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  Malcolm Gray Dade (1903-1991) — also known as Malcolm G. Dade — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., February 27, 1903. Democrat. Ordained minister; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th District, 1961-62. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha Phi Alpha; Freemasons. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 27, 1991 (age 87 years, 334 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Isiah C. Dade and Margaret (Warfield) Dade; married to Bonnie Jean Denham; father of Malcolm G. Dade Jr..
  Charles Nelson Daniels (1849-1916) — also known as Charles N. Daniels — of Willimantic, Windham County, Conn. Born in Barre, Monroe County, N.Y., July 2, 1849. Republican. Coal and lumber dealer; postmaster at Willimantic, Conn., 1890-94; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1900; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1901; U.S. Consul in Sheffield, as of 1905-09; Sherbrooke, 1914-16; Connecticut state auditor, 1908. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Southbridge, Worcester County, Mass., December 17, 1916 (age 67 years, 168 days). Interment at Old Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels; married to Susie E. Howard Little.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  William F. Davis (b. 1849) — of Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass., December 12, 1849. Republican. Leather business; insurance business; mayor of Woburn, Mass., 1899-1901; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas G. Davis and Margaret A. Davis; married, October 5, 1874, to Velma Jeannette Barker.
  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.
  Henry Dearborn (1751-1829) — of Massachusetts. Born in North Hampton, Rockingham County, N.H., February 23, 1751. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1793-97 (4th District 1793-95, 1st District 1795-97); U.S. Secretary of War, 1801-09; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1822-24. Member, Freemasons. Died in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., June 6, 1829 (age 78 years, 103 days). Original interment in unknown location; subsequent interment in 1834 at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment in 1848 at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Father of Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn.
  Dearborn County, Ind. is named for him.
  The city of Dearborn, Michigan, is named for him.  — The Dearborn River, in Lewis & Clark and Cascade counties, Montana, is named for him.  — Mount Dearborn, a former military arsenal on an island in the Catawba River, Chester County, South Carolina, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Dearborn (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1959) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Joseph Charles Dennis (b. 1877) — also known as J. Charles Dennis — of Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., March 9, 1877. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1934-53. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Dennis and Annie (Broadbent) Dennis; married, July 17, 1912, to Eley Miles.
  Butler Carson Derrick Jr. (1936-2014) — also known as Butler Derrick — of Edgefield, Edgefield County, S.C. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., September 30, 1936. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1969-74; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1975-95. Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees; Freemasons; Lions. Died in Easley, Pickens County, S.C., May 5, 2014 (age 77 years, 217 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
Thomas C. Desmond Thomas Charles Desmond (1887-1972) — also known as Thomas C. Desmond — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y. Born in Middletown, Orange County, N.Y., September 15, 1887. Republican. Engineer; president and chief engineer, Newburgh Ship Yards; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928, 1940; member of New York state senate, 1931-58 (27th District 1931-44, 32nd District 1945-54, 33rd District 1955-58). Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Grange; Moose; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Redmen; Knights of Pythias. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 6, 1972 (age 85 years, 21 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Henry Desmond and Katharine (Safried) Desmond; married, August 16, 1923, to Alice B. Curtis (who later married Hamilton Fish Jr.).
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; VanRensselaer family of Albany, New York; Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Fred James Douglas (1869-1949) — also known as Fred J. Douglas — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Clinton, Worcester County, Mass., September 14, 1869. Republican. Physician; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1922-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924 (alternate), 1936 (member, Credentials Committee), 1940; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1934; U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1937-45; defeated in primary, 1944. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., January 1, 1949 (age 79 years, 109 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Whitesboro, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Douglas and Adelaide (Brennan) Douglas; married, December 1, 1897, to Catherine McGrath.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Holley Douglas (b. 1951) — also known as Jim Douglas — of Middlebury, Addison County, Vt.; Montpelier, Washington County, Vt. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., June 21, 1951. Republican. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1973-78; secretary of state of Vermont, 1981-93; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1992; Vermont state treasurer, 1995-2003; Governor of Vermont, 2003-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 2004, 2008. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Married to Dorothy Foster.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Eben Sumner Draper (b. 1893) — also known as Eben S. Draper — of Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Hopedale, Worcester County, Mass., August 30, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, Draper Corp., manufacturers of cotton looms; president, Milford National Bank; trustee, Milford Hospital; trustee, Massachusetts General Hospital; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1921-22; member of Massachusetts state senate Fourth Worcester District, 1923-26; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Unitarian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Interment at Village Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Eben Sumner Draper (1858-1914) and Nannie (Bristow) Draper; married, November 12, 1926, to Hazel Archibald; nephew of William Franklin Draper; grandson of Benjamin Helm Bristow.
