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  Llewelyn Sherman Adams (1899-1986) — also known as Sherman Adams; "The Abominable No Man"; "The Great Stone Face" — of Lincoln, Grafton County, N.H. Born in East Dover, Dover, Windham County, Vt., January 8, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumberman; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1941-44; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1943-44; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944, 1952 (speaker); U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1945-47; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lincoln, 1948; Governor of New Hampshire, 1949-53; defeated, 1946; assistant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-58; forced to resign in 1958 following disclosure that he had accepted gifts, including a vicuna coat, from a Boston businessman seeking preferred treatment from federal agencies. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Grange; Elks; Society of Colonial Wars; Foresters. Died in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., October 27, 1986 (age 87 years, 292 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Lincoln, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Clyde A. Adams and Winnie Marian (Sherman) Adams; married, July 28, 1923, to Rachael Leona White.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) — also known as Harold J. Arthur — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Whitehall, Washington County, N.Y., February 9, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of Vermont, 1950-51; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958. Unitarian. Member, United Commercial Travelers; American Legion; Amvets; Farm Bureau; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Grange; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died, from cancer, in the Air Force Base Hospital, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, N.Y., July 19, 1971 (age 67 years, 160 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Married to Mary C. Alafat.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Warren R. Austin Warren Robinson Austin (1877-1962) — also known as Warren R. Austin — of St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Highgate Center, Highgate, Franklin County, Vt., November 12, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; Franklin County State's Attorney, 1904-06; mayor of St. Albans, Vt., 1909; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1928 (speaker), 1940 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944 (speaker); U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1931-46; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1947-53. Congregationalist. Member, Farm Bureau; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of the Cincinnati; Loyal Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Kappa Sigma; Rotary. Died in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., December 25, 1962 (age 85 years, 43 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Chauncey Goodrich Austin and Anne Mathilda (Robinson) Austin; married, June 26, 1901, to Mildred Mary Lucas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin (1837-1914) — also known as S. G. W. Benjamin — of New York; Washington, D.C.; Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born, of American parents, at Argos, Greece, February 13, 1837. Librarian; author; artist; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1883-85; U.S. Consul General in Teheran, as of 1883-85. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Phi Beta Kappa; American Forestry Association; Navy League. Died in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., July 19, 1914 (age 77 years, 156 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan B. Benjamin and Mary Gladding (Wheeler) Benjamin; married, October 20, 1863, to Clara Stowell; married, November 16, 1882, to Fanny Nichols Weed.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin: Our American Artists
Everett C. Benton Everett Chamberlin Benton (1862-1924) — also known as Everett C. Benton — of Belmont, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Guildhall, Essex County, Vt., September 25, 1862. Republican. Insurance business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896, 1900, 1904; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1912. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the Revolution. Died in 1924 (age about 61 years). Interment at Belmont Cemetery, Belmont, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Emerson Benton and Adda (Chamberlin) Benton; married, January 24, 1885, to Willena Blanche Rogers; father of Jay Rogers Benton; fourth cousin once removed of Bennet Bicknell, Charles Phelps Huntington and Charles Edward Phelps.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Leo Allen Bergholz (1857-1945) — of New Rochelle, Westchester County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., November 10, 1857. Republican. U.S. Vice Consul in Chinkiang, 1883-87; U.S. Consul in Erzerum, 1896-1903; Three Rivers, 1903-04; Dawson, 1904-05; U.S. Consul General in Tientsin, 1905; Beirut, 1905-06; Canton, 1906, 1919-21; Kingston, 1912; Winnipeg, 1913; Dresden, 1913-17; Seoul, 1918-19. Methodist. German ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in 1945 (age about 87 years). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of William Rudolph Otto Bergholz and Mary (Lyon) Bergholz.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elbert Sidney Brigham (1877-1962) — also known as Elbert S. Brigham — of St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt. Born in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., October 19, 1877. Republican. Banker; insurance executive; Vermont commissioner of agriculture, 1913-24; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1925-31; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Congregationalist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Grange; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Died in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., July 5, 1962 (age 84 years, 259 days). Interment at St. Albans Bay Cemetery, St. Albans, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Sanford Josiah Brigham and Sarah Jane (Bronson) Brigham; married, October 2, 1906, to Anna Hazen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Porter Hinman Dale (1867-1933) — also known as Porter H. Dale — of Island Pond, Brighton, Essex County, Vt. Born in Island Pond, Brighton, Essex County, Vt., March 1, 1867. Republican. Lawyer; banker; lumber business; member of Vermont state senate, 1910-12; U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1915-23; resigned 1923; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1923-33; died in office 1933. Congregationalist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Westmore, Orleans County, Vt., October 6, 1933 (age 66 years, 219 days). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Island Pond, Brighton, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of George N. Dale and Helen (Hinman) Dale; married 1891 to Amy K. Bartlett; married 1910 to Augusta M. Wood.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Hial Darling (1859-1944) — also known as Charles H. Darling — of Bennington, Bennington County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., May 9, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Vermont, 1887-1901; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1896-98; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1901-05; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1905-09. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Zeta Psi; Freemasons. Died in 1944 (age about 85 years). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Jason L. Darling and Ellen L. (Paul) Darling; married, October 6, 1889, to Agnes Christmas Norton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Irving Willard Eastman (b. 1895) — of Whiting, Addison County, Vt. Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vt., May 23, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1959-61; member of Vermont state senate from Addison County, 1963. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Chi Psi. Burial location unknown.
