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Fred John Allen (b. 1865) —
of Sanford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Alfred, York
County, Maine, July 27,
1865.
Lawyer;
director and attorney, Sanford National Bank; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901-03; member of Maine
state senate, 1905-08.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Allen and Caroline P. (Hill) Allen; married, June 8,
1892, to Ida S. Leavitt. |
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Harmon Gustavus Allen (b. 1866) —
also known as Harmon G. Allen —
of Springvale, Sanford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 22,
1866.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; organizer and vice-president of Sanford National
Bank; member of Maine
state house of representatives from York County (3rd), 1919-20,
1931-32; member of Maine
state senate 1st District, 1921-22.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles G. Allen and Jane (Brown) Allen; married, October
16, 1893, to Minerva Getchell. |
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Will Clough Atkins (1873-1943) —
also known as Will C. Atkins —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Maine Trust & Banking Co.; People's National
Bank; Gardiner Building & Loan Assoc.; mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1907-08; municipal judge in Maine, 1910.
Universalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died October
30, 1943 (age 70 years, 66
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, 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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Fred Emery Beane (1853-1928) —
also known as Fred E. Beane —
of Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Readfield, Kennebec
County, Maine, May 14,
1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; secretary of
Maine Democratic Party, 1888-98; mayor
of Hallowell, Maine, 1891, 1907; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1908-09.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Redmen;
Foresters;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, 1928
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Hallowell
Cemetery, Hallowell, Maine.
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Samuel H. Blake (c.1807-1887) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born about 1807.
Republican. Banker; Maine
state attorney general, 1848; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1868.
Died of pneumonia,
in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April
24, 1887 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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David Augustus Boody (1837-1930) —
also known as David A. Boody; "Grand Old Man of
Brooklyn"; "Grand Old Man of Wall
Street" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born, in a log
cabin built by his father, in Jackson, Waldo
County, Maine, August
13, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; stockbroker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1891; defeated
(Independent Democratic), 1882; resigned 1891; mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1892-93; defeated, 1893; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Presbyterian.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1930 (age 92 years, 160
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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William Edmund Brewster (b. 1858) —
also known as William E. Brewster —
of Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Parkman, Piscataquis
County, Maine, September
1, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
president of Dexter Savings Bank and of First National
Bank; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Timothy F. Callahan (b. 1856) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, March 1,
1856.
Republican. Merchant;
real
estate and insurance
business; member, Lewiston City Council, 1883-86; Lewiston Water
Commissioner, 1885-91; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1891; Lewiston city treasurer,
1894-1904; treasurer, Maine State Fair, 1907-21; director, C.M.G. Hospital,
1905; trustee, People's Savings Bank, 1905; Maine state
auditor, 1913-14; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1920,
1924,
1928.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Callahan and Margaret (Murphy) Callahan; married, October
21, 1885, to Mary E. McVay. |
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John W. Chase —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Republican. President, Granite National Bank; mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1891-93.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Albert Cony (1837-1892) —
also known as Daniel A. Cony —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born May 5,
1837.
Republican. Grain
merchant; banker; mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1875.
Died, from heart
disease, in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 23,
1892 (age 55 years, 79
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
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Richard Bradford Coolidge (1879-1957) —
also known as Richard B. Coolidge —
of West Medford, Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Deering, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
14, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, First National Bank of Medford; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-22; mayor
of Medford, Mass., 1923-26; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Deering, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
17, 1957 (age 77 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Nathaniel Coombs (1842-1911) —
also known as James N. Coombs —
of Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla.
Born in Old Town, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
15, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1904,
1908;
sawmill
owner; banker; member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1904-08.
Died April 8,
1911 (age 68 years, 236
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Cemetery, Apalachicola, Fla.
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Relatives:
Married to Maria A. Starrett. |
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Edwin Corning (1883-1934) —
of Bethlehem, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
30, 1883.
Democrat. President of Ludlum Steel
Company; officer of Albany Felt
Company; director of banks; New York
Democratic state chair, 1926-28; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1927-28.