  Political family: Draper-Bristow family of Hopedale, Massachusetts.
  Pierpont Edwards (1750-1826) — of Connecticut. Born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass., April 8, 1750. Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1787-88; delegate to Connecticut convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1789-90; U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, 1789; U.S. District Judge for Connecticut, 1806; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818. Member, Freemasons. Died in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., April 5, 1826 (age 75 years, 362 days). Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Edwards and Sarah (Pierpont) Edwards; married to Frances Ogden; father of Henry Waggaman Edwards; uncle of Aaron Burr and Theodore Dwight; second great-grandson of Thomas Willett; first cousin once removed of John Davenport and James Davenport; first cousin twice removed of Theodore Davenport; first cousin four times removed of Evert Harris Kittell; first cousin six times removed of Arthur Callen Kittell Jr.; second cousin once removed of Benjamin Tallmadge; second cousin twice removed of Charles Robert Sherman and Frederick Augustus Tallmadge; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Taylor Sherman, John Appleton, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman, John Sherman, Joseph Pomeroy Root and Edward Williams Hooker; second cousin four times removed of Ezekiel Gilbert Stoddard, George Landon Ingraham, Charles Dunsmore Millard and Blanche M. Woodward; second cousin five times removed of Charles H. Chittenden, Bradford R. Lansing, Daniel Phoenix Ingraham and Louis Ezekiel Stoddard; third cousin once removed of Noah Phelps and Hezekiah Case; third cousin twice removed of Parmenio Adams, Elisha Phelps, Ambrose Tuttle, Jesse Hoyt, Abiel Case, Jairus Case, John Leslie Russell, George Washington Wolcott, William Dean Kellogg and Almon Case; third cousin thrice removed of Amos Pettibone, Walter Booth, Norman A. Phelps, Oliver Dwight Filley, William Warner Hoppin, John Smith Phelps, Asahel Pierson Case, Hiram Bidwell Case, Leslie Wead Russell, Charles Hazen Russell, John Clarence Keeler and Lovel Davis Parmelee; fourth cousin once removed of William Greene.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Houghton family of Corning, New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Upham family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edgar C. Erickson (b. 1895) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., July 18, 1895. Republican. Heating engineer; member of Massachusetts state senate Second Worcester District, 1933-36. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Samuel Etheridge (1788-1864) — Born in Adams, Berkshire County, Mass., April 15, 1788. Miller; inventor; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1839-40. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Quincy, Branch County, Mich., February 18, 1864 (age 75 years, 309 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Cynthia Maria Ingham.
  George Chandler Fairbanks (1852-1931) — also known as George C. Fairbanks — of Natick, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Natick, Middlesex County, Mass., January 6, 1852. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1909. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died April 23, 1931 (age 79 years, 107 days). Interment at Dell Park Cemetery, Natick, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John Brooks Fairbanks and Caroline (Cummings) Fairbanks; married, April 4, 1872, to Ella Louise Hobbs; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Gerry Fairbanks and George Henry Fairbanks.
  Political family: Fairbanks family of Natick, Massachusetts.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Austin Fay (1838-1916) — also known as George A. Fay — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Mass., August 29, 1838. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state senate 6th District, 1871. Member, Freemasons. Died September 22, 1916 (age 78 years, 24 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Fay and Amanda Almina (Ward) Fay; married 1865 to Jane M. 'Jennie' Curtis.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel L. Fein (b. 1899) — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Russia, June 8, 1899. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith; Tau Epsilon Phi; Elks; Freemasons; American Legion; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Fein and Sarah (Schwartz) Fein; married, December 31, 1922, to Mildred B. Sherman.
  Roy Lynde Fernald (b. 1901) — also known as Roy L. Fernald — of Winterport, Waldo County, Maine. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 9, 1901. Member of Maine state house of representatives from Waldo County (4th), 1931-32; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grange; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Walter Fernald and Hortense (Rankin) Fernald.
  Mortimer Y. Ferris (b. 1881) — of Ticonderoga, Essex County, N.Y. Born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., March 29, 1881. Republican. Civil engineer; member of New York state senate 33rd District, 1919-26; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1927-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928; chair of Essex County Republican Party, 1930-39. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward M. Ferris and Marion Eliza (Yale) Ferris; married, February 14, 1905, to Elizabeth Leavitt.
  Erland Frederick Fish (b. 1883) — also known as Erland F. Fish — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., December 7, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1908-09; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Second Norfolk District, 1921-24; member of Massachusetts state senate Norfolk & Suffolk District, 1925-36; President of the Massachusetts State Senate, 1933-34; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Unitarian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military Order of the World Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Exchange Club. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick P. Fish and Clara P. (Livermore) Fish; married, October 7, 1911, to Mildred Russell.
