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Leighton W. Abel (1900-1975) —
of Guttenberg, Clayton
County, Iowa.
Born in Monona, Clayton
County, Iowa, February
22, 1900.
Son of E. H. Abel and Mathilda Abel.
Republican. Shoe merchant; farmer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Clayton County, 1951.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in April, 1975
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jean Baptiste Adoue, Jr. (1884-1956) —
also known as J. B. Adoue, Jr. —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
4, 1884.
Son of Jean Baptiste Adoue and Mittie N. (Simpson) Adoue.
President, Dallas National Bank of
Commerce, 1924-56; chairman, Gulf Insurance
Company; chairman, Universal Life and Accident Insurance
Company; director, Graham-Brown Shoe Company; director, First
Texas Chemical
Company; director, Cosmopolitan Hotel
Company; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1951-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Rotary; Phi
Delta Theta; Newcomen
Society.
Died, from a heart
attack, while working at his
bank, in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
17, 1956 (age 72 years, 13
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crown
Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Frank Gilman Allen (1874-1950) —
also known as Frank G. Allen —
of Norwood, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., October
6, 1874.
Son of Frank Mitchell Allen and Abbie L. (Gilman) Allen.
Republican. Chairman of Winslow Brothers & Smith, leather
and wool
manufacturers; director of banks and
insurance
firms; trustee of Norwood Hospital;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1918-19; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1921-24; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1925-29; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Union
League.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
9, 1950 (age 76 years, 3
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Norwood, Mass.
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George W. Baker (1863-1928) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1863.
Son of George Baker and Sarah (Randell) Baker.
Republican. Shoe manufacturer; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1921.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1928 (age 64 years, 69
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Isabel C. Huggins. |
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John Russell Bass (1878-1963) —
also known as John R. Bass —
of Wilton, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Wilton, Franklin
County, Maine, September
6, 1878.
Son of George Henry Bass and Mary Louise (Streeter) Bass.
Republican. Treasurer, G. H. Bass & Co., shoe manufacturers;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1916,
1920
(alternate), 1944,
1952.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in August, 1963
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerome Holland Bishop (1846-1928) —
also known as Jerome H. Bishop —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oxbow, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
3, 1846.
Son of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; founder, J.H. Bishop fur company of Wyandotte,
Mich.; rug and
coat
manufacturer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1908;
mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich..
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died May 22,
1928 (age 81 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop; married 1867 to Jennie
Gray (died 1873); married 1876 to Ella M.
Clark (1856-1926). |
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memorial |
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Joe A. Brady (b. 1911) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind., September
5, 1911.
Republican. Shoe store manager; mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1943-44.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Eagles.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles J. Brandt —
of Massachusetts.
Socialist. Shoe worker; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Mansfield Bubier (1816-1894) —
also known as Samuel M. Bubier —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., June 28,
1816.
Republican. Shoe manufacturer; mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1877-79.
Died in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., October
5, 1894 (age 78 years, 99
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred E. Burk (1864-1921) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
5, 1864.
Republican. Leather business; with his brother Louis,
developed and owned the Garden Pier in Atlantic City, N.J.; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1921 (age 56 years, 189
days).
Original interment at Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; re-entombed in 1939 in
mausoleum at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Charles D. Burk (1856-1916) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 6,
1856.
Republican. Leather business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
29, 1916 (age 60 years, 237
days).
Entombed at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Henry Burk (1850-1903) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
September
26, 1850.
Son of David Burk and Charlotte (Reinmann) Burk.
Republican. Leather business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1901-03; died in
office 1903.
German
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
5, 1903 (age 53 years, 70
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.
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George Burnham (1868-1939) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Minn.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in London, England,
December
28, 1868.
Son of James Burnham and Maria Ann Drucilla (Steele) Burnham.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; retail shoe business; real estate
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from California 20th District, 1933-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from California, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., June 28,
1939 (age 70 years, 182
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Eli Perry Chatfield (b. 1846) —
also known as Eli P. Chatfield —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Prattsville, Greene
County, N.Y., August
14, 1846.
