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John Alfred McDowell Adair (1864-1938) —
also known as John A. M. Adair —
of Portland, Jay
County, Ind.
Born near Portland, Jay
County, Ind., December
22, 1864.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
manufacturer; Jay
County Clerk, 1891-95; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1907-17; defeated,
1924; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1916.
Methodist.
Died in Portland, Jay
County, Ind., October
5, 1938 (age 73 years, 287
days).
Interment at Green
Park Cemetery, Portland, Ind.
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Butler Ames (1871-1954) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
22, 1871.
Republican. Engineer;
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1903-13;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1916,
1920,
1928.
Died in Tewksbury, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
6, 1954 (age 83 years, 76
days).
Interment at Hildreth
Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Oliver Ames Jr. (1807-1877) —
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
5, 1807.
Shovel manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1852, 1857; president, Union Pacific Railroad;
he and his brother Oakes
Ames were prime movers in construction of the first
transcontinental railroad line.
Died March 9,
1877 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.; memorial monument at Oliver and Oakes Ames Monument, Sherman, Wyo.
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Oliver Ames (1831-1895) —
of North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., February
4, 1831.
Republican. Shovel manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state senate; elected 1880; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1883-87; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1887-90.
Died in North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., October
22, 1895 (age 64 years, 260
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.
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William H. Ames (b. 1861) —
of Easton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., March 1,
1861.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Second Bristol District, 1905-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore Cornelius Bates (b. 1843) —
of North Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in North Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., June 4,
1843.
Republican. Manufacturer; proprietor, Worcester Corset Co.;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1879; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1883; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1884.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elijah Bates and Sarah (Fletcher) Bates; married, December
24, 1868, to Emma Frances Duncan. |
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Sidney O. Bigney (b. 1854) —
of Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Wentworth, Grafton
County, N.H., November
4, 1854.
Republican. Manufacturer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1904,
1908;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 2nd District, 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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Spencer Borden (1872-1957) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., September
8, 1872.
Republican. Manufacturer; director, National Shawmut Bank, Fall
River National Bank, Fall
River Gas
Works Co., Fall River Electric
Light Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1928.
Died January
31, 1957 (age 84 years, 145
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Effie A. (Brooks) Borden and Spencer Borden (1848-1921); married
1901 to
Sarah Hildreth Ames. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Alexander Bern Bruce (b. 1853) —
also known as Alexander B. Bruce —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born September
15, 1853.
Democrat. Merchant;
manufacturer; mayor
of Lawrence, Mass., 1886-87; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1898; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Bruce and Jemima (Bern) Bruce; married, September
24, 1870, to Mary Mitchell. |
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Phillips E. Chase (b. 1832) —
of Mechanicsville, Mt. Holly, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Athol, Worcester
County, Mass., October
21, 1832.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Mt. Holly, 1872; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1886.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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George Clarence Clark (b. 1876) —
also known as George C. Clark —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in West Mansfield, Mansfield, Bristol
County, Mass., November
13, 1876.
Republican. Manufacturer of mill supplies and hardware; member
of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1915-27; Rhode
Island general treasurer, 1927-31.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Rhode Island Manual 1931 |
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Morton E. Converse (b. 1837) —
of Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Rindge, Cheshire
County, N.H., November
17, 1837.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1890-91; member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Worcester District, 1905-06.
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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Thomas Jefferson Coolidge (1831-1920) —
also known as T. Jefferson Coolidge —
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
26, 1831.
