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Albert Edward Anderson (1885-1966) —
also known as Albert E. Anderson —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
22, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1917; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1948.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Redmen.
Died in May, 1966
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew B. Anderson and Mary (Parson) Anderson; married, November
25, 1914, to Emily F. Wilson. |
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Paul Revere Baird (b. 1889) —
also known as Paul R. Baird —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waitsfield, Washington
County, Vt., November
25, 1889.
Republican. Veterinarian;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1925.
Congregationalist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Paul
Revere |
| | | Relatives: Son of John L. Baird and
Belle (McLaren) Baird; married 1915 to Bertha
E. Knowlton. |
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John Russell Bass (1878-1963) —
also known as John R. Bass —
of Wilton, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Wilton, Franklin
County, Maine, September
6, 1878.
Republican. Treasurer, G. H. Bass & Co., shoe
manufacturers; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,
1916,
1920
(alternate), 1944,
1952.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in August, 1963
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Henry Bass and Mary Louise (Streeter) Bass; married, September
17, 1913, to Alice Mary Ness. |
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Percival Proctor Baxter (1876-1969) —
also known as Percival P. Baxter —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
22, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1905-06,
1917-20; member of Maine
state senate, 1909-10; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1920,
1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); Governor of
Maine, 1921-25.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 12,
1969 (age 92 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Carroll Lynwood Beedy (1880-1947) —
also known as Carroll L. Beedy —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, August
3, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921-35; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
30, 1947 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) —
also known as Alvin M. Bentley —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
30, 1918.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1962; wounded
in an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the
House of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in
office 1969.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Exchange
Club; Theta
Delta Chi; Optimist
Club; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., April
10, 1969 (age 50 years, 223
days).
Entombed at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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James Gillespie Blaine (1830-1893) —
also known as James G. Blaine; "The Plumed
Knight"; "Belshazzar Blaine";
"Magnetic Man" —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in West Brownsville, Washington
County, Pa., January
31, 1830.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856
(Honorary
Secretary); member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1859-62; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1863-76; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1869-75; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1876,
1880;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1876-81; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1881, 1889-92; candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Congregationalist. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1893 (age 62 years, 362
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1920 at Blaine
Memorial Park, Augusta, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Ephraim Lyon Blaine and Maria Louise (Gillespie) Blaine; married,
June
30, 1850, to Harriet Stanwood; father of Harriet Blaine (who
married Truxtun
Beale); nephew of Ellen Blaine (who married John
Hoge Ewing); grandfather of James
Gillespie Blaine III. |
| | | Political family: Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington
family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Robert
G. Ingersoll |
| | | Blaine counties in Idaho, Mont., Neb. and Okla. are
named for him. |
| | | Mount
Blaine, in Park
County, Colorado, is named for
him. — The city
of Blaine,
Washington, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS James G. Blaine (built 1942 at South
Portland, Maine; scrapped 1969) was named for
him. |
| | | Politician named for him: J.
B. McLaughlin
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about James G. Blaine: Mark
Wahlgren Summers, Rum,
Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President,
1884 — Edward P. Crapol, James
G. Blaine : Architect of Empire — Richard B. Cheney &
Lynne V. Cheney, Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History |
| | | Image source: William C. Roberts,
Leading Orators (1884) |
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Alice Smith Butler (b. 1868) —
also known as Alice S. Butler; Alice Smith —
of Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Marshfield, Washington
County, Maine, April 5,
1868.
Republican. Member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; secretary of
Maine Republican Party, 1928; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1928.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Joseph Smith and Sarah (Harmon) Smith; married, October
21, 1891, to Frank W. Butler. |
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Edward Anson Butler (b. 1841) —
also known as E. A. Butler —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, July 25,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; shipbroker;
mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1890-93.
Congregationalist. English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anson Butler and Annah (Hunstable) Butler; married, December
30, 1868, to Lucy A. Stanley; married, May 11,
1892, to Eva Arey Bartlett. |
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Whiting L. Butler (b. 1860) —
of Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, April
12, 1860.
