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William Stowell Leavenworth (1862-1943) —
also known as William S. Leavenworth —
of Olivet, Eaton
County, Mich.; Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., July 28,
1862.
Progressive. Chemist; college
professor; candidate for Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1914; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1915.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., June 30,
1943 (age 80 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Evelina (Griggs) Leavenworth and Abel Edgar Leavenworth;
married, December
15, 1892, to Sophia Holt Shepard. |
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George W. Merck (1894-1957) —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Rupert, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
29, 1894.
Republican. Chemist; president (1925-49) and chairman
(1949-57), Merck & Co., pharmaceutical
makers; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1948;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1956.
Suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died the next day, in Orange Memorial Hospital,
Orange, Essex
County, N.J., November
9, 1957 (age 63 years, 225
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Merck and Friedrike (Schenck) Merck; married, September
22, 1917, to Josephine Carey Wall; married 1926 to Serena
Stevens. |
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article |
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1952 |
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