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Lot Myrick Morrill (1813-1883) —
also known as Lot M. Morrill —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Belgrade, Kennebec
County, Maine, May 3,
1813.
Republican. Member of Maine
state senate, 1854-56; Governor of
Maine, 1858-61; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1861-69, 1869-76; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1864;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1876-77; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1877-79.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
10, 1883 (age 69 years, 252
days).
Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
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Edwin Chick Burleigh (1843-1916) —
also known as Edwin C. Burleigh —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Linneus, Aroostook
County, Maine, November
27, 1843.
Son of Parker
B. Burleigh and Caroline Peabody (Chick) Burleigh.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Maine state
treasurer, 1885-88; Governor of
Maine, 1889-93; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1897-1911; defeated,
1910; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1913-16; died in office 1916.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 16,
1916 (age 72 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
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William Robinson Pattangall (1865-1942) —
also known as William R. Pattangall —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Pembroke, Washington
County, Maine, June 29,
1865.
Son of Ezra Lincoln Pattangall and Arethusa B. (Longfellow)
Pattangall.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1897, 1901, 1909-11; Democratic
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1904 (4th District), 1913 (3rd
District), 1914 (3rd District); member of Maine
Democratic State Committee, 1905-07; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1911-13; Maine
state attorney general, 1911-12, 1915-16; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1916, 1919; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1920,
1924;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1922, 1924; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1926-30; appointed 1926; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1930-35; appointed 1930;
resigned 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,
1936;
president, Depositors Trust Co..
Unitarian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died October
21, 1942 (age 77 years, 114
days).
Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
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Samuel Cony (1811-1870) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born February
27, 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Maine, 1840; mayor of
Augusta, Maine, 1854; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1862; Governor of
Maine, 1864-67.
Died October
5, 1870 (age 59 years, 220
days).
Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
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John Noble Goodwin (1824-1887) —
also known as John N. Goodwin —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.
Born in South Berwick, York
County, Maine, October
18, 1824.
Republican. Member of Maine
state senate, 1854; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1861-63; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1863; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1863-66; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1865-67.
Died in Paraiso Springs, Monterey
County, Calif., April 29,
1887 (age 62 years, 193
days).
Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
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James Ware Bradbury (1802-1901) —
of Maine.
Born in Parsonfield, York
County, Maine, June 10,
1802.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1847-53.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
6, 1901 (age 98 years, 210
days).
Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
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Selden Connor (1839-1917) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Fairfield, Somerset
County, Maine, January
25, 1839.
Son of William Connor and Mary Connor.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Maine, 1876-79.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died July 9,
1917 (age 78 years, 165
days).
Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
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Anson Peaslee Morrill (1803-1887) —
also known as Anson P. Morrill —
of Readfield, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Maine, June 10,
1803.
Republican. Governor of
Maine, 1855-56; defeated, 1853, 1855; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President); U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1861-63; member of Maine
state legislature.
Died July 4,
1887 (age 84 years, 24
days).
Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
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Burton Melvin Cross (1902-1998) —
also known as Burton M. Cross —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, November
15, 1902.
Son of Burton M. Cross and Harriett (Thompson) Cross.
Republican. Florist;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1941-44; member of Maine
state senate 7th District, 1945-52; Governor of
Maine, 1952-55.
Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in a hospital
at Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, October
22, 1998 (age 95 years, 341
days).
Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
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Luther Severance (1797-1855) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Montague, Franklin
County, Mass., October
26, 1797.
Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1829; member of Maine
state senate, 1835; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1843-47; U.S. Diplomatic
Commissioner to Hawaiian Islands, 1850-53.
Died January
25, 1855 (age 57 years, 91
days).
Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
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Robert Byron Boyd (1864-1941) —
also known as Byron Boyd —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Wakefield, New
Brunswick, August
31, 1864.
Son of Robert Boyd and Eliza J. (Savage) Boyd.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Maine, 1897-1908; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1924
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate); Maine
Republican state chair, 1908.
Died in 1941
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
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Gertrude M. Pattangall (1874-1950) —
also known as Gertrude McKenzie; Mrs. W. R.
Pattangall —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born August
13, 1874.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1920; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924.
Female.
Died March 7,
1950 (age 75 years, 206
days).
Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Fletcher Johnson (1859-1930) —
also known as Charles F. Johnson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Winslow, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
14, 1859.
Son of William F. Johnson and Ruth S. (Boulter) Johnson.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1892, 1894; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1893; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1904,
1912,
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905-07; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1911-17; defeated, 1916; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1916; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1917-29.
Unitarian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
15, 1930 (age 71 years, 1
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Wyman Bradbury Seavy Moor (1811-1869) —
also known as Wyman B. S. Moor —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Maine, 1811.
Democrat. Maine
state attorney general, 1844-47; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1848; U.S. Consul General in Toronto, 1857-61.
Died in 1869
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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William Thomas Haines (1854-1919) —
also known as William T. Haines —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Levant, Penobscot
County, Maine, August 7,
1854.
Son of Thomas J. Haines and Maria L. (Eddy) Haines.
Republican. Lawyer; lumber
business; Kennebec
County Attorney, 1883-87; member of Maine
state senate, 1889-93; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1895; Maine
state attorney general, 1897-1900; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1901-05; Governor of
Maine, 1913-15.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 4,
1919 (age 64 years, 301
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Clinton Amos Clauson (1895-1959) —
also known as Clinton A. Clauson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Mitchell, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March 28,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor;
U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for Maine, 1941-51; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1956-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1956;
Governor
of Maine, 1959; died in office 1959.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Newcomen
Society.
Died December
30, 1959 (age 64 years, 277
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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John Edward Nelson (1874-1955) —
also known as John E. Nelson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in China, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 12,
1874.
Son of Edward White Nelson and Cassandra Marden (Worthing) Nelson.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1922-33; defeated, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Zeta
Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, April 11,
1955 (age 80 years, 273
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Thomas Rice (1768-1854) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine, March 30,
1768.
Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1815-19 (18th District
1815-17, 5th District 1817-19).
Died in 1854
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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L. Eugene Thayer (b. 1883) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, March 8,
1883.
Son of Frank L. Thayer and Nora (Pulsifer) Thayer.
Democrat. Insurance
business; director, People's National Bank; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1933-34.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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