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Fitz James Babson (1828-1893) —
also known as Fitz J. Babson —
of Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., February
14, 1828.
Son of Joseph Babson (1777-1839) and Mary 'Molly' (Babson) Babson
(1783-1864).
Republican. Building
contractor; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1858-60; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1869-85; president, National Fishery
Association.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Middlefield, Hampshire
County, Mass., June 25,
1893 (age 65 years, 131
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Babson (1777-1839) and Mary 'Molly' (Babson) Babson
(1783-1864); married, August
18, 1850, to Sarah Elizabeth Proctor (1830-1882); married, July 14,
1885, to Mary Jane McElwain; first cousin twice removed of Waldo
Babson. See Babson
family of Massachusetts. |
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Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) —
also known as Otto W. Bishop —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., December
17, 1875.
Son of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop.
Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries Co.; coal
dealer; insurance
business; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932,
1948; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of
Alpena County Republican Party, 1950.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange; Elks; Eagles.
Died November
22, 1966 (age 90 years, 340
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Frank E. Davis (b. 1851) —
of Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., August
18, 1851.
Son of Eben Davis and Annie S. (Wheeler) Davis.
Republican. Fisherman; bookkeeper;
hardware
business; mayor
of Gloucester, Mass., 1898.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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James D. Dotsch (1904-1986) —
of Garden, Delta
County, Mich.; Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., March 9,
1904.
Democrat. Insurance
business; fish broker; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1934; member of
Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1937-40; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1940.
Died in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., November
24, 1986 (age 82 years, 260
days).
Interment at New
Garden Cemetery, Garden, Mich.
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H. N. Jackson (born c.1904) —
also known as Barney Jackson —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Minnesota, about 1904.
Democrat. Fisheries consultant; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1937-39; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1940;
member of Washington
state senate 29th District, 1941-47.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Everett F. LaFond (b. 1901) —
of Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., January
4, 1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; commercial
fisherman; member of Wisconsin
state senate 1st District, 1947-54.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Loren D. Leman (b. 1950) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Pomona, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
2, 1950.
Republican. Civil
engineer; commercial fisherman; member of Alaska
state house of representatives; elected 1988, 1990; member of Alaska
state senate District G, 1993-2002; Lieutenant
Governor of Alaska, 2002-06.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2006.
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Paul Marschalk (born c.1869) —
of Warroad, Roseau
County, Minn.
Born in Germany,
about 1869.
Commercial fisherman; mayor of Warroad, Minn.; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (63rd District 1913-14,
67th District 1915-18).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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John S. Sullivan (1875-1949) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., December
18, 1875.
Democrat. Wholesale and retail fish merchant; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1936-37; defeated, 1937; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1942.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died April 12,
1949 (age 73 years, 115
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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