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David Christopher Ahearn (1879-1925) —
also known as David C. Ahearn —
of Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Rotherham, England,
November
4, 1879.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1910-11; trustee, Framingham Hospital,
1910-16; selectman, Framingham, 1912-13; pioneer in Colorado oil shale
industry; founder and president of the Yarg Producing & Refining
Corporation.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Crippled
as a boy, had minimal use of both legs, and used canes or crutches.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
30, 1925 (age 46 years, 26
days).
Interment somewhere
in Framingham, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of John Ahearn and Mary (Kerwin) Ahearn; married, December
27, 1909, to Jane Francis Shea. |
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Frank Gilman Allen (1874-1950) —
also known as Frank G. Allen —
of Norwood, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., October
6, 1874.
Republican. Chairman of Winslow Brothers & Smith, leather
and wool
manufacturers; director of banks and
insurance
firms; trustee of Norwood Hospital;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1918-19; member of Massachusetts
state senate Norfolk District, 1921-24; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1925-29; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Union
League.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
9, 1950 (age 76 years, 3
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Norwood, Mass.
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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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Joseph A. Aspero (1915-1987) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.; Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., June 30,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1945-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died November
26, 1987 (age 72 years, 149
days).
Interment at Davis Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Gaspar Griswold Bacon (1886-1947) —
also known as Gaspar G. Bacon —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 7,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Eighth Suffolk District, 1925-32; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1933-35; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1934; director, Southern Railway
Co., Eliot Savings Bank;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., December
24, 1947 (age 61 years, 292
days).
Interment at Walnut Hills Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Robert Low Bacon (1884-1938) —
also known as Robert L. Bacon; "Prince
Charming" —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Old Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 23,
1884.
Republican. Investment
banker; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the state police barracks, Lake Success, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
12, 1938 (age 54 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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J. Arthur Baker (b. 1879) —
of Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Buzzards Bay, Bourne, Barnstable
County, Mass., June 25,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 8th District, 1933-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Izaak
Walton League.
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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Edward P. Barry (b. 1864) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
28, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1907-09; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1914-15; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Edward Barry (d. 1932) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Mayor
of Cambridge, Mass., 1911-14; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1912,
1916.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in 1932.
Interment at Cambridge
Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Charles Sidney Baxter (b. 1866) —
also known as Charles S. Baxter —
of Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
27, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912;
candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1921.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Willard Baxter. |
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John Woodbridge Beal (b. 1887) —
also known as John W. Beal —
of Hanover, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Hanover, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 12,
1887.
Republican. Architect;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Williams Beal and Mary Woodbridge (Howes) Beal; married, October
30, 1915, to Grace Evans Donovan. |
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Ernest Lorne Bell (1871-1925) —
also known as Ernest L. Bell —
of Woodstock, Grafton
County, N.H.; Plymouth, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
16, 1871.
Physician;
surgeon to Boston & Maine Railroad;
surgeon-general of New Hampshire; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1905-06; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Hebron, Grafton
County, N.H., April
19, 1925 (age 54 years, 34
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Plymouth, N.H.
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Frank Austin Bond (1889-1960) —
also known as Frank A. Bond —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., March
11, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, of carcinoma
of the sigmoid colon, in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 19,
1960 (age 71 years, 69
days).
Interment at Southview
Cemetery, North Adams, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of John Arnold Bond and Anna Belle (Kimball) Bond; married, July 25,
1929, to Margaret E. Wheeler. |
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Robert James Bottomly (b. 1883) —
also known as Robert J. Bottomly —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., December
30, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles S. Bottomly and Mary E. (McGaffey) Bottomly; married, March 3,
1915, to Margaret D. Spencer. |
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Ralph Owen Brewster (1888-1961) —
also known as Owen Brewster —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, February
22, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for Chapman National Bank,
Portland, Maine, 1914-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1917-18,
1921-22; member of Maine
state senate, 1923-25; Governor of
Maine, 1925-29; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1935-41; defeated, 1932;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1941-52; resigned 1952; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1956
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Christian
Scientist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Grange;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
25, 1961 (age 73 years, 306
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, Maine.