Republican. Lumber
business; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state senate 5th District, 1919-20.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Butler and Susan (Badger) Butler; married, December
31, 1891, to Myrtell L. Vaughan. |
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Carroll Sherman Chaplin (b. 1882) —
also known as Carroll S. Chaplin —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, April
28, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1922-23.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ashbel Chaplin and Huldah M. (Peabody) Chaplin; married, October
21, 1915, to Bessie L. Whittier. |
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Luther B. Chapman (b. 1849) —
of Windham, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, 1849.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; farmer; superintendent
of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Windham, 1898, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Wiley C. Conary (b. 1880) —
of Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Blue Hill, Hancock
County, Maine, December
28, 1880.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Hancock
County Attorney, 1909-10; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Hancock County, 1917-20.
Congregationalist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert R. Conary and Joanna S. (Candage) Conary; married, August
8, 1906, to Georgia B. Eaton. |
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Charles Alexander Creighton (b. 1864) —
also known as Charles A. Creighton —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine, August
19, 1864.
Democrat. Lime
manufacturing business; member of Maine
state senate 12th District, 1919-20; delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County,
1933.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Oakley Chester Curtis (1865-1924) —
also known as Oakley C. Curtis —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Falmouth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March
29, 1865.
Democrat. Wholesale
coal business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of Maine
state senate, 1905-08; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1911-14; defeated, 1909; Governor of
Maine, 1915-17; defeated, 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1922.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
22, 1924 (age 58 years, 330
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joshua Cushman (1761-1834) —
of Winslow, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Halifax, Plymouth
County, Mass., April
11, 1761.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; physician;
pastor;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1810; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1811-12; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1819-21; U.S.
Representative from Maine at-large, 1821-25; member of Maine
state senate, 1828; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1834.
Congregationalist.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
27, 1834 (age 72 years, 291
days).
Interment at State
of Maine Burial Ground, Augusta, Maine.
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Frederic Danforth (b. 1848) —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
8, 1848.
Republican. Civil
engineer; worked on many railroads;
member, Maine Board of Railway Commissioners, 1894-1900; mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1901-02.
Congregationalist. Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Danforth and Julia S. Danforth; married, December
6, 1880, to Caroline A. Stevens. |
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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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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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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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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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Lucilius Alonzo Emery (b. 1840) —
also known as Lucilius A. Emery —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Carmel, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 27,
1840.
Republican. Lawyer; Hancock
County Attorney, 1867-71; member of Maine
state senate, 1874-75, 1881; Maine
state attorney general, 1876-78; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1883-1906; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1906-11; resigned 1911.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Willis Talmon Emmons (b. 1858) —
also known as Willis T. Emmons —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, December
27, 1858.
Republican. Municipal judge in Maine, 1883-90; mayor of
Saco, Maine, 1887-90, 1928-29; York
County Attorney, 1895-99.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard Emmons and Sophia (Tripp) Emmons; married, August
17, 1878, to Annah U. Leavitt; married to Lillian M.
Tarbox. |
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Wallace Rider Farrington (1871-1933) —
of Hawaii.
Born in Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine, May 3,
1871.
Governor
of Hawaii Territory, 1921-29.
Congregationalist.
Died of heart
disease in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
6, 1933 (age 62 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Rider Farrington (1830-1897) and Ellen Elizabeth (Holyoke)
Farrington; married, October
26, 1896, to Catharine McAlpine Crane; father of Joseph
Rider Farrington (1897-1954); second cousin of Edward
Silsby Farrington; fourth cousin once removed of Calvin
Frisbie. |
| | | Political family: Farrington
family of Honolulu, Hawaii (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Farrington High
School, in Honolulu,
Hawaii, is named for
him. — Farrington Street
and Farrington Highway,
in Honolulu,
Hawaii, are named for
him. — Farrington Hall auditorium
(built 1930, demolished in the 1970s), at the University
of Hawaii, Honolulu,
Hawaii, was named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Samuel Clement Fessenden (1815-1882) —
also known as Samuel Fessenden —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in New Gloucester, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 7,
1815.
Republican. Pastor,
Second Congregational Church, Thomaston, Maine, 1837-56; lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1846, 1847, 1848; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1861-63; U.S. Consul in
Saint John, 1879-81.
