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Telephone and Telegraph Politicians in Puerto Rico

Sosthenes Behn (1884-1957) — also known as Louis Richard Sosthenes Behn — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (now Virgin Islands), January 30, 1884. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; sugar business; member of Republican National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1912; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; he and his brother Hernand bought a telephone company in Puerto Rico, and went on to establish International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT), which rapidly expanded worldwide. Danish, French, and Italian ancestry. Died, from a heart ailment, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 6, 1957 (age 72 years, 342 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Son of William Behn and Louise (Monsanto) Behn; married to Margaret Dunlap.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)   Howard L. Kern (c.1886-1947) — of West Orange, Essex County, N.J. Born in Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, about 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; Puerto Rico attorney general, 1915-19; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1920; assistant general attorney for International Telephone and Telegraph, 1928-41; general counsel, Central Railroad of New Jersey, 1941-47. Died in West Orange, Essex County, N.J., May 12, 1947 (age about 61 years). Burial location unknown.

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