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Charles S. Adams (b. 1856) —
of Searsmont, Waldo
County, Maine; Liberty, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Searsmont, Waldo
County, Maine, November
21, 1856.
Republican. Farmer; lumber mill
owner; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Waldo County, 1919-20.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Adams and Nancy (Prescott) Adams; married, October
20, 1884, to Sarah J. Pearson; married, June 4,
1919, to Harriet Gilman. |
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Elwin E. Additon (b. 1864) —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Leeds, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
24, 1864.
Republican. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1910, 1931-32 (Androscoggin
County 1910, Androscoggin County (2nd) 1931-32).
Baptist.
Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Jefferson Additon and Rozzella (Smart) Additon; married, February
9, 1885, to Mary Ada Thomas. |
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Francis W. Aldrich (b. 1872) —
of West Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Atkinson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, May 28,
1872.
Republican. Farmer; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 8th District, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander S. Anderson (1811-1879) —
of Claybanks Township, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Maine, March
23, 1811.
Lumber
business; farmer; Oceana
County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 1859-60; Oceana
County Treasurer, 1861-62.
Died in Claybanks Township, Oceana
County, Mich., December
29, 1879 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Interment at Claybanks Cemetery, Claybanks Township, Oceana County, Mich.
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William Joseph Audibert (b. 1879) —
also known as William J. Audibert —
of Fort Kent, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Fort Kent, Aroostook
County, Maine, July 21,
1879.
Democrat. School
teacher; lumber
business; potato grower; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1919-22, 1931-32 (Aroostook
County 1919-22, Aroostook County (13th) 1931-32).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph L. Audibert and Elizabeth (Michaud)
Audibert. |
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George Harris Bean (1875-1962) —
also known as George H. Bean —
of West Minot, Androscoggin
County, Maine; Greene, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, September
22, 1875.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Androscoggin County, 1919-20.
Member, Grange.
Died in 1962
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, West Minot, Minot, Maine.
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Frank Norris Blanchard (1863-1941) —
also known as Frank N. Blanchard —
of Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Wilton, Franklin
County, Maine, November
17, 1863.
Republican. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1909; member of Maine
state senate, 1911.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1941
(age about
77 years).
Interment at East Wilton Cemetery, Wilton, Maine.
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Dennis Bow (1829-1900) —
of Bridgeport Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Penobscot
County, Maine, April
18, 1829.
Democrat. Farmer; supervisor
of Bridgeport Township, Michigan, 1868-69, 1870-72.
Died February
26, 1900 (age 70 years, 314
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Mich.
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William H. Bragdon (b. 1868) —
of Perham, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Perham, Aroostook
County, Maine, November
12, 1868.
Republican. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1919-22.
Member, Grange;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry H. Bragdon and Philena E. (Reed) Bragdon; married, March
14, 1895, to Clara A. Spear. |
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Albert L. Brown (b. 1828) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt., January
12, 1828.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lunenburgh, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Butman (1788-1864) —
of Dixmont, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., 1788.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; farmer; delegate
to Maine state constitutional convention, 1820; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1822, 1826-27; U.S.
Representative from Maine 7th District, 1827-31; member of Maine
state senate, 1853.
Died in Plymouth, Penobscot
County, Maine, October
9, 1864 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Butman
Cemetery, Plymouth, Maine.
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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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Herbert Augustus Clark (b. 1873) —
also known as Herbert A. Clark —
of Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine, December
17, 1873.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; grocer; grain
dealer; member of Maine
state senate 11th District, 1921-24.
Baptist.
Member, Grange;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Clark and Angeline (Whittier) Clark; married, February
24, 1899, to Larissa Maude Hilton. |
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Lincoln E. Clement (b. 1895) —
of Durham, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Levant, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
4, 1895.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; real estate
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Androscoggin County (7th),
1931-32; member of Maine
state senate 4th District, 1941, 1943-44; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1945-46.
Member, American
Legion; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuel S. F. Clement and Ada M. (Burnett) Clement; married, July 14,
1921, to Florence I. Smith. |
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Abner Coburn Cleveland (1839-1903) —
also known as A. C. Cleveland —
of Bloomfield (now part of Skowhegan), Somerset
County, Maine; Cleveland, White Pine
County, Nev.
Born in Maine, November
17, 1839.
Republican. Cattleman; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1869; member of Nevada
state senate, 1870-74; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Nevada; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1892,
1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee); candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1894, 1902.
Died in Nevada, 1903
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Luther Elkins (1809-1887) —
of Linn
County, Ore.
Born in Cornville, Somerset
County, Maine, May 26,
1809.
