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John Lewis Bates (1859-1946) —
also known as John L. Bates —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in North Easton, Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., September
18, 1859.
Son of Rev. Lewis Benton Bates and Louisa D. (Field) Bates.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1894-99; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1897-99; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1900-03; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1903-05; defeated, 1904; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19.
Methodist.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died June 8,
1946 (age 86 years, 263
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeremiah Edward O'Connell (1883-1964) —
also known as Jeremiah E. O'Connell —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 8,
1883.
Son of Jeremiah O'Connell and Margaret R. (Lynch) O'Connell.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 3rd District, 1923-27, 1929-30;
state court judge in Rhode Island, 1930-48; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1948-56; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died September
18, 1964 (age 81 years, 72
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Benjamin Brickett Priest (b. 1910) —
also known as Benjamin B. Priest —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.; Marblehead, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., December
3, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1939-43; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1943-45; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Henry Washburn (1866-1930) —
of Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., 1866.
Son of Edward Washburn and Ann Elizabeth (White) Washburn.
Republican. Private secretary to Andrew
Dickson White; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Magdeburg, 1890-93; private secretary to U.S. Sen. Henry
Cabot Lodge, 1893-96; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1896;
delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; college
professor; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1920;
U.S. Minister to Austria, 1922-30, died in office 1930.
Member, Beta Theta Pi.
Died in Vienna, Austria,
April
29, 1930 (age about 63
years).
Interment somewhere
in Middleboro, Mass.
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