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Benjamin Randall (1789-1859) —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Topsham, Lincoln County (now Sagadahoc
County), Maine, November
14, 1789.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Maine
state senate, 1833-38; U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1839-43 (7th District 1839-41, 8th
District 1841-43); U.S. Collector of Customs, 1849-59; died in office 1859.
Died in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, October
11, 1859 (age 69 years, 331
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
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George L. Record (c.1859-1933) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, about 1859.
Lawyer; Republican candidate for New
Jersey state senate, 1901; Republican candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1908; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1910; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1918 (Republican primary), 1924
(Progressive).
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in State Street Hospital,
Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
27, 1933 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Asa Redington Jr. (1789-1874) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Vassalboro, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 4,
1789.
Lawyer; banker; Maine
state treasurer, 1835-37.
Died in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, June 5,
1874 (age 84 years, 336
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Fulton Jarvis Redman (1885-1969) —
also known as Fulton J. Redman —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine; Bar Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine, March
12, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1916-17; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1924,
1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1924, 1926, 1942; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1940; president, Maine Publishing Corp., publishers of
Portland Evening News newspaper;
director, Maine Broadcasting
System, Inc.
Congregationalist.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died in October, 1969
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Erastus Fulton Redman and Julia (Jarvis) Redman; married, April
14, 1914, to Florence E. Murphy. |
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Thomas Brackett Reed (1839-1902) —
also known as Thomas B. Reed; "Reed the Lion
Hearted" —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
18, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1868-69; member of Maine
state senate, 1870; Maine
state attorney general, 1870-72; U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1877-99 (1st District 1877-83,
at-large 1883-85, 1st District 1885-99); resigned 1899; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1889-91, 1895-99; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1896.
Died December
7, 1902 (age 63 years, 50
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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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.
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Alfred P. Richards (c.1886-1948) —
of Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Rockport, Knox
County, Maine, about 1886.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1919-23.
Died in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., March
18, 1948 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Horace Denver Ridlon (b. 1876) —
also known as Horace D. Ridlon —
of Corinna, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Newport, Penobscot
County, Maine, February
24, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stillman J. Ridlon and Nellie A. (Quimby) Ridlon. |
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James Wheelock Ripley (1786-1835) —
also known as James W. Ripley —
of Fryeburg, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., March
12, 1786.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1814-19; U.S.
Representative from Maine 5th District, 1826-30.
Died in Fryeburg, Oxford
County, Maine, June 17,
1835 (age 49 years, 97
days).
Interment at Fryeburg
Village Cemetery, Fryeburg, Maine.
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Ernest William Roberts (1858-1924) —
also known as Ernest W. Roberts —
of Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in East Madison, Madison, Somerset
County, Maine, November
22, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1894-96; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1899-1917 (7th District
1899-1913, 9th District 1913-17); defeated, 1916.
Died in 1924
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Everett, Mass.
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James Arthur Roberts (1847-1922) —
also known as James A. Roberts —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterboro, York
County, Maine, March 8,
1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1879-80 (Erie County 3rd District 1879, Erie
County 4th District 1880); New York
state comptroller, 1894-98; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1900.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Grand
Army of the Republic; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
19, 1922 (age 75 years, 256
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Roberts and Alma (Roberts) Roberts; married, June 1,
1871, to Minnie Pineo; married, December
11, 1884, to Martha Dresser. |
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William Rocheleau Jr. (1925-2000) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born May 31,
1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1967-68.
Catholic.
Owner of Maine Nordiques professional hockey
team, and president of American Hockey
League.
Died at Oullette Adult
Foster Home, Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
19, 2000 (age 74 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Owen Rodick (1893-1946) —
also known as David O. Rodick —
of Bar Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Bar Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine, November
7, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Member, American
Legion.
Died October
15, 1946 (age 52 years, 342
days).
Interment at Bar Harbor Village Burying Ground, Bar Harbor, Maine.
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Glen Steven Rowe (b. 1953) —
also known as Steve Rowe —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Gore, Sequoyah
County, Okla., April
23, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1992-2000; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1998-2000; Maine
state attorney general, 2001-09; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 2004;
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 2010.
Still living as of 2015.
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John Ruggles (1789-1874) —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Westborough, Worcester
County, Mass., October
8, 1789.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1823-31; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1825-29, 1831; state
court judge in Maine, 1831-34; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1835-41.
