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Frederick William Dallinger (1871-1955) —
also known as Frederick W. Dallinger —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Center Lovell, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
2, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1894-95; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1896-99; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1915-25, 1926-32;
defeated, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1924; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1932-42.
Episcopalian.
Died in North Conway, Conway, Carroll
County, N.H., September
5, 1955 (age 83 years, 338
days).
Interment at Center
Lovell Cemetery, Center Lovell, Lovell, Maine.
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Judah Dana (1772-1845) —
of Fryeburg, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn., April
25, 1772.
Democrat. Lawyer; Oxford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1805-11; probate judge in Maine,
1811-22; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1834; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1836-37.
Died in Fryeburg, Oxford
County, Maine, December
27, 1845 (age 73 years, 246
days).
Interment at Fryeburg
Village Cemetery, Fryeburg, Maine.
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Joseph Dane (1778-1858) —
of Kennebunk, York
County, Maine.
Born in Beverly, Essex
County, Mass., October
25, 1778.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine at-large, 1820-23; member of Maine
state legislature, 1820.
Died in Kennebunk, York
County, Maine, May 1,
1858 (age 79 years, 188
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Hope, Maine.
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Edward Franklin Danforth (b. 1856) —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Norridgewock, Somerset
County, Maine, September
1, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County State's Attorney, 1886-91; probate judge in Maine,
1896-1905; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907; director, Second National
Bank.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin Danforth and Eliza A. (Rogers) Danforth; married, October
26, 1881, to Hattie A. Cowan. |
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Elbridge Gerry Davis (b. 1877) —
also known as Elbridge G. Davis —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August
20, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; member
of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Twenty-First Middlesex District,
1921-26; district judge in Massachusetts, 1927.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Freeman D. Dearth and Mary B. (Spooner) Dearth. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Deasy and Emma L. (Moore) Deasy; married, December
15, 1885, to Emma M. Clark. |
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John Percy Deering (b. 1873) —
also known as John P. Deering —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, September
20, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901; municipal judge in Maine,
1905-12; member of Maine
state senate 1st District, 1917-20; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1920, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1924.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John McKenney Deering and Amelia (Harmon) Deering; married, October
18, 1904, to Lucy Franklin Bryant. |
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Charles L. Donahue (b. 1876) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
19, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Maine, 1915; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Josiah Hayden Drummond (1827-1902) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Winslow, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
30, 1827.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1857-58, 1869; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1858; member of Maine
state senate, 1859-60; Maine
state attorney general, 1860-63; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1864,
1884.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
25, 1902 (age 75 years, 56
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Frederick Harold Dubord (b. 1891) —
also known as F. Harold Dubord —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, December
14, 1891.
Democrat. Clothing
and shoe
business; lawyer; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1928-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1932-48; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1936; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1938; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1956-62; resigned 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry M. Dubord and Mary (Poulin) Dubord; married, May 14,
1917, to Blanche Letourneau. |
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Richard J. Dubord —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maine, 1952,
1956,
1964;
mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1952-55; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1963; Maine
state attorney general, 1965-66.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Pinckney Dunlap (1794-1859) —
also known as Robert P. Dunlap —
of Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
17, 1794.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Maine
state senate, 1824-28, 1830-33; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1829; Governor of
Maine, 1834-38; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1843-47; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1848-49; postmaster.
Died in Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
20, 1859 (age 65 years, 64
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine.
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Charles John Dunn (1872-1939) —
also known as Charles J. Dunn —
of Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Houghton
County, Mich., July 14,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901-02; municipal judge in
Maine, 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1908,
1916;
justice
of Maine state supreme court, 1918-35; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1935-39; died in office
1939.
Universalist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died November
10, 1939 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mark Hill Dunnell (1823-1904) —
also known as Mark H. Dunnell —
of Norway, Oxford
County, Maine; Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.
