Worcester County
Massachusetts
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Worcester County
Massachusetts
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Worcester County
Index to Locations
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Melvin Ohio Adams (1847-1920) —
also known as Melvin O. Adams —
of Ashburnham, Worcester
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Ashburnham, Worcester
County, Mass., November
7, 1847.
Son of Joseph Adams and Dolly Winship (Whitney) Adams.
Republican. Lawyer; took
part in the legal defense of Lizzie Borden, charged in 1892-93 with
the murder of her parents in Fall River, Mass.; president, Boston,
Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad;
vice-president, Liberty Trust Co.;
trustee, Dartmouth College; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1905-06.
Died August 9,
1920 (age 72 years, 276
days).
Interment at Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery.
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David Batcheller Mellish (1831-1874) —
of New York.
Born in Massachusetts, 1831.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1873-74; died in
office 1874.
Died in 1874
(age about
43 years).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
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Aram J. Pothier (1854-1928) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Quebec,
July
26, 1854.
Son of Jules Pothier and Domiltilde (Dallaire) Pothier.
Republican. Banker;
officer of Guerin Spinning
Co., Alsace Worsted
Co., Montrose Woolen Co.,
and Rosemont Dyeing
Co.; treasurer, Woonsocket Hospital;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1887-88; mayor
of Woonsocket, R.I., 1894-95; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1897-98; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1909-15, 1925-28; died in office 1928.
Catholic.
Member, American
Bankers Association.
Died February
3, 1928 (age 73 years, 192
days).
Interment at Precious Blood Cemetery.
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Ambrose Kennedy (1875-1967) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., December
1, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1911-13; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1912-13; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 3rd District, 1913-23.
Died March 10,
1967 (age 91 years, 99
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Cemetery.
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Dwight Foster (1757-1823) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., December
7, 1757.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1791-92, 1808-09; Worcester
County Sheriff, 1792; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1793-1800 (2nd District
1793-95, 3rd District 1795-97, at-large 1797-1800); resigned 1800; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1800-03; resigned 1803; common pleas
court judge in Massachusetts, 1803-11.
Died in Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., April 29,
1823 (age 65 years, 143
days).
Interment at Brookfield Cemetery.
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Albert Richards Howe (1840-1884) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Massachusetts, 1840.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1868;
member of Mississippi state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1873-75.
Died in 1884
(age about
44 years).
Interment at Brookfield Cemetery.
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Edward Aloysius Kenney (1884-1938) —
also known as Edward A. Kenney —
of Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., August
11, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in New Jersey, 1919; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1933-38; died in
office 1938.
Member, Elks; Redmen; Delta
Chi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1938 (age 53 years, 169
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Winfield Aldrich Schuster (1906-1983) —
also known as Winfield A. Schuster —
of East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in East Douglas, Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass., July 17,
1906.
Republican. Woollen
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1932-36; appointed 1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Member, Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died, of leukemia,
November, 1983
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Frank Herbert Foss (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank H. Foss —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
20, 1865.
Son of Orrin F. Foss and Hannah H. (Fisk) Foss.
Republican. Contractor;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1915-46; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1917-20; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1925-35;
defeated, 1934; director, Fitchburg Cooperative Bank;
director, Fitchburg Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., February
15, 1947 (age 81 years, 148
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Alfred Woollacott —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1938-48; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1942; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944,
1948.
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Alvah Crocker (1801-1874) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass., October
14, 1801.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1872-74 (9th District 1872-73,
10th District 1873-74); died in office 1874.
Died in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., December
26, 1874 (age 73 years, 73
days).
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Amasa Norcross (1824-1898) —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Rindge, Cheshire
County, N.H., January
26, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1858-59; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1873-74; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1874; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1877-83.
Died in Paris, France,
April
2, 1898 (age 74 years, 66
days).
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Goldsmith Fox Bailey (1823-1862) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire
County, N.H., July 17,
1823.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1857; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1858-60; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1861-62; died in
office 1862.
Died in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., May 8,
1862 (age 38 years, 295
days).
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Rodney Wallace (1823-1903) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in New Hampshire, 1823.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1889-91.
