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Horace Lincoln Abbe (1865-1916) —
also known as Horace L. Abbe —
of Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., July 26,
1865.
Piano and organ dealer; Prohibition candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Enfield, 1902, 1906, 1910.
Methodist.
Died in Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn., November
29, 1916 (age 51 years, 126
days).
Interment at Enfield
Street Cemetery, Enfield, Conn.
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Alexander Samuel Bacon (1853-1920) —
also known as Alexander S. Bacon —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., November
20, 1853.
Lawyer;
lecturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1887; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906 (Independence League),
1915 (American); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
vice-president and director, Webster Piano Company.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Attorney for New York Gov. William
Sulzer at his impeachment trial in 1913.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 29,
1920 (age 66 years, 191
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
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Rosalyn H. Baker —
also known as Roz Baker —
of Lahaina, Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Sporting goods merchant; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Hawaii, 1984,
1992,
1996
(alternate), 2000
(alternate); member of Hawaii
state house of representatives; elected 1988; member of Hawaii
state senate; appointed 1993; elected 1994, 2002.
Female.
Member, Rotary;
Soroptimists.
Still living as of 2002.
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Robert A. Beckwith (1862-1946) —
of East Hampton, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, August, 1862.
Foreman in bell factory; Prohibition candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1904 (Chatham), 1906 (Chatham),
1916 (East Hampton); member of Connecticut Prohibition Party State
Central Committee, 1922-27.
Died in 1946
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, East Hampton, Conn.
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Berkley Warren Bedell (b. 1921) —
also known as Berkley Bedell —
of Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, March 5,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; founder
and owner of the Berkley fishing tackle company; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1975-87; defeated, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 2014.
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John James Bell (1864-1929) —
also known as John J. Bell —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Palmerston, Ontario,
April
6, 1864.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; music store owner; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1907-12, 1927-28.
Methodist;
later Congregationalist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Modern
Maccabees; Maccabees
of the World; Foresters;
Woodmen
of the World; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., April 1,
1929 (age 64 years, 360
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Riley Alvin Bender (1890-1973) —
also known as Riley A. Bender —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1890.
Prize
fighter; hotel
manager; music store manager; seed
wholesaler; candidate in Democratic primary for Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1938; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Church
of Christ. German
and Welsh
ancestry.
Died, in Illinois Central Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 6,
1973 (age 82 years, 241
days).
Interment at Onarga
Cemetery, Onarga, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Bender and Rachel Josephine 'Josie' (Davis)
Bender. |
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Frederick W. Carberry (1875-1938) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, February
3, 1875.
Republican. Music
teacher; musical instrument dealer; director of community
singing; performed, Republican National Convention, 1920 ;
blind
in his later years.
Died, from heart
disease, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
27, 1938 (age 62 years, 358
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Demarus Kay Carlson (born c.1938) —
also known as De Carlson —
of Crofton, Knox
County, Neb.
Born about 1938.
Republican. Gun dealer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1992,
2004,
2008;
member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Marilyn Chambers (1952-2009) —
also known as Marilyn Ann Briggs; Evelyn Lang;
Marilyn Chambers Taylor —
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April
22, 1952.
Model;
Actress
in pornographic
movies;
gun dealer; Personal Choice candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004.
Female.
Bisexual.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage and an aneurysm,
in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
12, 2009 (age 56 years, 355
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.
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Alexis U. Coates (1858-1943) —
also known as A. U. Coates —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 21,
1858.
School
teacher; music store manager; grocer; real estate
dealer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1901; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936.
Church
of Christ. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
21, 1943 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Harvey Coates and Anna French (Knowlton) Coates; married,
August
31, 1875, to Isabel Lein. |
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Edwin Stapleton Conway (b. 1850) —
also known as Edwin S. Conway —
of Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ontario,
1850.
Republican. Secretary and general superintendent, W. W. Kimball
Piano Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1896;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Baptist.
Member, Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Edmond Cote (b. 1863) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Beaumont, Quebec,
February
22, 1863.
