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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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William Joseph Audibert (b. 1879) —
also known as William J. Audibert —
of Fort Kent, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Fort Kent, Aroostook
County, Maine, July 21,
1879.
Democrat. School teacher; lumber
business; potato
grower; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1919-22, 1931-32 (Aroostook
County 1919-22, Aroostook County (13th) 1931-32).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph L. Audibert and Elizabeth (Michaud)
Audibert. |
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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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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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Charles H. Butterfield (b. 1834) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine, May 17,
1834.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
superintendent of schools; criminal court judge in Indiana,
1869-71; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1872-74.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
City of Evansville |
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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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Luther B. Chapman (b. 1849) —
of Windham, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, 1849.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; farmer;
superintendent of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Windham, 1898, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Wiley C. Conary (b. 1880) —
of Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Blue Hill, Hancock
County, Maine, December
28, 1880.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; Hancock
County Attorney, 1909-10; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Hancock County, 1917-20.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert R. Conary and Joanna S. (Candage) Conary; married, August
8, 1906, to Georgia B. Eaton. |
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Charles Alvah Corliss (b. 1860) —
also known as Charles A. Corliss —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, May 8,
1860.
Democrat. School teacher; civil
engineer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Sagadahoc County, 1919-20.
Universalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Corliss and Merinda (Howard) Corliss; married, April
18, 1906, to Clara E. Laflin. |
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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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Paul Henry Cram (b. 1879) —
also known as Paul H. Cram —
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
26, 1879.
School teacher; U.S. Vice Consul General in Marseille, 1905-09; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Marseille, 1909-14; U.S. Consul in Cette, as of 1919; Nancy, as of 1920; Regina, as of 1924-27.
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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Remi Alphonse Daigle (b. 1859) —
also known as Remi A. Daigle —
of Madawaska, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Fort Kent, Aroostook
County, Maine, January
1, 1859.
Republican. School teacher; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1895-96, 1919-22, 1931-32
(Aroostook County 1895-96, 1919-22, Aroostook County (12th) 1931-32);
deputy collector of customs, 1898-1911.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Didyme Daigle and Marie (Michaud) Daigle. |
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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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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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Robert Foss Fernald (b. 1890) —
also known as Robert F. Fernald —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Winn, Penobscot
County, Maine, October
4, 1890.
School teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Catania, 1916-20; Stockholm, 1921-22; U.S. Consul in Stockholm, 1922-24; Gothenberg, 1924; Salonika, 1924-27; Lagos, 1927-29; Danzig, 1930; Tegucigalpa, 1930-31; Puerto Cabezas, 1931-32; La Paz, 1932-33; Madrid, 1939-41; Las Palmas, 1941-43; U.S. Consul General in Tananarive, as of 1948-49.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederic Webster Goding (1858-1933) —
also known as Frederic W. Goding —
of Rutland, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 9,
1858.
School teacher; college
professor; physician;
newspaper
editor; justice of the peace; U.S. Consul in Newcastle, 1898-1907; Montevideo, 1907-13; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1913-24.
Died in Androscoggin
County, Maine, May 5,
1933 (age 74 years, 361
days).
Interment at Lamb
Cemetery, Livermore, Maine.
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Cornelius A. Gower (1845-1932) —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Abbot, Piscataquis
County, Maine, July 3,
1845.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1878-81; appointed 1878.
Died in 1932
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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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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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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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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George Holbrook Hawes (1904-2002) —
also known as George Hawes —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, May 10,
1904.
School teacher; automobile
dealer; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1951-55; defeated, 1958
(Republican), 1972 (Democratic); candidate in Republican primary for
Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1954.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Member of an elected hospital board in 1988-98, making him probably
the oldest
elected official in the history of Nevada.
Died, at the Evergreen Healthcare Center nursing
home, Carson
City, Nev., April 9,
2002 (age 97 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Freeman Hersey (1812-1875) —
also known as Samuel F. Hersey —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Sumner, Oxford
County, Maine, April
12, 1812.
Republican. School teacher; lumber
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1842, 1857, 1865; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1852-54; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1860,
1864;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1864-68; member of Maine
state senate, 1868-69; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1870; U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1873-75; died in office
1875.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, February
3, 1875 (age 62 years, 297
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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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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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.
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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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Herbert Carlyle Libby (1878-1965) —
also known as Herbert C. Libby —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Burnham, Waldo
County, Maine, December
28, 1878.
Republican. Editor;
superintendent of schools; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1926-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Pi
Kappa Delta; Zeta
Psi.
Died in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
27, 1965 (age 86 years, 61
days).
Interment at Waterville
Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac C. Libby and Helen M. (Green) Libby; married, December
21, 1912, to Mabel Esther Dunn. |
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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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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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Marshall Noah McKusick (1841-1908) —
also known as M. N. McKusick —
of Calais, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Baring, Washington
County, Maine, March
12, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; lawyer;
postmaster at Calais,
Maine, 1882-85; mayor of
Calais, Maine, 1886-88, 1906-07.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Calais, Washington
County, Maine, May 28,
1908 (age 67 years, 77
days).
Interment at Calais
Cemetery, Calais, Maine.
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Benjamin Franklin Mudge (1817-1879) —
also known as Benjamin F. Mudge —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Cloverport, Breckinridge
County, Ky.; Quindaro (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Orrington, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
11, 1817.