Son of Ira D. Chatfield and Eliza (Case) Chatfield.
Republican. Secretary, J. E. Tilt Shoe Company; Presidential
Elector for Illinois, 1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sylvester Jones Conklin (b. 1829) —
also known as S. J. Conklin —
of Waterloo, Jefferson
County, Wis.; Watertown, Codington
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y., May 5,
1829.
Republican. Shoemaker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1859, 1869; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1868;
newspaper
publisher; Adjutant
General of South Dakota, 1901-03.
Dutch,
Welsh,
and French
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1848
to Maria Wait; married 1884 to Mattie
Greenslate; married 1895 to Anna
Duff. |
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Manual, 1903 |
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Albert C. Crumpler (1808-1882) —
Born in Nottoway Parish, Southampton
County, Va., November
29, 1808.
Son of Beasant Crumpler and Elizabeth (Wright) Crumpler.
Tanner; planter;
member of Alabama
state senate; delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861.
Died in Crumpler's Mountain, Talladega
County, Ala., November
29, 1882 (age 74 years, 0
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Sylacauga, Ala.
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Webster Davis (1861-1923) —
also known as Web Davis —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa., June 1,
1861.
Shoemaker; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1892; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1894-95.
Died in 1923
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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William Davis, Jr. (1812-1881) —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Vernon Township, Crawford
County, Pa., September
7, 1812.
Son of James Davis (1786-1870) and Mary (Cotton) Davis.
Shoe and leather business; burgess
of Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1845-46, 1863; Crawford
County Treasurer; Crawford
County Judge, 1864-78.
Presbyterian.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., June 20,
1881 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. Davis (b. 1849) —
of Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
12, 1849.
Son of Thomas G. Davis and Margaret A. Davis.
Republican. Leather business; insurance
business; mayor of
Woburn, Mass., 1899-1901; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Lewis Douglas (1845-1924) —
also known as William L. Douglas —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., August
22, 1845.
Son of William Douglas and Mary C. (Vaughan) Douglas.
Democrat. Shoe manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1883-84; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1884,
1892,
1896,
1904;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1886-87; mayor
of Brockton, Mass., 1890-91; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1905-06.
Died September
17, 1924 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.
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Neal Dow (1804-1897) —
also known as "Napoleon of Temperance";
"Father of Prohibition"; "Grand Old Man in
the Temperance Cause" —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 20,
1804.
Son of Josiah Dow (1766-1861) and Dorcas Dow (1773-1851).
Tanning business; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1851, 1855; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1858-59; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1868;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1880.
Quaker.
During the Civil War was captured by Confederate forces, imprisoned,
and eventually exchanged for Confederate Gen. William
Henry Fitzhugh Lee, who was a Union prisoner.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
2, 1897 (age 93 years, 196
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Frederick Harold Dubord (b. 1891) —
also known as F. Harold Dubord —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, December
14, 1891.
Son of Harry M. Dubord and Mary (Poulin) Dubord.
Democrat. Clothing
and shoe business; lawyer; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1928-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1932-48; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1936; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1938; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1956-62; resigned 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Germain P. Dupont (c.1915-1963) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., about 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed at J.
F. McElwain Shoe Company; secretary-treasurer,
New Hampshire Shoe Workers Union; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1959-63; candidate in primary for mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1963.
Catholic.
Member, Catholic
War Veterans; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Foresters.
Dupont Pool, a public swimming pool in Manchester, is named for
him.
Suffered a heart
attack at his home, and was dead on arrival at Notre Dame Hospital,
Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
12, 1963 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Relatives:
Married to Laurette E. Prince. |
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Michael B. Enzi (b. 1944) —
also known as Mike Enzi —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Born in Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash., February
1, 1944.
