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Robert Gray Allen (1902-1963) —
also known as Robert G. Allen —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
24, 1902.
Democrat. Business
executive; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1937-41.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Keith, King
William County, Va., August
9, 1963 (age 60 years, 350
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Keene, Va.
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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1936-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1944;
speaker, 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose;
Eagles; Grange;
Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Ohio.
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Colin J. Cameron (1879-c.1958) —
of Amesbury, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Barneys River, Nova
Scotia, August
24, 1879.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; printing
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1936; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944,
1952.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died about 1958 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Cameron and Catherine Jane (MacKenzie) Cameron; married, June 27,
1908, to Della Wingate; father of Catherine Wingate Cameron (who
married of Al Capp). |
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Andrew A. Casassa (b. 1886) —
also known as Andres A. Casassa —
of Revere, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
17, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1920,
1928;
mayor
of Revere, Mass., 1931; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1930; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1930.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Sons of
Italy.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Angelo Casassa and Louise Casassa; married 1911 to Emily
G. Greene. |
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Joseph Edward Casey (1898-1980) —
also known as Joseph E. Casey —
of Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., December
27, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1935-43;
defeated, 1926, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Eagles; American
Legion.
In 1951-52, a U.S. Senate committee investigated
transactions in which a group he led made enormous profits from the
purchase and re-sale of surplus U.S. tanker ships following World War
II; since federal law required that sales be made only to U.S.
citizens, his group allegedly set up several dummy
corporations purportedly under American ccontrol, and faked
financial statements for them, to buy the tankers on behalf of
shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. A federal indictment
against him, over these actions, was unsealed in February 1954, but
the charges were dismissed in September. Onassis, also indicted,
pleaded guilty and paid a fine.
Died September
1, 1980 (age 81 years, 249
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Patrick Connery Jr. (1888-1937) —
also known as William P. Connery, Jr. —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., August
24, 1888.
Democrat. Professional actor,
1908-16; candy
manufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1923-37; died in
office 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Moose;
Eagles; Elks; Redmen;
Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 15,
1937 (age 48 years, 295
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, 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 L. Considine (b. 1900) —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., August
7, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Bristol District, 1935-36.
Member, Eagles; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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James Michael Curley (1874-1958) —
also known as James M. Curley; "The Rascal
King" —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
20, 1874.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; president, Hibernia Savings Bank;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14, 1943-47 (10th
District 1911-13, 12th District 1913-14, 11th District 1943-47);
resigned 1914; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1914-18, 1922-26, 1930-34, 1946-50; defeated,
1917, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1955; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1935-37; defeated, 1924, 1938; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; member of Democratic
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-54; indicted
in federal court in 1943, with Donald
W. Smith and others, over his participation in Engineers Group,
Inc., which fraudulently
obtained war contracts; re-indicted
in 1944; tried in
1945-46 and convicted;
sentenced
to six to eighteen months in prison
and fined
$1,000; released in November 1947 when his sentence was commuted by
President Harry
Truman.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Eagles; Moose; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
12, 1958 (age 83 years, 357
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Boston, Mass.
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William Aiken Davenport (b. 1869) —
also known as William A. Davenport —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Wilmington, Windham
County, Vt., October
23, 1869.
Lawyer;
vice-chair
of Massachusetts Democratic Party, 1899; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1899-1900; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Franklin & Hampshire District, 1935-36; Independent
Tax Reform candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1938.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Moose;
Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Tabor Davenport and Alice S. (Warner) Davenport; married
1894 to
Belle M. Shearer. |
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Joseph Charles Dennis (b. 1877) —
also known as J. Charles Dennis —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., March 9,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1934-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Dennis and Annie (Broadbent) Dennis; married, July 17,
1912, to Eley Miles. |
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Harold Daniel Donohue (1901-1984) —
also known as Harold D. Donohue —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., June 18,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932,
1940;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1947-74 (4th District 1947-73,
3rd District 1973-74); resigned 1974.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., November
4, 1984 (age 83 years, 139
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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William Joseph Granfield (1889-1959) —
also known as William J. Granfield —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., December
18, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1917-19; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1930-37; district
judge in Massachusetts, 1936-49.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Elks;
Eagles.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., May 28,
1959 (age 69 years, 161
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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William P. Grant (b. 1905) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., November
5, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1930; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1946-51; defeated, 1951, 1953.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Daniel Healey (1889-1948) —
also known as Arthur D. Healey —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
29, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1933-42;
defeated, 1922, 1924, 1928; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1942-48; died in office 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Eagles; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
16, 1948 (age 58 years, 262
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.