Republican. Piano dealer; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 1st District, 1931-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph H. Dickinson (b. 1855) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born, of American parents, at Chatham, Ontario,
June
22, 1855.
Republican. Organ manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1897-1900.
African
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Dickinson and Jane Dickinson. |
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Jacob Estey (1814-1890) —
of Vermont.
Born in Hinsdale, Cheshire
County, N.H., September
30, 1814.
Republican. Organ manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1869-70; member of Vermont
state senate, 1872; candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1876; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont.
Died in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., April
15, 1890 (age 75 years, 197
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Lawrence J. Fitzgerald —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
President, Cortland Wagon Co. manfacturers
of carriages, wagons, and bicycles; vice-president, National
Bank of
Cortland; village
president of Cortland, New York, 1882; New York
state treasurer, 1886-89.
Burial location unknown.
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Rea Hanna (b. 1878) —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., March
11, 1878.
Musical instrument salesman; customhouse
broker; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Amoy, 1906-07; U.S. Consul in Iquique, 1907-11; Georgetown, 1913.
Interment at Cementerio de Santa Inés, Viña del Mar, Chile.
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Relatives: Son
of George Hanna and Julia (Mandigo) Hanna. |
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Andrew George Katcher (1905-1966) —
also known as Andrew G. Katcher —
of Ambridge, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Ambridge, Beaver
County, Pa., December
10, 1905.
Democrat. Furniture
and piano merchant; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1942, 1944, 1946,
1948.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1966
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Ambridge
Heights, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Katcher and Julia (Panchura) Katcher; married to Agnes
Fedorchak. |
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memorial |
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William Kaye (1813-1890) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Yorkshire, England,
February
13, 1813.
Machinist;
founder and owner of the Kaye & Company brass works;
bell manufacturer; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1863-65.
Died November
19, 1890 (age 77 years, 279
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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John T. Kostuck (1892-1960) —
of Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.
Born in Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis., October
7, 1892.
Piano dealer; piano tuner; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Portage County, 1931-60.
A blasting accident made him blind
at age 14.
Died in 1960
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Guardian Angel Cemetery, Stevens Point, Wis.
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Jonas B. Lambert (1845-1927) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, May 17,
1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; music
teacher; music store owner; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1878-80.
Died in Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn., 1927
(age about
82 years).
Interment at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Cemetery, Hastings, Minn.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lysander Mason and Margaret Etta (Matthews) Mason;
married, March
17, 1918, to Evelyn Hawley Dunham. |
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memorial |
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22nd Republican National Convention (1940) |
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Charles W. Masterson (c.1862-1958) —
of Washington.
Born about 1862.
Democrat. Piano tuner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1916.
Blind
from age eight, due to an overdose of quinine (used to treat cholera).
Died in Walla Walla, Walla Walla
County, Wash., 1958
(age about
96 years).
Interment somewhere
in Walla Walla, Wash.
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Vernon Ream McMillan (1892-1968) —
also known as Vernon R. McMillan —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Morrill, Brown
County, Kan., September
15, 1892.
Founded sporting goods business; invented
the football face mask and the basketball inflator; mayor
of Terre Haute, Ind., 1943-48.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., December
1, 1968 (age 76 years, 77
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Gerald L. Murphy (1912-1976) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
25, 1912.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, E. E. Wilson Sporting Goods,
Inc.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1941-46, 1951-54; defeated, 1938, 1946; candidate for Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1954.
Died in 1976
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Ormsbee (1873-1942) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Maple Grove, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
3, 1873.
Republican. Sporting goods merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1915-18, 1923-26; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1936.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 4,
1942 (age 68 years, 335
days).
Interment at Aventine Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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William Merritt Osband (b. 1836) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Arcadia, Wayne
County, N.Y., June 15,
1836.
Republican. College
professor; furniture
business; newspaper
editor; pipe organ manufacturer; chair of
Washtenaw County Republican Party, 1886-90.
Methodist.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilson Osband and Susanna (Sherman) Osband; married, August
7, 1861, to Lucy Aldrich. |
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David Perry Otis (1809-1890) —
also known as David P. Otis —
of Salem, New London
County, Conn.; Norwich, New London
County, Conn.; Niantic, East Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., February
28, 1809.
