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Bernard Ira Ashmun (b. 1871) —
also known as B. I. Ashmun —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., July 18,
1871.
Democrat. Manufacturer; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1920;
director, Bridgeport Hospital.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sydney Ashmun and Rose (Hershfield) Ashmun; married to Lillian
Louise Armstrong. |
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Willard J. Boyce (b. 1861) —
of Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Fayston, Washington
County, Vt., November
10, 1861.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1908, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel A. Brownell (b. 1843) —
of Essex Junction, Essex, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Williston, Chittenden
County, Vt., 1843.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Essex, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Cabana Jr. (b. 1865) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt., February
9, 1865.
Democrat. Manufacturer; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920,
1932.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver Cabana and Edmire (Rainville) Cabana; married, June 2,
1886, to Isabelle Josephine Pilliard. |
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Phillips E. Chase (b. 1832) —
of Mechanicsville, Mt. Holly, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Athol, Worcester
County, Mass., October
21, 1832.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Mt. Holly, 1872; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1886.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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John L. Cochrane (b. 1846) —
of East Dorset, Dorset, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in East Dorset, Dorset, Bennington
County, Vt., May 22,
1846.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Dorset, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert C. Comings (b. 1863) —
of Richford, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Berkshire, Franklin
County, Vt., November
17, 1863.
Democrat. Manufacturer; banker;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1898-1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Vermont, 1904,
1924
(alternate); U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1914-23; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Vermont; candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1926; member of Vermont
state senate, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Comings and Betsey (Hammond) Comings; married to May
Bowen; father of Herbert
Bowen Comings. |
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John W. Cramton (b. 1826) —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Tinmouth, Rutland
County, Vt., November
10, 1826.
Republican. Manufacturer; farmer;
member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Erastus Fairbanks (1792-1864) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Brimfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
28, 1792.
One of the founders of E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., platform scale
manufacturers; president, Passumpsic Railroad,
which completed a line from White River to St. Johnsbury in 1850;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1836-38; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Vermont; Governor of
Vermont, 1852-53, 1860-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1856.
Congregationalist.
Died in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
20, 1864 (age 72 years, 23
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Franklin Fairbanks (1828-1895) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., June 18,
1828.
Republican. Superintendent and later president of E. & T. Fairbanks &
Co., platform scale manufacturers; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1871-73; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1872-73.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., April
24, 1895 (age 66 years, 310
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Horace Fairbanks (1820-1888) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., March
21, 1820.
Republican. President, E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., platform scale
manufacturers; railroad
promoter; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1864;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; member of Vermont
state senate, 1870; Governor of
Vermont, 1876-78.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
17, 1888 (age 67 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Lyman H. Felton (b. 1847) —
of Franklin, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Franklin, Franklin
County, Vt., 1847.
Republican. Manufacturer; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Franklin, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Noah Fisher (b. 1842) —
also known as Henry N. Fisher —
of Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Barton, Orleans
County, Vt., June 5,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer; president, American Watch Tool Co.;
vice-president, Waltham National Bank;
trustee, Waltham Savings Bank; mayor
of Waltham, Mass., 1887-89.
Burial location unknown.
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William Haile (1807-1876) —
of Hinsdale, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Putney, Windham
County, Vt., May 22,
1807.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1854-56; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1857-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1860,
1864.
Died in Hinsdale, Cheshire
County, N.H., July 22,
1876 (age 69 years, 61
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Hinsdale, N.H.
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Sidney Holmes (b. 1839) —
of Grafton, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Grafton, Windham
County, Vt., August
30, 1839.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Grafton, 1882; member of Vermont
state senate from Windham County, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Hamilton Tyler Howe (b. 1849) —
also known as Hamilton T. Howe —
of Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Thetford, Orange
County, Vt., April
19, 1849.
Carpenter;
door, sash, and blind manufacturer; livery
business; member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1907-08.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Howe and Sarah (Bastoon) Howe; married 1880 to Nettie
E. Moody; third cousin twice removed of Jonas
Howe; fourth cousin once removed of Jonas
Holland Howe. |
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family of Massachusetts. |
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Thomas Marshall Howe (1808-1877) —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Williamstown, Orange
County, Vt., April
20, 1808.
Republican. Banker;
manufacturer; mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-55 (21st District 1851-53,
22nd District 1853-55); candidate for Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 20,
1877 (age 69 years, 91
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Jefferson R. Judson (b. 1834) —
of East Arlington, Arlington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Sunderland, Bennington
County, Vt., 1834.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer; postmaster;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Arlington, 1872; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1886.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Alvan Kidder (1801-1871) —
of Randolph, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., February
12, 1801.
Democrat. Manufacturer; merchant;
real
estate business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1835.
Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., November
18, 1871 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kidder and Ruth (Mann) Kidder; married, July 24,
1823, to Betsey Mann; nephew of Lyman
Kidder; first cousin of Ira
Kidder and Jefferson
Parish Kidder; first cousin once removed of Lyman
Kidder Bass, Silas
Wright Kidder and Daniel
S. Kidder; first cousin twice removed of Lyman
Metcalfe Bass; second cousin of Francis
Kidder; second cousin twice removed of Harley
Walter Kidder; third cousin once removed of Isaiah
Kidder, Ezra
Kidder, David
Kidder and Nathan
Parker Kidder; fourth cousin of Charles
Stetson, Arba
Kidder, Luther
Kidder, Joseph
Souther Kidder, Pascal
Paoli Kidder and Isaiah
Stetson; fourth cousin once removed of Gold
Selleck Silliman, Benjamin
Silliman, Caleb
Blodgett, Chauncey
Fitch Cleveland, Orlando
Burr Kidder, Adoniram
Judson Kneeland and Isaiah
Kidder Stetson. |
| | | 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 |
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William P. Mattison (b. 1828) —
of South Shaftsbury, Shaftsbury, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Shaftsbury, Bennington
County, Vt., December
22, 1828.
Republican. Manufacturer; merchant;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Shaftsbury, 1872; member of
Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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John Abner Mead (1841-1920) —
also known as John A. Mead —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt., April
20, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
president, Baxter National Bank;
director, Rutland Railroad;
president, Howe Scale Co.; president, John A. Mead
Manufacturing Co.; member of Vermont
state senate, 1892-93; mayor
of Rutland, Vt., 1893-94; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1906; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1908-10; Governor of
Vermont, 1910-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., January
12, 1920 (age 78 years, 267
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Edwin James Phelps (b. 1829) —
also known as Edwin J. Phelps —
of East Highgate, Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Stanbridge, Quebec,
September
23, 1829.
Republican. Tanner;
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Highgate, 1888.
Universalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Eldred C. Pitkin (1870-1956) —
of Marshfield, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Marshfield, Washington
County, Vt., November
29, 1870.
Republican. Butter box manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Marshfield, 1910.
Methodist.
Died, from acute
myocarditis and dementia,
in the Brattleboro Retreat,
Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., August
6, 1956 (age 85 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Marshfield, Vt.
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Fred E. Smith (b. 1830) —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., June 11,
1830.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer; president, Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; member of Vermont
state senate from Washington County, 1886-88.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Alonzo Jackson Stevens (b. 1828) —
also known as Alonzo J. Stevens —
of Colchester, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Essex, Chittenden
County, Vt., April 1,
1828.
Republican. Machinist;
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Colchester, 1869-70; member
of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1886.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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