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Fitz James Babson (1828-1893) —
also known as Fitz J. Babson —
of Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., February
14, 1828.
Republican. Building contractor; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1858-60; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1869-85; president, National Fishery
Association.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Middlefield, Hampshire
County, Mass., June 25,
1893 (age 65 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Prescott Barker (1890-1969) —
also known as A. Prescott Barker —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., August
1, 1890.
Republican. Carpenter; contractor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1948.
Baptist.
Died in 1969
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Timothy Barrett (b. 1870) —
also known as James T. Barrett —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Pluckanes, County Cork, Ireland,
February
10, 1870.
Democrat. Contractor; lecturer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Third Middlesex District,
1905-06; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Barrett and Julia (Sheehan) Barrett; married, April
24, 1905, to Mary E. Brady. |
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Charles H. Blake (born c.1862) —
of Brooklyn, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Wrentham, Norfolk
County, Mass., about 1862.
Republican. Building contractor; member of Connecticut
state senate 29th District, 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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John William Brown (c.1867-1941) —
also known as John W. Brown —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.; Woolwich, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Canada,
about 1867.
Socialist. Naturalized U.S. citizen; carpenter; labor
organizer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1904; candidate
for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1907; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1910; newspaper
columnist.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
While working on his hunting
rifle, it accidentally
discharged, and he died soon after, in Woolwich, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, June 19,
1941 (age about 74
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter F. Clayton (b. 1865) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1865.
Republican. Architect;
builder; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1921-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Marcus Allen Coolidge (1865-1947) —
also known as Marcus A. Coolidge —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Westminster, Worcester
County, Mass., October
6, 1865.
Democrat. Chairmaker;
builder; president, Fitchburg Machine
Works; president, Seneca Falls (N.Y.) Machine Co., manufacturers
of machine tools; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1902, 1904; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1920,
1924,
1932,
1936;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1931-37.
Universalist.
Member, Elks.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., January
23, 1947 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Westminster, Mass.
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William E. Cram (born c.1868) —
of Eastford, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., about 1868.
Republican. Contractor; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Eastford, 1923-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson Henry Fairbank (b. 1836) —
also known as Wilson H. Fairbank —
of Warren, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Warren, Worcester
County, Mass., April 3,
1836.
Republican. Contractor; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Fisk (1810-1884) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Charlemont, Franklin
County, Mass., May 22,
1810.
Building contractor; railroad
builder; village
president of Allegan, Michigan, 1866-67.
Died in Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich., May 19,
1884 (age 73 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Allegan, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Betsey Davis. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: History of Allegan and
Barry Counties (1880) |
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Frank Herbert Foss (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank H. Foss —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
20, 1865.
Republican. Contractor; member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1915-46; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1917-20; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1925-35;
defeated, 1934; director, Fitchburg Cooperative Bank;
director, Fitchburg Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., February
15, 1947 (age 81 years, 148
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.
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John J. Gallagher (b. 1869) —
of Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., December
17, 1869.
Democrat. Building materials merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1914; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Gallagher and Joanna (Curran) Gallagher; married, April
22, 1902, to Mary F. Mackey. |
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William Alexander Green (born c.1893) —
also known as William A. Green —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; East Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., about 1893.
Democrat. Trolley
conductor; building contractor; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Haven, 1930, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph B. Grossman (b. 1892) —
of Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 15,
1892.
Republican. Building materials merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1927-28; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 2nd District, 1933-36.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Order
Brith Abraham.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard J. Hall (born c.1872) —
of Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Watertown, Middlesex
County, Mass., about 1872.
Democrat. Mason;
contractor; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ansonia, 1917-20.
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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Charles Horatio Matchett (1843-1919) —
also known as Charles H. Matchett —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Needham (part now in Wellesley), Norfolk
County, Mass., May 15,
1843.
Socialist. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; inventor;
carpenter; electrician;
Socialist Labor candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1892; Socialist Labor candidate
for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1895; Socialist Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1896; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New York; Social Democratic candidate for chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1904; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1910 (7th District), 1914 (6th
District); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate
for New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1915.
Died in Allston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
23, 1919 (age 76 years, 161
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Halsey B. Philbrick (born c.1844) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in South Hadley Falls, South Hadley, Hampshire
County, Mass., about 1844.
Republican. Builder; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1901-02; first
selectman of Hartford, Connecticut, 1904-17.
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Scott (b. 1888) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
9, 1888.
Democrat. Construction supervisor; insulation engineer;
president,
Hartford Central Labor Union; member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1943-46.
Member, Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter A. Scott and Elizabeth Scott; married to Mary
Glennon. |
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