  Charles Dudley Blake Fisk (b. 1850) — also known as Charles D. B. Fisk — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Hooksett, Merrimack County, N.H., February 17, 1850. Republican. Clothing merchant; newspaper publisher; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Twenty-Fifth Suffolk District, 1905, 1907; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1908-09. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dudley Blake Fisk and Mary (Ashton) Fisk; married to Susan E. Sparhawk; grandson of Ezra Fisk; great-grandson of William Fisk.
  Political family: Fisk family of Massachusetts.
  Motley H. Flint (1864-1930) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., February 19, 1864. Republican. Postmaster at Los Angeles, Calif., 1904-10; banker; provided critical support for the Warner Brothers Movie studio in its early years; one of the promoters of Julian Petroleum Corporation, a Ponzi scheme which collapsed in 1927; about 40,000 investors lost their money; tainted by the scandal, he moved to Europe for a time. Member, Freemasons. Called as a witness in a civil suit involving David O. Selznick; after his testimony, as he returned to the audience section of the courtroom, in Los Angeles City Hall, he was shot and killed by Frank Keaton, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 14, 1930 (age 66 years, 145 days). Keaton, who had lost his money in Julian Petroleum, was immediately arrested, and subsequently tried, convicted, and hanged. Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Eaton Flint and Althea Louise (Hewes) Flint; brother of Frank Putnam Flint; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Dexter Sprague.
  Political families: Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York; Flint-Bache family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Elial T. Foote Elial Todd Foote (1796-1877) — also known as Elial T. Foote — of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Gill, Franklin County, Mass., May 1, 1796. Physician; banker; member of New York state assembly, 1819-20, 1826-27 (Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Niagara counties 1819-20, Chautauqua County 1826-27); Chautauqua County Judge, 1823-43; postmaster at Jamestown, N.Y., 1829-41. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., November 17, 1877 (age 81 years, 200 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Foote and Sybil (Doolittle) Foote; brother of Charles Doolittle Foote; married, December 31, 1817, to Anna Cheney; married 1841 to Amelia Stiles (Leavitt) Jenkins; married 1869 to Emily Stockbridge.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: History of Chautauqua County (1875)
  Frank Herbert Foss (1865-1947) — also known as Frank H. Foss — of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, September 20, 1865. Republican. Contractor; member of Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1915-46; mayor of Fitchburg, Mass., 1917-20; Massachusetts Republican state chair, 1921-24; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1925-35; defeated, 1934; director, Fitchburg Cooperative Bank; director, Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass., February 15, 1947 (age 81 years, 148 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Orrin F. Foss and Hannah H. (Fisk) Foss; married, December 2, 1891, to Sibyl S. Alden.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Matthew J. Fowler (b. 1879) — of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass. Born in St. Catherines, Ontario, May 31, 1879. Republican. Optometrist; president, Haverhill Cooperative Bank; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Fowler and Mary Fowler; married, April 18, 1907, to Daisy Longley.
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) — also known as "Silence Dogood"; "Anthony Afterwit"; "Poor Richard"; "Alice Addertongue"; "Polly Baker"; "Harry Meanwell"; "Timothy Turnstone"; "Martha Careful"; "Benevolus"; "Caelia Shortface" — of Pennsylvania. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 17, 1706. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775; U.S. Postmaster General, 1775-76; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; U.S. Minister to France, 1778-85; Sweden, 1782-83; President of Pennsylvania, 1785-88; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787. Deist. Member, Freemasons; American Philosophical Society; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Famed for his experiments with electricity; invented bifocal glasses and the harmonica. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 17, 1790 (age 84 years, 90 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue erected 1856 at Old City Hall Grounds, Boston, Mass.; statue at La Arcata Court, Santa Barbara, Calif.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah Franklin and Abiah Lee (Folger) Franklin; married, September 1, 1730, to Deborah Read; father of Sarah 'Sally' Franklin (who married Richard Bache); uncle of Franklin Davenport; grandfather of Richard Bache Jr. and Deborah Franklin Bache (who married William John Duane); great-grandfather of Alexander Dallas Bache, Mary Blechenden Bache (who married Robert John Walker) and Sophia Arabella Bache (who married William Wallace Irwin); second great-grandfather of Robert Walker Irwin; fifth great-grandfather of Daniel Baugh Brewster and Elise du Pont; first cousin four times removed of Charles James Folger, Benjamin Dexter Sprague and Wharton Barker; first cousin six times removed of Thomas Mott Osborne; first cousin seven times removed of Charles Devens Osborne and Lithgow Osborne; second cousin five times removed of George Hammond Parshall.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Jonathan Williams
  Franklin counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine, Mass., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., Vt., Va. and Wash. are named for him.
