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Nicholas Abraham Nicholas Abraham (1917-1991) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 20, 1917. Bowling alley business; real estate investor; candidate in primary for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1967. Eastern Orthodox. Lebanese ancestry. Died, following a heart attack, in Faulkner Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 5, 1991 (age 73 years, 258 days). Interment at The Gardens Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Boston Globe, February 19, 1967
  Ethan Allen (1738-1789) — of Sheffield, Berkshire County, Mass.; Arlington, Bennington County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., February 12, 1738. Farmer; land speculator; formed the Green Mountain Boys in 1770; captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775; successfully advocated for the formation of Vermont as a separate state from New Hampshire and New York; served as judge under Vermont's Banishment Act, with authority to confiscate the property of British loyalists. Deist. English ancestry. Died in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., February 12, 1789 (age 51 years, 0 days). Interment at Greenmount Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Allen and Mary (Baker) Allen; married 1762 to Mary Brownson; married, February 16, 1784, to Frances Montresor 'Fanny' (Brush) Buchanan; grandfather of Henry Hitchcock.
  Political family: Allen-Hitchcock family of Burlington, Vermont.
  Epitaph: "His spirit tried the mercies of his God in whom alone he believed and strongly trusted."
  See also Wikipedia article
  Lewis Henry Bartlett (1854-1931) — also known as Lewis H. Bartlett — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Born in Wareham, Plymouth County, Mass., April 2, 1854. Real estate business; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council 5th District, 1906. Died in November, 1931 (age 77 years, 0 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John E. Beck (b. 1869) — of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 10, 1869. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Twentieth Suffolk District, 1902-03, 1923-24; member of Massachusetts state senate First Suffolk District, 1905-06, 1917-18; mayor of Chelsea, Mass.; elected 1907. Burial location unknown.
  Frank Austin Bond (1889-1960) — also known as Frank A. Bond — of North Adams, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in North Adams, Berkshire County, Mass., March 11, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate business; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940 (alternate), 1944. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died, of carcinoma of the sigmoid colon, in North Adams, Berkshire County, Mass., May 19, 1960 (age 71 years, 69 days). Interment at Southview Cemetery, North Adams, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John Arnold Bond and Anna Belle (Kimball) Bond; married, July 25, 1929, to Margaret E. Wheeler.
  Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) — also known as Vernon E. Bradley; Brad Bradley — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Olympia, Thurston County, Wash., September 27, 1912. Republican. Accountant; realtor; real estate developer; candidate for mayor of Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954. United Church of Christ. Member, Civitan. Died, of arteriosclerosis, in a hospital at Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., September 7, 1990 (age 77 years, 345 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Hillcrest Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
  Arthur Carroll (1837-1920) — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Belmont, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Baltimore County, Md., June 18, 1837. Real estate broker; commission merchant; Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Boston, Mass., 1876-1903. Died in Belmont, Middlesex County, Mass., 1920 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Holt Carroll and Rebecca (White) Carroll; married, September 29, 1873, to Emma Louise Pratt; fourth cousin once removed of Clement Phineas Kellogg.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Abbott family of Salinas, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Edward Christopher Carroll (b. 1893) — of South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 15, 1893. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of Massachusetts state senate Fourth Suffolk District, 1933-36. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Catholic Order of Foresters; Moose; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  Patrick Eugene Casey (b. 1886) — of Milford, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Milford, Worcester County, Mass., September 24, 1886. Democrat. Deputy sheriff; real estate and insurance business; member of Massachusetts state senate Fourth Worcester District, 1935-36. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Albert Clark Chapin (1891-1950) — also known as Albert C. Chapin — of South Egremont, Egremont, Berkshire County, Mass.; Sea Girt, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., May 14, 1891. Interpreter; U.S. Vice Consul in Chefoo, 1917-18; Tientsin, 1918; Mukden, 1918; real estate broker. Died in Mendocino County, Calif., December 28, 1950 (age 59 years, 228 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albert King Chapin and Emily A. (Schenck) Chapin; married, October 17, 1917, to Sarah Adele Mahan; second cousin four times removed of Daniel Chapin (1761-1821); third cousin twice removed of Chester William Chapin and John Putnam Chapin; third cousin thrice removed of Daniel Chapin (1791-1878) and Graham Hurd Chapin.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