Merchant;
piano manufacturing business; member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1860.
Died December
30, 1890 (age 81 years, 305
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John G. Roy (b. 1859) —
of East Barnet, Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., 1859.
Democrat. Croquet set manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Barnet, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Forest Sale (1911-1985) —
also known as Aggie Sale —
of Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrenceburg, Anderson
County, Ky., June 25,
1911.
Democrat. Famed college basketball player; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; sporting goods merchant; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 55th District, 1972-83.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
4, 1985 (age 74 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Don William Samuelson (1913-2000) —
also known as Don W. Samuelson —
of Sandpoint, Bonner
County, Idaho.
Born in Woodhull, Henry
County, Ill., July 27,
1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; sporting
goods merchant; member of Idaho
state senate, 1960-66; Governor of
Idaho, 1967-71; defeated, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Kiwanis;
National
Rifle Association.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Swedish Medical
Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., January
20, 2000 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Idaho.
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Freeborn Garretson Smith (c.1827-1911) —
also known as Freeborn G. Smith —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in a log
cabin, near Baltimore (unknown
county), Md., about 1827.
Piano manufacturing business; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1890 (3rd District), 1894 (2nd
District); Prohibition candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1891, 1895; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New York.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
9, 1911 (age about 84
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Homer Peter Snyder (1863-1937) —
also known as Homer P. Snyder —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., December
6, 1863.
Republican. Manufacturer of knitting
machinery and bicycles as Homer P. Snyder Manufacturing Co.;
vice-president, Little Falls National Bank;
director, Little Falls and Johnstown Railroad;
director, Little Falls Hotel
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1915-25; defeated,
1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
30, 1937 (age 74 years, 24
days).
Interment at Church
Street Cemetery, Little Falls, N.Y.
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Albert Morris Steinert (1868-1927) —
also known as Albert M. Steinert —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., 1868.
Democrat. Musical instrument dealer; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., 1927
(age about
59 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Oramel Whittlesey (born c.1802) —
of Salem, New London
County, Conn.
Born about 1802.
Whig. Pianoforte maker; member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1847.
Interment at Mosswood
Glen Cemetery, Salem, Conn.
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Arthur H. Wicks (1887-1985) —
also known as A. H. Wicks —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.; Lake Katrine, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1887.
Republican. Worked in piano manufacturing business; employed
in the engineering department of the New York City Board of Water
Supply, and then in construction of subways;
owner and operator of steam
laundry in Kingston; director, Governor Clinton Hotel;
member of New York
state senate, 1927-56 (29th District 1927-44, 34th District
1945-56); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1956;
resigned
in November 1953 as Senate Majority Leader and acting Lieutenant
Governor, while under threat
of ouster over his Sing Sing prison visits to convicted extortionist
and labor leader Joseph S. Fay.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Lake Katrine, Ulster
County, N.Y., February
18, 1985 (age 97 years, 56
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Horace C. Wilcox (1824-1890) —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born January
24, 1824.
President, Meriden Britannia
Company; president, Wilcox & White Organ Company; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1874, 1877; mayor
of Meriden, Conn., 1875-76.
Died August
27, 1890 (age 66 years, 215
days).
Interment at Wilcox Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Elisha B. Wilcox and Hepzibah (Cornwall) Wilcox; married to
Charlotte Smith and Ellen M. Parker. |
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memorial |
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Thomas E. Willmott —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Piano maker; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1912-13; American
candidate for New York
state senate 7th District, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Ellsworth Winslow (1862-1940) —
also known as Samuel E. Winslow —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April
11, 1862.
Republican. President, Samuel Winslow Skate Manufacturing Co.;
director, U.S. Envelope Co., State Mutual Life
Assurance Co. of Worcester, Mass., and Mechanics National Bank;
trustee, Worcester City Hospital;
chairman, U.S. Board of Railway Labor Mediation; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1893-94; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1908;
speaker, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1913-25.
Unitarian.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., July 11,
1940 (age 78 years, 91
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hope
Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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