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Sewall Wester Abbott (1859-1943) —
also known as Sewall W. Abbott —
of Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Tuftonboro, Carroll
County, N.H., April
11, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Wolfeboro Woolen Mills; probate judge in New
Hampshire, 1889-1921; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1923-25; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Redmen;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H., January
3, 1943 (age 83 years, 267
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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James Dupont Adams (1887-1966) —
also known as James D. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., July 2,
1887.
Democrat. President, Citizens State Bank;
among the organizers of Columbia Woolen Mills; publisher,
Columbia City Post newspaper;
owner of movie
theaters; president, Whitley County Telephone
Co., 1912-26; cattle
breeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
American
Bankers Association.
Died in August, 1966
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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Frank Gilman Allen (1874-1950) —
also known as Frank G. Allen —
of Norwood, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., October
6, 1874.
Republican. Chairman of Winslow Brothers & Smith, leather
and wool manufacturers; director of banks and
insurance
firms; trustee of Norwood Hospital;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1918-19; member of Massachusetts
state senate Norfolk District, 1921-24; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1925-29; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Union
League.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
9, 1950 (age 76 years, 3
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Norwood, Mass.
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John Henry Bradbury (b. 1841) —
also known as John H. Bradbury —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Webster, Worcester
County, Mass., December
12, 1841.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; wool and woolen goods
dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1903-06; defeated,
1910.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bradbury and Joanna (Perry) Bradbury; married to Josephine
Way. |
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William Alfred Buckingham (1804-1875) —
also known as William A. Buckingham —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Lebanon, New London
County, Conn., May 28,
1804.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; ingrain wool carpet
manufacturer, and later of rubber
goods; mayor
of Norwich, Conn., 1849-50, 1856-57; Governor of
Connecticut, 1858-66; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1869-75; died in office 1875.
Congregationalist.
Died in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., February
5, 1875 (age 70 years, 253
days).
Interment at Yantic
Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
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Franklin Pierce Combest (1853-1909) —
also known as F. P. Combest —
of Phil, Casey
County, Ky.
Born in Casey
County, Ky., October
10, 1853.
Republican. Surveyor;
school
teacher; banker; merchant;
president, Green River Woolen Mills; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; elected 1892; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1908.
Member, Freemasons.
He and his brother Liberty Madison Combest incorporated the Green
River Telephone
Company.
Died in Phil, Casey
County, Ky., October
22, 1909 (age 56 years, 12
days).
Interment at Antioch
Christian Church Cemetery, Phil, Ky.
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Eliab Alden Converse (b. 1844) —
also known as E. Alden Converse —
of Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., October
19, 1844.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1880.
Burial location unknown.
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John Bright Davidson (1876-1941) —
also known as John B. Davidson —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Oldham, Lancashire, England,
March
17, 1876.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; mayor
of Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1924-30, 1933-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1929-30; member
of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Florida, February
15, 1941 (age 64 years, 335
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher Davidson and Ann (Gillespy) Davidson; married 1904 to Anna
'Annie' Murphy. |
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memorial |
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William Hunsberger Detweiler (1893-1965) —
also known as William H. Detweiler; Bill
Detweiler —
of Hazelton, Jerome
County, Idaho.
Born in Souderton, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
1, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; sheep
rancher;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1927-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Idaho, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1944; member of Idaho
state senate, 1951-54.
Member, Lions; Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from an aortic
aneurysm, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, June 25,
1965 (age 72 years, 175
days).
Interment at Twin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Idaho.
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Charles Dickey (1813-1879) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H., April
13, 1813.
Wool buyer; Calhoun
County Sheriff, 1844-48; village
president of Marshall, Michigan, 1847; member of Michigan
state senate, 1850-51, 1853-54 (5th District 1850-51, 13th
District 1853-54); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County, 1859-60; Calhoun
County Probate Judge, 1873.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
13, 1879 (age 65 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Dickey and Rhoda (Varnum) Dickey; married, September
6, 1836, to Mary Ann Wakeman; married 1854 to Mary
Elizabeth Moss; married 1857 to Mary
Jane Pratt; father of Gilbert A. Dickey. |
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Abel Elsworth Eaton (1834-1917) —
also known as A. E. Eaton —
of Union, Union
County, Ore.
Born in Conway, Carroll
County, N.H., May 20,
1834.
Woollen manufacturer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1910.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
15, 1917 (age 82 years, 240
days).