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J. Arthur Brooks (b. 1873) —
of Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., March
27, 1873.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1921-24.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary T. E. Oakley. |
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Albert Edmund Brown (1874-1958) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; East Greenbush, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Derby, England,
December
9, 1874.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; singer;
music educator; director of community singing; performed, Republican National Convention, 1920 ;
dean, Ithaca Institute of Public School Music (later, Ithaca College
Music Department), 1924-36.
Christian
Scientist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
7, 1958 (age 83 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Brown and Elizabeth (Frost) Brown; married, June 15,
1898, to Martha Elizabeth Taylor. |
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Alexander Bern Bruce (b. 1853) —
also known as Alexander B. Bruce —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born September
15, 1853.
Democrat. Merchant;
manufacturer;
mayor
of Lawrence, Mass., 1886-87; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1898; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Bruce and Jemima (Bern) Bruce; married, September
24, 1870, to Mary Mitchell. |
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George A. Bunting (b. 1868) —
of Methuen, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., August
31, 1868.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Patrick Eugene Casey (b. 1886) —
of Milford, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Milford, Worcester
County, Mass., September
24, 1886.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fourth Worcester District, 1935-36.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Thomas Cavanagh (b. 1893) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 12,
1893.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1929-34; member of Massachusetts
state senate Second Middlesex District, 1934-36.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin O. Childs (b. 1876) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
10, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Newton, Mass., 1914-29, 1936-39; defeated, 1939.
Congregationalist.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin O. Childs and Caroline A. (Chaffin) Childs; married, January
11, 1908, to Mildred E. Roy. |
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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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Frederic White Cook (1873-1951) —
also known as Frederic W. Cook —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 2,
1873.
Republican. Somerville City Clerk, 1905-20; secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1921-49; defeated, 1948.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
16, 1951 (age 78 years, 198
days).
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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Edmond Cote (b. 1863) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Beaumont, Quebec,
February
22, 1863.
Republican. Piano
dealer; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 1st District, 1931-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Sherburne Cox (b. 1874) —
also known as Louis S. Cox —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
22, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Fifth Essex District, 1906; postmaster at Lawrence,
Mass., 1906-13; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1918-37;
justice
of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1937-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Grange;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
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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John Francis Xavier Davoren (1915-1997) —
also known as John F. X. Davoren —
of Milford, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Milford, Worcester
County, Mass., July 27,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1955-66; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1965-66;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1964;
secretary
of state of Massachusetts, 1967-74.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Dennis, Barnstable
County, Mass., August
24, 1997 (age 82 years, 28
days).
Interment at Massachusetts
National Veterans Cemetery, Bourne, Mass.
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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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Thomas Charles Desmond (1887-1972) —
also known as Thomas C. Desmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., September
15, 1887.
Republican. Engineer;
president and chief engineer, Newburgh Ship
Yards; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1928,
1940;
member of New York
state senate, 1931-58 (27th District 1931-44, 32nd District
1945-54, 33rd District 1955-58).
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Grange;
Moose;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
6, 1972 (age 85 years, 21
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George F. Disnard (1923-2004) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Hingham, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
24, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1980; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New Hampshire.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died, in Valley Regional Hospital,
Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., September
3, 2004 (age 80 years, 284
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
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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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James Augustine Donovan (b. 1889) —
also known as James A. Donovan —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., August
25, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916
(alternate), 1924,
1928
(alternate); delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Donovan and Margaret (Sullivan) Donovan; married, August
24, 1918, to Elizabeth Coughlin. |
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John F. Donovan (b. 1897) —
of Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., April
26, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Twenty-Third Suffolk District,
1923-26; member of Massachusetts
state senate First Suffolk District, 1935-36; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred L. Doringer (b. 1889) —
also known as Joe Doringer —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
19, 1889.
Democrat. Auditor;
talent scout for Pittsburgh Pirates baseball
team; studio director, Radio
Station WMMN, Fairmont; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1933-38,
1943-52.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Phillip Doringer and Phillipine Doringer; married, March
11, 1922, to Cora L. Morris. |
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1951 |
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Fred James Douglas (1869-1949) —
also known as Fred J. Douglas —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., September
14, 1869.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Utica, N.Y., 1922-24; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1924
(alternate), 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1934; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1937-45; defeated in
primary, 1944.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
1, 1949 (age 79 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Whitesboro, N.Y.