Born in Buxton, York
County, Maine, July 2,
1823.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1854; member of Maine
state senate, 1855; Maine
superintendent of common schools, 1855-59; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1856
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S. Consul in Veracruz, 1861-62; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 11, 1867; Minnesota
superintendent of public instruction, 1867-70; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1871-83, 1889-91;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1892.
Died in Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn., August
9, 1904 (age 81 years, 38
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Owatonna, Minn.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James E. Dunton and Angeline (White) Dunton; married, June 25,
1913, to Madelyn P. Clifford. |
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Frederick Rainey Dyer (b. 1873) —
also known as Frederick R. Dyer —
of Buckfield, Oxford
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Old Town, Penobscot
County, Maine, October
4, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907; Oxford
County District Attorney, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1922-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Dyer and Catherine (Noonan) Dyer; married, October
27, 1900, to Lena H. Maxim. |
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Benjamin C. Eastman (1812-1856) —
also known as Ben C. Eastman —
of Platteville, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Strong, Franklin
County, Maine, October
24, 1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1851-55.
Died in Platteville, Grant
County, Wis., February
2, 1856 (age 43 years, 101
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Henry Ivory Emerson (1871-1953) —
also known as Henry I. Emerson —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Litchfield, Kennebec
County, Maine, March
15, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1915-21; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1924, 1926.
Methodist.
Died in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
28, 1953 (age 82 years, 227
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Lucilius Alonzo Emery (b. 1840) —
also known as Lucilius A. Emery —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Carmel, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 27,
1840.
Republican. Lawyer; Hancock
County Attorney, 1867-71; member of Maine
state senate, 1874-75, 1881; Maine
state attorney general, 1876-78; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1883-1906; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1906-11; resigned 1911.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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George Evans (1797-1867) —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
12, 1797.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1820; U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1829-41 (4th District 1829-35, 2nd
District 1835-37, 8th District 1837-39, 4th District 1839-41); U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1841-47; Maine
state attorney general, 1853-54, 1856.
Slaveowner.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, April 6,
1867 (age 70 years, 84
days).
Entombed at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
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John Fairfield (1797-1847) —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, January
30, 1797.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1835-38 (3rd District 1835-37, 4th
District 1837-38); resigned 1838; Governor of
Maine, 1839-41, 1842-43; defeated, 1840; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1843-47; died in office 1847.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
24, 1847 (age 50 years, 328
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Saco, Maine; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin Leonard Farrington and Cordelia (Wilson) Farrington;
married, September
5, 1894, to Martha Blanche French. |
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Henry Farrington (1837-1925) —
of Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine; Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 16,
1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Maine
state senate, 1911-12.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 6,
1925 (age 87 years, 294
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery, Waldoboro, Maine.
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Ralph W. Farris (b. 1886) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Kennebec County (1st),
1931-32; Maine
state attorney general, 1945-50.
Burial location unknown.
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Alpheus Felch (1804-1896) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Limerick, York
County, Maine, September
28, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1835-37;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1840; Michigan
state auditor general, 1842; resigned 1842; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1842-45; Governor of
Michigan, 1846-47; resigned 1847; defeated, 1856; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1847-53.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 13,
1896 (age 91 years, 259
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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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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Oscar Fowler Fellows (1857-1921) —
also known as Oscar F. Fellows —
of Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Bristol, Grafton
County, N.H., September
10, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901-03; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1903.
Methodist.
Died December
28, 1921 (age 64 years, 109
days).
Interment at Silver
Lake Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine.
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Raymond Fellows (b. 1885) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, October
17, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; Maine
state attorney general, 1925-28; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1946-54; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1954-56; resigned 1956.
Unitarian.
Interment at Silver
Lake Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine.
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Francis Fessenden (1839-1906) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March
18, 1839.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; suffered
a battlefield injury which resulted in a leg
amputation; lawyer; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1876-77.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
2, 1906 (age 66 years, 290
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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James Deering Fessenden (1833-1882) —
also known as James D. Fessenden —
Born in Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
28, 1833.
Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member
of Maine
state house of representatives, 1872-74.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
18, 1882 (age 49 years, 51
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Samuel Fessenden (1847-1908) —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, April
12, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; bank
director; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stamford, 1875, 1879,
1895-96; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1895-96; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1876,
1880,
1884
(alternate), 1888
(speaker),
1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker);
Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1884-88; member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1896; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1901; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1905-08.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
7, 1908 (age 60 years, 270
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Samuel Clement Fessenden (1784-1869) —
of New Gloucester, Cumberland
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Fryeburg, Oxford
County, Maine, July 16,
1784.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1815-16; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1818-19.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March
19, 1869 (age 84 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fessenden and Sarah (Clement) Fessenden; married to Ruth
Green and Deborah Chandler; father of William
Pitt Fessenden, Samuel
Clement Fessenden (1815-1882), Thomas
Amory Deblois Fessenden and Joseph
Palmer Fessenden; grandfather of James
Deering Fessenden, Francis
Fessenden, Joshua
Abbe Fessenden, Samuel
Fessenden (1847-1908) and Oliver
Grosvenor Fessenden; great-grandfather of Charles
Milton Fessenden; second cousin once removed of William
Fessenden Allen; third cousin of Benjamin
Fessenden, John
Milton Fessenden and Charles
Backus Hyde Fessenden; third cousin once removed of Ira A.
Locke, Walter
Fessenden and Samuel
Fessenden (1845-1903); third cousin twice removed of Aaron
Kellogg, Ira
Edgar Locke, Henry
Nichols Blake and Seth
Grosvenor Heacock; fourth cousin of Bennet
Bicknell; fourth cousin once removed of Abel
Merrill, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill, Peter
Rawson Taft, Simeon
W. Spafard, Charles
H. Eastman and Ebenezer
Oliver Grosvenor. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman
family; Flanders
family of Vermont; Rowell
family of Maine (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Samuel Clement Fessenden (1815-1882) —
also known as Samuel Fessenden —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in New Gloucester, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 7,
1815.
Republican. Pastor,
Second Congregational Church, Thomaston, Maine, 1837-56;
lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1846, 1847, 1848; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1861-63; U.S. Consul in
Saint John, 1879-81.
Congregationalist.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
18, 1882 (age 67 years, 42
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden (1826-1868) —
also known as Thomas A. D. Fessenden —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
23, 1826.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1856,
1868;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1861; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1862-63.
Died in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, September
28, 1868 (age 42 years, 249
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Boscawen, Merrimack
County, N.H., October
16, 1806.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1840-41, 1845-46,
1853-54; U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1841-43; delegate to Whig
National Convention from Maine, 1848, 1852; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1854-64, 1865-69; died in office 1869; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1864-65.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
8, 1869 (age 62 years, 327
days).
Original interment at Western
Cemetery, Portland, Maine; reinterment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Presumably named
for: William
Pitt |
| | | Relatives: Son of Samuel
Clement Fessenden (1784-1869) and Ruth (Green) Fessenden;
half-brother of Samuel
Clement Fessenden (1815-1882), Thomas
Amory Deblois Fessenden and Joseph
Palmer Fessenden; married, April
23, 1832, to Ellen Maria Deering; father of James
Deering Fessenden, Francis
Fessenden and Samuel Fessenden (1841-1862; killed in Civil War);
uncle of Joshua
Abbe Fessenden, Samuel
Fessenden (1847-1908) and Oliver
Grosvenor Fessenden; granduncle of Charles
Milton Fessenden; third cousin of William
Fessenden Allen; third cousin once removed of Benjamin
Fessenden, John
Milton Fessenden and Charles
Backus Hyde Fessenden; third cousin thrice removed of Aaron
Kellogg; fourth cousin of Ira A.
