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Arthur Prescott Barker (1890-1969) —
also known as A. Prescott Barker —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., August 1,
1890.
Republican. Carpenter;
contractor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1948.
Baptist.
Died in 1969
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert L. Brown (b. 1828) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt., January
12, 1828.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lunenburgh, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Angelo Cerasoli (b. 1947) —
also known as Robert A. Cerasoli —
of Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born, in Quincy City Hospital,
Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 12,
1947.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1975-91; Inspector General of
Massachusetts, 1991-2001; Inspector General of New Orleans, 2007.
Catholic;
later Baptist. Hispanic
ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2006.
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Howard Aldridge Coffin (1877-1956) —
also known as Howard A. Coffin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., June 11,
1877.
Son of George Henry Coffin and Jane Clifford (Guild) Coffin.
Republican. Sales representative, Ginn & Company book
publishers, 1901-11; controller, Warren Motor Car
Company, 1911-13; regional manager, Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company, 1913-18; secretary, Detroit Pressed Steel
Company, 1918-21; assistant to president, Cadillac Motor Car
Company, 1921-25; vice-president, later president, White Star Oil Refining
Company, 1925-33; division manager, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company,
1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1944, 1948.
Baptist. Member, Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1956 (age 78 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Alonzo B. Cook (b. 1866) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 31,
1866.
Son of Levi F. Cook and Eliza (Ryan) Cook.
Republican. Lawyer; Massachusetts
state auditor, 1923; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1925; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1936;
Townsendite, Prohibition, Economy candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1936.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lydia Martin. |
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Elbridge Gerry Davis (b. 1877) —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August
20, 1877.
Son of Elbridge G. Davis and Lillian (Hall) Davis.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; member
of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-26; district judge in
Massachusetts, 1927.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl Farwell Dodge (1932-2007) —
also known as Earl F. Dodge; "Mr.
Prohibition" —
of Massachusetts; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.; Kansas; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Lakewood, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
24, 1932.
Son of Earl Farwell Dodge (1910-1946) and Dorothy May (Harris) Dodge
(1911-1993).
Prohibition candidate for Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1954; Prohibition candidate for Presidential
Elector for Massachusetts, 1956;
Prohibition candidate for secretary of
state of Massachusetts, 1956; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1960; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1966; Prohibition candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1968;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1994; Prohibition
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1976, 1980; Prohibition candidate
for President
of the United States, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1990.
Baptist.
Collapsed at Denver International Airport,
and died soon after, from cardiac
arrythmia, at the University of Colorado Hospital,
Denver,
Colo., November
7, 2007 (age 74 years, 318
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. DuBois (b. 1835) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; West Randolph, Randolph, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., March 24,
1835.
Republican. Banker;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Randolph, 1876; Vermont
state treasurer, 1882-90.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Aubrey Eaton (1868-1953) —
also known as Charles A. Eaton;
"Doc" —
of Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Toronto, Ontario;
Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Watchung, North Plainfield, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Pugwash, Nova
Scotia, March 29,
1868.
Son of Stephen Eaton and Mary D. (Parker) Eaton.
Republican. Baptist
minister; magazine
editor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1920,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1925-53 (4th District 1925-33,
5th District 1933-53).
Baptist. Member, Union
League.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1953 (age 84 years, 300
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Plainfield, N.J.
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Fred Tarbell Field (1876-1950) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., December
24, 1876.
Son of Frederic Griswold Field and Anna Melanie (Tarbell) Field.
Lawyer;
justice
of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1929-47; chief
justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1938-47.
Baptist. Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar
Association; American
Historical Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Newton-Wellesley Hospital,
Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 23,
1950 (age 73 years, 211
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Noble Foss (1858-1939) —
also known as Eugene N. Foss —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in West Berkshire, Berkshire, Franklin
County, Vt., September
24, 1858.
Son of George Edmund Foss and Marcia Cordelia (Noble) Foss.
Democrat. Owner of cotton mills
and iron and
steel works; active in banking and
railroads;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1910-11;
defeated, 1902 (Republican, 11th District), 1904 (Republican, 11th
District); resigned 1911; defeated, 1925 (5th District); Governor of
Massachusetts, 1911-14; defeated (Independent), 1913; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1912.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Phi.
Died September
13, 1939 (age 80 years, 354
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Alvan Tufts Fuller (1878-1958) —
also known as Alvan T. Fuller —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
27, 1878.
Son of Alvan Bond Fuller and Flora A. (Tufts) Fuller.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1915; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1917-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1921-25; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1925-29; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1932.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 30,
1958 (age 80 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at East
Cemetery, Rye Beach, Rye, N.H.
