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Politician members in Massachusetts, K-Q

  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.
  Relatives: Son of Timothy Kaley; married, October 12, 1885, to Harriet E. Wallace.
  Eben S. S. Keith (b. 1872) — of Sagamore, Bourne, Barnstable County, Mass. Born in Sagamore, Bourne, Barnstable County, Mass., October 24, 1872. Republican. Railway car builder; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908, 1916 (alternate), 1920, 1924. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac M. Keith and Eliza F. (Smith) Keith; married, February 8, 1900, to Malvina M. Landers.
  Harold Chessman Keith (b. 1884) — also known as Harold C. Keith — of Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass., June 18, 1884. Republican. Shoe manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, Chi Phi; Freemasons; Union League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George E. Keith and Anna G. (Reed) Keith; married, April 12, 1910, to Ethel Middlebrook Bowne.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Roger Keith (b. 1888) — of Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 8, 1888. Republican. Insurance business; mayor of Brockton, Mass., 1921-22; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1929-32. Congregationalist. Member, Chi Phi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Horace A. Keith and Nellie W. (Packard) Keith; married, April 12, 1913, to Carolyn Bruce Hastings; father of Paul Keith.
  Edwin Carl Kemp (b. 1884) — also known as Edwin C. Kemp — of St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester County, Mass., August 24, 1884. U.S. Consul in St. Pierre and Miquelon, 1914-15; Marseille, 1915-16; Tunis, 1916-19; Bucharest, 1919-21; Budapest, 1921-23; Danzig, 1923-29; Le Havre, 1929-33; Moncton, 1933-35; U.S. Consul General in Winnipeg, 1935-36; Halifax, 1943-45; Kingston, 1945. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Edwin Kemp and Harriet Elizabeth (Moulton) Kemp; married, September 12, 1909, to Bernette Zoe Chase; married, November 26, 1919, to Anna Durkee Smith.
  John Kenrick (b. 1857) — of South Orleans, Orleans, Barnstable County, Mass. Born in South Orleans, Orleans, Barnstable County, Mass., October 25, 1857. Merchant; insurance and real estate business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1891; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1893-94; postmaster. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Kenrick and Thankful (Crosby) Kenrick.
  Rufus King (1755-1827) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, March 24, 1755. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1783-85; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1784-87; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from New York, 1789-96, 1813-25; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1789-90; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1796-1803, 1825-26; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1804, 1808; candidate for President of the United States, 1816. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Jamaica (now part of Queens), Queens County, N.Y., April 29, 1827 (age 72 years, 36 days). Interment at Grace Church Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Richard King and Isabella (Bragdon) King; half-brother of William King and Cyrus King; married, March 30, 1786, to Mary Alsop (daughter of John Alsop); father of John Alsop King, James Gore King and Edward King; grandfather of Caroline King (who married Denning Duer), Rufus King (1814-1876) and Rufus King (1817-1891).
  Political families: Conger family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Wildman family of Danbury, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Other politicians named for him: Rufus King GoodenowRufus King GarlandRufus K. JordanRufus K. Polk
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Leslie E. Knox (b. 1891) — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., August 13, 1891. Republican. Insurance business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Somerville, Mass., 1936-37. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Moose; Elks; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Harvey Knox and Helen Louisa (Boyd) Knox; married, May 23, 1917, to Jean Elizabeth Follett.
  Herbert Warren Ladd (1843-1913) — also known as Herbert W. Ladd — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., October 15, 1843. Newspaper reporter; dry goods merchant; Governor of Rhode Island, 1889-90, 1891-92. Member, Freemasons. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Butler Hospital, Providence, Providence County, R.I., November 29, 1913 (age 70 years, 45 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Warren Ladd and Lucy Washburn (Kingman) Ladd; married, May 25, 1870, to Emma Burrows.
  Ladd Observatory, at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Albert Perkins Langtry (1860-1939) — also known as Albert P. Langtry — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Wakefield, Middlesex County, Mass., July 27, 1860. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1903-10; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Fifth Hampden District, 1909-11; secretary of state of Massachusetts, 1911-13, 1915-21. Member, Freemasons. Died, in Melrose Hospital, Melrose, Middlesex County, Mass., August 28, 1939 (age 79 years, 32 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Langtry and Sarah Jane (Lakin) Langtry; married, August 3, 1886, to Sarah C. Spear.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Bertram Lawrence and Della (Chievney) Lawrence; married, June 19, 1930, to Helen Jones.