Died in 1903
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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John White Kimball (b. 1828) —
also known as John W. Kimball —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., February
27, 1828.
Son of Alpheus Kimball and Harriet (Stone) Kimball.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1864-65, 1872, 1888-91; postmaster;
Massachusetts
state auditor, 1892-1900.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Joseph D. Ward (d. 2003) —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1949-56; secretary of
state of Massachusetts, 1959-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1960; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1963-72.
Died in 2003.
Interment at St. Bernard's Cemetery.
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William Henry Wilder (1855-1913) —
also known as William H. Wilder —
of Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, May 14,
1855.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-13 (4th District 1911-13,
3rd District 1913); died in office 1913.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
11, 1913 (age 58 years, 120
days).
Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery.
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Francis Prescott (died c.1942) —
of Grafton, Worcester
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924;
Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1925.
Died about 1942.
Interment somewhere.
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Eben Sumner Draper (1858-1914) —
also known as Eben S. Draper —
of Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass., June 17,
1858.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1906-09; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1909-11; defeated, 1910.
Died April 9,
1914 (age 55 years, 296
days).
Entombed at Village Cemetery.
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William Franklin Draper (1842-1910) —
also known as William F. Draper —
of Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 9,
1842.
Son of George Draper and Hannah (Thwing) Draper.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; manufacturer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1893-97; U.S.
Ambassador to Italy, 1897-1900.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
28, 1910 (age 67 years, 294
days).
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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Eben Sumner Draper (b. 1893) —
also known as Eben S. Draper —
of Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass., August
30, 1893.
Son of Eben
Sumner Draper (1858-1914) and Nannie (Bristow) Draper.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; director,
Draper Corp., manufacturers of cotton
looms; president, Milford National Bank;
trustee, Milford Hospital;
trustee, Massachusetts General Hospital;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1921-22; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1923-26; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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David Ignatius Walsh (1872-1947) —
also known as David I. Walsh —
of Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass.; Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass., November
11, 1872.
Son of James Walsh and Bridget (Donnelly) Walsh.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1901-02; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1913-14; defeated, 1911; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1914-16; defeated, 1915; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1919-25, 1926-47; defeated, 1924,
1946.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died June 11,
1947 (age 74 years, 212
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Philip Joseph Philbin (1898-1972) —
also known as Philip J. Philbin —
of Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., May 29,
1898.
Son of John Henry Philbin and Della (Gormley) Philbin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
secretary and campaign manager for U.S. Senator David
I. Walsh; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1943-71; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944.
Died in Bolton, Worcester
County, Mass., June 14,
1972 (age 74 years, 16
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Richard Olney II (1871-1939) —
of Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Milton, Strafford
County, N.H., January
5, 1871.
Democrat. Wool
merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1903; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1915-21;
defeated, 1920.
Died in 1939
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Cherry Valley Cemetery.
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John Edwards Russell (1834-1903) —
also known as John E. Russell —
of Leicester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass., January
20, 1834.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1887-89;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1892;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1893, 1894.
Died in Leicester, Worcester
County, Mass., October
28, 1903 (age 69 years, 281
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Solomon Strong (1780-1850) —
of Westminster, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., March 2,
1780.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1812; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1815-19 (12th District
1815-17, 11th District 1817-19); state court judge in Massachusetts,
1818.
Died September
16, 1850 (age 70 years, 198
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Joseph Gowing Kendall (1788-1847) —
also known as Joseph G. Kendall —
of Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass., October
27, 1788.
Son of Jonas
Kendall.
Member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1824; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1829-33.
Died October
2, 1847 (age 58 years, 340
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Jonas Kendall (1757-1844) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass., October
27, 1757.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1800; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1808; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1819-21.
Died October
22, 1844 (age 86 years, 361
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Nahum Harwood (1833-1906) —
of Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Littleton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
4, 1833.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1876.
Died June 29,
1906 (age 72 years, 298
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Seth Hastings (1762-1831) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 8,
1762.
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1801-07 (at-large 1801-05,
10th District 1805-07); member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1810, 1814; state court judge in Massachusetts,
1819-28.
Died in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., November
19, 1831 (age 69 years, 225
days).
Interment at Old Cemetery.
