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Alexander Samuel Bacon (1853-1920) —
also known as Alexander S. Bacon —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., November
20, 1853.
Son of John Arthur Bacon and Harriet (Smith) Bacon.
Lawyer;
lecturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1887; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906 (Independence League),
1915 (American); vice-president and director, Webster Piano
Company.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Attorney for New York Gov. William
Sulzer at his impeachment trial in 1913.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 29,
1920 (age 66 years, 191
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rosalyn H. Baker —
also known as Roz Baker —
of Lahaina, Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Sporting goods merchant; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Hawaii, 1984,
1992,
1996
(alternate), 2000
(alternate); member of Hawaii
state house of representatives; elected 1988; member of Hawaii
state senate; appointed 1993; elected 1994, 2002.
Female.
Member, Rotary; Soroptimists.
Still living as of 2002.
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John James Bell (1864-1929) —
also known as John J. Bell —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Palmerston, Ontario,
April
6, 1864.
Son of John Bell (1829-1867) and Catherine Julia (Sides) Bell
(1832-1909).
Naturalized U.S. citizen; music store owner; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1907-12, 1927-28.
Methodist;
later Congregationalist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Modern
Maccabees; Maccabees
of the World; Foresters;
Woodmen of
the World; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., April 1,
1929 (age 64 years, 360
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Riley Alvin Bender (1890-1973) —
also known as Riley A. Bender —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1890.
Son of Edward Bender and Rachel Josephine 'Josie' (Davis) Bender.
Prize
fighter; hotel
manager; music store manager; seed
wholesaler; candidate in Democratic primary for Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1938; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Church
of Christ. German and
Welsh
ancestry.
Died, in Illinois Central Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 6,
1973 (age 82 years, 241
days).
Interment at Onarga
Cemetery, Onarga, Ill.
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Demarus Kay Carlson (born c.1938) —
also known as De Carlson —
of Crofton, Knox
County, Neb.
Born about 1938.
Republican. Gun dealer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 2004,
2008;
member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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George Ellsworth Chamberlin (b. 1872) —
also known as George E. Chamberlin —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in West Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., February
17, 1872.
Son of Edward Chandler Chamberlin and M. Jane (Kinney) Chamberlin.
Traveling
salesman; piano manufacturing business; U.S. Vice Consul
in Singapore, 1906-10; U.S. Consul in Swatow, 1910; Queenstown, 1910-14; Georgetown, 1914-19; Glasgow, 1919-26; U.S. Consul General in Glasgow, 1927-29; Halifax, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marilyn Chambers (1952-2009) —
also known as Marilyn Ann Briggs; Evelyn Lang;
Marilyn Chambers Taylor —
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April 22,
1952.
Model;
Actress
in pornographic
movies;
gun dealer; Personal Choice candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004.
Female.
Bisexual.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage and an aneurysm,
in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 12,
2009 (age 56 years, 355
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.
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Alexis U. Coates (1858-1943) —
also known as A. U. Coates —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 21,
1858.
Son of William Harvey Coates (1833-1917) and Anna French (Knowlton)
Coates (1839-1923).
School
teacher; music store manager; grocer; real estate
dealer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1901; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936.
Church
of Christ. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
21, 1943 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Edwin Stapleton Conway (b. 1850) —
also known as Edwin S. Conway —
of Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ontario,
1850.
Republican. Secretary and general superintendent, W. W. Kimball
Piano Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1896;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1900.
Baptist.
Member, Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmond Cote (b. 1863) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Beaumont, Quebec,
February
22, 1863.
Republican. Piano dealer; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 1st District, 1931-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph H. Dickinson (b. 1855) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born, of American parents, at Chatham, Ontario,
June
22, 1855.
Son of Samuel Dickinson and Jane Dickinson.
Republican. Organ manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1897-1900.
African
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Estey (1814-1890) —
of Vermont.
Born in Hinsdale, Cheshire
County, N.H., September
30, 1814.
Son of Isaac Estey and Patty Forbes Estey.
Republican. Organ manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1869-70; member of Vermont
state senate, 1872; candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1876; Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1876.
Died in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., April 15,
1890 (age 75 years, 197
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Lawrence J. Fitzgerald —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
President, Cortland Wagon Co. manfacturers
of carriages, wagons, and bicycles; vice-president, National
Bank of
Cortland; village
president of Cortland, New York, 1882; New York
state treasurer, 1886-89.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Kaye (1813-1890) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Yorkshire, England,
February
13, 1813.
Machinist;
founder and owner of the Kaye & Company brass works;
bell manufacturer; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1863-65.