Republican. Shoe store owner; mayor
of Gillette, Wyo., 1975-82; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1987-91; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1991-96; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1997-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas H. Fair —
of Massachusetts.
Socialist. Shoe worker; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Fink (b. 1840) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
September
7, 1840.
Son of John Engelhart Fink and Catherine (Dielmann) Fink.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dealer in
wool,
hides, and furs; real estate
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1876-77; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 1st Wisconsin District, 1889-1909; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1916.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Engelhart Fink and Catherine (Dielmann) Fink; married, May 13,
1866, to Catherine Strieff (died 1883); married, September
12, 1883, to Rosa Blankenhorn. |
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William Henry Flack (1861-1907) —
also known as William H. Flack —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin Falls, Franklin
County, N.Y., March 22,
1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; tanner; Franklin
County Clerk, 1898-1902; chair of
Franklin County Republican Party, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1903-07; died in
office 1907.
Died in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., February
2, 1907 (age 45 years, 317
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Malone, N.Y.
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Ebenezer Knowlton Fogg (1837-1900) —
also known as E. Knowlton Fogg —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Norwood, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
24, 1837.
Republican. Shoe merchant; mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1891-92; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Seventeenth Essex District,
1896-97; postmaster.
Universalist.
Died in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., April 21,
1900 (age 62 years, 179
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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LeRoy Rowell Folsom (1870-1951) —
also known as LeRoy R. Folsom; Roy Folsom —
of Norridgewock, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Corinna, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 18,
1870.
Son of Edwin Folsom and Martha A. (Lancaster) Folsom.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Norridgewock Shoe Co.; insurance
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907; member of Maine
state senate 8th District, 1919-22; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1923-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died July 7,
1951 (age 81 years, 19
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Norridgewock, Maine.
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Austin Theophilus Foster (b. 1822) —
also known as Austin T. Foster —
of Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in East Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., September
20, 1822.
Republican. Merchant;
boot and shoe manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Derby, 1862-63; member of Vermont
state senate from Orleans County, 1886.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Smith Glidden (b. 1844) —
also known as Daniel S. Glidden —
of Montour, Tama
County, Iowa; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Clarendon, Orleans
County, N.Y., February
24, 1844.
Democrat. Boot and shoe business; insurance
business; treasurer, Dakota Territory Democratic Party.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Josephine Martin. |
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James McKinley Graeff (1862-1908) —
also known as James M. Graeff —
of Westport, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
18, 1862.
Republican. Importer and dealer in wool;
president of a boot and shoe company; creamery
business; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1901-04.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Westport, Essex
County, N.Y., February
22, 1908 (age 45 years, 96
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Westport, N.Y.
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Lawrence Gresser (1851-1935) —
also known as "Honest Larry" —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
January
1, 1851.
Shoe manufacturer; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1908-11; removed 1911; removed from
office as borough president by Gov. John
A. Dix, for neglect
of duty in failing to prevent corruption among his subordinates.
Died, in the rectory of the Church
of the Holy Family, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
30, 1935 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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John Christian Guggisberg (d. 1946) —
also known as John C. Guggisberg —
of Gaylord, Otsego
County, Mich.
Born in Ingersoll, Ontario.
Republican. Shoe merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan District, 1939-44;
defeated, 1934, 1936, 1944; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944.
Died in 1946.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Nellie Drummond. |
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George Armstrong Halsey (1827-1894) —
also known as George A. Halsey —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Springfield, Union
County, N.J., December
7, 1827.
Son of Samuel Halsey.
Republican. Leather business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1867-69, 1871-73;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1874.
Member, Union
League.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April 1,
1894 (age 66 years, 115
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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William Hatton (1864-1944) —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Borris, County Carlow, Ireland,
October
10, 1864.
Son of William R. D. Hatton and Mary Jane (Burroughs) Hatton.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; leather business; chair of
Ottawa County Republican Party, 1920-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1944
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elihu Burritt Hayes (1848-1903) —
also known as Elihu B. Hayes —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in West Lebanon, York
County, Maine, April 26,
1848.
