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Carroll Waite Abbott (1855-1921) —
also known as Carroll W. Abbott —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, August
29, 1855.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1898-99.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died March 9,
1921 (age 65 years, 192
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Adams and Nancy (Prescott) Adams; married, October
20, 1884, to Sarah J. Pearson; married, June 4,
1919, to Harriet Gilman. |
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Clarence Henry Adams (1905-1987) —
also known as Clarence H. Adams —
of Bloomfield, Hartford
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ogunquit, Wells, York
County, Maine, November
1, 1905.
Republican. Securities administrator for Connecticut Banking
Department, 1931-52; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
1952-56; president and trustee, Boston Celtics professional
basketball team, 1965-68.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Jesters;
Shriners.
Died, in the Maine Medical
Center, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 10,
1987 (age 81 years, 190
days).
Interment at Ocean View Cemetery, Wells, Maine.
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Rupert F. Aldrich (1908-1987) —
of Norway, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Paris, Oxford
County, Maine, April 1,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; Oxford
County Clerk of Courts; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in August, 1987
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elmer Aldrich and Mineola (Buck) Aldrich; married to Mary E.
Swan. |
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George Herman Allan (b. 1861) —
also known as George H. Allan —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Pembroke, Washington
County, Maine, January
19, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1901-03,
1914, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Allan and Mary J. (Moore) Allan; married, November
17, 1892, to Hattie M. Smith. |
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Fred John Allen (b. 1865) —
of Sanford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Alfred, York
County, Maine, July 27,
1865.
Lawyer;
director and attorney, Sanford National Bank;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901-03; member of Maine
state senate, 1905-08.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Allen and Caroline P. (Hill) Allen; married, June 8,
1892, to Ida S. Leavitt. |
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Harmon Gustavus Allen (b. 1866) —
also known as Harmon G. Allen —
of Springvale, Sanford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 22,
1866.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; organizer and vice-president of Sanford National Bank;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from York County (3rd), 1919-20,
1931-32; member of Maine
state senate 1st District, 1921-22.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles G. Allen and Jane (Brown) Allen; married, October
16, 1893, to Minerva Getchell. |
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Albert Edward Anderson (1885-1966) —
also known as Albert E. Anderson —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
22, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1917; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Redmen.
Died in May, 1966
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew B. Anderson and Mary (Parson) Anderson; married, November
25, 1914, to Emily F. Wilson. |
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Will Clough Atkins (1873-1943) —
also known as Will C. Atkins —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Maine Trust & Banking
Co.; People's National Bank;
Gardiner Building &
Loan Assoc.; mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1907-08; municipal judge in Maine, 1910.
Universalist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died October
30, 1943 (age 70 years, 66
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
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Harry Bursley Austin (1866-1933) —
also known as Harry B. Austin —
of Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Farmington Falls, Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine, April
30, 1866.
Republican. Merchant;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1900
(alternate), 1904;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1911-13.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 19,
1933 (age 67 years, 19
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Phillips, Maine.
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Paul Revere Baird (b. 1889) —
also known as Paul R. Baird —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waitsfield, Washington
County, Vt., November
25, 1889.
Republican. Veterinarian;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1925.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Paul
Revere |
| | | Relatives: Son of John L. Baird and
Belle (McLaren) Baird; married 1915 to Bertha
E. Knowlton. |
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Charles Putnam Barnes (1869-1951) —
also known as Charles P. Barnes —
of Norway, Oxford
County, Maine; Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, October
12, 1869.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Oxford
County Attorney, 1904-09; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1917-22; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1921-22; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1924-39; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1939-40; resigned 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, December
14, 1951 (age 82 years, 63
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Houlton, Maine.
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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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Mark J. Bartlett (b. 1877) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Montville, Waldo
County, Maine, June 24,
1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Kennebec County, 1921-22.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Bartlett and Elizabeth H. (Emerson) Bartlett; married, July 26,
1923, to Mabel E. Pentecost. |
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Mark Alton Barwise (b. 1881) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Chester, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 6,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County, 1921-24;
member of Maine
state senate from Penobscot County, 1925-26.
Spiritualist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Barwise and Nellie E. (Mills) Barwise; married, October
7, 1903, to Minerva A. Bearse. |
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Norman Leslie Bassett (b. 1869) —
also known as Norman L. Bassett —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Winslow, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 23,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Augusta Savings Bank;
director, Boston and Maine Railroad,
1915-25; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1925-32.
Unitarian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Rotary;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Josiah W. Bassett and Susan (Cornish) Bassett; married, June 24,
1903, to Lula J. Holden. |
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Sidney Reed Batchelder (1895-1965) —
also known as Sidney R. Batchelder —
of Kezar Falls, Parsonfield, York
County, Maine.