Democrat. Farmer; member
Oregon territorial council, 1840; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1857;
member of Oregon
state senate, 1860.
Died in Lebanon, Linn
County, Ore., December
13, 1887 (age 78 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Pioneer Cemetery, Lebanon, Ore.
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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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Obadiah Gardner (1852-1938) —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born near Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
13, 1852.
Democrat. Farmer; lumber
business; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1908; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1912;
delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County,
1933.
Universalist.
Member, Grange;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 24,
1938 (age 85 years, 314
days).
Interment at Achorn
Cemetery, Rockland, Maine.
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Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891) —
of Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine; Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Paris, Oxford
County, Maine, August
27, 1809.
Farmer; surveyor;
compositor;
lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1836-41, 1847; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1837, 1839-40; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1840;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 6th District, 1843-47; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1848-57, 1857-61, 1869-81; Governor of
Maine, 1857; Vice
President of the United States, 1861-65; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1864,
1868;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1865-66; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1881-82.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 4,
1891 (age 81 years, 311
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine; statue at Kenduskeag Parkway, Bangor, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus Hamlin and Anna (Livermore) Hamlin; brother of Elijah
Livermore Hamlin; married, December
10, 1833, to Sarah Jane Emery (daughter of Stephen
Emery (1790-1863)); married, September
25, 1856, to Ellen
Vesta Emery (daughter of Stephen
Emery (1790-1863)); father of Charles
Hamlin and Hannibal
Emery Hamlin; granduncle of Isaiah
Kidder Stetson; great-granduncle of Clarence
Cutting Stetson; first cousin once removed of John
Appleton; first cousin twice removed of Charles
Sumner Hamlin; third cousin once removed of David
Sears; fourth cousin of George
Pickering Bemis; fourth cousin once removed of Henry
Fisk Janes, John
Mason Jr., William
Henry Harrison Stowell, Walter
S. Bemis and Eldred
C. Pitkin. |
| | | Political families: Hamlin-Bemis
family of Bangor, Maine; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Hamlin County,
S.Dak. is named for him. |
| | | The town
of Hamlin,
Maine, is named for
him. — The town
of Hamlin,
New York, is named for
him. — The city
of Hamlin,
Kansas, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Hannibal Hamlin (built 1942-43 at South
Portland, Maine; scrapped 1971) was named for
him. — Hannibal Hamlin Hall,
at the University
of Maine, Orono,
Maine, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Hannibal Hamlin: Charles
Eugene Hamlin, The
Life and Times of Hannibal Hamlin — Mark Scroggins, Hannibal |
| | | Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty
Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
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William Arthur Heal (b. 1867) —
also known as William A. Heal —
of Weston, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, October
2, 1867.
Republican. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1921-22.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin L. Heal and Sarah A. (Feeling) Heal; married, January
2, 1893, to Maude A. Bedell. |
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Belonie Hebert (1842-1918) —
of Upper Madawaska (now part of Madawaska), Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Madawaska, Aroostook
County, Maine, October, 1842.
Republican. Farmer; postmaster at Upper
Madawaska, Maine, 1889-93, 1901.
Catholic.
French
ancestry.
Died in New Canada, Aroostook
County, Maine, November
22, 1918 (age 76 years, 0
days).
Interment at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery, New Canada, Maine.
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Ebenezer Herrick (1785-1839) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine; Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, October
21, 1785.
Farmer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1819; delegate
to Maine state constitutional convention, 1820; U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1821-27 (at-large 1821-25, 3rd
District 1825-27); member of Maine
state senate, 1828.
Died May 7,
1839 (age 53 years, 198
days).
Interment at Old
Herrick Burying Ground, Lewiston, Maine.
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Joshua Herrick (1793-1874) —
of Kennebunkport, York
County, Maine.
Born in Beverly, Essex
County, Mass., March
18, 1793.
Democrat. Farmer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1843-45.
Died August
30, 1874 (age 81 years, 165
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Kennebunkport, Maine.
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Harry Alton Hiscock (1877-1945) —
also known as Harry A. Hiscock —
of Abbot, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Abbot, Piscataquis
County, Maine, February
6, 1877.
Republican. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Piscataquis County (1st),
1931-32.
Died in 1945
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John F. Hiscock; married, January
1, 1920, to Charlotte Sabine. |
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Burton Everett Hoskins (1867-1926) —
also known as Burton E. Hoskins —
of Barkhamsted, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Greenville, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Barkhamsted, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
24, 1867.
Republican. Farmer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Barkhamsted, 1915-16.
Died December
17, 1926 (age 59 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mount Hope Cemetery, Southern Pines, N.C.