  Mount Franklin, in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The minor planet 5102 Benfranklin (discovered 1986), is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Benjamin F. ButlerBenjamin F. HallettBenjamin F. WadeBenjamin Franklin WallaceBenjamin Cromwell FranklinBenjamin Franklin PerryBenjamin Franklin RobinsonBenjamin F. RandolphBenjamin Franklin MasseyBenjamin F. RawlsBenjamin Franklin LeiterBenjamin Franklin ThomasBenjamin F. HallBenjamin F. AngelBenjamin Franklin RossBenjamin F. FlandersBenjamin F. BomarBenjamin Franklin HellenBenjamin F. MudgeBenjamin F. ButlerBenjamin F. LoanBenjamin F. SimpsonBenjamin Franklin TerryBenjamin Franklin JunkinBenjamin F. PartridgeB. F. LangworthyBenjamin F. HardingBenjamin MebaneB. F. WhittemoreBenjamin Franklin BradleyBenjamin Franklin ClaypoolBenjamin Franklin SaffoldBenjamin F. CoatesB. Franklin MartinBenjamin Franklin HoweyBenjamin F. MartinBenjamin Franklin RiceBenjamin F. RandolphBenjamin F. HopkinsBenjamin F. TracyBenjamin Franklin BriggsBenjamin F. GradyBenjamin F. FarnhamBenjamin F. MeyersBenjamin Franklin WhiteBenjamin Franklin PrescottBenjamin F. JonasB. Franklin FisherBenjamin Franklin PottsBenjamin F. FunkBenjamin F. MarshFrank B. ArnoldBenjamin F. HeckertBenjamin F. BradleyBenjamin F. HowellBenjamin Franklin MillerBenjamin F. MahanBen Franklin CaldwellBenjamin Franklin TilleyBenjamin F. HackneyB. F. McMillanBenjamin F. ShivelyB. Frank HiresB. Frank MebaneB. Frank MurphyBenjamin F. StarrBenjamin Franklin Jones, Jr.Benjamin F. WeltyBenjamin F. JonesBenjamin Franklin BoleyBen Franklin LooneyBenjamin F. BledsoeBenjamin Franklin WilliamsB. Frank KelleyBenjamin Franklin ButlerBenjamin F. JamesFrank B. HeintzlemanBenjamin F. FeinbergB. Franklin BunnBen F. CameronBen F. BlackmonB. Frank WhelchelB. F. Merritt, Jr.Ben F. HornsbyBen Dillingham II
  Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. $100 bill, and formerly on the U.S. half dollar coin (1948-63).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin — An Account of the Newly Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-Place (1744)
  Books about Benjamin Franklin: H. W. Brands, The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin — Edmund S. Morgan, Benjamin Franklin — Stacy Schiff, A Great Improvisation : Franklin, France, and the Birth of America — Gordon S. Wood, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin — Walter Isaacson, Benjamin Franklin : An American Life — Carl Van Doren, Benjamin Franklin — Philip Dray, Stealing God's Thunder : Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Alvan Tufts Fuller (1878-1958) — also known as Alvan T. Fuller — of Malden, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 27, 1878. Republican. Automobile dealer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1915; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916, 1932; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1917-21; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1921-25; Governor of Massachusetts, 1925-29; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1932. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died April 30, 1958 (age 80 years, 62 days). Cremated; ashes interred at East Cemetery, Rye Beach, Rye, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Alvan Bond Fuller and Flora A. (Tufts) Fuller; married, July 12, 1910, to Viola Davenport.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  William Frye Garcelon (1868-1949) — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, October 24, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1907-09. Member, Freemasons. Died May 1, 1949 (age 80 years, 189 days). Burial location unknown.
  William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) — also known as William T. Gardiner — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 12, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion, traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of Union Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Grange; American Bar Association. Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in midair, and crashed in Schnecksville, Lehigh County, Pa., August 2, 1953 (age 61 years, 51 days). Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Hallowell Gardiner and Alice (Bangs) Gardiner; married, September 16, 1916, to Margaret Thomas; second great-grandson of Robert H. Gardiner.
  Cross-reference: Edward E. Chase
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Richard Nelson Gardner (1881-1953) — also known as Richard N. Gardner; Dick Gardner — of Staples, Todd County, Minn. Born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass., 1881. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 51st District, 1931-43; resigned 1943. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary; Royal League; Knights of Pythias. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., December 4, 1953 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Gaunt and Mary Lyle (Weir) Gaunt; married, September 12, 1906, to Bertha Fisher.
  Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Marblehead, Essex County, Mass., July 17, 1744. Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1776-80, 1782-85; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1786; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1789-93; Governor of Massachusetts, 1810-12; defeated, 1801, 1812; Vice President of the United States, 1813-14; died in office 1814. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. The word gerrymander ("Gerry" plus "salamander") was coined to describe an oddly shaped Massachusetts senate district his party created in 1811, and later came to mean any unfair districting. Died in Washington, D.C., November 23, 1814 (age 70 years, 129 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Gerry and Elizabeth (Greenleaf) Gerry; married, January 12, 1786, to Ann Gerry; grandfather of Elbridge Thomas Gerry; great-grandfather of Peter Goelet Gerry; third cousin of Levi Lincoln; third cousin once removed of Levi Lincoln Jr. and Enoch Lincoln.
  Political families: Lincoln-Lee family; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Whitney-Nye-Lincoln-Hay family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Elbridge, New York, is named for him.  — The town of Gerry, New York, is named for him.  — The town of Gerry (now Phillipston, Massachusetts), was named for him until 1812.
  Other politicians named for him: Elbridge G. BaldwinElbridge G. KnowltonElbridge G. CreacraftElbridge G. SpauldingElbridge G. GaleElbridge GerryElbridge G. LaphamEldridge Gerry PearlElbridge G. MoultonElbridge G. CracraftElbridge G. KelleyElbridge G. HaynesElbridge G. BrownElbridge G. Davis
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Elbridge Gerry: George Athan Billias, Elbridge Gerry, Founding Father and Republican Statesman
  Charles Laceille Gifford (1871-1947) — also known as Charles L. Gifford — of Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass. Born in Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., March 15, 1871. Republican. School teacher; real estate business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1912-13; member of Massachusetts state senate Cape and Plymouth District, 1914-19; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1922-47 (16th District 1922-33, 15th District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-47); died in office 1947. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., August 23, 1947 (age 76 years, 161 days). Interment at Mosswood Cemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Abbie (Baker) Gifford and William Coleman Gifford; married, September 6, 1892, to Fannie Hallet Handy; father of Florence Gifford.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Warren R. Gilmore (b. 1898) — of Wrentham, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Walpole, Norfolk County, Mass., October 10, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Congregationalist. Member, Lions; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Angier Louis Goodwin (1881-1975) — also known as Angier L. Goodwin — of Melrose, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, January 30, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Melrose, Mass., 1921-23; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1925-28; member of Massachusetts state senate Fourth Middlesex District, 1929-41; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1943-55; defeated, 1954; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Grange; Zeta Psi. Died in Melrose, Middlesex County, Mass., June 20, 1975 (age 94 years, 141 days). Interment at Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Mass.
  Relatives: Married 1905 to Eleanor Hardy Stone.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Gurdon Wright Gordon (b. 1871) — also known as Gurdon W. Gordon — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Mass., November 26, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; insurance executive; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1912; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1913-16; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920 (alternate), 1928. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson E. Gordon and Caroline Augusta (Wright) Gordon; married, November 3, 1903, to Ellen Beekman Walsh.
  Merle Dixon Graves (b. 1887) — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass.; Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, October 13, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Fourth Hampden District, 1921-24. Congregationalist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Military Order of the World Wars; American Legion; Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Lucien Chase Graves and Annie (Dixon) Graves; married, December 27, 1910, to Clara Cooley Stevenson.
  Addison Loomis Green (1862-1942) — also known as Addison L. Green — of Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Westfield, Hampden County, Mass., October 23, 1862. Lawyer; archaeologist; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1894; became involved in the textile business; vice-president, Association of Woolen Manufacturers of America; studied archeological sites in Spain and France with Charles G. Dawes, 1930. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Member, Psi Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons. Died June 24, 1942 (age 79 years, 244 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Jefferson Green and Alvira Eunice (Loomis) Green; married 1890 to Maud Ingersoll Bennett; married 1911 to Gertrude Metcalf; father of Addison Bennett Green (who married Margaret A. Oldham) and Marshall Green.
  James Owen Greenan (1888-c.1952) — also known as J. O. Greenan — of Mina, Mineral County, Nev.; Tujunga, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., January 3, 1888. Republican. Mining engineer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1940. Member, Theta Delta Chi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Reno, Washoe County, Nev., about 1952 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Edward Greenan and Margaret A. (Galligan) Greenan; married, October 1, 1923, to Edith Emmons; married, March 17, 1940, to Gladys Ryan; married, March 14, 1946, to Ruth Hutchinson.