Congregationalist.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
18, 1882 (age 67 years, 42
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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LeRoy Rowell Folsom (1870-1951) —
also known as LeRoy R. Folsom; Roy Folsom —
of Norridgewock, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Corinna, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 18,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Norridgewock Shoe Co.;
insurance
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907; member of Maine
state senate 8th District, 1919-22; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1923-27.
Congregationalist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died July 7,
1951 (age 81 years, 19
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Norridgewock, Maine.
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Ulysses Everett Fosdick (b. 1865) —
also known as Ulysses E. Fosdick —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Alstead, Cheshire
County, N.H., January
28, 1865.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; mayor
of Biddeford, Maine, 1921.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew J. Fosdick and Cornelia (White) Fosdick; married, March
25, 1887, to Kittie F. Webb; married 1905 to Susie
M. Ewell. |
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Louise Cuyler Gerry (1883-1962) —
also known as Louise C. Gerry —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Snyder, Erie
County, N.Y.; Robbinston, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Robbinston, Washington
County, Maine, June 12,
1883.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936,
1940.
Female.
Congregationalist or Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Zonta; Grange.
Died in Robbinston, Washington
County, Maine, June 21,
1962 (age 79 years, 9
days).
Interment at Brewer Cemetery, Robbinston, Maine.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Elbridge Joseph Gerry and Sophia Teresa (Jones)
Gerry. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Merle Dixon Graves (b. 1887) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, October
13, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourth Hampden District, 1921-24.
Congregationalist. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Llewellyn Gray (b. 1870) —
of South Paris, Paris, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Paris, Oxford
County, Maine, January
24, 1870.
Lawyer;
superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lethbridge Gray and Julia Matilda (Morse) Gray; married,
June
14, 1899, to Madge Shirley Wilson. |
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Charles Edwin Gurney (b. 1874) —
also known as Charles E. Gurney —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
15, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1917; member of Maine
state senate 2nd District, 1919-22.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles E. Gurney and Jennie (Hunnewell) Gurney; married, June 27,
1901, to Evelyn G. Barton. |
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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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Franklin Darius Hale (1854-1940) —
also known as Franklin D. Hale —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine; Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt.; Lyndon Center, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., March 7,
1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Essex
County State's Attorney, 1883-89; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lunenburgh, 1884; member of
Vermont
state senate from Essex County, 1886; Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1892-98; U.S. Consul in Coaticook, 1902-08; Charlottetown, 1908-09; Trinidad, 1909-12; Huddersfield, 1912-17.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Honor.
Died, from uremia,
due to chronic
nephritis, in Lyndon Center, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt., April
21, 1940 (age 86 years, 45
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Addison E. Haley (b. 1844) —
of Kennebunk, York
County, Maine; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Kennebunk, York
County, Maine, February
17, 1844.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1873.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph A. Haley and Sarah J. (Roberts) Haley; married, March 9,
1870, to Carrie M. Cone; married to Marie S.
Richards. |
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Arnold Hallett Jones (b. 1858) —
also known as Arnold H. Jones —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Woodstock, New
Brunswick, 1858.
Republican. Mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1907.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Jones and Jane Jones; married 1882 to Caro
S. Fiske. |
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Pomeroy Wells Jordan (b. 1862) —
also known as Pomeroy W. Jordan —
of Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
19, 1862.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1919-20.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clement Jordan and Charlotte (Knight) Jordan; married, November
28, 1888, to Emma D. Dyer. |
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Rufus King Jordan (b. 1863) —
also known as Rufus K. Jordan —
of Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
28, 1863.
Democrat. Proprietor of iron foundry; mayor
of Westbrook, Maine, 1905-06, 1933-35; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-25.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Redmen;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Rufus
King |
| | | Relatives: Son of George D. Jordan and
Caroline (Bixby) Jordan; married, November
28, 1885, to I. B. Quimby. |
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William Berry Kendall (1855-1939) —
also known as William B. Kendall —
of Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, October
19, 1855.
Republican. Fertilizer
manufacturer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1906; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1912.