Lawyer;
school teacher; chemist;
geologist;
mayor
of Lynn, Mass., 1852-53.
Died November
21, 1879 (age 62 years, 102
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James L. Nutting (1818-1880) —
of Pine Grove, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland
County, Maine, June 12,
1818.
Republican. School teacher and principal; iron works
operator; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1876.
Died June 20,
1880 (age 62 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Doris Pike (b. 1896) —
of Lubec, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Maine, December, 1896.
Republican. School teacher; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1944.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Nathan Read (1759-1849) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.; Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Warren, Worcester
County, Mass., July 2,
1759.
School teacher; apothecary;
iron foundry
business; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1800-03; common pleas
court judge in Massachusetts, 1803.
Died near Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, January
20, 1849 (age 89 years, 202
days).
Interment at Grove
Cemetery, Belfast, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Read and Tamsen (Meacham) Read; married to Elizabeth
Jeffrey; great-grandfather of Charles
Kirk Tilden; first cousin twice removed of John
Hill Walbridge and Henry
E. Walbridge; second cousin once removed of John
Adams Dix; second cousin twice removed of Charles
Otis Nason; third cousin of Jabez
Upham and George
Baxter Upham; third cousin once removed of Timothy
Bigelow, Rufus
Heaton, Alexander
Wheelock Thayer, James
Phineas Upham and John
Ogden Bigelow; third cousin twice removed of Cheney
Ames, Leonard
Ames Jr., Edgar
Weeks, John
Wingate Weeks and Alexander
Cook Thayer; third cousin thrice removed of William
Greene Dows, Bernard
Forrest Bemis, John
A. Weeks and Charles
Sinclair Weeks; fourth cousin of Phineas
Lyman Tracy, Albert
Haller Tracy and John
Prescott Bigelow; fourth cousin once removed of Gideon
Hard, Ebenezer
Oliver Grosvenor and Alvarus
Payson Adams. |
| | | Political families: Morris-Ingersoll
family of New York and Connecticut; Upham
family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham
family; Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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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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Albert Keith Smiley (1828-1912) —
also known as Albert K. Smiley —
Born in Vassalboro, Kennebec
County, Maine, March
17, 1828.
School principal; created a resort
hotel, now known as Mohonk Mountain House, where many important
conferences were held; member, U.S. Board of Indian Commissioners,
1879-1912; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1888.
Died in Redlands, San
Bernardino County, Calif., December
2, 1912 (age 84 years, 260
days).
Interment at Poughkeepsie
Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Margaret Chase Smith (1897-1995) —
also known as Margaret Chase —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, December
14, 1897.
Republican. School teacher; business executive for Maine Telephone
& Telegraph
Co., for a country newspaper,
and for the Cummings Woolen Co.;
member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1930-36; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1940-49; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1949-73; defeated, 1972; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1964.
Female.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1973; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, 1989.
Died May 29,
1995 (age 97 years, 166
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Margaret
Chase Smith Library, Skowhegan, Maine.
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William Gardner Smith (b. 1853) —
also known as William G. Smith —
of Sturgis, Meade
County, S.Dak.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Maine, August
16, 1853.
School teacher; physician;
South
Dakota railroad commissioner, 1899-1911.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Hancock Smith and Lucy (Gardner) Smith; married, August
27, 1885, to Nellie S. Williams. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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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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Effie Ward Talbot (born c.1878) —
also known as Effie W. Talbot; Effie Ward; Mrs. E.
E. Talbot —
of Machias, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Whiting, Washington
County, Maine, about 1878.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Silas M. Ward and Lucy (Hudson) Ward; married, April 8,
1899, to Edward Edgar Talbot. |
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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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William Lincoln Walker (b. 1861) —
also known as William L. Walker —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in New Portland, Somerset
County, Maine, October
22, 1861.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; superintendent of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of Maine
state senate 8th District, 1913-20.
Universalist.
Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Walker and Mary E. (Witham) Walker; married, April 6,
1887, to Nellie F. Allen. |
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Frank Porter Washburn (b. 1876) —
also known as Frank P. Washburn —
of Perry, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Perry, Washington
County, Maine, September
5, 1876.
Republican. Farmer;
superintendent of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1913-20;
member of Maine
state senate 15th District, 1945.
Unitarian.
Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles L. Washburn and Mary (Dana) Washburn; married 1901 to M.
Louise Cedarwall. |
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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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Benjamin White (1790-1860) —
of Montville, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Goshen (now Vienna), Kennebec
County, Maine, May 13,
1790.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; school
teacher; farmer; sawmill
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1829, 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from Maine 5th District, 1843-45.
Died in Montville, Waldo
County, Maine, June 7,
1860 (age 70 years, 25
days).
Interment at Halldale
Cemetery, North Montville, Montville, Maine.
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James Sullivan Wiley (1808-1891) —
also known as James S. Wiley —
of Dover (now part of Dover-Foxcroft), Piscataquis
County, Maine; Fryeburg, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Mercer, Somerset
County, Maine, January
22, 1808.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 6th District, 1847-49.
Died in Fryeburg, Oxford
County, Maine, December
21, 1891 (age 83 years, 333
days).
Interment at Wiley
Cemetery, Fryeburg, Maine.
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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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