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Politicians in the Lumber and Timber Business in Maine

  Charles S. Adams (b. 1856) — of Searsmont, Waldo County, Maine; Liberty, Waldo County, Maine. Born in Searsmont, Waldo County, Maine, November 21, 1856. Republican. Farmer; lumber mill owner; superintendent of schools; member of Maine state house of representatives from Waldo County, 1919-20. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Adams and Nancy (Prescott) Adams; married, October 20, 1884, to Sarah J. Pearson; married, June 4, 1919, to Harriet Gilman.
  Alexander S. Anderson (1811-1879) — of Claybanks Township, Oceana County, Mich. Born in Maine, March 23, 1811. Lumber business; farmer; Oceana County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 1859-60; Oceana County Treasurer, 1861-62. Died in Claybanks Township, Oceana County, Mich., December 29, 1879 (age 68 years, 281 days). Interment at Claybanks Cemetery, Claybanks Township, Oceana County, Mich.
  Willmore Dewey Ashley (1886-1974) — also known as Willmore D. Ashley — of New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, N.H.; Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Mass., November 3, 1886. Ice business; woodworker; sawmill owner; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from New Ipswich, 1948. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, August 22, 1974 (age 87 years, 292 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Warren King Ashley and Henrietta Ruth (Dewey) Ashley; married, December 17, 1916, to Ida Mae Frye.
  William Joseph Audibert (b. 1879) — also known as William J. Audibert — of Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine. Born in Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine, July 21, 1879. Democrat. School teacher; lumber business; potato grower; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1919-22, 1931-32 (Aroostook County 1919-22, Aroostook County (13th) 1931-32). Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph L. Audibert and Elizabeth (Michaud) Audibert.
  Newell Avery (1817-1877) — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, October 12, 1817. Republican. Lumber merchant; village president of Port Huron, Michigan, 1855; mayor of Port Huron, Mich., 1859; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 13, 1877 (age 59 years, 152 days). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Enoch Avery and Margaret (Shepard) Avery; married, January 3, 1843, to Nancy Clapp Eddy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Abraham Andrews Barker (1816-1898) — of Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pa. Born in Lovell, Oxford County, Maine, March 30, 1816. Republican. Lumber merchant; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1865-67. Died in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., March 18, 1898 (age 81 years, 353 days). Interment at Lloyd Cemetery, Ebensburg, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Michael Coughlin Burns (1875-1969) — also known as Michael C. Burns — of Eagle Lake, Aroostook County, Maine. Born in St. Sylvester, Quebec, May 9, 1875. Democrat. Lumberman; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1919-22, 1931-32 (Aroostook County 1919-22, Aroostook County (14th) 1931-32). Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Foresters; Maccabees. Died in May, 1969 (age about 93 years). Interment at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Burns and Mary (Coughlin) Burns; married, February 16, 1909, to Phoebe Martin.
  Whiting L. Butler (b. 1860) — of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine. Born in Phillips, Franklin County, Maine, April 12, 1860. Republican. Lumber business; superintendent of schools; member of Maine state senate 5th District, 1919-20. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Butler and Susan (Badger) Butler; married, December 31, 1891, to Myrtell L. Vaughan.
  Edwin O. Carll (b. 1852) — of Beecher Falls, Canaan, Essex County, Vt. Born in Phillips, Franklin County, Maine, January 26, 1852. Republican. Lumberman; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Canaan, 1910. Burial location unknown.
  Shepard Cary (1805-1866) — of Maine. Born in New Salem, Franklin County, Mass., July 3, 1805. Lumber and timber business; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1839-42, 1848-49, 1862; member of Maine state senate, 1843, 1850-53; U.S. Representative from Maine 7th District, 1844-45; Liberty candidate for Governor of Maine, 1854. Died in Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine, August 9, 1866 (age 61 years, 37 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Lincoln E. Clement (b. 1895) — of Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine. Born in Levant, Penobscot County, Maine, January 4, 1895. Republican. Farmer; lumber business; real estate business; member of Maine state house of representatives from Androscoggin County (7th), 1931-32; member of Maine state senate 4th District, 1941, 1943-44; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1945-46. Member, American Legion; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Reuel S. F. Clement and Ada M. (Burnett) Clement; married, July 14, 1921, to Florence I. Smith.
  James Nathaniel Coombs (1842-1911) — also known as James N. Coombs — of Apalachicola, Franklin County, Fla. Born in Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine, August 15, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1896 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1904, 1908; sawmill owner; banker; member of Republican National Committee from Florida, 1904-08. Died April 8, 1911 (age 68 years, 236 days). Interment at Chestnut Cemetery, Apalachicola, Fla.