  Robert Milton Leach (1879-1952) — also known as Robert M. Leach — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass.; Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H., April 2, 1879. Republican. Salesman of stoves and ranges; director, Atherton Furniture Co.; director, Burpee Furniture Co.; director, National Shawmut Bank of Boston; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1924-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928 (alternate), 1932. Unitarian. Member, Psi Upsilon; Freemasons. Died in Eustis, Lake County, Fla., February 18, 1952 (age 72 years, 322 days). Interment at Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Giles Leach and Agnes Amelia (Robinson) Leach; married, November 28, 1900, to Mary E. Walker; married 1939 to Florence Mosher; married 1944 to Margaret White.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph M. Levenson (b. 1881) — of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Mass.; Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 24, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1916. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Levenson and Fannie (Heifetz) Levenson; married 1918 to Frances Anna Hahn.
John B. Lewis, Jr. John B. Lewis Jr. (b. 1841) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Reading, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Wilmington, Middlesex County, Mass., August 30, 1841. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; shoe manufacturer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1901, 1922; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1907. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Grand Army of the Republic. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John B. Lewis and Threasa (Miller) Lewis; married 1864 to Hattie A. Bancroft; married 1872 to Mary U. Hawes.
  Image source: Boston Globe, August 30, 1908
  W. Irving Lewis (born c.1882) — of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., about 1882. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1934; defeated, 1934. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1905 to Elsie Walker.
  Irving Nelson Linnell (1881-1954) — also known as Irving N. Linnell — Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 27, 1881. U.S. Vice Consul in Vancouver, as of 1916-17; U.S. Consul in Plymouth, as of 1920; London, as of 1922; U.S. Consul General in Ottawa, as of 1927-31; Cape Town, as of 1932-34; Canton, as of 1938. Member, Freemasons. Died in San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif., December 18, 1954 (age 73 years, 325 days). Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Winslow Linnell and Hattie F. (Huff) Linnell; married, June 27, 1914, to Lilian Bayard Fisher.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Amos R. Little (b. 1880) — of Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., 1880. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1913-14. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Mason Little and Helen (Beal) Little; married, December 6, 1934, to Phyllis Cleveland.
  John Howland Lothrop (1866-1949) — also known as John H. Lothrop — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Sharon, Norfolk County, Mass., April 11, 1866. Freight and passenger agent, Union Pacific Railroad; secretary of the traffic and transportation bureau. Portland Chamber of Commerce, 1911-23; Honorary Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Portland, Ore., 1923-48; Honorary Vice-Consul for Argentina in Portland, Ore., 1931. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., July 13, 1949 (age 83 years, 93 days). Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Horace Augustus Lothrop and Sarah G. (Swain) Lothrop; married to Lucile L. LaBertew.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Luce (1862-1946) — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass.; Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, December 2, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; director, Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Seventh Middlesex District, 1899, 1901-08; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1912-13; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1919-35, 1937-41 (13th District 1919-33, 9th District 1933-35, 1937-41); defeated, 1934, 1940. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; American Political Science Association; American Economic Association; Exchange Club. Died April 7, 1946 (age 83 years, 126 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Enos Thompson Luce and Phebe (Learned) Luce; married 1885 to Mabelle Farnham.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Willfred Weymouth Lufkin (1879-1934) — also known as Willfred W. Lufkin — of Essex, Essex County, Mass. Born in Essex, Essex County, Mass., March 10, 1879. Republican. Newspaper correspondent; private secretary to U.S. Rep. Augustus P. Gardner, 1902-17; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1917-21; resigned 1921; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1927-32. Universalist. Member, Freemasons. Died March 28, 1934 (age 55 years, 18 days). Interment at Essex Cemetery, Essex, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Alvin P. Lufkin and Ida (Herrick) Lufkin; married, November 7, 1914, to Georgia Story.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clinton Edson MacEachran (b. 1887) — also known as Clinton E. MacEachran — of West Somerville, Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Beverly, Essex County, Mass., December 27, 1887. Republican. Stenographer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Antwerp, 1922-23; Ghent, 1924-26; Madrid, 1926-27; U.S. Consul General in Fort William, as of 1938; Port Arthur, as of 1938; Halifax, as of 1940. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Lefavor MacEachran and Eleanor (Marshall) MacEachran; married, August 31, 1921, to Grace McDevitt.
