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Charles Putnam Barnes (1869-1951) —
also known as Charles P. Barnes —
of Norway, Oxford
County, Maine; Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, October
12, 1869.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Oxford
County Attorney, 1904-09; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1917-22; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1921-22; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1924-39; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1939-40; resigned 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, December
14, 1951 (age 82 years, 63
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Houlton, Maine.
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Norman Leslie Bassett (b. 1869) —
also known as Norman L. Bassett —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Winslow, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 23,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Augusta Savings Bank;
director, Boston and Maine Railroad,
1915-25; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1925-32.
Unitarian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Rotary;
American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Josiah W. Bassett and Susan (Cornish) Bassett; married, June 24,
1903, to Lula J. Holden. |
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Benjamin Louis Berman (1892-1967) —
also known as Benjamin L. Berman —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, November
22, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1926; probate judge in Maine, 1929-33; member
of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1945; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
American Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in 1967
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman I. Berman and Bella (Markson) Berman. |
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George Emerson Bird (1847-1926) —
also known as George E. Bird —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Yarmouth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
1, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1886-90; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1893-95; candidate for mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1895 (Democratic), 1896; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1908-18; appointed 1908.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died January
19, 1926 (age 78 years, 140
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Alexander Bird and Sarah (Emerson) Bird; married, July 8,
1890, to Harriet Leonard Williams. |
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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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Arthur Jean Baptiste Cartier (b. 1886) —
also known as Arthur J. B. Cartier —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine; Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, December
29, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1916, 1918,
1920, 1922, 1924; candidate for Massachusetts
state auditor, 1919; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924.
Catholic.
French
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Cartier and Philomene (Loiselle) Cartier; married, March
25, 1912, to Mathilde Lefebure. |
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Clyde R. Chapman (b. 1889) —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Fairfield, Somerset
County, Maine, July 23,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Maine, 1920-24; Waldo
County Attorney, 1925-33; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; mayor
of Belfast, Maine, 1930-33; Maine
state attorney general, 1933-36.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Mansur Chapman and Laura Evelyn (Keene) Chapman; married,
February
14, 1919, to Eva May Humphrey. |
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John David Clifford Jr. (b. 1887) —
also known as John D. Clifford —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, May 15,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1915-16; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1933-47.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Delta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Dumas Clifford and Katherine (Sullivan) Clifford; married, July 14,
1915, to Lucille Smith. |
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Frank Morey Coffin (1919-2009) —
also known as Frank M. Coffin —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, July 11,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1954-56; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1957-61; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1960; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1965-89.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, December
7, 2009 (age 90 years, 149
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur William Coolidge (1881-1952) —
also known as Arthur W. Coolidge —
of Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Woodfords, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
13, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1937-40; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1941-46; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1947-49; defeated, 1948; candidate for
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1950.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
22, 1952 (age 70 years, 101
days).
Interment at Forest
Glen Cemetery, Reading, Mass.
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Frank Irving Cowan (b. 1888) —
also known as Frank I. Cowan —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Palmyra, Somerset
County, Maine, May 20,
1888.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
president, State Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., 1935-40; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1939-40; Maine
state attorney general, 1941-44.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Grange;
Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Matthew Curran (b. 1903) —
also known as Edward M. Curran —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, May 10,
1903.
Lawyer;
police court judge, 1936-40; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1940-46; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Joseph Curran and Mary Agnes (Callinan) Curran; married,
June
6, 1934, to Katherine Cecilia Hand. |
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Conrad Keefe Cyr (b. 1931) —
also known as Conrad K. Cyr —
of Maine.
Born in Limestone, Aroostook
County, Maine, December
9, 1931.
U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1981-89; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1989-97.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1997.
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Elbridge Gerry Davis (b. 1877) —
also known as Elbridge G. Davis —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August
20, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; member
of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Twenty-First Middlesex District,
1921-26; district judge in Massachusetts, 1927.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles L. Donahue (b. 1876) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
19, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Maine, 1915; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Harold Dubord (b. 1891) —
also known as F. Harold Dubord —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, December
14, 1891.
Democrat. Clothing
and shoe
business; lawyer; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1928-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1932-48; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1936; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1938; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1956-62; resigned 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry M. Dubord and Mary (Poulin) Dubord; married, May 14,
1917, to Blanche Letourneau. |
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Charles John Dunn (1872-1939) —
also known as Charles J. Dunn —
of Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Houghton
County, Mich., July 14,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901-02; municipal judge in
Maine, 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1908,
1916;
justice
of Maine state supreme court, 1918-35; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1935-39; died in office
1939.
