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Lewis Dewart Apsley (1852-1925) —
also known as Lewis D. Apsley —
of Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., September
29, 1852.
Republican. Founder and president of Apsley Rubber Co.
(later Firestone-Apsley), manufacturers of rubber clothing; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1893-97; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904.
Died, in a private American hospital,
Colón, Panama,
April
11, 1925 (age 72 years, 194
days).
Interment at Forestvale
Cemetery, Hudson, Mass.
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Alanson Wilder Beard (1825-1900) —
also known as Alanson W. Beard —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Ludlow, Windsor
County, Vt., August
20, 1825.
Republican. Clothing merchant; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1868,
1888;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1870-71; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1878-82, 1890-94; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1885-86; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1886-89.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
27, 1900 (age 75 years, 7
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Beard and Chloe Bartlett (Wilder) Beard; married to Mary C.
Morgan. |
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article |
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Cornelius Newton Bliss (1833-1911) —
also known as Cornelius N. Bliss —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., January
26, 1833.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; banker; New York
Republican state chair, 1887-89; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1892-1904; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1896,
1900,
1904;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1897-99.
English
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
9, 1911 (age 78 years, 256
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Benjamin Preston Clark (1860-1939) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in West Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk
County), Mass., October
8, 1860.
President, Plymouth Cordage Co.; dirctor, U.S. Smelting,
Refining, and Mining Co.;
Honorary
Consul for Guatemala in Boston,
Mass., 1897-1908; Consul
for Haiti in Boston,
Mass., 1909-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Bequeathed his private collection of 30,000 butterfly and moth
specimens to the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
10, 1939 (age 78 years, 94
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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William S. Conroy (b. 1877) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., October
2, 1877.
Democrat. Loom fixer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Tenth Bristol District, 1917-26;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Second Bristol District, 1929-36.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Howard Creamer (1860-1937) —
also known as Walter H. Creamer —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., October
18, 1860.
Democrat. Clothing manufacturer; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1910; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1918-21.
Died in Nahant, Essex
County, Mass., February
2, 1937 (age 76 years, 107
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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Charles H. Cutting (1850-1940) —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Lower Waterford, Waterford, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
13, 1850.
Republican. Clothing merchant; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1912.
Died in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., July 7,
1940 (age 89 years, 237
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, North Adams, Mass.
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Alexander De Witt (1798-1879) —
of Oxford, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in New Braintree, Worcester
County, Mass., April 2,
1798.
Textile manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1830-36; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1842-44, 1850-51; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1853-57.
Died in Oxford, Worcester
County, Mass., January
13, 1879 (age 80 years, 286
days).
Interment at South
Cemetery, Oxford, Mass.
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William Walter Dooling (1891-1949) —
also known as William W. Dooling —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., April 8,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; general manager
of a necktie manufacturing firm; postmaster at North
Adams, Mass., 1936-49.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his office,
at the North Adams Post
Office, North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 26,
1949 (age 58 years, 48
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Cemetery, Adams, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Dooling and Anna (Ryan) Dooling; married, October
12, 1921, to Ellen G. Curran. |
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memorial |
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May 27, 1949 |
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Charles Dudley Blake Fisk (b. 1850) —
also known as Charles D. B. Fisk —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Hooksett, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
17, 1850.
Republican. Clothing merchant; newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Twenty-Fifth Suffolk District,
1905, 1907; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1908-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dudley Blake Fisk and Mary (Ashton) Fisk; married to Susan E.
Sparhawk; grandson of Ezra
Fisk; great-grandson of William
Fisk. |
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family of Massachusetts. |
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Henry Joseph Gardner (1819-1892) —
also known as Henry J. Gardner —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk
County), Mass., June 14,
1819.
Dry goods merchant; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1855-58; defeated (American), 1857.
Died in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 21,
1892 (age 73 years, 37
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Jefferson Green and Alvira Eunice (Loomis) Green; married
1890 to
Maud Ingersoll Bennett; married 1911 to
Gertrude Metcalf; father of Addison Bennett Green (who married Margaret
A. Oldham) and Marshall
Green. |
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William Kirk Greer (b. 1873) —
also known as William K. Greer —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
11, 1873.