Locke, Walter
Fessenden and Samuel
Fessenden (1845-1903); fourth cousin once removed of Bennet
Bicknell, Ira
Edgar Locke, Henry
Nichols Blake and Seth
Grosvenor Heacock. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about William Pitt Fessenden:
Robert J. Cook, Civil
War Senator: William Pitt Fessenden and the Fight to Save the
American Republic |
| | | Image source: Life and Work of James G.
Blaine (1893) |
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Sanford L. Fogg (b. 1863) —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Milan, Coos
County, N.H., June 26,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Maine, 1896-1904;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1904;
mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1921-22.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Simon Fogg and Lycia H. Fogg; married, June 22,
1898, to Jessie K. Moody. |
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George Folsom (1802-1869) —
of New York.
Born in Kennebunk, York
County, Maine, May 23,
1802.
Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1845-47; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Netherlands, 1850-53.
Died in Rome, Italy,
March
27, 1869 (age 66 years, 308
days).
Interment at St.
Mark's-in-the-Bowery Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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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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Reuben Foster (1833-1898) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, February
7, 1833.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1866-67, 1870; member of Maine
state senate, 1871-72; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1888-89.
Died October
12, 1898 (age 65 years, 247
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Fowler and Hannah (Sommers) Fowler; married, December
4, 1883, to Addie L. Jenner. |
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Melvin Porter Frank (1841-1918) —
also known as Melvin P. Frank —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Gray, Cumberland
County, Maine, December
26, 1841.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1890; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1896; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1908.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
2, 1918 (age 76 years, 7
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Ezra Bartlett French (1810-1880) —
also known as Ezra B. French —
of Damariscotta, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Landaff, Grafton
County, N.H., September
23, 1810.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1838-40; member of Maine
state senate, 1842-45; secretary
of state of Maine, 1845-50; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1859-61.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
24, 1880 (age 69 years, 214
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Damariscotta, Maine.
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Aaron M. Frey (born c.1979) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Dixmont, Penobscot
County, Maine, about 1979.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 2012-18 (18th District 2012-14,
124th District 2014-18); Maine
state attorney general, 2019-.
Still living as of 2021.
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Harry Friedman (b. 1883) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
4, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Taylor County Democratic Party, 1940-41; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941.
Jewish.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Faibel Friedman and Fannie Friedman; married, January
17, 1923, to Florence Greensfelder. |
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Louis Adams Frothingham (1871-1928) —
also known as Louis A. Frothingham —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Easton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 13,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Rep. W.
C. Lovering, 1897; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during
Spanish-American War; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Eleventh Suffolk District,
1901-05; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1904-05;
candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1905; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1909-12; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1911; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1916;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1921-28; died in
office 1928.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, on
board the yacht Winsone, at North Haven, Knox
County, Maine, August
23, 1928 (age 57 years, 41
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.
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Thomas James Duncan Fuller (1808-1876) —
also known as Thomas J. D. Fuller —
of Calais, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Hardwick, Caledonia
County, Vt., March
17, 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1849-57 (7th District 1849-53, 6th
District 1853-57).
Died near Upperville, Fauquier
County, Va., February
13, 1876 (age 67 years, 333
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Donald Dean Frye Garcelon (1880-1960) —
also known as Donald D. Garcelon —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, May 16,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Androscoggin County, 1917-20;
member of Maine
state senate 4th District, 1921-22.
Member, American
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, March
13, 1960 (age 79 years, 302
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Frye Garcelon (1868-1949) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, October
24, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 1,
1949 (age 80 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) —
also known as William T. Gardiner —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 12,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of
Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1932;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell
Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion,
traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian
High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Union Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Grange;
American Bar
Association.
Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in
midair, and crashed
in Schnecksville, Lehigh
County, Pa., August
2, 1953 (age 61 years, 51
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
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Elbridge Gerry (1813-1886) —
of Waterford, Oxford
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Waterford, Oxford
County, Maine, December
6, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer; Oxford
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1842-45; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1846; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1849-51.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, April
10, 1886 (age 72 years, 125
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Daniel Wheelwright Gooch (1820-1891) —
also known as Daniel W. Gooch —
of Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Wells, York
County, Maine, January
8, 1820.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1852; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1858-65, 1873-75 (7th District
1858-63, 6th District 1863-65, 5th District 1873-75); resigned 1865;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1868.