Congregationalist. Member, Grange.
Died in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, July 6,
1939 (age 83 years, 260
days).
Interment at Bayview
Cemetery, Bowdoinham, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of James Madison Kendall and Emily Rogers (Whitten) Kendall; married,
February
19, 1895, to Ella C. Adams. |
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Horatio Collins King (1837-1918) —
also known as Horatio C. King —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, December
22, 1837.
Lawyer;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate
for secretary
of state of New York, 1895; Independent Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897; Progressive
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1912.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received Medal
of Honor for action near Dinwiddie Court House, Va., March 29,
1865.
Died November
15, 1918 (age 80 years, 328
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Herbert Carlyle Libby (1878-1965) —
also known as Herbert C. Libby —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Burnham, Waldo
County, Maine, December
28, 1878.
Republican. Editor; superintendent
of schools; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1926-27.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary;
Pi
Kappa Delta; Zeta
Psi.
Died in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
27, 1965 (age 86 years, 61
days).
Interment at Waterville
Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac C. Libby and Helen M. (Green) Libby; married, December
21, 1912, to Mabel Esther Dunn. |
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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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Owen Lovejoy (1811-1864) —
of Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill.
Born in Albion, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
6, 1811.
Republican. Minister;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1854-56; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1856
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1857-64 (3rd District 1857-63, 5th
District 1863-64); died in office 1864.
Congregationalist.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
25, 1864 (age 53 years, 79
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Princeton, Ill.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Lena A. Marson (1848-1928) —
also known as Pauline A. Yeaton —
of Pemaquid, Bristol, Lincoln
County, Maine; Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Maine, June 15,
1848.
Republican. Postmaster at Pemaquid,
Maine, 1897-1905.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., March
25, 1928 (age 79 years, 284
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Randolph, Maine.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Charles H. Yeaton and Lucy Ann (Houdlette) Yeaton;
married to Myrick Henry Marson. |
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memorial |
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Sylvio C. Martin (b. 1901) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Van Buren, Aroostook
County, Maine, January
28, 1901.
Republican. Insurance
adjuster; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Carleton Moran Jr. (1894-1967) —
also known as Edward C. Moran, Jr.; Carl
Moran —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, December
29, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine,
1924,
1936;
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1928, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1933-37; member, U.S.
Maritime Commission, 1937-40.
Congregationalist. Member, Grange;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, July 12,
1967 (age 72 years, 195
days).
Interment at Achorn
Cemetery, Rockland, Maine.
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George Higgins Moses (1869-1944) —
also known as George H. Moses —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Lubec, Washington
County, Maine, February
9, 1869.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1908
(alternate), 1916,
1928
(Permanent
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944;
U.S. Minister to Greece, 1909-12; Montenegro, 1909-12; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1918-33; defeated, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Died in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., December
20, 1944 (age 75 years, 315
days).
Interment at Franklin
Cemetery, Franklin, N.H.
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John Edward Nelson (1874-1955) —
also known as John E. Nelson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in China, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 12,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1922-33; defeated, 1932.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Zeta
Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, April
11, 1955 (age 80 years, 273
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Frederick George Payne (1904-1978) —
also known as Frederick G. Payne —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, July 24,
1904.
Republican. Mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1934-41; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Governor of
Maine, 1949-52; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1953-59; defeated, 1958.
Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died in Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 15,
1978 (age 73 years, 326
days).
Interment at German
Lutheran Cemetery, Waldoboro, Maine.
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John Andrew Peters (1864-1953) —
also known as John A. Peters —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine, August
13, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Maine, 1896-98; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1909-13; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1913; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1913-22; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1916;
U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1922.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1953
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
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Donald Ward Philbrick (b. 1896) —
also known as Donald W. Philbrick —
of Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, March
16, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1935-40; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1939-40; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1944,
1952
(alternate).
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Interment somewhere
in Skowhegan, Maine.
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Edward Clarence Plummer (b. 1863) —
also known as Edward C. Plummer —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Freeport, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
23, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-.