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Paul Howard Douglas (1892-1976) —
also known as Paul H. Douglas —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., March
26, 1892.
Democrat. University
professor; economist;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1949-67; defeated, 1942, 1966.
Unitarian
or Quaker.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Economic Association; American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
24, 1976 (age 84 years, 182
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Eben Sumner Draper (b. 1893) —
also known as Eben S. Draper —
of Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass., August
30, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; director,
Draper Corp., manufacturers of cotton
looms; president, Milford National Bank;
trustee, Milford Hospital;
trustee, Massachusetts General Hospital;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1921-22; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fourth Worcester District, 1923-26; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Unitarian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.
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Joseph Buell Ely (1881-1956) —
also known as Joseph B. Ely —
of Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., February
22, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Hampton National Bank and
Trust Company; director, American Woolen
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1931-35.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., June 13,
1956 (age 75 years, 112
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Mass.
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Samuel L. Fein (b. 1899) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Russia,
June
8, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Tau
Epsilon Phi; Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Fein and Sarah (Schwartz) Fein; married, December
31, 1922, to Mildred B. Sherman. |
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Mortimer Y. Ferris (b. 1881) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., March
29, 1881.
Republican. Civil
engineer; member of New York
state senate 33rd District, 1919-26; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1927-30; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1928;
chair
of Essex County Republican Party, 1930-39.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward M. Ferris and Marion Eliza (Yale) Ferris; married, February
14, 1905, to Elizabeth Leavitt. |
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Erland Frederick Fish (b. 1883) —
also known as Erland F. Fish —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
7, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, 1908-09; major in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Second Norfolk District, 1921-24;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Norfolk & Suffolk District, 1925-36; President
of the Massachusetts State Senate, 1933-34; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick P. Fish and Clara P. (Livermore) Fish; married, October
7, 1911, to Mildred Russell. |
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William Thomas Aloysius Fitzgerald (b. 1871) —
also known as W. T. A. Fitzgerald —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
19, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1900; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1910; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1925; Suffolk
County Register of Deeds; president, Volunteer Cooperative Bank;
director, Cooperative Central Bank;
director, Boston-Nantasket Steamboat
Co.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Fitzgerald and Bridget M. (Walsh) Fitzgerald; married, November
21, 1900, to Ellen T. Butler. |
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James Martin Fitzpatrick (1869-1949) —
also known as James M. Fitzpatrick —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 27,
1869.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1927-45.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April
10, 1949 (age 79 years, 287
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Aimé Joseph Forand (1895-1972) —
also known as Aimé J. Forand —
of Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., May 23,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1923-27; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1937-39, 1941-61;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1952.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
18, 1972 (age 76 years, 240
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Mausoleum, Boca Raton, Fla.
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Matthew J. Fowler (b. 1879) —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in St. Catherines, Ontario,
May
31, 1879.
Republican. Optometrist;
president, Haverhill Cooperative Bank;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Fowler and Mary Fowler; married, April
18, 1907, to Daisy Longley. |
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Alvan Tufts Fuller (1878-1958) —
also known as Alvan T. Fuller —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
27, 1878.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1915; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1917-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1921-25; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1925-29; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April
30, 1958 (age 80 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at East
Cemetery, Rye Beach, Rye, N.H.
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William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) —
also known as William T. Gardiner —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 12,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of
Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1932;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell
Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion,
traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian
High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Union Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Grange;
American Bar
Association.
Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in
midair, and crashed
in Schnecksville, Lehigh
County, Pa., August
2, 1953 (age 61 years, 51
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
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Charles Laceille Gifford (1871-1947) —
also known as Charles L. Gifford —
of Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., March
15, 1871.
Republican. School
teacher; real estate
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-13; member of Massachusetts
state senate Cape and Plymouth District, 1914-19; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1922-47 (16th District
1922-33, 15th District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-47); died in office
1947.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., August
23, 1947 (age 76 years, 161
days).
Interment at Mosswood
Cemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable, Mass.
