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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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Henry Hersey Andrew (b. 1858) —
also known as Henry H. Andrew —
of Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April, 1858.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1898.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Arnoux (1831-1907) —
also known as William H. Arnoux —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
12, 1831.
Lawyer;
New York City superior court judge, 1882-94.
Member, Sons of the Revolution.
Died in Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., April
23, 1907 (age 75 years, 223
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
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Arthur Atwood Ballantine Jr. (1914-1975) —
also known as Art Ballantine —
of Durango, La Plata
County, Colo.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
12, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Lions;
Sons of the American Revolution.
Died November
14, 1975 (age 61 years, 33
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Franklin Bartlett (1847-1909) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grafton, Worcester
County, Mass., September
10, 1847.
Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892,
1896,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1893-97; defeated
(Republican), 1896.
Member, Sons of the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, of a kidney
disorder, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
23, 1909 (age 61 years, 225
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Willard Bartlett (1846-1925) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., October
14, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Elihu
Root, 1869-83 and 1917-24; drama
critic; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1884-1907; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1896-1906; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1906-16; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1914-16.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, from heart
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
17, 1925 (age 78 years, 95
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Perkins Bass (1912-2011) —
of Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in East Walpole, Walpole, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
6, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Peterborough,
1939-43, 1947-49; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from
Peterborough, 1948; member of New
Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1949-51; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1955-63;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1962; member of Republican
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1964-.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
25, 2011 (age 99 years, 19
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, N.H.
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Theodore Cornelius Bates (b. 1843) —
of North Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in North Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., June 4,
1843.
Republican. Manufacturer;
proprietor, Worcester Corset Co.; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1879; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1883; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1884.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elijah Bates and Sarah (Fletcher) Bates; married, December
24, 1868, to Emma Frances Duncan. |
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Jesse Bunton Baxter (b. 1872) —
also known as Jesse B. Baxter —
of Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
10, 1872.
Republican. Banker; treasurer of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1915-16; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Quincy Baxter and Isadore Frances (Bunton) Baxter;
married, June 29,
1909, to Katharine Woodbury. |
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Augustus Witschief Bennet (1897-1983) —
also known as Augustus W. Bennet —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Sons of the American Revolution; Grange;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 5,
1983 (age 85 years, 241
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
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Everett Chamberlin Benton (1862-1924) —
also known as Everett C. Benton —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Guildhall, Essex
County, Vt., September
25, 1862.
Republican. Insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1896,
1900,
1904;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1912.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the
Revolution.
Died in 1924
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Belmont Cemetery, Belmont, Mass.
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Jay Rogers Benton (1885-1953) —
also known as Jay R. Benton —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
18, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1916;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1917-18; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1923-27; insurance
executive.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Sons of the American Revolution; American Bar
Association.
Died in Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
3, 1953 (age 68 years, 16
days).
Interment at Belmont Cemetery, Belmont, Mass.
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John Taggard Blodgett (1859-1912) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 16,
1859.
Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1898-1900; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1900-03.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died March 4,
1912 (age 52 years, 293
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Henry Sherman Boutell (1856-1926) —
also known as Henry S. Boutell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
14, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1884; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1897-1911 (6th District 1897-1903,
9th District 1903-11); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1908;
U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1911-13; law
professor.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Loyal
Legion.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Sanremo, Italy,
March
11, 1926 (age 69 years, 362
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Westborough, Mass.
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Elisha Hume Brewster (1871-1946) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Worthington, Hampshire
County, Mass., September
10, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902-04; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1922-41; took senior status
1941.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April
29, 1946 (age 74 years, 231
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles K. Brewster and Celina S. (Baldwin) Brewster; married, June 20,
1900, to Alice M. Thompson; married, June 28,
1906, to Jessie W. Cook. |
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Joshua Loring Brooks (b. 1868) —
also known as Joshua L. Brooks —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., January
19, 1868.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1930, 1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Theta
Delta Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lyman B. Brooks and Maria Cordelia (Loring) Brooks; married, June 6,
1894, to Margaret Lilian Robinson. |
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Arthur Beebe Chapin (1868-1943) —
also known as Arthur B. Chapin —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Willimansett, Chicopee, Hampden
County, Mass., November
17, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Holyoke, Mass., 1899-1902; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1905-09; resigned 1909.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died March
19, 1943 (age 74 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Cornelius Roscoe Day (b. 1847) —
also known as Cornelius R. Day —
of Millerville, Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., December
29, 1847.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1896-97; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1901-02; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1904.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David L. Day and Jane H. (Mahoney) Day; married to Ida F.