Republican. Shoe manufacturer; newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Eighteenth Essex District; mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1892-93.
Died in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., April 1,
1903 (age 54 years, 340
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Wilson Hays (b. 1817) —
also known as James W. Hays —
of Greene
County, Pa.
Born in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., December
21, 1817.
Son of William
Thompson Hays and Sarah (Wilson) Hays.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; leather business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 40th District, 1876-78.
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Howard (b. 1838) —
of Pike
County, Ark.
Born in Tennessee, 1838.
Shoemaker; lawyer; Pike
County Clerk, 1862-68; member of Arkansas
state senate 17th District, 1871-73.
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew Robinson Hull (c.1807-1875) —
also known as Matthew R. Hull —
of Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Monongalia County, Va. (part now in Taylor
County, W.Va.), about 1807.
Son of Jacob Hull (born 1776) and Frances 'Fanny' (Robinson) Hull.
Farmer;
tanner; school
teacher; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839; abolitionist.
Methodist.
Died in Fayette
County, Ind., July 23,
1875 (age about 68
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ind.; reinterment to
unknown location.
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Arthur Byron Jenks (1866-1947) —
also known as Arthur B. Jenks —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Massachusetts, 1866.
Republican. Shoe manufacturer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1937-38, 1939-43;
defeated, 1934, 1936.
Died in 1947
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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John Johnson (1805-1867) —
of Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio.
Born near Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), 1805.
Tanner; merchant;
banker;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1843-44; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Coshocton County,
1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1851-53.
Died in Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio, February
5, 1867 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Coshocton, Ohio.
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William H. Jones (b. 1855) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 28,
1855.
Republican. Shoe merchant; streetcar
conductor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Ida L. Gray. |
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Eldon Bradford Keith (b. 1879) —
also known as Eldon B. Keith —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., October
18, 1879.
Son of George Eldon Keith and Anna G. (Reed) Keith.
Republican. Shoe manufacturer; director, Brockton National Bank;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Chessman Keith (b. 1884) —
also known as Harold C. Keith —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., June 18,
1884.
Son of George E. Keith and Anna G. (Reed) Keith.
Republican. Shoe manufacturer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Kempf (b. 1857) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Granville town, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 4,
1857.
Republican. Shoe merchant; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1889-91; Milwaukee
County Register of Deeds; member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1900-03; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1900;
Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1903-04, 1905-07.
German
and French
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Austin N. Kimmis (1813-1897) —
of Novi Township (now Novi), Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Washington
County, N.Y., August
21, 1813.
Son of Samuel Kimmis.
Shoemaker; farmer; Oakland
County Sheriff, 1861-65; supervisor
of Novi Township, Michigan, 1868-69.
Died in 1897
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Aaron Shenk Kreider (1863-1929) —
also known as Aaron S. Kreider —
of Annville, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born in South Annville Township, Lebanon
County, Pa., June 26,
1863.
Republican. Coal
dealer; shoe manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1913-23;
defeated, 1922.
Died May 19,
1929 (age 65 years, 327
days).
Interment at Mt.
Annville Cemetery, Annville, Pa.
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John Ladue (1804-1854) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, November
18, 1804.
Tanner; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1850-51.
Died December
1, 1854 (age 50 years, 13
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Griffith Walker Lewis (b. 1863) —
also known as Griffith W. Lewis —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., July 1,
1863.
Republican. President, G.W. Lewis & Son, shoe manufacturers;
vice-president, Mechanics National Bank;
president, Burlington Electric
Light & Power Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1907-09; member of New Jersey
state senate from Burlington County, 1910-12; chair of
Burlington County Republican Party, 1910.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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John B. Lewis, Jr. (b. 1841) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Wilmington, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
30, 1841.
Son of John B. Lewis and Threasa (Miller) Lewis.