Died in Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine, June 20,
1874 (age 84 years, 255
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Thomaston, Maine.
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Albert Russell Savage (1847-1917) —
also known as Albert R. Savage —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Ryegate, Caledonia
County, Vt., December
8, 1847.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Maine, 1885-89; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1889-92; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1893; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1897-1913; appointed 1897; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1913-17; died in office
1917.
Died June 13,
1917 (age 69 years, 187
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Wesley Savage and Eliza McLaren (Clough) Savage; married,
August
17, 1871, to Ellen Hannah 'Nellie' Hale. |
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William Joseph Schneider (b. 1959) —
also known as William J. Schneider —
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., April
25, 1959.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives 85th District, 1998-2002; Maine
state attorney general, 2011-13.
Still living as of 2013.
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David Sewall (1735-1825) —
of York, York
County, Maine.
Born in York, York
County, Maine, October
7, 1735.
Lawyer; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1782-89; U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1789-1818; resigned 1818.
Died in York, York
County, Maine, October
22, 1825 (age 90 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Marsh Sewall (1860-1924) —
also known as Harold M. Sewall —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, January
3, 1860.
Republican. U.S. Vice Consul in Liverpool, 1885-87; U.S. Consul General in Apia, 1887-92; lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1896, 1903-07; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1896,
1916;
U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1897-98; member of Maine
state senate, 1907-09; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1914; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1924.
Died, in a private hospital
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
28, 1924 (age 64 years, 299
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
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Samuel Sewall (1757-1814) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
11, 1757.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1784, 1788-96; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1796-1800 (11th District
1796-97, at-large 1797-1800); resigned 1800; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1800-14; chief
justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1814; died in
office 1814.
Died in Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 8,
1814 (age 56 years, 179
days).
Original interment at Ancient
Cemetery, Wiscasset, Maine; reinterment in private or family
graveyard.
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George Hamlin Shaw (b. 1890) —
also known as George H. Shaw —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August
3, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
Republican state chair, 1922-25; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1930.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to May Harding. |
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Henry Newton Sheldon (1843-1926) —
also known as Henry N. Sheldon —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 28,
1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1894-1905; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1905-15.
Died January
14, 1926 (age 82 years, 200
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ether Shepley (1789-1877) —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Groton, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
2, 1789.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1819; delegate
to Maine state constitutional convention, 1820; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1820-33; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1833-36; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1836-48; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1848-55.
Died in 1877
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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George Foster Shepley (1819-1878) —
also known as George F. Shepley —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, January
1, 1819.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1848-49, 1853-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1862; Governor of
Louisiana; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,
1868;
Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 1st Circuit, 1869-78; died in
office 1878.
Episcopalian.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 20,
1878 (age 59 years, 200
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Moses G. Sherburne (1808-1868) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
25, 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1842; member of Maine
state senate, 1845; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1852; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1853-57.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
29, 1868 (age 60 years, 64
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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William Bertram Skelton (1871-1964) —
also known as William B. Skelton —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, August
9, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Androscoggin
County Attorney, 1901-05; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1903-05; Maine banking commissioner, 1906-11;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1912; member, Maine
Public Utilities Commission, 1913-19; president, First National Bank of
Lewiston, and Androscoggin County Savings Bank;
president or director of several power
companies; director of two railroads;
trustee, Central Main General Hospital.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died February
1, 1964 (age 92 years, 176
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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William Bradbury Small (1817-1878) —
also known as William B. Small —
of Newmarket, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Limington, York
County, Maine, May 17,
1817.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1873-75.
Died in Newmarket, Rockingham
County, N.H., April 7,
1878 (age 60 years, 325
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Newmarket, N.H.
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Albert Smith (1793-1867) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Hanover, Plymouth
County, Mass., January
3, 1793.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1820; U.S.
