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James Dupont Adams (1887-1966) —
also known as James D. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., July 2,
1887.
Democrat. President, Citizens State Bank; among
the organizers of Columbia Woolen Mills; publisher,
Columbia City Post newspaper;
owner of movie
theaters; president, Whitley County Telephone
Co., 1912-26; cattle
breeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; American
Bankers Association.
Died in August, 1966
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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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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Franklin Pierce Combest (1853-1909) —
also known as F. P. Combest —
of Phil, Casey
County, Ky.
Born in Casey
County, Ky., October
10, 1853.
Republican. Surveyor;
school
teacher; banker; merchant;
president, Green River Woolen Mills; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; elected 1892; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1908.
Member, Freemasons.
He and his brother Liberty Madison Combest incorporated the Green
River Telephone
Company.
Died in Phil, Casey
County, Ky., October
22, 1909 (age 56 years, 12
days).
Interment at Antioch
Christian Church Cemetery, Phil, Ky.
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Eliab Alden Converse (b. 1844) —
also known as E. Alden Converse —
of Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., October
19, 1844.
Son of Sarah Adeline (Young) Converse (1804-1878) and Eliab
Alden Converse (1806-1871).
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1880.
Burial
location unknown.
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John B. Davidson (1876-1941) —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Oldham, Lancashire, England,
March
17, 1876.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1929-30; member
of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in 1941
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Einstein (1842-1905) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
18, 1842.
Son of Lamle 'Lewis' Einstein and Judith Einstein (1818-1883).
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1879-81; candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1892; president, New River Mineral
Company; director, Alabama Mineral Land
Company; director, Raritan Woolen Mills; trustee, Texas
Pacific Land Trust.
Jewish.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
24, 1905 (age 62 years, 67
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Joseph Buell Ely (1881-1956) —
also known as Joseph B. Ely —
of Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., February
22, 1881.
Son of Henry Wilson Ely and Sarah N. (Buell) Ely.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Hampton National Bank and
Trust Company; director, American Woolen Company; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1931-35.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died June 13,
1956 (age 75 years, 112
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Mass.
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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
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Charles Vincent Fornes (1847-1929) —
also known as Charles V. Fornes —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y., January
22, 1847.
Democrat. Woolen merchant; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1907-13; defeated
(National Democratic), 1896.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 22,
1929 (age 82 years, 120
days).
Interment at United
German and French Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Louis Bertrand Goodall (1851-1935) —
also known as Louis B. Goodall —
of Sanford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Winchester, Cheshire
County, N.H., September
23, 1851.
Son of Thomas Goodall and Ruth (Waterhouse) Goodall.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; officer of railroads
and power
companies; president, Sanford National Bank; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1917-21.
Unitarian.
Died in Sanford, York
County, Maine, June 26,
1935 (age 83 years, 276
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Sanford, Maine.
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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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Addison Loomis Green (1862-1942) —
also known as Addison L. Green —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
23, 1862.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Green and Alvira Eunice (Loomis) Green.
Lawyer;
archaeologist;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1894; became
involved in the textile
business; vice-president, Association of Woolen Manufacturers
of America; studied archeological sites in Spain and France with Charles
G. Dawes, 1930.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died June 24,
1942 (age 79 years, 244
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Ridgway Grundy (1863-1961) —
also known as Joseph R. Grundy —
of Bristol, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., January
13, 1863.
Son of William H. Grundy and Mary Lamb (Ridgway) Grundy.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900,
1908,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1929-30.
Quaker.
Died in 1961
(age about
98 years).
Interment at Beechwood
Cemetery, Hulmeville, Pa.
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George Edward Keeney (1849-1923) —
also known as George E. Keeney —
of Somersville, Somers, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in South Manchester, Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn., March 22,
1849.
Son of Rockwell Keeney and Leonora Keeney.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state senate 24th District, 1889-90, 1893-94; president, Hartford
Life
Insurance Company, 1899; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Somersville, Somers, Tolland
County, Conn., October
4, 1923 (age 74 years, 196
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Luebke (b. 1906) —
of West Allis, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April 28,
1906.
Democrat. Woolen mill superintendent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 23rd District; elected 1956,
1958.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Houghton Metcalf (1860-1942) —
also known as Jesse H. Metcalf —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
16, 1860.
President of a woollen company; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1907; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1924-37; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928.
Unitarian.
Died in 1942
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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William Mitchell Morgan (1870-1935) —
also known as William M. Morgan —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Licking
County, Ohio, August 1,
1870.
Son of James M. Morgan and Mary Eleanor Morgan.
Republican. In carriage
and implement
business; later in wool and grain
business; president, Central Ohio Foundry
Company; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1921-31.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1935
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
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Richard Olney II (1871-1939) —
of Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Milton, Strafford
County, N.H., January
5, 1871.
Democrat. Wool merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1903; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1915-21;
defeated, 1920.
Died in 1939
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Cherry
Valley Cemetery, Leicester, Mass.
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Charles Paine (1799-1853) —
of Northfield, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Williamstown, Orange
County, Vt., April 15,
1799.
Son of Elijah
Paine.
Whig. Woollen manufacturer; hotelier;
merchant;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1828-29; delegate to Whig
National Convention from Vermont, 1839 (Convention Secretary); Governor of
Vermont, 1841-43; railroad
builder.
Died, from dysentery,
in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., July 6,
1853 (age 54 years, 82
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Northfield, Vt.
