215
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Plymouth County, Mass.
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David Cobb (1748-1830) —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Gouldsboro, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass., March 14,
1748.
Physician; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; common pleas court judge in Massachusetts,
1784-96; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1789-93; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1793-95; member
of Massachusetts
state senate, 1802; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1809-10.
Died in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., April 17,
1830 (age 82 years, 34
days).
Interment at Plain
Cemetery, Taunton, Mass.
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John W. Coughlin (1861-1920) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., June 9,
1861.
Son of William Coughlin and Abbie Coughlin.
Democrat. Physician; mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1891-94; defeated, 1889; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912
(speaker);
member of Democratic
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1912.
Died in December, 1920
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Thompson Davis (1823-1906) —
also known as Robert T. Davis —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in County Down, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August
28, 1823.
Republican. Physician; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1859-61; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1860,
1904;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1873-74; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1883-89.
Died in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., October
29, 1906 (age 83 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Mass.
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Fred James Douglas (1869-1949) —
also known as Fred J. Douglas —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., September
14, 1869.
Son of Andrew Douglas and Adelaide (Brennan) Douglas.
Republican. Physician; mayor of
Utica, N.Y., 1922-24; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1924
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1934; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1937-45; defeated,
1944.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
1, 1949 (age 79 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Whitesboro, N.Y.
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William Eustis (1753-1825) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 10,
1753.
Democrat. Physician; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1788-94; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1801-05, 1820-23 (at-large
1801-05, 1st District 1820-23); U.S.
Secretary of War, 1809-13; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1814-18; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1823-25; defeated, 1820, 1821, 1822; died in
office 1825.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
6, 1825 (age 71 years, 241
days).
Interment at Old
Burying Ground, Lexington, Mass.
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Robert A. Gatchell (b. 1860) —
of West Charleston, Charleston, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., August 4,
1860.
Republican. Physician; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Charleston, 1910.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederic Webster Goding (b. 1858) —
also known as Frederic W. Goding —
of Rutland, La Salle
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 9,
1858.
Son of Alphonso Landon Goding and Lydia Mehitable (Chandler) Goding.
School
teacher; college
professor; physician; U.S. Consul in Newcastle, 1898-1908; Montevideo, 1908-12; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1914-24.
Interment at Goding
Cemetery, Livermore, Maine.
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Samuel Abbott Green (1830-1919) —
also known as Samuel Green —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Groton, Middlesex
County, Mass., March 16,
1830.
Physician; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1882.
Died December
5, 1919 (age 89 years, 264
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1932.
Universalist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kerry Murphy Healey —
also known as Kerry Healey —
of Beverly, Essex
County, Mass.
Republican. Physician; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-04; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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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 from Coventry, 1905; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1909-12; 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 in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., November
19, 1951 (age 84 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chesterfield
Center Cemetery, Chesterfield, Mass.
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George H. Jackson (b. 1863) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
28, 1863.
Medical missionary;
U.S. Consul in Cognac, 1897-98, 1908; La Rochelle, 1898-1908.
African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Gardner Miles (b. 1879) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in East Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine, December
2, 1879.
Republican. Physician; member of Massachusetts
state senate Plymouth District, 1933-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Parker (1804-1888) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 18,
1804.
Physician; minister;
U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to China, 1855-57.
Died in 1888
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Tenney (1748-1816) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Rowley, Essex
County, Mass., November
16, 1748.
Son of Elizabeth (Boynton) Tenney (c.1726-1759) and Nathaniel Tenney
(1724-1810).
Physician; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; delegate to
New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1791; probate
judge in New Hampshire, 1793-1800; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire, 1800-07 (at-large 1800-05, 4th
District 1805-07).
Died February
6, 1816 (age 67 years, 82
days).
Interment at Winter
Street Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.
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Nathan A. Warren (c.1856-1944) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Hubbardston, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1856.
Son of Walter Warren and Lydia (Read) Warren.
Republican. Physician; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1908; postmaster.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Foresters.
Died in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., August
14, 1944 (age about 88
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leonard Wood (1860-1927) —
Born in Winchester, Cheshire
County, N.H., October
9, 1860.
Son of Charles Jewett Wood and Caroline E. (Hagar) Wood.
Republican. Physician; received the Medal
of Honor in 1898 for his actions during an Indian war in 1886;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; commander of
the "Rough Riders"; Military Governor of Cuba, 1899-1902; major
general in the Philippine-American War, 1902-06; first Army Chief of
Staff; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920;
Governor-General of the Philippines, 1921-27.
English
ancestry.
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, is named for
him.
Died, following surgery for a brain
tumor, in the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August 6,
1927 (age 66 years, 301
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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