  Joseph B. Grossman (b. 1892) — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., July 15, 1892. Republican. Building materials merchant; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1927-28; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council 2nd District, 1933-36. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Grotto; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Order Brith Abraham. Burial location unknown.
  Maxwell Bernard Grossman (b. 1897) — also known as Maxwell B. Grossman — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 21, 1897. Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Jewish. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. President, Massachusetts Envelope Co. Burial location unknown.
  John Henry Grout (1857-1936) — also known as John H. Grout — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Beverly, Essex County, Mass., December 4, 1857. Republican. U.S. Consul in Bermuda, 1893; Malta, 1898-1908; Odessa, 1908-14; Milan, 1914-17; Santander, 1917-20; Hull, 1920-24. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Los Angeles County, Calif., March 6, 1936 (age 78 years, 93 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Henry Grout (1832-1899) and Olive Adeline 'Ada' (Munroe) Grout; married, January 14, 1880, to Josephine Russell; married, June 11, 1904, to Kitty Emily Austin.
  Curtis Guild Jr. (1860-1915) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 2, 1860. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1884; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896 (Convention Vice-President); colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1903-06; Governor of Massachusetts, 1906-09; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1908; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1911-13. Member, Freemasons; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; American Forestry Association. In 1907, John A. Steele came to the State House with a revolver, and attempted to kill Gov. Guild; he was subdued and arrested after shooting two people. Died, of pneumonia, in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 6, 1915 (age 55 years, 63 days). Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Curtis Guild and Sarah C. Guild; married, June 1, 1892, to Charlotte H. Johnson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary
  John William Haigis (1881-1960) — also known as John W. Haigis — of Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass. Born in Turners Falls, Montague, Franklin County, Mass., July 31, 1881. Republican. Founder, editor, and publisher of the Greenfield Recorder newspaper; banker; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1909-12; member of Massachusetts state senate Franklin & Hampshire District, 1915-16, 1923-26; Massachusetts state treasurer, 1929-30; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1934; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; speaker); trustee of the University of Massachusetts, 1940-56; owner and operator of radio station WHAI. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died in 1960 (age about 78 years). Interment at Green River Cemetery, Greenfield, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John Haigis and Elizabeth (Hildebrandt) Haigis; married, December 3, 1913, to Rose Luippold; married, December 3, 1942, to Alice G. Whelan.
  Lemuel C. Hall (b. 1874) — of Wareham, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Harwich, Barnstable County, Mass., December 13, 1874. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1927-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Redmen; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Gershom Hall and Sophie Louise (Parker) Hall; married, December 25, 1896, to Lettice M. G. Foster.
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) — also known as "Alexander the Coppersmith" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Charles Town, Nevis, January 11, 1757. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1782-83; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1786-87; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New York County, 1788; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1789-95. Episcopalian. Scottish and French ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Society of the Cincinnati. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1915. Shot and mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr, on July 11, 1804, and died the next day in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 12, 1804 (age 47 years, 183 days). Interment at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Treasury Building Grounds, Washington, D.C.; statue at Commonwealth Avenue Mall, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of James Hamilton and Rachel (Faucette) Hamilton; married, December 14, 1780, to Elizabeth Schuyler (daughter of Philip John Schuyler; sister of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler); father of Alexander Hamilton Jr., James Alexander Hamilton and William Stephen Hamilton; great-grandfather of Robert Ray Hamilton; second great-grandfather of Laurens M. Hamilton; ancestor *** of Robert Hamilton Woodruff.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; VanRensselaer family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Nathaniel Pendleton — Robert Troup — John Tayler — William P. Van Ness
  Hamilton counties in Fla., Ill., Ind., Kan., Neb., N.Y., Ohio and Tenn. are named for him.
  The city of Hamilton, Ohio, is named for him.  — Hamilton Hall (dormitory, built 1926), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Alexander H. BuellAlexander H. HolleyHamilton FishAlexander H. StephensAlexander H. BullockAlexander H. BaileyAlexander H. RiceAlexander Hamilton JonesAlexander H. WatermanAlexander H. CoffrothAlexander H. DudleyAlexander H. RevellAlexander Hamilton HargisAlexander Hamilton PhillipsAlex Woodle
  Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. $10 bill; from the 1860s to the 1920s, his portrait also appeared on U.S. notes and certificates of various denominations from $2 to $1,000.