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William G. Hennessey (b. 1898) —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., July 13,
1898.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 5th District, 1935-36.
Member, Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Henderson Hoff (1924-2018) —
also known as Philip H. Hoff —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Turners Falls, Montague, Franklin
County, Mass., June 29,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1961-62; Governor of
Vermont, 1963-69; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1970; member of Vermont
state senate, 1983-88.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Eagles; Moose.
Died, at The Residence at Shelburne Bay assisted
living facility, in Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt., April
26, 2018 (age 93 years, 301
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Leo Hurley (1898-1956) —
also known as Joseph L. Hurley —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., April
20, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924,
1928;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Tenth Bristol District, 1925-28;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1933-34; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1935-37; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1937-56; died in office 1956.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Grange.
Died in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., April
29, 1956 (age 58 years, 9
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward J. Kelley (b. 1897) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., December
25, 1897.
Democrat. Soft
drink salesman; hotel
manager; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fifteenth Worcester District,
1923-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose;
Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Kelley and Mary (Shea) Kelley; married, November
26, 1925, to Marie A. Hannabury. |
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John C. Mahoney (1881-1946) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Cork, Ireland,
March
22, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1911-14; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1932-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932
(alternate), 1940.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks;
Eagles; Lions.
Died July 12,
1946 (age 65 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cornelius Mahoney and Mary (Foley) Mahoney; married, November
25, 1914, to Mary G. O'Connor. |
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Robert Sarsfield Maloney (1881-1934) —
also known as Robert S. Maloney —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., February
3, 1881.
Republican. Printer;
Delegate
from American Federation of Labor to Canadian Trades and Labor
Conference, 1907; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1921-23.
Member, International
Typographical Union; Elks;
Eagles; Moose.
Died in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., November
8, 1934 (age 53 years, 278
days).
Interment at Immaculate
Conception Cemetery, Lawrence, Mass.
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James Patrick McAndrews (1902-1970) —
also known as James P. McAndrews —
of Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., August
12, 1902.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1938-42; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1942-44; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1944; postmaster
at Adams,
Mass., 1945-49.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Eagles; Elks; Moose.
Died in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 24,
1970 (age 67 years, 285
days).
Interment at Maple
Street Cemetery, Adams, Mass.
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Edward H. Nutting (b. 1869) —
of Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass., July 6,
1869.
Republican. Caterer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Eleventh Worcester District,
1913, 1915-16, 1918, 1923-30; member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Worcester District, 1931-36; candidate for
mayor
of Leominster, Mass., 1939.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Moose;
Knights
of Pythias; Eagles; Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons;
Sons
of Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore Robinson Plunkett (b. 1882) —
of Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 10,
1882.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state senate Berkshire District, 1931-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred H. Purches (b. 1881) —
of Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
5, 1881.
Republican. Insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks;
Eagles; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Manning Russell (1891-1977) —
also known as Richard M. Russell —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., March 3,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Cambridge, Mass., 1930-36; defeated, 1939; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1935-37;
defeated, 1936 (9th District), 1950 (6th District).
Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Eagles.
Died in Essex, Essex
County, Mass., February
27, 1977 (age 85 years, 361
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Tewksbury, Mass.
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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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Allen Simmons (b. 1891) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Somerset, Bristol
County, Mass., August
8, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles; Tau Beta
Pi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; National Rifle
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Walsh (1875-1946) —
of Falmouth, Barnstable
County, Mass.; New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
16, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives First Barnstable District, 1906;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 16th District, 1915-22;
resigned 1922; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1922-46.
Member, Eagles; Elks.
Died in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., January
13, 1946 (age 70 years, 28
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, New Bedford, Mass.
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