Shoe manufacturer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1901, 1922; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. Lewis and Threasa (Miller) Lewis; married 1864 to Hattie
A. Bancroft; married 1872 to Mary U.
Hawes. |
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George Brown Martin (1876-1945) —
of Catlettsburg, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky., August
18, 1876.
Son of Alexander Lackey Martin and Nannie Frances (Brown) Martin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
general counsel and director, Big Sandy and Kentucky River Railway;
director, Standard Elkhorn Coal
Company; director, Clay Gunnell Shoe Company; Boyd
County Judge, 1904; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1918-19; defeated, 1932; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1945
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Catlettsburg
Cemetery, Catlettsburg, Ky.
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Matthew Max —
also known as Matt Max —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; shoe merchant; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1929-34; postmaster.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Edward McGann (1852-1928) —
also known as Lawrence E. McGann —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Galway, Ireland,
February
2, 1852.
Son of Edward McGann (died 1854) and Bridget (Ford) McGann.
Democrat. Boot and shoe business; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1891-97 (2nd District 1891-95, 3rd
District 1895-97).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died July 22,
1928 (age 76 years, 171
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Melville P. Milliken (b. 1848) —
of Stockholm, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, October
21, 1848.
Son of Peletiah Milliken and Elizabeth (Clay) Milliken.
Democrat. Boot and shoe salesman; lumber
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1912,
1916.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peletiah Milliken and Elizabeth (Clay) Milliken; married 1869 to Sarah
K. Cook; married to H. Jennie Fowler. |
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Benjamin Franklin Murphy (1867-1938) —
also known as B. Frank Murphy —
of Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, December
24, 1867.
Son of Charles F. Murphy and Mary E. (Beasley) Murphy.
Republican. Shoe store owner; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932,
1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936.
Methodist.
Died, of myocarditis,
in Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., March 6,
1938 (age 70 years, 72
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio.
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Arthur Leroy Nason (b. 1872) —
also known as Arthur L. Nason —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., October
24, 1872.
Son of George Washington Nason (1841-1928) and Helen M. (Perkins)
Nason (1841-1923).
Insurance
adjuster; shoe manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1906-09, 1917-18; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1910-12, 1919-20; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1912;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1912.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred W. Peterson —
of Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Republican. Leather manufacturer; candidate for mayor of
Woburn, Mass., 1924, 1926.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin James Phelps (b. 1829) —
also known as Edwin J. Phelps —
of East Highgate, Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Stanbridge, Quebec,
September
23, 1829.
Republican. Tanner; manufacturer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Highgate, 1888.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Erskine Mason Phelps (1839-1910) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Stonington, New London
County, Conn., March 31,
1839.
Son of Charles H. Phelps and Ann (Hammond) Phelps.
Democrat. Boot and shoe business; president, Hahnemann Hospital;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1888; Illinois
Democratic state chair, 1888.
Died in 1910
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hazen Stuart Pingree (1840-1901) —
also known as Hazen S. Pingree; "The Potato
Mayor" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Denmark, Oxford
County, Maine, August
30, 1840.
Son of Jasper Pingree and Adeline (Bryant) Pingree.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; boot
and shoe manufacturer; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1890-97; Governor of
Michigan, 1897-1900.
English
ancestry.
Died June 18,
1901 (age 60 years, 292
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Detroit, Mich.; reinterment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; statue at Grand
Circus Park, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph Pomeroy (1804-1874) —
Born near Roxbury, Franklin
County, Pa., October
18, 1804.
Son of John Pomeroy (1769-1818) and Elizabeth (Nevin) Pomeroy
(1771-1826).
Republican. Tanning business; merchant;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1856.