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Robert A. Gatchell (b. 1860) —
of West Charleston, Charleston, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., August 4,
1860.
Republican. Physician;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Charleston, 1910.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Francis Gove (1822-1900) —
of Georgia.
Born in Weymouth, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 9,
1822.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1868-69.
Baptist.
Ordained as a minister in 1877 and was a traveling missionary for
much of the rest of his life.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., December
3, 1900 (age 78 years, 269
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Roger Sherman Greene (1840-1930) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
14, 1840.
Son of Rev. David Greene and Mary (Evarts) Greene.
Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
Washington territorial supreme court, 1870-79; chief
justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1879-87;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1888; Prohibition candidate for
Governor
of Washington, 1890.
Baptist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., February
17, 1930 (age 89 years, 65
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Howard Haskell (b. 1845) —
of Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., October
5, 1845.
Son of William H. Haskell and Mary (Smith) Haskell.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; paper and
textile machinery manufacturer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1877; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1880,
1884;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1882-85.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., April 11,
1862.
Son of Rev. David Charles Hughes and Mary Catherine (Connelly)
Hughes.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; Governor of
New York, 1907-10; resigned 1910; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1908;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-16; resigned 1916; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1930-41; candidate for President
of the United States, 1916; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1921-25.
Baptist. Welsh
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Union
League.
Died in Osterville, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 138
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930) —
also known as William H. Leavell —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Miss.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., May 24,
1850.
Son of John Rowland Leavell (1820-1900) and Elizabeth Jane (Chalmers)
Leavell (1823-1885).
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1913-18.
Baptist or Presbyterian.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., 1930
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, North Carrollton, Miss.
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William Henry Lewis (1868-1949) —
also known as William H. Lewis; Bill Lewis —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Berkley, Norfolk County (now part of Norfolk),
Va., November
28, 1868.
Son of Ashley Lewis and Josephine (Baker) Lewis.
Republican. As a student at Harvard, was the first
black All-American football player (1892-93); lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902.
Baptist; later Catholic.
African
ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
1, 1949 (age 80 years, 34
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Clinton Edson MacEachran (b. 1887) —
also known as Clinton E. MacEachran —
of West Somerville, Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Beverly, Essex
County, Mass., December
27, 1887.
Son of James Lefavor MacEachran and Eleanor (Marshall) MacEachran.
Republican. U.S. Consul in Antwerp, 1922-23; Ghent, 1924-26; Madrid, 1926-27; U.S. Consul General in Fort William, 1938; Port Arthur, 1938.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur L. Maynard (b. 1873) —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Montague, Franklin
County, Mass., February
9, 1873.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brattleboro, 1925; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windham County, 1927.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alton Lombard Miller (b. 1890) —
also known as Alton L. Miller —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 10,
1890.
Son of Charles Nahum Miller and Lula E. (Lombard) Miller.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry H. Newton (b. 1839) —
of Eden, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Grafton, Worcester
County, Mass., December
15, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives from Eden, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Silas F. Taylor —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Danville,
Va.
Democrat. Druggist;
member of Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee, 1928-48; Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts, 1940,
1944,
1948;
defeated, 1956;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles William Tobey (1880-1953) —
also known as Charles W. Tobey —
of Temple, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 22,
1880.
Son of William H. Tobey and Ellen Hall (Parker) Tobey.
Republican. President, F. M. Hoyt Shoe
Company; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1915-16, 1919-20,
1923-24; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member
of New
Hampshire state senate, 1925-26; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1933-39; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1939-53; died in office 1953.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 24,
1953 (age 73 years, 2
days).
Interment at Miller
Cemetery, Temple, N.H.
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Earle Stanley Tyler (b. 1896) —
also known as Earle S. Tyler —
of Watertown, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cherryfield, Washington
County, Maine, December
18, 1896.
Son of Samuel H. Tyler and Ida P. (Grant) Tyler.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1945-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Myron H. Walker (b. 1855) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Westborough, Worcester
County, Mass., January
17, 1855.
Son of Silas Walker, Jr. and Louisa (Everett) Walker.
Lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1892; Prohibition candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1893; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1894 (Prohibition),
1902 (Democratic); Democratic candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1909; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1911; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1914-22; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1888
to Nettie Stevens. |
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Henry Jackson Wells (1823-1912) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
16, 1823.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1881-83.
Baptist.
Died in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
24, 1912 (age 89 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wellington Wells (1868-1955) —
also known as Bill Wells —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Arlington, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 18,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate.
Baptist; later Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 23,
1955 (age 87 years, 35
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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