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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.
  Relatives: Son of Frank J. Austin and Achsah C. (Fillebrown) Austin; married, September 17, 1899, to Dora L. Hillman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Belliveu (b. 1880) — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, November 7, 1880. Democrat. Merchant; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1928. Catholic. Member, Maccabees; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles A. Belliveu and Sarah (Lessard) Belliveu; married 1900 to Mary Labbe.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Abither B. Brewster and Clara (Warren) Brewster; married, November 29, 1883, to Carrie S. Bridges; father of Ralph Owen Brewster.
  Albert L. Brown (b. 1828) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Lunenburg, Essex County, Vt. Born in Lunenburg, Essex County, Vt., January 12, 1828. Republican. Merchant; farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Lunenburgh, 1888. Baptist. Burial location unknown.
  Timothy F. Callahan (b. 1856) — of Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine. Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, March 1, 1856. Republican. Merchant; real estate and insurance business; member, Lewiston City Council, 1883-86; Lewiston Water Commissioner, 1885-91; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1891; Lewiston city treasurer, 1894-1904; treasurer, Maine State Fair, 1907-21; director, C.M.G. Hospital, 1905; trustee, People's Savings Bank, 1905; Maine state auditor, 1913-14; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1920, 1924, 1928. Catholic. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Callahan and Margaret (Murphy) Callahan; married, October 21, 1885, to Mary E. McVay.
  Daniel Choate (1828-1899) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in China, Kennebec County, Maine, September 9, 1828. Republican. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; real estate developer; postmaster at San Diego, Calif., 1876-81. Methodist. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., 1899 (age about 70 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah Wilson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Cony (1775-1835) — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Shutesbury, Franklin County, Mass., November 24, 1775. Merchant; Adjutant General of Maine, 1820-30. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, November 8, 1835 (age 59 years, 349 days). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Cony (1746-1779) and Susanna (Johnson) Cony; married, November 24, 1803, to Susan Bowdoin Cony (daughter of Daniel Cony (1752-1842)); father of Samuel Cony (1811-1870) and Susan Cony (who married Richard Foster Perkins); nephew of Daniel Cony (1752-1842); grandfather of Daniel Albert Cony; great-grandfather of Robert Alexander Cony; second great-grandfather of Chase Mellen Jr..
  Political family: Sewall-Adams-Quincy family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Davee (1797-1841) — of Blanchard, Piscataquis County, Maine. Born in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Mass., December 9, 1797. Democrat. Merchant; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1826-27; member of Maine state senate, 1830-32, 1841; died in office 1841; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1837-41 (7th District 1837-39, 3rd District 1839-41). Died in Blanchard, Piscataquis County, Maine, December 9, 1841 (age 44 years, 0 days). Interment at Churchyard Cemetery, Monson, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William L. Doige (b. 1887) — of Chateaugay, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, March 9, 1887. Republican. Railroad work; real estate business; merchant; member of New York state assembly from Franklin County, 1939-50. Burial location unknown.
  Harry Albert Furbish (b. 1867) — also known as Harry A. Furbish — of Rangeley, Franklin County, Maine. Born in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, March 15, 1867. Republican. Merchant; lumber business; banker; member of Maine state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1903-04, 1919-20; member of Maine state senate, 1905-06; treasurer of Maine Republican Party, 1928. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albert B. Furbish and Caroline H. (Young) Furbish; married, December 25, 1887, to Elizabeth M. Porter.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John W. Greeley and Martha (Bartlett) Greeley; married, January 27, 1885, to Nellie E. Otis.
  Martin Greeley (1814-1899) — of Stearns County, Minn. Born in Palermo, Waldo County, Maine, March 16, 1814. Merchant; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1872, 1889-90 (District 31 1872, District 40 1889-90). Died in Maine Prairie, Stearns County, Minn., September 4, 1899 (age 85 years, 172 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Greeley and Hannah (Hazeltine) Greeley; married 1846 to Cordelia Ford; granduncle of Otto Ethan Greeley; first cousin once removed of Jonathan Clark Greeley; third cousin of Elam Andrew Jackson Greeley.
  Political family: Greeley family of Minnesota and Maine.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Joseph Hall (1793-1859) — of Camden, Knox County, Maine; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Methuen, Essex County, Mass., June 26, 1793. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; merchant; postmaster at Camden, Maine, 1830-33; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1833-37 (6th District 1833-35, 4th District 1835-37); candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1849. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 31, 1859 (age 66 years, 188 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Camden, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Farnham Hall and Sally (Bailey) Hall; married, March 17, 1816, to Mary Howe (daughter of Nathan Howe).