  John D. MacKay (b. 1872) — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Canada, April 7, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state senate Norfolk District, 1930-36. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Louis Burt Mayer (1884-1957) — also known as Louis B. Mayer; Lazar Meir — of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass.; Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Dymer, Russia (now Ukraine), July 12, 1884. Republican. Owned movie theaters in New England; moved into the movie production business starting in 1916; head of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) movie studio, 1924-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928, 1932; vice-chair of California Republican Party, 1931-32; California Republican state chair, 1932-33. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of leukemia and a kidney infection, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 29, 1957 (age 73 years, 109 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Home of Peace Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Meltzer) Mayer and Jacob Mayer; married, June 14, 1903, to Margaret Shenberg (1883-1955) and Margaret Shenberg (divorced 1944); married, December 4, 1948, to Lorena L. Danker; father of Edith 'Edie' Mayer (who married William Goetz) and Irene Gladys Mayer (who married David Oliver Selznick).
  Political family: Mayer family of Los Angeles, California.
  Cross-reference: Dore Schary
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Louis B. Mayer: Charles Higham, Merchant of Dreams: Louis B. Mayer, MGM, and the Secret Hollywood — Gary Carey, All the stars in heaven : Louis B. Mayer's MGM — Diana Altman, Hollywood East: Louis B. Mayer and the Origins of the Studio System — Charles Higham, The Merchant of Dreams: A Biography of Louis B. Mayer
  Albert Merritt (d. 1911) — of Camden, Camden County, N.J.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Member of New Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1882-84. Member, Freemasons. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 3, 1911. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Gardner Miles (b. 1879) — of Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in East Hampden, Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine, December 2, 1879. Republican. Physician; member of Massachusetts state senate Plymouth District, 1933-36. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Alton Lombard Miller (b. 1890) — also known as Alton L. Miller — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., April 10, 1890. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Nahum Miller and Lula E. (Lombard) Miller; married, December 23, 1911, to Mary E. Mason.
  George Stewart Miller (b. 1884) — also known as George S. Miller — of Medford, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., May 12, 1884. Republican. School teacher; college professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932; acting president, Tufts College, 1937-38; director, Medford Hillside Cooperative Bank. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James H. Miller and Katherine (Stewart) Miller; married, August 14, 1913, to Marion F. Stratton.
William H. Moody William Henry Moody (1853-1917) — also known as William H. Moody — of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass. Born in Newbury, Essex County, Mass., December 23, 1853. Republican. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1895-1902; resigned 1902; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1902-04; U.S. Attorney General, 1904-06; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1906-10; resigned 1910. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., July 2, 1917 (age 63 years, 191 days). Interment at Byfield Cemetery, Georgetown, Mass.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, April 1902
  James G. Moran (b. 1870) — of Mansfield, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Mansfield, Bristol County, Mass., May 2, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Second Bristol District, 1917-18; member of Massachusetts state senate First Bristol District, 1923-36; President of the Massachusetts State Senate, 1935-36. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  George G. Moyse (b. 1878) — of Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Canada, December 21, 1878. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Fifth Middlesex District, 1920-24; member of Massachusetts state senate Fifth Middlesex District, 1925-36. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Daniel Needham (1822-1895) — of Groton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Hartford, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., May 24, 1822. Lawyer; farmer; aide (with rank of Colonel) to Gov. George S. Boutwell, 1851-53; Massachusetts Democratic state chair, 1853; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1854; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Hartford, 1857-58; member of Vermont state senate from Windsor County, 1859-61; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1866-67; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1868-69; director, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co.; trustee, John Hancock Life Insurance Co.; director, Peterborough and Shirley Railroad. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Humane Society. Died, of pneumonia, in Groton, Middlesex County, Mass., February 20, 1895 (age 72 years, 272 days). Interment at Groton Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of James Needham and Lydia (Breed) Needham; married, July 17, 1842, to Caroline A. Hall; married, October 7, 1880, to Ellen Mary Brigham.
  Daniel Needham (b. 1891) — of West Newton, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Groton, Middlesex County, Mass., February 5, 1891. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Commander, Massachusetts National Guard; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1950; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Needham and Ellen Mary (Brigham) Needham; married, April 27, 1921, to Frances Sarah Topping.