Representative from Maine 8th District, 1839-41; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1840.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 29,
1867 (age 74 years, 146
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Louis Carver Southard (b. 1854) —
also known as Louis C. Southard —
of Easton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, April 1,
1854.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1888-94; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1895-96; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1896.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lewis Southard and Linda Carver (Dennis) Southard;
married, June 1,
1881, to Nellie Copeland. |
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Albert Moore Spear (1852-1929) —
also known as Albert M. Spear —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Madison, Somerset
County, Maine, March
17, 1852.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1883-85; mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1889-92; member of Maine
state senate, 1891-93; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1900;
justice
of Maine state supreme court, 1902-16, 1917-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died January
31, 1929 (age 76 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew P. Spear and Alice P. (Moore) Spear; married, July 6,
1875, to Helen Frances Andrews. |
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Peleg Sprague (1793-1880) —
of Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Duxbury, Plymouth
County, Mass., April
27, 1793.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Maine state legislature, 1820; U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1825-29; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1829-35; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1834; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1839 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization;
speaker); U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1841-65; resigned 1865.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
13, 1880 (age 87 years, 169
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Charles Stetson (1801-1883) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in New Ipswich, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
2, 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Maine, 1834-39; member of
Maine
Governor's Council, 1845-48; U.S.
Representative from Maine 6th District, 1849-51.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, March
27, 1883 (age 81 years, 145
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Simeon Stetson and Elizabeth (Kidder) Stetson; brother of Isaiah
Stetson; married, September
12, 1833, to Emily Jane Pierce; father of Caroline Pierce Stetson
(who married Franklin
Augustus Wilson); nephew of Isaiah
Kidder; uncle of Isaiah
Kidder Stetson; grandfather of Charles
Stetson Wilson; granduncle of Clarence
Cutting Stetson; second cousin of Caleb
Stetson and Luther
Kidder; second cousin once removed of Ezra
Kidder; third cousin of Lemuel
Stetson, Arba
Kidder and Joseph
Souther Kidder; third cousin once removed of Ephraim
Safford, Lyman
Kidder and David
Kidder; third cousin twice removed of John
Adams, Emerson
Wight, Harvey
Edward Kidder, Clarence
Patch Kidder and Alton
Festus Hayden; fourth cousin of Jonathan
Usher, Chauncey
Fitch Cleveland, Alvan
Kidder, James
Safford, Francis
Kidder, Ira
Kidder, Pascal
Paoli Kidder, Jefferson
Parish Kidder and David
Thayer Bunker; fourth cousin once removed of John
Quincy Adams, Caleb
Blodgett, Ira
Chandler Backus, George
Washington Greene, Orlando
Burr Kidder, John
Palmer Usher, Edward
Green Bradford, William
Aldrich, Adoniram
Judson Kneeland, Stafford
Canning Cleveland, Francis
Landon Cleveland, Bailey
Frye Adams, Orestes
Cleveland, Alfred
Henry Littlefield, Henry
Sabin, Lyman
Kidder Bass, Robert
Crawford Safford, Abner
Coburn Cleveland, Robert
Cleveland Usher, Nathan
Parker Kidder, Silas
Wright Kidder and Daniel
S. Kidder. |
| | | 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 — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Clarence Cutting Stetson (1884-1950) —
also known as Clarence C. Stetson —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, March
11, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; attaché at the U.S. Embassy in
London during World War I; general secretary of the Blockade
Commission at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919; served on European
Relief Council under Herbert
Hoover, 1920-21; timberlands
dealer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1932; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
12, 1950 (age 66 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Philip Swasey (1839-1928) —
also known as John P. Swasey —
of Canton, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Canton, Oxford
County, Maine, September
4, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1874; member of Maine
state senate, 1875-76; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1908-11; defeated, 1910.
Universalist.
Member, Zeta
Psi.
Died in Canton, Oxford
County, Maine, May 27,
1928 (age 88 years, 266
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Maine.
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Walter Moore Tapley Jr. (1898-1971) —
also known as Walter M. Tapley, Jr. —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, July 2,
1898.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1954-69.
Member, American
Judicature Society.
Died in November, 1971
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Moore Tapley and Katie I. (Nixon) Tapley; married, November
24, 1921, to Olive W. Barker. |
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Samuel Thatcher (1776-1872) —
of New Gloucester, Cumberland
County, Maine; Warren, Knox
County, Maine; Lincoln
County, Maine; Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 1,
1776.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1801-11; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1802-05; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1824.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 18,
1872 (age 96 years, 17
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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Sidney St. Felix Thaxter (1883-1958) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born March 4,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in Maine, 1930; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1930-54; resigned 1954; director,
National Bank of
Commerce of Portland; director, Maine General Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1958
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Widgery Thomas Jr. (1839-1927) —
also known as William W. Thomas, Jr. —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
26, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer; brought Swedish colonists to northern
Maine, 1870, founding community of New Sweden; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1873-75; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1874-75; member of Maine
state senate, 1879; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1880;
U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1883-85, 1889-94, 1898-1905.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1927
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Edwin Maynard Thompson (b. 1868) —
also known as E. Maynard Thompson —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Union, Knox
County, Maine, December
9, 1868.
