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Samuel J. Azzinaro —
also known as Sam Azzinaro —
of Westerly, Washington
County, R.I.
Democrat. Labor leader; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1943-61; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1968.
Member, Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George Ellsworth Boomer (1862-1915) —
also known as George E. Boomer; "Uncle
Sam" —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.; Prosser, Benton
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Leavenworth, Chelan
County, Wash.; Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash.; Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, November
28, 1862.
Socialist. Printer;
president, Rhode Island Central Labor Union, 2 years; newspaper
editor and publisher; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1893; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1908; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1914.
Member, International
Typographical Union.
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., April 5,
1915 (age 52 years, 128
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph F. Malloney (b. 1835) —
of Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
16, 1835.
Socialist. Machinist;
labor organizer; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1898; Socialist
Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank J. Montanaro (c.1934-2017) —
of Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.
Born about 1934.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; fire
fighter; president, Local 1363, Firefighters' union, from
1963; president, Rhode Island State Association of
Firefighters, from 1972; president, Rhode Island AFL-CIO,
1992-2011; candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Died August
22, 2017 (age about 83
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Anne Burlak Timpson (1911-2002) —
also known as Anne Burlak; "The Red
Flame" —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Slatington, Lehigh
County, Pa., May 24,
1911.
Communist. Labor organizer; candidate for secretary
of state of Rhode Island, 1938.
Female.
Ukrainian
ancestry.
Died in East Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass., July 9,
2002 (age 91 years, 46
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Boston, Mass.
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Leonard Freel Woodcock (1911-2001) —
also known as Leonard Woodcock —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
15, 1911.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1968;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1959; president,
United Auto
Workers, 1970-77; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
U.S. Ambassador to China, 1979-81.
Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of pulmonary
complications, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
16, 2001 (age 89 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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