| AMES (Soundex
A520)
— See also
ADAMES,
ALMES,
AMESBURY,
AMESON,
AMIS,
AMISS,
AMOS,
ARMES,
AWES,
DAMES,
EAMES,
GAMES,
GRAMES,
HAMES,
IMES,
JAMES,
MAES,
MASE,
MASSE,
MEAS,
MESA,
REAMES,
RHAMES,
SAMES,
SEEMA,
SHAMES,
THAMES.
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| |  AMES:
See also
Ames
A. Barlow —
Spencer
Borden —
Henry
Chamberlain —
Archibald
Cox —
W.
Ames Curtright —
Emil
Ames Dapper —
Samuel
Crawford Denson —
Willard
Ames De Pree —
Louis
Adams Frothingham —
Hector
Ames Hanson —
R.
Lester Hill —
Donald
Lester Jackson —
Edwin
Ames Jaggard —
Elizabeth
Ames Jones —
Dan
Able Kimball —
Edward
Ames Mann —
Thomas
Herbert Norton —
Henry
Clay Payne —
Richard
Foster Perkins —
Josiah
Robbins —
Ames
Pattison Rogers —
Ames
W. Sisson —
Morris
Ames Soper —
Oliver
Ames Spencer —
Raymond
Ames Spruance —
Arch
Rollin Tuthill —
Charles
Ames Washburn —
Merrick
Ames Whipple —
Leonard
White |
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Ames, Adelbert
(1835-1933) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, October
31, 1835.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Mississippi, 1868-70, 1874-76; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1870-74; general in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1894 for action in the Battle of Bull Run, July 21,
1861.
Died in Ormond (now Ormond Beach), Volusia
County, Fla., April
12, 1933 (age 97 years, 163
days).
Interment at Hildreth
Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Ames, Albert Alonzo
(1842-1911) —
also known as Albert A. Ames;
"Doc" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; California.
Born in Garden Prairie, Boone
County, Ill., January
18, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1867; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1876-77, 1882-84, 1886-89, 1901-02;
resigned 1902; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1886 (Democratic), 1896 (Independent); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888;
indicted
in 1902 on bribery
charges,
over a scheme to induce county commissioners to appoint his
secretary, Thomas R. Brown, Jr., as Sheriff.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
16, 1911 (age 69 years, 302
days). His body was reportedly donated to
science.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Ames, Alden —
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Tientsin, as of 1907.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Alfred Elisha
(1814-1874) —
also known as Alfred E. Ames —
of Winnebago
County, Ill.; St. Anthony Falls, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Colchester, Chittenden
County, Vt., December
13, 1814.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Illinois
state senate 24th District, 1849-50; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1853;
postmaster at Minneapolis,
Minn., 1856-57; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 11th District, 1857.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
23, 1874 (age 59 years, 284
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Ames, Alfred K. —
of Machias, Washington
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state senate 15th District, 1919-20.
Burial location unknown.
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See C. Allen Ames |
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Ames, Allen E. —
of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Republican. Chair of
Cattaraugus County Republican Party, 1927-29.
Burial location unknown.
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Jr. See Edward Almer Ames
Jr. |
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Ames, Ambrose —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Massachusetts.
Postmaster at Greenfield,
Mass., 1816.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Anthony —
of Danielsonville (now Danielson), Killingly, Windham
County, Conn.
Warden
(borough president) of Danielsonville, Connecticut, 1869, 1878.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Arnold —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York American Labor Party Executive Committee, 1949.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Benjamin
(1778-1835) —
of Bath, Lincoln County (now Sagadahoc
County), Maine.
Born in Andover, Essex
County, Mass., October
30, 1778.
Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Massachusetts, 1811-14; delegate
to Maine state constitutional convention, 1819; Governor of
Maine, 1821-22.
Died in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, September
28, 1835 (age 56 years, 333
days).
Interment at Soldiers Cemetery, Houlton, Maine.
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Ames, Butler (1871-1954) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
22, 1871.
Republican. Engineer;
manufacturer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1903-13;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1916,
1920,
1928.