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William Soden Hastings (1798-1842) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., June 3,
1798.
Son of Seth
Hastings.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1828; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1829-33; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1837-42; died in
office 1842.
Died in Red Sulphur Springs, Monroe
County, Va (now W.Va.), June 17,
1842 (age 44 years, 14
days).
Interment at Old Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Amasa Walker (1799-1875) —
of North Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in East Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., May 4,
1799.
Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1835;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1849, 1860; secretary of
state of Massachusetts, 1851-52; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1856;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1862-63.
Died in North Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., October
29, 1875 (age 76 years, 178
days).
Interment at Maple Street Cemetery.
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Alexander De Witt (1798-1879) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in New Braintree, Worcester
County, Mass., April 2,
1798.
Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1853-57.
Died in Oxford, Worcester
County, Mass., January
13, 1879 (age 80 years, 286
days).
Interment at South Cemetery.
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Lewis Bigelow (1785-1838) —
of Petersham, Worcester
County, Mass.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Petersham, Worcester
County, Mass., August
18, 1785.
Member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1819-21; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1821-23.
Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., October
2, 1838 (age 53 years, 45
days).
Interment at Old Centre Cemetery.
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Artemas Ward (1727-1800) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Shrewsbury, Worcester
County, Mass., November
26, 1727.
General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; state
court judge in Massachusetts, 1776-77; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1779-85; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1780-81; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1791-95 (7th District 1791-93,
2nd District 1793-95).
Died in Shrewsbury, Worcester
County, Mass., October
28, 1800 (age 72 years, 336
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery; statue erected 1938 at Ward
Circle, Washington, D.C.
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Edward Burnett (1849-1925) —
of Southborough, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 16,
1849.
Democrat. Farmer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1887-89; farm
architect.
Died in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., November
5, 1925 (age 76 years, 234
days).
Interment at St. Mark's Churchyard.
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Robert Helyer Thayer (1901-1984) —
also known as Robert H. Thayer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Southborough, Worcester
County, Mass., September
22, 1901.
Son of William Greenough Thayer (1863-1934) and Violet (Otis) Thayer
(1871-1962).
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1946; U.S. Minister
to Romania, 1955-57.
Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Audubon
Society.
Died, of leukemia,
in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1984 (age 82 years, 126
days).
Interment at Southborough Rural Cemetery.
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Calvin De Witt Paige (1848-1930) —
also known as Calvin D. Paige —
of Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., May 20,
1848.
Son of Calvin A. Paige and Mercy (Dresser) Paige.
Republican. President, Central Mills Co. (cotton); president,
Southbridge Savings Bank;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1878-79; Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts, 1904;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1906-07; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1913-25.
Died in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., April 24,
1930 (age 81 years, 339
days).
Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
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Arthur Prentice Rugg (1862-1938) —
also known as Arthur P. Rugg —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Sterling, Worcester
County, Mass., August
20, 1862.
Lawyer;
law partner of John
R. Thayer; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1906-38; chief
justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1911-38.
Unitarian.
Died June 12,
1938 (age 75 years, 296
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Jonas Sibley (1762-1834) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Sutton, Worcester
County, Mass., March 7,
1762.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1806; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1823-25; member
of Massachusetts
state senate, 1826.
Died February
5, 1834 (age 71 years, 335
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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Phineas Bruce (1762-1809) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., June 7,
1762.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1791-98, 1800; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1803-05.
Died in Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., October
4, 1809 (age 47 years, 119
days).
Original interment at Old Burying Ground; reinterment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Benjamin Adams (1764-1837) —
of Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., December
16, 1764.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1809-14; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1814-15, 1822-25; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1816-21 (11th District
1816-17, 12th District 1817-21); defeated, 1820, 1822.
Died in Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., March 28,
1837 (age 72 years, 102
days).
Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Phineas Bruce (1762-1809) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., June 7,
1762.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1791-98, 1800; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1803-05.
Died in Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., October
4, 1809 (age 47 years, 119
days).
Original interment at Old Burying Ground;
reinterment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Jabez Upham (1764-1811) —
of Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Massachusetts, 1764.
Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1807-10.
Died in 1811
(age about
47 years).
Interment at New Cemetery.
