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Waldo Babson (1866-1941) —
of Berlin, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in Rockport, Essex
County, Mass., September
28, 1866.
Son of Sarah Elizabeth (Abbot) Babson (1833-1878) and David Clifford
Babson (1834-1897).
Democrat. Druggist; candidate in primary for New
Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1938.
Died in Berlin, Coos
County, N.H., February
17, 1941 (age 74 years, 142
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Second cousin twice removed of John
Babson; first cousin twice removed of Fitz
James Babson; son of Sarah Elizabeth (Abbot) Babson (1833-1878)
and David Clifford Babson (1834-1897); married to Ada Emerson Bates;
fourth cousin of Roger
Ward Babson. See Babson
family of Massachusetts. |
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Eugene A. Besson (b. 1855) —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., June 11,
1855.
Republican. Pharmacist; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Seventeenth Essex District;
member of Massachusetts
state senate First Essex District, 1894-95; mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Thomas Connor (1914-2000) —
also known as John T. Connor; Jack Connor —
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
3, 1914.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1965-67.
Catholic.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Kappa Psi.
President and CEO of the Merck pharmaceutical company from
1955; chairman and CEO of Allied Chemical,
1967-79.
Died, of cancer, at
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
6, 2000 (age 85 years, 338
days).
Interment at Mosswood
Cemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable, Mass.
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James Joseph Curran (1864-1910) —
also known as James J. Curran —
of Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., June, 1864.
Son of Patrick C. Curran (1819-1874) and Margaret (Manning) Curran
(1831-1906).
Democrat. Druggist; mayor of
Holyoke, Mass., 1896; defeated, 1893, 1894.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
In early 1896, he was team captain of the first demonstration game of
"mintonette" (later known as "volleyball").
Died in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., 1910
(age about
46 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick C. Curran (1819-1874) and Margaret (Manning) Curran
(1831-1906); brother-in-law of Margaret Elizabeth Tierney (first
cousin of William
Laurence Tierney). See Tierney
family of Connecticut. |
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Clarence B. Emery (born c.1875) —
of Terryville, Plymouth, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Westborough, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1875.
Republican. Druggist; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plymouth, 1913-16; member of
Connecticut
state senate 32nd District, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merchant W. Huxford (1798-1877) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Conway, Franklin
County, Mass., 1798.
Druggist; mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1845-49.
Died in 1877
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Frederick William Mansfield (1877-1958) —
also known as Frederick W. Mansfield —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 26,
1877.
Son of Michael Read Mansfield and Catherine (McDonough) Mansfield.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;
pharmacist; lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1910, 1916, 1917; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1941; defeated, 1914; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1934-37; defeated, 1929.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
6, 1958 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Henry Hinckley Stafford (1833-1911) —
also known as Henry H. Stafford —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.; Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
6, 1833.
Republican. Druggist; mayor
of Marquette, Mich., 1871; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st
District, 1877-78.
Died in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 26,
1911 (age 78 years, 110
days).
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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