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Ernest Robinson Ackerman (1863-1931) —
also known as Ernest R. Ackerman —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1863.
Son of James Harvey Ackerman.
Republican. President, Lawrence Portland Cement Company; banker;
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1896;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Union County, 1906-11; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1908,
1916;
member of New Jersey
state board of education, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1919-31; died in
office 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union
League.
He was elected to the American Philatelic Society Hall of
Fame in 2000.
Died, of heart
disease, in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., October
18, 1931 (age 68 years, 123
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Plainfield, N.J.
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Andrew N. Adams (b. 1830) —
of Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt., January
6, 1830.
Republican. Marble dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Fair Haven, 1884; member of
Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1888.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edrick Adams (b. 1844) —
of Panton, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., December
4, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; marble
and granite dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Panton, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Frank Allee (1857-1938) —
also known as J. Frank Allee —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., December
2, 1857.
Republican. Jeweler;
president, Bay State Gas
Company of Delaware; president, Staten Island Brick Company;
Delaware
Republican state chair, 1886-96; member of Delaware
state senate, 1899-1903; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1903-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
12, 1938 (age 80 years, 314
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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James Hobart Allport (1874-1945) —
also known as James H. Allport —
of Barnesboro, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa., April 13,
1874.
Son of Dr. Hobart Allport (1848-1893) and Edith Susannah (Nevling)
Allport (1850-1919).
Republican. Engineer;
coal mining
business; brick and clay tile manufacturer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1932.
Suffered a stroke,
and died a week later, in the Philipsburg State Hospital,
Philipsburg, Centre
County, Pa., June 11,
1945 (age 71 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert H. Angell (b. 1868) —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Franklin
County, Va., January
25, 1868.
Son of Marshall J. Angell and Emma J. Angell.
Republican. Owner, The Central Manufacturing Co. (lumber,
cement); president, Shenandoah Life
Insurance Co.; chairman, Colonial National Bank;
president, Home Furniture
Co.; director, New Hotel
Corporation; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1901-04; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1912,
1928,
1932;
Virginia
Republican state chair, 1931.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1897
to Mary Jane Barlow. |
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Andrew D. Baird (1839-1923) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Kelso, Scotland,
October
14, 1839.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
stonecutter; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884;
candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1887, 1889 (Republican).
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
4, 1923 (age 83 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1866
to Miss Warner (died 1875); married 1884 to
Catherine Lamb. |
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William Lovell Baldrige (1869-1947) —
also known as W. Lovell Baldrige —
of Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Bennington, Blair
County, Pa., May 28,
1869.
Son of Emma Virginia (Lovell) Baldirge and Edward Rockefeller
Baldrige (1848-1913).
Republican. Manager of a limestone quarry; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912.
Died in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., January
3, 1947 (age 77 years, 220
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
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Elmer J. C. Bealer (1845-1928) —
also known as E. J. C. Bealer —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Berne, Switzerland,
May
20, 1845.
Son of Barbara Bealer and John Ellis Bealer (1828-1878).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; stone
dealer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1901; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1908.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
11, 1928 (age 83 years, 114
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1867
to Mary C. 'Mollie' Stephens. |
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Joseph Bermel (1860-1921) —
of Middle Village, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 8,
1860.
Son of Charles Bermel and Elizabeth (Cohn) Bermel.
Stonecutter; Newtown town supervisor in the 1890s; charged
with financial
irregularities; tried and
acquitted; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1906-08; resigned 1908; resigned
as borough president after a grand jury presented charges
against him, related to fraud and bribery
in connection with the city's purchase of Kissena Park in Queens.
Member, Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died in Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia (now Karlovy Vary, Czech
Republic), July 28,
1921 (age 61 years, 111
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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John David Bingham (1884-1942) —
also known as John D. Bingham —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., May 16,
1884.
Son of John Bingham and Elizabeth Mulvena Bingham.
Republican. Superintendent, Michigan Alkali
Company; manager, Huron Port Cement; director, Peoples State
Bank; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1930-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died, from kidney
failure, June 14,
1942 (age 58 years, 29
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Clinton Hamlin Blake, Jr. (b. 1883) —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., July 26,
1883.
