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  Harmon Gustavus Allen (b. 1866) — also known as Harmon G. Allen — of Springvale, Sanford, York County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, May 22, 1866. Republican. Dry goods merchant; organizer and vice-president of Sanford National Bank; member of Maine state house of representatives from York County (3rd), 1919-20, 1931-32; member of Maine state senate 1st District, 1921-22. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles G. Allen and Jane (Brown) Allen; married, October 16, 1893, to Minerva Getchell.
  Will Clough Atkins (1873-1943) — also known as Will C. Atkins — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine, August 25, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; director, Maine Trust & Banking Co.; People's National Bank; Gardiner Building & Loan Assoc.; mayor of Gardiner, Maine, 1907-08; municipal judge in Maine, 1910. Universalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died October 30, 1943 (age 70 years, 66 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Edwin H. Atkins and Mary E. (Clough) Atkins; married, May 14, 1901, to Alice M. (Goud) Tasker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Timothy S. Batchelder and Ida B. Batchelder; married to Elizabeth L. Stevens.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fred Emery Beane (1853-1928) — also known as Fred E. Beane — of Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Readfield, Kennebec County, Maine, May 14, 1853. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; secretary of Maine Democratic Party, 1888-98; mayor of Hallowell, Maine, 1891, 1907; Maine Democratic state chair, 1908-09. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Redmen; Foresters; Knights of Pythias. Died in Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine, 1928 (age about 75 years). Interment at Hallowell Cemetery, Hallowell, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Elizabeth Huntoon (Craig) Beane and Emery Oliver Beane (1819-1904); married, September 14, 1876, to Orella Griffin McGilvery; father of Emery Oliver Beane (1883-1960); second cousin of Clarence Sidney Merrill.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Louis Jefferson Brann (1876-1948) — also known as Louis J. Brann — of Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine. Born in Madison, Somerset County, Maine, July 6, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; Androscoggin County Register of Probate, 1909-13; municipal judge in Maine, 1913-15; mayor of Lewiston, Maine, 1915-17, 1922-25; member of Maine state house of representatives from Androscoggin County, 1919-20; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924, 1936, 1940, 1944; Governor of Maine, 1933-37; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maine, 1936, 1940; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1942. Christian Scientist. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Grange; Lions. Died February 3, 1948 (age 71 years, 212 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Charles M. Brann and Nancy (Lancaster) Brann; married, March 8, 1902, to Martha Cobb.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John E. Bunker and Mary A. (Alley) Bunker; married, June 22, 1904, to Emily H. Plaisted.
  Edgar Manning Cherry (b. 1865) — also known as Edgar M. Cherry — of Eastport, Washington County, Maine. Born in St. George, New Brunswick, March 29, 1865. Republican. Mayor of Eastport, Maine, 1914-15; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1910. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas S. Cherry and Margaret Cherry; married 1889 to Lena Evans; married 1903 to Hattie Rogers.
  Oliver Barrett Clason (b. 1850) — also known as Oliver B. Clason — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, September 28, 1850. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1889-93; mayor of Gardiner, Maine, 1894-96; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1895-97; member of Maine state senate from Kennebec County, 1897-1901. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Pell Clason and Sarah (Temple) Clason; married, April 30, 1884, to Lizzie J. Trott; father of Charles Russell Clason.
  Charles Robert Coombs (b. 1862) — also known as Charles R. Coombs — of Belfast, Waldo County, Maine. Born in Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, March 20, 1862. Republican. Undertaker; mayor of Belfast, Maine, 1915. Unitarian. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert H. Coombs and Harriet (Pendleton) Coombs; married, September 3, 1902, to Helena E. Matthews.
  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.
  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.
  Freeman Daniel Dearth (b. 1861) — also known as Freeman D. Dearth — of Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in East Sangerville, Piscataquis County, Maine, April 16, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster at Dexter, Maine, 1901; member of Maine state senate 10th District, 1919-20. Methodist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Freeman D. Dearth and Mary B. (Spooner) Dearth.
  Luere B. Deasy (b. 1859) — of Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine. Born in Gouldsboro, Hancock County, Maine, February 8, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state senate, 1900; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1918-29; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1929-30; resigned 1930; delegate to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hancock County, 1933. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Deasy and Emma L. (Moore) Deasy; married, December 15, 1885, to Emma M. Clark.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James B. Drake and Georgianna (Lincoln) Drake; married, July 23, 1913, to Eleanor J. Dickson.
  Arthur James Dunton (b. 1871) — also known as Arthur J. Dunton — of Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Born in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, July 9, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Bath, Maine, 1914-15. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James E. Dunton and Angeline (White) Dunton; married, June 25, 1913, to Madelyn P. Clifford.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas O. Eaton and Delia E. (Bolster) Eaton; married 1911 to Augusta M. Valiton.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George Elliot and Ella (Libby) Elliot; married, June 29, 1898, to Lannia Grant.