Born in Kennebunk, York
County, Maine, April
10, 1895.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1937-41; member of Maine
state senate 1st District, 1941-49.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died June 5,
1965 (age 70 years, 56
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Kezar Falls, Porter, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy S. Batchelder and Ida B. Batchelder; married to Elizabeth
L. Stevens. |
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memorial |
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Henry J. Bean (1853-1941) —
of Pendleton, Umatilla
County, Ore.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, November
13, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1889; county judge in Oregon,
1904-06; circuit judge in Oregon, 1906-10; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1911-41; died in office 1941; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1931-33, 1937-39.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 8,
1941 (age 87 years, 176
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Bean and Elizabeth E. (Swift) Bean; married, June 8,
1886, to Mattie E. Magahey. |
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Fred Emery Beane (1853-1928) —
also known as Fred E. Beane —
of Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Readfield, Kennebec
County, Maine, May 14,
1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; secretary of
Maine Democratic Party, 1888-98; mayor
of Hallowell, Maine, 1891, 1907; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1908-09.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Redmen;
Foresters;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, 1928
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Hallowell
Cemetery, Hallowell, Maine.
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Carroll Lynwood Beedy (1880-1947) —
also known as Carroll L. Beedy —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, August
3, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921-35; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
30, 1947 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) —
also known as Alvin M. Bentley —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
30, 1918.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1962; wounded
in an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the
House of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in
office 1969.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Exchange
Club; Theta
Delta Chi; Optimist
Club; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., April
10, 1969 (age 50 years, 223
days).
Entombed at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Benjamin Louis Berman (1892-1967) —
also known as Benjamin L. Berman —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, November
22, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1926; probate judge in Maine, 1929-33; member
of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1945; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in 1967
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman I. Berman and Bella (Markson) Berman. |
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Randall Doyle Bibber (b. 1845) —
also known as Randall D. Bibber —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
1, 1845.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Bath, Maine, 1895-98.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Bibber and Mehitable Cowen (Hall) Bibber; married, February
6, 1873, to Sarah Aborn Thornton. |
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George MacClellan Blake (b. 1863) —
also known as George M. Blake —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Cumberland Foreside, Cumberland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 17,
1863.
Democrat. Plumbing
and steam supplies business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John F. Blake and Rosilla (Littlefield) Blake; married, September
13, 1888, to Victoria Andrews Orne. |
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Frank Norris Blanchard (1863-1941) —
also known as Frank N. Blanchard —
of Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Wilton, Franklin
County, Maine, November
17, 1863.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1909; member of Maine
state senate, 1911.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1941
(age about
77 years).
Interment at East Wilton Cemetery, Wilton, Maine.
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George Herbert Blethen (b. 1865) —
also known as George H. Blethen —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, April 2,
1865.
Republican. Mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1911-13; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Blethen and Mary J. (Durgin) Blethen; married, September
23, 1888, to Marietta S. Rawson. |
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Forrest Herbert Bond (1885-1965) —
also known as Forrest H. Bond —
of Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine, May 12,
1885.
Republican. Member of Maine
state senate, 1925-26; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Grange;
Moose;
Maccabees.
Died in 1965
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Jefferson, Maine.
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Frederic Eleazer Boothby (1845-1923) —
also known as Frederic E. Boothby —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Norway, Oxford
County, Maine, December
3, 1845.
Republican. Official in various capacities for Maine Central Railroad;
general passenger agent for the Portland, Mt. Desert and Machias Steamboat
Company; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1901-03; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1904
(delegation chair); mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1916-17.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died, from heart
disease, in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
7, 1923 (age 77 years, 35
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Ralph Owen Brewster (1888-1961) —
also known as Owen Brewster —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, February
22, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for Chapman National Bank,
Portland, Maine, 1914-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1917-18,
1921-22; member of Maine
state senate, 1923-25; Governor of
Maine, 1925-29; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1935-41; defeated, 1932;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1941-52; resigned 1952; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1956
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Christian
Scientist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons; Grange;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
25, 1961 (age 73 years, 306
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, Maine.
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William Edmund Brewster (b. 1858) —
also known as William E. Brewster —
of Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Parkman, Piscataquis
County, Maine, September
1, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
president of Dexter Savings Bank and
of First National Bank;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Gordon Dobson Briggs (1912-1954) —
of Maine.
Born in Pittsfield, Somerset
County, Maine, August
24, 1912.
Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died July 1,
1954 (age 41 years, 311
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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Luther G. Bunker (b. 1868) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Trenton, Hancock
County, Maine, March
19, 1868.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1907-09; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1922-28.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Bunker and Mary A. (Alley) Bunker; married, June 22,
1904, to Emily H. Plaisted. |
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Franz Upham Burkett (b. 1887) —
also known as Franz U. Burkett —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Union, Knox
County, Maine, October
24, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County (1st),
1931-32; Maine
state attorney general, 1937-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred E. Burkett and Lina M. (Upham) Burkett. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Butler and Susan (Badger) Butler; married, December
31, 1891, to Myrtell L. Vaughan. |
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Hodgdon C. Buzzell (b. 1878) —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Monroe, Waldo
County, Maine, June 17,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Waldo
County Attorney, 1909-10; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Waldo County, 1919-20; member
of Maine
state senate, 1925.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles H. Buzzell and Sarah L. (Larrabee) Buzzell; married, June 17,
1900, to Nellie M. Ryder. |
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Ralph Henry Cameron (1863-1953) —
also known as Ralph H. Cameron —
of Grand Canyon, Coconino
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Southport, Lincoln
County, Maine, October
21, 1863.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona
Territory, 1896;
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1909-12; member of Republican
National Committee from Arizona, 1912; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1921-27; defeated, 1911, 1926, 1928, 1932.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1953 (age 89 years, 114
days).