Lawyer; clerk of the Maine House of Representatives, 1905-09;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1914.
Universalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin L. Thompson and Margaret A. Thompson; married, July 2,
1906, to Ella P. Reid. |
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Samuel Royal Thurston (1816-1851) —
of Oregon.
Born in Monmouth, Kennebec
County, Maine, April
15, 1816.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1849-51.
Died aboard
the steamer California, in the North
Pacific Ocean, April 9,
1851 (age 34 years, 359
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero; reinterment in 1853 at Pioneer
Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Harry Edgar Tibbetts (b. 1859) —
also known as Harry E. Tibbetts —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, November
4, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Saco,
Maine, 1895-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lydia H. (Pierce) Tibbetts and Levi Burnham Tibbetts; married, July 1,
1888, to Mattie Morrill. |
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Nathaniel Tompkins (1879-1949) —
of Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Bridgewater, Aroostook
County, Maine, May 17,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County (3rd),
1931-32; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1935; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1936;
member of Maine
state senate, 1941; superior court judge in Maine, 1941-45; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1945-49; died in office 1949.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died April
22, 1949 (age 69 years, 340
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Walter Trafton (b. 1864) —
also known as Herbert W. Trafton —
of Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine, May 26,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; director, Fort Fairfield National Bank,
1903; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1911-15; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1915; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. Trafton and Sarah J. (Staples) Trafton; married, August
24, 1891, to Kate P. Winslow. |
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Amos Tuck (1810-1879) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Parsonfield, York
County, Maine, August
2, 1810.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1842; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1847-53; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President), 1860.
Died in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
11, 1879 (age 69 years, 131
days).
Interment at Exeter
Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.
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Earle Stanley Tyler (b. 1896) —
also known as Earle S. Tyler —
of Watertown, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cherryfield, Washington
County, Maine, December
18, 1896.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1945-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel H. Tyler and Ida P. (Grant) Tyler; married, June 30,
1925, to Elizabeth Parker. |
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Elmer H. Violette (c.1921-2000) —
of Maine.
Born in Van Buren, Aroostook
County, Maine, about 1921.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives; elected 1942, 1946; served in the
U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Maine
state senate; elected 1964, 1968; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1972; superior court
judge in Maine, 1973-81; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1981-86.
Injured in an automobile
accident and died ten days later, in Cary Medical
Center, Caribou, Aroostook
County, Maine, June 18,
2000 (age about 79
years).
Interment somewhere
in Van Buren, Maine.
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William Wirt Virgin (1823-1893) —
of Norway, Oxford
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, 1823.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state senate, 1865-66; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1872-93; died in office 1893.
Died January
23, 1893 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: William
Wirt |
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Archives/Maine Historical Society |
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Lafayette Balch Waldron (b. 1854) —
also known as L. B. Waldron —
of Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Buckfield, Oxford
County, Maine, April 9,
1854.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1912.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James N. Waldron and Sarah (Hanson) Waldron; married, April
21, 1898, to Gertrude Chase. |
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William H. Waterhouse —
of Old Town, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Old Town, Maine, 1905, 1917-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Burial location unknown.
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Artemus Weatherbee (b. 1869) —
of Lincoln, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born November
26, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Lincoln Trust
Company; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County, 1919-20;
member of Maine
state senate 10th District, 1931-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Weatherbee and Lucinda Weatherbee. |
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Lindley Murray Webb (b. 1849) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Windham, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 7,
1849.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1878.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Webb and Martha M. (Mayberry) Webb; married, September
15, 1874, to Clara L. Cobb. |
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Alvin Gardner Weeks (1866-1924) —
also known as Alvin G. Weeks —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in St. Albans, Somerset
County, Maine, October
22, 1866.
Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1912;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1912, 1914.
Died in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., March
24, 1924 (age 57 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George G. Weeks (1860-1923) —
of Fairfield, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Fairfield, Somerset
County, Maine, April
14, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, at the New Chase House hotel,
Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
21, 1923 (age 63 years, 221
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Fairfield, Maine.
