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John Thomas Connor (1914-2000) —
also known as John T. Connor; Jack Connor —
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
3, 1914.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1965-67.
Catholic.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Kappa Psi.
President and CEO of the Merck pharmaceutical
company from 1955; chairman and CEO of Allied Chemical,
1967-79.
Died, of cancer, at
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
6, 2000 (age 85 years, 338
days).
Interment at Mosswood Cemetery.
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Charles Laceille Gifford (1871-1947) —
also known as Charles L. Gifford —
of Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., March 15,
1871.
Son of William C. Gifford and Mary A. (Baker) Gifford.
Republican. School
teacher; real estate
business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-13; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1914-19; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1922-47 (16th District
1922-33, 15th District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-47); died in office
1947.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., August
23, 1947 (age 76 years, 161
days).
Interment at Mosswood Cemetery.
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Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. (1915-2011) —
also known as R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.;
"Sarge" —
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., November
9, 1915.
Son of Robert Sargent Shriver (1880-1942) and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver
(1883-1977).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Ambassador to France, 1968-70; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1976.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Organized and directed the Peace Corps. Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994. Sargent Shriver Elementary School, in
Silver Spring, Md., is named for
him.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 2011 (age 95 years, 70
days).
Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
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