  Roscoe C. Emery (b. 1886) — of Eastport, Washington County, Maine. Born in Eastport, Washington County, Maine, March 28, 1886. Republican. School principal; partner in Emery Bros. fish packing firm; newspaper publisher; member of Maine state senate 15th District, 1921-24; mayor of Eastport, Maine, 1928-31, 1935-36. Methodist. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Rotary; Zeta Psi. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Roscoe Conkling
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Emery and Josephine (Holmes) Emery; married, October 22, 1919, to Vera G. Leonard.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Leonard Emmons and Sophia (Tripp) Emmons; married, August 17, 1878, to Annah U. Leavitt; married to Lillian M. Tarbox.
  Frank George Farrington (1872-1933) — also known as Frank G. Farrington — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, September 11, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1912; member of Maine state house of representatives from Kennebec County, 1917-20; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member of Maine state senate 7th District, 1921-24; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1928-33; died in office 1933. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Zeta Psi. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, September 3, 1933 (age 60 years, 357 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Leonard Farrington and Cordelia (Wilson) Farrington; married, September 5, 1894, to Martha Blanche French.
  Roy Lynde Fernald (b. 1901) — also known as Roy L. Fernald — of Winterport, Waldo County, Maine. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 9, 1901. Member of Maine state house of representatives from Waldo County (4th), 1931-32; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grange; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Walter Fernald and Hortense (Rankin) Fernald.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Edwin Folsom and Martha A. (Lancaster) Folsom; married, February 2, 1896, to Alice Katherine Merrill; married 1924 to Blanche Miriam Emory.
  William J. Fowler (b. 1855) — of Calais, Washington County, Maine. Born in Blackville, New Brunswick, February 26, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Calais, Maine, 1908-10, 1921-25. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Fowler and Hannah (Sommers) Fowler; married, December 4, 1883, to Addie L. Jenner.
  Harry Albert Furbish (b. 1867) — also known as Harry A. Furbish — of Rangeley, Franklin County, Maine. Born in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, March 15, 1867. Republican. Merchant; lumber business; banker; member of Maine state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1903-04, 1919-20; member of Maine state senate, 1905-06; treasurer of Maine Republican Party, 1928. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albert B. Furbish and Caroline H. (Young) Furbish; married, December 25, 1887, to Elizabeth M. Porter.
  Angier Louis Goodwin (1881-1975) — also known as Angier L. Goodwin — of Melrose, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, January 30, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Melrose, Mass., 1921-23; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1925-28; member of Massachusetts state senate Fourth Middlesex District, 1929-41; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1943-55; defeated, 1954; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Grange; Zeta Psi. Died in Melrose, Middlesex County, Mass., June 20, 1975 (age 94 years, 141 days). Interment at Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Mass.
  Relatives: Married 1905 to Eleanor Hardy Stone.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Lethbridge Gray and Julia Matilda (Morse) Gray; married, June 14, 1899, to Madge Shirley Wilson.
  Justus Greeley Hanson (b. 1870) — also known as Justus G. Hanson — of Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in China, Kennebec County, Maine, January 11, 1870. Democrat. Physician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts. Universalist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elihu Hanson and Minerva K. (Starrett) Hanson; married, October 3, 1900, to Louise T. Greig.
  Frank H. Haskell (b. 1871) — of Windham, Cumberland County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Windham, Cumberland County, Maine, July 1, 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1901-02; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1920; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maine, 1930. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles A. Haskell and Hannah A. (Libby) Haskell; married, April 27, 1901, to Martha W. Howe.
  James H. Hudson (c.1878-1947) — of Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine. Born in Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine, about 1878. Republican. Piscataquis County Attorney, 1913-19; probate judge in Maine, 1920; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1933-47; died in office 1947. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Suffered a heart attack, and died three days later, in Augusta General Hospital, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, August 21, 1947 (age about 69 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Hudson; married 1904 to Mary McKown.
  Charles A. Knight (b. 1870) — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, January 13, 1870. Republican. Mayor of Gardiner, Maine, 1905-06. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William B. Knight and Josephine S. (Brown) Knight; married, September 4, 1901, to Edith S. Moulton.
  Charles Gardner Miles (b. 1879) — of Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in East Hampden, Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine, December 2, 1879. Republican. Physician; member of Massachusetts state senate Plymouth District, 1933-36. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  John B. Nash (b. 1848) — of Conway, Carroll County, N.H.; Intervale, Bartlett, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Windham, Cumberland County, Maine, May 17, 1848. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1886, 1888, 1896 (Democratic); delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1891-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1900, 1908; trustee, Conway Savings Bank. Member, Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Barzillia Nash and Lavinia (Hicks) Nash; married 1872 to Susan J. Libby.
