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John J. Curley (c.1873-1944) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born about 1873.
Democrat. Grocer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1928;
Boston city treasurer, 1932; chairman, Massachusetts Public Utilities
Commission, 1936.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 26,
1944 (age about 71
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Carl C. Emery (b. 1888) —
of Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., November
4, 1888.
Grocer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1915-19; member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Essex District, 1920-22.
Burial location unknown.
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George Hamilton Garfield (1858-1931) —
also known as George H. Garfield —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.; West Dennis, Dennis, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in West Dennis, Dennis, Barnstable
County, Mass., July 18,
1858.
Republican. Grocer; meat
merchant; real estate
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1892-93, 1900-04; member of Massachusetts
state senate Second Plymouth District, 1905-08; member,
Massachusetts Fisheries and Game Commission, 1908-13.
Died in West Dennis, Dennis, Barnstable
County, Mass., December
19, 1931 (age 73 years, 154
days).
Interment at West Dennis Cemetery, West Dennis, Dennis, Mass.
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Joseph Albree Gilmore (1811-1867) —
also known as Joseph A. Gilmore —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Weston, Windsor
County, Vt., June 10,
1811.
Wholesale grocer; superintendent of Concord & Claremont Railroad;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1858-60; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1863-65.
Died in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., April
17, 1867 (age 55 years, 311
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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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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John Holland (b. 1861) —
of Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., January
14, 1861.
Blacksmith;
grocer; real estate
business; mayor
of Bessemer, Mich., 1906-08; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1911-14,
1919-30; defeated (Democratic), 1896 (Dickinson District), 1914
(Gogebic County); acting postmaster at Bessemer,
Mich., 1929-31.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Rollin Arthur Keyes (1854-1925) —
also known as Rollin A. Keyes —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
14, 1854.
Republican. Wholesale grocer; director, National Bank of
the Republic, and City National Bank of
Evanston; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1908.
Swedenborgian.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 3,
1925 (age 70 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rollin Web Keyes and Abigail A. (Chandler) Keyes; married, October
4, 1876, to Katharine D. Officer. |
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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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Emil J. Muehlig (b. 1873) —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., November
26, 1873.
Grocer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Sixth Essex District, 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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Philo Parsons (1817-1865) —
of Michigan.
Born in Scipio, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
7, 1817.
Wholesale grocer; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-63.
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist.
Died in Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass., January
12, 1865 (age 47 years, 340
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons; married, June 27,
1843, to Anne Eliza Barnum. |
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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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William Elmendorf Rothery (1851-1932) —
also known as William E. Rothery —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
25, 1851.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; Consul
for Liberia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1888-95; manufacturers'
agent; food broker.
German
ancestry.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., July 8,
1932 (age 81 years, 105
days).
Interment at Cataumet Cemetery, Bourne, Mass.
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Elmer A. Stevens (b. 1862) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Anson, Somerset
County, Maine, January
15, 1862.
Republican. Provision dealer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1896, 1904-05; member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Middlesex District, 1906; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1909-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Jonathan Stone (1823-1897) —
of Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk
County), Mass.
Born in Weare, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April 9,
1823.
Grocer; mayor
of Charlestown, Mass., 1873.
Died in Revere, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
26, 1897 (age 74 years, 231
days).
Burial location unknown.
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