  Political family: Howe family of Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mark Harris (1779-1843) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Ipswich, Essex County, Mass., January 27, 1779. Merchant; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1816; U.S. Representative from Maine at-large, 1822-23; Maine state treasurer, 1828, 1832-34; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1830. Died March 2, 1843 (age 64 years, 34 days). Interment at Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mark Langdon Hill (1772-1842) — of Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Born in Biddeford, York County, Maine, June 30, 1772. Merchant; shipbuilder; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1797, 1808, 1810, 1813-14; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1804, 1815-17; common pleas court judge in Massachusetts, 1810; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 13th District, 1819-21; U.S. Representative from Maine at-large, 1821-23. Died in Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, November 26, 1842 (age 70 years, 149 days). Interment at Congregational Churchyard, Phippsburg Center, Phippsburg, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Leonard Jarvis (1781-1854) — of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine; Surry, Hancock County, Maine. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 19, 1781. Democrat. Delegate to Maine state constitutional convention, 1819-20; Hancock County Sheriff, 1821-29; merchant; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1829-37 (6th District 1829-33, 7th District 1833-35, 5th District 1835-37). Died in Surry, Hancock County, Maine, September 18, 1854 (age 72 years, 334 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Surry, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Leonard Jarvis (1742-1813) and Susan (Scott) Jarvis; married, August 15, 1816, to Mary Hubbard Greene; married 1844 to Anna Howard Spooner.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Winthrop Jones (1817-1887) — also known as J. Winthrop Jones — of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine; Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, February 14, 1817. Democrat. School teacher; merchant; shipbuilder; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1860; lumber business. Died, from pneumonia, in Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass., September 19, 1887 (age 70 years, 217 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Jones and Catherine Winthrop (Sargent) Jones; married to Ann Maria Peters (sister of John Andrew Peters (1822-1904); aunt of John Andrew Peters (1864-1953)); first cousin twice removed of Winthrop Sargent; third cousin twice removed of Francis Williams Sargent.
  Political family: Sargent-Peters family of Ellsworth, Maine.
  Winthrop Park (created 1889; renamed 1941 as Msgr. McGolrick Park), in Brooklyn, New York, was named for him.
  Alphonse P. Labbie (b. 1884) — Born in Wallagrass, Aroostook County, Maine, June 5, 1884. Merchant; insurance agent; U.S. Consular Agent in St. Leonard, 1915-32. Burial location unknown.
  George Washington Ladd (1818-1892) — also known as George W. Ladd — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, September 28, 1818. Merchant; U.S. Representative from Maine 4th District, 1879-83. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, January 30, 1892 (age 73 years, 124 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Howard B. Leathers (b. 1852) — of Hermon, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Hermon, Penobscot County, Maine, June 11, 1852. Republican. Farmer; merchant; member of Maine state house of representatives from Penobscot County, 1901-02, 1919-20, 1923-24. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Enoch Leathers and Sarah (Ferguson) Leathers; married, December 15, 1879, to Ada M. Bower.
  Ernest de Beaufort Le Prohon (1855-1928) — also known as Ernest Le Prohon — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Maine, March, 1855. Commission merchant; Consular Agent for France in Portland, Maine, 1887-1928; Honorary Vice-Consul for Spain in Portland, Maine, 1894-98. French Canadian ancestry. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, September 22, 1928 (age 73 years, 0 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, South Portland, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Philip Le Prohon and Lucy Helen (Greene) Le Prohon; married, May 26, 1877, to Anna Chadbourne Smith; grandson of Henry Bowen Clark Greene.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaac Libbey (1813-1897) — of Bradford, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in North Berwick, York County, Maine, June 8, 1813. Merchant; lumber dealer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1867; postmaster. Died in Bradford, Penobscot County, Maine, February 16, 1897 (age 83 years, 253 days). Interment at Mills Cemetery, Bradford, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of John Libbey and Abigail Libbey; married, March 12, 1837, to Mary Worster; first cousin once removed of Llewellyn Libby; first cousin twice removed of Albanah Harvey Libby and Frederick Edwin Hanscom; second cousin thrice removed of Timothy Pickering; third cousin of Harrison Libbey; third cousin once removed of William F. Nason; third cousin twice removed of John Wingate Weeks and Arthur H. Lord; fourth cousin once removed of Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Caleb Cummings Libby and Eugene Harvey Libby.
  Political families: Libby-Felt family of Maine; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Vanderbilt-Tuck-Pickering-Webster family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albanah Harvey Libby (1868-1936) — also known as Albanah H. Libby — of Albion, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, April 29, 1868. Republican. Merchant; farmer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1929-30. Died in 1936 (age about 68 years). Interment at Albion Cemetery Number 4, Albion, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Llewellyn Libby and Angeline (Drake) Libby; first cousin twice removed of Isaac Libbey; second cousin once removed of Ida Martha Libby; second cousin five times removed of Timothy Pickering; third cousin of Frederick Edwin Hanscom; third cousin twice removed of Harrison Libbey; fourth cousin once removed of William F. Nason.