Interment at Union
Victorian Cemetery, Union, Ore.
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Edwin Einstein (1842-1905) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
18, 1842.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1879-81; candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1892; president, New River Mineral
Company; director, Alabama Mineral
Land Company; director, Raritan Woolen Mills; trustee,
Texas Pacific Land Trust.
Jewish.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
24, 1905 (age 62 years, 67
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Joseph Buell Ely (1881-1956) —
also known as Joseph B. Ely —
of Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., February
22, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Hampton National Bank and
Trust Company; director, American Woolen Company; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1931-35.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., June 13,
1956 (age 75 years, 112
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Mass.
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James Alfred Emerson (1865-1922) —
also known as James A. Emerson —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y., April
25, 1865.
Republican. Lumber
business; woollen manufacturer; steamboat
business; hotel
owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate, 1907-18 (32nd District 1907-08, 33rd District
1909-18); as an opponent of alcohol prohibition in 1918, he was
called "wringing wet" (in contrast to prohibition advocates, who were
"desert dry").
Became ill, from heart
disease and gastritis,
while on
board the steamship Porto Rico, and died soon after, in
Long Island Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
31, 1922 (age 56 years, 281
days).
Interment at Warrensburg
Cemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.
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Louis Woodard Emerson (1857-1924) —
also known as Louis W. Emerson —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y., July 25,
1857.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; woollen manufacturer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1888,
1904
(alternate), 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1890-93; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1899-1903.
Died in Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y., June 10,
1924 (age 66 years, 321
days).
Interment at Warrensburg
Cemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.
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Charles Stearns Faulkner (1819-1879) —
also known as Charles S. Faulkner —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., May 17,
1819.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1868.
Unitarian.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., July 28,
1879 (age 60 years, 72
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Keene, N.H.
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Henry Fink (b. 1840) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
September
7, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dealer in
wool, hides, and
furs; real estate
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1876-77; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for
the 1st Wisconsin District, 1889-1909; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1916.
German
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Engelhart Fink and Catherine (Dielmann) Fink; married, May 13,
1866, to Catherine Strieff; married, September
12, 1883, to Rosa Blankenhorn. |
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Joseph Edward Fletcher (1866-1924) —
also known as Joseph E. Fletcher; "The
Colonel" —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Bradford, England,
June
9, 1866.
Republican. Head of the Coronet Worsted Company of Mapleville,
R.I., the Plainfield Worsted Company of Plainfield, Conn., the
Central Yarn Company, of Central Valley, Conn., and the
Allentown Woolen Company of Wickford, R.I. Was also president
of the American Association of Woolen and Worsted
Manufacturers; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1900,
1908;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Died on
board the yacht Juniata, at Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., September
28, 1924 (age 58 years, 111
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Charles Ranlett Flint (1850-1934) —
also known as Charles R. Flint; "Father of
Trusts" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine, January
24, 1850.
Shipping
business; shipowner;
financier;
Consul
for Chile in New
York, N.Y., 1877-79; Consul-General
for Costa Rica in New
York, N.Y., 1891-96; in the 1890s, he consolidated groups of
smaller companies to form large corporations or "trusts": U.S. Rubber
(1892); American Chicle (chewing
gum) (1899); American Woolen (1899); founder, in 1911, of
the Computing-Tabulating-Recording
Company, which later became International Busines Machines (IBM).
Died, in his room at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1934 (age 84 years, 33
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Vincent Fornes (1844-1929) —
also known as Charles V. Fornes —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y., January
22, 1844.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; woolen merchant; president, New York City
board of aldermen, 1902-07; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1907-13; defeated
(Gold Democratic), 1896.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 22,
1929 (age 85 years, 120
days).
Interment at United
German and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
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Louis Bertrand Goodall (1851-1935) —
also known as Louis B. Goodall —
of Sanford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Winchester, Cheshire
County, N.H., September
23, 1851.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; officer of railroads
and power
companies; president, Sanford National Bank; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1917-21.
Unitarian.
Died in Sanford, York
County, Maine, June 26,
1935 (age 83 years, 276
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Sanford, Maine.
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James McKinley Graeff (1862-1908) —
also known as James M. Graeff —
of Westport, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., November
18, 1862.
