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	A. L. Lennon (born c.1862) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born about 1862. Hennepin County Commissioner, 1886-88; chairman, joint committee of Hennepin and Ramsey counties which built the Lake Street and Marshall Avenue bridge; deputy state oil inspector for the Minneapolis district, 1905-09; roofing sales agent; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 28th District, 1915-22; member of Minnesota state senate 28th District, 1923-28. Burial location unknown.   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
	Jasper McLevy (1878-1962) — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., 1878. Socialist. Carpenter; roofing business; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1906; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Connecticut, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1920; mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., 1933-57; defeated, 1911, 1931; candidate for Governor of Connecticut, 1938; candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1952. Scottish ancestry. Died November 20, 1962 (age about 84 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Mary Flynn (died 1914); married 1929 to Vida Stearns; uncle of Elizabeth Hutchinson (who married Irving C. Freese).   See also Wikipedia article
	Eugene R. Norton (b. 1856) — of Granville, Washington County, N.Y. Born in Middle Granville, Washington County, N.Y., September 23, 1856. Republican. Grocer; roofing slate manufacturer; director of two banks; member of New York state assembly from Washington County, 1906-07, 1913, 1919-20; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1916. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.

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