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Charles Brand (1871-1966) —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, November
1, 1871.
Son of John F. Brand and Fannie E. (Patrick) Brand.
Republican. Farmer;
manufacturer; banker;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1921-22; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1923-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Melbourne Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., May 23,
1966 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Melbourne
Cemetery, Melbourne, Fla.
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Marcus Allen Coolidge (1865-1947) —
also known as Marcus A. Coolidge —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Westminster, Worcester
County, Mass., October
6, 1865.
Son of Ellen Drusilla (Allen) Coolidge and Frederick
Spaulding Coolidge.
Democrat. Chairmaker;
builder;
president, Fitchburg Machine Works; president, Seneca Falls
(N.Y.) Machine Co., manufacturers of machine tools; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1902, 1904; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1920,
1924,
1932,
1936;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1931-37.
Universalist.
Member, Elks.
Died in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
23, 1947 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Westminster, Mass.
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Edward Wheeler Goss (1893-1972) —
also known as Edward W. Goss —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., April 27,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1926-28; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1928,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1930-35; defeated,
1934.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., December
27, 1972 (age 79 years, 244
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Waterbury, Conn.
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Pehr Gustaf Holmes (1881-1952) —
also known as Pehr G. Holmes —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Sweden,
April
9, 1881.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1917-19; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1931-47;
defeated, 1946.
Congregationalist.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Venice, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
19, 1952 (age 71 years, 254
days).
Interment at Old
Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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Owen D. Young (1874-1962) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
27, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; financier;
industrialist; chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and
1942-45; founded Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman
1919-29; one of the founders of the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of
German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932.
The Owen D. Young Central School, in Van Hornesville, N.Y., is named for
him.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., July 11,
1962 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Van
Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
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