  Political families: Libby-Felt family of Maine; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Vanderbilt-Tuck-Pickering-Webster family; Lawrence-Andrew-Rodney-Parrish family of Adel, Georgia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Llewellyn Libby (1841-1928) — of Albion, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, January 16, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1899-1900. Died in 1928 (age about 87 years). Interment at Albion Cemetery Number 4, Albion, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of John Libby and Hannah D. (Libby) Libby; married, August 13, 1866, to Angie M. Drake; father of Albanah Harvey Libby; first cousin once removed of Isaac Libbey; second cousin of Ida Martha Libby; second cousin once removed of Frederick Edwin Hanscom; second cousin four times removed of Timothy Pickering; third cousin once removed of Harrison Libbey; third cousin thrice removed of John Wingate Weeks; fourth cousin of William F. Nason; fourth cousin once removed of Arthur H. Lord.
  Political families: Libby-Felt family of Maine; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Vanderbilt-Tuck-Pickering-Webster family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Leonard Macomber (1841-1926) — also known as Charles L. Macomber — of Jay, Franklin County, Maine. Born May 5, 1841. Democrat. Merchant; postmaster at Jay, Maine, 1893-97; member of Maine state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1919-20. Universalist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in 1926 (age about 85 years). Interment at Jay Hill Cemetery, Jay, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Rebekah (Hayden) Macomber and Ichabod Macomber; married 1869 to Helen M. Hanson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred Marshall (c.1797-1868) — of Maine. Born in New Hampshire, about 1797. Democrat. Member of Maine state house of representatives, 1827-28, 1834-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1840; U.S. Representative from Maine 7th District, 1841-43; merchant; hotel business. Died in China, Kennebec County, Maine, October 2, 1868 (age about 71 years). Interment at Village Cemetery, China, Maine.
  Relatives: Married, December 21, 1824, to Lydia Brackett.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  James W. Milliken (b. 1848) — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Denmark, Oxford County, Maine, May 20, 1848. Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan state senate 27th District, 1898-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of James T. Milliken; grandfather of William Grawn Milliken.
  Political family: Milliken family of Traverse City, Michigan.
  Joseph Cobham Noyes (1798-1868) — of Eastport, Washington County, Maine. Born in Maine, 1798. Whig. Merchant; member of Maine state legislature, 1830; U.S. Representative from Maine 5th District, 1837-39. Died in 1868 (age about 70 years). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Jeremiah O'Brien (1778-1858) — of Machias, Washington County, Maine. Born in Machias, Washington County, Maine, January 21, 1778. Democrat. Merchant; member of Maine state senate, 1821-24; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1823-29 (at-large 1823-25, 6th District 1825-29); member of Maine state house of representatives, 1832-34. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 30, 1858 (age 80 years, 129 days). Interment at O'Brien Cemetery, Machias, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
George C. Perkins 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.
  Relatives: Son of Clement Perkins and Lucinda (Fairfield) Perkins; married 1864 to Ruth A. Parker.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Clement Perkins (built 1944 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1969) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
  Samuel L. Porter (b. 1869) — of Amesbury, Essex County, Mass. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, November 10, 1869. Republican. Merchant; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives First Essex District, 1904-06. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Henry Prince (1837-1912) — also known as Charles H. Prince — of Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine; Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, May 9, 1837. Republican. Merchant; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1868-69; postmaster at Augusta, Ga., 1870-82; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1872, 1876, 1880; insurance business; brush manufacturer; member of Maine state senate, 1901. Died in Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, April 3, 1912 (age 74 years, 330 days). Interment at Buckfield Village Cemetery, Buckfield, Maine.
  Relatives: Married, January 30, 1859, to Eunice A. Atwood.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Read and Carrie (Partlow) Read; married, September 27, 1923, to Linda L. Hoelzel.