Michael J. Connolly Michael Joseph Connolly (b. 1947) — also known as Michael J. Connolly — of Roslindale, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 20, 1947. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1973-78; secretary of state of Massachusetts, 1979-94; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1984; real estate developer. Still living as of 2014.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Public Officers of Massachusetts, 1979-80
  James Michael Curley (1874-1958) — also known as James M. Curley; "The Rascal King" — of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 20, 1874. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; president, Hibernia Savings Bank; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14, 1943-47 (10th District 1911-13, 12th District 1913-14, 11th District 1943-47); resigned 1914; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1914-18, 1922-26, 1930-34, 1946-50; defeated, 1917, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; Governor of Massachusetts, 1935-37; defeated, 1924, 1938; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; member of Democratic National Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-54; indicted in federal court in 1943, with Donald W. Smith and others, over his participation in Engineers Group, Inc., which fraudulently obtained war contracts; re-indicted in 1944; tried in 1945-46 and convicted; sentenced to six to eighteen months in prison and fined $1,000; released in November 1947 when his sentence was commuted by President Harry Truman. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Eagles; Moose; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 12, 1958 (age 83 years, 357 days). Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Curley and Sarah (Clancy) Curley; brother of John J. Curley; married, June 27, 1906, to Mary Emelda Herlihy; married, January 7, 1937, to Gertrude Marion (Casey) Dennis.
  Cross-reference: Joseph Santosuosso
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about James M. Curley: Jack Beatty, The Rascal King: The Life and Times of James Michael Curley — Gerald Leinwand, Mackerels in the Moonlight : Four Corrupt American Mayors — William M. Bulger & Robert J. Allison, James Michael Curley
  Arthur H. Davis Jr. (1917-2000) — of Golden, Jefferson County, Colo. Born in Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass., 1917. Real estate developer; U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1982-85; Panama, 1986-90. Died, following a stroke, November 24, 2000 (age about 83 years). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  William H. Dolben (1878-1948) — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 23, 1878. Republican. Real estate business; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council 4th District, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Died in 1948 (age about 70 years). Interment at Forest Glen Cemetery, Reading, Mass.
  Theodore Fiske Dwight (1863-1952) — also known as Theodore F. Dwight — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass., September 19, 1863. Republican. Insurance and real estate business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Fourth Hampden District, 1905. Died in Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass., July 12, 1952 (age 88 years, 297 days). Interment at Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Augustus Dwight and Lucia (Dresser) Dwight.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Munroe Endicott (1879-1935) — also known as F. Munroe Endicott — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., October 17, 1879. Banker; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Cairo, 1907-08; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Cairo, 1908-09; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1911-12; real estate agent. His collection of ancient Greek coins was donated to the American Numismatic Society in 1935. Died in 1935 (age about 55 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Endicott.
  Mark Adam Foley (b. 1954) — also known as Mark A. Foley — of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., September 8, 1954. Republican. Real estate agent; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1990-92; defeated, 1986; member of Florida state senate, 1993-94; U.S. Representative from Florida 16th District, 1995-2006; resigned 2006. Catholic. Gay. Forced to resign in September, 2006, over sexually explicit messages he had sent to teenage Congressional pages; no criminal charges were filed. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  George Hamilton Garfield (1858-1931) — also known as George H. Garfield — of Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass.; West Dennis, Dennis, Barnstable County, Mass. Born in West Dennis, Dennis, Barnstable County, Mass., July 18, 1858. Republican. Grocer; meat merchant; real estate business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1892-93, 1900-04; member of Massachusetts state senate Second Plymouth District, 1905-08; member, Massachusetts Fisheries and Game Commission, 1908-13. Died in West Dennis, Dennis, Barnstable County, Mass., December 19, 1931 (age 73 years, 154 days). Interment at West Dennis Cemetery, West Dennis, Dennis, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Lyman Garfield and Erzelia (Baker) Garfield; married, September 17, 1885, to Mary Gertrude Bruce; fourth cousin of Benjamin Alden Faunce.