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Samuel Wells (1801-1868) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., August
15, 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1836-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1840;
justice
of Maine state supreme court, 1847-54; resigned 1854; Governor of
Maine, 1856-57.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 15,
1868 (age 66 years, 335
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Pierce Eliot Wheeler and Lucy E. (Chapman) Wheeler; married, April
18, 1905, to Edith H. Hayes. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry W. Wheeler and Mary D. (Adams) Wheeler. |
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Wallace Humphrey White Jr. (1877-1952) —
also known as Wallace H. White, Jr. —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
6, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Sen. William
P. Frye; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1917-31; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1931-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March
31, 1952 (age 74 years, 238
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Maine.
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Ezekiel Whitman (1776-1866) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in East Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass., March 9,
1776.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1809-11, 1817-21 (7th District
1809-11, 2nd District 1817-21); member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1815-16; delegate
to Maine state constitutional convention, 1819; U.S.
Representative from Maine at-large, 1821-22; resigned 1822;
common pleas court judge in Maine, 1822-41; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1841-48; resigned 1848.
Died in East Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass., August
1, 1866 (age 90 years, 145
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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William Widgery (c.1753-1822) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Devon, England,
about 1753.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1787-93, 1795-97; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1788; member of
Massachusetts
state senate, 1794; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1806-07; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1811-13; common
pleas court judge in Massachusetts, 1813-21.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 31,
1822 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Eastern
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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James Sullivan Wiley (1808-1891) —
also known as James S. Wiley —
of Dover (now part of Dover-Foxcroft), Piscataquis
County, Maine; Fryeburg, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Mercer, Somerset
County, Maine, January
22, 1808.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 6th District, 1847-49.
Died in Fryeburg, Oxford
County, Maine, December
21, 1891 (age 83 years, 333
days).
Interment at Wiley
Cemetery, Fryeburg, Maine.
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Hezekiah Williams (1798-1856) —
of Castine, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., July 28,
1798.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Register of Probate, 1824-38; member of Maine
state senate, 1839-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maine, 1840;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 7th District, 1845-49.
Died in Castine, Hancock
County, Maine, October
23, 1856 (age 58 years, 87
days).
Interment at Castine
Cemetery, Castine, Maine.
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John H. Williamson (b. 1859) —
of Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born in Starks, Somerset
County, Maine, July 30,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer; Lake
County Judge, 1893-96; member of South
Dakota state senate 16th District, 1901-04; President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 9,
1891, to Stella Storms. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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William Durkee Williamson (1779-1846) —
also known as William D. Williamson —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., July 31,
1779.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Bangor,
Maine, 1809-21; Governor of
Maine, 1821; U.S.
Representative from Maine at-large, 1821-23.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, May 27,
1846 (age 66 years, 300
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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Emery Graves Wilson (b. 1874) —
also known as Emery G. Wilson —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Harpswell, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 15,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1917-20.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wilson and Mary Given (Skolfield) Wilson; married, June 23,
1898, to Emma Hambleton. |
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Franklin Augustus Wilson (1832-1911) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Bradford, Penobscot
County, Maine, November
6, 1832.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1874-75.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 2,
1911 (age 78 years, 238
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Wilson (1777-1848) —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
10, 1777.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1813-15, 1817-19 (at-large
1813-15, 4th District 1817-19).
Died in Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, August
9, 1848 (age 71 years, 212
days).
Interment at Grove
Cemetery, Belfast, Maine.
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Scott Wilson (1870-1942) —
of Woodfords, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Falmouth, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
11, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Maine
state attorney general, 1913-14; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1918-25; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1925-29; resigned 1929; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1929-40.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died October
22, 1942 (age 72 years, 284
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel Baker Wilson and Loemma Pearson (Leighton) Wilson;
married, December
24, 1895, to Elizabeth M. Bodge. |
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John Quinby Wood (b. 1867) —
also known as John Q. Wood —
of Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, June 24,
1867.
College
professor; lawyer; U.S. Vice Consul in Milan, 1909-10; U.S. Consul in Venice, 1910; Tripoli, 1910-13; Chemnitz, 1914-17; Marseille, 1917; St. Michaels, 1917-19; Tiflis, 1919; Le Havre, 1919; Frankfort, 1921-22; Veracruz, 1922-26; Messina, as of 1929; Strasbourg, as of 1932; U.S. Consul General in Addis Ababa, 1913-14.
Congregationalist.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Wood and Mary (Farnham) Wood; married 1901 to
Harriet Goddard. |
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