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Sewall Wester Abbott (1859-1943) —
also known as Sewall W. Abbott —
of Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Tuftonboro, Carroll
County, N.H., April
11, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Wolfeboro Woolen Mills;
probate judge in New Hampshire, 1889-1921; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1923-25; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Grange;
Redmen;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H., January
3, 1943 (age 83 years, 267
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Harrison Henry Atwood (1863-1954) —
also known as Harrison H. Atwood —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in North Londonderry, Londonderry, Windham
County, Vt., August
26, 1863.
Republican. Architect;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Nineteenth Suffolk District,
1887-89, 1915, 1917-18, 1923-24, 1927-28; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1888
(alternate), 1892,
1904,
1908
(alternate); member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1888-89; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1895-97;
defeated, 1892 (10th District), 1918 (12th District), 1920 (12th
District).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
22, 1954 (age 91 years, 57
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Gaspar Griswold Bacon (1886-1947) —
also known as Gaspar G. Bacon —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 7,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Eighth Suffolk District, 1925-32; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1933-35; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1934; director, Southern Railway
Co., Eliot Savings Bank;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose;
Odd Fellows; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., December
24, 1947 (age 61 years, 292
days).
Interment at Walnut Hills Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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George A. Bacon (b. 1869) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Brimfield, Hampden
County, Mass., August
27, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1910-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916,
1920;
Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1917-18; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Massachusetts.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert S. Bacon and Cynthia (Leonard) Bacon; married 1902 to Mabel
M. Sedgwick. |
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John Lewis Bates (1859-1946) —
also known as John L. Bates —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., September
18, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1894-99; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1897-99; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1900-03; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1903-05; defeated, 1904; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died June 8,
1946 (age 86 years, 263
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert James Bottomly (b. 1883) —
also known as Robert J. Bottomly —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., December
30, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles S. Bottomly and Mary E. (McGaffey) Bottomly; married, March 3,
1915, to Margaret D. Spencer. |
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Harvey Lincoln Boutwell (1860-1928) —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Meredosia, Morgan
County, Ill., April 5,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1895-98.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows.
Died in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
4, 1928 (age 67 years, 305
days).
Interment at Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
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Ralph Owen Brewster (1888-1961) —
also known as Owen Brewster —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, February
22, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for Chapman National Bank,
Portland, Maine, 1914-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1917-18,
1921-22; member of Maine
state senate, 1923-25; Governor of
Maine, 1925-29; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1935-41; defeated, 1932;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1941-52; resigned 1952; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1956
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Christian
Scientist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Grange;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
25, 1961 (age 73 years, 306
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, Maine.
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Alexander Bern Bruce (b. 1853) —
also known as Alexander B. Bruce —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born September
15, 1853.
Democrat. Merchant;
manufacturer;
mayor
of Lawrence, Mass., 1886-87; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1898; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Bruce and Jemima (Bern) Bruce; married, September
24, 1870, to Mary Mitchell. |
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Robert Tyng Bushnell (1896-1949) —
also known as Robert T. Bushnell —
of West Newton, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 9,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Middlesex
County District Attorney, 1927-31; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1941-45.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his suite at the Royalton Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1949 (age 53 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Stowe Bushnell and Mary Rockland (Tyng) Bushnell; married,
June
30, 1924, to Sylvia P. Folsom. |
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Allan Gordon Buttrick (b. 1876) —
also known as Allan G. Buttrick —
of Lancaster, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., March
16, 1876.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1904; member of Massachusetts
state senate Second Worcester District, 1906.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Adoptive son of George T. Buttrick and Ellen M. Buttrick; son of
Daniel W. Wood and Sarah P. Wood. |
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Horace Tracy Cahill (1894-1976) —
also known as Horace T. Cahill —
of East Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
12, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1928; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1939-45; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1944; superior court judge in Massachusetts,
1947-73.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows.
Died, in City Hospital,
Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., August
21, 1976 (age 81 years, 253
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George William Cahill and Alice Gertrude (Dallas) Cahill; married,
February
4, 1922, to Josephine Gates. |
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Colin J. Cameron (1879-c.1958) —
of Amesbury, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Barneys River, Nova
Scotia, August
24, 1879.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; printing
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1936; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944,
1952.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died about 1958 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Cameron and Catherine Jane (MacKenzie) Cameron; married, June 27,
1908, to Della Wingate; father of Catherine Wingate Cameron (who
married of Al Capp). |
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Edwin O. Childs (b. 1876) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
10, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Newton, Mass., 1914-29, 1936-39; defeated, 1939.