  Political family: Faunce-Garfield-Krider family of East Lansing, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John J. Gartland Jr. (b. 1871) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 27, 1871. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1898-1903; member of Massachusetts state senate Fourth Suffolk District, 1904-06. Burial location unknown.
  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
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Frank Godfrey; married, January 1, 1882, to Ida Burt; first cousin once removed of Cyrus Orlando Godfrey; second cousin of Eugene Wallace Godfrey.
  Political family: Godfrey family of Connecticut and Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Maurice Robert Gravel (b. 1930) — also known as Mike Gravel — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., May 13, 1930. Democrat. Real estate business; member of Alaska state house of representatives, 1963-66; Speaker of the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1965-66; U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1969-81; defeated in primary, 1980; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2008. Unitarian. French Canadian ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Alphonse Gravel and Marie (Bourassa) Gravel; married 1958 to Rita Martin.
  Cross-reference: Byron I. Mallott — Bettye Fahrenkamp
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Encyclopedia of American Loons
William S. Greene William Stedman Greene (1841-1924) — also known as William S. Greene — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Tremont, Tazewell County, Ill., April 28, 1841. Republican. Auctioneer; real estate and insurance business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1880; mayor of Fall River, Mass., 1880-81, 1886, 1895-97; resigned 1881; defeated, 1887, 1888, 1893; postmaster at Fall River, Mass., 1881-85, 1898; general superintendent, Massachusetts state prisons, 1888-93; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1898-1924 (13th District 1898-1913, 15th District 1913-24); died in office 1924. Died in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., September 22, 1924 (age 83 years, 147 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Mass.
  Relatives: Married 1866 to Mary E. White.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  Thomas Hammond (1843-1909) — of Hammond, Lake County, Ind. Born in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass., February 27, 1843. Democrat. Assistant superintendent of the G. H. Hammond meat packing plant; real estate business; banker; mayor of Hammond, Ind., 1888-93; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1893-95. Died in Hammond, Lake County, Ind., September 21, 1909 (age 66 years, 206 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Holland (b. 1861) — of Bessemer, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., January 14, 1861. Blacksmith; grocer; real estate business; mayor of Bessemer, Mich., 1906-08; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1911-14, 1919-30; defeated (Democratic), 1896 (Dickinson District), 1914 (Gogebic County); acting postmaster at Bessemer, Mich., 1929-31. Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Francis Hurley (1893-1946) — also known as Charles F. Hurley — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., November 24, 1893. Democrat. Real estate business; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Massachusetts state treasurer, 1931-36; Governor of Massachusetts, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1944. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Elks; Foresters. Died March 24, 1946 (age 52 years, 120 days). Interment at Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John Joseph Hurley and Elizabeth (Maher) Hurley; married, January 9, 1924, to Marion L. Conley.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Henry E. Keenan (b. 1903) — of Arlington, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Arlington, Middlesex County, Mass., July 17, 1903. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1948. Catholic. Member, Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  John Austin Keliher (1866-1938) — also known as John A. Keliher — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 6, 1866. Real estate dealer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1896-97; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1899-1900; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1903-11; defeated (Independent), 1910; Suffolk County Sheriff, 1917-38; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1925. Died September 20, 1938 (age 71 years, 318 days). Interment at New Calvary Cemetery, Mattapan, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John Keliher and Joanna (Shea) Keliher.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Alvan Kidder (1801-1871) — of Randolph, Norfolk County, Mass.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Randolph, Orange County, Vt., February 12, 1801. Democrat. Manufacturer; merchant; real estate business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1835. Died in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., November 18, 1871 (age 70 years, 279 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of John Kidder and Ruth (Mann) Kidder; married, July 24, 1823, to Betsey Mann; nephew of Lyman Kidder; first cousin of Ira Kidder and Jefferson Parish Kidder; first cousin once removed of Lyman Kidder Bass, Silas Wright Kidder and Daniel S. Kidder; first cousin twice removed of Lyman Metcalfe Bass; second cousin of Francis Kidder; second cousin twice removed of Harley Walter Kidder; third cousin once removed of Isaiah Kidder, Ezra Kidder, David Kidder and Nathan Parker Kidder; fourth cousin of Charles Stetson, Arba Kidder, Luther Kidder, Joseph Souther Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder and Isaiah Stetson; fourth cousin once removed of Gold Selleck Silliman, Benjamin Silliman, Caleb Blodgett, Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Orlando Burr Kidder, Adoniram Judson Kneeland and Isaiah Kidder Stetson.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