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Bernard Ginsburg (b. 1898) —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine,
August
1, 1898.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1925-26, 1929-30; member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1932-36; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Myer Ginsburg and Sonia (Segal) Ginsburg; married, November
27, 1927, to Mildred Fishman. |
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Angier Louis Goodwin (1881-1975) —
also known as Angier L. Goodwin —
of Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Fairfield, Somerset
County, Maine, January
30, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Melrose, Mass., 1921-23; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1925-28; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fourth Middlesex District, 1929-41; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1943-55;
defeated, 1954; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations,
1954-55.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange;
Zeta
Psi.
Died in Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 20,
1975 (age 94 years, 141
days).
Interment at Wyoming
Cemetery, Melrose, 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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James Owen Greenan (1888-c.1952) —
also known as J. O. Greenan —
of Mina, Mineral
County, Nev.; Tujunga, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., January
3, 1888.
Republican. Mining engineer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1940.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., about 1952 (age about 64
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Augustine Griffin (b. 1901) —
also known as Walter A. Griffin —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., September
3, 1901.
Democrat. Grocer; mayor
of Lawrence, Mass., 1934-37.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Joseph Griffin and Mary (Sullivan) Griffin; married, October
8, 1930, to Grace Kelley. |
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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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Justus Greeley Hanson (b. 1870) —
also known as Justus G. Hanson —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in China, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
11, 1870.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts.
Universalist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elihu Hanson and Minerva K. (Starrett) Hanson; married, October
3, 1900, to Louise T. Greig. |
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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 Lincoln Higgins (1867-1951) —
also known as William L. Higgins —
of South Coventry, Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Chesterfield, Hampshire
County, Mass., March 8,
1867.
Republican. Physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Coventry, 1905-08, 1917-22,
1925-28; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1909-12; first
selectman of Coventry, Connecticut, 1917-32; Tolland
County Commissioner, 1921-32; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1933-37; defeated,
1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., November
19, 1951 (age 84 years, 256
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chesterfield
Center Cemetery, Chesterfield, Mass.
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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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Arthur W. Hollis (b. 1877) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., April
29, 1877.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1925-28; member of Massachusetts
state senate First Middlesex District, 1929-36.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Pehr Gustaf Holmes (1881-1952) —
also known as Pehr G. Holmes —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Sweden,
April
9, 1881.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1917-19; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1931-47;
defeated, 1946.
Congregationalist.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Venice, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
19, 1952 (age 71 years, 254
days).
Interment at Old
Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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Lewis R. Hovey (b. 1874) —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., May 17,
1874.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; printer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Lewis Hovey and Mae S. (Peaslee) Hovey; married, April
19, 1899, to Helen Cleveland Smith. |
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Charles Francis Hurley (1893-1946) —
also known as Charles F. Hurley —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
24, 1893.
Democrat. Real estate
business; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1931-36; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks; Foresters.
Died March
24, 1946 (age 52 years, 120
days).
Interment at Cambridge
Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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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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Leo Edwin Jackson (1925-2009) —
also known as Leo E. Jackson —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., December
20, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of New London, Conn., 1979-80.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in New London, New London
County, Conn., May 24,
2009 (age 83 years, 155
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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Hastings Keith (1915-2005) —
of West Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
22, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1959-73 (9th District 1959-63,
12th District 1963-73); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 19,
2005 (age 89 years, 239
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.
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Roger Keith (b. 1888) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 8,
1888.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Brockton, Mass., 1921-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1929-32.
Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace A. Keith and Nellie W. (Packard) Keith; married, April
12, 1913, to Carolyn Bruce Hastings; father of Paul
Keith. |
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) —
also known as John F. Kennedy; "J.F.K.";
"Lancer" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 29,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
received a 1957 Pulitzer
Prize for his book Profiles in Courage; President
of the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Elks.
Kennedy was posthumously awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1963.
Shot
by a sniper,
Lee Harvey Oswald, while riding in a
motorcade, and died in Parkland Hospital,
Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., November
22, 1963 (age 46 years, 177
days). Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby.