Died November
19, 1890 (age 77 years, 279
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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John T. Kostuck (b. 1892) —
of Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.
Born in Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis., October
7, 1892.
Democrat. Piano dealer; piano tuner; candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Portage County.
A blasting accident made him blind
at age 14.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. B. Lambert (b. 1845) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, May 17,
1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; music
teacher; music store owner; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1878-80.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1871
to Barbara Schaller. |
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Charles W. Masterson (c.1862-1958) —
of Washington.
Born about 1862.
Democrat. Piano tuner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1916.
Blind
from age eight, due to an overdose of quinine (used to treat cholera).
Died in Walla Walla, Walla Walla
County, Wash., 1958
(age about
96 years).
Interment somewhere
in Walla Walla, Wash.
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Vernon Ream McMillan (1892-1968) —
also known as Vernon R. McMillan —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Morrill, Brown
County, Kan., September
15, 1892.
Founded sporting goods business; invented
the football face mask and the basketball inflator; mayor
of Terre Haute, Ind., 1943-48.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., December
1, 1968 (age 76 years, 77
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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William B. Ormsbee (b. 1875) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Maple Grove, Saginaw
County, Mich., 1875.
Republican. Sporting goods merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1915-18, 1923-26; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1936.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Merritt Osband (b. 1836) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Arcadia, Wayne
County, N.Y., June 15,
1836.
Son of Wilson Osband and Susanna (Sherman) Osband.
Republican. College
professor; furniture
business; newspaper
editor; pipe organ manufacturer; chair of
Washtenaw County Republican Party, 1886-90.
Methodist.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Perry Otis (1809-1890) —
also known as David P. Otis —
of Salem, New London
County, Conn.; Norwich, New London
County, Conn.; Niantic, East Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., February
28, 1809.
Son of David Otis (1776-1860) and Nancy (Perry) Otis (1779-1866).
Merchant;
piano manufacturing business; member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1860.
Died December
30, 1890 (age 81 years, 305
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John G. Roy (b. 1859) —
of East Barnet, Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., 1859.
Croquet set manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Barnet, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Don William Samuelson (1913-2000) —
also known as Don W. Samuelson —
of Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho.
Born in Woodhull, Henry
County, Ill., July 27,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sporting
goods merchant; member of Idaho
state senate, 1960-66; Governor of
Idaho, 1967-71; defeated, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Kiwanis;
National Rifle
Association.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Swedish Medical
Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
20, 2000 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
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Homer Peter Snyder (1863-1937) —
also known as Homer P. Snyder —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., December
6, 1863.
Son of Edwin Snyder and Mary E. (Rivenburg) Snyder.
Republican. Manufacturer of knitting
machinery and bicycles as Homer P. Snyder Manufacturing Co.;
vice-president, Little Falls National Bank;
director, Little Falls and Johnstown Railroad;
director, Little Falls Hotel
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1915-25; defeated,
1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
30, 1937 (age 74 years, 24
days).
Interment at Church
Street Cemetery, Little Falls, N.Y.
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Oramel Whittlesey (born c.1802) —
of Salem, New London
County, Conn.
Born about 1802.
Whig. Pianoforte maker; member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1847.
Interment at Mosswood
Glen Cemetery, Salem, Conn.
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Arthur H. Wicks (b. 1887) —
also known as A. H. Wicks —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1887.
Republican. Worked in piano manufacturing business; employed
in the engineering department of the New York City Board of Water
Supply, and then in construction of subways;
owner and operator of steam
laundry in Kingston; director, Governor Clinton Hotel;
member of New York
state senate, 1927-56 (29th District 1927-44, 34th District
1945-56); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
resigned
in November 1953 as Senate Majority Leader and acting Lieutenant
Governor, while under threat
of ouster over his Sing Sing prison visits to convicted extortionist
and labor leader Joseph S. Fay.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas E. Willmott —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Piano maker; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1912-13.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Ellsworth Winslow (1862-1940) —
also known as Samuel E. Winslow —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 11,
1862.
Son of Samuel
Winslow and Mary Weeks (Robbins) Winslow.
Republican. President, Samuel Winslow Skate Manufacturing Co.;
director, U.S. Envelope Co., State Mutual Life
Assurance Co. of Worcester, Mass., and Mechanics National Bank;
trustee, Worcester City Hospital;
chairman, U.S. Board of Railway Labor Mediation; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1893-94; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1913-25.
Unitarian.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., July 11,
1940 (age 78 years, 91
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hope
Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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