William R. Pattangall William Robinson Pattangall (1865-1942) — also known as William R. Pattangall — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Pembroke, Washington County, Maine, June 29, 1865. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1897, 1901, 1909-11; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine, 1904 (4th District), 1913 (3rd District), 1914 (3rd District); member of Maine Democratic State Committee, 1905-07; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1911-14; Maine state attorney general, 1911-12, 1915-16; Maine Democratic state chair, 1916, 1919; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1920, 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); Democratic candidate for Governor of Maine, 1922, 1924; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1926-30; appointed 1926; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1930-35; appointed 1930; resigned 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee); president, Depositors Trust Co.. Unitarian. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died October 21, 1942 (age 77 years, 114 days). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Ezra Lincoln Pattangall and Arethusa B. (Longfellow) Pattangall; married, June 6, 1884, to Jean M. Johnson; married, September 27, 1892, to Gertrude McKenzie.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Warren C. Philbrook (1857-1933) — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Sedgwick, Hancock County, Maine, November 30, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1897-99; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1899-1901; Maine state attorney general, 1909-10; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1913-28. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died May 31, 1933 (age 75 years, 182 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Luther Groves Philbrook and Angelia (Coffin) Philbrook; married 1882 to Ada M. Foster.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Solomon Hayford Plummer and Ruth Bucknell (Harding) Plummer; married, November 3, 1888, to Lillian Gertrude Fiske.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Reed and Eva Ruth (Seeley) Reed; married, March 24, 1944, to Cora Mitchell Davison.
  See also National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Edward Clayton Reynolds (b. 1856) — also known as Edward C. Reynolds — of South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Braintree, Norfolk County, Mass., November 15, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland County Register of Probate, 1889-97; member of Maine state senate, 1897-99; mayor of South Portland, Maine, 1899-1900. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) — also known as Nelson A. Rockefeller; "Rocky" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Tarrytown, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, July 8, 1908. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964 (delegation chair); Governor of New York, 1959-73; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964, 1968; Vice President of the United States, 1974-77. Baptist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Council on Foreign Relations; Knights of Pythias. Participated in the founding of the United Nations; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Died, of a massive heart attack, in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 26, 1979 (age 70 years, 202 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Rockefeller Family Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby (Aldrich) Rockefeller; brother of Winthrop Rockefeller; married, June 23, 1930, to Mary Todhunter Clark; married, May 4, 1963, to Margaretta 'Happy' (Fitler) Murphy (great-granddaughter of Edwin Henry Fitler; third great-granddaughter of John Sergeant); married 1963 to Happy Murphy; nephew of Richard Steere Aldrich and Winthrop Williams Aldrich; uncle of John Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller; grandson of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich; first cousin four times removed of Simon S. Rockefeller; first cousin five times removed of Henry Rockefeller; second cousin of David Hunter McAlpin (who married Nina Underwood); second cousin thrice removed of John Phillips Rockefeller; fourth cousin once removed of Lewis Kirby Rockefeller.
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Stewart G. Anderson — John H. Terry
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Nelson A. Rockefeller: Cary Reich, The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller : Worlds to Conquer, 1908-1958 — Joseph H. Boyd, Oreos and Dubonnet: Remembering Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller
  Rodney Irving Thompson (b. 1861) — also known as Rodney I. Thompson — of Rockland, Knox County, Maine. Born in Friendship, Knox County, Maine, March 27, 1861. Mayor of Rockland, Maine, 1906, 1908; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1910; member of Maine state senate 12th District, 1921-22. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson Thompson and Helem M. (Benner) Thompson; married 1889 to Etta E. Strong.
  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.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Hubert Utterback.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Everett Cleveland Wardwell (b. 1859) — also known as Everett C. Wardwell — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine, August 25, 1859. Republican. Dry goods merchant; department store; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1918-19. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albion S. Wardwell and Mary G. (Hatch) Wardwell; married, May 25, 1882, to Alta M. Smith.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Pierce Eliot Wheeler and Lucy E. (Chapman) Wheeler; married, April 18, 1905, to Edith H. Hayes.
  Edward Warren Wheeler (b. 1876) — also known as Edward W. Wheeler — of Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, April 12, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; director, Maine Central Railroad Co. and Bridgeton & Saco River Railroad Co.; director, Ricker Hotel Co.; president, Pejepscot National Bank; trustee, Topsham & Brunswick Savings Bank; member of Maine state senate, 1909-10; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1913-14; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1920. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry W. Wheeler and Mary D. (Adams) Wheeler.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Whitney and Angela (Phinney) Whitney; married, October 28, 1860, to Mary Alicia 'Alice' Wirt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Wilson and Sarah E. (Henderson) Wilson; married, December 25, 1900, to Mary V. McIntosh.
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The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.
 
  The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.  
  The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.  
  Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.  
  The official URL for this page is: https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/knights-pythias.html.  
  Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.  
  If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the alphabetical index of politicians.  
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

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