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George Butler Barnes (1904-1979) —
also known as George B. Barnes —
of Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Norway, Oxford
County, Maine, October
17, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; Aroostook
County State's Attorney, 1933-39; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1943-46; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1945-46; member of Maine
state senate, 1947-51; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August
8, 1979 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Houlton, Maine.
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Lewis Orin Barrows (1893-1967) —
also known as Lewis O. Barrows —
of Newport, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Newport, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 7,
1893.
Republican. Pharmacist;
secretary of two insurance
companies; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1927-33; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; secretary
of state of Maine, 1935-36; Governor of
Maine, 1937-41.
Baptist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions; Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in Pittsfield, Somerset
County, Maine, January
30, 1967 (age 73 years, 237
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Newport, Maine.
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Louis Jefferson Brann (1876-1948) —
also known as Louis J. Brann —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Madison, Somerset
County, Maine, July 6,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; Androscoggin
County Register of Probate, 1909-13; municipal judge in Maine,
1913-15; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1915-17, 1922-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Androscoggin County, 1919-20;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924,
1936,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Maine, 1933-37; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1936, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1942.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange;
Lions.
Died February
3, 1948 (age 71 years, 212
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Clyde R. Chapman (b. 1889) —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Fairfield, Somerset
County, Maine, July 23,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Maine, 1920-24; Waldo
County Attorney, 1925-33; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; mayor
of Belfast, Maine, 1930-33; Maine
state attorney general, 1933-36.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Mansur Chapman and Laura Evelyn (Keene) Chapman; married,
February
14, 1919, to Eva May Humphrey. |
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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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Simon Moulton Hamlin (1866-1939) —
also known as Simon M. Hamlin —
of Standish, Cumberland
County, Maine; South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Standish, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
10, 1866.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; mayor
of South Portland, Maine, 1933-34; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1936.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 27,
1939 (age 72 years, 351
days).
Interment at Hamlin
Cemetery, Standish, Maine.
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Henry L. Joy (b. 1933) —
of Crystal, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Macwahoc Plantation, Aroostook
County, Maine, November
26, 1933.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives 9th District, 1992-2000, 2002-.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons;
National
Rifle Association.
Still living as of 2010.
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Edmund Sixtus Muskie (1914-1996) —
also known as Edmund S. Muskie; "Mr.
Clean" —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, March
28, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1947-51; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1952-54; Governor of
Maine, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1956,
1964;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1959-80; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1968; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1972;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1980-81.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Lions; Elks; Amvets;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1981.
Died of a heart
attack, in Georgetown University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., March
26, 1996 (age 81 years, 364
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frederick George Payne (1904-1978) —
also known as Frederick G. Payne —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, July 24,
1904.
Republican. Mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1934-41; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Governor of
Maine, 1949-52; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1953-59; defeated, 1958.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died in Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 15,
1978 (age 73 years, 326
days).
Interment at German
Lutheran Cemetery, Waldoboro, Maine.
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