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument at John
F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Dallas, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy;
step-brother-in-law of Nina Gore Auchincloss (who married Newton
Ivan Steers Jr.); brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy Jr., Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert
Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter
Lawford), Robert
Francis Kennedy, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy (who married Virginia
Joan Bennett); married, September
12, 1953, to Jaqueline
Lee Bouvier (step-daughter of Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss; step-sister of Eugene
Luther Gore Vidal Jr. and Hugh
Dudley Auchincloss III); father of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.; uncle of Maria Owings Shriver (who
married Arnold
Alois Schwarzenegger), Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II, Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (born 1967); grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald. |
| | | Political family: Kennedy
family. |
| | | Cross-reference: John
B. Connally — Henry
B. Gonzalez — Henry
M. Wade — Walter
Rogers — Gerry
E. Studds — James
B. McCahey, Jr. — Mark
Dalton — Waggoner
Carr — Theodore
C. Sorensen — Pierre
Salinger — John
Bartlow Martin — Abraham
Davenport |
| | | The John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge
(opened 1963), which carries southbound I-65 over the Ohio River from
Jeffersonville,
Indiana, to Louisville,
Kentucky, is named for
him. |
| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appears on the U.S. half dollar coin. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by John F. Kennedy: Profiles
in Courage (1956) |
| | | Books about John F. Kennedy:
Christopher Loviny & Vincent Touze, JFK
: Remembering Jack — Robert Dallek, An
Unfinished Life : John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 — Michael
O'Brien, John
F. Kennedy : A Biography — Sean J. Savage, JFK,
LBJ, and the Democratic Party — Thurston Clarke, Ask
Not : The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed
America — Thomas Reeves, A
Question of Character : A Life of John F. Kennedy —
Chris Matthews, Jack
Kennedy: Elusive Hero — Shelley Sommer, John
F. Kennedy : His Life and Legacy (for young
readers) |
| | | Critical books about John F. Kennedy:
Seymour Hersh, The
Dark Side of Camelot — Lance Morrow, The
Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon in 1948:
Learning the Secrets of Power — Victor Lasky, JFK:
the Man and the Myth |
| | | Image source: Warren Commission report
(via Wikipedia) |
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Edward Aloysius Kenney (1884-1938) —
also known as Edward A. Kenney —
of Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., August
11, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in New Jersey, 1919; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1933-38; died in
office 1938.
Member, Elks; Redmen;
Delta
Chi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1938 (age 53 years, 169
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Clinton, Mass.
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Raymond L. King (b. 1929) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
1, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Unitarian.
Member, Theta
Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel King and Doris (Lamprey) King; married to Jean Ellen
Peters. |
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Leslie E. Knox (b. 1891) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., August
13, 1891.
Republican. Insurance
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Somerville, Mass., 1936-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose;
Elks; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Harvey Knox and Helen Louisa (Boyd) Knox; married, May 23,
1917, to Jean Elizabeth Follett. |
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Alexander G. Lajoie (b. 1892) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., September
17, 1892.
Democrat. Grocer; accountant;
bank
examiner; Worcester
County Treasurer, 1937-43; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Joseph Lane (1898-1994) —
also known as Thomas J. Lane —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., July 6,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1927-38; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1939-41; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1941-63;
defeated, 1962; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1965-70.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., June 14,
1994 (age 95 years, 343
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, North Andover, Mass.
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Walter Edward Lawrence (1905-1967) —
also known as Walter E. Lawrence —
of Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
8, 1905.
Civil
engineer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1939-44; mayor
of Medford, Mass., 1944-50.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died April 9,
1967 (age 61 years, 122
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of George Bertram Lawrence and Della (Chievney) Lawrence; married, June 19,
1930, to Helen Jones. |
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Gary D. LeBeau —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Easthampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; elected 1990; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 2004.
Member, League of Women
Voters; Lions;
Elks.
Still living as of 2010.
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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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Joseph William Martin Jr. (1884-1968) —
also known as Joseph W. Martin, Jr.; Joe
Martin —
of North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass., November
3, 1884.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; insurance
business; newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-14; member of Massachusetts
state senate First Bristol District, 1915-18; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916,
1936,
1940
(Permanent
Chair), 1944
(Permanent
Chair), 1948,
1952
(Permanent
Chair; speaker),
1956,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; secretary of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1922-25; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-67 (15th District
1925-33, 14th District 1933-63, 10th District 1963-67); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1947-49, 1953-55; member of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1937; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1940-42; derided by Franklin
Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican
opponents of his New Deal policies.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Grange.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., March 6,
1968 (age 83 years, 124
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, North Attleboro, 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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Patrick James McAndrews (1890-1973) —
also known as Patrick J. McAndrews —
of Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
30, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice
Consul in Prescott, 1920-29; insurance
business; postmaster at Adams,
Mass., 1949-62 (acting, 1949-50).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died, in North Adams Regional Hospital,
North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
21, 1973 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Cemetery, Adams, Mass.
