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Louis J. Agostini (b. 1845) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Italy,
May
10, 1845.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; shipping agent; language
teacher; U.S. Consular Agent in Tarragona, 1899-1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Anderson (b. 1908) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1908.
Socialist. Shipping clerk; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Wilson Candler (1828-1903) —
also known as John W. Candler —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
10, 1828.
Republican. Importer and exporter; member of Massachusetts
state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1881-83, 1889-91 (8th District
1881-83, 9th District 1889-91); defeated, 1890.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 16,
1903 (age 75 years, 34
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Peter Johnson Dean (b. 1857) —
also known as P. J. Dean —
Born in England,
October
12, 1857.
Not U.S. citizen; merchant;
importing business; U.S. Consular Agent in Grenada, 1891-1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Augustus Dickinson (b. 1868) —
also known as Frank A. Dickinson —
Born, of American parents, in Mexico,
October
3, 1868.
Machinery importer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in San Luis Potosi, 1908-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Harris Douglas (1853-1944) —
also known as William H. Douglas —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1853.
Son of Alfred Douglas and Rebecca (Harris) Douglas.
Republican. Exporter; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1901-05 (14th District 1901-03,
15th District 1903-05); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
27, 1944 (age 90 years, 53
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Edward Francis Feely (1880-1964) —
also known as Edward F. Feely —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., March 6,
1880.
Son of Dennis C. Feely and Katherine (Fleming) Feely.
Republican. Exporter; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1930-33.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Theta
Nu Epsilon.
Died of a stroke, at
St. Mary's Hospital,
Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
30, 1964 (age 84 years, 177
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William R. Filbin (1921-2004) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
10, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; customhouse
broker; candidate for mayor
of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1967.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla., May 31,
2004 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Marco
Island Cemetery, Marco Island, Fla.
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Maurice Fontaine (b. 1869) —
Born in Paris, France,
October
13, 1869.
Importer and exporter; U.S. Consular Agent in Aux Cayes, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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James C. Hamlen (b. 1852) —
of Scarborough, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 9,
1852.
Son of James H. Hamlen and Ann C. (Patten) Hamlen.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
exporter; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1906.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Caulfield Howard (b. 1892) —
also known as George C. Howard —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., December
9, 1892.
Exporting business; U.S. Consul in Bogotá, 1941-42; Sydney, 1942; Havana, 1943.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Kerr —
Born in Scotland.
Not U.S. citizen; exporter; merchant;
U.S. Consular Agent in Coquimbo, 1898-1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alphonse John Lespinasse (b. 1854) —
also known as Alphonse J. Lespinasse —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born in Lakeville, Chenango
County, N.Y., July 17,
1854.
Importer and exporter; U.S. Consul in Mérida, 1874-80; Tuxpam, 1902-08; Frontera, 1908-14; Cartagena, 1916-19; Cette, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Moy Back Hin (1848-1935) —
also known as Charley Twin Wo —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in China,
February
8, 1848.
Merchant;
importer and exporter; Honorary Consul for China in Portland,
Ore., 1906-35.
Chinese
ancestry.
One of the first Asian millionaires in the United States.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
15, 1935 (age 87 years, 310
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Otis (1826-1875) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
11, 1826.
Son of George Washington Otis (1775-1858) and Hannah Leavitt (Waters)
Otis (c.1787-1880).
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; importer and
exporter; Presidential Elector for California, 1860;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1873-75; died in office 1875.
Unitarian.
Died, of diphtheria,
in San
Francisco, Calif., October
30, 1875 (age 49 years, 80
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick T. Peake (b. 1855) —
Born in England,
April
3, 1855.
Not U.S. citizen; shipping agent; U.S. Consular Agent in Suez, 1905-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dudley Leavitt Pickman (1779-1846) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., 1779.
Son of William Pickman (1748-1815) and Eliza (Leavitt) Pickman
(1759-1782).
Shipowner;
importer and exporter; investor and stockholder in cotton and
woollen
mills and railroads;
financier;
member of Massachusetts
state senate.
