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John William Brown (c.1867-1941) —
also known as John W. Brown —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.; Woolwich, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Canada,
about 1867.
Socialist. Naturalized U.S. citizen; carpenter; labor
organizer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1904; candidate
for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1907; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1910; newspaper
columnist.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
While working on his hunting
rifle, it accidentally
discharged, and he died soon after, in Woolwich, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, June 19,
1941 (age about 74
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Maynard Gilbert Conners (1918-2001) —
also known as Maynard G. Conners —
of Franklin, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Cherryfield, Washington
County, Maine, June 15,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
contractor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1970; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1980.
Protestant.
Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
17, 2001 (age 83 years, 94
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Bayview
Cemetery, Franklin, 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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George Washington Furbush (1842-1924) —
also known as George W. Furbush —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Dresden, Lincoln
County, Maine, December
1, 1842.
Republican. Carpenter; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1900-02.
Died in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, April
18, 1924 (age 81 years, 139
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Fred B. Greenleaf (b. 1883) —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
15, 1883.
Republican. Engineer
for International Paper
Co.; treasurer and manager, Greenleaf Construction Co.; member
of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-29; member of Maine
state senate 4th District, 1929-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Greenleaf and Etta M. (Knight) Greenleaf; married, June 10,
1914, to Mary Margaret Jones; father of Laurie
Jones. |
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Horace B. Tibbets (1840-1896) —
of Berwick, York
County, Maine.
Born in Berwick, York
County, Maine, August
7, 1840.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
carpenter; postmaster at Berwick,
Maine, 1885-89, 1893-96.
Died from abdominal
sarcoma, in Berwick, York
County, Maine, August
23, 1896 (age 56 years, 16
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, York County, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Tibbets and Betsy (Roberts) Tibbets. |
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Charles H. Whitney (1838-1912) —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
16, 1838.
Republican. Real estate
business; contractor; postmaster at Cookeville,
Tenn., 1907-10.
Church
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., December
25, 1912 (age 74 years, 344
days).
Interment at Cookeville
City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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