Interment at American
Legion Cemetery, Grand Canyon, Ariz.
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John H. Carkin (b. 1853) —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, November
18, 1853.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1913, 1923-27; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1927.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Blanchard Carter (b. 1880) —
also known as Charles B. Carter —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, May 10,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1920
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Maine
state senate, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Phi; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Irving Wardwell Case (1866-1939) —
also known as Irving W. Case —
of Lubec, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Lubec, Washington
County, Maine, February
19, 1866.
Republican. Postmaster at Lubec,
Maine, 1897-1901; garage
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1919-20;
member of Maine
state senate, 1920.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1939
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Lamson Cemetery, Lubec, Maine.
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Arthur Chapman (b. 1873) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
6, 1873.
School
teacher; lawyer;
superior court judge in Maine, 1925-42; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1942-45; resigned 1945.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albion Keith Parris Chapman and Elizabeth Maria (Foss) Chapman;
married, May 23,
1905, to Agnes Sleeth Fairbrother. |
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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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Edgar Manning Cherry (b. 1865) —
also known as Edgar M. Cherry —
of Eastport, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in St. George, New
Brunswick, March
29, 1865.
Republican. Mayor
of Eastport, Maine, 1914-15; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1910.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas S. Cherry and Margaret Cherry; married 1889 to Lena
Evans; married 1903 to Hattie
Rogers. |
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Herbert Augustus Clark (b. 1873) —
also known as Herbert A. Clark —
of Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine, December
17, 1873.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; grocer; grain
dealer; member of Maine
state senate 11th District, 1921-24.
Baptist.
Member, Grange;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Clark and Angeline (Whittier) Clark; married, February
24, 1899, to Larissa Maude Hilton. |
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Charles Russell Clason (1890-1985) —
also known as Charles R. Clason —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
3, 1890.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1937-49;
defeated, 1934, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956,
1960.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., July 7,
1985 (age 94 years, 307
days).
Interment at Longmeadow
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Oliver Barrett Clason (b. 1850) —
also known as Oliver B. Clason —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
28, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1889-93; mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1894-96; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1895-97; member of Maine
state senate from Kennebec County, 1897-1901.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Clinton Amos Clauson (1895-1959) —
also known as Clinton A. Clauson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Mitchell, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March
28, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Maine, 1934-53; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1956-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1956;
Governor
of Maine, 1959; died in office 1959.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, December
30, 1959 (age 64 years, 277
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Roland Hacker Cobb (b. 1895) —
of Denmark, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 5,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Maine
state senate, 1949-50.
Quaker.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Edward Cobb and Harriett Hamblen (Hacker)
Cobb. |
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Maynard Gilbert Conners (1918-2001) —
also known as Maynard G. Conners —
of Franklin, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Cherryfield, Washington
County, Maine, June 15,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; contractor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1970; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1980.
Protestant.
Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association; Freemasons; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
17, 2001 (age 83 years, 94
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Bayview
Cemetery, Franklin, Maine.
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Arthur William Coolidge (1881-1952) —
also known as Arthur W. Coolidge —
of Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Woodfords, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
13, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1937-40; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1941-46; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1947-49; defeated, 1948; candidate for
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1950.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
22, 1952 (age 70 years, 101
days).
Interment at Forest
Glen Cemetery, Reading, Mass.
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Richard Bradford Coolidge (1879-1957) —
also known as Richard B. Coolidge —
of West Medford, Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Deering, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
14, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, First National Bank of
Medford; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-22; mayor
of Medford, Mass., 1923-26; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Exchange
Club.
Died in Deering, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
17, 1957 (age 77 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Robert Coombs (b. 1862) —
also known as Charles R. Coombs —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, March
20, 1862.
Republican. Undertaker;
mayor
of Belfast, Maine, 1915.
Unitarian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert H. Coombs and Harriet (Pendleton) Coombs; married, September
3, 1902, to Helena E. Matthews. |
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Frank Irving Cowan (b. 1888) —
also known as Frank I. Cowan —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Palmyra, Somerset
County, Maine, May 20,
1888.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
president, State Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., 1935-40; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1939-40; Maine
state attorney general, 1941-44.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange;
Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Lorenzo Cram (b. 1871) —
also known as Harry L. Cram —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Deering, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
7, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1921-22;
member of Maine
state senate, 1923-26.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orlando B. Cram and Jennie L. (Leighton) Cram; married, September
24, 1895, to Bertha Greenhalgh. |
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Burton Melvin Cross (1902-1998) —
also known as Burton M. Cross —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, November
15, 1902.