  Personal motto: "Do it better yet."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Historical Society of the New York Courts
  Books about Alexander Hamilton: Richard Brookhiser, Alexander Hamilton, American — Forrest McDonald, Alexander Hamilton: A Biography — Gertrude Atherton, Conqueror : Dramatized Biography of Alexander Hamilton — Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton — Thomas Fleming, Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America — Arnold A. Rogow, A Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr — Willard Sterne Randall, Alexander Hamilton: A Life — John Harper, American Machiavelli : Alexander Hamilton and the Origins of U.S. Foreign Policy — Stephen F. Knott, Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth — Charles Cerami, Young Patriots: The Remarkable Story of Two Men. Their Impossible Plan and The Revolution That Created The Constitution — Donald Barr Chidsey, Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Jefferson
  Critical books about Alexander Hamilton: Thomas DiLorenzo, Hamilton's Curse : How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution -- and What It means for Americans Today
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1957)
  John Hancock (1737-1793) — of Massachusetts. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., January 23, 1737. Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1775-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Massachusetts, 1780-85, 1787-93; died in office 1793; received 4 electoral votes, 1789. Congregationalist. Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Died in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., October 8, 1793 (age 56 years, 258 days). Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. John Hancock and Mary (Hawke) Hancock; married, August 28, 1775, to Dorothy 'Dolly'(Quincy) Scott.
  Hancock counties in Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Maine, Miss., Ohio, Tenn. and W.Va. are named for him.
  The town of Hancock, Massachusetts, is named for him.  — Mount Hancock, in the White Mountains, Grafton County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John Hancock (built 1941 at Portland, Oregon; torpedoed and lost in the Caribbean Sea, 1942) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John Hancock: Harlow Giles Unger, John Hancock : Merchant King and American Patriot — Harlow Giles Unger, John Hancock: Merchant King & American Patriot
  Justus Greeley Hanson (b. 1870) — also known as Justus G. Hanson — of Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in China, Kennebec County, Maine, January 11, 1870. Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts. Universalist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elihu Hanson and Minerva K. (Starrett) Hanson; married, October 3, 1900, to Louise T. Greig.
  Charles Walbridge Hedges (b. 1901) — also known as Charles W. Hedges — of Wollaston, Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Westfield, Hampden County, Mass., March 27, 1901. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1932-42, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons; United Commercial Travelers; Phi Gamma Delta. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur J. Hedges and Kate (Walbridge) Hedges; married 1929 to Dr. Ella Goodale.
E. Stevens Henry Edward Stevens Henry (1836-1921) — also known as E. Stevens Henry — of Rockville, Vernon, Tolland County, Conn. Born in Gill, Franklin County, Mass., February 10, 1836. Republican. Farmer; dry goods merchant; banker; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Vernon, 1883; member of Connecticut state senate 23rd District, 1887-88; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1888 (member, Committee to Notify Nominees); Connecticut state treasurer, 1889-93; mayor of Rockville, Conn., 1894-95; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1895-1913; defeated, 1892. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons. Died in Rockville, Vernon, Tolland County, Conn., October 10, 1921 (age 85 years, 242 days). Interment at Grove Hill Cemetery, Rockville, Vernon, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Edward F. Henry and Eliza A. (Stevens) Henry; married, February 11, 1860, to Lucina E. Dewey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  David Henshaw (1791-1852) — of Leicester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Leicester, Worcester County, Mass., April 2, 1791. Democrat. Wholesale druggist; banker; insurance business; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1826; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1829-38; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1839; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1843-44. Member, Freemasons. Died in Leicester, Worcester County, Mass., November 11, 1852 (age 61 years, 223 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Leicester, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of David Henshaw (1744-1808) and Mary (Sargent) Henshaw; uncle of Andrew Isbell Henshaw; granduncle of Mary Montague 'Mollie' Henshaw (who married Harry Theophilus Toulmin); second cousin twice removed of Horace Boies; second cousin thrice removed of Herbert B. Boies.
  Political family: Henshaw-Torrey family of Claiborne, Alabama.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edward E. Hicken (b. 1876) — of Newburyport, Essex County, Mass. Born in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., April 20, 1876. Republican. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George B. Hicken and Eleanor J. (Marshall) Hicken; married, October 8, 1900, to Ina C. Walton.
  William Lincoln Higgins (1867-1951) — also known as William L. Higgins — of South Coventry, Coventry, Tolland County, Conn. Born in Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Mass., March 8, 1867. Republican. Physician; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Coventry, 1905-08, 1917-22, 1925-28; member of Connecticut state senate, 1909-12; first selectman of Coventry, Connecticut, 1917-32; Tolland County Commissioner, 1921-32; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1929-33; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1933-37; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1936 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., November 19, 1951 (age 84 years, 256 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Chesterfield Center Cemetery, Chesterfield, Mass.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Philip Henderson Hoff (1924-2018) — also known as Philip H. Hoff — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Turners Falls, Montague, Franklin County, Mass., June 29, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1961-62; Governor of Vermont, 1963-69; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1970; member of Vermont state senate, 1983-88. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Grange; Eagles; Moose. Died, at The Residence at Shelburne Bay assisted living facility, in Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vt., April 26, 2018 (age 93 years, 301 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Olaf Hoff and Agnes (Henderson) Hoff; married 1948 to Joan Brower.
