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George Weston Anderson (1861-1938) —
also known as George W. Anderson —
of Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Acworth, Sullivan
County, N.H., September
1, 1861.
Son of David Campbell Anderson and Martha Lucinda (Brigham) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1911, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1914-17; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1917-18; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1918-31; took senior
status 1931.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Economic Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., February
14, 1938 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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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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Duncan Upshaw Fletcher (1859-1936) —
also known as Duncan U. Fletcher —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born near Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., January
6, 1859.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Fletcher and Rebecca Ellen (McCowen)
Fletcher.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1893-95, 1901-03; Florida
Democratic state chair, 1905-08; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1909-36; died in office 1936.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1936 (age 77 years, 163
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Roger Sherman Greene II (1881-1947) —
also known as Roger S. Greene —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Westborough, Worcester
County, Mass., May 29,
1881.
Son of Daniel Crosby Greene and Mary Jane (Forbes) Greene.
Democrat. U.S. Vice Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1903-04; Nagasaki, 1904-05; Kobe, 1905; U.S. Consul in Vladivostok, 1907; Harbin, 1909-11; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, 1911-14.
Unitarian. Member, American
Society for International Law.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 27,
1947 (age 65 years, 302
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Fletcher Johnson (1859-1930) —
also known as Charles F. Johnson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Winslow, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
14, 1859.
Son of William F. Johnson and Ruth S. (Boulter) Johnson.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1892, 1894; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1893; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1904,
1912,
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905-07; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1911-17; defeated, 1916; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1916; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1917-29.
Unitarian. Member, Psi
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
15, 1930 (age 71 years, 1
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Robert Milton Leach (1879-1952) —
also known as Robert M. Leach —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H., April 2,
1879.
Son of Edward
Giles Leach and Agnes Amelia (Robinson) Leach.
Republican. Salesman of stoves and ranges; director, Atherton Furniture
Co.; director, Burpee Furniture
Co.; director, National Shawmut Bank of
Boston; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1924-25;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928
(alternate), 1932.
Unitarian. Member, Psi
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Eustis, Lake
County, Fla., February
18, 1952 (age 72 years, 322
days).
Interment at Franklin
Cemetery, Franklin, N.H.
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Richard Stuart Madaleno, Jr. (b. 1965) —
also known as Richard S. Madaleno, Jr. —
of Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., June 16,
1965.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 18, 2003-.
Unitarian. Gay.
Still living as of 2006.
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Robert Raymond Reid (1789-1841) —
also known as Robert R. Reid —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.; St. Johns
County, Fla.
Born in Beaufort
County, S.C., September
8, 1789.
Democrat. State court judge in Georgia, 1816-19, 1827-32; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1819-23; circuit judge in
Georgia, 1823-25; justice of
Florida territorial supreme court, 1832-39; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from St. Johns County,
1838-39; Governor of
Florida Territory, 1839-41.
Unitarian.
Died of yellow
fever. at Blackwood Plantation (now called Harwood Plantation),
Leon
County, Fla., July 1,
1841 (age 51 years, 296
days).
Interment at Harwood
Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
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