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Daniel Henry Chamberlain (1835-1907) —
also known as D. H. Chamberlain —
of Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in West Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., June 23,
1835.
Delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Berkeley
County, 1868; Governor of
South Carolina, 1874-77; defeated, 1876.
Died in Charlottesville,
Va., April 14,
1907 (age 71 years, 295
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Henry Sherman Boutell (1856-1926) —
also known as Henry S. Boutell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 14,
1856.
Son of Lewis Henry Boutell and Anna (Greene) Boutell.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1884; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1897-1911 (6th District 1897-1903,
9th District 1903-11); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1908;
U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1911-13; law
professor.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Loyal
Legion.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Sanremo, Italy,
March
11, 1926 (age 69 years, 362
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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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.
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Frederick Spaulding Coolidge (1841-1906) —
also known as Frederick S. Coolidge —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Westminster, Worcester
County, Mass., December
7, 1841.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1891-93;
defeated, 1892.
Died in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., June 8,
1906 (age 64 years, 183
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Samuel Ellsworth Winslow (1862-1940) —
also known as Samuel E. Winslow —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 11,
1862.
Son of Samuel
Winslow and Mary Weeks (Robbins) Winslow.
Republican. President, Samuel Winslow Skate
Manufacturing Co.; director, U.S. Envelope Co., State Mutual Life
Assurance Co. of Worcester, Mass., and Mechanics National Bank;
trustee, Worcester City Hospital;
chairman, U.S. Board of Railway Labor Mediation; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1893-94; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1913-25.
Unitarian.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., July 11,
1940 (age 78 years, 91
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hope Cemetery.
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Eli Thayer (1819-1899) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., June 11,
1819.
Son of Cushman Ferdinando Thayer (1795-1818) and Miranda (Pond)
Thayer (1797-1878).
Republican. School teacher
and principal; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1857-61;
defeated, 1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oregon, 1860.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 15,
1899 (age 79 years, 308
days).
Interment at Hope Cemetery.
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John Alden Thayer (1857-1917) —
also known as John A. Thayer —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., December
22, 1857.
Son of Eli
Thayer and Caroline Maria (Capron) Thayer (1826-1908).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1911-13;
defeated, 1912; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1912;
postmaster.
Died, in Peter Bent Brigham Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 31,
1917 (age 59 years, 221
days).
Interment at Hope Cemetery.
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Joseph Allen (1749-1827) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
2, 1749.
Delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1788; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1810-11; member
of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1815-18.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., September
2, 1827 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Interment at Mechanic Street Burying Ground.
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H. Oscar Rocheleau (d. 1959) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1916,
1936.
Died in 1959.
Interment at Notre Dame Cemetery.
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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.
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Levi Lincoln (1749-1820) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Hingham, Plymouth
County, Mass., May 15,
1749.
Son of Enoch Lincoln (1720-1802) and Rachel (Fearing) Lincoln
(1721-1782).
Democrat. State court judge in Massachusetts, 1775; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1781; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1796; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1797; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1800-01; U.S.
Attorney General, 1801-05; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1807-09; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1808-09.
Died April 14,
1820 (age 70 years, 335
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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George Bancroft (1800-1891) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., October
3, 1800.
Son of Aaron Bancroft and Lucretia (Chandler) Bancroft.
Democrat. U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1832-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1844;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1844; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1845-46; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1846-49; Prussia, 1867-71; Germany, 1871-74.
Congregationalist.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1910.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
17, 1891 (age 90 years, 106
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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John Davis (1787-1854) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Northborough, Worcester
County, Mass., January
13, 1787.
Son of Isaac Davis and Anna (Brigham) Davis.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1825-34; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1834-35, 1841-43; resigned 1835; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1835-41, 1845-53.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 19,
1854 (age 67 years, 96
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Alexander Hamilton Bullock (1816-1882) —
also known as Alexander H. Bullock —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Royalston, Worcester
County, Mass., March 2,
1816.
Son of Rufus H. Bullock (1779-1858) and Sarah (Davis) Bullock.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1845-49, 1862-64; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1849; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1859; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1866-69.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
17, 1882 (age 65 years, 321
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Levi Lincoln, Jr. (1782-1868) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., October
25, 1782.