Died in Bar Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine, August
7, 1934 (age 50 years, 311
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Leslie Colby Cornish (b. 1854) —
also known as Leslie C. Cornish —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Winslow, Kennebec
County, Maine, October
8, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1878; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1907-17; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1917-25; resigned 1925.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Colby Coombs Cornish and Pauline Bailey (Simpson) Cornish;
married, October
10, 1883, to Fannie Woodman Holmes. |
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Edward Franklin Danforth (b. 1856) —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Norridgewock, Somerset
County, Maine, September
1, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County State's Attorney, 1886-91; probate judge in Maine,
1896-1905; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907; director, Second National
Bank.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin Danforth and Eliza A. (Rogers) Danforth; married, October
26, 1881, to Hattie A. Cowan. |
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Harry W. Davis (b. 1862) —
of Guilford, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Guilford, Piscataquis
County, Maine, April
24, 1862.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1920.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Seth N. Davis and Amanda (Morgan) Davis; married, January
1, 1887, to Clara E. Davis. |
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Samuel Davis (1774-1831) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Bath, Lincoln County (now Sagadahoc
County), Maine, 1774.
Shipowner;
banker; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1803, 1808-12; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1813-15.
Died in Bath, Lincoln County (now Sagadahoc
County), Maine, April
20, 1831 (age about 56
years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
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Rex Wilder Dodge (b. 1884) —
also known as Rex W. Dodge —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Falmouth Foreside, Falmouth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Damariscotta, Lincoln
County, Maine, December
12, 1884.
Republican. Banker; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1921-22.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Dodge and Carrie M. (Richardson) Dodge. |
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Jim Donnelly —
of Brewer, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Edward Drake (b. 1871) —
also known as J. Edward Drake —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, December
9, 1871.
Republican. Insurance
business; president, Kennebec Eastern Steamboat
Co.; director, First National Bank of Bath; mayor of
Bath, Maine, 1918-20; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-26.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James B. Drake and Georgianna (Lincoln) Drake; married, July 23,
1913, to Eleanor J. Dickson. |
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Frederic Osgood Eaton (b. 1872) —
also known as Frederic O. Eaton —
of Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Rumford Center, Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, June 7,
1872.
Republican. Banker; general manager, Rumford Falls Light and
Water Co.; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Oxford County, 1917-20;
member of Maine
state senate 3rd District, 1921-24.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus P. Eaton and Mary E. (Howe) Eaton; married, September
14, 1904, to Mary Louise Grierson. |
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Richard Oliver Elliot (1873-1976) —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine, February
6, 1873.
Democrat. Shipbuilder;
banker; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1913; member of Maine
state senate, 1923.
Congregationalist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died March 5,
1976 (age 103 years,
28 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Farrington (1837-1925) —
of Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine; Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 16,
1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; member of Maine
state senate, 1911-12.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 6,
1925 (age 87 years, 294
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery, Waldoboro, Maine.
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John Henry Farrington (1863-1909) —
also known as John H. Farrington —
of Punta Gorda, De Soto County (now Charlotte
County), Fla.
Born in Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine, November
7, 1863.
Private secretary to Sherman Conant, general manager, Florida
Southern Railway;
orange
grower; banker; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Punta
Gorda, Fla., 1896-98; deputy
collector of customs.
Died in Punta Gorda, De Soto County (now Charlotte
County), Fla., January
8, 1909 (age 45 years, 62
days).
Interment at Bonaventure
Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Samuel Fessenden (1847-1908) —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, April
12, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
bank director; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stamford, 1875, 1879,
1895-96; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1895-96; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1876,
1880,
1884
(alternate), 1888
(speaker),
1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker);
Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1884-88; member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1896; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1901; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1905-08.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
7, 1908 (age 60 years, 270
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Daniel F. Field (1872-1937) —
of Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, July 7,
1872.
Republican. Banker; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1916-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928,
1932;
Maine
Republican state chair, 1926-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1937
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Phillips, Maine.
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Frank Herbert Foss (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank H. Foss —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
20, 1865.
Republican. Contractor;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1915-46; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1917-20; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1925-35;
defeated, 1934; director, Fitchburg Cooperative Bank;
director, Fitchburg Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., February
15, 1947 (age 81 years, 148
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.