Died in Tewksbury, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
6, 1954 (age 83 years, 76
days).
Interment at Hildreth
Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Ames, C. Allen —
of Port Byron, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Calvin —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1861-62.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Charles V. —
of Portage Township (now Portage), Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for supervisor
of Portage Township, Michigan, 1913.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Charles W. —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Twelfth Essex District, 1923-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Cheney (1808-1892) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Mexico, Oswego
County, N.Y., June 19,
1808.
Hatter;
postmaster at Oswego,
N.Y., 1849-53, 1877-81; member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1858-59, 1864-65; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
14, 1892 (age 84 years, 87
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Ames, DeHart H. (b. 1872) —
of Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Great Valley town, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., January
30, 1872.
Republican. Cattaraugus
County Sheriff, 1907-09; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1915-20; member of New York
state senate 51st District, 1921-24; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 51st District, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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| | Ames, E. Almer,
Jr. See Edward Almer Ames
Jr. |
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Ames, Earl —
of Washington
County, Pa.
Democrat. Chair of
Washington County Democratic Party, 1937.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Edward Almer, Jr.
(1903-1987) —
also known as E. Almer Ames, Jr. —
of Accomac, Accomack
County, Va.
Born in Onley, Accomack
County, Va., January
22, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Accomack
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1943-55; vice-president, First
National Bank,
Onancock, Va.; chair of
Accomack County Democratic Party, 1948-67; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952;
member of Virginia
state senate 1st District, 1956-67; member of Virginia
Democratic State Central Committee, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Ruritan;
Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in May, 1987
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Almer Ames and Lena E. (Trower) Ames; married, January
8, 1936, to Elizabeth Johnson Melson. |
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Ames, Edward Winslow (b.
1874) —
Born in Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass., 1874.
U.S. Vice Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, as of 1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Eli B. —
of Illinois.
U.S. Consul in Hamburg, 1855-58.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Eli B. (1820-1897) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Colchester, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
3, 1820.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1870-72.
Died February
12, 1897 (age 76 years, 193
days).
Burial location unknown.
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| | Ames, Ellis,
Sr. See Ellis
Eames |
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Ames, Emma L. —
of Putnam Heights, Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Postmaster at Putnam
Heights, Conn., 1876-1900.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, F. W. —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Burgess
of Titusville, Pennsylvania, 1864-65.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Fisher (1758-1808) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., April 9,
1758.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1788; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1789-97 (1st District 1789-95,
6th District 1795-97); member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1798-1800.
Died in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 4,
1808 (age 50 years, 86
days).
Interment at Old
Village Cemetery, Dedham, Mass.
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Ames, Francis —
of Douglas, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Galen —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Whig. Postmaster at Springfield,
Mass., 1844-45.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, George T. (born
c.1926) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; barber;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1954; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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Grandville G. See Granville G.
Ames |
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Ames, Granville G.
(1852-1914) —
also known as Grandville G. Ames —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis., 1852.
Lawyer;
Consul
for Costa Rica in Portland,
Ore., 1896-1907.
Died, in Emanuel Hospital,
Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., December
31, 1914 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Ames and Roana (Witt) Ames; married 1880 to Alma
Muzzy; married 1904 to Minnie
B. Robb. |
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Ames, Hector C. —
of New York.
U.S. Consul in Acapulco, 1852-53.
Burial location unknown.
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See Hermes Luther Ames |
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Ames, Henry S. —
of Orange, Franklin
County, Mass.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourth Franklin District, 1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Herbert M. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Herbert T. —
of Pennsylvania.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1916; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Herbert Thomas —
also known as Herbert T. Ames —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Tioga
County, Pa.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Williamsport, Pa., 1929.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas W. Ames and Mary A. (Card) Ames. |
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Ames, Hermes Luther
(1865-1920) —
also known as Hermes L. Ames; Henry Ames —
of Falconer, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Carroll town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
28, 1865.
Farmer;
school
teacher; hay
dealer; milling
business; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1918-20;
defeated (Prohibition), 1916; died in office 1920.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Grange.
