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Gaston family of Massachusetts

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	William Gaston (1820-1894) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Killingly, Windham County, Conn., October 3, 1820. Father of William Alexander Gaston. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1853-56; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1868; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1871-72; Governor of Massachusetts, 1875-76; defeated, 1873, 1875, 1877. Died January 19, 1894 (age 73 years, 108 days). Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.   See also National Governors Association biography
	William Alexander Gaston (1859-1927) — also known as William A. Gaston — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 1, 1859. Son of William Gaston (1820-1894) and Louisa Augusta (Beecher) Gaston; married 1892 to May Davidson Lockwood; father of William Gaston (1899-?). Democrat. Lawyer; banker; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1902, 1903, 1926; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1922; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Episcopalian. Died in Barre, Worcester County, Mass., July 17, 1927 (age 68 years, 77 days). Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1902
	William Gaston (b. 1899) — of New Canaan, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., 1899. Son of William Alexander Gaston. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; playwright; candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1948. Protestant. Burial location unknown.

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