  Norman Dunning Rideout (1832-1907) — also known as N. D. Rideout — of Marysville, Yuba County, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, January 6, 1832. Republican. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1876, 1892. Died in San Francisco, Calif., July 2, 1907 (age 75 years, 177 days). Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Rideout and Margaret (Macomber) Rideout; married 1858 to Phebe Mason Abbott.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Robinson (1796-1857) — of Maine. Born in Cushing, Knox County, Maine, November 25, 1796. Merchant; banker; shipbuilder; member of Maine state senate, 1836-37; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1838-39; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1842, 1843, 1844. Died in Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, February 19, 1857 (age 60 years, 86 days). Interment at Thomaston Village Cemetery, Thomaston, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of William Robinson and Catharine (Packard) Robinson; married 1823 to Joanna A. Parsons; married 1828 to Nancy James Fales; married 1846 to Penelope G. Fales.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaiah Stetson (1812-1880) — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine, February 6, 1812. Republican. Merchant; lumber dealer; mayor of Bangor, Maine, 1859-62. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, June 30, 1880 (age 68 years, 145 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Simeon Stetson and Elizabeth (Kidder) Stetson; brother of Charles Stetson; married 1851 to Eliza Griffin; married, December 3, 1867, to Sarah Jewett Griffin; nephew of Isaiah Kidder; uncle of Isaiah Kidder Stetson; granduncle of Charles Stetson Wilson and Clarence Cutting Stetson; second cousin of Caleb Stetson and Luther Kidder; second cousin once removed of Ezra Kidder; third cousin of Lemuel Stetson, Arba Kidder and Joseph Souther Kidder; third cousin once removed of Ephraim Safford, Lyman Kidder and David Kidder; third cousin twice removed of John Adams, Emerson Wight, Harvey Edward Kidder, Clarence Patch Kidder and Alton Festus Hayden; fourth cousin of Jonathan Usher, Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Alvan Kidder, James Safford, Francis Kidder, Ira Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder, Jefferson Parish Kidder and David Thayer Bunker; fourth cousin once removed of John Quincy Adams, Caleb Blodgett, Ira Chandler Backus, George Washington Greene, Orlando Burr Kidder, John Palmer Usher, Edward Green Bradford, William Aldrich, Adoniram Judson Kneeland, Stafford Canning Cleveland, Francis Landon Cleveland, Bailey Frye Adams, Orestes Cleveland, Alfred Henry Littlefield, Henry Sabin, Lyman Kidder Bass, Robert Crawford Safford, Abner Coburn Cleveland, Robert Cleveland Usher, Nathan Parker Kidder, Silas Wright Kidder and Daniel S. Kidder.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rowland Wardwell Stewart (1866-1904) — also known as Rowland W. Stewart — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, December 29, 1866. Commission merchant; Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Bangor, Maine, 1894-1903; Consular Agent for Italy in Bangor, Maine, 1896-1903; Vice-Consul for Portugal in Bangor, Maine, 1900-01. Died, in Eastern Maine Insane Hospital, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, September 29, 1904 (age 37 years, 275 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Jefferson Stewart and Mary Manton (Dennison) Stewart; married, November 20, 1889, to Cara Arvilla Maloney.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Jefferson Stewart (1823-1890) — also known as Thomas J. Stewart — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Hartland, Somerset County, Maine, January 5, 1823. Grocer; commission merchant; shipbroker; Vice-Consul for Portugal in Bangor, Maine, 1864-90. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, March 6, 1890 (age 67 years, 60 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Rachel (Lander) Stewart and Joseph Stewart; married, June 8, 1851, to Mary Manton Dennison; father of Rowland Wardwell Stewart.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Linneus F. Turner (1856-1944) — of Burlington, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Palermo, Waldo County, Maine, 1856. Republican. Merchant; postmaster at Burlington, Conn., 1885-1903; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Burlington, 1927-28. Died June 12, 1944 (age about 87 years). Interment at Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
  Relatives: Married 1881 to Carrie Beckley; married to Grace Barnes.
  Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Mass., May 6, 1748. Merchant; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Adjutant General of Massachusetts, 1778; land agent; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1792; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1793-1807 (4th District 1793-95, 2nd District 1795-97, at-large 1797-1805, 15th District 1805-07). Died in Hiram, Oxford County, Maine, November 12, 1829 (age 81 years, 190 days). Interment at Wadsworth Cemetery, Durgintown, Hiram, Maine.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Barlett; grandfather of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Albion S. Wardwell and Mary G. (Hatch) Wardwell; married, May 25, 1882, to Alta M. Smith.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Wilson and Sarah E. (Henderson) Wilson; married, December 25, 1900, to Mary V. McIntosh.
  Joseph Ferdinand Wingate (1786-1864) — also known as Joseph F. Wingate — of Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine; South Windsor, Windsor, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., June 29, 1786. Democrat. Merchant; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1818-19; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1820-24; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1827-31. Died in South Windsor, Windsor, Kennebec County, Maine, March 15, 1864 (age 77 years, 260 days). Interment at Resthaven Cemetery, South Windsor, Windsor, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Wingate and Hannah (Carr) Wingate; married to Margaret Gay Tingey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Abiel Wood (1772-1834) — of Massachusetts. Born in Pownalborough (now Wiscasset), Lincoln County, Maine, July 22, 1772. Merchant; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1807-11, 1816; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1813-15; delegate to Maine state constitutional convention, 1819; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1820-21. Died in Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, October 26, 1834 (age 62 years, 96 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Wiscasset, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Abiel Wood (1743-1811) and Betsey (Tinkham) Wood; married to Hannah Hodge; married, November 24, 1818, to Jane Anderson; married, April 3, 1830, to Lydia Theobald.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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