Died August
23, 1920 (age 54 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Loretta Woodward (Tiller) Ames and Ezra Wales Ames; married, June 20,
1894, to Minta E. Brunson. |
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Ames, Irma M. —
of Lewisburg, Union
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ames, J. O. —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, James W.
(1864-1944) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
12, 1864.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1901-02; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1908;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
African
ancestry.
One of the founders of Dunbar Hospital
(1918).
Died in 1944
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Ames, James W. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Jesse —
of Rice
County, Minn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1868;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 8, 1868.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Mrs. Jesse D. —
of Georgetown, Williamson
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1924,
1928
(alternate).
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, John C. —
of Sterling, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Sterling, 1838; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1849.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, John C. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, John E. —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Niles, Mich., 1936-37.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, John S., Jr. —
of Easton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Republican. Candidate for Massachusetts
Governor's Council 1st District, 1948; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952,
1956
(alternate).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, John S. III —
of Easton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ames, Jonathan T. —
Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ames, Joseph G. —
of Berrien
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County, 1844.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Josiah P. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1877-80.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Leonard, Jr.
(1818-1899) —
of Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born February
8, 1818.
Member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County 2nd District, 1857.
Died November
11, 1899 (age 81 years, 276
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Ames, Leslie D. —
of Camden, Knox
County, Maine.
Postmaster at Camden,
Maine, 1931.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Marie B. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Independent candidate for delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Michael E. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1846.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Michael E.
(1822-1861) —
of Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Vermont, 1822.
Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1851; Speaker
of Minnesota Territory House of Representatives, 1851; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., 1861
(age about
39 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Oakes (1804-1873) —
of North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., January
10, 1804.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1863-73.
He and his brother Oliver Ames, president of
the Union Pacific Railroad, prime movers in construction of the first
transcontinental railroad
line, completed in 1869; he was as censured
by the House of Representatives in 1873 for his role in the Credit
Mobilier bribery
scandal.
Died in Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., May 8,
1873 (age 69 years, 118
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.; memorial monument at Oliver and Oakes Ames Monument, Sherman, Wyo.
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Ames, Oliver, Jr.
(1807-1877) —
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
5, 1807.
Shovel
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1852, 1857; president, Union Pacific Railroad;
he and his brother Oakes Ames were prime
movers in construction of the first transcontinental railroad line.
Died March 9,
1877 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.; memorial monument at Oliver and Oakes Ames Monument, Sherman, Wyo.
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Ames, Oliver (1831-1895) —
of North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., February
4, 1831.
Republican. Shovel
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state senate; elected 1880; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1883-87; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1887-90.
Died in North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., October
22, 1895 (age 64 years, 260
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.
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Ames, Robert —
of Coaldale, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Ames, Samuel —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Speaker
of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1844-45.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Samuel —
of Keeseville, Essex
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1872-73.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Scott A. —
of West Warren, Warren, Knox
County, Maine.
Postmaster at West
Warren, Maine, 1893-1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Seth —
of Massachusetts.
Justice
of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1869-81.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Sylvester W. —
of Putnam Heights, Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Postmaster at Putnam
Heights, Conn., 1876.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, T. M. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 18th District, 1862-63.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Vera —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
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Ames, Walker —
of De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Mayor of
De Soto, Mo., 1967.
Still living as of 1967.
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Ames, Wallace —
of Lenoir
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Lenoir County,
1868-69.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Walter W. (born
c.1905) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Algonac, St. Clair
County, Mich., about 1905.
Republican. Republican candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1940 (primary), 1944 (primary), 1948, 1950, 1952 (primary); candidate
for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1946.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, Warner —
Member of Virginia
state senate 1st District, 1924-27.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, William A. —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Prohibition candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from New London, 1910; member of
Connecticut Prohibition Party State Executive Committee, 1922-27.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, William H. (b.
1861) —
of Easton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., March 1,
1861.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Second Bristol District, 1905-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Ames, William L.
(1846-1910) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in 1846.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 25, 1891-92.
Died in 1910
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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