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Hotelier and Innkeeper Politicians in Massachusetts

Thomas Boylston Adams (1910-1997) — also known as Thomas B. Adams — of Lincoln, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., July 25, 1910. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; hotel executive; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Lincoln, Middlesex County, Mass., June 4, 1997 (age 86 years, 314 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John Adams (1875-1964) and Marian (Morse) Adams; married, January 5, 1940, to Ramelle Frost Cochrane; grandnephew of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; great-grandson of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); great-grandnephew of George Washington Adams; second great-grandson of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Louisa Adams; second great-grandnephew of Benjamin Gorham; third great-grandson of John Adams (1735-1826), Nathaniel Gorham, Joshua Johnson and Abigail Adams; third great-grandnephew of Thomas Johnson; first cousin once removed of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); first cousin twice removed of William Everett; first cousin four times removed of William Cranch; second cousin thrice removed of Bradley Tyler Johnson; second cousin five times removed of Samuel Adams; third cousin of Leverett Saltonstall and Richard Saltonstall; third cousin once removed of William Lawrence Saltonstall.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sewall-Adams-Quincy family of Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   George Edward Alderman (b. 1850) — also known as George E. Alderman — of South Vernon, Vernon, Windham County, Vt. Born in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Mass., September 23, 1850. Republican. Hotel-keeper; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Vernon, 1910. Unitarian. Burial location unknown.   John Brown II (1785-1876) — of Athens, Athens County, Ohio. Born in Rowe, Franklin County, Mass., December 1, 1785. Innkeeper; mayor of Athens, Ohio, 1839-42, 1843-48, 1849-50, 1852-53. Died March 29, 1876 (age 90 years, 119 days). Burial location unknown.   William Warren Davis (1862-1941) — also known as William W. Davis — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., August 8, 1862. Republican. Hotel manager; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1895-96; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1897-98; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1900 (alternate), 1904; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts. Christian Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Royal Arcanum; Rotary. Died September 21, 1941 (age 79 years, 44 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William Davis and Adelia Merriam (Carter) Davis; married, November 5, 1885, to Daisy Rebecca Jones.   Edward J. Kelley (b. 1897) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., December 25, 1897. Democrat. Soft drink salesman; hotel manager; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Fifteenth Worcester District, 1923-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1932. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Moose; Eagles. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Edward Kelley and Mary (Shea) Kelley; married, November 26, 1925, to Marie A. Hannabury.   Addison G. Proctor (1838-1925) — of Emporia, Lyon County, Kan.; St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., July 29, 1838. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1860; hotel proprietor; real estate business; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1924. Died in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., March 17, 1925 (age 86 years, 231 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Joseph J. Proctor and Eliza (GFilbert) Proctor; married, July 10, 1860, to Eliza B. Calef.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Benjamin Harrison Swig (1893-1980) — also known as Benjamin H. Swig — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., November 17, 1893. Democrat. Chairman, Fairmont Hotel Co.; chairman, Western Dairy Products, Inc.; president, Security Title Insurance Co., Benefit Standard Life Insurance Co., Beneficial Fire and Casualty Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960, 1964. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Committee. Died in 1980 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.   Presumably named for: Benjamin Harrison   Relatives: Son of Simon Swig and Fannie (Levy) Swig; married, December 24, 1916, to Mae Aronovitz.   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.   Relatives: Son of William Denton Treadway and Harriet (Heaton) Treadway; married, October 25, 1893, to Sylvia Shares.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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