Republican. Importer and dealer in wool; president of a boot and
shoe company; creamery
business; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1901-04.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Westport, Essex
County, N.Y., February
22, 1908 (age 45 years, 96
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Westport, N.Y.
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Addison Loomis Green (1862-1942) —
also known as Addison L. Green —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
23, 1862.
Lawyer;
archaeologist;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1894; became
involved in the textile
business; vice-president, Association of Woolen Manufacturers
of America; studied archeological sites in Spain and France with Charles
G. Dawes, 1930.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died June 24,
1942 (age 79 years, 244
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Jefferson Green and Alvira Eunice (Loomis) Green; married
1890 to
Maud Ingersoll Bennett; married 1911 to
Gertrude Metcalf; father of Addison Bennett Green (who married Margaret
A. Oldham) and Marshall
Green. |
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Joseph Ridgway Grundy (1863-1961) —
also known as Joseph R. Grundy —
of Bristol, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., January
13, 1863.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900,
1908,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1936,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1929-30.
Quaker.
Died in Nassau, Bahamas,
March
3, 1961 (age 98 years, 49
days).
Interment at Beechwood
Cemetery, Hulmeville, Pa.
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Samuel Elias Hull (1843-1911) —
also known as Samuel E. Hull —
of Millbury, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Millbury, Worcester
County, Mass., August
12, 1843.
Republican. Cotton and
wool dealer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1900-01; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Fifth Worcester District, 1905-06.
Died, from stomach
cancer, in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., May 18,
1911 (age 67 years, 279
days).
Interment at Millbury Central Cemetery, Millbury, Mass.
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Oscar Anthony Iasigi (1846-1884) —
also known as Oscar Iasigi —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
18, 1846.
Importer
and exporter; treasurer, Vassalboro woolen mills; Vice-Consul
for Turkey in Boston,
Mass., 1871-77; Consul-General
for Turkey in Boston,
Mass., 1877-84.
Armenian
and French
ancestry.
Perished
in the wreck
of the steamship SS City of Columbus, which hit a reef and
sank, in Vineyard
Sound, January
18, 1884 (age 37 years, 92
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Eugene Louis Jalbert (b. 1885) —
also known as Eugene L. Jalbert —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Arctic, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., April
20, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel, Woonsocket Spinning
Co., Verdun Manufacturing Co. (textile
mill), Lafayette Worsted Spinning Co.; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Jalbert and Julie (Danis) Jalbert; married, November
28, 1912, to Nathalie H. Moreau. |
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Thomas Benjamin Kay (1864-1931) —
also known as Thomas B. Kay —
of Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
28, 1864.
Republican. Woolens company executive; Oregon
state treasurer, 1911-19, 1925-31; died in office 1931.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., April
28, 1931 (age 67 years, 59
days).
Interment at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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George Edward Keeney (1849-1923) —
also known as George E. Keeney —
of Somersville, Somers, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in South Manchester, Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn., March
22, 1849.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state senate 24th District, 1889-90, 1893-94; president, Hartford
Life
Insurance Company, 1899; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Somersville, Somers, Tolland
County, Conn., October
4, 1923 (age 74 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Amos Adams Lawrence (1814-1886) —
also known as Amos A. Lawrence —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 31,
1814.
Owner, Ipswich Mills, maker of cotton and
woollen goods; abolitionist; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1858 (American), 1860 (Constitutional Union).
Episcopalian.
Died in Nahant, Essex
County, Mass., August
22, 1886 (age 72 years, 22
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Lawrence and Sarah (Richards) Lawrence; married, March
31, 1842, to Sarah Elizabeth Appleton (daughter of William
Appleton); father of Susan Mason Lawrence (who married William
Caleb Loring); nephew of Luther
Lawrence and Abbott
Lawrence; great-grandfather of Leverett
Saltonstall and Richard
Saltonstall; second great-grandfather of William
Lawrence Saltonstall; first cousin of Samuel
Abbott Green; third cousin twice removed of Charles
Moore Bancroft; fourth cousin of Alonzo
M. Garcelon; fourth cousin once removed of John
Albion Andrew, Charles
Courtney Pinkney Holden, Ebenezer
Gregg Danforth Holden, Winfield
Scott Holden and Alonzo
Marston Garcelon. |
| | | Political families: Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts; Woodbury-Holden
family of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon
family of Massachusetts; Lawrence-Andrew-Rodney-Parrish
family of Adel, Georgia (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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of Lawrence,
Kansas, is named for
him. — Lawrence University,
in Appleton,
Wisconsin, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Robert Lawton (1858-1937) —
also known as George R. Lawton —
of Tiverton, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Tiverton, Newport
County, R.I., December
31, 1858.
