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Elmer Bragg Adams (1842-1916) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in North Pomfret, Pomfret, Windsor
County, Vt., October
27, 1842.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri, 1879-84; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1895-1905;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1905-16; died in
office 1916.
Presbyterian.
Died, from cerebral
edema, in St.
Louis, Mo., October
24, 1916 (age 73 years, 363
days).
Interment somewhere
in Woodstock, Vt.
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Augustus Franklin Allen (1813-1875) —
also known as Augustus F. Allen —
of Ellicott town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Wardsboro, Windham
County, Vt., December
13, 1813.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; elected U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District 1874, but died before
taking office.
Presbyterian.
Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., January
20, 1875 (age 61 years, 38
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
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John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) —
also known as John C. Allen —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.
Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
14, 1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., January
12, 1939 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Interment at Vermont
Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
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Walter Hull Berry (b. 1860) —
also known as Walter H. Berry —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y., January
14, 1860.
Republican. Hotel
proprietor; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1925-27.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Ezra Brainerd Jr. (b. 1878) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., August
26, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel and vice-president, First National Bank of
Muskogee; director, Farmers National Bank of
Fort Gibson; director, First National Bank of
Braggs; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1927-33.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Psi;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezra Brainerd and Frances Viola (Rockwell) Brainerd; married, April
15, 1908, to Edith Maris Hubbard. |
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John Robert Brook (1905-1968) —
also known as John R. Brook —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1944-64 (New York County 15th District 1944, New
York County 9th District 1945-64).
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., July 1,
1968 (age 63 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1928 to
Elizabeth Munro Waters. |
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Alvah S. Clary (b. 1837) —
of Greensboro Bend, Greensboro, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Milton, Chittenden
County, Vt., 1837.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Greensboro, 1910.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Elbert O. Farrar —
of Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Granville, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown Springs, Rutland
County, Vt.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1882-83.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Henry (1742-1816) —
of Vermont.
Born in Colrain, Franklin
County, Mass., May 12,
1742.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Vermont state legislature, 1781-82, 1789-1801; delegate
to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1791-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in Halifax, Windham
County, Vt., May 10,
1816 (age 73 years, 364
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Windham County, Vt.
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Henry Hitchcock (1792-1839) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., September
11, 1792.
Lawyer;
secretary
of Alabama Territory, 1818-19; Alabama
state attorney general, 1819; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1825-30.
Presbyterian.
Died, in a yellow
fever epidemic, in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., August
11, 1839 (age 46 years, 334
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Elber Benjamin House (b. 1865) —
also known as Elber B. House —
of Berlin, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Berlin, Washington
County, Vt., June 30,
1865.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Berlin, 1910.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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James Johnston (b. 1832) —
of Ryegate, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Ryegate, Caledonia
County, Vt., September
18, 1832.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Ryegate, 1876, 1888.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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James Mackay (b. 1861) —
of Barre, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Aberdeen, Scotland,
March
14, 1861.
Member of Vermont
state senate from Washington County, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Ferdinand Lathrop Mayer (1887-1986) —
also known as Ferdinand L. Mayer —
of Indiana.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 25,
1887.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1937-40.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., 1986
(age about
99 years).
Interment at Old
First Church Graveyard, Bennington, Vt.
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James Frederick McLam (b. 1875) —
also known as James F. McLam —
of Topsham, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Danville, Quebec,
August
27, 1875.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Topsham, 1910.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Malcolm McLean (b. 1862) —
also known as Donald M. McLean —
of Wheelock, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Bury, Quebec,
May
28, 1862.
Republican. Flour and feed
business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Wheelock, 1910.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Prescott Metcalf (1813-1891) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Putney, Windham
County, Vt., January
25, 1813.
Manager of steamship
business; director, North East and Erie Railroad;
mayor
of Erie, Pa., 1862-64.
Presbyterian.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., October
14, 1891 (age 78 years, 262
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Mills (b. 1861) —
of South Ryegate, Ryegate, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Topsham, Orange
County, Vt., February
20, 1861.
Republican. Blacksmith;
farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Ryegate, 1910.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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John Flournoy Montgomery (1878-1954) —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., September
20, 1878.
Democrat. President, John Wildi Evaporated Milk Co.,
1914-25; chairman, International Milk Co.,
1925-33; U.S. Minister to Hungary, 1933-41.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., November
7, 1954 (age 76 years, 48
days).
Interment somewhere
in Manchester, Vt.
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Joseph McHarg Pendrigh (b. 1872) —
also known as Joseph M. Pendrigh —
of Guildhall, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Leeds, Canada,
December
29, 1872.
Republican. Farmer; Essex
County Auditor, 1907-10; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Guildhall, 1910; delegate
to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Ebenezer William Walbridge (1779-1856) —
also known as Ebenezer W. Walbridge —
of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., October
28, 1779.
Lawyer;
banker;
paper
mill business; village
president of Lansingburgh, New York, 1809-10, 1838; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1816-17, 1819-20.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y., March
23, 1856 (age 76 years, 147
days).
Interment at Troy
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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John Hopkins Worcester Jr. (1845-1893) —
also known as John H. Worcester —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., April 2,
1845.
Republican. Pastor,
Sixth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, 1883-90; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888 ;
professor
of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary, 1890-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J., February
5, 1893 (age 47 years, 309
days).
Interment somewhere
in Burlington, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Worcester and Martha P. (Clark) Worcester; married, October
29, 1874, to Harriet Strong. |
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