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William F. McCarthy (b. 1902) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
9, 1902.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state senate Eighth Middlesex District, 1935-36.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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John William McCormack (1891-1980) —
also known as John W. McCormack —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
21, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; served
in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-22; member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Suffolk District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1928-71 (12th District
1928-63, 9th District 1963-71); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1963-71; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
chair, Platform and Resolutions Committee, chair, 1944,
chair, 1952;
speaker, 1944;
Permanent Chair, 1964;
Honorary Chair, 1968;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Order
of Alhambra; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Elks; Moose; Royal
Arcanum; American
Legion.
Died in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., November
22, 1980 (age 88 years, 337
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Richard J. McCormick (b. 1888) —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., August
11, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Second Essex District, 1923-28.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. McCormick and Margaret (McCarthy) McCormick; married, October
23, 1910, to Verna A. Sullivan. |
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Joseph A. McDonald (1876-1950) —
also known as Joe McDonald —
of Ester Creek, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 15,
1876.
Democrat. Went to
the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush; merchant;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1929-33; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1933.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died in Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, July 20,
1950 (age 74 years, 66
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis M. McKeown (b. 1898) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April
29, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate First Hampden District, 1935-36.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial location unknown.
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James Philip Meehan (b. 1893) —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., June 25,
1893.
Democrat. Painter
and decorator; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1929-34; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fifth Essex District, 1935-36.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond Lawrence Merrigan (1919-2000) —
also known as Raymond L. Merrigan —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in South Deerfield, Deerfield, Franklin
County, Mass., 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper
reporter; photographer;
postmaster at North
Adams, Mass., 1961-89 (acting, 1961-64).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Chicopee, Hampden
County, Mass., June 28,
2000 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Holyoke, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Theresa V. (Tucker) Merrigan and Francis Mark Merrigan; married to
Helen M. McKillop. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James G. Moran (b. 1870) —
of Mansfield, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Mansfield, Bristol
County, Mass., May 2,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Second Bristol District, 1917-18;
member of Massachusetts
state senate First Bristol District, 1923-36; President
of the Massachusetts State Senate, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Lions; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Bradford Morse (1921-1994) —
also known as F. Bradford Morse —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
7, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1961-72; resigned
1972; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died, of heart
failure, in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., December
18, 1994 (age 73 years, 133
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Sam J. Nahil (1905-1982) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., October
3, 1905.
Republican. Barber; real estate
business; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Claremont 2nd Ward,
1951-67.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died in October, 1982
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Malcolm Edwin Nichols (1876-1951) —
also known as Malcolm E. Nichols —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 8,
1876.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907-09; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fifth Suffolk District, 1914, 1917-19; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for Massachusetts, 1921-25; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1926-30; defeated, 1933, 1937, 1941.
Swedenborgian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
7, 1951 (age 74 years, 275
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Donald William Nicholson (1888-1968) —
also known as Donald W. Nicholson —
of Wareham, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Wareham, Plymouth
County, Mass., August
11, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1925-26; member of Massachusetts
state senate Cape and Plymouth District, 1927-47; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1947-59.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died February
16, 1968 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Center
Cemetery, Wareham, Mass.
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James Nolan (1901-1991) —
of Wrangell,
Alaska.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 23,
1901.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1947-50; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1949; member of Alaska
territorial senate 1st District, 1951-58; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died in Wrangell,
Alaska, October
24, 1991 (age 90 years, 123
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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John Patrick O'Brien (1873-1951) —
also known as John P. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
1, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933; defeated, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Tammany
Hall.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 1951 (age 78 years, 233
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990) —
also known as Lawrence F. O'Brien; Larry
O'Brien —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., July 17,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative
assistant to U.S. Rep. Foster
Furcolo, 1948-50; public
relations business; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1965-68; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1968-69, 1970-72; his office
was the target of the Watergate burglary, 1972; commissioner,
National Basketball
Association, 1975-84.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died, of cancer,
in New York
Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1990 (age 73 years, 73
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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H. Murray Pakulski (b. 1880) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
30, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908,
1912
(alternate).