Republican. Manufacturer; cotton mill
business; president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad,
and other companies; U.S. Minister to France, 1892-93.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
17, 1920 (age 89 years, 83
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Presumably named
for: Thomas
Jefferson |
| | | Relatives: Son of Ellen Wayles
(Randolph) Coolidge and Joseph Coolidge; married, November
4, 1852, to Mehitable Sullivan 'Hetty' Appleton (daughter of William
Appleton); nephew of Benjamin
Franklin Randolph, Meriwether
Lewis Randolph and George
Wythe Randolph; uncle of John
Gardner Coolidge; grandson of Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr. and Martha
Jefferson Randolph; great-grandson of Thomas
Jefferson; second great-grandson of Archibald
Cary; third great-grandson of Richard
Randolph; first cousin once removed of Francis
Wayles Eppes; first cousin twice removed of Dabney
Carr and John
Wayles Eppes; first cousin thrice removed of John
Randolph of Roanoke; first cousin four times removed of Richard
Bland and Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin of Frederick
Madison Roberts; second cousin once removed of Dabney
Smith Carr; second cousin twice removed of John
Marshall, James
Markham Marshall and Alexander
Keith Marshall; second cousin thrice removed of Theodorick
Bland, Edmund
Jenings Randolph and Beverley
Randolph; third cousin once removed of Thomas
Marshall, John
Jordan Crittenden, Thomas
Turpin Crittenden, Robert
Crittenden, James
Keith Marshall, Carter
Henry Harrison and Edith
Wilson; third cousin twice removed of Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828), Henry
St. George Tucker and Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell; fourth cousin of Alexander
Parker Crittenden, Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden, Thomas
Theodore Crittenden, John
Augustine Marshall and Carter
Henry Harrison II; fourth cousin once removed of Edmund
Randolph, Nathaniel
Beverly Tucker, William
Lewis Cabell, George
Craighead Cabell, Thomas
Theodore Crittenden Jr., William
Marshall Bullitt and Alexander
Scott Bullitt. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph
family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also U.S. State Dept career summary |
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Charles Richard Crane (1858-1939) —
also known as Charles R. Crane —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Woods Hole, Falmouth, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
7, 1858.
President, Crane Company, valves and fittings manufacturer;
director, National Bank of
the Republic, Chicago; U.S. Minister to China, 1920-21.
Member, American
Economic Association.
Died February
14, 1939 (age 80 years, 191
days).
Interment at Woods Hole Village Cemetery, Woods Hole, Falmouth, Mass.
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Charles L. Dean (b. 1844) —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Ashford, Windham
County, Conn., May 29,
1844.
Republican. Manufacturer; banker;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1897-98; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fourth Middlesex District, 1905-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Eben Sumner Draper (1858-1914) —
also known as Eben S. Draper —
of Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass., June 17,
1858.
Republican. Manufacturer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1896;
Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1906-09; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1909-11; defeated, 1910.
Died April 9,
1914 (age 55 years, 296
days).
Entombed at Village
Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.
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William Franklin Draper (1842-1910) —
also known as William F. Draper —
of Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 9,
1842.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1893-97; U.S.
Ambassador to Italy, 1897-1900.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
28, 1910 (age 67 years, 294
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.
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Erastus Fairbanks (1792-1864) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Brimfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
28, 1792.
One of the founders of E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., platform scale
manufacturers; president, Passumpsic Railroad,
which completed a line from White River to St. Johnsbury in 1850;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1836-38; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Vermont; Governor of
Vermont, 1852-53, 1860-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1856.
Congregationalist.
Died in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
20, 1864 (age 72 years, 23
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Henry Noah Fisher (b. 1842) —
also known as Henry N. Fisher —
of Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Barton, Orleans
County, Vt., June 5,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer; president, American Watch Tool Co.;
vice-president, Waltham National Bank;
trustee, Waltham Savings Bank; mayor
of Waltham, Mass., 1887-89.
Burial location unknown.
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Clifton S. Fleet (b. 1905) —
of Tenafly, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 23,
1905.
Industrial engineer;
mayor
of Tenafly, N.J., 1954.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank E. Fleet and Mary E. (Duggan) Fleet; married, November
12, 1928, to Velma Goad. |
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Alfred Calvin Gaunt (b. 1882) —
also known as Alfred C. Gaunt —
of Methuen, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April
30, 1882.
Republican. Manufacturer; president, Merrimac Mills; member of
Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1947-48; defeated, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Gaunt and Mary Lyle (Weir) Gaunt; married, September
12, 1906, to Bertha Fisher. |
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John Zacheus Goodrich (1804-1885) —
also known as John Z. Goodrich —
of Glendale, Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
27, 1804.
Lawyer;
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1851-55 (7th District 1851-53,
11th District 1853-55); Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1861; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1861-65.
Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., April
19, 1885 (age 80 years, 204
days).
Interment at Stockbridge
Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
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William Henry Haile (1833-1901) —
also known as William H. Haile —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Chesterfield, Cheshire
County, N.H., September
23, 1833.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1865, 1871;
manufacturer; mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1881; member of Massachusetts
state senate First Hampden District, 1882-83; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1890-93; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1892.
Died, from a kidney
ailment, in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., February
13, 1901 (age 67 years, 143
days).