Universalist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died November
10, 1939 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Rainey Dyer (b. 1873) —
also known as Frederick R. Dyer —
of Buckfield, Oxford
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Old Town, Penobscot
County, Maine, October
4, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907; Oxford
County District Attorney, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1922-33.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Dyer and Catherine (Noonan) Dyer; married, October
27, 1900, to Lena H. Maxim. |
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Issac Watson Dyer (b. 1855) —
also known as Issac W. Dyer —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Baldwin, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
13, 1855.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1885; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1890-94, 1898-1906.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Dyer and Martha Osgood (Porter) Dyer; married, June 7,
1887, to Mary Laura Nye. |
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Frank Fellows (1889-1951) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, November
7, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1941-51; died in office
1951.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
27, 1951 (age 61 years, 293
days).
Interment at Silver
Lake Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine.
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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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Edward John Gurney (1914-1996) —
also known as Edward J. Gurney —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
12, 1914.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Winter Park, Fla., 1961-62; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-69 (11th District 1963-67, 5th
District 1967-69); defeated, 1978; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1972
(speaker).
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla., May 14,
1996 (age 82 years, 123
days).
Interment at Palm
Cemetery, Winter Park, Fla.
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Fletcher Hale (1883-1931) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
22, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1925-31; died in
office 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar Association.
Died in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
22, 1931 (age 48 years, 273
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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Frederick Hale (1874-1963) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
7, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905-06; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1912-18; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1917-41.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
28, 1963 (age 88 years, 356
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
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Robert S. Hale (1889-1976) —
also known as Robert Hale —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
29, 1889.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-30; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1943-59; defeated, 1958.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
30, 1976 (age 87 years, 1
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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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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Hannibal Emery Hamlin (1858-1938) —
also known as Hannibal E. Hamlin —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
22, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1893-95; member of Maine
state senate, 1899-1901; Maine
state attorney general, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 6,
1938 (age 79 years, 196
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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William Moulton Ingraham (b. 1870) —
also known as William M. Ingraham —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
2, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Maine, 1907-15; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1915; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1917;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1928;
delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cumberland
County, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Psi
Upsilon; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Drummond Lawrence (1878-1975) —
Born in North Yarmouth, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
5, 1878.
Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1943.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died February
12, 1975 (age 96 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Freeman Libby (1844-1915) —
also known as Charles F. Libby —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Limerick, York
County, Maine, January
31, 1844.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1882-83; member of Maine
state senate, 1889-92; counsel, director, president, Portland Street
Railway; also involved with steamship
companies.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 3,
1915 (age 71 years, 123
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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William Shepherd Linnell (1885-1968) —
also known as William S. Linnell —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, July 21,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Portland Gas
Light Company; director, National Bank of
Commerce, Portland director, Bancroft & Martin Rolling
Mills Company; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1925-28; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1937-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
14, 1968 (age 82 years, 208
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Franklin Linnell and Sarah C. (Shepherd) Linnell; married,
November
12, 1912, to Jessie E. Hopkinson. |
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David A. Nichols (1917-1997) —
of Lincolnville, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Lincolnville, Waldo
County, Maine, August
6, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1952;
member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1955-57; Maine
Republican state chair, 1960-64; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1977-88.
Member, Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar Association; Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died June 21,
1997 (age 79 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Nichols and Flora E. (Pillsbury)
Nichols. |
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George Hamlin Shaw (b. 1890) —
also known as George H. Shaw —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August
3, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
Republican state chair, 1922-25; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1930.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to May Harding. |
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William Bertram Skelton (1871-1964) —
also known as William B. Skelton —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, August
9, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Androscoggin
County Attorney, 1901-05; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1903-05; Maine banking commissioner, 1906-11;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1912; member, Maine
Public Utilities Commission, 1913-19; president, First National Bank of
Lewiston, and Androscoggin County Savings Bank;
president or director of several power
companies; director of two railroads;
trustee, Central Main General Hospital.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died February
1, 1964 (age 92 years, 176
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Louis Carver Southard (b. 1854) —
also known as Louis C. Southard —
of Easton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, April 1,
1854.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1888-94; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1895-96; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1896.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lewis Southard and Linda Carver (Dennis) Southard;
married, June 1,
1881, to Nellie Copeland. |
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Alton Chapman Wheeler (b. 1877) —
also known as Alton C. Wheeler —
of South Paris, Paris, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, December
29, 1877.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; one
of the founders of the Paris Trust
Company; incorporator of South Paris Savings Bank;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1911-14; Progressive candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1914; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maine.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Pierce Eliot Wheeler and Lucy E. (Chapman) Wheeler; married, April
18, 1905, to Edith H. Hayes. |
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