Congregationalist.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin O. Childs and Caroline A. (Chaffin) Childs; married, January
11, 1908, to Mildred E. Roy. |
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Bennett Champ Clark (1890-1954) —
also known as Joel Bennett Clark —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bowling Green, Caroline
County, Va., January
8, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1931-45; defeated in primary, 1944; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., July 13,
1954 (age 64 years, 186
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Alonzo B. Cook (b. 1866) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 31,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Massachusetts
state auditor, 1915-23; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1925; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1936;
Townsendite, Prohibition, Economy candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi F. Cook and Eliza (Ryan) Cook; married to Lydia
Martin. |
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Edmond Cote (b. 1863) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Beaumont, Quebec,
February
22, 1863.
Republican. Piano
dealer; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 1st District, 1931-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Sherburne Cox (b. 1874) —
also known as Louis S. Cox —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
22, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Fifth Essex District, 1906; postmaster at Lawrence,
Mass., 1906-13; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1918-37;
justice
of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1937-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Grange;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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William Aiken Davenport (b. 1869) —
also known as William A. Davenport —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Wilmington, Windham
County, Vt., October
23, 1869.
Lawyer;
vice-chair
of Massachusetts Democratic Party, 1899; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1899-1900; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Franklin & Hampshire District, 1935-36; Independent
Tax Reform candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1938.
Member, Odd Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Moose; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Tabor Davenport and Alice S. (Warner) Davenport; married
1894 to
Belle M. Shearer. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Eben Davis and Annie S. (Wheeler) Davis; married, December
30, 1875, to Alice E. Colbey. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Walter Fernald and Hortense (Rankin)
Fernald. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Fowler and Mary Fowler; married, April
18, 1907, to Daisy Longley. |
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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.
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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.
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Alfred Calvin Gaunt (b. 1882) —
also known as Alfred C. Gaunt —
of Methuen, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April
30, 1882.
Republican. Manufacturer;
president, Merrimac Mills; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1947-48; defeated, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Gaunt and Mary Lyle (Weir) Gaunt; married, September
12, 1906, to Bertha Fisher. |
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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.
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Bernard Ginsburg (b. 1898) —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine,
August
1, 1898.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1925-26, 1929-30; member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1932-36; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Myer Ginsburg and Sonia (Segal) Ginsburg; married, November
27, 1927, to Mildred Fishman. |
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Albert G. Godfrey (1855-1922) —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., August
25, 1855.
Republican. Real estate
broker; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourth Bristol District, 1904-05.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Died in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., November
13, 1922 (age 67 years, 80
days).
Interment at Mayflower Hill Cemetery, Taunton, Mass.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cornelius F. Haley (b. 1875) —
of Rowley, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., July 15,
1875.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1919-20; member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Essex District, 1927-36.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Elihu Hanson and Minerva K. (Starrett) Hanson; married, October
3, 1900, to Louise T. Greig. |
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William H. I. Hayes (1848-1907) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 21,
1848.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Twenty-Fifth Middlesex District,
1893-99, 1902, 1904-07; died in office 1907.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Redmen;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 29,
1907 (age 59 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nelson Hayward (c.1800-1857) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass., about 1800.
Democrat. Mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1843.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died April
14, 1857 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Ohio.
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Pehr Gustaf Holmes (1881-1952) —
also known as Pehr G. Holmes —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Sweden,
April
9, 1881.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1917-19; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1931-47;
defeated, 1946.
Congregationalist.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Redmen;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Venice, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
19, 1952 (age 71 years, 254
days).
Interment at Old
Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William Saddler Howe and Lillian Florence (Howe) Howe; married 1922 to Alice
C. Bullock. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank E. Jewett and Minnie (Bowers) Jewett. |
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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.
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Frank E. Kaley (b. 1856) —
of Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Canton, Norfolk
County, Mass., March
13, 1856.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1901-02; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 3rd District, 1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Kaley; married, October
12, 1885, to Harriet E. Wallace. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kenrick and Thankful (Crosby) Kenrick. |
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Levi J. Law (1854-1909) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., December
1, 1854.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1889-90; defeated, 1895; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
postmaster at Cadillac,
Mich., 1894-98; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Presbyterian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., 1909
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Law. |
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Walter Edward Lawrence (1905-1967) —
also known as Walter E. Lawrence —
of Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
8, 1905.
Civil
engineer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1939-44; mayor
of Medford, Mass., 1944-50.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died April 9,
1967 (age 61 years, 122
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of George Bertram Lawrence and Della (Chievney) Lawrence; married, June 19,
1930, to Helen Jones. |
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Edwin F. Leonard (1862-1931) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Belmont, Belknap
County, N.H., July 15,
1862.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Third Hampden District, 1906-07;
mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1921-24; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in November, 1931
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Albert H. Mansfield (1866-1928) —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Webster, Worcester
County, Mass., June 7,
1866.