  George H. Newhall (1850-1923) — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., October 24, 1850. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; shoe manufacturer; president, Lynn Street Railway Company; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1894-95, 1906-08, 1923 (Seventeenth Essex District 1894-95, Twelfth Essex District 1906-08, Fourteenth Essex District 1923); died in office 1923; mayor of Lynn, Mass., 1913-17. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Knights of Pythias; Royal Arcanum; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., November 4, 1923 (age 73 years, 11 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
  Relatives: Married to Martha Louise Nourse.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Malcolm Edwin Nichols (1876-1951) — also known as Malcolm E. Nichols — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, May 8, 1876. Republican. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1907-09; member of Massachusetts state senate Fifth Suffolk District, 1914, 1917-19; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Massachusetts, 1921-25; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1926-30; defeated, 1933, 1937, 1941. Swedenborgian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died, of a heart attack, in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 7, 1951 (age 74 years, 275 days). Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Edwin T. Nichols and Helen Jane Guthrage (Pingree) Nichols; married, December 16, 1915, to Edith M. Williams.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Donald William Nicholson (1888-1968) — also known as Donald W. Nicholson — of Wareham, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Wareham, Plymouth County, Mass., August 11, 1888. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1925-26; member of Massachusetts state senate Cape and Plymouth District, 1927-47; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1947-59. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Odd Fellows; Grange; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died February 16, 1968 (age 79 years, 189 days). Interment at Center Cemetery, Wareham, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Angus Nicholson and Annie (McLeod) Nicholson; married 1921 to Ethel Patten.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward H. Nutting (b. 1869) — of Leominster, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Leominster, Worcester County, Mass., July 6, 1869. Republican. Caterer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Eleventh Worcester District, 1913, 1915-16, 1918, 1923-30; member of Massachusetts state senate Third Worcester District, 1931-36; candidate for mayor of Leominster, Mass., 1939. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Moose; Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Royal Arcanum; Freemasons; Sons of Veterans. Burial location unknown.
Carl Pack Carl Pack (1899-1945) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., January 25, 1899. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1931-38; member of New York state senate, 1939-45 (22nd District 1939-44, 25th District 1945); died in office 1945. Jewish. Member, American Jewish Congress; B'nai B'rith; Freemasons. Died August 7, 1945 (age 46 years, 194 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814) — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 11, 1731. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1777; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1777-90; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1790-1804. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 12, 1814 (age 83 years, 62 days). Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; statue at Church Green, Taunton, Mass.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Paine and Eunice (Treat) Paine; married to Sarah Cobb; great-grandson of Robert Treat; second great-grandfather of Robert Treat Paine Jr.; second cousin twice removed of John Condit, Eli Thacher Hoyt, Aurelius Buckingham and Chauncey Fitch Cleveland; second cousin thrice removed of Silas Condit, Ira Chandler Backus, Joshua Perkins, Edward Green Bradford, Philo Beecher Buckingham, Bailey Frye Adams, Henry Sabin, Lee Randall Sanborn, Alanson B. Treat, Charles M. Hotchkiss and David Leroy Treat; second cousin four times removed of Albert Pierson Condit, Edward Green Bradford II, James L. Sanborn and Warren Walter Rich; second cousin five times removed of Clarence Sidney Merrill, Simeon Harrison Rollinson, Edward Green Bradford Jr., Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard and Joseph Clark Baldwin III; third cousin twice removed of Gershom Birdsey, Benjamin Hard and Alonzo Sidney Upham; third cousin thrice removed of Henry Leavitt Ellsworth, William Wolcott Ellsworth, Eli Coe Birdsey, Lorenzo Burrows, Nathan Belcher, Russell Sage, Gilbert Carlton Walker, John Ransom Buck and Benjamin Baker Merrill; fourth cousin of Luther Waterman; fourth cousin once removed of David Waterman and Jonathan Brace.
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  H. Murray Pakulski (b. 1880) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 30, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908, 1912 (alternate). Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Pakulski and Rosalie (Davidson) Pakulski; married, June 30, 1904, to Ada S. Feldman.
  Henry Parkman Jr. (1894-1958) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 26, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928, 1936; member of Massachusetts state senate Third Suffolk District, 1929-36; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1933; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1940; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in 1958 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Parkman and Mary Frances (Parker) Parkman; married, June 26, 1936, to Doris Montague Leamy; uncle of William P. Homans Jr..
  Political family: Peabody-Parkman family of Massachusetts.
