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Fitz James Babson (1828-1893) —
also known as Fitz J. Babson —
of Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., February
14, 1828.
Son of Joseph Babson (1777-1839) and Mary 'Molly' (Babson) Babson
(1783-1864).
Republican. Building contractor; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1858-60; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1869-85; president, National Fishery
Association.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Middlefield, Hampshire
County, Mass., June 25,
1893 (age 65 years, 131
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Babson (1777-1839) and Mary 'Molly' (Babson) Babson
(1783-1864); married, August
18, 1850, to Sarah Elizabeth Proctor (1830-1882); married, July 14,
1885, to Mary Jane McElwain; first cousin twice removed of Waldo
Babson. See Babson
family of Massachusetts. |
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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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James Timothy Barrett (b. 1870) —
also known as James T. Barrett —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Pluckanes, County Cork, Ireland,
February
10, 1870.
Son of Timothy Barrett and Julia (Sheehan) Barrett.
Democrat. Contractor; lecturer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1905-06; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Blake (born c.1862) —
of Brooklyn, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Wrentham, Norfolk
County, Mass., about 1862.
Republican. Building contractor; member of Connecticut
state senate 29th District, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter F. Clayton (b. 1865) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1865.
Republican. Architect;
builder; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1921-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Westminster, Mass.
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Wilson Henry Fairbank (b. 1836) —
also known as Wilson H. Fairbank —
of Warren, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Warren, Worcester
County, Mass., April 3,
1836.
Son of Asahel Fairbank (1808-1888) and Mary Abigail (Chapin) Fairbank
(born 1815).
Republican. Contractor; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Fitchburg, Mass.
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John J. Gallagher (b. 1869) —
of Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., December
17, 1869.
Son of Henry Gallagher and Joanna (Curran) Gallagher.
Democrat. Building materials merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1914; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alexander Green (born c.1893) —
also known as William A. Green —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; East Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., about 1893.
Democrat. Trolley
conductor; building contractor; candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Haven, 1930, 1934.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph B. Grossman (b. 1892) —
of Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 15,
1892.
Republican. Building materials merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1927-28; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 2nd District, 1933-36.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Grotto;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard J. Hall (born c.1872) —
of Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Watertown, Middlesex
County, Mass., about 1872.
Democrat. Mason;
contractor; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ansonia, 1917-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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William A. Scott (b. 1888) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
9, 1888.
Son of Peter A. Scott and Elizabeth Scott.
Democrat. Construction supervisor; insulation engineer;
president,
Hartford Central Labor Union; member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1943-46.
Member, Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Glennon. |
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