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William Stedman Greene (1841-1924) —
also known as William S. Greene —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Tremont, Tazewell
County, Ill., April 28,
1841.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1880;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1880-81, 1886, 1895-97; resigned 1881;
defeated, 1887, 1888, 1893; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1898-1924 (13th District
1898-1913, 15th District 1913-24); died in office 1924.
Died in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., September
22, 1924 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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James Buffington (1817-1875) —
also known as James Buffinton —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., March 16,
1817.
Republican. Mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1854-55; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1855-63, 1869-75 (2nd District
1855-63, 1st District 1869-75); died in office 1875.
Died in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., March 7,
1875 (age 57 years, 356
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Briggs Borden (1801-1865) —
also known as Nathaniel B. Borden —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Freetown (part now in Fall River), Bristol
County, Mass., April 15,
1801.
Son of Simeon Borden and Amey (Briggs) Borden.
Banker;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1831, 1834, 1851, 1864; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1835-39,
1841-43; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1845-48; mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1857-58.
Died in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., April 10,
1865 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Robert Thompson Davis (1823-1906) —
also known as Robert T. Davis —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in County Down, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August
28, 1823.
Republican. Physician;
delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; member of
Massachusetts
state senate, 1859-61; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1860,
1904;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1873-74; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1883-89.
Died in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., October
29, 1906 (age 83 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Spencer Borden (1872-1957) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., September
8, 1872.
Son of Effie A. (Brooks) Borden (1847-1925) and Spencer Borden
(1848-1921).
Republican. Manufacturer;
director, National Shawmut Bank, Fall
River National Bank, Fall
River Gas
Works Co., Fall River Electric
Light Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1928.
Died January
31, 1957 (age 84 years, 145
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Grace Hartley Howe —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1936.
Female.
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John F. Kane (c.1914-2007) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., about 1914.
Son of James Kane and Ann (Mulligan) Kane.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; inventor;
songwriter;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1952-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1952,
1956.
Died, in St. Patrick's Manor nursing
home, Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
24, 2007 (age about 93
years).
Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
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Married to Mary M. Leddy. |
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Francis John Fennelly (1860-1920) —
also known as Francis J. Fennelly; Frank
Fennelly —
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., February
18, 1860.
Played for the Cincinnati and Philadelphia Athletics baseball
teams, 1884-90; member of Massachusetts state legislature.
Died in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., August 4,
1920 (age 60 years, 168
days).
Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
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Charles McCloskey —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1928.
Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
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John Henry Clifford (1809-1876) —
also known as John H. Clifford —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
16, 1809.
Son of Benjamin Clifford and Achsah (Wade) Clifford.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives from New Bedford, 1835; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1849-53, 1854-58; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1853-54; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1862; president, Boston and Providence Railroad.
Died in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., January
2, 1876 (age 66 years, 351
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Charles Sturtevant Randall (1824-1904) —
also known as Charles S. Randall —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., February
20, 1824.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1883; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1889-95 (1st District 1889-93,
13th District 1893-95); defeated (Independent Republican), 1898.
Died in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., August
17, 1904 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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William Wallace Crapo (1830-1926) —
also known as William W. Crapo —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Dartmouth, Bristol
County, Mass., May 16,
1830.
Son of Henry
Howland Crapo and Mary A. (Slocum) Crapo.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives from New Bedford, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1875-83; member
of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1884.
Died in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., February
28, 1926 (age 95 years, 288
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Charles Sumner Ashley (1858-1941) —
also known as Charles S. Ashley —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., September
5, 1858.
Son of Joshua Bishop Ashley and Susan (Sanderson) Ashley.
Mayor
of New Bedford, Mass., 1891-92, 1897-1905, 1907, 1910-14,
1917-21, 1927-36.
Died in 1941
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Walter Clifford (1849-1912) —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., August
11, 1849.
Son of Sarah Parker (Allen) Clifford (1808-1893) and John
Henry Clifford.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of New Bedford, Mass., 1889-90; Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts, 1892;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1900.
Died in South Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Bristol
County, Mass., August
23, 1912 (age 63 years, 12
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Joseph William Martin, Jr. (1884-1968) —
also known as Joseph W. Martin, Jr.; Joe
Martin —
of North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in North Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass., November
3, 1884.
Son of Joseph William Martin and Catherine (Katon) Martin.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; insurance
business; newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-14; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1916,
1936,
1940
(Permanent
Chair), 1944
(Permanent
Chair), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1920;
secretary
of Massachusetts Republican Party, 1922-25; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-67 (15th District
1925-33, 14th District 1933-63, 10th District 1963-67); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1947-49, 1953-55; member of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1937; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1940-42; derided by Franklin
Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican
opponents of his New Deal policies.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Grange.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., March 6,
1968 (age 83 years, 124
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Marcus Morton (1784-1864) —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Freetown, Bristol
County, Mass., December
19, 1784.
Son of Nathaniel Morton (1753-1832) and Mary (Cary) Morton
(1756-1835).
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1817-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1824-25; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1825, 1840-41, 1843-44; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1825-40.
Died in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., February
6, 1864 (age 79 years, 49
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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William Croad Lovering (1835-1910) —
also known as William C. Lovering —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., February
25, 1835.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1874-75; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1897-1910 (12th District
1897-1903, 14th District 1903-10); died in office 1910.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 1910 (age 74 years, 344
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Henry Williams (1805-1887) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Massachusetts, 1805.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1839-41, 1843-45 (10th
District 1839-41, 9th District 1843-45).
Died in 1887
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Samuel Leonard Crocker (1804-1883) —
also known as Samuel L. Crocker —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., March 31,
1804.
Son of William A. Crocker and Sally (Ingell) Crocker.
Whig. Member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1853-55;
president, Taunton Locomotive
Manufacturing Company, 1862-83.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
10, 1883 (age 78 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Darius Nash Couch (1822-1897) —
also known as Darius N. Couch —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Putnam
County, N.Y., July 23,
1822.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; naturalist;
merchant;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1865; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1866-67.
Died in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
12, 1897 (age 74 years, 204
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Abraham Briggs (1823-1887) —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born March 24,
1823.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1865.
Died March 4,
1887 (age 63 years, 345
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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