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Prince-Henry family of Winchester, Massachusetts

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  Bernard Henry (1783-1863) — Born in Georgia, 1783. U.S. Consul in Gibraltar, as of 1816-32. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 13, 1863 (age about 80 years). Interment at Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Father of Henry Henry (1824-1885; who married Frederick Octavius Prince); grandfather of Frederick Henry Prince (1859-1953).
  Political family: Prince-Henry family of Winchester, Massachusetts.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick Octavius Prince (1818-1899) — also known as Frederick O. Prince — of Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 18, 1818. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1851-53; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1855; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860, 1864, 1880, 1888; Temporary Secretary, 1876; member, Arrangements Committee, 1876; speaker, 1876, 1888; Convention Secretary, 1888; member of Democratic National Committee from Massachusetts, 1876-80; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1877-78, 1879-82; Secretary of Democratic National Committee, 1880; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1885 (Democratic), 1896 (National Democratic). Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 6, 1899 (age 81 years, 139 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas J. Prince and Caroline Prince; married 1848 to Helen Henry (1824-1885; daughter of Bernard Henry (1783-1863)); father of Frederick Henry Prince.
  Political family: Prince-Henry family of Winchester, Massachusetts.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick Henry Prince (1859-1953) — also known as Frederick H. Prince — of Wenham, Essex County, Mass.; Newport, Newport County, R.I.; Biarritz, France. Born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., 1859. Republican. Financier; owned or controlled stockyards, meatpacking plants, and railroads; one of the world's wealthiest men; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Episcopalian. Died in Biarritz, France, February 3, 1953 (age about 93 years). Entombed at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Octavius Prince (1818-1899) and Helen (Henry) Prince (1824-1885); married 1884 to Abigail Kingsley Norman (1860-1949); grandson of Bernard Henry.
  Political family: Prince-Henry family of Winchester, Massachusetts.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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