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William Pierce Frye (1830-1911) —
also known as William P. Frye —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, September
2, 1830.
Son of John
March Frye and Alice M. (Davis) Frye.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1861-62; Presidential Elector for
Maine, 1864;
mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1865-66; Maine
state attorney general, 1867-69; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1871-81; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1872,
1876,
1880;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1872-80; Maine
Republican state chair, 1881; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1881-1911; died in office 1911.
One of the founders of Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
Died in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August 8,
1911 (age 80 years, 340
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Louis Jefferson Brann (1876-1948) —
also known as Louis J. Brann —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Madison, Somerset
County, Maine, July 6,
1876.
Son of Charles M. Brann and Nancy (Lancaster) Brann.
Democrat. Lawyer; Androscoggin
County Register of Probate, 1909-13; municipal judge in Maine,
1913-15; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1915-17, 1922-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Androscoggin County, 1919-20;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924,
1936,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Maine, 1933-37; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1936, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1942.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange; Lions.
Died February
3, 1948 (age 71 years, 212
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Alonzo M. Garcelon (1813-1906) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, May 6,
1813.
Physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1868; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1871-72; Governor of
Maine, 1879-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1888.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Died December
8, 1906 (age 93 years, 216
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden (1826-1868) —
also known as Thomas A. D. Fessenden —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
23, 1826.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856,
1868;
member of Maine state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1862-63.
Died in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, September
28, 1868 (age 42 years, 249
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Frank A. Morey (1863-1933) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Keeseville, Essex
County, N.Y., March 11,
1863.
Democrat. Member of Maine
state house of representatives; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1911; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1907-13; member of Maine
state senate.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., August
16, 1933 (age 70 years, 158
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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William Bertram Skelton (1871-1964) —
also known as William B. Skelton —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born August 9,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1903-05; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1912.
Died February
1, 1964 (age 92 years, 176
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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William Henry Newell (1854-1934) —
also known as William H. Newell —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Durham, Androscoggin
County, Maine, April 16,
1854.
Son of William B. Newell and Susannah K. (Weeks) Newell.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1891-93, 1898-99, 1921-22; president,
Manufacturers National Bank, 1902;
probate judge in Maine, 1905-09.
Died May 3,
1934 (age 80 years, 17
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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David Cowan (1825-1887) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Belgium,
January
1, 1825.
Republican. Mill
operator; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1872-73, 1886-87.
Died April 6,
1887 (age 62 years, 95
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Mandeville T. Ludden (1830-1882) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Canton, Oxford
County, Maine, February
17, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state senate, 1867-68; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1881-82.
Died in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, September
21, 1882 (age 52 years, 216
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Henry H. Dickey (1816-1884) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., May 14,
1816.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1874-75.
Died May 20,
1884 (age 68 years, 6
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Seth Chandler, Jr. (1838-1903) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, May 3,
1838.
Republican. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1893-94; defeated, 1892.
Died January
13, 1903 (age 64 years, 255
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Joseph Henry Day (1841-1898) —
also known as Joseph H. Day —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, 1841.
Republican. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1879-81.
Died in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August 8,
1898 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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George Washington Furbush (1842-1924) —
also known as George W. Furbush —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Dresden, Lincoln
County, Maine, December
1, 1842.
Republican. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1900-02.
Died in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, April 18,
1924 (age 81 years, 139
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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William E. Webster (1861-1929) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born May 30,
1861.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1905-07.
Died January
2, 1929 (age 67 years, 217
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Nelson Howard (1839-1909) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Maine
state house of representatives, 1872, 1884; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1884-85.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died April 23,
1909 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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William Henry Stevens (1818-1880) —
also known as William H. Stevens —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born March 22,
1818.
Republican. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1870.
Died August
20, 1880 (age 62 years, 151
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Isaac N. Parker (1818-1881) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in 1818.
Republican. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1868-69.
Died July 18,
1881 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Jacob Barker Ham (c.1824-1888) —
also known as Jacob B. Ham —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born about 1824.
Republican. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1863-64.
Died, of heart
failure, September
4, 1888 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Jesse S. Lyford (1819-1895) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born December
8, 1819.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1878-79.
Died August
31, 1895 (age 75 years, 266
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Charles Walker (1837-1898) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born September
26, 1837.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1885-86.
Died June 7,
1898 (age 60 years, 254
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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David Farrar (1825-1907) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lisbon, Androscoggin
County, Maine, April 5,
1825.
Republican. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1882-83.
Died in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
11, 1907 (age 82 years, 250
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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William H. Hines (c.1858-1918) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born about 1858.
Democrat. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1913-14.
Died May 22,
1918 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Wilbur H. Judkins (1858-1934) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Monmouth, Kennebec
County, Maine, May 19,
1858.
Republican. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1897-98.
Died April 5,
1934 (age 75 years, 321
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Harold Newell Skelton —
also known as Harold N. Skelton —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Son of William
Bertram Skelton.
Republican. Mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1930-31; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1940.
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Robert John Hodgson (1857-1932) —
also known as R. J. Hodgson —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., November
15, 1857.
Son of Joseph Hodgson (1823-1876) and Patience (Moss) Hodgson
(1825-1895).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1920.
English
ancestry.
Died in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
22, 1932 (age 75 years, 37
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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