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John W. Aiken (1896-1968) —
of Everett, Middlesex
County, Mass.; East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
12, 1896.
Socialist. Furniture finisher; Socialist Labor candidate for
Massachusetts
state auditor, 1922; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1930, 1934; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1932; Socialist Labor candidate
for President
of the United States, 1936, 1940; Socialist Labor candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1946.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
14, 1968 (age 72 years, 124
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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Robert Milton Leach (1879-1952) —
also known as Robert M. Leach —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H., April 2,
1879.
Republican. Salesman of stoves and ranges; director, Atherton
Furniture Co.; director, Burpee Furniture Co.;
director, National Shawmut Bank of
Boston; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1924-25;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928
(alternate), 1932.
Unitarian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Eustis, Lake
County, Fla., February
18, 1952 (age 72 years, 322
days).
Interment at Franklin
Cemetery, Franklin, N.H.
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John Lynch (b. 1952) —
of Hopkinton, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
25, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president and CEO of Knoll, Inc., furniture manufacturer; Governor of
New Hampshire, 2005-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Hampshire, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Augustus Brown Reed Sprague (1827-1910) —
also known as Augustus B. R. Sprague —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Ware, Hampshire
County, Mass., March 7,
1827.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; furniture
merchant; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1896-97.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., May 17,
1910 (age 83 years, 71
days).
Interment at Worcester
Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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