  Relatives: Married to Maria A. Starrett.
Raymond Davis Raymond Davis (1883-1933) — Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, September 5, 1883. Forester; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Consul in Aden, 1921-24; Paris, 1924-29; Lyon, 1926; Rosario, 1929-32; Prague, 1932-33, died in office 1933. At the Hotel Alcron, where he and his wife were staying, he deliberately or accidentally (accounts differ) went over a second-floor railing, and fell to his death in the lobby below, in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czechia), January 24, 1933 (age 49 years, 141 days). Interment somewhere in Paris, France.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Davis and Jennie Davis; married, August 25, 1909, to Avis M. Parker.
  Image source: U.S. Passport application (1919)
  Loren Fletcher (1833-1919) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, April 10, 1833. Republican. Lumber manufacturer; flour mill business; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1872-75, 1877, 1881-84 (District 26 1872-75, 1877, 1881-82, District 29 1883-84); Speaker of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1881-84; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1893-1903, 1905-07; defeated, 1902. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., April 15, 1919 (age 86 years, 5 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  John Rice Flint (b. 1862) — also known as John R. Flint — of Monson, Piscataquis County, Maine. Born in Abbot, Piscataquis County, Maine, March 1, 1862. Republican. Lumber business; member of Maine state house of representatives from Piscataquis County, 1917-25. Universalist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Flint and Sarah E. (Rice) Flint; married, May 30, 1884, to Hattie Wilkins.
  Harry Albert Furbish (b. 1867) — also known as Harry A. Furbish — of Rangeley, Franklin County, Maine. Born in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, March 15, 1867. Republican. Merchant; lumber business; banker; member of Maine state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1903-04, 1919-20; member of Maine state senate, 1905-06; treasurer of Maine Republican Party, 1928. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albert B. Furbish and Caroline H. (Young) Furbish; married, December 25, 1887, to Elizabeth M. Porter.
  Obadiah Gardner (1852-1938) — of Rockland, Knox County, Maine. Born near Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., September 13, 1852. Democrat. Farmer; lumber business; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1908; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1912; delegate to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County, 1933. Universalist. Member, Grange; Odd Fellows. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, July 24, 1938 (age 85 years, 314 days). Interment at Achorn Cemetery, Rockland, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of John Gardner and Mary (Stevens) Gardner; married, November 28, 1875, to Corinna A. Sherer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas J. Haines and Maria L. (Eddy) Haines.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Freeman Hersey (1812-1875) — also known as Samuel F. Hersey — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Sumner, Oxford County, Maine, April 12, 1812. Republican. School teacher; lumber business; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1842, 1857, 1865; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1852-54; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1860, 1864; member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1864-68; member of Maine state senate, 1868-69; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1870; U.S. Representative from Maine 4th District, 1873-75; died in office 1875. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, February 3, 1875 (age 62 years, 297 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Winthrop Jones (1817-1887) — also known as J. Winthrop Jones — of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine; Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, February 14, 1817. Democrat. School teacher; merchant; shipbuilder; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1860; lumber business. Died, from pneumonia, in Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass., September 19, 1887 (age 70 years, 217 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Jones and Catherine Winthrop (Sargent) Jones; married to Ann Maria Peters (sister of John Andrew Peters (1822-1904); aunt of John Andrew Peters (1864-1953)); first cousin twice removed of Winthrop Sargent; third cousin twice removed of Francis Williams Sargent.
  Political family: Sargent-Peters family of Ellsworth, Maine.
  Winthrop Park (created 1889; renamed 1941 as Msgr. McGolrick Park), in Brooklyn, New York, was named for him.
  William King (1768-1852) — of Topsham, Lincoln County (now Sagadahoc County), Maine; Bath, Lincoln County (now Sagadahoc County), Maine. Born in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, February 9, 1768. Sawmill owner; shipbuilder; cotton mill business; banker; Governor of Maine, 1820-21; defeated, 1835. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, June 17, 1852 (age 84 years, 129 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Richard King and Mary (Black) King; half-brother of Rufus King (1755-1827); brother of Cyrus King; uncle of John Alsop King, James Gore King and Edward King; granduncle of Rufus King (1814-1876) and Rufus King (1817-1891).
  Political family: King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaac Libbey (1813-1897) — of Bradford, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in North Berwick, York County, Maine, June 8, 1813. Merchant; lumber dealer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1867; postmaster. Died in Bradford, Penobscot County, Maine, February 16, 1897 (age 83 years, 253 days). Interment at Mills Cemetery, Bradford, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of John Libbey and Abigail Libbey; married, March 12, 1837, to Mary Worster; first cousin once removed of Llewellyn Libby; first cousin twice removed of Albanah Harvey Libby and Frederick Edwin Hanscom; second cousin thrice removed of Timothy Pickering; third cousin of Harrison Libbey; third cousin once removed of William F. Nason; third cousin twice removed of John Wingate Weeks and Arthur H. Lord; fourth cousin once removed of Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Caleb Cummings Libby and Eugene Harvey Libby.
