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Physician Politicians in Maine
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  Carroll Waite Abbott (b. 1855) — also known as Carroll W. Abbott — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, August 29, 1855. Son of Henry Abbott, Jr. and Charlotte (Waite) Abbott. Republican. Physician; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1898. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 4, 1882, to Georgia A. Wilson.
  Randall Doyle Bibber (b. 1845) — also known as Randall D. Bibber — of Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Born in Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, September 1, 1845. Son of John D. Bibber and Mehitable Cowen (Hall) Bibber. Republican. Physician; mayor of Bath, Maine, 1895-98. Universalist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 6, 1873, to Sarah Aborn Thornton.
  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.
  Relatives: Nephew of John Brown. See Brown-Francis family of Rhode Island.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Luther G. Bunker (b. 1868) — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Trenton, Hancock County, Maine, March 19, 1868. Son of John E. Bunker and Mary A. (Alley) Bunker. Republican. Physician; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1907-08; member of Maine Republican State Committee, 1922-28. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 22, 1904, to Emily H. Plaisted.
  Walter Atwood Burleigh (1820-1896) — also known as Walter A. Burleigh — of Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Miles City, Custer County, Mont. Born in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, October 25, 1820. Republican. Physician; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1865-69; defeated, 1868; member of Republican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1870-72; member Dakota territorial council, 1877-78; President of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1877; delegate to Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1890; member of South Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1893-94. Died March 7, 1896 (age 75 years, 134 days). Interment at Yankton Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Andrew Jackson Faulk.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John William Connellan (b. 1868) — also known as John W. Connellan — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, October 21, 1868. Son of James Connellan and Mary N. (Rynne) Connellan. Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1916, 1928 (alternate). Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1914, to Ella A. Coffey.
  John de Laittre (1832-1921) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, March 5, 1832. Physician; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1877-78. Died September 19, 1921 (age 89 years, 198 days). Burial location unknown.
  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, Lewiston, Maine.
  Relatives: Father of Alonzo Marston Garcelon.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 8, 1880, to Ella Blanche Phelps.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, October 3, 1900, to Louise T. Greig.
  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.
  John Herbert Neal (b. 1862) — also known as John H. Neal — of Rochester, Strafford County, N.H.; Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Parsonfield, York County, Maine, March 20, 1862. Son of John Neal and Sarah Jane (Lord) Neal. Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1903-04. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Calvin Crane Pendleton (1811-1873) — also known as Calvin C. Pendleton — of Nauvoo, Hancock County, Ill.; Parowan, Iron County, Utah. Born in Hope, Knox County, Maine, August 25, 1811. Son of Job Pendleton (1782-1847) and Betsey (Crane) Pendleton (1790-1859). Physician; probate judge in Utah, 1853-55; member of Utah territorial legislature, 1854; Iron County Recorder, 1855-65. Mormon. Died in Parowan, Iron County, Utah, April 21, 1873 (age 61 years, 239 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Great-grandnephew of Nathan Pendleton (1754-1841); first cousin twice removed of Nathan Pendleton (1779-1827); son of Job Pendleton (1782-1847) and Betsey (Crane) Pendleton (1790-1859); fourth cousin of Enoch C. Chapman; married 1844 to Sally A. Seavey; married 1846 to Phebe Smith (marriage year estimated); married, November 14, 1849, to Sarah Ann Newberry; married, April 2, 1861, to Mary J. Coombs; second cousin once removed of James Monroe Pendleton; third cousin of Edward Wheeler Pendleton, Harris Pendleton, James Pendleton and Nathan William Pendleton; second cousin of Joseph Palmer Dyer. See Pendleton family of Connecticut.
  William Gardner Smith (b. 1853) — also known as William G. Smith — of Sturgis, Meade County, S.Dak. Born in Northfield, Washington County, Maine, August 16, 1853. Son of James Hancock Smith and Lucy (Gardner) Smith. School teacher; physician; South Dakota railroad commissioner, 1899-1911. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 27, 1885, to Nellie S. Williams.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Harry A. Snow (1866-1926) — of Milo, Piscataquis County, Maine. Born June 18, 1866. Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1916. Died April 11, 1926 (age 59 years, 297 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Milo, Maine.
  Harry A. Weymouth (b. 1858) — of Saco, York County, Maine. Born in Maine, 1858. Democrat. Physician; mayor of Saco, Maine, 1907-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President). Burial location unknown.

 

 


 
   
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