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Pakulski and Rosalie (Davidson) Pakulski; married, June 30,
1904, to Ada S. Feldman. |
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Endicott Peabody (1920-1997) —
also known as "Chub" —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.; Hollis, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., February
15, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 3rd District, 1955-56; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1956, 1958; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964,
1968;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1963-65; defeated, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1986.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died, from leukemia,
in Hollis, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
1, 1997 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Town
Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
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Lucius Eugene Pinkham (1850-1922) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Chicopee Falls, Chicopee, Hampden
County, Mass., September
19, 1850.
Democrat. Governor
of Hawaii Territory, 1913-18.
Member, Elks.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., November
2, 1922 (age 72 years, 44
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucius Moulton Pinkham and Caroline Smith (Fiske)
Pinkham. |
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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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Kenneth G. Prettie (b. 1903) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
12, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Hillsdale
District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 1st Circuit, 1977.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
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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Roger Lowell Putnam (1893-1972) —
also known as Roger L. Putnam —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
19, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; business
executive; mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1938-43; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1942; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, following a stroke,
at Mercy Hospital,
Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., November
24, 1972 (age 78 years, 341
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank James Rice (1869-1917) —
also known as Frank J. Rice —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., February
5, 1869.
Republican. Streetcar
conductor; grocer; real estate
business; mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1910-17; died in office 1917.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Redmen;
Order
of Heptasophs; Knights
of Pythias; Union
League.
Died January
18, 1917 (age 47 years, 348
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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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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D. Joseph St. Germain (1893-1980) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Ellenberg, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 27,
1893.
Republican. Investment
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940,
1948,
1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April, 1980
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fernand Joseph St. Germain (1928-2014) —
also known as Fernand J. St. Germain —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., January
9, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1952-60; delegate
to Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1955; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1961-89; defeated,
1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island,
1964,
1968,
1988.
French
Canadian ancestry. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
16, 2014 (age 86 years, 219
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Dover, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
1, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourth Middlesex District,
1923-36; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1929-36;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(speaker),
1956,
1960,
1972;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1936; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1939-45; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1945-67.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in Dover, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 17,
1979 (age 86 years, 289
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Middlecott Saltonstall and Eleanor (Brooks) Saltonstall;
brother of Richard
Saltonstall; married, June 27,
1916, to Alice Wesselhoeft; father of Peter B. Saltonstall and William
Lawrence Saltonstall; grandson of Leverett
Saltonstall (1825-1895); great-grandson of Leverett
Saltonstall (1783-1845) and Amos
Adams Lawrence; second great-grandson of William
Appleton; second great-grandnephew of Benjamin
Gorham, Luther
Lawrence and Abbott
Lawrence; third great-grandson of Nathaniel
Gorham; third great-grandnephew of George
Cabot; fourth great-grandson of James
Sullivan; fourth great-grandnephew of Gurdon
Saltonstall (1666-1724) and Timothy
Pickering; first cousin once removed of John
Lee Saltonstall; first cousin twice removed of John
Quincy Adams, William
Everett and Brooks
Adams; first cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Abbott Green; first cousin four times removed of Nathan
Appleton, James
Appleton and Nathan
Dane Appleton; first cousin five times removed of Gurdon
Saltonstall (1708-1785); second cousin of William
Gurdon Saltonstall and John
Lee Saltonstall Jr.; second cousin once removed of Charles
Francis Adams; second cousin thrice removed of John
Appleton (1804-1891), Jane
Pierce and John
Appleton (1815-1864); second cousin four times removed of Dudley
Leavitt Pickman; second cousin five times removed of John
Wingate Weeks; third cousin of Thomas
Boylston Adams; third cousin once removed of John
Forbes Kerry; third cousin twice removed of Henry
Cabot Lodge; fourth cousin once removed of Arthur
Taggard Appleton. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Sprague
family of Providence, Rhode Island; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts; Beakes-Greene-Witter
family; Shippen-Middleton
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Jonathan
Moore |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — NNDB
dossier |
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James Conlan Scanlan (b. 1896) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
18, 1896.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Middlesex District, 1931-36.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Winfield Aldrich Schuster (1906-1983) —
also known as Winfield A. Schuster —
of East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass., July 17,
1906.
