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Frank Bosworth Brandegee (1864-1924) —
also known as Frank B. Brandegee —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., July 8,
1864.
Son of Augustus
Brandegee and Nancy Christina (Bosworth) Brandegee.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New London, 1889; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1899-1900;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1902-05; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1905-24; died in office 1924.
Member, Union League.
Committed suicide
by inhaling
from a gaslight, in Washington,
D.C., October
14, 1924 (age 60 years, 98
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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John Wilbur Dwight (1859-1928) —
also known as John W. Dwight —
of Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y., May 24,
1859.
Son of Jeremiah
Wilbur Dwight and Rebecca A. Dwight.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1888,
1892,
1900,
1904,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1902-13 (26th District 1902-03,
30th District 1903-13); president, Virginia Blue Ridge Railway,
1913-28.
Member, Union League.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1928 (age 68 years, 240
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Aubrey Eaton (1868-1953) —
also known as Charles A. Eaton;
"Doc" —
of Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Toronto, Ontario;
Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Watchung, North Plainfield, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Pugwash, Nova
Scotia, March 29,
1868.
Son of Stephen Eaton and Mary D. (Parker) Eaton.
Republican. Baptist
minister; magazine
editor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1920,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1925-53 (4th District 1925-33,
5th District 1933-53).
Baptist.
Member, Union League.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1953 (age 84 years, 300
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Plainfield, N.J.
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Wade H. Ellis (b. 1866) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., December
31, 1866.
Son of A. C. Ellis and Kate (Blackburn) Ellis.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Ohio
state attorney general, 1904-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1908.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Union League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Will H. Parry (1864-1917) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 29,
1864.
Son of William M. Parry and Elizabeth (Gillette) Parry.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; treasurer and manager, Moran Shipbuilding
Co., 1900-15; member,
Federal Trade Commission, 1915-17; died in office 1917.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union League.
Died, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., April 21,
1917 (age 52 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. (1877-1952) —
also known as James W. Wadsworth, Jr. —
of Mt. Morris, Livingston
County, N.Y.; Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y.; Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y., August
12, 1877.
Son of James
Wolcott Wadsworth and Louise (Travers) Wadsworth.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Livingston County, 1905-10; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1906-10; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1936,
1940;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1912; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1915-27; defeated, 1926; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1933-51 (39th District 1933-45,
41st District 1945-51); delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grange; United
Spanish War Veterans; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Union League; Skull and
Bones.
The U.S. Senate's leading opponent of woman suffrage and alcohol
prohibition.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 21,
1952 (age 74 years, 314
days).
Interment at Temple
Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, N.Y.
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