Republican. Accountant;
auditor, American Woolen Company, Douglas Shoe
Company; member of Rhode
Island state senate from Tiverton, 1911; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912,
1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Tiverton, Newport
County, R.I., November
14, 1937 (age 78 years, 318
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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Alfred Henry Littlefield (1829-1893) —
also known as Alfred H. Littlefield —
of Lincoln, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Scituate, Providence
County, R.I., April 2,
1829.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; thread and
yarn manufacturer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1876-77; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1878-79; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1880-83; president, First National Bank of
Pawtucket; president, Pawtucket Gas
Company; president, Pawtucket Street
Railway.
Died in Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I., December
21, 1893 (age 64 years, 263
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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William Luebke (b. 1906) —
of West Allis, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April
28, 1906.
Democrat. Electrician;
woolen mill superintendent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1941-44, 1955-60 (Milwaukee County 3rd District
1941-44, Milwaukee County 23rd District 1955-60); defeated
(Progressive), 1938.
Burial location unknown.
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Pierre Mali (1856-1923) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Verviers, Belgium,
August
19, 1856.
Woollen manufacturer; importing
business; Vice-Consul
for Belgium in New
York, N.Y., 1889-99; Consul
for Belgium in New
York, N.Y., 1899-1903; Honorary
Consul-General for Belgium in New
York, N.Y., 1921.
Belgian
ancestry.
Died in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., October
4, 1923 (age 67 years, 46
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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Hollie Brockenborough McCormac (1875-1937) —
also known as H. B. McCormac —
of Winchester,
Va.
Born in Frederick
County, Va., December
27, 1875.
Republican. Woolen mill manager; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1936.
Died in Winchester,
Va., December
11, 1937 (age 61 years, 349
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. McCormac and Sarah Margaret (Anderson) McCormac; married
1911 to
Gertrude May Adams. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Homer McGraw (1856-1915) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New Baltimore, Macomb
County, Mich., January
22, 1856.
Republican. Wool business; wholesale
tobacco business; fire
insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1915; died in office 1915.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
26, 1915 (age 59 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew James McShane (1865-1936) —
also known as Andrew J. McShane —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
2, 1865.
Democrat. Wholesale hides and
wool business; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1920-25.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., April
17, 1936 (age 71 years, 106
days).
Entombed at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Jesse Houghton Metcalf (1860-1942) —
also known as Jesse H. Metcalf —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
16, 1860.
President of a woolen manufacturing company; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1907; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1924-37; defeated (Republican), 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1935-40.
Unitarian.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
9, 1942 (age 81 years, 327
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Howard V. Morgan (1914-2012) —
of Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Tillamook, Tillamook
County, Ore., January
22, 1914.
Democrat. Sheep rancher; gravel
contractor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
candidate for Oregon
commissioner of labor, 1950; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oregon, 1952,
1956;
Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1952-56; Oregon Public Utility
Commissioner, 1957-59; member, Federal Power Commission, 1961-63;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1966.
Died in McMinnville, Yamhill
County, Ore., April
14, 2012 (age 98 years, 83
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Mitchell Morgan (1870-1935) —
also known as William M. Morgan —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Licking
County, Ohio, August
1, 1870.
Republican. In carriage
and implement
business; later in wool and grain
business; president, Central Ohio Foundry
Company; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1921-31.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1935
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
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Richard Olney II (1871-1939) —
of Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Milton, Strafford
County, N.H., January
5, 1871.
Democrat. Wool merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1903; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1915-21;
defeated, 1920.
Died in 1939
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Cherry
Valley Cemetery, Leicester, Mass.
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Charles Paine (1799-1853) —
of Northfield, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Williamstown, Orange
County, Vt., April
15, 1799.
Whig. Woollen manufacturer; hotelier;
merchant;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1828-29; delegate to Whig
National Convention from Vermont, 1839 (Convention Secretary); Governor of
Vermont, 1841-43; railroad
builder.
Died, from dysentery,
in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., July 6,
1853 (age 54 years, 82
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Northfield, Vt.
