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Hiram Pitt Bennet (1826-1914) —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Carthage, Franklin
County, Maine, September
2, 1826.
Member
Nebraska territorial council, 1856; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1858; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1861-65; secretary
of Colorado Territory, 1867; postmaster; member of Colorado
state senate, 1876.
Died November
11, 1914 (age 88 years, 70
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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George Herbert Blethen (b. 1865) —
also known as George H. Blethen —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, April 2,
1865.
Son of John Blethen and Mary J. (Durgin) Blethen.
Republican. Mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1911-13; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Irving Wardwell Case (b. 1866) —
also known as Irving W. Case —
of Lubec, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Lubec, Washington
County, Maine, February
19, 1866.
Son of Solomon T. Case and Lorena A. (Leighton) Case.
Republican. Garage
business; postmaster; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1919-20;
member of Maine
state senate.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Everett Chase (b. 1861) —
also known as Edward E. Chase —
of Blue Hill, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Blue Hill, Hancock
County, Maine, March 19,
1861.
Son of Melatiah K. Chase and Eliza A. (Westcott) Chase.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1885; postmaster;
municipal judge in Maine, 1893-1901; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1896;
member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1901-05; probate judge in Maine, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Tarr Copeland (1813-1893) —
also known as Joseph T. Copeland —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Orchard Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.; Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, May 6,
1813.
Son of Royal Copeland (1790-1861) and Alice (Davis) Copeland
(1797-1877).
Lawyer;
postmaster; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1850-51; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1852-57; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Clay
County Judge, 1881.
Died in Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla., May 7,
1893 (age 80 years, 1
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Orange Park, Fla.
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William Francis Curran (b. 1863) —
also known as William F. Curran —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Brewer, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 27,
1863.
Son of Michael Curran and Julia (O'Connell) Curran.
Democrat. Printer;
insurance
and real
estate business; postmaster; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Pinckney Dunlap (1794-1859) —
also known as Robert P. Dunlap —
of Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
17, 1794.
Democrat. Governor of
Maine, 1834-38; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1843-47;
postmaster.
Died in Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
20, 1859 (age 65 years, 64
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine.
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Samuel Wadsworth Gould (1852-1935) —
also known as Samuel W. Gould —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Porter, Oxford
County, Maine, January
1, 1852.
Son of Elias Gould and Ruth (Clemons) Gould.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Maine Democratic Party, 1882-90; postmaster; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1900,
1908,
1912;
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1902; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1911-13; defeated, 1908,
1912.
Died in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, December
19, 1935 (age 83 years, 352
days).
Interment at Southside
Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine.
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Claudius Buchanan Grant (1835-1921) —
also known as Claudius B. Grant —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Lebanon, York
County, Maine, October
25, 1835.
Son of Joseph Grant and Mary (Merrill) Grant.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
postmaster; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1871-74 (Washtenaw County 2nd
District 1871-72, Washtenaw County 1st District 1873-74); member of
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1872-79; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1882-89; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1890-1909; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1898-99, 1908.
English
ancestry.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
28, 1921 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Charles Leonard Macomber (b. 1841) —
also known as Charles L. Macomber —
of Jay, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born May 5,
1841.
Son of Ichabod Macomber and Rebecca (Hayden) Macomber.
Democrat. Merchant;
postmaster; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1919-20.
Universalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1869
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Robert Franklin Patterson (b. 1836) —
also known as R. F. Patterson —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, March 9,
1836.
Son of John T. Patterson and Mary F. Patterson.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 8th Tennessee District, 1879; postmaster;
U.S. Consul General in Calcutta, 1897-1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur J. Remillard —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Democrat. Mayor
of Biddeford, Maine, 1935; postmaster.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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