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Harry Albert Furbish (b. 1867) —
also known as Harry A. Furbish —
of Rangeley, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, March
15, 1867.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; banker; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1903-04,
1919-20; member of Maine
state senate, 1905-06; treasurer of
Maine Republican Party, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert B. Furbish and Caroline H. (Young) Furbish; married, December
25, 1887, to Elizabeth M. Porter. |
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Louis Bertrand Goodall (1851-1935) —
also known as Louis B. Goodall —
of Sanford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Winchester, Cheshire
County, N.H., September
23, 1851.
Republican. Woollen
manufacturer; officer of railroads
and power
companies; president, Sanford National Bank; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1917-21.
Unitarian.
Died in Sanford, York
County, Maine, June 26,
1935 (age 83 years, 276
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Sanford, Maine.
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Horace Wesley Greeley (b. 1857) —
also known as Horace W. Greeley —
of Oakland, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec
County, Maine, December
30, 1857.
Republican. Auditor and paymaster of Somerset Railroad;
merchant;
banker; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Kennebec County, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Greeley and Martha (Bartlett) Greeley; married, January
27, 1885, to Nellie E. Otis. |
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Jonathan Clark Greeley (b. 1833) —
also known as Jonathan C. Greeley; J. C.
Greeley —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Palermo, Waldo
County, Maine, July 6,
1833.
Republican. Banker; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1862-63; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1873-74; member of Florida
state senate, 1883-86.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Richmond Hayward Ingersoll (1834-1913) —
also known as Richmond H. Ingersoll —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, April
30, 1834.
Republican. Banker; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1908.
Died in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, March
25, 1913 (age 78 years, 329
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Ingersoll and Phebe (Morarity) Ingersoll; married, April
16, 1860, to Marcia M. Atkinson. |
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William King (1768-1852) —
of Topsham, Lincoln County (now Sagadahoc
County), Maine; Bath, Lincoln County (now Sagadahoc
County), Maine.
Born in Scarborough, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
9, 1768.
Sawmill
owner; shipbuilder;
cotton mill
business; banker; Governor of
Maine, 1820-21; defeated, 1835.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, June 17,
1852 (age 84 years, 129
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
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Jesse Felt Libby (1857-1936) —
also known as Jesse F. Libby —
of Gorham, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in Locke's Mills, Greenwood, Oxford
County, Maine, February
12, 1857.
School
principal; lawyer; real estate
business; promoter, director, treasurer, Berlin Aqueduct Company
and Cascade Light and
Power Company; director, president, Lancaster and Jefferson Electric
Light Company; director, Gorham National Bank; promoter,
director, Berlin Street
Railway; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1903, 1905.
Congregationalist.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1936
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Evans Cemetery, Gorham, N.H.
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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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George E. Macomber (b. 1853) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 6,
1853.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1886-89; built first electric
railway in Maine, 1890; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1900; member of Maine
state senate, 1900; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1928
(Convention
Vice-President).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh McCulloch (1808-1895) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.; Vansville, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Kennebunk, York
County, Maine, December
7, 1808.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1863-65; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1865-69, 1884-85.
Died in Vansville, Prince
George's County, Md., May 24,
1895 (age 86 years, 168
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh McCulloch (1773-1830) and Abigail (Perkins) McCulloch;
married, June 23,
1834, to Eunice Hardy; married, March
21, 1838, to Susan Maria Man. |
| | | McCulloch Hall (dormitory, built 1926), at
Harvard University
Business School, Boston,
Massachusetts, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Hugh McCulloch (built 1943 at Richmond,
California; scrapped 1962) was named for
him. |
| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appeared on $20 U.S. national bank notes in 1902.
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| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Comptrollers
of the Currency |
| | | Image source: Life and Work of James G.
Blaine (1893) |
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John Harte McGraw (1850-1910) —
also known as John H. McGraw —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Penobscot
County, Maine, October
4, 1850.
Republican. Grocer;
Seattle chief
of police, 1879; King
County Sheriff, 1882; Washington
Republican state chair, 1892; Governor of
Washington, 1893-97; president, Seattle National Bank.
Died June 23,
1910 (age 59 years, 262
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Carleton Prescott Merrill (1870-1962) —
also known as Carleton P. Merrill —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine, January
24, 1870.
Republican. Banker; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1916.