  Guy Ray Pelton (1824-1890) — also known as Guy R. Pelton — of New York. Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Mass., August 3, 1824. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1855-57; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Member, Union League; Freemasons. Died in Wyoming, July 24, 1890 (age 65 years, 355 days). Interment at Mahaiwe Cemetery, Great Barrington, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Harriet (Ray) Pelton and Joseph Kneeland Pelton; married, February 20, 1859, to Mary Childs Franklin; married, January 21, 1879, to Angie Scoville; uncle of George Pelton Lawrence; third cousin of Edwin A. Pelton and Frederic William Pelton; third cousin twice removed of William Hayward.
  Political family: Pelton-Hayward family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Albert Pierce (b. 1876) — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Born in Marblehead, Essex County, Mass., February 29, 1876. Republican. Baker; postmaster; member of Massachusetts state senate Second Essex District, 1935-36. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Frank Vaughan Plummer (1918-1993) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Malden, Middlesex County, Mass., November 23, 1918. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1966-81. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died, of renal failure and other complications, in Downeast Community Hospital, Machias, Washington County, Maine, November 5, 1993 (age 74 years, 347 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
  Theodore Robinson Plunkett (b. 1882) — of Adams, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Adams, Berkshire County, Mass., May 10, 1882. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state senate Berkshire District, 1931-36. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Noah Allen Plympton (1841-1911) — also known as Noah A. Plympton — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass.; Wellesley, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Mass., September 7, 1841. Watchmaker; jeweler; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1880; Massachusetts Democratic state chair, 1884; insurance business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Ninth Norfolk District, 1905. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons. Died September 9, 1911 (age 70 years, 2 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley, Mass.
  Relatives: Married 1862 to Helen Marion Flint.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Kenneth G. Prettie (b. 1903) — of Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., February 12, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Hillsdale District, 1961-62; circuit judge in Michigan 1st Circuit, 1977. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Prettie and Cora (Stebens) Prettie; married 1924 to Flora Gerberding.
George N. Prifti George Naum Prifti (1896-1965) — also known as George N. Prifti — of Watertown, Middlesex County, Mass.; Revere, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Albania, June 24, 1896. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; Consul for Albania in Boston, Mass., 1926-35. Member, Freemasons. Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y., July 26, 1965 (age 69 years, 32 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Married to Theo Ford.
  Image source: Boston Globe, December 17, 1926
  Charles Newton Prouty (1842-1916) — of Spencer, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Spencer, Worcester County, Mass., October 6, 1842. Republican. Boot and shoe manufacturer; director, Spencer National Bank; member of Massachusetts state senate Fourth Worcester District, 1906-07. Member, Freemasons. Died in Newport, Orleans County, Vt., January 18, 1916 (age 73 years, 104 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Spencer, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Prouty and Mary Ann (Newton) Prouty; married, May 25, 1864, to Jane Azuba 'Jennie' Richardson; third cousin of John Azro Prouty.
  Political family: Prouty family of Newport, Vermont.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Harry Bancroft Putnam (1878-1952) — also known as Harry B. Putnam — of Westfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Westfield, Hampden County, Mass., September 7, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1911-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932; member of Massachusetts state senate Berkshire, Hampshire & Hampden District, 1933-35. Member, Freemasons; Grange; Moose. Died in 1952 (age about 73 years). Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus E. Putnam and Ophelia C. (Bancroft) Putnam; married, February 23, 1903, to Margaret McLeod; married to Pearl Luther and Helen E. Campbell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Josiah Quincy (1772-1864) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 4, 1772. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1804-05, 1813-20; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1805-13; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1821-22; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1821-22; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1823-29; president, Harvard College, 1829-45. Member, Freemasons. Died in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., July 1, 1864 (age 92 years, 148 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah Quincy (1742-1775) and Abigail (Philips) Quincy; married, June 6, 1797, to Elizabeth Susan Morton; father of Josiah Quincy Jr.; grandfather of Samuel Miller Quincy; great-grandfather of Josiah Quincy (1859-1919); second cousin of Samuel Sewall; third cousin of Abigail Adams; third cousin once removed of George Champlin, John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and William Cranch; third cousin twice removed of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams; third cousin thrice removed of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; fourth cousin of Christopher Grant Champlin; fourth cousin once removed of George Isaac Sherwood and David B. Sherwood.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sewall-Adams-Quincy family of Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
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