Republican. Florist;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1941-44; member of Maine
state senate 7th District, 1945-52; Governor of
Maine, 1952-55.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in a hospital
at Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, October
22, 1998 (age 95 years, 341
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
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Henry Stark Culver (1854-1936) —
also known as Henry S. Culver —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio; Eliot, York
County, Maine.
Born in Sunbury, Delaware
County, Ohio, April
19, 1854.
Lawyer;
Delaware
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor
of Delaware, Ohio, 1890-94; U.S. Consul in London, 1897-1906; Cork, 1906-10; Saint John, 1910-24.
Member, Freemasons; Grange.
Died in Eliot, York
County, Maine, February
8, 1936 (age 81 years, 295
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, South Eliot, Eliot, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Sidney Culver and Jane C. (Carpenter) Culver; married, August
10, 1876, to Mary Diana Sprague; third cousin once removed of Martin
Olds; third cousin twice removed of Henry
Clinton Frisbee and Wayne
Lyman Morse; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph
Chidsey; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel
Burrows, William
Woodbridge, Henry
Meigs, Bela
Edgerton, Isaac
Backus, Heman
Ticknor, Henry
Titus Backus, Herschel
Harrison Hatch and Ezra
H. Frisby. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Upham
family; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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memorial |
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Charles S. Cummings (b. 1856) —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Gorham, Coos
County, N.H., September
25, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; pastor; Androscoggin
County Sheriff, 1903-04; insurance
business; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1922-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram T. Cummings and Eliza A. (Cloudman) Cummings; married 1882 to Carrie
A. Neff; married 1886 to Addie
F. Larrabee; married 1903 to
Mildred E. Davis. |
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Willard Howe Cummings (b. 1884) —
also known as Willard H. Cummings —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Lincoln, Penobscot
County, Maine, September
26, 1884.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel E. Cummings and Susanna M. (Hittel) Cummings; married, February
10, 1914, to Helen E. Warren. |
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Oakley Chester Curtis (1865-1924) —
also known as Oakley C. Curtis —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Falmouth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March
29, 1865.
Democrat. Wholesale
coal business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of Maine
state senate, 1905-08; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1911-14; defeated, 1909; Governor of
Maine, 1915-17; defeated, 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1922.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
22, 1924 (age 58 years, 330
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles J. Dain (1860-1934) —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, February
29, 1860.
Republican. Grocer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Sagadahoc County, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1934
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
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Harry W. Davis (b. 1862) —
of Guilford, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Guilford, Piscataquis
County, Maine, April
24, 1862.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1920.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Seth N. Davis and Amanda (Morgan) Davis; married, January
1, 1887, to Clara E. Davis. |
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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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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 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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Issac Watson Dyer (b. 1855) —
also known as Issac W. Dyer —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Baldwin, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
13, 1855.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1885; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1890-94, 1898-1906.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Dyer and Martha Osgood (Porter) Dyer; married, June 7,
1887, to Mary Laura Nye. |
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Ernest T. Eaton (b. 1877) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Atkinson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, September
11, 1877.
Superintendent
of schools; founder
in 1908, Billings Polytechnic Institute; (now Rocky Mountain
College); president,
1931; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1915-19, 1923-25; member of Montana
state senate, 1925-33; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1935, 1941-49.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas O. Eaton and Delia E. (Bolster) Eaton; married 1911 to
Augusta M. Valiton. |
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Frederic Osgood Eaton (b. 1872) —
also known as Frederic O. Eaton —
of Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Rumford Center, Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, June 7,
1872.
Republican. Banker;
general manager, Rumford Falls Light and
Water Co.; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Oxford County, 1917-20;
member of Maine
state senate 3rd District, 1921-24.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus P. Eaton and Mary E. (Howe) Eaton; married, September
14, 1904, to Mary Louise Grierson. |
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Richard Oliver Elliot (1873-1976) —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine, February
6, 1873.
Democrat. Shipbuilder;
banker;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1913; member of Maine
state senate, 1923.
Congregationalist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died March 5,
1976 (age 103 years,
28 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Willis Talmon Emmons (b. 1858) —
also known as Willis T. Emmons —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, December
27, 1858.
Republican. Municipal judge in Maine, 1883-90; mayor of
Saco, Maine, 1887-90, 1928-29; York
County Attorney, 1895-99.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard Emmons and Sophia (Tripp) Emmons; married, August
17, 1878, to Annah U. Leavitt; married to Lillian M.
Tarbox. |
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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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Bert Manfred Fernald (1858-1926) —
also known as Bert M. Fernald —
of West Poland, Poland, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in West Poland, Poland, Androscoggin
County, Maine, April 3,
1858.
Republican. Packer of canned goods;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Maine
state senate, 1890; Governor of
Maine, 1909-11; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1916-26; died in office 1926.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Freemasons; Grange.
Died in West Poland, Poland, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
23, 1926 (age 68 years, 142
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, West Poland, Poland, Maine.