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Freeman Fremont Patten (1856-1937) —
also known as Freeman F. Patten —
of Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Somers, Tolland
County, Conn., November
3, 1856.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; bank
director; warden
(borough president) of Stafford Springs, Connecticut, 1904;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stafford, 1905-06; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1907-11.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., November
8, 1937 (age 81 years, 5
days).
Interment at Stafford Springs Cemetery, Stafford Springs, Stafford, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Lily Daisy Welch. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Legislative History and
Souvenir of Connecticut 1907-08 |
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Isaac L. Pearl (b. 1832) —
of Johnson, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Milton, Chittenden
County, Vt., 1832.
Woollen manufacturer; probate judge in Vermont, 1870-71; Lamoille
County Commissioner, 1874-77; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Johnson, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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David Petrikin (1788-1847) —
of Danville, Montour
County, Pa.
Born in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., December
1, 1788.
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; woolen mill
operator; Columbia
County Prothonotary, 1821; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1820; postmaster at Danville,
Pa., 1834-37; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1837-41.
Died in Catawissa, Columbia
County, Pa., March 1,
1847 (age 58 years, 90
days).
Interment at Petrikin
Cemetery, Danville, Pa.
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Dudley Leavitt Pickman (1779-1846) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., 1779.
Shipowner;
importer
and exporter; investor and stockholder in cotton and
woolen mills and railroads;
financier;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1820.
Died November
4, 1846 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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John Pilling (1830-1900) —
of Newark, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Chowbent, Lancashire (now Atherton, Greater Manchester), England,
March
6, 1830.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 9th
District, 1899-1900; died in office 1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1884,
1896;
member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County, 1891-94.
English
ancestry.
Died in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., November
8, 1900 (age 70 years, 247
days).
Interment at Head of Christiana Church Cemetery, Newark, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Pilling and Susan (Bradshaw) Pilling; married 1851 to
Elizabeth B. Kelley; married 1877 to Ellen
Glenn. |
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Richard Thomas Pilling (1864-1951) —
also known as Richard T. Pilling —
of Kiamensi, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Kiamensi, New Castle
County, Del., 1864.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 8th
District, 1901-02; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Towson, Baltimore
County, Md., April 1,
1951 (age about 86
years).
Interment at St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Aram J. Pothier (1854-1928) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Quebec,
July
26, 1854.
Republican. Banker;
officer of Guerin Spinning
Co., Alsace Worsted Co., Montrose Woolen Co., and
Rosemont Dyeing
Co.; treasurer, Woonsocket Hospital;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1887-88; mayor
of Woonsocket, R.I., 1894-96; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1897-98; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1909-15, 1925-28; died in office 1928; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Catholic.
Member, American
Bankers Association.
Died February
3, 1928 (age 73 years, 192
days).
Interment at Precious
Blood Cemetery, Blackstone, Mass.
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Daniel Lace Quirk (1818-1910) —
also known as Daniel L. Quirk —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.; Sterling, Whiteside
County, Ill.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Isle of
Man, June 15,
1818.
Democrat. Wayne
County Auditor, 1852-54; postmaster at Belleville,
Mich., 1853-54; hotelier;
co-founder and later president, First National Bank of
Ypsilanti, the first national bank incorporated in Washtenaw County;
he and others organized the Ypsilanti Woolen Manufacturing
Company, which later became the Ypsilanti Underwear Company; founder
and president, Peninsular Paper
Company; railroad
builder.
Manx
ancestry.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
3, 1910 (age 92 years, 171
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Thomas Leavens Renton (b. 1844) —
also known as Thomas L. Renton —
Born in England,
March
2, 1844.
Wool merchant; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Bradford, 1883-1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Fleming Rich (1883-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Rich —
of Woolrich, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Woolrich, Clinton
County, Pa., June 23,
1883.
Republican. General manager and treasurer, Woolrich Woolen
Mills; president, State Bank of
Avis; director, secretary, treasurer, Chatham Water
Co.; director, treasurer, Pierce Manufacturing
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1930-43, 1945-51 (16th District
1930-43, 15th District 1945-51).
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died April
28, 1968 (age 84 years, 310
days).
Interment at Woolrich
Cemetery, Woolrich, Pa.
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Charles Addison Russell (1852-1902) —
also known as Charles A. Russell —
of Killingly, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., March 2,
1852.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; woollen manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1883; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1884;
secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1885-87; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1887-1902; died in
office 1902.
