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George Francis Aherne (1905-2001) —
also known as George F. Aherne —
of Abington, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
18, 1905.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1928;
college
professor.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died July 1,
2001 (age 95 years, 286
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.
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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1936-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1944;
speaker, 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Grange;
Rotary;
Kiwanis; Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Ohio.
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William Patrick Connery Jr. (1888-1937) —
also known as William P. Connery, Jr. —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., August
24, 1888.
Democrat. Professional actor,
1908-16; candy
manufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1923-37; died in
office 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Redmen;
Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 15,
1937 (age 48 years, 295
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
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George F. Disnard (1923-2004) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Hingham, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
24, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1980; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New Hampshire.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Elks; Moose;
Kiwanis.
Died, in Valley Regional Hospital,
Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., September
3, 2004 (age 80 years, 284
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
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Joseph Buell Ely (1881-1956) —
also known as Joseph B. Ely —
of Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., February
22, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Hampton National Bank and
Trust Company; director, American Woolen
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1931-35.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., June 13,
1956 (age 75 years, 112
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Mass.
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Daniel J. Gallagher (b. 1873) —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
31, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1918-19; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1920-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Owen Gallagher and Ann (Ryan) Gallagher; married, November
26, 1898, to Mary A. Cronin. |
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Mark Andrew Green (b. 1960) —
also known as Mark Green —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 1,
1960.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1992-98; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1999-; U.S.
Ambassador to Tanzania, 2007-.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Henry E. Keenan (b. 1903) —
of Arlington, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Arlington, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 17,
1903.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Hastings Keith (1915-2005) —
of West Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
22, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1959-73 (9th District 1959-63,
12th District 1963-73); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Kiwanis; Elks.
Died in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 19,
2005 (age 89 years, 239
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.
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Raymond L. King (b. 1929) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
1, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Unitarian.
Member, Theta
Chi; Elks;
Kiwanis; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel King and Doris (Lamprey) King; married to Jean Ellen
Peters. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George Bertram Lawrence and Della (Chievney) Lawrence; married, June 19,
1930, to Helen Jones. |
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Nicholas James Mavroules (1929-2003) —
also known as Nicholas Mavroules —
of Peabody, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Peabody, Essex
County, Mass., November
1, 1929.
Democrat. Mayor
of Peabody, Mass., 1967-78; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1976;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1979-93;
defeated, 1992.
Greek
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis; Rotary.
Pleaded
guilty in 1993 to charges
of tax
fraud and accepting
gratuities while in office; sentenced
to prison.
Died in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., December
25, 2003 (age 74 years, 54
days).
Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Peabody, Mass.
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James Patrick McAndrews (1902-1970) —
also known as James P. McAndrews —
of Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., August
12, 1902.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1938-42; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1942-44; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1944; postmaster
at Adams,
Mass., 1945-49.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis; Eagles;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 24,
1970 (age 67 years, 285
days).
Interment at Maple
Street Cemetery, Adams, Mass.
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Alvertus Jackson Morse (1930-2011) —
also known as Jack Morse —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.; Pelham, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., February
16, 1930.
Lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Northampton, Mass., 1963; district judge in Massachusetts,
1973-97.
Member, Kiwanis; Rotary.
Died in Pelham, Hampshire
County, Mass., January
23, 2011 (age 80 years, 341
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvertus D. Morse and Drucilla Morse; grandson of Alvertus
J. Morse. |
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Fred H. Purches (b. 1881) —
of Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
5, 1881.
Republican. Insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Dover, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
1, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourth Middlesex District,
1923-36; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1929-36;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(speaker),
1956,
1960,
1972;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1936; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1939-45; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1945-67.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Kiwanis; Grange.
Died in Dover, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 17,
1979 (age 86 years, 289
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Middlecott Saltonstall and Eleanor (Brooks) Saltonstall;
brother of Richard
Saltonstall; married, June 27,
1916, to Alice Wesselhoeft; father of Peter B. Saltonstall and William
Lawrence Saltonstall; grandson of Leverett
Saltonstall (1825-1895); great-grandson of Leverett
Saltonstall (1783-1845) and Amos
Adams Lawrence; second great-grandson of William
Appleton; second great-grandnephew of Benjamin
Gorham, Luther
Lawrence and Abbott
Lawrence; third great-grandson of Nathaniel
Gorham; third great-grandnephew of George
Cabot; fourth great-grandson of James
Sullivan; fourth great-grandnephew of Gurdon
Saltonstall (1666-1724) and Timothy
Pickering; first cousin once removed of John
Lee Saltonstall; first cousin twice removed of John
Quincy Adams, William
Everett and Brooks
Adams; first cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Abbott Green; first cousin four times removed of Nathan
Appleton, James
Appleton and Nathan
Dane Appleton; first cousin five times removed of Gurdon
Saltonstall (1708-1785); second cousin of William
Gurdon Saltonstall and John
Lee Saltonstall Jr.; second cousin once removed of Charles
Francis Adams; second cousin thrice removed of John
Appleton (1804-1891), Jane
Pierce and John
Appleton (1815-1864); second cousin four times removed of Dudley
Leavitt Pickman; second cousin five times removed of John
Wingate Weeks; third cousin of Thomas
Boylston Adams; third cousin once removed of John
Forbes Kerry; third cousin twice removed of Henry
Cabot Lodge; fourth cousin once removed of Arthur
Taggard Appleton. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Sprague
family of Providence, Rhode Island; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts; Beakes-Greene-Witter
family; Shippen-Middleton
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Jonathan
Moore |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — NNDB
dossier |
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James Conlan Scanlan (b. 1896) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
18, 1896.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Middlesex District, 1931-36.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Kiwanis; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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