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Roy Lynde Fernald (b. 1901) —
also known as Roy L. Fernald —
of Winterport, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
9, 1901.
Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Waldo County (4th), 1931-32;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grange;
Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Walter Fernald and Hortense (Rankin)
Fernald. |
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Daniel F. Field (1872-1937) —
of Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, July 7,
1872.
Republican. Banker;
member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1916-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928,
1932;
Maine
Republican state chair, 1926-32.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in 1937
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Phillips, Maine.
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Edward M. Field (born c.1908) —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born about 1908.
Mayor
of Auburn, Maine, 1949-53.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Frost. |
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Ernest Edwin Finnimore (b. 1875) —
also known as Ernest E. Finnimore —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
1, 1875.
Democrat. Supervisor, blacksmith department, Maine Central Railroad;
mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1920-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Finnimore and Margaret (Morris) Finnimore. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Flint and Sarah E. (Rice) Flint; married, May 30,
1884, to Hattie Wilkins. |
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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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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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Arthur Elbridge Forbes (b. 1862) —
also known as Arthur E. Forbes —
of South Paris, Paris, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Paris, Oxford
County, Maine, May 30,
1862.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; printing
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Oxford County, 1919-22.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elbridge Forbes and Angeline (Thayer) Forbes; married, August
18, 1913, to Alice M. Douglass. |
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Ulysses Everett Fosdick (b. 1865) —
also known as Ulysses E. Fosdick —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Alstead, Cheshire
County, N.H., January
28, 1865.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; mayor
of Biddeford, Maine, 1921.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew J. Fosdick and Cornelia (White) Fosdick; married, March
25, 1887, to Kittie F. Webb; married 1905 to Susie
M. Ewell. |
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Frank Herbert Foss (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank H. Foss —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
20, 1865.
Republican. Contractor;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1915-46; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1917-20; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1925-35;
defeated, 1934; director, Fitchburg Cooperative Bank;
director, Fitchburg Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., February
15, 1947 (age 81 years, 148
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.
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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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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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Orlando E. Frost (b. 1864) —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in St. Albans, Somerset
County, Maine, December
14, 1864.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Belfast, Maine, 1923-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob L. Frost and Sarah (Doe) Frost; married, August
26, 1895, to Annie Tucker. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert B. Furbish and Caroline H. (Young) Furbish; married, December
25, 1887, to Elizabeth M. Porter. |
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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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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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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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Horace Wesley Greeley (b. 1857) —
also known as Horace W. Greeley —
of Oakland, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec
County, Maine, December
30, 1857.
Republican. Auditor and paymaster of Somerset Railroad;
merchant;
banker;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Kennebec County, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Greeley and Martha (Bartlett) Greeley; married, January
27, 1885, to Nellie E. Otis. |
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Enoch Owen Greenleaf (b. 1853) —
of Mt. Vernon, Kennebec
County, Maine; Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Starks, Somerset
County, Maine, December
17, 1853.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1904.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Enoch L. Greenleaf and Rebekah W. (Creaton) Greenleaf; married, March
27, 1881, to Cornelia Mayhew. |
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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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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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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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James C. Hamlen (b. 1852) —
of Scarborough, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 9,
1852.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
exporter;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1906.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Hamlen and Ann C. (Patten) Hamlen; married, June 30,
1880, to Caroline F. White. |
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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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Justus Greeley Hanson (b. 1870) —
also known as Justus G. Hanson —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in China, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
11, 1870.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts.
Universalist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elihu Hanson and Minerva K. (Starrett) Hanson; married, October
3, 1900, to Louise T. Greig. |
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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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Perley C. Heald (b. 1849) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Lovell, Oxford
County, Maine, May 5,
1849.
Republican. Civil
engineer; real estate
business; mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1887-88; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1888,
1896;
member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1899-1900.
Member, Freemasons.
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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James H. Hudson (c.1878-1947) —
of Guilford, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Guilford, Piscataquis
County, Maine, about 1878.
Republican. Piscataquis
County Attorney, 1913-19; probate judge in Maine, 1920; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1933-47; died in office 1947.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died three days later, in Augusta General Hospital,
Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
21, 1947 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Hudson; married 1904 to Mary
McKown. |
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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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Arnold Hallett Jones (b. 1858) —
also known as Arnold H. Jones —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Woodstock, New
Brunswick, 1858.
Republican. Mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1907.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Jones and Jane Jones; married 1882 to Caro
S. Fiske. |
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Rufus King Jordan (b. 1863) —
also known as Rufus K. Jordan —
of Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
28, 1863.
Democrat. Proprietor of iron foundry; mayor
of Westbrook, Maine, 1905-06, 1933-35; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-25.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Redmen;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Rufus
King |
| | | Relatives: Son of George D. Jordan and
Caroline (Bixby) Jordan; married, November
28, 1885, to I. B. Quimby. |
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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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Arno Warren King (1855-1918) —
also known as Arno W. King —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born August
2, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1907-18; died in office 1918.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died July 21,
1918 (age 62 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Horatio Collins King (1837-1918) —
also known as Horatio C. King —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, December
22, 1837.