Died in Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., October
23, 1902 (age 50 years, 235
days).
Interment at High
Street Cemetery, Dayville, Killingly, Conn.
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Parley Asa Russell (1838-1916) —
also known as Parley A. Russell —
of Great Barrington, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 13,
1838.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
26, 1916 (age 77 years, 258
days).
Interment at Mahaiwe
Cemetery, Great Barrington, Mass.
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Frederick Richard Sawday (b. 1849) —
also known as Frederick R. Sawday —
of San
Diego County, Calif.; Ensenada, Baja
California.
Born in Sidmouth, England,
July
29, 1849.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; sheep raiser; merchant;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Ensenada, 1911-14; U.S. Consular Agent in Ensenada, as of 1916-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Henry Sawyer (1840-1908) —
also known as Charles H. Sawyer —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., March
30, 1840.
Republican. Superintendent, later president, Sawyer Woolen
Mills; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1869-70, 1876-77;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1884;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1887-89.
Died January
18, 1908 (age 67 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sabin L. Sayles (1827-1891) —
of Killingly, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Burrillville, Providence
County, R.I., 1827.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1868,
1872.
Died in 1891
(age about
64 years).
Interment at High
Street Cemetery, Dayville, Killingly, Conn.
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Winfield Aldrich Schuster (1906-1983) —
also known as Winfield A. Schuster —
of East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass., July 17,
1906.
Republican. Woollen manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1932-36; appointed 1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Member, Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died, of leukemia,
November, 1983
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Douglas, Mass.
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Charles H. Silver (c.1886-1984) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Romania,
about 1886.
Democrat. Vice-president, American Woolens Company; president,
Beth Israel Medical
Center, 1947-84 president, New York City Board of Education,
1955-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952.
Jewish.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
24, 1984 (age about 98
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Times, August 25, 1984 |
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Joseph Orvill Smith (b. 1843) —
also known as Joseph O. Smith —
of Chile.
Born in Rhode Island, August
12, 1843.
Woollen manufacturer; railroad
builder; flour mill
business; mining
business; U.S. Consular Agent in Talcahuano, 1895-1918.
Burial location unknown.
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Margaret Chase Smith (1897-1995) —
also known as Margaret Chase —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, December
14, 1897.
Republican. School
teacher; business executive for Maine Telephone
& Telegraph
Co., for a country newspaper,
and for the Cummings Woolen Co.; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1930-36; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1940-49; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1949-73; defeated, 1972; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1964.
Female.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1973; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, 1989.
Died May 29,
1995 (age 97 years, 166
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Margaret
Chase Smith Library, Skowhegan, Maine.
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Victor Ira Spear (1852-1930) —
also known as Victor I. Spear —
of Braintree, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Braintree, Orange
County, Vt., September
20, 1852.
Republican. Farmer;
sheep breeder;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Braintree, 1880; member of Vermont
state senate from Orange County, 1886; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Died in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., July 13,
1930 (age 77 years, 296
days).
Interment at Randolph
Center Cemetery, Randolph Center, Randolph, Vt.
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Frederick Augustine Sterling (1876-1957) —
also known as Frederick A. Sterling —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Texas.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
13, 1876.
Cattle ranch
manager; woollen manufacturer; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Minister to Ireland, 1927-34; Bulgaria, 1933-36; Sweden, 1938-41.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
21, 1957 (age 80 years, 251
days).
Interment at St. James Cemetery, Falls Church, Va.
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Ralph Smith Taintor (1811-1892) —
also known as Ralph S. Taintor —
of Colchester, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., November
13, 1811.
Republican. Farmer;
wool commission merchant; member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1857.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Died in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., October
22, 1892 (age 80 years, 344
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Colchester, Conn.
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Albert Edward Waite (1873-1937) —
also known as Albert E. Waite —
of Rockville, Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Rockville, Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn., April 9,
1873.
Accountant
for a woolen mill; mayor
of Rockville, Conn., 1930-33.
English
ancestry.
Died in Rockville, Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn., 1937
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Rockville, Vernon, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Waite and Eliza (Howell) Waite; married 1910 to
Dorothea Marie Abbey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Herbert Edwin Walbridge (b. 1878) —
also known as Herbert E. Walbridge —
of Enfield, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Massachusetts, September
27, 1878.
Republican. Wool percher; postmaster;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Enfield; elected
1938.
Burial location unknown.
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