  Hoff Hall, at Castleton State University, Castleton, Vermont, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Philip Hoff: Samuel B. Hand et al, Philip Hoff: How Red Turned Blue in the Green Mountain State
  Newland H. Holmes (b. 1891) — of Weymouth, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass., August 30, 1891. Republican. Advertising manager; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1925-30; member of Massachusetts state senate Norfolk & Plymouth District, 1930-36. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Freda C. Johnson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  William Hooper (1742-1790) — of North Carolina. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 17, 1742. Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774-77; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1777-78. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., October 14, 1790 (age 48 years, 119 days). Original interment at Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery, Hillsborough, N.C.; reinterment in 1894 at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Second great-grandfather of Warren Green Hooper.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lewis R. Hovey (b. 1874) — of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., May 17, 1874. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; printer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Lewis Hovey and Mae S. (Peaslee) Hovey; married, April 19, 1899, to Helen Cleveland Smith.
  Charles Pagelsen Howard (1887-1966) — also known as Charles P. Howard — of Reading, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Mass., December 26, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts state senate Seventh Middlesex District, 1923-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924 (alternate), 1928; president, Blackstone Savings Bank, Boston, 1940-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Member, American Bar Association; American Political Science Association; American Society for Public Administration; Military Order of the World Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in Beachmont, Revere, Suffolk County, Mass., July 2, 1966 (age 78 years, 188 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Reading, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Herbert Burr Howard and Emily (Pagelsen) Howard; married, September 15, 1921, to Katherine Montague Graham.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Stuart Howe (b. 1890) — also known as William S. Howe — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., April 16, 1890. Republican. U.S. Vice Consul in Hankow, as of 1917; plumbing and heating business; director, Somerville Coop Bank; trustee, Somerville Hospital; candidate for mayor of Somerville, Mass., 1929; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1934, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Saddler Howe and Lillian Florence (Howe) Howe; married 1922 to Alice C. Bullock.
  Clifford Chesley Hubbard (b. 1884) — also known as Clifford C. Hubbard — of Norton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., April 30, 1884. Democrat. School teacher; college professor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, American Historical Association; American Political Science Association; American Legion; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elmer Elston Hubbard and Lucy Amelia (Read) Hubbard; married, June 18, 1915, to Edith Adelaide Wass.
  Charles Hiller Innes (1870-1939) — also known as Charles H. Innes — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 6, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1897-98; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908, 1912 (alternate), 1916, 1920 (member, Credentials Committee; speaker), 1924 (alternate). Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the Revolution; Freemasons. Died May 27, 1939 (age 68 years, 294 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles E. Innes and Alice M. (Hiller) Innes; married, September 30, 1900, to Nellie A. Mills.
  Richard William Irwin (b. 1857) — also known as Richard W. Irwin — of Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass., February 18, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of Northampton, Mass., 1889; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1894-95; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1896-98; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896 (alternate), 1900; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1903-04; District Attorney, Northwestern District, 1905-11; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1911-16. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Irwin and Mary (Blake) Irwin; married, November 16, 1892, to Florence E. Bangs.
  Fred Clinton Jacobs (b. 1865) — of San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., September 13, 1865. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for Arizona, 1923. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Enock Jacobs and Hannah Kidder (Jones) Jacobs; married, November 11, 1923, to Elizabeth Ferrell.
  Victor Francis Jewett (b. 1881) — also known as Victor F. Jewett — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Tyngsborough, Middlesex County, Mass., November 26, 1881. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Fifteenth Middlesex District, 1913-32; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank E. Jewett and Minnie (Bowers) Jewett.
  Thomas H. Johnston (b. 1872) — of Clinton, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Londonderry, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), March 5, 1872. Republican. Merchant; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Tenth Worcester District, 1923-28; member of Massachusetts state senate Worcester & Hampden District, 1931-36. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Anson Jones (1798-1858) — of Texas. Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Mass., January 20, 1798. Physician; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1839-41; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1841-44; President of the Texas Republic, 1844-45. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died from self-inflicted gunshot, in the Rice Hotel, Houston, Harris County, Tex., January 9, 1858 (age 59 years, 354 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.; cenotaph at Church on the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Solomon Jones and Mary (Strong) Jones; married, May 23, 1840, to Mary Smith.
  Jones County, Tex. is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
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