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Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837-1927) —
also known as Elbridge T. Gerry; "Commodore
Gerry" —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charlestown, Washington
County, R.I., December
25, 1837.
Lawyer;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; founder
and president, New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children (said to be the "parent of all child protective
organizations in the world"); governor of New York Hospital,
1878-1912; chairman, New York State Commission on Capital Punishment
(replaced hanging with the electric chair), 1886-88; trustee, New
York Life
Insurance Co.; chairman, New York City Commission on Insanity,
1892.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Broke his hip in a fall, and
died two weeks later, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1927 (age 89 years, 55
days).
Entombed at St.
James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Aram J. Pothier (1854-1928) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Quebec,
July
26, 1854.
Republican. Banker;
officer of Guerin Spinning
Co., Alsace Worsted Co.,
Montrose Woolen Co.,
and Rosemont Dyeing
Co.; treasurer, Woonsocket Hospital; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1887-88; mayor
of Woonsocket, R.I., 1894-96; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1897-98; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1909-15, 1925-28; died in office 1928; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Catholic.
Member, American
Bankers Association.
Died February
3, 1928 (age 73 years, 192
days).
Interment at Precious
Blood Cemetery, Blackstone, Mass.
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George Benjamin Utter (b. 1881) —
also known as G. Benjamin Utter —
of Westerly, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., April
11, 1881.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; printing
business; member of Rhode Island
Republican State Central Committee, 1915-28; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1925-26; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1940;
trustee, Westerly Hospital.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at River
Bend Cemetery, Westerly, R.I.
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