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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.
  Relatives: Son of Isa A. (Putnam) Barnes and Francis Barnes; married, August 19, 1896, to Annie Maud Richardson; father of George Butler Barnes.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah W. Bassett and Susan (Cornish) Bassett; married, June 24, 1903, to Lula J. Holden.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Herman I. Berman and Bella (Markson) Berman.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Alexander Bird and Sarah (Emerson) Bird; married, July 8, 1890, to Harriet Leonard Williams.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Edmund Brewster and Carrie S. (Bridges) Brewster; married, April 20, 1915, to Dorothy Foss.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Cartier and Philomene (Loiselle) Cartier; married, March 25, 1912, to Mathilde Lefebure.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Mansur Chapman and Laura Evelyn (Keene) Chapman; married, February 14, 1919, to Eva May Humphrey.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Dumas Clifford and Katherine (Sullivan) Clifford; married, July 14, 1915, to Lucille Smith.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Merrit Bradford Coolidge and Lucy Greenwood (French) Coolidge; brother of Richard Bradford Coolidge; married, December 15, 1910, to Mabel Frances Tilton; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Clement Fessenden, Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden and Joseph Palmer Fessenden; fourth cousin once removed of Joshua Abbe Fessenden, Samuel Fessenden and Oliver Grosvenor Fessenden.
  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
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Lewville A. Cowan and Fannie Evelyn (Woodworth) Cowan; brother of Walter Albion Cowan; married, October 11, 1913, to Helen Anna Caspar.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Joseph Curran and Mary Agnes (Callinan) Curran; married, June 6, 1934, to Katherine Cecilia Hand.
  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.
  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.
  Presumably named for: Elbridge Gerry
  Relatives: Son of Elbridge G. Davis and Lillian (Hall) Davis; married, June 20, 1912, to Mildred W. Cleworth.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas F. Donahue and Bessie A. (Hayes) Donahue; married, October 9, 1911, to Helen K. Cunningham.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Harry M. Dubord and Mary (Poulin) Dubord; married, May 14, 1917, to Blanche Letourneau.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, December 16, 1896, to Alice Isabel Ring.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Dyer and Catherine (Noonan) Dyer; married, October 27, 1900, to Lena H. Maxim.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Dyer and Martha Osgood (Porter) Dyer; married, June 7, 1887, to Mary Laura Nye.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar Fowler Fellows and Eva Marie (Fling) Fellows; brother of Raymond Fellows; married, June 27, 1910, to Georgia Eleanor Maling; grandson of Lewis W. Fling.
  Political family: Fellows-Fling family of Bucksport, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Hallowell Gardiner and Alice (Bangs) Gardiner; married, September 16, 1916, to Margaret Thomas; second great-grandson of Robert H. Gardiner.
  Cross-reference: Edward E. Chase
  See also National Governors Association biography
Edward J. Gurney 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.
  Relatives: Married to Eleanor Natalie Ahlborn.
  Epitaph: "U.S. Senator - Patriot - Statesman - Man of Honor and Integrity"
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Winter Park Library
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Fletcher Hale and Adelaide L. (MacLellan) Hale; married, March 29, 1913, to Alice N. Armstrong.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Eugene Hale and Mary Douglas (Chandler) Hale; nephew of Clarence Hale; grandson of Zachariah Chandler; first cousin of Robert S. Hale; third cousin once removed of Isaac Stuart Raymond; fourth cousin once removed of Gordon Woodbury and Stuart Edmond Haseltine.
  Political family: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Clarence Hale and Margaret (Rollins) Hale; married, April 20, 1922, to Agnes Burke; nephew of Eugene Hale; first cousin of Frederick Hale.
  Political families: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine; Woodbury-Holden family of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Starkweather-Pendleton family of Preston, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Joseph Frye Hall and Mary M. (Farrow) Hall; married 1892 to Mary E. Hamlin.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Hannibal Hamlin and Ellen Hamlin; half-brother of Charles Hamlin; nephew of Elijah Livermore Hamlin; grandson of Stephen Emery; first cousin once removed of Isaiah Kidder Stetson; first cousin twice removed of Clarence Cutting Stetson; second cousin of John Appleton; second cousin once removed of Charles Sumner Hamlin; third cousin twice removed of David Sears; fourth cousin once removed of George Pickering Bemis.
  Political family: Hamlin-Bemis family of Bangor, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Darius Holbrook Ingraham and Ella (Moulton) Ingraham; married, June 1, 1901, to Jessamine P. Damsel.
  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.
Charles F. Libby 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.
  Relatives: Son of James Brackett Libby and Hannah Catherine (Morrill) Libby; married, December 6, 1869, to Alice W. Bradbury; first cousin once removed of Ira Saywood Libby; second cousin of Jesse Felt Libby.
  Political family: Libby-Felt family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: National Cyclopedia of American Biography (1910)
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Franklin Linnell and Sarah C. (Shepherd) Linnell; married, November 12, 1912, to Jessie E. Hopkinson.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George E. Nichols and Flora E. (Pillsbury) Nichols.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to May Harding.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas W. Skelton and Mary Luella (Holbrook) Skelton; married, May 21, 1894, to Florence Larrabee; father of Harold Newell Skelton.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Lewis Southard and Linda Carver (Dennis) Southard; married, June 1, 1881, to Nellie Copeland.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Pierce Eliot Wheeler and Lucy E. (Chapman) Wheeler; married, April 18, 1905, to Edith H. Hayes.
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