Railroad
builder; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Putnam, 1901-02.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died, from angina
pectoris, in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., June 3,
1928 (age 61 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Robertson Meins (b. 1883) —
also known as Walter R. Meins —
of Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
14, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, Boston City Council, 1909; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912; Massachusetts State Income
Tax Assessor, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Robertson Meins and Grace Forster (Leach)
Meins. |
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Lucius Manlius Merritt (1824-1893) —
also known as L. M. Merritt —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk
County), Mass., July 22,
1824.
Vice-Consul
for Argentina in Pensacola,
Fla., 1870-88.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Suffered a paralytic
stroke, and died four days later, in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., January
14, 1893 (age 68 years, 176
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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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.
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Alva Herman Morrill (1848-1922) —
also known as Alva H. Morrill —
of Stanfordville, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.; Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Newton, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Grafton, Grafton
County, N.H., June 7,
1848.
Minister;
school
principal; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1892; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1906, 1908;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1912.
Christian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Odd Fellows.
Died in 1922
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Proprietors'
Burying Ground, Portsmouth, N.H.
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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.
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Arthur Leroy Nason (b. 1872) —
also known as Arthur L. Nason —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., October
24, 1872.
Insurance
adjuster; shoe
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fifth Essex District, 1906-09,
1917-18; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1910-12, 1919-20; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1912;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1912.
Member, Odd Fellows; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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John Marshall Raymond (b. 1852) —
also known as John M. Raymond —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., June 16,
1852.
Lawyer;
president, Salem Mutual
Benefit Association; president, Salem Cooperative Bank;
director, Mercantile National Bank of
Salem; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1880; mayor of
Salem, Mass., 1886-89.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: John
Marshall |
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Raymond and Sarah Slade (Buffum) Raymond; married 1879 to Anna
Belle Jackson; married 1893 to Jennie
Abbot Ward. |
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Frank James Rice (1869-1917) —
also known as Frank J. Rice —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., February
5, 1869.
Republican. Streetcar
conductor; grocer; real estate
business; mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1910-17; died in office 1917.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Redmen;
Order
of Heptasophs; Knights
of Pythias; Union
League.
Died January
18, 1917 (age 47 years, 348
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Arthur M. Taft (b. 1854) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., January
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Twenty-First Worcester District,
1901-06; member of Massachusetts
state senate First Worcester District, 1906-07.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Brigham A. Taft. |
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Charles Quincy Tirrell (1844-1910) —
also known as Charles Q. Tirrell —
of Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Sharon, Norfolk
County, Mass., December
10, 1844.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1872; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1881-82; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1901-10; died in
office 1910.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died July 31,
1910 (age 65 years, 233
days).
Interment at Dell
Park Cemetery, Natick, Mass.
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Eliphalet Trask (1806-1890) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Monson, Hampden
County, Mass., January
8, 1806.
Whig. Foundry
business; banker; mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1855; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1856-57, 1862; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1858-61.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., December
9, 1890 (age 84 years, 335
days).
Interment at Springfield
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Joseph Everett Warner (b. 1884) —
also known as Joseph E. Warner —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., May 16,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourth Bristol District, 1913-20;
Speaker
of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1919-20;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920;
Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1928-35; superior court judge in
Massachusetts, 1940-49.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Everett Warner and Ida Evelyn (Briggs)
Warner. |
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Nathan A. Warren (c.1856-1944) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Hubbardston, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1856.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1908-09; defeated, 1909; postmaster at Yonkers,
N.Y., 1910-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Elks;
Odd Fellows; Foresters.
Died in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., August
14, 1944 (age about 88
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Warren and Lydia (Read) Warren. |
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George Addison Whiting (1827-1903) —
also known as George A. Whiting —
of California.
Born in Holliston, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
20, 1827.
Member of California
state assembly 12th District, 1871-73.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, of heart
disease, in Holliston, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
14, 1903 (age 75 years, 359
days).
Interment at Lake
Grove Cemetery, Holliston, Mass.
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Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) —
also known as Jesse P. Wolcott —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass., March 3,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57.
Universalist
or Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Moose.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel H. Wragg (b. 1882) —
of Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 9,
1882.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives First Norfolk District, 1919-24;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Norfolk & Middlesex District, 1925-36.
Member, Elks;
Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Owen Daniel Young (1874-1962) —
also known as Owen D. Young —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
27, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; financier;
industrialist;
chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded Radio
Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of the
founders of the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of
German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Grange.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., July 11,
1962 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Van
Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
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