Died November
4, 1846 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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Alberto Santos (b. 1871) —
Born in Ecuador,
May
10, 1871.
Importer and exporter; U.S. Consular Agent in Bahia de Caraquez, 1900-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Georg Schmuck (b. 1869) —
Born in Germany,
August
29, 1869.
Not U.S. citizen; importer and exporter; U.S. Consular Agent
in Amapala, 1909-11.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Seligmann (b. 1860) —
Born in Germany,
May
11, 1860.
Not U.S. citizen; exporting business; U.S. Consular Agent in
Libau, 1908-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Silver (b. 1852) —
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., February
8, 1852.
Customhouse broker; commission
merchant; U.S. Vice Consul in La Paz, 1884-85, 1889-91, 1907-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Simpson (b. 1877) —
Born in Scotland,
May
19, 1877.
Not U.S. citizen; banker;
exporting business; U.S. Consular Agent in Maceió, 1908-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Rice Slocum (1870-1912) —
also known as Clarence R. Slocum —
of New York.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 22,
1870.
Son of Henry
Warner Slocum and Clara (Rice) Slocum (1830-1899).
Importer and exporter; U.S. Consul in Warsaw, 1903-05; Weimar, 1905-06; Zittau, 1907-08; Fiume, 1908-12, died in office 1912; U.S. Consul General in Boma, 1906.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Fiume, Hungary (now Rijeka, Croatia),
February
25, 1912 (age 41 years, 248
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Sherman R. Sobocinski (b. 1927) —
of South Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Cudahy, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
12, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; hydraulic lift
operator; shipping clerk; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 24th District; elected 1956,
1958.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Holy
Name Society; Polish
Legion of American Veterans.
Still living as of 1960.
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James Owen Spence (b. 1879) —
Born in London, England,
January
29, 1879.
Not U.S. citizen; freight forwarding business; U.S. Vice &
Deputy Consul in Lourenco Marques, 1910-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Lourenco Marques, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adolph Strohm (b. 1871) —
Born in Hamburg, Germany,
May
25, 1871.
Not U.S. citizen; importer and exporter; U.S. Consular Agent
in Aux Cayes, 1906-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Jonathan Struve (1868-1936) —
also known as Theodore J. Struve; Yonathon Theodor
Struve —
of Haifa, Palestine (now Israel).
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
2, 1868.
Son of Andrew Peter Struve (died 1906) and Friederika (Kuhn) Struve
(1841-1879).
Importing business; U.S. Consular Agent in Haifa, 1906-16.
German
ancestry.
Died, from apoplexia,
in Haifa, Palestine (now Israel),
October
10, 1936 (age 67 years, 343
days).
Interment at German Cemetery, Haifa, Israel.
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Harold Edward Stubbs (b. 1871) —
Born in England,
March
3, 1871.
Not U.S. citizen; exporting business; U.S. Vice & Deputy
Consul in Punta Arenas, 1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jonathan Thompson (1773-1846) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., December
7, 1773.
Son of Isaac
Thompson and Mary (Gardiner) Thompson.
Merchant;
importing business; banker; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1820-29.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1846 (age 73 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Conrad Heinrich Toel (b. 1855) —
also known as Conrad H. Toel —
Born in Germany,
April
5, 1855.
Importer and exporter; U.S. Consular Agent in Casablanca, 1900-03, 1904-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Luis Tono (b. 1848) —
Born in Denia, Spain,
1848.
Shipping agent; U.S. Consular Agent in Denia, 1906-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Custis Vezey (b. 1873) —
also known as H. Custis Vezey —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
30, 1873.
Importer; private secretary to Ambassador George
V. L. Meyer, 1905-07; secretary to the U.S. delegation to the
Second Peace Conference at The Hague, 1907; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul
in SAINT Petersburg, 1908-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jean Zinzen (b. 1861) —
of Brazil.
Born in Belgium,
May
25, 1861.
Importer and exporter; U.S. Consular Agent in Victoria, 1890-1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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