  Political families: Libby-Felt family of Maine; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Vanderbilt-Tuck-Pickering-Webster family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Ellingwood Marrett (1854-1922) — also known as James E. Marrett — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; Cumberland Center, Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine, April 7, 1854. Lumber business; Consul for Uruguay in Portland, Maine, 1892-1908, 1915-22. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, February 8, 1922 (age 67 years, 307 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Louise Otis (Small) Marrett and Orlando Melville Marrett; married 1881 to Sarah Jane Potter.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Carl E. Milliken Carl Elias Milliken (1877-1961) — also known as Carl E. Milliken — of Island Falls, Aroostook County, Maine. Born in Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine, July 13, 1877. Republican. Lumber manufacturer; president, Katahdin Farmers Telephone Company; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1905-08; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1908; member of Maine state senate, 1909-14; Governor of Maine, 1917-21. Baptist. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., May 1, 1961 (age 83 years, 292 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Phoebe Ellen (Knowlton) Milliken and Charles Arthur Milliken; married, July 31, 1901, to Emma Vivian Chase; third cousin once removed of Fred Melville Libby.
  Political family: Libby-Felt family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Melville P. Milliken (b. 1848) — of Stockholm, Aroostook County, Maine. Born in Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, October 21, 1848. Democrat. Boot and shoe salesman; lumber business; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1900; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1912, 1916. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Peletiah Milliken and Elizabeth (Clay) Milliken; married 1869 to Sarah K. Cook; married to H. Jennie Fowler.
  George Albert Murchie (1849-1914) — also known as George A. Murchie — of Calais, Washington County, Maine. Born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, September 16, 1849. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lumber dealer; mayor of Calais, Maine, 1892-96; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1900. Died in 1914 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Simpson Murchie and Mary Ann (Grimmer) Murchie; brother of John Grimmer Murchie; married, December 1, 1880, to Cora H. Harmon; father of Harold Hale Murchie; uncle of Ned Harmon Murchie.
  Political family: Murchie family of Calais, Maine.
  Jonathan Norcross (1808-1898) — of Atlanta, DeKalb County (now Fulton County), Ga. Born in Orono, Penobscot County, Maine, 1808. Republican. Dry goods merchant; sawmill operator; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1851-52; president, Georgia Air Line Railway; candidate for Governor of Georgia, 1876. Died in 1898 (age about 90 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Samuel A. Plummer (b. 1835) — of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay County, Mich. Born in Maine, 1835. Lumber business; mayor of West Bay City, Mich., 1886-87. Burial location unknown.
Clarence C. Stetson 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.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Stetson and Edith Holland (Lobdell) Stetson; nephew of Isaiah Kidder Stetson; grandnephew of Charles Stetson and Isaiah Stetson; great-grandson of Elijah Livermore Hamlin; great-grandnephew of Isaiah Kidder and Hannibal Hamlin; first cousin twice removed of Charles Hamlin and Hannibal Emery Hamlin; second cousin of Charles Stetson Wilson; second cousin twice removed of Caleb Stetson, Luther Kidder and John Appleton; second cousin thrice removed of Ezra Kidder; third cousin once removed of Charles Sumner Hamlin; third cousin twice removed of Lemuel Stetson, Arba Kidder and Joseph Souther Kidder; third cousin thrice removed of Ephraim Safford, Lyman Kidder and David Kidder.
  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).