Interment at Springfield
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Edward Howard Haskell (b. 1845) —
of Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., October
5, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; paper and
textile machinery manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1877; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1880,
1884;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1882-85.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Haskell and Mary (Smith) Haskell; married, June 27,
1866, to Hattie J. Smith. |
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Pehr Gustaf Holmes (1881-1952) —
also known as Pehr G. Holmes —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Sweden,
April
9, 1881.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1917-19; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1931-47;
defeated, 1946.
Congregationalist.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Venice, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
19, 1952 (age 71 years, 254
days).
Interment at Old
Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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Claramon Hunt (born c.1843) —
of Sterling, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1843.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1893-94; member of Connecticut
state senate 17th District, 1895-96.
Burial location unknown.
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James F. Ingraham Jr. (b. 1876) —
of Peabody, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Peabody, Essex
County, Mass., May 24,
1876.
Republican. Manufacturer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1912;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 5th District, 1919-22.
Burial location unknown.
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William Jackson (1783-1855) —
of Newton Corner, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
2, 1783.
Candle
maker; soap manufacturer; banker; newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1829-32; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1833-37; early
promoter of railroads;
president, American Missionary Society, 1846-54.
Died in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
27, 1855 (age 71 years, 178
days).
Interment at East
Parish Burying Ground, Newton, Mass.
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Frank E. Kaley (b. 1856) —
of Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Canton, Norfolk
County, Mass., March
13, 1856.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1901-02; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 3rd District, 1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Kaley; married, October
12, 1885, to Harriet E. Wallace. |
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Alvan Kidder (1801-1871) —
of Randolph, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., February
12, 1801.
Democrat. Manufacturer; merchant;
real
estate business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1835.
Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., November
18, 1871 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kidder and Ruth (Mann) Kidder; married, July 24,
1823, to Betsey Mann; nephew of Lyman
Kidder; first cousin of Ira
Kidder and Jefferson
Parish Kidder; first cousin once removed of Lyman
Kidder Bass, Silas
Wright Kidder and Daniel
S. Kidder; first cousin twice removed of Lyman
Metcalfe Bass; second cousin of Francis
Kidder; second cousin twice removed of Harley
Walter Kidder; third cousin once removed of Isaiah
Kidder, Ezra
Kidder, David
Kidder and Nathan
Parker Kidder; fourth cousin of Charles
Stetson, Arba
Kidder, Luther
Kidder, Joseph
Souther Kidder, Pascal
Paoli Kidder and Isaiah
Stetson; fourth cousin once removed of Gold
Selleck Silliman, Benjamin
Silliman, Caleb
Blodgett, Chauncey
Fitch Cleveland, Orlando
Burr Kidder, Adoniram
Judson Kneeland and Isaiah
Kidder Stetson. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William S. Kyle (b. 1851) —
of Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Quebec,
July
12, 1851.
Republican. Electrical wire manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1898-1900; member of Massachusetts
state senate First Plymouth District, 1905-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry P. Morse (b. 1854) —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Bradford, Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., July 29,
1854.
Republican. Box manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Ninth Essex District, 1904-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas O'Neill (b. 1857) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1857.
Republican. Decorative glass manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1904-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene A. Rogers (born c.1853) —
of Barkhamsted, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire
County, Mass., about 1853.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Barkhamsted, 1901-02, 1919-20.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Huntley Nowel Spaulding (1869-1955) —
also known as Huntley N. Spaulding —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Townsend Harbor, Townsend, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
30, 1869.
Republican. Manufacturer; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1927-29; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940,
1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire.
Protestant.
Died in Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., November
14, 1955 (age 86 years, 15
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Rolland Harty Spaulding (1873-1942) —
also known as Rolland H. Spaulding —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Townsend Harbor, Townsend, Middlesex
County, Mass., March
15, 1873.
Republican. Manufacturer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1912;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1915-17.
Died March
14, 1942 (age 68 years, 364
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Wheeler (b. 1832) —
of Orange, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Orange, Franklin
County, Mass., November
20, 1832.
Republican. Manufacturer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1888,
1904
(alternate), 1908;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 8th District, 1905-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry H. Williams (b. 1881) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., December
2, 1881.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 1st District, 1919-22; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel H. Wragg (b. 1882) —
of Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 9,
1882.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives First Norfolk District, 1919-24;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Norfolk & Middlesex District, 1925-36.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Owen Daniel Young (1874-1962) —
also known as Owen D. Young —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
27, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; financier;
industrialist; chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and
1942-45; founded Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman
1919-29; one of the founders of the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of
German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., July 11,
1962 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Van
Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
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