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Thomas Brackett Reed (1839-1902) —
also known as Thomas B. Reed; "Reed the Lion
Hearted" —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
18, 1839.
Son of Thomas Brackett Reed .
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1868-69; member of Maine
state senate, 1870; Maine
state attorney general, 1870-72; U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1877-99 (1st District 1877-83,
at-large 1883-85, 1st District 1885-99); resigned 1899; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1889-91, 1895-99; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1896.
Died December
7, 1902 (age 63 years, 50
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Nathan Clifford (1803-1881) —
of Newfield, York
County, Maine.
Born in Rumney, Grafton
County, N.H., August
18, 1803.
Democrat. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1830; Maine
state attorney general, 1834-37; U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1839-43 (2nd District 1839-41, 3rd
District 1841-43); U.S.
Attorney General, 1846-48; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1848-49; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1858-81; died in office 1881.
Unitarian.
English
ancestry.
Died in Cornish, York
County, Maine, July 25,
1881 (age 77 years, 341
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Boscawen, Merrimack
County, N.H., October
16, 1806.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1840-41, 1845-46,
1853-54; U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1841-43; delegate to Whig
National Convention from Maine, 1848, 1852; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1854-64, 1865-69; died in office 1869; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1864-65.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
8, 1869 (age 62 years, 327
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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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.
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Neal Dow (1804-1897) —
also known as "Napoleon of Temperance";
"Father of Prohibition"; "Grand Old Man in
the Temperance Cause" —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 20,
1804.
Son of Josiah Dow (1766-1861) and Dorcas Dow (1773-1851).
Tanning
business; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1851, 1855; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1858-59; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1868;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1880.
Quaker.
During the Civil War was captured by Confederate forces, imprisoned,
and eventually exchanged for Confederate Gen. William
Henry Fitzhugh Lee, who was a Union prisoner.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
2, 1897 (age 93 years, 196
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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William Lebaron Putnam (1835-1918) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, May 26,
1835.
Democrat. Mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1869-70; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1892-1917.
Died February
5, 1918 (age 82 years, 255
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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William Widgery Thomas, Jr. (1839-1927) —
also known as William W. Thomas, Jr. —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
26, 1839.
Son of William Widgery Thomas and Elizabeth White (Goddard) Thomas.
Republican. Lawyer;
brought Swedish colonists to northern Maine, 1870, founding community
of New Sweden; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1873-75; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1874-75; member of Maine
state senate, 1879; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1880;
U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1883-85, 1889-94, 1898-1905.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1927
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of William Widgery Thomas and Elizabeth White (Goddard) Thomas;
married, October
11, 1887, to Dagmar Törnebladh; married, June 2,
1915, to Mrs. Aina Törnebladh. |
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George Foster Shepley (1819-1878) —
also known as George F. Shepley —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, January
1, 1819.
Son of Ether
Shepley.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1848-49, 1853-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1862; Governor of
Louisiana; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,
1868.
Episcopalian.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 20,
1878 (age 59 years, 200
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Henry Bradstreet Cleaves (1840-1912) —
also known as Henry B. Cleaves —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
6, 1840.
Son of Thomas Cleaves and Sophia (Bradstreet) Cleaves.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1876-77; Maine
state attorney general, 1880-84; Governor of
Maine, 1893-97.
Died June 22,
1912 (age 72 years, 137
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John Appleton (1815-1864) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Beverly, Essex
County, Mass., February
11, 1815.
Son of John White Appleton (1780-1862) and Sophia (Williams) Appleton
(1786-1860).
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Bolivia, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1851-53; U.S. Minister to
Russia, 1860-61.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
22, 1864 (age 49 years, 193
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Charles Wesley Walton (1819-1900) —
also known as Charles W. Walton —
of Deering, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Maine, 1819.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1861-62; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1862-97.
Died in 1900
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Carroll Lynwood Beedy (1880-1947) —
also known as Carroll L. Beedy —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, August 3,
1880.
Son of Clarence E. Beedy and Myra Mildred (Page) Beedy.
Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921-35; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
30, 1947 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Robert Hale (1889-1976) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
29, 1889.
Son of Clarence Hale and Margaret (Rollins) Hale.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-30; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1943-59; defeated, 1958.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
30, 1976 (age 87 years, 1
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith (1806-1876) —
of Maine.
Born in New Hampshire, 1806.
Democrat. Member of Maine state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1833-39 (2nd District 1833-35, 8th
District 1835-37, 6th District 1837-39).
Died in 1876
(age about
70 years).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at
Evergreen Cemetery.
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Asher Crosby Hinds (1863-1919) —
also known as Asher C. Hinds —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Benton, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
6, 1863.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1911-17.
Died in 1919
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John Jasiel Perry (1811-1897) —
also known as John J. Perry —
of Oxford, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in New Hampshire, 1811.
Republican. Member of Maine state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1855-57, 1859-61.
Died in 1897
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Josiah Hayden Drummond (1827-1902) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Winslow, Kennebec
County, Maine, 1827.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1857; member of Maine
state senate, 1860; Maine
state attorney general, 1860-63; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1864,
1884.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
25, 1902 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John Lynch (1825-1892) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Maine, 1825.
Republican. Member of Maine state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1865-73.
Died in 1892
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Obed Hall (1757-1828) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Raynham, Bristol
County, Mass., December
23, 1757.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1801-02; common pleas
court judge in New Hampshire; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1811-13.
Died in Bartlett, Carroll
County, N.H., April 1,
1828 (age 70 years, 100
days).
Original interment at Garland
Ridge Cemetery, Near Bartlett, Carroll County, N.H.; reinterment
at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Joseph Cobham Noyes (1798-1868) —
of Maine.
Born in Maine, 1798.
Member of Maine state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Maine 5th District, 1837-39.
Died in 1868
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Lorenzo De Medici Sweat (1818-1898) —
also known as Lorenzo D. M. Sweat —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Parsonfield, York
County, Maine, May 26,
1818.
Democrat. Member of Maine
state senate, 1862; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1863-65; defeated, 1864,
1866; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1872;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1872-76.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 26,
1898 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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George Melville Seiders (1844-1915) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Union, Knox
County, Maine, January
15, 1844.
Maine
state attorney general, 1901-04.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 26,
1915 (age 71 years, 131
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Elbridge Gerry (1813-1886) —
of Maine.
Born in Waterford, Oxford
County, Maine, December
6, 1813.
Democrat. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1846; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1849-51.
Died April 10,
1886 (age 72 years, 125
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Asa William Henry Clapp (1805-1891) —
of Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 6,
1805.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1847-49.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 22,
1891 (age 86 years, 16
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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James Phinney Baxter (1831-1921) —
also known as James P. Baxter —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Gorham, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 23,
1831.
Son of Elihu Baxter and Sarah (Cone) Baxter.
Republican. Author; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1893-96, 1904-05.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 8,
1921 (age 90 years, 46
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Holman Staples Melcher (d. 1905) —
also known as Holman S. Melcher —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Republican. Mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1889-91.
Died in 1905.
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Jacob McLellan —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Republican. Mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1863-65, 1868-69.
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Francis Fessenden —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Republican. Mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1876-77.
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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| Politicians formerly
buried here: |
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Donald Francis Snow (1877-1958) —
also known as Donald F. Snow —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, September
6, 1877.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1929-33.
Died in Gorham, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
12, 1958 (age 80 years, 159
days).
Original interment at Evergreen Cemetery; reinterment at Eastern Cemetery, Gorham, Maine.
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