Son of Clinton Hamlin Blake and Mary Gibson (Parsons) Blake.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and secretary, Concrete Surface Corp.;
vice-president, Citizens National Bank,
Englewood, N.J.; director, Federated Hotels,
Inc.; mayor
of Englewood, N.J., 1916-18.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1908
to Margaret Duryee Coe. |
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George Blakely (b. 1885) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
April
27, 1885.
Republican. Bricklayer; plasterer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1914-22 (Westchester County 1st District 1914-17,
Westchester County 5th District 1918-22); defeated, 1922.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Boettcher (1852-1948) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.; Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.; Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Kölleda, Germany,
April
8, 1852.
Son of Frederick Boettcher and Susanna Boettcher.
Republican. Hardware
business; co-founder and vice-president, Great Western Sugar Co.;
co-founder and president Ideal Cement Company; vice-president,
Brown Palace Hotel
Company; real estate
investor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1916
(alternate), 1928.
German
ancestry.
Died, in his suite at the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver,
Colo., July 2,
1948 (age 96 years, 85
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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William Sebastian Boyle (1888-1949) —
also known as William S. Boyle —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., January
22, 1888.
Democrat. Brickmason; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; lawyer; Nevada
Democratic state chair, 1931; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nevada, 1936
(secretary, Platform
Committee; speaker);
U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1939.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1949
(age about
61 years).
Interment somewhere
in Reno, Nev.
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Relatives:
Married to Myrtle Jane McGrath. |
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Walter Franklin Brawner (1873-1934) —
also known as Walter Brawner —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., October
28, 1873.
Son of Alex G. Brawner and Hannah Catherine (Morgan) Brawner.
Democrat. Brick contractor; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 1912,
1924;
Phoenix chief of
police.
Died, of complications of appendicitis
surgery, in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 27,
1934 (age 60 years, 211
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Mark Brunelle —
of Milwaukie, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Cement mason; novelist;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1994 (Independent), 1996
(Republican).
Still living as of 1996.
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Charles Anthony Buckley (1890-1967) —
also known as Charles A. Buckley —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., June 23,
1890.
Democrat. Bricklayer; building
contractor; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-65 (23rd District 1935-45,
25th District 1945-53, 24th District 1953-63, 23rd District 1963-65);
chair
of Bronx County Democratic Party, 1953-67.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
22, 1967 (age 76 years, 213
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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John L. Burke (b. 1856) —
of Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ohio, 1856.
Republican. Stone dealer; quarryman; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1893-94;
member of South
Dakota state senate 41st District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Robert Emmet Burke (b. 1858) —
also known as Robert E. Burke —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September, 1858.
Son of Richard M. Burke and Catherine Burke.
Democrat. Printer;
campaign manager, Carter
Harrison for Chicago Mayor, 1893, and for Carter
Harrison, Jr. in 1897, 1899, and 1901; Chicago oil inspector,
1897-1901; granite contractor; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1916;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Louise J. Spangenberg. |
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Austin A. Chapman (1828-1915) —
of Preston, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Preston, New London
County, Conn., May 28,
1828.
Democrat. Mason; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1874.
Died in 1915
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Preston
City Cemetery, Preston, Conn.
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Percival Wood Clement (1846-1927) —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., July 7,
1846.
Son of Charles Clement and Elizabeth (Wood) Clement.
Republican. Partner, Clement and Sons, marble quarries;
president, Rutland Railroad;
president, Bristol Railroad;
director, Clement National Bank; newspaper
publisher; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1892-93; mayor of
Rutland, Vt., 1897-99, 1911-12; member of Vermont
state senate, 1900-02, 1911-12; Governor of
Vermont, 1919-21; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1924.
Died January
9, 1927 (age 80 years, 186
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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William Titcomb Cobb (1857-1937) —
also known as William T. Cobb —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, July 23,
1857.
Son of Francis Cobb and Martha J. (Chandler) Cobb.
Republican. Lime manufacturing business; shipbuilder;
president and receiver, Bath Iron Works;
member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1889; Governor of
Maine, 1905-09; delegate to
Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County, 1933.