Republican. Woollen
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1932-36; appointed 1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Member, Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died, of leukemia,
November, 1983
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Douglas, Mass.
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Charles H. Slowey (1887-1964) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., 1887.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourteenth Middlesex District,
1917-26, 1929-30; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924,
1932;
mayor
of Lowell, Mass., 1932-33; postmaster at Lowell,
Mass., 1935-56.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
10, 1964 (age about 76
years).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Earl A. Smith (1876-1938) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., December
14, 1876.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1917-19 (New York County 23rd District 1917, New
York County 22nd District 1918-19); magistrate.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Tammany
Hall.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1938 (age 61 years, 349
days).
Interment somewhere
in Milford, Pa.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of George H. Smith and Elizabeth (Hart) Smith; married 1906 to
Florence Rochotte. |
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William Alex Stolt (1900-2001) —
also known as Bill Stolt —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 5,
1900.
Electrician;
mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1941-44.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, in the Anchorage Pioneers
Home, Anchorage,
Alaska, February
28, 2001 (age 100 years,
238 days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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| |
John S. Sullivan (1875-1949) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., December
18, 1875.
Democrat. Wholesale and
retail fish merchant; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1936-37; defeated, 1937, 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1942.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died April
12, 1949 (age 73 years, 115
days).
Burial location unknown.
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| |
Silas F. Taylor —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Danville,
Va.
Democrat. Druggist;
member of Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee, 1928-48; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Massachusetts; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Allen Towner Treadway (1867-1947) —
also known as Allen T. Treadway —
of Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
16, 1867.
Republican. Hotel
proprietor; director, Berkshire Trust Co.;
trustee, Stockbridge Savings
Bank; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1904; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1908-11; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1913-45; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grange;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died in 1947
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Stockbridge
Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
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Charles Lee Underhill (1867-1946) —
also known as Charles L. Underhill —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Richmond,
Va., July 20,
1867.
Republican. Blacksmith;
hardware
merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1921-33.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
28, 1946 (age 78 years, 192
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Emil Joseph Vlasak Jr. (1904-1995) —
also known as Emil J. Vlasak, Jr. —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in West Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
3, 1904.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1948,
1952.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Died November
3, 1995 (age 91 years, 31
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Ignatius Walsh (1872-1947) —
also known as David I. Walsh —
of Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass.; Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass., November
11, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1901-02; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker);
Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1913-14; defeated, 1911; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1914-16; defeated, 1915; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1919-25, 1926-47; defeated, 1924,
1946.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died June 11,
1947 (age 74 years, 212
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Lancaster, Mass.
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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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Joseph Everett Warner (b. 1884) —
also known as Joseph E. Warner —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., May 16,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourth Bristol District, 1913-20;
Speaker
of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1919-20;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920;
Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1928-35; superior court judge in
Massachusetts, 1940-49.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Everett Warner and Ida Evelyn (Briggs)
Warner. |
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Nathan A. Warren (c.1856-1944) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Hubbardston, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1856.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1908-09; defeated, 1909; postmaster at Yonkers,
N.Y., 1910-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Foresters.
Died in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., August
14, 1944 (age about 88
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Warren and Lydia (Read) Warren. |
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Sterry Robinson Waterman (1901-1984) —
also known as Sterry R. Waterman —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., June 12,
1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee); Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1955-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Sphinx;
Zeta
Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1984
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Burton Kendall Wheeler (1882-1975) —
also known as Burton K. Wheeler —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Hudson, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
27, 1882.
Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1911-13; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1913-18; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1923-47; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1920; Progressive candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1932,
1936,
1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from a stroke,
in Washington,
D.C., January
6, 1975 (age 92 years, 313
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) —
also known as Jesse P. Wolcott —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass., March 3,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57.
Universalist
or Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Moose.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel H. Wragg (b. 1882) —
of Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 9,
1882.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives First Norfolk District, 1919-24;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Norfolk & Middlesex District, 1925-36.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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