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Isaac L. Pearl (b. 1832) —
of Johnson, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Milton, Chittenden
County, Vt., 1832.
Woollen manufacturer; probate judge in Vermont, 1870-71; Lamoille
County Commissioner, 1874-77; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Johnson, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dudley Leavitt Pickman (1779-1846) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., 1779.
Son of William Pickman (1748-1815) and Eliza (Leavitt) Pickman
(1759-1782).
Shipowner;
importer
and exporter; investor and stockholder in cotton and
woollen mills and railroads;
financier;
member of Massachusetts
state senate.
Died November
4, 1846 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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Aram J. Pothier (1854-1928) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Quebec,
July
26, 1854.
Son of Jules Pothier and Domiltilde (Dallaire) Pothier.
Republican. Banker;
officer of Guerin Spinning
Co., Alsace Worsted
Co., Montrose Woolen Co., and Rosemont Dyeing
Co.; treasurer, Woonsocket Hospital;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1887-88; mayor
of Woonsocket, R.I., 1894-95; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1897-98; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1909-15, 1925-28; died in office 1928.
Catholic.
Member, American
Bankers Association.
Died February
3, 1928 (age 73 years, 192
days).
Interment at Precious
Blood Cemetery, Blackstone, Mass.
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Thomas Leavens Renton (b. 1844) —
also known as Thomas L. Renton —
Born in England,
March
2, 1844.
Wool merchant; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Bradford, 1883-1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Fleming Rich (1883-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Rich —
of Woolrich, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Woolrich, Clinton
County, Pa., June 23,
1883.
Son of Michael B. Rich and Ida B. Rich.
Republican. General manager and treasurer, Woolrich Woolen
Mills; president, State Bank of
Avis; director, secretary, treasurer, Chatham Water
Co.; director, treasurer, Pierce Manufacturing
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1930-43, 1945-51 (16th District
1930-43, 15th District 1945-51).
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died April 28,
1968 (age 84 years, 310
days).
Interment at Woolrich
Cemetery, Woolrich, Pa.
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Charles Addison Russell (1852-1902) —
also known as Charles A. Russell —
of Killingly, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., March 2,
1852.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; woollen manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1883; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1885-87; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1887-1902; died in
office 1902.
Died in Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., October
23, 1902 (age 50 years, 235
days).
Interment at High
Street Cemetery, Dayville, Killingly, Conn.
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Frederick Richard Sawday (b. 1849) —
also known as Frederick R. Sawday —
of San
Diego County, Calif.; Ensenada, Baja
California.
Born in Sidmouth, England,
July
29, 1849.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; sheep raiser; merchant;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Ensenada, 1911-14; U.S. Consular Agent in Ensenada, 1916-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Henry Sawyer (1840-1908) —
also known as Charles H. Sawyer —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., March 30,
1840.
Son of Jonathan Sawyer and Martha (Perkins) Sawyer.
Republican. Superintendent, later president, Sawyer Woollen
Mills; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1869-70, 1876-77;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1884;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1887-89.
Died January
18, 1908 (age 67 years, 294
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Winfield Aldrich Schuster (1906-1983) —
also known as Winfield A. Schuster —
of East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass., July 17,
1906.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1932-36; appointed 1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Member, Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died, of leukemia,
November, 1983
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Douglas, Mass.
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Joseph Orvill Smith (b. 1843) —
also known as Joseph O. Smith —
Born in Rhode Island, August
12, 1843.
Woollen manufacturer; railroad
builder; flour mill
business; mining
business; U.S. Consular Agent in Talcahuano, 1895-1918.
Burial
location unknown.
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Margaret Chase Smith (1897-1995) —
also known as Margaret Chase —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, December
14, 1897.
Daughter of George Emery Chase and Carrie (Murray) Chase.
Republican. School
teacher; business executive for Maine Telephone
& Telegraph
Co., for a country newspaper,
and for the Cummings Woolen Co.; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1930-36; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1940-49; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1949-73; defeated, 1972; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1964.
Female.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1989.
Died May 29,
1995 (age 97 years, 166
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Margaret
Chase Smith Library, Skowhegan, Maine.
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Victor Ira Spear (b. 1852) —
also known as Victor I. Spear —
of Braintree, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Braintree, Orange
County, Vt., September
20, 1852.
Republican. Farmer;
sheep breeder;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Braintree, 1880; member of Vermont
state senate from Orange County, 1886; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Augustine Sterling (1876-1957) —
also known as Frederick A. Sterling —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Texas.
Born in Lake City, Wabasha
County, Minn., August
13, 1876.
Cattle ranch
manager; woollen manufacturer; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Minister to Ireland, 1927-34; Bulgaria, 1933-36; Sweden, 1938-41.
Died in 1957
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Smith Taintor (1811-1892) —
also known as Ralph S. Taintor —
of Colchester, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., November
13, 1811.
Republican. Farmer;
wool commission merchant; member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1857.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Died in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., October
22, 1892 (age 80 years, 344
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Colchester, Conn.
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Herbert Edwin Walbridge (b. 1878) —
also known as Herbert E. Walbridge —
of Enfield, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Massachusetts, September
27, 1878.
Son of Evelyn (Webster) Walbridge (born 1857) and Herbert Hiram
Walbridge (1856-1932).
Republican. Wool percher; postmaster;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Enfield; elected
1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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