Universalist.
Died July 24,
1937 (age 80 years, 1
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Alexander Creighton (b. 1864) —
also known as Charles A. Creighton —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine, August
19, 1864.
Son of James Creighton and Emily (Meservey) Creighton.
Democrat. Lime manufacturing business; member of Maine
state senate 12th District, 1919-20; delegate to
Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County, 1933.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Jefferson Davis (b. 1870) —
also known as Ben J. Davis —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga., May 27,
1870.
Son of Michael Davis and Katherine Davis.
Republican. Bricklayer; school
teacher; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1896
(alternate), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Republican
National Committee from Georgia, 1924-28.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Donovan (b. 1868) —
also known as Andy Donovan —
of Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Green Isle, Sibley
County, Minn., December
25, 1868.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; livestock
shipping business; manufacturer of drain tile and
cement products; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1916;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 21st District, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Titus Dort (1806-1879) —
of Michigan.
Born in Vermont, 1806.
Brick manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1839, 1842, 1865-66 (Wayne County
1839, 1842, Wayne County 3rd District 1865-66); member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1849-52.
Died October
7, 1879 (age about 73
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert T. Eaton (1851-1916) —
of West Arlington, Arlington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Arlington, Bennington
County, Vt., August
10, 1851.
Republican. Merchant;
marble and granite dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Arlington, 1888.
Methodist.
Died August
12, 1916 (age 65 years, 2
days).
Interment at West
Arlington Cemetery, West Arlington, Arlington, Vt.
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Ferris S. Fitch —
of Bunker Hill, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont.
Stonemason; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County, 1853-56.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence James Flaherty (1878-1926) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., July 4,
1878.
Republican. Cement mason; president,
San Francisco Building Trades Council; member of California
state senate, 1915-22; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1925-26; died in
office 1926.
Died, in the Hotel
Marseilles, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1926 (age 47 years, 344
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Edward Stanley Fleury (b. 1857) —
also known as Edward S. Fleury —
of Isle La Motte, Grand Isle
County, Vt.
Born in Isle La Motte, Grand Isle
County, Vt., October
31, 1857.
Republican. Farmer;
stone quarry proprietor; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Isle La Motte, 1888;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1904.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Neal Randolph Fosseen (1908-2004) —
also known as Neal R. Fosseen —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash., November
27, 1908.
Son of Arthur Benjamin Fosseen and Florence Vance (Neal) Fosseen.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; brick and
clay tile products manufacturer; mayor of
Spokane, Wash., 1960-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Kappa Psi; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died July 21,
2004 (age 95 years, 237
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Freiberg (b. 1887) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 23,
1887.
Republican. General manager, Buffalo Cement Company;
president, Amherst Stone Company; president, Duane Construction
Corporation; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1923-26; member of
New
York state senate 50th District, 1927-29; Erie
County Sheriff.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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John L. A. Galster (1879-1960) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Boyne Falls, Charlevoix
County, Mich., May 11,
1879.
Son of John Galster and Louise (Daur) Galster.
Republican. Insurance
business; organinzer, treasurer, general manager, Petoskey
Portland Cement Co.; mayor
of Petoskey, Mich., 1921-25; Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1924;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1924;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927, 1947-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928,
1940.
Presbyterian.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., 1960
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Lorene Buell. |
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Silas Jack Galvin (b. 1878) —
also known as S. J. Galvin —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Pleasantville, Marion
County, Iowa, August 7,
1878.
Son of James Allan Galvin and Margaret (Haynes) Galvin.
Democrat. Brick and tile business; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1924; candidate for Iowa
railroad commission, 1928; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1940.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
President, Sheffield Brick and Tile Co.
Burial
location unknown.
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S. C. Garrison —
of Indiana.
Socialist. Bricklayer; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Indiana, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Strong Haggerty (1866-1950) —
also known as John S. Haggerty —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Springwells (now part of Detroit), Wayne
County, Mich., August
22, 1866.
Son of Lorenzo D. Haggerty and Elizabeth (Strong) Haggerty.
