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William Patrick Connery, Jr. (1888-1937) —
also known as William P. Connery, Jr. —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., August
24, 1888.
Son of William
Patrick Connery, Sr..
Democrat. Professional actor,
1908-16; candy manufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1923-37; died in
office 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Redmen; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 15,
1937 (age 48 years, 295
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
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Channing Harris Cox (1879-1968) —
also known as Channing H. Cox —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
28, 1879.
Son of Charles Edson Cox and Evelyn Mary (Randall) Cox.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1910-18; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1915-18; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1919-21; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924,
1928;
president, Old Colony Trust
Company; director, United Fruit Co., Revere Sugar Co.,
First National Bank of
Boston, Boston Herald Traveler (newspaper);
board member, Deaconess Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Humane
Society; Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Died August
20, 1968 (age 89 years, 174
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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John J. Curley (c.1873-1944) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born about 1873.
Democrat. Grocer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1928;
Boston city treasurer, 1932; chairman, Massachusetts Public Utilities
Commission, 1936.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 26,
1944 (age about 71
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Augustine Griffin (b. 1901) —
also known as Walter A. Griffin —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., September
3, 1901.
Son of James Joseph Griffin and Mary (Sullivan) Griffin.
Democrat. Grocer; mayor
of Lawrence, Mass., 1934-37.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Hammond (1843-1909) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., February
27, 1843.
Democrat. Assistant superintendent of the G. H. Hammond meat
packing plant; real estate
business; banker; mayor of
Hammond, Ind., 1888-93; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1893-95.
Died in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., September
21, 1909 (age 66 years, 206
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Rollin Arthur Keyes (1854-1925) —
also known as Rollin A. Keyes —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
14, 1854.
Son of Rollin Web Keyes and Abigail A. (Chandler) Keyes.
Republican. Wholesale grocer; director, National Bank of the
Republic, and City National Bank of
Evanston; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1908.
Swedenborgian.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 3,
1925 (age 70 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander G. Lajoie (b. 1892) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., September
17, 1892.
Son of Andre Gerin Lajoie and Elmire (Belisle) Lajoie.
Democrat. Grocer; accountant;
bank
examiner; Worcester
County Treasurer, 1937-43; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philo Parsons (1817-1865) —
Born in Scipio, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
7, 1817.
Son of Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons.
Wholesale grocer; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-63.
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist.
Died in Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass., January
12, 1865 (age 47 years, 340
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Pierce (b. 1876) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Marblehead, Essex
County, Mass., February
29, 1876.
Republican. Baker; postmaster;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Second Essex District, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jonathan Stone (1823-1897) —
of Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Weare, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April 9,
1823.
Grocer; mayor
of Charlestown, Mass., 1873.
Died in Revere, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
26, 1897 (age 74 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Henry Winborne Welch (1899-1985) —
also known as Robert Welch —
Born in Chowan, Chowan
County, N.C., December
1, 1899.
Republican. Confectionary business; candidate in primary for
Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1950; founder, in 1958, of the John
Birch Society.
Died in Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
6, 1985 (age 85 years, 36
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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