Died in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, January
1, 1962 (age 91 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Israel Warren Merrill and Lonia C. (Prescott) Merrill; married, November
9, 1895, to Rose I. Williams; married, October
21, 1921, to Helen Green Libby. |
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Ernest L. Morrill (d. 1936) —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Republican. Business
executive; banker; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1916
(alternate), 1920
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Died in 1936.
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Saco, Maine.
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Dorilus Morrison (1814-1897) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
27, 1814.
Banker; member of Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1864-65; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1867-68, 1869-70.
Died June 26,
1897 (age 82 years, 181
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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John B. Nash (b. 1848) —
of Conway, Carroll
County, N.H.; Intervale, Bartlett, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Windham, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 17,
1848.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1886, 1888, 1896
(Democratic); delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1891-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1900,
1908;
trustee, Conway Savings Bank.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Barzillia Nash and Lavinia (Hicks) Nash; married 1872 to Susan
J. Libby. |
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William Henry Newell (1854-1934) —
also known as William H. Newell —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Durham, Androscoggin
County, Maine, April
16, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1891-93, 1898-99, 1921-22; president,
Manufacturers National Bank, 1902; probate judge in Maine,
1905-09.
Died May 3,
1934 (age 80 years, 17
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Newell and Susannah K. (Weeks) Newell. |
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Daniel D. Page (1790-1869) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Parsonfield, York
County, Maine, March 5,
1790.
Baker;
tobacco
trader; flour mill
business; banker; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1829-33.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
29, 1869 (age 79 years, 55
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Frank Lester Palmer (b. 1882) —
also known as Frank L. Palmer —
of Saco, York
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
21, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; mayor of
Saco, Maine, 1912.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Palmer and Roxa B. (Haines) Palmer; married, November
21, 1911, to Parle L. Bradbury. |
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William Robinson Pattangall (1865-1942) —
also known as William R. Pattangall —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Pembroke, Washington
County, Maine, June 29,
1865.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1897, 1901, 1909-11; Democratic
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1904 (4th District), 1913 (3rd
District), 1914 (3rd District); member of Maine
Democratic State Committee, 1905-07; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1911-14; Maine
state attorney general, 1911-12, 1915-16; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1916, 1919; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); Democratic candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1922, 1924; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1926-30; appointed 1926; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1930-35; appointed 1930;
resigned 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee); president, Depositors Trust Co..
Unitarian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died October
21, 1942 (age 77 years, 114
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
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George Clement Perkins (1839-1923) —
also known as George C. Perkins —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Kennebunkport, York
County, Maine, August
23, 1839.
Republican. Merchant;
banker; miller; steamship
business; member of California
state senate, 1869-76; Governor of
California, 1880-83; U.S.
Senator from California, 1893-1915; appointed 1893.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., February
26, 1923 (age 83 years, 187
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Henry Brewer Quinby (1846-1924) —
also known as Henry B. Quinby —
of Gilford, Belknap
County, N.H.; Lakeport, Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, June 10,
1846.
Republican. Iron
manufacturer; banker; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1887-88; member of New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1889-90; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1891-92; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1892;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1909-11.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
8, 1924 (age 77 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Asa Redington Jr. (1789-1874) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Vassalboro, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 4,
1789.
Lawyer;
banker; Maine
state treasurer, 1835-37.
Died in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, June 5,
1874 (age 84 years, 336
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Norman Dunning Rideout (1832-1907) —
also known as N. D. Rideout —
of Marysville, Yuba
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, January
6, 1832.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant;
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1876,
1892.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., July 2,
1907 (age 75 years, 177
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Rideout and Margaret (Macomber) Rideout; married 1858 to Phebe
Mason Abbott. |
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Edward Robinson (1796-1857) —
of Maine.
Born in Cushing, Knox
County, Maine, November
25, 1796.
Merchant;
banker; shipbuilder;
member of Maine
state senate, 1836-37; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1838-39; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1842, 1843, 1844.
Died in Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine, February
19, 1857 (age 60 years, 86
days).
Interment at Thomaston
Village Cemetery, Thomaston, Maine.
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Arthur Sewall (1835-1900) —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, November
25, 1835.
Democrat. Shipbuilder;
part owner of the Bath Iron Works;
president, Maine Central Railroad;
director for other railroads;
president, Bath National Bank; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1876,
1880
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1888;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1888-96; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1896.