Paine. |
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Mortimer Y. Ferris (b. 1881) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., March
29, 1881.
Republican. Civil
engineer; member of New York
state senate 33rd District, 1919-26; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1927-30; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1928;
chair
of Essex County Republican Party, 1930-39.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks;
Sons of the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward M. Ferris and Marion Eliza (Yale) Ferris; married, February
14, 1905, to Elizabeth Leavitt. |
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Merle Dixon Graves (b. 1887) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, October
13, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourth Hampden District, 1921-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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William Bates Greenough (1866-1956) —
also known as William B. Greenough —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., November
22, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1905-12; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Phi;
Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died November
17, 1956 (age 89 years, 361
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Relatives: Son
of James Carruthers Greenough and Jeanie Ashley (Bates) Greenough;
married, September
27, 1893, to Eliza S. Clark. |
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Frank Edward Guernsey (1866-1927) —
also known as Frank E. Guernsey —
of Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Dover (now part of Dover-Foxcroft), Piscataquis
County, Maine, October
15, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1897-99; member of Maine
state senate, 1903; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1908-17.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
1, 1927 (age 60 years, 78
days).
Interment at Dover
Cemetery, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
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Curtis Guild Jr. (1860-1915) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
2, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1884; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1896
(Convention
Vice-President); colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1903-06; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1906-09; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1908;
U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1911-13.
Member, Freemasons;
Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; American
Forestry Association.
In 1907, John A. Steele came to the State House with a revolver, and
attempted
to kill Gov. Guild; he was subdued and arrested after shooting
two people.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April 6,
1915 (age 55 years, 63
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Boardman Hall (b. 1856) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, April
17, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Massachusetts
state auditor, 1892; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1896.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. Joseph Frye Hall and Mary M. (Farrow) Hall; married 1892 to Mary
E. Hamlin. |
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Winfield Scott Hammond (1863-1915) —
also known as Winfield S. Hammond —
of St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn.
Born in Southborough, Worcester
County, Mass., November
17, 1863.
Democrat. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Watonwan
County Attorney, 1895-96, 1901-04; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1907-15; defeated,
1892; resigned 1915; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1908 ;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1915; died in office 1915.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Clinton, East
Feliciana Parish, La., December
30, 1915 (age 52 years, 43
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, St. James, Minn.
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Chester Harding (1866-1936) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass.
Born in Enterprise, Clarke
County, Miss., December
31, 1866.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1913-14; Governor of
Panama Canal Zone, 1917-21.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of the Revolution.
Died November
11, 1936 (age 69 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace Harding and Eliza Procter (Gould) Harding; married, July 15,
1895, to Flora Krum. |
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Congress |
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Edward Stevens Henry (1836-1921) —
also known as E. Stevens Henry —
of Rockville, Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Gill, Franklin
County, Mass., February
10, 1836.
Republican. Farmer; dry goods
merchant; banker;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Vernon, 1883; member of Connecticut
state senate 23rd District, 1887-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1888
(member, Committee
to Notify Nominees); Connecticut
state treasurer, 1889-93; mayor
of Rockville, Conn., 1894-95; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1895-1913;
defeated, 1892.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died in Rockville, Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn., October
10, 1921 (age 85 years, 242
days).
Interment at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Rockville, Vernon, Conn.
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Charles Hiller Innes (1870-1939) —
also known as Charles H. Innes —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
6, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1897-98; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1908,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1924
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of the Revolution; Freemasons.
Died May 27,
1939 (age 68 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles E. Innes and Alice M. (Hiller) Innes; married, September
30, 1900, to Nellie A. Mills. |
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Hallett C. Johnson (1888-1968) —
also known as Francis Hallett Johnson —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
26, 1888.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, as of 1938; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1944-47.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta
Psi.
Died, in Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
11, 1968 (age 79 years, 259
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange, N.J.
