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John Lewis Bates (1859-1946) —
also known as John L. Bates —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., September
18, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1894-99; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1897-99; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1900-03; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1903-05; defeated, 1904; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19.
Methodist.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died June 8,
1946 (age 86 years, 263
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jeremiah Edward O'Connell (1883-1964) —
also known as Jeremiah E. O'Connell —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 8,
1883.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 3rd District, 1923-27, 1929-30;
state court judge in Rhode Island, 1930-48; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1948-56; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Catholic.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died September
18, 1964 (age 81 years, 72
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Benjamin Brickett Priest (b. 1910) —
also known as Benjamin B. Priest —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.; Marblehead, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., December
3, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1939-43; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1943-45; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Henry Washburn (1866-1930) —
of Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., April
11, 1866.
Republican. Private secretary to Andrew
Dickson White; lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Magdeburg, 1890-93; private secretary to U.S. Sen. Henry
Cabot Lodge, 1893-96; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1896;
delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; college
professor; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts;
U.S. Minister to Austria, 1922-30, died in office 1930.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; Union
League.
Died, from erysipelas,
in the Rudolf Interhaus Hospital,
Vienna, Austria,
April
2, 1930 (age 63 years, 356
days).
Original interment at Hietzing Cemetery, Vienna, Austria; reinterment in 1930 at Nemasket Hill Cemetery, Middleboro, Mass.
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Owen Daniel Young (1874-1962) —
also known as Owen D. Young —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
27, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; financier;
industrialist;
chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded Radio
Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of the
founders of the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of
German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., July 11,
1962 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Van
Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
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