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Fred Atwood (1838-1909) —
of Winterport, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Frankfort (part now in Winterport), Waldo
County, Maine, November
12, 1838.
Republican. Farm
implement dealer; insurance business; member of Maine
state senate, 1875; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maine.
Died January
6, 1909 (age 70 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Winterport, Maine.
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Harry R. Baldwin (b. 1897) —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., September
25, 1897.
Democrat. Insurance and real
estate business; mayor
of Anderson, Ind., 1933-42.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Orin Barrows (1893-1967) —
also known as Lewis O. Barrows —
of Newport, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Newport, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 7,
1893.
Republican. Pharmacist;
secretary of two insurance companies; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1927-33; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; secretary
of state of Maine, 1935-36; Governor of
Maine, 1937-41.
Baptist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions;
Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in Pittsfield, Somerset
County, Maine, January
30, 1967 (age 73 years, 237
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Newport, Maine.
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Patrick Joseph Byrnes (b. 1870) —
also known as Patrick J. Byrnes —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Kenmars, County Kerry, Ireland,
June
16, 1870.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1928,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948;
delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Penobscot
County, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph R. Byrnes and Anne (O'Shea) Byrnes; married, September
20, 1905, to Julia E. Hickson. |
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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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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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Daniel W. Cony (1882-1940) —
also known as Dan W. Cony —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, February, 1882.
Democrat. Grocer;
insurance business; city clerk; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1925; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in 1940
(age about
58 years).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
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Frank Irving Cowan (b. 1888) —
also known as Frank I. Cowan —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Palmyra, Somerset
County, Maine, May 20,
1888.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
president, State Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 1935-40; member of
Maine
state house of representatives, 1939-40; Maine
state attorney general, 1941-44.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange;
Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles S. Cummings (b. 1856) —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Gorham, Coos
County, N.H., September
25, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; pastor; Androscoggin
County Sheriff, 1903-04; insurance business; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1922-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram T. Cummings and Eliza A. (Cloudman) Cummings; married 1882 to Carrie
A. Neff; married 1886 to Addie
F. Larrabee; married 1903 to
Mildred E. Davis. |
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William Francis Curran (b. 1863) —
also known as William F. Curran —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Brewer, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 27,
1863.
Democrat. Printer;
insurance and real
estate business; postmaster at Bangor,
Maine, 1915-23; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Curran and Julia (O'Connell) Curran. |
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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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John Fairfield Dryden (1839-1911) —
also known as John F. Dryden —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Temple, Franklin
County, Maine, August
7, 1839.
Republican. Founder and president, Prudential Insurance
Company of America; director, U.S. Steel
Corporation; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1902-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904.
Presbyterian.
Died, from pneumonia
two weeks after surgery to remove gallstones,
in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 1911 (age 72 years, 109
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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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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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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Alphonse P. Labbie (b. 1884) —
Born in Wallagrass, Aroostook
County, Maine, June 5,
1884.
Merchant;
insurance agent; U.S. Consular Agent in St. Leonard, 1915-32.
Burial location unknown.
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James Bernard Longley (1924-1980) —
also known as James B. Longley —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, April
22, 1924.
Republican. Insurance business; lawyer; Governor of
Maine, 1975-79.
Died August
16, 1980 (age 56 years, 116
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Robert B. Loomis (1832-1907) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, September
25, 1832.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1897-1902; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
16, 1907 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment somewhere
in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Robert Luce (1862-1946) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
2, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Seventh Middlesex District, 1899,
1901-08; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1912-13; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1919-35, 1937-41 (13th
District 1919-33, 9th District 1933-35, 1937-41); defeated, 1934,
1940.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Exchange
Club.
Died April 7,
1946 (age 83 years, 126
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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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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James Churchill Oliver (1895-1986) —
also known as James C. Oliver —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
6, 1895.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance business;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1937-43, 1959-61;
defeated, 1942 (Republican primary), 1954 (Democratic), 1956
(Democratic), 1960 (Democratic); served in the U.S. Coast Guard
during World War II; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., December
25, 1986 (age 91 years, 141
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Henry Prince (1837-1912) —
also known as Charles H. Prince —
of Buckfield, Oxford
County, Maine; Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Buckfield, Oxford
County, Maine, May 9,
1837.
Republican. Merchant;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1868-69; postmaster at
Augusta,
Ga., 1870-82; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1872,
1876,
1880;
insurance business; brush
manufacturer; member of Maine
state senate, 1901.
Died in Buckfield, Oxford
County, Maine, April 3,
1912 (age 74 years, 330
days).
Interment at Buckfield
Village Cemetery, Buckfield, Maine.
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Bradstreet Stinson Rairden (1858-1944) —
also known as Bradstreet S. Rairden —
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., November
7, 1858.
Ship
captain; insurance agent; U.S. Consul in Batavia, 1892-97, 1900-17; Riviere du Loup, 1917-20; Curaçao, 1920-24; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Batavia, 1898-1900.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
9, 1944 (age 86 years, 2
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
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Francis Bradstreet Rairden (1888-1973) —
also known as Frank Bradstreet Rairden —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born, of American parents, in Java, Indonesia,
May
4, 1888.
Insurance agent; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Batavia, 1909-11.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 24,
1973 (age 85 years, 20
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Ernest Alonzo Wakefield (b. 1868) —
also known as Ernest A. Wakefield —
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
4, 1868.
Life insurance business; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Orillia, 1898-1900; U.S. Consul in Orillia, 1900-08; Rangoon, 1908-10; Port Elizabeth, 1910-17; Prince Rupert, as of 1919-26; Ensenada, as of 1927-29; Nuevitas, as of 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles E. Wakefield and Louise (Wentworth) Wakefield; brother of
Edgar
Charles Wakefield; married to Josephine Ware. |
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Murray Wheeler (1854-1924) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama, November
27, 1854.
Insurance agent; member, Mobile Cotton
Exchange; Vice-Consul
for Russia in Mobile,
Ala., 1892-1911.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Franklin, Hancock
County, Maine, September
2, 1924 (age 69 years, 280
days).
Interment at Pine Tree Cemetery, Hancock, Maine.
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