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Julius Gareché Lay (1872-1939) —
also known as Julius G. Lay —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August
9, 1872.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul
General in Ottawa, 1893-96; U.S. Consul in Windsor, 1896-99; U.S. Consul General in Barcelona, 1899-1904; Canton, 1904-06; Cape Town, 1906-10; Rio de Janeiro, 1910-14; Berlin, as of 1916-17; Calcutta, as of 1926; U.S. Minister to Honduras, 1929-32; Uruguay, 1935-37.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution.
Died suddenly, following a heart
attack, in Prides Crossing, Beverly, Essex
County, Mass., August
28, 1939 (age 67 years, 19
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas O. Marvin (b. 1867) —
of Massachusetts; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
10, 1867.
Minister;
newspaper
editorial writer;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1921-26.
Universalist.
Member, Sons of the Revolution; Theta
Delta Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas E. O. Marvin and Anne Maria (Lippitt) Marvin; married, November
15, 1894, to Flora Myrick Sugden. |
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Harold Whitney Mason (1895-1944) —
also known as Harold W. Mason —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April
21, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; boot and shoe
business; vice-president, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital;
director for power
companies, insurance
companies, the Central Vermont Railway,
and the Estey Organ
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1932;
Convention Secretary, 1940,
1944;
secretary, Arrangements Committee, secretary, 1940;
speaker, 1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; delegate
to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
Republican
National Committee from Vermont, 1936-44; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1937-44.
Member, American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons of the American Revolution;
Society
of Colonial Wars; Union
League; Sigma
Nu.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1944 (age 49 years, 196
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lysander Mason and Margaret Etta (Matthews) Mason;
married, March
17, 1918, to Evelyn Hawley Dunham. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Official Report of the
22nd Republican National Convention (1940) |
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Samuel Lyman Munson (b. 1844) —
also known as Samuel L. Munson —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich (now Huntington), Hampshire
County, Mass., June 14,
1844.
Republican. Collar
manufacturer; vice-president, Home Savings Bank;
director, National Exchange Bank;
vice-president, Albany Homeopathic Hospital;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Sons of the Revolution; American
Antiquarian Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Garry Munson and Harriet (Lyman) Munson; married, May 21,
1868, to Susan Babcock Hopkins. |
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Henry Gleason Newton (1843-1914) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Durham, Middlesex
County, Conn., June 5,
1843.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1885, 1895; trustee, Farmers' and
Mechanics' Savings Bank,
Middletown, Conn.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died March
21, 1914 (age 70 years, 289
days).
Interment at Durham Cemetery, Durham, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Capt. Gaylord Newton and Nancy M. (Merwin) Newton; married 1885 to Dr.
Sarah Allen Baldwin. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Solon Whithed Stevens (b. 1836) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
1, 1836.
Republican. Organist; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1885-86.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Solon Stevens and Harriet (Whithed) Stevens; married, October
12, 1870, to Mary Price Savory. |
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John Timothy Stone (1868-1954) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Stow, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
7, 1868.
Republican. Pastor;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1916,
1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Sons of the American Revolution.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1954 (age 85 years, 293
days).
Interment at Graceland Memorial Park North, Coral Gables, Fla.
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William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) —
also known as William H. H. Stowell —
of Burkeville, Nottoway
County, Va.; Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in West Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., July 26,
1840.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77; Virginia
Republican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1876;
founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox River Pulp
Co., Atlas Paper
Co., Duluth Iron and
Steel Co.; president of Manufacturers Bank of
West Duluth, 1889-1895.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., April
27, 1922 (age 81 years, 275
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles Taylor Tatman (b. 1871) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., December
16, 1871.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1899-1900.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Sons of the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben James Tatman and Susan M. (Taylor) Tatman; married, August
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Charles Sinclair Weeks (1893-1972) —
also known as Sinclair Weeks —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in West Newton, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 15,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; mayor of
Newton, Mass., 1930-35; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1936-38; member of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-53; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1941-44; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1944; appointed 1944; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1953-58.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, in the Rivercrest Nursing
Home, Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
7, 1972 (age 78 years, 237
days).
Interment at Summer
Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H.
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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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