Lawyer;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate
for secretary
of state of New York, 1895; Independent Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897; Progressive
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1912.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received Medal
of Honor for action near Dinwiddie Court House, Va., March 29,
1865.
Died November
15, 1918 (age 80 years, 328
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Rufus King (1755-1827) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Scarborough, Cumberland
County, Maine, March
24, 1755.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1783-85; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1784-87; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1789-96, 1813-25; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1789-90; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1796-1803, 1825-26; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1804, 1808; candidate for President
of the United States, 1816.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Jamaica (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., April
29, 1827 (age 72 years, 36
days).
Interment at Grace
Church Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.
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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.
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Charles A. Knight (b. 1870) —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
13, 1870.
Republican. Mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1905-06.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Knight and Josephine S. (Brown) Knight; married, September
4, 1901, to Edith S. Moulton. |
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Hiram Knowles (1834-1911) —
of Nevada; Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
18, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Nevada, 1864; justice of
Montana territorial supreme court, 1868-69; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1884; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; U.S.
District Judge for Montana, 1890-1904.
Member, Freemasons; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died April 6,
1911 (age 77 years, 78
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred H. Lancaster (b. 1885) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Pittsfield, Somerset
County, Maine, June 25,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1936,
1940;
Maine
Democratic state chair, 1937-39.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry K. Lancaster and Mary E. (Higgins) Lancaster; married, December
25, 1912, to Amy E. Bartlett. |
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Ralph A. Leavitt (b. 1898) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
24, 1898.
Republican. Steamship
agent; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1930; member of Maine
state senate 2nd District, 1945-46.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Felt Libby (1857-1936) —
also known as Jesse F. Libby —
of Gorham, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in Locke's Mills, Greenwood, Oxford
County, Maine, February
12, 1857.
School
principal; lawyer; real estate
business; promoter, director, treasurer, Berlin Aqueduct Company
and Cascade Light and
Power Company; director, president, Lancaster and Jefferson Electric
Light Company; director, Gorham National Bank;
promoter, director, Berlin Street
Railway; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1903, 1905.
Congregationalist.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1936
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Evans Cemetery, Gorham, N.H.
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William Shepherd Linnell (1885-1968) —
also known as William S. Linnell —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, July 21,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Portland Gas
Light Company; director, National Bank of
Commerce, Portland director, Bancroft & Martin Rolling
Mills Company; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1925-28; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1937-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
14, 1968 (age 82 years, 208
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Franklin Linnell and Sarah C. (Shepherd) Linnell; married,
November
12, 1912, to Jessie E. Hopkinson. |
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Winchester Greenwood Lowell (1843-1922) —
also known as Winchester G. Lowell —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in West Minot, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
1, 1843.
Republican. Grocer; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1892-93; defeated, 1893; postmaster at Auburn,
Maine, 1899-1913.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, from apoplexy
or cerebral
hemorrhage, while suffering from chronic nephritis,
in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, March
26, 1922 (age 79 years, 53
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Maine.
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Robert Luce (1862-1946) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
2, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Boston Mutual Life
Insurance Company; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Seventh Middlesex District, 1899,
1901-08; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1912-13; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1919-35, 1937-41 (13th
District 1919-33, 9th District 1933-35, 1937-41); defeated, 1934,
1940.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Exchange
Club.
Died April 7,
1946 (age 83 years, 126
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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George E. Macomber (b. 1853) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 6,
1853.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1886-89; built first electric
railway in Maine, 1890; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1900; member of Maine
state senate, 1900; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1928
(Convention
Vice-President).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Littlefield Marble (b. 1876) —
also known as Thomas L. Marble —
of Gorham, Coos
County, N.H.; Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
24, 1876.
School
principal; lawyer;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1917-25; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1925-43; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1943-46; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Concord 9th
Ward, 1948.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Marble and Mercy (Littlefield) Marble; married, August
15, 1906, to Harriet E. Fuller. |
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Charles Gardner Miles (b. 1879) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in East Hampden, Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine, December
2, 1879.
Republican. Physician;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Plymouth District, 1933-36.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Peletiah Milliken and Elizabeth (Clay) Milliken; married 1869 to Sarah
K. Cook; married to H. Jennie Fowler. |
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Horatio Tobey Mooers (1894-1978) —
also known as H. Tobey Mooers —
Born in Vassalboro, Kennebec
County, Maine, May 3,
1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Antwerp, 1919; Brussels, 1919; Edinburgh, 1920; Horta, 1920-21; Lisbon, 1922-26; U.S. Consul in Turin, 1926-28; Quebec City, 1928-29; Cherbourg, 1931-32; Toronto, 1933; Mexicali, 1938; San Jose, as of 1938; Tijuana, 1944-45; Port-au-Prince, 1946; Lyon, 1947-51; U.S. Consul General in St. John's, 1951.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons.
