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Hardware Business Politicians in Massachusetts
Hardware and Building Supply Dealers

Frank E. Davis (b. 1851) — of Gloucester, Essex County, Mass. Born in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., August 18, 1851. Republican. Fisherman; bookkeeper; hardware business; mayor of Gloucester, Mass., 1898. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Eben Davis and Annie S. (Wheeler) Davis; married, December 30, 1875, to Alice E. Colbey.   George Marcellus Landers (1813-1895) — also known as George M. Landers — of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Lenox, Berkshire County, Mass., February 22, 1813. Democrat. Hardware manufacturer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1851, 1867, 1874; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1853, 1869, 1873; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1875-79; defeated, 1878. Died in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., March 27, 1895 (age 82 years, 33 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, New Britain, Conn.   Relatives: Father of Charles Smith Landers; grandfather of George M. Landers.   Political family: Landers family of New Britain, Connecticut.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Joseph Bradford Sargent (1822-1907) — also known as Joseph B. Sargent — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Leicester, Worcester County, Mass., December 14, 1822. Democrat. Hardware manufacturer; mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1891-94. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 15, 1907 (age 84 years, 213 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.   Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Collier Lewis and Florence Van Karajan.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of Jesse Johnson Underhill and Sallie (Clements) Underhill; married, February 25, 1892, to Edith Lamprey.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Henry Waterman (1870-1939) — of Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass., August 12, 1870. Hardware business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1912. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass., April 19, 1939 (age 68 years, 250 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Andrew J. Waterman and Lucia Day (Stevens) Waterman; married, May 16, 1889, to Ella G. Litchfield.

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