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Engineer Politicians in Massachusetts

  Butler Ames (1871-1954) — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., August 22, 1871. Republican. Engineer; manufacturer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1903-13; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916, 1920, 1928. Died in Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Mass., November 6, 1954 (age 83 years, 76 days). Interment at Hildreth Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Adelbert Ames and Blanche (Butler) Ames; grandson of Benjamin Franklin Butler.
  Political family: Ames-Butler family of Lowell, Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Milne Bartleman (b. 1863) — also known as Richard M. Bartleman — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., June 9, 1863. Civil engineer; U.S. Consul in Antigua, 1895-96; Malaga, 1896-98, 1899-1900; Geneva, 1900; Valencia, 1901-03; Cadiz, 1903-04; Seville, 1904-06; Madrid, 1907-09; Cienfuegos, 1914-17; U.S. Consul General in Buenos Aires, 1909-14. Member, Humane Society. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of R. M. Bartleman and H. W. (Crowninshield) Bartleman; married 1901 to B. M. Guerra de la Vega.
  Waldo Colburn (1824-1885) — of Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., November 13, 1824. Civil engineer; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1853-54; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1870; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1875-82; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1882-85; died in office 1885. English ancestry. Died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., September 26, 1885 (age 60 years, 317 days). Burial location unknown.
Thomas C. Desmond 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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Henry Desmond and Katharine (Safried) Desmond; married, August 16, 1923, to Alice B. Curtis (who later married Hamilton Fish Jr.).
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; VanRensselaer family of Albany, New York; Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Grenville Mellen Dodge (1831-1916) — also known as Grenville M. Dodge — of Iowa. Born in Danvers, Essex County, Mass., April 12, 1831. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1867-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1868 (member, Resolutions Committee); member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1872-74. Member, Loyal Legion. Chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad. Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, January 3, 1916 (age 84 years, 266 days). Entombed at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Grenville M. Dodge (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1974) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Proctor Lambert Dougherty (b. 1873) — also known as Proctor L. Dougherty — of Washington, D.C. Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., 1873. Republican. Engineer; Manager, Otis Elevator Co., 1919-26; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1926-30; President of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1926-30. Congregationalist; later Unitarian. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of M. Angelo Dougherty and Mary Elizabeth (Proctor) Dougherty; married, October 12, 1910, to Grace Cook Holmes.
  Edgar C. Erickson (b. 1895) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., July 18, 1895. Republican. Heating engineer; member of Massachusetts state senate Second Worcester District, 1933-36. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Edward M. Ferris and Marion Eliza (Yale) Ferris; married, February 14, 1905, to Elizabeth Leavitt.
  Clifton S. Fleet (b. 1905) — of Tenafly, Bergen County, N.J. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 23, 1905. Industrial engineer; mayor of Tenafly, N.J., 1954. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank E. Fleet and Mary E. (Duggan) Fleet; married, November 12, 1928, to Velma Goad.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Edward Greenan and Margaret A. (Galligan) Greenan; married, October 1, 1923, to Edith Emmons; married, March 17, 1940, to Gladys Ryan; married, March 14, 1946, to Ruth Hutchinson.
  John Hays Hammond (1855-1936) — of San Francisco, Calif.; South Africa; Washington, D.C.; Gloucester, Essex County, Mass. Born in San Francisco, Calif., March 31, 1855. Republican. Mining engineer; worked on mines in Mexico and South Africa; worked for Cecil Rhodes; in 1895, he took part in the Jameson raid, an attempt to overthrow the Boer government in South Africa; was arrested with other leaders and sentenced to be hanged; his sentence was commuted, and he was eventually released to return to the U.S.; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1908; chair, U.S. Coal Commission, 1922-23. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Died, from coronary occlusion, in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., June 8, 1936 (age 81 years, 69 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Pindell Hammond and Sarah Elizabeth (Hays) Hammond; married, January 1, 1881, to Natalie Harris.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John H. Hammond (built 1944 at Brunswick, Georgia; mined and wrecked in Tyrrhenian Sea, 1945) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Arthur S. Hardy Arthur Sherburne Hardy (1847-1930) — also known as Arthur S. Hardy — of Hanover, Grafton County, N.H.; New York, New York County, N.Y.; Woodstock, Windham County, Conn. Born in Andover, Essex County, Mass., August 13, 1847. Civil engineer; college professor; author; editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, 1893-95; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1897-99; Greece, 1899-1901; Romania, 1899-1901; Serbia, 1899-1901; Switzerland, 1901-03; Spain, 1902-05; U.S. Consul General in Teheran, 1897-99. Died in Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., March 13, 1930 (age 82 years, 212 days). Interment at Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Alpheus Hardy and Susan Warner (Holmes) Hardy; married, March 9, 1898, to Grace Aspinwall Bowen (daughter of Henry Chandler Bowen; sister of Herbert Wolcott Bowen).
  Political family: Bowen-Washburn family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, August 1897
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Bertram Lawrence and Della (Chievney) Lawrence; married, June 19, 1930, to Helen Jones.
  Cheryl A. Nicholas (born c.1952) — of Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass. Born about 1952. Republican. Engineer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  William John Orchard (b. 1888) — also known as William J. Orchard — of Maplewood, Essex County, N.J. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 15, 1888. Republican. Sanitary engineer; business executive; president, Orange Memorial Hospital; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1948. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Orchard and Elizabeth (Sayce) Orchard; married, February 1, 1913, to Marie Frances Singler.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Peter A. Scott and Elizabeth Scott; married to Mary Glennon.
  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.
  Henry Odin Tilton (b. 1885) — also known as Henry O. Tilton — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Lexington, Middlesex County, Mass., June 1, 1885. Republican. Electrical engineer; local sales manager, General Electric; director, Stratton and Co., Concord, N.H.; director, New England Confectionary Co., Cambridge, Mass.; candidate for mayor of Worcester, Mass., 1933; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952. Congregationalist. Member, Kappa Sigma; Freemasons; Grotto; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah Odin Tilton and Hattie (French) Tilton; married, September 30, 1914, to Olive Northrop Fobes.
  Arthur Clarence Walworth (1844-1920) — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 29, 1844. Mechanical engineer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1886-87. Congregationalist. Died, from heart disease, in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 23, 1920 (age 76 years, 55 days). Interment at Newton Cemetery, Newton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of James Jones Walworth and Elizabeth Chickering (Nason) Walworth; married 1872 to Mary Frances Colby (aunt of Everett Colby).
  Political family: Vanderbilt-Colby-Burden-French family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick August Westphal (b. 1895) — also known as Fred A. Westphal — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., June 15, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer; steel executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1960. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Navy League; Military Order of the World Wars; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Peter John C. Westphal and Anna W. (Glesmann) Westphal; married, June 24, 1922, to Olive Mitchell M. Blackman.
  Jonathan Williams (1750-1815) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 20, 1750. Secretary to Benjamin Franklin, 1770-75; first superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, 1802; engineer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1815; died in office 1815. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 16, 1815 (age 64 years, 361 days). Original interment at Pine Street Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1862 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
  The neighborhood of Williamsburg, in Brooklyn, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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