Died in October, 1978
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Aubert Mooers and Ella (Tobey) Mooers; married, February
3, 1919, to Marguerite Elizabeth Keuhner. |
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Charles Emerson Nash (1838-1904) —
also known as Charles E. Nash —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., October
11, 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1876-79.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
25, 1904 (age 65 years, 137
days).
Interment at Hallowell
Cemetery, Hallowell, Maine.
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John Herbert Neal (b. 1862) —
also known as John H. Neal —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.; Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Parsonfield, York
County, Maine, March
20, 1862.
Republican. Physician;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1903-04.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Neal and Sarah Jane (Lord) Neal. |
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John Edward Nelson (1874-1955) —
also known as John E. Nelson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in China, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 12,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1922-33; defeated, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, April
11, 1955 (age 80 years, 273
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Malcolm Edwin Nichols (1876-1951) —
also known as Malcolm E. Nichols —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 8,
1876.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907-09; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fifth Suffolk District, 1914, 1917-19; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for Massachusetts, 1921-25; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1926-30; defeated, 1933, 1937, 1941.
Swedenborgian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
7, 1951 (age 74 years, 275
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Frank Lester Palmer (b. 1882) —
also known as Frank L. Palmer —
of Saco, York
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
21, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor of
Saco, Maine, 1912.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Palmer and Roxa B. (Haines) Palmer; married, November
21, 1911, to Parle L. Bradbury. |
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Clarence Warner Parker (1891-1964) —
also known as Clarence W. Parker —
of Sebec, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Sebec, Piscataquis
County, Maine, November
22, 1891.
Farmer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1930; member of Maine
state senate, 1940; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1940.
Member, Freemasons; Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Sebec, Piscataquis
County, Maine, August
13, 1964 (age 72 years, 265
days).
Interment at Downs
Cemetery, Sebec, Maine.
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William Robinson Pattangall (1865-1942) —
also known as William R. Pattangall —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Pembroke, Washington
County, Maine, June 29,
1865.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1897, 1901, 1909-11; Democratic
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1904 (4th District), 1913 (3rd
District), 1914 (3rd District); member of Maine
Democratic State Committee, 1905-07; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1911-14; Maine
state attorney general, 1911-12, 1915-16; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1916, 1919; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); Democratic candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1922, 1924; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1926-30; appointed 1926; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1930-35; appointed 1930;
resigned 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee); president, Depositors Trust Co..
Unitarian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died October
21, 1942 (age 77 years, 114
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
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George Clement Perkins (1839-1923) —
also known as George C. Perkins —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Kennebunkport, York
County, Maine, August
23, 1839.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
miller;
steamship
business; member of California
state senate, 1869-76; Governor of
California, 1880-83; U.S.
Senator from California, 1893-1915; appointed 1893.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., February
26, 1923 (age 83 years, 187
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Warren C. Philbrook (1857-1933) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Sedgwick, Hancock
County, Maine, November
30, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1897-99; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1899-1901; Maine
state attorney general, 1909-10; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1913-28.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died May 31,
1933 (age 75 years, 182
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Groves Philbrook and Angelia (Coffin) Philbrook; married 1882 to Ada M.
Foster. |
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Frank Vaughan Plummer (1918-1993) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
23, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1966-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of renal
failure and other complications, in Downeast Community Hospital,
Machias, Washington
County, Maine, November
5, 1993 (age 74 years, 347
days).
Interment at Blossom
Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
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Daniel Darwin Pratt (1813-1877) —
also known as Daniel D. Pratt —
of Logansport, Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Palermo, Waldo
County, Maine, October
24, 1813.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1847; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850-53; member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1860; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1860,
1868
(alternate); served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1869-75.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., April
17, 1877 (age 63 years, 175
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
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Henry Brewer Quinby (1846-1924) —
also known as Henry B. Quinby —
of Gilford, Belknap
County, N.H.; Lakeport, Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, June 10,
1846.
Republican. Iron
manufacturer; banker;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1887-88; member of New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1889-90; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1891-92; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1892;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1909-11.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
8, 1924 (age 77 years, 243
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Carl H. Read (1898-1980) —
of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor), Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Dexter Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
27, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; merchant;
mayor
of East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949-53.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died, from acute
congestive heart failure and diabetes,
in Saline Community Hospital,
Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
25, 1980 (age 82 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Read and Carrie (Partlow) Read; married, September
27, 1923, to Linda L. Hoelzel. |
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John Hathaway Reed (b. 1921) —
also known as John H. Reed —
of Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine, January
5, 1921.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1955-57; member of Maine
state senate, 1957-59; Governor of
Maine, 1959-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1960;
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, 1976-77, 1982-85; Maldive Islands, 1976-77, 1982-85.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange;
Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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 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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Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. (1894-1949) —
also known as Wiley B. Rutledge —
Born in Cloverport, Breckinridge
County, Ky., July 20,
1894.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1939-43; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1943-49; died in office 1949.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in York, York
County, Maine, September
10, 1949 (age 55 years, 52
days).
