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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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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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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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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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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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Arthur Chapin (b. 1855) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Orrington, Penobscot
County, Maine, October
5, 1855.
Republican. Wholesale
grocer; mayor of
Bangor, Maine, 1899-1901.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustus Chapin and Ann (Hincks) Chapin; married, October
24, 1884, to Mary W. Pendleton; first cousin four times removed
of John
Adams; second cousin once removed of Edward
M. Chapin; second cousin thrice removed of John
Quincy Adams (1767-1848); second cousin four times removed of Samuel
Adams; third cousin twice removed of Willard
J. Chapin, George
Washington Adams, Charles
Francis Adams and Denwood
Lynn Chapin; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph
Allen; fourth cousin once removed of Silas
Wright Jr., Alphonso
Taft, Alexander
Wheelock Thayer, John
Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks
Adams. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Fairbanks-Adams
family; Saltonstall-Weeks
family of Massachusetts; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan
family of Dexter, Michigan; Pike
family of Lubec, Maine; Adams-Rusling
family (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Henry Ivory Emerson (1871-1953) —
also known as Henry I. Emerson —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Litchfield, Kennebec
County, Maine, March
15, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1915-21; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1924, 1926.
Methodist.
Died in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
28, 1953 (age 82 years, 227
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Roscoe C. Emery (b. 1886) —
of Eastport, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Eastport, Washington
County, Maine, March
28, 1886.
Republican. School
principal; partner in Emery Bros. fish packing
firm; newspaper
publisher; member of Maine
state senate 15th District, 1921-24; mayor
of Eastport, Maine, 1928-31, 1935-36.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary;
Zeta
Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Oscar Fowler Fellows (1857-1921) —
also known as Oscar F. Fellows —
of Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Bristol, Grafton
County, N.H., September
10, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901-03; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1903.
Methodist.
Died December
28, 1921 (age 64 years, 109
days).
Interment at Silver
Lake Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine.
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Joshua Hall (1768-1862) —
of Frankfort, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
22, 1768.
Minister;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1814, 1816, 1818-19; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1820-21; Governor of
Maine, 1830.
Methodist.
Died December
25, 1862 (age 94 years, 64
days).
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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William B. Perkins (b. 1831) —
of Bloomfield, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Topsham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, May 21,
1831.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state senate from Essex County, 1882.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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George Edward Reed (1846-1930) —
also known as "The Grand Old Man" —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.; Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Brownville, Piscataquis
County, Maine, March
28, 1846.
Republican. Minister;
president,
Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., 1889-1911; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900.
Methodist. English
ancestry.
Died, in Polyclinic Hospital,
Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., February
7, 1930 (age 83 years, 316
days).
Interment at Old
Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
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Jacob Sleeper (c.1802-1889) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, about 1802.
Wholesale
clothing business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1851-52; director, Boston
National Bank of
Commerce; director, North American Insurance
Company.
Wesleyan.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
31, 1889 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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