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Chemical Industry Politicians in Massachusetts

Henning Albert Blomen (1910-1993) — also known as Henning A. Blomen — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Ipswich, Essex County, Mass. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., September 28, 1910. Socialist. Machine assembler, Dewey & Almy Chemical Co.; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1970; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1946, 1948; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for President of the United States, 1968. Died, in a nursing home at North Reading, Middlesex County, Mass., July, 1993 (age 82 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Gustav A. Blomen and Clara E. (Magnuson) Blomen; married, February 17, 1969, to Constance Zimmerman.   See also Wikipedia article   Charles H. Cole (b. 1871) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 30, 1871. Democrat. Cashier and treasurer for several mining and smelting companies; president of chemical companies; Boston police commissioner, 1905-07; Boston fire commissioner, 1912-14; Adjutant General of Massachusetts, 1914-16; general in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1932; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1928. Unitarian. Interment at Hingham Cemetery, Hingham, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Charles H. Cole and Mary Lyon (Ball) Cole; married 1910 to Grace F. Blanchard.   James Bryant Conant (1893-1978) — also known as James B. Conant — Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 26, 1893. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; chemist; university professor; President of Harvard University, 1933-53; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1955-57. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi; Alpha Chi Sigma; American Philosophical Society; Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., February 11, 1978 (age 84 years, 322 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.   Relatives: Son of James Scott Conant and Jennett Orr (Bryant) Conant; married to Patty Thayer Reynolds and Grace Richards.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Thomas Connor (1914-2000) — also known as John T. Connor; Jack Connor — Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., November 3, 1914. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1965-67. Catholic. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Kappa Psi. President and CEO of the Merck pharmaceutical company from 1955; chairman and CEO of Allied Chemical, 1967-79. Died, of cancer, at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 6, 2000 (age 85 years, 338 days). Interment at Mosswood Cemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable, Mass.   Relatives: Married to Mary O'Boyle.   Epitaph: "Semper Fidelis"   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Albert Sprague Coolidge (1894-1977) — also known as Albert S. Coolidge — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 23, 1894. Socialist. Chemist; candidate for secretary of state of Massachusetts, 1922; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1934, 1936. Member, American Chemical Society. Died in Concord, Middlesex County, Mass., August 31, 1977 (age 83 years, 220 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Frederic Shurtleff Coolidge and Elizabeth Penn (Sprague) Coolidge; married, September 22, 1915, to Margaret Stewart Coit; first cousin once removed of Albert Arnold Sprague.   John M. Grosvenor Jr. (b. 1864) — of Swampscott, Essex County, Mass. Born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass., April 22, 1864. Republican. Manufacturing chemist; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Eleventh Essex District, 1904-05; member of Massachusetts state senate First Essex District, 1906. Burial location unknown.   John Patrick Higgins (1893-1955) — also known as John P. Higgins — of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 19, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; chemist; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1929-34; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1935-37; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1937-55; died in office 1955. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Catholic Order of Foresters. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 2, 1955 (age 62 years, 164 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Patrick Higgins and Winifred (Gilligan) Higgins; married, November 19, 1927, to Eleanor G. McNamara.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Benjamin Franklin Mudge (1817-1879) — also known as Benjamin F. Mudge — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass.; Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Ky.; Quindaro (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte County, Kan.; Manhattan, Riley County, Kan. Born in Orrington, Penobscot County, Maine, August 11, 1817. Lawyer; school teacher; chemist; geologist; mayor of Lynn, Mass., 1852-53. Died November 21, 1879 (age 62 years, 102 days). Burial location unknown.   Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin   Relatives: Son of James Mudge and Ruth Mudge; married, September 16, 1842, to Mary E. Beckford.   See also Wikipedia article   Peter Francis Tague (1871-1941) — also known as Peter F. Tague — of Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 4, 1871. Democrat. Chemist; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1913-14; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1899-1900; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1915-19, 1919-25; defeated (Independent), 1918, 1924; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1917; postmaster at Boston, Mass., 1935-41 (acting, 1935-37). Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 17, 1941 (age 70 years, 105 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.   Relatives: Married, January 31, 1900, to Josephine T. Fitzgerald.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

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