Died in Academia, Juniata
County, Pa., September
21, 1874 (age 69 years, 338
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandnephew of Hugh
Williamson; son of John Pomeroy (1769-1818) and Elizabeth (Nevin)
Pomeroy (1771-1826); married, July 11,
1826, to Eleanor Maclay (died 1846); married, May 5,
1847, to Ann Black Crawford (died 1855); married, January
13, 1857, to Jane Eliza (Maclay) McGinley (1810-1866); married,
August
27, 1868, to Mary Stewart (died 1881); second cousin of Thomas
Pomeroy; uncle of John
Means Pomeroy and William
Culbertson Pomeroy; granduncle of Albert
Nevin Pomeroy. See Pomeroy
family of Pennsylvania. |
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Charles Newton Prouty (1842-1916) —
of Spencer, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Spencer, Worcester
County, Mass., October
6, 1842.
Son of Isaac Prouty (1798-1872) and Mary Ann (Newton) Prouty
(1813-1875).
Republican. Boot and shoe manufacturer; director, Spencer
National Bank;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1916
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Prouty (1798-1872) and Mary Ann (Newton) Prouty (1813-1875);
third cousin of John
Azro Prouty; married, May 25,
1864, to Jane Azuba 'Jennie' Richardson. See Prouty
family of Vermont. |
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William C. Reinhardt —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Shoe merchant; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
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F. A. Reuter —
of Syracuse, Otoe
County, Neb.
Democrat. Shoe merchant; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 6th District, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Robison (1800-1879) —
of Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., November
18, 1800.
Son of John Robison.
Farmer;
tanner; currier;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 4th
District, 1859-60.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died January
27, 1879 (age 78 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George L. Rockwell (b. 1869) —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., January
20, 1869.
Shoe manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Montreal, 1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Romano (1911-1966) —
of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Cherokee, Crawford
County, Kan., January
22, 1911.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; police
chief; restaurant
business; shoe merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-64 (Macomb County 2nd
District 1945-54, Macomb County 1st District 1955-64); member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1965-66.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
At the scene of a hotel
fire, he lifted up a heavy fire hose which had pinned a woman to a
car; then suffered a fatal heart
attack, 1966
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Ryan (1860-1939) —
also known as William H. Ryan —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hopkinton, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 10,
1860.
Son of Patrick Ryan and Jane (Cleary) Ryan.
Democrat. Boot and shoe business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1909 (32nd District 1899-1903,
35th District 1903-09); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1924
(alternate).
Died in 1939
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Charles Adolph Schieren (1842-1915) —
also known as Charles A. Schieren —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Rhein, Prussia,
February
28, 1842.
Republican. Tanning business; mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1894-95.
Died March 10,
1915 (age 73 years, 10
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Pearl E. Selby —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Son of George D. Selby.
Shoe manufacturer; Dry candidate for delegate to
Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jonathan Stratton (1791-1863) —
of Thompsonville, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
24, 1791.
Son of Stephen Stratton (1754-1842) and Sarah (Darrow) Stratton (died
1841).
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; merchant;
leather business; lumber
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1843, 1851.
Died in 1863
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, July 8,
1829, to Cornelia A. Thompson (1800-1887). |
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Harry Irving Thayer (1869-1926) —
also known as Harry I. Thayer —
of Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Pembroke, Plymouth
County, Mass., September
10, 1869.
Son of Wendell P. Thayer and Amelia (Josselyn) Thayer (1847-1884).
Republican. Leather business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1925-26; died in
office 1926.
Died in Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass., March 10,
1926 (age 56 years, 181
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Wakefield, Mass.
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William C. E. Thomas (1818-1876) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Muncy, Lycoming
County, Pa., November
21, 1818.
Tanner; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1854; express
agent; postmaster.
Died in 1876
(age about
57 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles William Tobey (1880-1953) —
also known as Charles W. Tobey —
of Temple, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 22,
1880.
Son of William H. Tobey and Ellen Hall (Parker) Tobey.
Republican. President, F. M. Hoyt Shoe Company; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1915-16, 1919-20,
1923-24; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member
of New
Hampshire state senate, 1925-26; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1933-39; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1939-53; died in office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 24,
1953 (age 73 years, 2
days).
