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Politicians in the Lumber and Timber Business in Rhode Island

Elisha Rockwell Bitgood (1879-1961) — also known as Elisha R. Bitgood — of Hope Valley, Hopkinton, Washington County, R.I. Born in Voluntown, New London County, Conn., October 11, 1879. Democrat. Lumber mill owner; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1940. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, November 25, 1961 (age 82 years, 45 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Hope Valley, Hopkinton, R.I.   Relatives: Son of John Bitgood and Ida (Lewis) Bitgood; married, March 31, 1909, to Blanch E. Gibson; married, June 8, 1918, to Sarah J. Clarke.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Albert Bliss (1811-1876) — of Pawtucket, Providence County, R.I. Born October 10, 1811. Coal and lumber dealer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1850; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1850. Member, Freemasons. Died in Pawtucket, Providence County, R.I., January 20, 1876 (age 64 years, 102 days). Interment at Mineral Spring Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Bliss and Elizabeth (Blake) Bliss; married, June 25, 1840, to Lydia Manton Jenks; father of Frank Manton Bliss; second cousin of Harvey Carpenter Bliss; third cousin thrice removed of Brooks Mason Bliss Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Jedediah Sabin, Cornelius Newton Bliss and Daniel Parrish Witter.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Coert du Bois (1881-1960) — of San Francisco, Calif.; Stonington, New London County, Conn. Born in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., November 10, 1881. Forester; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Consul in Paris, 1919-20; Naples, 1920-21; Port Said, 1922; U.S. Consul General in Batavia, 1927-30; Genoa, 1931; Naples, 1931-35; Havana, as of 1938. Episcopalian. His two daughters, Jane and Betty, ages 20 and 23, in grief over the deaths of two RAF airmen they had fallen in love with, killed themselves by jumping together from a British plane in 1935. Died, in Westerly Hospital, Westerly, Washington County, R.I., March 6, 1960 (age 78 years, 117 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Dr. John Coert du Bois and Evelyn 'Eva' (Kimball) du Bois; married, August 1, 1910, to Margaret Beauvais Mendell; great-grandson of Coert Dubois.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   George Gray (b. 1824) — of Elmore, Lamoille County, Vt. Born in Little Compton, Newport County, R.I., August 1, 1824. Republican. Farmer; lumber manufacturer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Elmore, 1888. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.   Herman Elisha Learned (b. 1879) — also known as Herman E. Learned — of Lisbon, New London County, Conn.; Westerly, Washington County, R.I.; Quonochontaug, Charlestown, Washington County, R.I. Born in Lisbon, New London County, Conn., May 5, 1879. Republican. Farmer; lumber business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Lisbon, 1911-12; defeated, 1904; hotelier. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Addison M. Learned and Augusta (Preston) Learned; married, April 24, 1912, to Elisabeth Heath Sweet.   James Youngs Smith (1809-1876) — also known as James Y. Smith — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London County, Conn., September 15, 1809. Republican. Lumber business; cotton manufacturer; mayor of Providence, R.I., 1855-57; Governor of Rhode Island, 1863-66; defeated, 1861. Died March 26, 1876 (age 66 years, 193 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Amos D. Smith and Priscilla (Mitchell) Smith; married to Emily Brown.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles R. Tripp (born c.1870) — of Eastford, Windham County, Conn. Born in North Foster, Foster, Providence County, R.I., about 1870. Republican. Sawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Eastford, 1921-22; defeated, 1918. Burial location unknown.

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