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1918)
  Isaiah Stetson (1812-1880) — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine, February 6, 1812. Republican. Merchant; lumber dealer; mayor of Bangor, Maine, 1859-62. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, June 30, 1880 (age 68 years, 145 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Simeon Stetson and Elizabeth (Kidder) Stetson; brother of Charles Stetson; married 1851 to Eliza Griffin; married, December 3, 1867, to Sarah Jewett Griffin; nephew of Isaiah Kidder; uncle of Isaiah Kidder Stetson; granduncle of Charles Stetson Wilson and 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 Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaiah Kidder Stetson (1858-1940) — also known as Isaiah K. Stetson — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Maine, April 3, 1858. Republican. Wholesale lumber business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1896. Died July 14, 1940 (age 82 years, 102 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Stetson and Adeline (Hamlin) Stetson; married, November 30, 1882, to Clara Cooper Sawyer; nephew of Charles Stetson and Isaiah Stetson; uncle of Clarence Cutting Stetson; grandson of Elijah Livermore Hamlin; grandnephew of Isaiah Kidder and Hannibal Hamlin; first cousin of Carolyn Pierce Stetson (who married Franklin Augustus Wilson); first cousin once removed of Charles Hamlin, Hannibal Emery Hamlin and Charles Stetson Wilson; second cousin once removed of Caleb Stetson, Luther Kidder and John Appleton; second cousin twice removed of Ezra Kidder; third cousin of Charles Sumner Hamlin; third cousin once removed of Lemuel Stetson, Arba Kidder and Joseph Souther Kidder; third cousin twice removed of Ephraim Safford, Lyman Kidder and David Kidder; third cousin thrice removed of John Adams and David Sears; fourth cousin once removed of Jonathan Usher, Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Alvan Kidder, James Safford, Francis Kidder, Ira Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder, Emerson Wight, Jefferson Parish Kidder, David Thayer Bunker, Harvey Edward Kidder, Clarence Patch Kidder and Alton Festus Hayden.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Blaine Spooner Viles (b. 1879) — also known as Blaine S. Viles — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in North New Portland, New Portland, Somerset County, Maine, July 22, 1879. Republican. Director of Augusta Trust Company and Fidelity Trust Company of Portland; director of Kennebec Log Driving Co.; director and treasurer, Kennebec Land Co.; president and treasurer, Pine Tree Timberlands Co.; partner, Viles and Gannett, timberlands; mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1915-16; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1920; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1921. Congregationalist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Foresters. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Viles and Ada A. (Spooner) Viles; married, June 30, 1904, to Ethel Johnson.
  Edgar Charles Wakefield (1866-1920) — also known as Edgar C. Wakefield — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, April 25, 1866. Lumber dealer; U.S. Consular Agent in North Bay, 1906-11. Died, from chronic interstitial nephritis, in Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, May 25, 1920 (age 54 years, 30 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles E. Wakefield and Louise (Wentworth) Wakefield; brother of Ernest Alonzo Wakefield; married to Flora Beulah Wight.
  William Lincoln Walker (b. 1861) — also known as William L. Walker — of Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine. Born in New Portland, Somerset County, Maine, October 22, 1861. Republican. Farmer; lumber business; superintendent of schools; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of Maine state senate 8th District, 1913-20. Universalist. Member, Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Walker and Mary E. (Witham) Walker; married, April 6, 1887, to Nellie F. Allen.
  William Drew Washburn (1831-1912) — also known as William D. Washburn — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, January 14, 1831. Republican. Surveyor General of Minnesota, 1861; miller; lumber business; railroad promoter; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 5, 1871; U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1879-85 (3rd District 1879-83, 4th District 1883-85); U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1889-95. Universalist. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., July 29, 1912 (age 81 years, 197 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Israel Washburn and Martha (Benjamin) Washburn; brother of Israel Washburn Jr., Elihu Benjamin Washburne, Cadwallader Colden Washburn and Charles Ames Washburn; married, April 19, 1859, to Elizabeth M. Muzzy; father of William Drew Washburn Jr. and Stanley Washburn; nephew of Reuel Washburn; uncle of Charles Fox Washburn, Hempstead Washburne and Robert Charles Washburn; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Sumner and Dwight May Sabin.
  Political families: Washburn family of Massachusetts; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Charles A. Wells (1850-1934) — of Victory, Essex County, Vt.; Concord, Essex County, Vt. Born in Monson, Piscataquis County, Maine, October 27, 1850. Republican. Farmer; lumberman; miller; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Victory, 1910. Protestant. Died, of general arteriosclerosis, in Concord, Essex County, Vt., December 29, 1934 (age 84 years, 63 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Wells and Sarah (Dexter) Wells.
  Benjamin White (1790-1860) — of Montville, Waldo County, Maine. Born in Goshen (now Vienna), Kennebec County, Maine, May 13, 1790. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; school teacher; farmer; sawmill business; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1829, 1841-42; U.S. Representative from Maine 5th District, 1843-45. Died in Montville, Waldo County, Maine, June 7, 1860 (age 70 years, 25 days). Interment at Halldale Cemetery, North Montville, Montville, Maine.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah Foster.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) — also known as A. P. Whitney — of Petaluma, Sonoma County, Calif. Born in Corinth, Penobscot County, Maine, September 15, 1825. Republican. Lumber business; grocer; grain shipper; member of California state senate, 1875; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1876. Member, Freemasons. Died February 10, 1884 (age 58 years, 148 days). Interment at Cypress Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William Whitney and Olive (Parlin) Whitney; married, February 1, 1850, to Susan D. Eastman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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