George L. Lilley George Leavens Lilley (1859-1909) — also known as George L. Lilley — of Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Oxford, Worcester County, Mass., August 3, 1859. Republican. Meat dealer; real estate business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1901-02; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1903-09; member of Connecticut Republican State Committee, 1904-09; Governor of Connecticut, 1909; died in office 1909. Member, Union League. Died, in the Connecticut Executive Mansion, Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., April 21, 1909 (age 49 years, 261 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Waterbury, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of John Leavens Lilley and Caroline W. (Adams) Lilley; married, June 17, 1884, to Anna E. H. Steele.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Connecticut Legislative History and Souvenir (1909)
  Gregg P. Lisciotti — of Leominster, Worcester County, Mass. Republican. Real estate developer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Sam J. Nahil (1905-1982) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., October 3, 1905. Republican. Barber; real estate business; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Claremont 2nd Ward, 1951-67. Catholic. Member, Elks. Died in October, 1982 (age about 76 years). Burial location unknown.
  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
  Monroe Nichols (1859-1908) — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.; Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Clinton, Worcester County, Mass., January 15, 1859. Republican. Real estate broker; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1896 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee). Died, from locomotor ataxia, in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., September 16, 1908 (age 49 years, 245 days). Interment at West Thompson Cemetery, Thompson, Conn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Addison G. Proctor (1838-1925) — of Emporia, Lyon County, Kan.; St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., July 29, 1838. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1860; hotel proprietor; real estate business; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1924. Died in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., March 17, 1925 (age 86 years, 231 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph J. Proctor and Eliza (GFilbert) Proctor; married, July 10, 1860, to Eliza B. Calef.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Hull Rice and Caroline Elizabeth (Holbrook) Rice; married, July 16, 1890, to Charlotte A. Watrous.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harvey L. Schwamm (c.1905-1958) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born about 1905. Republican. Real estate broker; banker; candidate for New York state senate 15th District, 1938, 1940; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Jewish. Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing in heavy fog, crashed and burned, about 300 yards short of the airport runway, in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Mass., August 15, 1958 (age about 53 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1924 to Lillian Tverskoi.
  David Sears (1787-1871) — Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 8, 1787. Merchant; real estate developer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1820; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1840; philanthropist. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 14, 1871 (age 83 years, 98 days). Entombed at Christ Church, Brookline, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of David Sears (1752-1816) and Ann (Winthrop) Sears; married, June 13, 1809, to Miriam Clarke Mason; nephew of Thomas Lindall Winthrop; great-grandfather of Augustus Peabody Gardner and Charles Francis Adams; second great-grandfather of George Cabot Lodge; second great-grandnephew of Fitz-John Winthrop; third great-grandson of John Winthrop (1606-1676); third great-grandfather of William Amory Gardner Minot; fourth great-grandson of John Winthrop (1588-1649); first cousin of Robert Charles Winthrop; first cousin four times removed of John Forbes Kerry; third cousin once removed of Elijah Livermore Hamlin, Hannibal Hamlin and Henry Barrett Crosby; third cousin twice removed of Charles Hamlin and Hannibal Emery Hamlin; third cousin thrice removed of James Kilbourne, Isaiah Kidder Stetson, Charles Sumner Hamlin and Ruth Baker Pratt.
  Political families: Hamlin-Bemis family of Bangor, Maine; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Searsport, Maine, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Mass., May 6, 1748. Merchant; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Adjutant General of Massachusetts, 1778; land agent; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1792; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1793-1807 (4th District 1793-95, 2nd District 1795-97, at-large 1797-1805, 15th District 1805-07). Died in Hiram, Oxford County, Maine, November 12, 1829 (age 81 years, 190 days). Interment at Wadsworth Cemetery, Durgintown, Hiram, Maine.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Barlett; grandfather of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
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