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Devere Allen (1891-1955) —
of Wilton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 24,
1891.
Editor for various publications,
including The Nation; overseas correspondent for newspapers
and magazines;
author;
Socialist candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1932, 1934; Labor candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1938, 1940.
Member, War
Resisters League; League
for Industrial Democracy; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Federation of Teachers; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in a hospital
at Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., August
27, 1955 (age 64 years, 64
days).
Interment at Wheeler
Cemetery, North Stonington, Conn.
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Harvey Almy Baker (1881-1951) —
also known as Harvey A. Baker —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., April
24, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1914-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died March
28, 1951 (age 69 years, 338
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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John Taggard Blodgett (1859-1912) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 16,
1859.
Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1898-1900; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1900-03.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died March 4,
1912 (age 52 years, 293
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Cecil Merne Putnam Cross (b. 1891) —
also known as Cecil M. P. Cross —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Rangoon, Myanmar,
of American parents, November
2, 1891.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Palermo, 1919-20; Naples, 1920; U.S. Consul in Naples, 1920-21; Aden, 1921-22; Lourenco Marques, 1922-24; Port Elizabeth, 1925; Cape Town, 1925-32; Barcelona, 1932-35; Paris, 1935-40; U.S. Consul General in Sao Paulo, 1941-49.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Putnam Cross and Susan Agnes (Brock) Cross; married, August
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Theodore Francis Green (1867-1966) —
also known as Theodore F. Green —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
2, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1907-08; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948,
1952,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island, 1918; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1933-37; defeated, 1912, 1928, 1930; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1936-40; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1937-61.
Baptist.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Society
of the Cincinnati; American Bar
Association.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 19,
1966 (age 98 years, 229
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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James Henry Higgins (1876-1927) —
also known as James H. Higgins; "Boy Mayor of
Pawtucket" —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Saylesville, Lincoln, Providence
County, R.I., January
22, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1902; mayor
of Pawtucket, R.I., 1903-06; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1907-09; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector
for Rhode Island.
Catholic.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
First
Catholic governor of Rhode Island.
Died in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., September
16, 1927 (age 51 years, 237
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary's Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Oscar Lapham (1837-1926) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Burrillville, Providence
County, R.I., June 29,
1837.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1887; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1891-95.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died March
29, 1926 (age 88 years, 273
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Frank Licht (1916-1987) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 3,
1916.
Law clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge John
C. Mahoney, 1942-43; lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1949-56; superior court judge in Rhode
Island, 1956-68; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1969-73.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American Bar
Association.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 30,
1987 (age 71 years, 88
days).
Interment at Lincoln Park Cemetery, Warwick, R.I.
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Lincoln MacVeagh (1890-1972) —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Narragansett Pier, Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I., October
1, 1890.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Minister to
Greece, 1933-41; Iceland, 1941-42; South Africa, 1942-43; U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1943-44; Greece, 1943-47; Portugal, 1948-52; Spain, 1952-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Died, in a nursing
home at Adelphi, Prince
George's County, Md., January
15, 1972 (age 81 years, 106
days).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Dana Gardner Munro (1892-1990) —
also known as Dana G. Munro —
of New Jersey.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 18,
1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; economist;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, 1920-21; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1930-32.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Phi; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in 1990
(age about
97 years).
Interment somewhere
in Waquoit, Mass.
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Dutee Jerauld Pearce (1789-1849) —
also known as Dutee J. Pearce —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Prudence, Portsmouth, Newport
County, R.I., April 3,
1789.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1810; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1819-25; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1825-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1840.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., May 9,
1849 (age 60 years, 36
days).
Interment at Common
Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.
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Fred Bartlett Perkins (1897-1969) —
of West Barrington, Barrington, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Burrillville, Providence
County, R.I., February
16, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Rhode Island
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-50; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1952-60.
Universalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Delta
Upsilon.
Died in 1969
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred William Perkins and Sophia Louise (Bartlett)
Perkins. |
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