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Athill E. Irving (1856-1927) —
of Presque Isle, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Woodstock, New
Brunswick, May 1,
1856.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer; horse
dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1912.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., April
26, 1927 (age 70 years, 360
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Wash.
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Charles Fred Jewett (1836-1909) —
also known as C. F. Jewett —
Born in Sidney, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
19, 1836.
Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1880; member of Iowa
state senate, 1890.
Died from a self-inflicted
rifle
shot, in Kensett, Worth
County, Iowa, May 17,
1909 (age 72 years, 271
days).
Interment at Kensett Cemetery, Kensett, Iowa.
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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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Howard B. Leathers (b. 1852) —
of Hermon, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Hermon, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 11,
1852.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County, 1901-02,
1919-20, 1923-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Enoch Leathers and Sarah (Ferguson) Leathers; married, December
15, 1879, to Ada M. Bower. |
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Isaac Libbey (1841-1907) —
of South Berwick, York
County, Maine.
Born in Maine, 1841.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1899-1902, 1905-06.
Died in South Berwick, York
County, Maine, July 4,
1907 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Albanah Harvey Libby (1868-1936) —
also known as Albanah H. Libby —
of Albion, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Albion, Kennebec
County, Maine, April
29, 1868.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1929-30.
Died in 1936
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Albion Cemetery Number 4, Albion, Maine.
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Eugene Harvey Libby (1851-1930) —
also known as Eugene H. Libby —
of Dirigo (now part of Auburn), Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born September
20, 1851.
Farmer; postmaster at Dirigo,
Maine, 1896-1901.
Died in 1930
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Maine.
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James B. Mullen (1913-1991) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
11, 1913.
Republican. Orchardist; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington; defeated, 1942;
elected 1944, 1946.
Died October
27, 1991 (age 78 years, 289
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Hartigan. |
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Clarence Warner Parker (1891-1964) —
also known as Clarence W. Parker —
of Sebec, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Sebec, Piscataquis
County, Maine, November
22, 1891.
Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1930; member of Maine
state senate, 1940; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Sebec, Piscataquis
County, Maine, August
13, 1964 (age 72 years, 265
days).
Interment at Downs
Cemetery, Sebec, Maine.
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Keith Nelson Pearson (b. 1888) —
also known as Keith N. Pearson —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Belmont, Waldo
County, Maine, September
1, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
farmer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1943-45; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1947.
Protestant.
Burial location unknown.
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F. C. Putnam (born c.1844) —
of Alvin, Hamilton
County, Neb.
Born in Maine, about 1844.
Republican. Farmer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86.
Burial location unknown.
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William Lincoln Walker (b. 1861) —
also known as William L. Walker —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in New Portland, Somerset
County, Maine, October
22, 1861.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of Maine
state senate 8th District, 1913-20.
Universalist.
Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Walker and Mary E. (Witham) Walker; married, April 6,
1887, to Nellie F. Allen. |
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Frank Porter Washburn (b. 1876) —
also known as Frank P. Washburn —
of Perry, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Perry, Washington
County, Maine, September
5, 1876.
Republican. Farmer; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1913-20;
member of Maine
state senate 15th District, 1945.
Unitarian.
Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles L. Washburn and Mary (Dana) Washburn; married 1901 to M.
Louise Cedarwall. |
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Herbert Martin Waterman (b. 1898) —
of New Gloucester, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in New Gloucester, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 9,
1898.
Republican. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1925-26.
Member, Grange;
Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Wells (1850-1934) —
of Victory, Essex
County, Vt.; Concord, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Monson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, October
27, 1850.
Republican. Farmer; lumberman;
miller;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Victory, 1910.
Protestant.
Died, of general
arteriosclerosis, in Concord, Essex
County, Vt., December
29, 1934 (age 84 years, 63
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Wells and Sarah (Dexter) Wells. |
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Benjamin White (1790-1860) —
of Montville, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Goshen (now Vienna), Kennebec
County, Maine, May 13,
1790.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; school
teacher; farmer; sawmill
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1829, 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from Maine 5th District, 1843-45.
Died in Montville, Waldo
County, Maine, June 7,
1860 (age 70 years, 25
days).
Interment at Halldale
Cemetery, North Montville, Montville, Maine.
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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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Allen Crane Tibbetts Wilson (b. 1866) —
also known as Allen C. T. Wilson —
of Presque Isle, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, March
23, 1866.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1919-22;
member of Maine
state senate, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Wilson and Sarah E. (Henderson) Wilson; married, December
25, 1900, to Mary V. McIntosh. |
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