Son of Levi
Lincoln and Martha (Waldo) Lincoln (1761-1828).
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1812-13, 1844-45; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1814-22; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1822; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1823-24; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1824-25; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1825-34; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1834-41; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1841-43; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1848; Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts, 1864.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., May 29,
1868 (age 85 years, 217
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Joseph Henry Walker (1829-1907) —
also known as Joseph H. Walker —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
21, 1829.
Republican. Boot and shoe
manufacturer; leather
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1879-80, 1887; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1889-99 (10th District
1889-93, 3rd District 1893-99); defeated, 1898.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 3,
1907 (age 77 years, 103
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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John Randolph Thayer (1845-1916) —
also known as John R. Thayer —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Douglas, Worcester
County, Mass., March 9,
1845.
Son of Mowry R. Thayer and Harriet (Morse) Thayer.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Arthur
P. Rugg; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1880-82; candidate for mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1887; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1891-92; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1899-1905;
defeated, 1892.
Died December
19, 1916 (age 71 years, 285
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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William Whitney Rice (1826-1896) —
also known as William W. Rice —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Deerfield, Franklin
County, Mass., March 7,
1826.
Son of Rev. Benjamin Rice and Lucy (Whitney) Rice (c.1799-1893).
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Worcester
County Judge of Insolvency, 1858; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1868;
District Attorney, Middle District, 1869-74; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1877-87 (9th District 1877-83,
10th District 1883-87); bank
director.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., March 1,
1896 (age 69 years, 360
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Charles Grenfill Washburn (1857-1928) —
also known as Charles G. Washburn —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., January
28, 1857.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1897-98; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1904,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1906-11;
defeated, 1900, 1910.
Died in 1928
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Abijah Bigelow (1775-1860) —
of Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass.; Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Westminster, Worcester
County, Mass., December
5, 1775.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1807-09; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1810-15 (11th District
1810-13, at-large 1813-15).
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 5,
1860 (age 84 years, 122
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Dwight Foster (1828-1884) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in 1828.
Son of Alfred
Dwight Foster.
Lawyer;
Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1861-64; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1866-69.
Member, Skull and
Bones.
Died April 18,
1884 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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George Russell Stobbs (1877-1966) —
also known as George R. Stobbs —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Webster, Worcester
County, Mass., February
7, 1877.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1925-31; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., December
23, 1966 (age 89 years, 319
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Rockwood Hoar (1855-1906) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., August
24, 1855.
Son of George
Frisbie Hoar.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1905-06; died in
office 1906.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., November
1, 1906 (age 51 years, 69
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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John Denison Baldwin (1809-1883) —
also known as John D. Baldwin —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., September
28, 1809.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1847-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1863-69.
Congregationalist.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., July 8,
1883 (age 73 years, 283
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Ginery Twichell (1811-1883) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Massachusetts, 1811.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1867-73.
Died in 1883
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Charles Allen (1797-1869) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., August 9,
1797.
Son of Joseph
Allen.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1830, 1833-35, 1840; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1836-37; common pleas court judge in Massachusetts,
1842-45; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1849-53; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1856;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1859-67.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., August 6,
1869 (age 71 years, 362
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Andrew Haswell Green (1820-1903) —
also known as Andrew H. Green; "Father of Greater New
York"; "Handy Andy" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., October
6, 1820.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1880;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1894.
Protestant.
Guided creation of Central Park in New York, and Niagara State
Preserve (first
state park in the U.S.); led crusade to consolidate the five boroughs
into today's New York City; helped create the New York Public
Library, the Bronx Zoo, and other cultural institutions. Green
Island, near Niagara Falls, is named for
him.
Shot
and killed, by
a murderer who mistook him for someone else, in front of his home, on
Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
13, 1903 (age 83 years, 38
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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Harold Daniel Donohue (1901-1984) —
also known as Harold D. Donohue —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., June 18,
1901.
Son of Cornelius Donohue and Margaret (Lyons) Donohue.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932,
1940;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1947-74 (4th District 1947-73,
3rd District 1973-74); resigned 1974.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., November
4, 1984 (age 83 years, 139
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Anna A. Sharry —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940,
1952;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1956.
Female.
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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