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Rupert F. Aldrich (1908-1987) —
of Norway, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Paris, Oxford
County, Maine, April 1,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; Oxford
County Clerk of Courts; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in August, 1987
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elmer Aldrich and Mineola (Buck) Aldrich; married to Mary E.
Swan. |
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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 |
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Belle (McLaren) Baird; married 1915 to Bertha
E. Knowlton. |
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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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Sidney Reed Batchelder (1895-1965) —
also known as Sidney R. Batchelder —
of Kezar Falls, Parsonfield, York
County, Maine.
Born in Kennebunk, York
County, Maine, April
10, 1895.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1937-41; member of Maine
state senate 1st District, 1941-49.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died June 5,
1965 (age 70 years, 56
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Kezar Falls, Porter, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy S. Batchelder and Ida B. Batchelder; married to Elizabeth
L. Stevens. |
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memorial |
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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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Luther G. Bunker (b. 1868) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Trenton, Hancock
County, Maine, March
19, 1868.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1907-09; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1922-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Bunker and Mary A. (Alley) Bunker; married, June 22,
1904, to Emily H. Plaisted. |
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Robert Alexander Cony (1876-1945) —
also known as Robert A. Cony —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
13, 1876.
Republican. Private secretary, U.S. Rep. and Sen. Edwin
C. Burleigh, 1907-16; lawyer; mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1929-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons
of Veterans; Kiwanis.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
1, 1945 (age 68 years, 110
days).
Interment at Riverside
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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John Henry Dooley (b. 1869) —
also known as John H. Dooley —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, December
20, 1869.
Democrat. Printer;
treasurer
of Maine Democratic Party, 1928; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1930-31.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Dooley and Catherine (McHugh) Dooley; married, June 23,
1891, to Honora Cassidy. |
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Ernest T. Eaton (b. 1877) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Atkinson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, September
11, 1877.
Superintendent
of schools; founder
in 1908, Billings Polytechnic Institute; (now Rocky Mountain
College); president,
1931; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1915-19, 1923-25; member of Montana
state senate, 1925-33; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1935, 1941-49.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas O. Eaton and Delia E. (Bolster) Eaton; married 1911 to
Augusta M. Valiton. |
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Frank Fellows (1889-1951) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, November
7, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1941-51; died in office
1951.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
27, 1951 (age 61 years, 293
days).
Interment at Silver
Lake Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine.
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Ernest Edwin Finnimore (b. 1875) —
also known as Ernest E. Finnimore —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
1, 1875.
Democrat. Supervisor, blacksmith department, Maine Central Railroad;
mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1920-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Finnimore and Margaret (Morris) Finnimore. |
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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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Fred H. Lancaster (b. 1885) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Pittsfield, Somerset
County, Maine, June 25,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1936,
1940;
Maine
Democratic state chair, 1937-39.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry K. Lancaster and Mary E. (Higgins) Lancaster; married, December
25, 1912, to Amy E. Bartlett. |
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Thomas Francis Locke (b. 1885) —
also known as Thomas F. Locke —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Cork, Ireland,
September
25, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Biddeford, Maine, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1930.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Locke and Anna (Mulcahey) Locke; married, September
28, 1915, to Annie F. Dunn. |
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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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Carl H. Read (1898-1980) —
of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor), Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Dexter Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
27, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; merchant;
mayor
of East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died, from acute
congestive heart failure and diabetes,
in Saline Community Hospital,
Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
25, 1980 (age 82 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Read and Carrie (Partlow) Read; married, September
27, 1923, to Linda L. Hoelzel. |
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