Congregationalist. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Hayford Plummer and Ruth Bucknell (Harding) Plummer;
married, November
3, 1888, to Lillian Gertrude Fiske. |
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Karl Lott Rankin (1898-1991) —
also known as Karl L. Rankin —
of South Bridgton, Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., September
4, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul in Belgrade, as of 1940; U.S. Consul General in Canton, as of 1949; Hong Kong, 1949-50; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to China, 1950-53; U.S. Ambassador to China (Taiwan), 1953-57; Yugoslavia, 1957-61.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died January
15, 1991 (age 92 years, 133
days).
Cremated.
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Fulton Jarvis Redman (1885-1969) —
also known as Fulton J. Redman —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine; Bar Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine, March
12, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1916-17; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1924,
1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1924, 1926, 1942; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1940; president, Maine Publishing Corp., publishers of
Portland Evening News newspaper;
director, Maine Broadcasting
System, Inc.
Congregationalist. Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died in October, 1969
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Erastus Fulton Redman and Julia (Jarvis) Redman; married, April
14, 1914, to Florence E. Murphy. |
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John Hathaway Reed (b. 1921) —
also known as John H. Reed —
of Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine, January
5, 1921.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1955-57; member of Maine
state senate, 1957-59; Governor of
Maine, 1959-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1960;
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, 1976-77, 1982-85; Maldive Islands, 1976-77, 1982-85.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange;
Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edith Nourse Rogers (1881-1960) —
also known as Edith Frances Nourse —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, 1881.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1925-60; died in
office 1960.
Female.
Congregationalist; later Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1998.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
10, 1960 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Lowell
Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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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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Effie Ward Talbot (born c.1878) —
also known as Effie W. Talbot; Effie Ward; Mrs. E.
E. Talbot —
of Machias, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Whiting, Washington
County, Maine, about 1878.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932.
Female.
Congregationalist. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Silas M. Ward and Lucy (Hudson) Ward; married, April 8,
1899, to Edward Edgar Talbot. |
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John Gregg Utterback (1872-1955) —
also known as John G. Utterback —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 12,
1872.
Democrat. Mayor of
Bangor, Maine, 1914-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Rotary;
United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 11,
1955 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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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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Fred Russell Walton (b. 1892) —
also known as Fred R. Walton —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
30, 1892.
Republican. Chair of
Androscoggin County Republican Party, 1923-24; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1924, 1928; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1926-29.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ambrose Walton and Annie (Millin) Walton; married, June 21,
1915, to Anna M. Hayes. |
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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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William Whipple (1730-1785) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Kittery, York
County, Maine, January
14, 1730.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77; member of New Hampshire
state legislature, 1780; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1783-85.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., November
28, 1785 (age 55 years, 318
days).
Interment at North
Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Wallace Humphrey White Jr. (1877-1952) —
also known as Wallace H. White, Jr. —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
6, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
private secretary to U.S. Sen. William
P. Frye; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1917-31; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1931-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1944.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died March
31, 1952 (age 74 years, 238
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Maine.
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Amos Parker Wilder (1862-1936) —
also known as Amos P. Wilder —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Calais, Washington
County, Maine, February
15, 1862.
Newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1906-09; Shanghai, 1909-14.
Congregationalist.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 2,
1936 (age 74 years, 138
days).
Interment at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hamden, Conn.
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Emery Graves Wilson (b. 1874) —
also known as Emery G. Wilson —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Harpswell, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 15,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1917-20.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wilson and Mary Given (Skolfield) Wilson; married, June 23,
1898, to Emma Hambleton. |
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John Quinby Wood (b. 1867) —
also known as John Q. Wood —
of Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, June 24,
1867.
College
professor; lawyer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Milan, 1909-10; U.S. Consul in Venice, 1910; Tripoli, 1910-13; Chemnitz, 1914-17; Marseille, 1917; St. Michaels, 1917-19; Tiflis, 1919; Le Havre, 1919; Frankfort, 1921-22; Veracruz, 1922-26; Messina, as of 1929; Strasbourg, as of 1932; U.S. Consul General in Addis Ababa, 1913-14.
Congregationalist. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Wood and Mary (Farnham) Wood; married 1901 to
Harriet Goddard. |
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