Swedenborgian.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy and died three days later, in Phippsburg, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, September
5, 1900 (age 64 years, 284
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
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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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Jacob Sleeper (c.1802-1889) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, about 1802.
Wholesale
clothing business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1851-52; director, Boston
National Bank of Commerce; director, North American Insurance
Company.
Wesleyan.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
31, 1889 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen Richmond Small (1837-1903) —
also known as Stephen R. Small —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Gray, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
19, 1837.
Banker; Consul
for Argentina in Portland,
Maine, 1884-1902.
Died, from pneumonia
and chronic
nephritis, in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March
10, 1903 (age 66 years, 19
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Sidney St. Felix Thaxter (1883-1958) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born March 4,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Maine, 1930; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1930-54; resigned 1954; director,
National Bank of Commerce of Portland; director, Maine General
Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1958
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Lorenzo Eugene Thayer (b. 1883) —
also known as L. Eugene Thayer —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, March 8,
1883.
Democrat. Insurance
business; director, People's National Bank; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1933-34.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank L. Thayer and Nora (Pulsifer) Thayer; married, January
9, 1907, to Florence Merrill. |
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Paul Cleveland Thurston (b. 1887) —
also known as Paul C. Thurston —
of Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Newry, Oxford
County, Maine, December
2, 1887.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate; member, Credentials
Committee); president, Rumford Falls Trust Co.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob A. Thurston and Flora (Dinsmore) Thurston; married, December
25, 1911, to Elsie M. Hall. |
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Herbert Walter Trafton (b. 1864) —
also known as Herbert W. Trafton —
of Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine, May 26,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Fort Fairfield National Bank, 1903; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1911-15; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1915; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. Trafton and Sarah J. (Staples) Trafton; married, August
24, 1891, to Kate P. Winslow. |
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Blaine Spooner Viles (b. 1879) —
also known as Blaine S. Viles —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in North New Portland, New Portland, Somerset
County, Maine, July 22,
1879.
Republican. Director of Augusta Trust Company and Fidelity
Trust Company of Portland; director of Kennebec Log Driving
Co.; director and treasurer, Kennebec Land Co.; president and
treasurer, Pine Tree Timberlands
Co.; partner, Viles and Gannett, timberlands;
mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1915-16; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1920;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1921.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Viles and Ada A. (Spooner) Viles; married, June 30,
1904, to Ethel Johnson. |
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Sumner Wallace (1856-1920) —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Berwick, York
County, Maine, March 7,
1856.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; director of banks, railroads,
and electric
utilities; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Lake Wales, Polk
County, Fla., January
11, 1920 (age 63 years, 310
days).
Interment at Rochester
Cemetery, Rochester, N.H.
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Charles Fox Washburn (1849-1884) —
also known as Charles F. Washburn —
of Herman, Grant
County, Minn.
Born in Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine, 1849.
Banker; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 39, 1881-82; member of
Minnesota
state senate 42nd District, 1883-84; died in office 1884.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 11,
1884 (age about 35
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Artemus Weatherbee (b. 1869) —
of Lincoln, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born November
26, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Lincoln Trust Company; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County, 1919-20;
member of Maine
state senate 10th District, 1931-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Weatherbee and Lucinda Weatherbee. |
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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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Edward Warren Wheeler (b. 1876) —
also known as Edward W. Wheeler —
of Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine, April
12, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Maine Central Railroad
Co. and Bridgeton & Saco River Railroad
Co.; director, Ricker Hotel
Co.; president, Pejepscot National Bank; trustee, Topsham &
Brunswick Savings Bank; member of Maine
state senate, 1909-10; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1913-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1920.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry W. Wheeler and Mary D. (Adams) Wheeler. |
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David Forrest Wilber (1859-1928) —
also known as David F. Wilber —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Milford, Otsego
County, N.Y., December
7, 1859.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; vice-president and director of the Wilber National
Bank of Oneonta, 1883-96; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1895-99; U.S. Consul
in Barbados, 1903-05; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1905-07; Halifax, 1907-09; Kobe, 1909-10; Vancouver, 1910-13; Zurich, 1913-15; Genoa, 1915-21; Wellington, as of 1921-22; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1924-27.
Died in Upper Dam, Oxford
County, Maine, August
14, 1928 (age 68 years, 251
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
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