Republican. President, Haggerty Brick Co. and Campbell Land
Co.; Wayne
County Road Commissioner; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1912,
1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1915-19, 1927; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1927-30; treasurer of
Michigan Republican Party, 1927-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1950
(age about
83 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Richard J. Hall (born c.1872) —
of Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Watertown, Middlesex
County, Mass., about 1872.
Democrat. Mason; contractor;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ansonia, 1917-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Joseph Harris (b. 1853) —
also known as Charles J. Harris —
of Dillsboro, Jackson
County, N.C.
Born in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., September
11, 1853.
Son of William Harris and Zilpah (Torrey) Harris.
Republican. President, Harris Kaolin Co. (mining),
Harris Granite Quarries, and Harris-Woodbury Lumber Co.;
president, Jackson County Bank
(Sylva, N.C.); vice-president, American National Bank
(Asheville, N.C.); president, Asheville Daily Times newspaper;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1908,
1916,
1924,
1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Hellman Heller (1900-1961) —
also known as Edward H. Heller —
of Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Atherton, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March 15,
1900.
Son of Emanuel S. Heller and Clara (Hellman) Heller.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; financier;
director, and member executive committee, Wells Fargo Bank;
director, Permanente Cement Co., Bandini Petroleum
Co., Olympic Radio and
Television, Inc., Heller Land
Co., Permanente Steamship
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1960;
Regent, University of California, 1942-58.
Jewish.
Died in Atherton, San Mateo
County, Calif., December
18, 1961 (age 61 years, 278
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John R. Huhn (b. 1856) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Tamaqua, Schuylkill
County, Pa., July 7,
1856.
Son of Henry Huhn.
Brick manufacturer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County, 1903-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick C. Hulihan (b. 1856) —
of Center Rutland, Rutland town, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Center Rutland, Rutland town, Rutland
County, Vt., February
14, 1856.
Democrat. Marble and granite dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Rutland town, 1910.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Thomas Hunt (1860-1916) —
also known as John T. Hunt —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
2, 1860.
Democrat. Professional baseball
player and umpire;
stonecutter; contractor;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1903-07.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., November
30, 1916 (age 56 years, 302
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Edwin Hyde (b. 1828) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in England,
June
8, 1828.
Son of Peter Hyde and Harriet (Harris) Hyde.
Republican. Stone dealer; trustee, Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1867-68, 1877-78; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1879-80.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence M. Kenney —
of Saugerties, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Blue stone dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 1st District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry W. Kiel (1871-1942) —
also known as "Father of the Municipal
Opera" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
21, 1871.
Son of Henry F. Kiel and Minnie C. (Daues) Kiel.
Republican. Bricklayer; brick contractor; Presidential
Elector for Missouri, 1908;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1912;
mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1913-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1932.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Royal
Arcanum.
The Municipal Auditorium in St. Louis was named for
him.
Died, from complications of a stroke, November
26, 1942 (age 71 years, 278
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oak
Grove Cemetery, St. Louis County, Mo.
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August Koenig —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Hardin
County, Iowa; Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mainz, Germany.
Democrat. Bricklayer; farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1891-94, 1903-04 (4th
District 1891-92, 7th District 1893-94, 1903-04).
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Lincoln R. Long (b. 1861) —
of New Kingston, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Hancock town, Delaware
County, N.Y., February
3, 1861.
Republican. Farmer;
stonecutter; school
principal; Methodist
minister; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Barnaby Madden (1855-1928) —
also known as Martin B. Madden —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wolviston, England,
March
20, 1855.
Son of John Madden and Elizabeth (O'Neill) Madden.
Republican. Stone quarry business; director, Metropolitan
Trust and Savings Bank;
member Chicago City Council, 1889-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1896
(speaker),
1900,
1912,
1916,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1905-28; died in
office 1928.
Died in the House Appropriations Committee meeting room, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., April 27,
1928 (age 73 years, 38
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Near Hinsdale, DuPage County, Ill.
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Grove T. Maxson —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Son of Norman Maxson and Caroline (Eaton) Maxson.