Interment at Green
Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Colo.
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William Wallace Sampson (1841-1924) —
also known as William W. Sampson —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Turner, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Turner, Androscoggin
County, Maine, September
12, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster
at Malden,
Mass., 1890-99.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., February
23, 1924 (age 82 years, 164
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Weymouth, Mass.
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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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John O. Shaw (1838-1906) —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born December
1, 1838.
Republican. Merchant;
mayor
of Bath, Maine, 1893-94.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died March
20, 1906 (age 67 years, 109
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bath, 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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Charles Wilbert Snow (1884-1977) —
also known as C. Wilbert Snow —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in White Head Island, Knox
County, Maine, April 6,
1884.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1945-46; Governor of
Connecticut, 1946-47; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died September
28, 1977 (age 93 years, 175
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Lorenzo Eugene Thayer (b. 1883) —
also known as L. Eugene Thayer —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, March 8,
1883.
Democrat. Insurance
business; director, People's National Bank; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1933-34.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank L. Thayer and Nora (Pulsifer) Thayer; married, January
9, 1907, to Florence Merrill. |
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Rodney Irving Thompson (b. 1861) —
also known as Rodney I. Thompson —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Friendship, Knox
County, Maine, March
27, 1861.
Mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1906, 1908; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1910; member of Maine
state senate 12th District, 1921-22.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson Thompson and Helem M. (Benner) Thompson; married 1889 to Etta
E. Strong. |
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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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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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Charles Green Rich Vinal (b. 1840) —
also known as Charles G. R. Vinal —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Monroe, Waldo
County, Maine, January
14, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1894-95; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1897-1900; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1901-05.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Sumner Wallace (1856-1920) —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Berwick, York
County, Maine, March 7,
1856.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; director of banks, railroads,
and electric
utilities; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Lake Wales, Polk
County, Fla., January
11, 1920 (age 63 years, 310
days).
Interment at Rochester
Cemetery, Rochester, N.H.
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Fred Russell Walton (b. 1892) —
also known as Fred R. Walton —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
30, 1892.
Republican. Chair of
Androscoggin County Republican Party, 1923-24; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1924, 1928; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1926-29.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ambrose Walton and Annie (Millin) Walton; married, June 21,
1915, to Anna M. Hayes. |
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S. Curtis C. Ward (b. 1863) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, March 1,
1863.
Democrat. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1915-16; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1928; candidate for mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1930.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Ward and Mary E. (Clement) Ward; married, May 30,
1889, to Cora B. Brown. |
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Everett Cleveland Wardwell (b. 1859) —
also known as Everett C. Wardwell —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, August
25, 1859.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; department
store; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1918-19.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albion S. Wardwell and Mary G. (Hatch) Wardwell; married, May 25,
1882, to Alta M. Smith. |
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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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Charles E. West (b. 1871) —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
20, 1871.
Republican. Mayor
of South Portland, Maine, 1914-18.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles L. West and Pamelia (Simmons) West; married, July 19,
1899, to Elizabeth Loring. |
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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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William Whipple (1730-1785) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Kittery, York
County, Maine, January
14, 1730.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77; member of New Hampshire
state legislature, 1780; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1783-85.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., November
28, 1785 (age 55 years, 318
days).
Interment at North
Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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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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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.
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Charles H. Whitney (1838-1912) —
of Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn.
Born in Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
16, 1838.
Republican. Real estate
business; contractor;
postmaster at Cookeville,
Tenn., 1907-10.
Church
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Cookeville, Putnam
County, Tenn., December
25, 1912 (age 74 years, 344
days).
Interment at Cookeville
City Cemetery, Cookeville, Tenn.
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James Russell Wiggins (1903-2000) —
also known as J. Russell Wiggins —
Born in Luverne, Rock
County, Minn., December
4, 1903.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative to United Nations, 1968-69.
Member, Freemasons.
Managing editor of the Washington Post newspaper,
1947-66.
Died in Brooklin, Hancock
County, Maine, November
19, 2000 (age 96 years, 351
days).
Interment at Rural
Cemetery, Sedgwick, Maine.
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William Henry Wilder (1855-1913) —
also known as William H. Wilder —
of Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, May 14,
1855.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-13 (4th District 1911-13,
3rd District 1913); died in office 1913.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
11, 1913 (age 58 years, 120
days).
Interment at Crystal
Lake Cemetery, Gardner, Mass.
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Allen Crane Tibbetts Wilson (b. 1866) —
also known as Allen C. T. Wilson —
of Presque Isle, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, March
23, 1866.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1919-22;
member of Maine
state senate, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Wilson and Sarah E. (Henderson) Wilson; married, December
25, 1900, to Mary V. McIntosh. |
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John Stockbridge Patten Ham Wilson (b. 1860) —
also known as J. S. P. H. Wilson —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
9, 1860.
Democrat. School
teacher; grain and hay business; U.S. Marshal; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1900-01; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1910.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel H. Wilson and Caroline F. (Ham) Wilson. |
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