Interment at Miller
Cemetery, Temple, N.H.
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William H. Tomlinson (b. 1881) —
also known as Will Tomlinson —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Oscoda, Iosco
County, Mich., 1881.
Republican. Leather business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1936-44; defeated, 1921, 1923; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael S. Tynan (c.1835-1893) —
of Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born about 1835.
Republican. Shoe merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1885.
Committed
suicide with illuminating
gas, in Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., November
13, 1893 (age about 58
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. Van Eps (1822-1908) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Madison, Madison
County, N.Y., January
15, 1822.
Son of John Van Eps.
Democrat. Tanner; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1885-87.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., November
3, 1908 (age 86 years, 293
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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James Burtis Van Woert, Jr. (1870-1934) —
also known as James B. Van Woert —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Greig, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Greig, Lewis
County, N.Y., November
8, 1870.
Son of Jacob Van Woert (born 1845) and Theresa (Palen) Van Woert.
Democrat. Leather manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1913.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
14, 1934 (age 64 years, 6
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April 11,
1898, to Jessie Georgiana Varker (1864-1936). |
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Joseph Henry Walker (1829-1907) —
also known as Joseph H. Walker —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
21, 1829.
Republican. Boot and shoe manufacturer; leather
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1879-80, 1887; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1889-99 (10th District
1889-93, 3rd District 1893-99); defeated, 1898.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 3,
1907 (age 77 years, 103
days).
Interment at Rural
Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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Albert Wallace (1854-1916) —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Berwick, York
County, Maine, June 6,
1854.
Son of Ebenezer Gowell Wallace and Sarah Esther (Greenfield) Wallace.
Republican. Shoe manufacturer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1897-98; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1898; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1900.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., September
28, 1916 (age 62 years, 114
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Wallace (1823-1894) —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Berwick, York
County, Maine, January
5, 1823.
Son of Linzey Wallace and Abigail (Gowell) Wallace.
Shoe manufacturer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1873-74.
Died in Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., October
29, 1894 (age 71 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rochester
Cemetery, Rochester, N.H.
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Relatives: Son
of Linzey Wallace and Abigail (Gowell) Wallace; married to Susan B.
Whitehouse and Mary E. (Landers) Wallace (brother's widow); uncle of
Albert
Wallace and Sumner
Wallace. See Wallace
family of New Hampshire. |
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Sumner Wallace (1856-1920) —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Berwick, York
County, Maine, March 7,
1856.
Son of Ebenezer Gowell Wallace and Sarah Esther (Greenfield) Wallace.
Republican. Shoe manufacturer; director of banks, railroads,
and electric
utilities; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904;
Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1908.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Lake Wales, Polk
County, Fla., January
11, 1920 (age 63 years, 310
days).
Interment at Rochester
Cemetery, Rochester, N.H.
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Charles Herman Weisse (1866-1919) —
also known as Charles H. Weisse —
of Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan
County, Wis., October
24, 1866.
Democrat. Tanning business; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1903-11; defeated,
1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1904,
1916
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Died in 1919
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Falls
Cemetery, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
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Forman E. Whitcomb (b. 1866) —
of Union (now part of Endicott), Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Smithboro, Tioga
County, N.Y., July 24,
1866.
Republican. Shoemaker; member of New York
state assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1918-32.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Homer White, Jr. (1911-1998) —
also known as E. Homer White, Jr. —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., April 5,
1911.
Son of E. Homer White and Llela Amis Morgan White.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; shoe merchant;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1947-69; member of Maryland
state senate 36th District, 1975-78.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died, in a nursing
home, at Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., August 9,
1998 (age 87 years, 126
days).
Interment at Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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Benjamin M. Wilcox (1854-1912) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Fleming, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 21,
1854.
Son of Joseph Wilcox and Lydia (Martin) Wilcox.
Cayuga
County Clerk, 1883-91; shoe manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1894-95.
Died in 1912
(age about
58 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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