Republican. Coal
dealer; cement contractor; mayor
of Cortland, N.Y., 1907-08.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel S. McNinch —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Republican. Brick manufacturer; real estate
developer; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1905-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest J. Meakins (b. 1877) —
of East Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England,
March
22, 1877.
Son of Thomas Henry Meakins and Ellen (Bliss) Meakins.
Democrat. Bricklayer; naturalized U.S. citizen; candidate for
Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Haven, 1930, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin G. Mosher —
also known as "Uncle Ben" —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mason; plasterer;
mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1872-74.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edmund Nash (1844-1913) —
of Washington, St. Landry
Parish, La.
Born in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La., May 23,
1844.
Republican. Bricklayer; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1875-77; postmaster.
African
ancestry.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 21,
1913 (age 69 years, 29
days).
Interment at St.
Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans, La.
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Frank Austin Norton (1867-1947) —
also known as Frank Norton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 1,
1867.
Son of Austin B. Norton and Sarah J. (Knapp) Norton.
Republican. Stonemason; florist; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1912-14.
Methodist.
Died, from a stroke,
while hospitalized for senile
psychosis, at Ypsilanti State Psychiatric
Hospital, York Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
2, 1947 (age 80 years, 123
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Frank Charles Partridge (1861-1943) —
of Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in East Middlebury, Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., May 7,
1861.
Son of Charles F. Partridge and Sarah A. (Rice) Partridge.
Republican. President, Vermont Marble Co.; president,
Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad;
director and president, Proctor Trust Co.;
director, National Life Insurance
Co. of Vermont; director, Rutland Railroad
Co.; U.S. Minister to Venezuela, 1893-94; U.S. Consul General in Tangier, 1897-98; member of Vermont
state senate, 1898-1900; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1930-31.
Died in Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt., March 2,
1943 (age 81 years, 299
days).
Interment at Proctor
Cemetery, Proctor, Vt.
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Dennis Pennington (1776-1854) —
of Harrison
County, Ind.
Born in Virginia, May 18,
1776.
Farmer;
stonemason; member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1810, 1812-16; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state senate, 1816-20, 1825-27, 1830-33, 1842-45; defeated, 1839;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1822-24, 1828-30, 1845-46;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1825; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana, 1832;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1833.
Methodist.
English
ancestry.
Died near Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., September
2, 1854 (age 78 years, 107
days).
Interment at Pennington
Chapel Cemetery, Harrison County, Ind.
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Arthur N. Pierson (b. 1867) —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Westfield, Union
County, N.J., June 23,
1867.
Republican. Wholesale sewer pipe and clay products business;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1915-22; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1919; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Union County, 1923-32.
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Westfield, N.J.
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Redfield Proctor (1831-1908) —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.; Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Proctorsville, Cavendish, Windsor
County, Vt., June 1,
1831.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; marble
quarry business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1867-68, 1888 (Rutland 1867-68,
Proctor 1888); member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1874-76; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1876-78; Governor of
Vermont, 1878-80; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1889-91; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1891-1908; died in office 1908.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 4,
1908 (age 76 years, 277
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Proctor, Vt.
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John Rathbone Ramsey (1862-1933) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Wyckoff, Bergen
County, N.J., April 25,
1862.
Son of John P. Ramsey and Martha (Rathbone) Ramsey.
Republican. Lawyer;
brick manufacturer; banker; Bergen
County Clerk, 1895-1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1908;
candidate for New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1910; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1917-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., April 10,
1933 (age 70 years, 350
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Eugene Elliott Reed (1866-1940) —
also known as Eugene E. Reed —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April 23,
1866.
Son of Gilman Reed and Rebecca (Hazelton) Reed.
Democrat. Mason; telegrapher
and train
dispatcher, Boston & Maine Railroad;
mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1903-08; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1908-12; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1912,
1916,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1913-15;
defeated, 1910, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1918.
Member, Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Grange.
Died December
15, 1940 (age 74 years, 236
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Leon Rice (b. 1911) —
of Jedgesville, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, W.Va., July 11,
1911.
Son of Edward C. Rice and Lillian (Dunham) Rice.
