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Nathaniel Barnett Borden (1861-1938) —
also known as Nathaniel B. Borden —
of Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., June 5,
1861.
Shipbroker; Consular
Agent for Spain in Fernandina,
Fla., 1888-95; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Fernandina,
Fla., 1889-95; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Fernandina,
Fla., 1893-95; Vice-Consul
for Uruguay in Fernandina,
Fla., 1894-95; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Norway in Fernandina,
Fla., 1935.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., July 27,
1938 (age 77 years, 52
days).
Interment at Bosque Bello Cemetery, Fernandina Beach, Fla.
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Ernest Lee Jahncke (1877-1960) —
also known as "Commodore" —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
13, 1877.
Republican. Engineer;
president, Jahncke Dry Docks, New Orleans; U.S. assistant
secretary of the Navy, 1929-33; named a Commodore in 1931, and a Rear
Admiral in the naval reserve in 1955; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1932,
1936
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Expelled
from the International Olympic Committee in July 1936 after taking a
strong
stand against the Nazi-organized Berlin Games.
Died in Pass Christian, Harrison
County, Miss., November
16, 1960 (age 83 years, 34
days).
Entombed at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Winthrop Sargent (1753-1820) —
of Ohio.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., May 1,
1753.
Ship captain; major in Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; secretary
of Northwest Territory, 1788-98; Governor
of Mississippi Territory, 1798-1801; planter.
Died on
board ship at sea in the Gulf of
Mexico, June 3,
1820 (age 67 years, 33
days).
Interment at Gloucester
Plantation Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.
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