Died in Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
11, 1891 (age 71 years, 307
days).
Interment at Wyoming
Cemetery, Melrose, Mass.
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John Holmes Goodenow (b. 1833) —
also known as John H. Goodenow —
of Alfred, York
County, Maine.
Born in Alfred, York
County, Maine, 1833.
Lawyer; law partner of Nathan
D. Appleton; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1859; member of Maine
state senate, 1861-62; U.S. Consul General in Constantinople, 1864-65, 1874.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Goodenow (1800-1874) —
of Wilton, Franklin
County, Maine; Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Henniker, Merrimack
County, N.H., April
19, 1800.
Whig. Lawyer; Franklin
County Attorney, 1828-34, 1869-70; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1851-53; Franklin
County Treasurer, 1866-68.
Died in Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine, May 15,
1874 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Farmington, Maine.
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Rufus King Goodenow (1790-1863) —
of Paris, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Henniker, Merrimack
County, N.H., April
24, 1790.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Oxford
County Clerk of Courts, 1821-37; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1837-38; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1849-51.
Died in Paris, Oxford
County, Maine, March
24, 1863 (age 72 years, 334
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, South Paris, Paris, Maine.
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Daniel F. Goodrich (c.1838-1889) —
of Blue Earth, Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Maine, about 1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Minnesota
state senate, 1878, 1883-89 (6th District 1878, 5th District
1883-89); died in office 1889.
Died in Blue Earth, Faribault
County, Minn., September
4, 1889 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Blue Earth, Minn.
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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.
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Edward Kelloch Gould (b. 1865) —
also known as E. K. Gould —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, September
28, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1901-02.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Adoptive son of Stephen Gould and Rosetta J. Gould; married, September
24, 1891, to Fanny W. Dennis. |
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Samuel Wadsworth Gould (1852-1935) —
also known as Samuel W. Gould —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Porter, Oxford
County, Maine, January
1, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Maine Democratic Party, 1882-90; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1900,
1908,
1912;
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1902; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1911-13; defeated, 1908,
1912.
Died in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, December
19, 1935 (age 83 years, 352
days).
Interment at Southside
Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine.
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Claudius Buchanan Grant (1835-1921) —
also known as Claudius B. Grant —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Lebanon, York
County, Maine, October
25, 1835.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1867-70; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1871-74 (Washtenaw County 2nd
District 1871-72, Washtenaw County 1st District 1873-74); member of
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1872-79; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1882-89; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1890-1909; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1898-99, 1908.
English
ancestry.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
28, 1921 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Merle Dixon Graves (b. 1887) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, October
13, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourth Hampden District, 1921-24.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Godfrey John Grosvenor (1800-1849) —
also known as Godfrey J. Grosvenor; "Little
John" —
of Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Minot, Androscoggin
County, Maine, March
13, 1800.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Geneva,
N.Y., 1831-41.
Died in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., June 25,
1849 (age 49 years, 104
days).
Original interment at Pulteney Street Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y.; reinterment in 1920 at
Glenwood
Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y.
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La Fayette Grover (1823-1911) —
of Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, November
29, 1823.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1853-55; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1859; Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1866-70; Governor of
Oregon, 1870-77; resigned 1877; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1877-83.
Died May 10,
1911 (age 87 years, 162
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Frank Edward Guernsey (1866-1927) —
also known as Frank E. Guernsey —
of Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Dover (now part of Dover-Foxcroft), Piscataquis
County, Maine, October
15, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1897-99; member of Maine
state senate, 1903; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1908-17.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
1, 1927 (age 60 years, 78
days).