Democrat. Limestone quarry worker; secretary,
Martinsburg Central Labor Union; secretary,
Branch 175, Quarry Workers International Union; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1941-42;
defeated, 1946.
Christian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lorenzo P. Sanger (1809-1875) —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H., March 2,
1809.
Son of David Sanger, Jr. (1782-1851) and Mary 'Polly' (Palmer) Sanger
(1783-1854).
Contractor;
built canals and
railroads;
member of Illinois
state senate; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
stone quarry proprietor.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March 23,
1875 (age 66 years, 21
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Joliet, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of David Sanger, Jr. (1782-1851) and Mary 'Polly' (Palmer) Sanger
(1783-1854); married, February
3, 1830, to Rachel Mary Denniston; father of Frances Louise
Sanger (1842-1880; who married William
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Augustus W. Schwartz (b. 1867) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., January
4, 1867.
Republican. Newspaper
advertising manager; fire
fighter; coal
and masons' supplies dealer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1909-10.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Independent
Order of Foresters; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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James A. Smith (1865-1920) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
3, 1865.
Marble quarry business; U.S. Consul in Leghorn, 1897-1907; U.S. Consul General in Boma, 1907-08; Genoa, 1908-11; Calcutta, 1914-20.
Died September
29, 1920 (age 54 years, 331
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alexander Steel (1836-1879) —
also known as W. A. Steel —
of Joliet, Will
County, Ill.
Born in Blairsville, Indiana
County, Pa., October
11, 1836.
Son of Stewart Steel (1800-1861) and Myrtilla (Sterrett) Steel
(1806-1876).
Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
stone quarry proprietor; mayor of
Joliet, Ill., 1869-71, 1872-73, 1875-76.
Died, reportedly as the result of a horsedrawn
sleigh accident, in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March 28,
1879 (age 42 years, 168
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Joliet, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Stewart Steel (1800-1861) and Myrtilla (Sterrett) Steel
(1806-1876); married, January
16, 1862, to Frances Louise Sanger (1842-1880; daughter of Lorenzo
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John Loomis Stevens (1850-1933) —
also known as John L. Stevens —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Boone, Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., May 29,
1850.
Son of Isaac Loomis Stevens and Harriet E. (Tucker) Stevens.
Lawyer;
district attorney 11th District, 1879-86; promoter of early telephone
companies; organizer, Boone Brick and Tile Paving
Company; district judge in Iowa 11th District, 1887-92; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900,
1912;
delegate to Progressive National Convention from Iowa, 1912;
candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Iowa, October
23, 1933 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Ames
Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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Harry Clay Trexler (1854-1933) —
also known as Harry C. Trexler —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., April 17,
1854.
Son of Edwin W. Trexler (1826-1900) and Matilda (Sauerbuck) Trexler
(1827-1914).
Republican. Lumber
business; cement manufacturer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904;
director of electric
railroads, telephone
companies, and electric
utilities.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Union
League.
Badly injured when his car
collided with an oil truck on the William Penn Highway, and died
the next day in Easton Hospital,
Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., November
17, 1933 (age 79 years, 214
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Allentown, Pa.
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Bernard F. Weber (b. 1853) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1853.
Son of Michael Weber and Anna M. Weber.
Democrat. Real estate
business; brick manufacturer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1881-84; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912,
1916.
Catholic.
Member, Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund Weld (b. 1855) —
of Brookfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn., 1855.
Mason; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Brookfield, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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William W. Williams (b. 1841) —
of South Albany, Albany, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Scotland,
June
21, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War;
mason; farmer; postmaster;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Albany, 1888.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter V. Windus (1860-1918) —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Born in Scio, Allegany
County, N.Y., December
3, 1860.
Brick manufacturer; newspaper
editor; real estate
business; banker; mayor of
Pullman, Wash., 1890-93.
Died in 1918
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Pullman, Wash.
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John C. Zimmerman, Sr. (1835-1935) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Frankfort (Frankfurt am Main), Germany,
May
12, 1835.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; brickmason; merchant;
mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1895-96.
Died October
26, 1935 (age 100 years,
167 days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Married to Elizabeth Dietz. |
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