Republican. Textile mill agent; mayor
of North Adams, Mass., 1923-24; director, North Adams National Bank;
vice-president, North Adams Savings
Bank.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Greer and Caroline (Kirk) Greer; married, October
18, 1898, to Sarah M. Walker. |
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Edward Stevens Henry (1836-1921) —
also known as E. Stevens Henry —
of Rockville, Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Gill, Franklin
County, Mass., February
10, 1836.
Republican. Farmer;
dry goods merchant; banker;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Vernon, 1883; member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1887-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1888
(member, Committee
to Notify Nominees); Connecticut
state treasurer, 1889-93; mayor
of Rockville, Conn., 1894-95; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1895-1913;
defeated, 1892.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died in Rockville, Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn., October
10, 1921 (age 85 years, 242
days).
Interment at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Rockville, Vernon, Conn.
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Henry Howard (1801-1878) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hinsdale, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
15, 1801.
Dry goods merchant; lumber
business; Michigan
state treasurer, 1836-39; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1837; Michigan
state auditor general, 1839-40; banker.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 15,
1878 (age 76 years, 303
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Johnson (1821-1875) —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
8, 1821.
Democrat. Contractor;
knit goods manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1861, 1864; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War; member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1872-75; died in office 1875.
Died in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., October
11, 1875 (age 53 years, 307
days).
Interment at Restvale
Cemetery, Seneca Falls, N.Y.
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Edward Franc Jones (1828-1913) —
also known as Edward F. Jones —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., June 3,
1828.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1865; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1886-91.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., August
4, 1913 (age 85 years, 62
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Herbert Warren Ladd (1843-1913) —
also known as Herbert W. Ladd —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., October
15, 1843.
Newspaper
reporter; dry goods merchant; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1889-90, 1891-92.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Butler Hospital,
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
29, 1913 (age 70 years, 45
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Levi J. Law (1854-1909) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., December
1, 1854.
Democrat. Clothing merchant; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1889-90; defeated, 1895; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
postmaster at Cadillac,
Mich., 1894-98; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Presbyterian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., 1909
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Law. |
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William A. Lytle (1853-1926) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., June 21,
1853.
Republican. Clothing merchant; candidate for mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1901; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1905-09.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., October
3, 1926 (age 73 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Lyman Munson (b. 1844) —
also known as Samuel L. Munson —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich (now Huntington), Hampshire
County, Mass., June 14,
1844.
Republican. Collar manufacturer; vice-president, Home Savings
Bank;
director, National Exchange Bank;
vice-president, Albany Homeopathic Hospital;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; American
Antiquarian Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Garry Munson and Harriet (Lyman) Munson; married, May 21,
1868, to Susan Babcock Hopkins. |
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Aram J. Pothier (1854-1928) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Quebec,
July
26, 1854.
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., 1894-96; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1897-98; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1909-15, 1925-28; died in office 1928; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
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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Arthur Elmer Reimer (1882-1969) —
also known as Arthur E. Reimer —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
15, 1882.
Socialist. Tailor; lawyer;
Socialist Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1912, 1916; Socialist Labor candidate for
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1913, 1914; jailed
in Butte, Montana, 1916, for making a radical
speech.
Died in 1969
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Sleeper (c.1802-1889) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, about 1802.
Wholesale clothing business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1851-52; director, Boston
National Bank of
Commerce; director, North American Insurance
Company.
Wesleyan.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
31, 1889 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Peters Stevens (1868-1929) —
also known as J. P. Stevens —
of Fanwood, Union
County, N.J.; Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in North Andover, Essex
County, Mass., February
2, 1868.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; postmaster at Fanwood,
N.J., 1901-03; founder of J.P. Stevens textile firm; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Member, Union
League.
Died in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., October
27, 1929 (age 61 years, 267
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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