Interment at Dover
Cemetery, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
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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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William Thomas Haines (1854-1919) —
also known as William T. Haines —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Levant, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
7, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; lumber
business; Kennebec
County Attorney, 1883-87; member of Maine
state senate, 1889-93; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1895; Maine
state attorney general, 1897-1900; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1901-05; Governor of
Maine, 1913-15; defeated, 1914.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 4,
1919 (age 64 years, 301
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Clarence Hale (1848-1934) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Turner, Androscoggin
County, Maine, April
15, 1848.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1883-86; U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1902-22; took senior status 1922;
senior judge, 1922-34.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, April 9,
1934 (age 85 years, 359
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Eugene Hale (1836-1918) —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Turner, Oxford County (now Androscoggin
County), Maine, June 9,
1836.
Republican. Lawyer; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1858-66; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1867-68, 1879-80; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1868,
1876,
1880;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 5th District, 1869-79; defeated, 1878;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1881-1911.
English
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
27, 1918 (age 82 years, 140
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
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Fletcher Hale (1883-1931) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
22, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1925-31; died in
office 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
22, 1931 (age 48 years, 273
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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Franklin Darius Hale (1854-1940) —
also known as Franklin D. Hale —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine; Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt.; Lyndon Center, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., March 7,
1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Essex
County State's Attorney, 1883-89; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lunenburgh, 1884; member of
Vermont
state senate from Essex County, 1886; Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1892-98; U.S. Consul in Coaticook, 1902-08; Charlottetown, 1908-09; Trinidad, 1909-12; Huddersfield, 1912-17.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Honor.
Died, from uremia,
due to chronic
nephritis, in Lyndon Center, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt., April
21, 1940 (age 86 years, 45
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Hale (1874-1963) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
7, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905-06; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1912-18; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1917-41.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
28, 1963 (age 88 years, 356
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
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Robert S. Hale (1889-1976) —
also known as Robert Hale —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
29, 1889.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-30; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1943-59; defeated, 1958.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
30, 1976 (age 87 years, 1
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Addison E. Haley (b. 1844) —
of Kennebunk, York
County, Maine; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Kennebunk, York
County, Maine, February
17, 1844.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1873.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph A. Haley and Sarah J. (Roberts) Haley; married, March 9,
1870, to Carrie M. Cone; married to Marie S.
Richards. |
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George Franklin Haley (1856-1918) —
also known as George F. Haley —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, January
30, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1911-18; died in office 1918.
Died February
19, 1918 (age 62 years, 20
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Boardman Hall (b. 1856) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, April
17, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Massachusetts
state auditor, 1892; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1896.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. Joseph Frye Hall and Mary M. (Farrow) Hall; married 1892 to Mary
E. Hamlin. |
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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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Hannibal Emery Hamlin (1858-1938) —
also known as Hannibal E. Hamlin —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
22, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1893-95; member of Maine
state senate, 1899-1901; Maine
state attorney general, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 6,
1938 (age 79 years, 196
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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Frederick Edwin Hanscom (1908-1990) —
also known as Fred E. Hanscom —
of Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Sanford, York
County, Maine, July 3,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1944.
Died in Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, July 16,
1990 (age 82 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles A. Haskell and Hannah A. (Libby) Haskell; married, April
27, 1901, to Martha W. Howe. |
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William Dodd Hathaway (1924-2013) —
also known as William D. Hathaway —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
21, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1965-73; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1973-79; defeated, 1978.
Episcopalian.
Died, from complications of pulmonary
fibrosis, in McLean, Fairfax
County, Va., June 24,
2013 (age 89 years, 123
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ira Greenlief Hersey (1858-1943) —
also known as Ira G. Hersey —
of Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Hodgdon, Aroostook
County, Maine, March
31, 1858.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1886; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1909-12; member of Maine
state senate, 1913-16; U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1917-29; Aroostook
County Probate Judge, 1934-42.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 6,
1943 (age 85 years, 36
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Houlton, Maine.