  Frank Lester Greene (1870-1930) — also known as Frank L. Greene — of St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt. Born in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., February 10, 1870. Republican. General in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1904 (alternate), 1908; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1912-23; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1923-30; died in office 1930; on February 15, 1924, while walking on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., he was shot in the head by a prohibition agent chasing bootleggers. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Grange; Rotary. Died in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., December 17, 1930 (age 60 years, 310 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, St. Albans, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Lester Bruce Greene and Mary Elizabeth (Hoadley) Greene; married, February 20, 1895, to Jessie Emma Richardson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Zophar Mack Mansur (1843-1914) — also known as Zophar M. Mansur — of Island Pond, Brighton, Essex County, Vt. Born in Morgan, Orleans County, Vt., November 23, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lost his right arm in the battle of Opequon Creek, Virginia; lawyer; postmaster; lumber business; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Brighton, 1886; member of Vermont state senate from Essex County, 1888; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1894-96; director and president, Derby Line National Bank. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Island Pond, Brighton, Essex County, Vt., March 12, 1914 (age 70 years, 109 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Warren Mansur and Jane (Morse) Mansur; married 1867 to Ellen L. Newhill.
Harold W. Mason Harold Whitney Mason (1895-1944) — also known as Harold W. Mason — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., April 21, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; boot and shoe business; vice-president, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital; director for power companies, insurance companies, the Central Vermont Railway, and the Estey Organ Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1932; Convention Secretary, 1940, 1944; secretary, Arrangements Committee, secretary, 1940; speaker, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; delegate to Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of Republican National Committee from Vermont, 1936-44; Secretary of Republican National Committee, 1937-44. Member, American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Union League; Sigma Nu. Died, from a heart attack, in his room at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 3, 1944 (age 49 years, 196 days). Interment at Morningside Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of William Lysander Mason and Margaret Etta (Matthews) Mason; married, March 17, 1918, to Evelyn Hawley Dunham.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Official Report of the 22nd Republican National Convention (1940)
Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920) — also known as Levi P. Morton — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Shoreham, Addison County, Vt., May 16, 1824. Republican. Dry goods merchant; banker; financier; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1879-81; defeated, 1876; U.S. Minister to France, 1881-85; Vice President of the United States, 1889-93; Governor of New York, 1895-97; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1896. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Union League. Died in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y., May 16, 1920 (age 96 years, 0 days). Interment at Rhinebeck Cemetery, Rhinebeck, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Daniel Oliver Morton and Lucretia (Parsons) Morton; brother of Daniel Oliver Morton; married, October 15, 1858, to Lucy Young Kimball; married, February 12, 1873, to Anna Livingston Reade Street; grandfather of Anne Livingston Eustis (daughter-in-law of Grenville Temple Emmet) and Morton C. Eustis; third cousin of James Madison Turner; third cousin once removed of James Munroe Turner; third cousin twice removed of James Turner.
  Cross-reference: Robert S. Chilton, Jr.
  The village of Morton Grove, Illinois, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Empire State Notables (1914)
  Edward Henry Powell (1839-1911) — also known as E. Henry Powell — of Richford, Franklin County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Richford, Franklin County, Vt., September 3, 1839. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Franklin County State's Attorney, 1872-73; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Richford, 1874-76; member of Vermont state senate from Franklin County, 1878-80; Vermont state auditor of accounts, 1878-92. Baptist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., May 4, 1911 (age 71 years, 243 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  Relatives: Married, October 1, 1877, to Georgiana (Reed) Bailey (widow of George W. Bailey Jr.).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel C. Remick (b. 1852) — of Littleton, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Hardwick, Caledonia County, Vt., January 15, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1901-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904. Congregationalist. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel K. Remick and Sophia (Cushman) Remick; brother of James Waldron Remick; married, May 18, 1896, to Elizabeth Kilburn.
  William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) — also known as William H. H. Stowell — of Burkeville, Nottoway County, Va.; Appleton, Outagamie County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.; Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in West Windsor, Windsor County, Vt., July 26, 1840. Republican. U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77; Virginia Republican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1876; founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox River Pulp Co., Atlas Paper Co., Duluth Iron and Steel Co.; president of Manufacturers Bank of West Duluth, 1889-1895. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars. Died in Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass., April 27, 1922 (age 81 years, 275 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: William Henry Harrison
  Relatives: Son of Sylvester Stowell and Fanny Chandler (Bowen) Stowell; married, November 13, 1873, to Emma Clara Averill (daughter of John Thomas Averill); third cousin twice removed of Henry Fisk Janes; fourth cousin of John Mason Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Carlos Coolidge, Elijah Livermore Hamlin, Hannibal Hamlin, John Maxwell Stowell, George Pickering Bemis, Blake C. Fisk and Claude Vinton Stowell.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hamlin-Bemis family of Bangor, Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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