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John Walter Heselton (1900-1962) —
also known as John W. Heselton —
of Deerfield, Franklin
County, Mass.; Vero Beach, Indian
River County, Fla.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, March
17, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1936-38; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1945-59; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died August
19, 1962 (age 62 years, 155
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Samuel Greeley Hilborn (1834-1899) —
also known as Samuel G. Hilborn —
of Vallejo, Solano
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Minot, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
9, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state senate, 1875-79; delegate
to California state constitutional convention, 1879; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1880;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1883-86; U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 1892-94, 1895-99.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
19, 1899 (age 64 years, 131
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Holmes (1773-1843) —
of Alfred, York
County, Maine.
Born in Kingston, Plymouth
County, Mass., March
14, 1773.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1802-03, 1812; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1813-14; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1817-20; delegate
to Maine state constitutional convention, 1819; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1820-27, 1829-33; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1836-37; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1841-43; died in office 1843.
Died July 7,
1843 (age 70 years, 115
days).
Entombed at Eastern
Cemetery, Portland, Maine; cenotaph at Parish Cemetery, Alfred, Maine.
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Volney Erskine Howard (1809-1889) —
also known as Volney E. Howard —
of Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Norridgewock, Somerset
County, Maine, October
22, 1809.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1836; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1840; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; Texas
state attorney general, 1846; U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1849-53; delegate
to California state constitutional convention, 1878-79; superior
court judge in California, 1879.
Injured in duel
with Hiram
G. Runnels.
Slaveowner.
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 14,
1889 (age 79 years, 204
days).
Original interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.;
reinterment to unknown location.
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James Henry Howe (1827-1893) —
also known as James H. Howe —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Turner, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
5, 1827.
Republican. Lawyer; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1860-62; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; General Solicitor and General Manager, North Western
Railroad;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1873.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
4, 1893 (age 65 years, 30
days).
Interment somewhere
in Kenosha, Wis.
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John W. Howe (1801-1873) —
of Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.; Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Maine, 1801.
Lawyer; justice of the peace; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1849-53.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
1, 1873 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Timothy Otis Howe (1816-1883) —
also known as Timothy O. Howe —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
24, 1816.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1845; circuit judge in Wisconsin
4th Circuit, 1851-53; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1851-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1856;
U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1861-79; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1882-83; died in office 1883.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
25, 1883 (age 67 years, 29
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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George Washington Ingersoll (1803-1860) —
also known as G. W. Ingersoll —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in New Gloucester, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
20, 1803.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1854-55; Maine
state attorney general, 1860; died in office 1860.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 5,
1860 (age 56 years, 198
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Darius Holbrook Ingraham (b. 1837) —
also known as Darius H. Ingraham —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Camden, Knox
County, Maine, October
14, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1879; U.S. Consul in Cadiz, 1885-89; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1892; defeated, 1898; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1892; U.S. Consul General in Halifax, 1893-97.
Burial location unknown.
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William Moulton Ingraham (b. 1870) —
also known as William M. Ingraham —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
2, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Maine, 1907-15; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1915; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1917;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1928;
delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cumberland
County, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Psi
Upsilon; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Marshall Irish (b. 1848) —
also known as Edwin M. Irish —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Gorham, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 11,
1848.
Republican. Lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1874-80; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1897-98; resigned 1898; colonel in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
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Charles Fletcher Johnson (1859-1930) —
also known as Charles F. Johnson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Winslow, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
14, 1859.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1892, 1894; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1893-94; defeated, 1889, 1890; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1912,
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905-07; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1911-17; defeated, 1916; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1916; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1917-29.
Unitarian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
15, 1930 (age 71 years, 1
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) —
also known as James W. Johnson; James William
Johnson —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 17,
1871.
School
principal; author;
lawyer; U.S. Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1906-07; Dakar, 1907-08; Corinto, 1908-09; university
professor.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Sigma
Pi Phi; Phi
Beta Sigma; Freemasons.
Author of the words to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which
became known as the "Negro National Anthem".
Killed in a car-train
collision, in Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 26,
1938 (age 67 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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