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George F. Aherne (1905-2001) —
of Abington, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
18, 1905.
Son of John Aherne and Mary Jane (RusH) Aherne.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1928;
college
professor.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died July 1,
2001 (age 95 years, 286
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz)
Burton.
Republican. Lawyer;
assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1944;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Grange; Rotary;
Kiwanis; Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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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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George F. Disnard (1923-2004) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Hingham, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
24, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of New
Hampshire state senate; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire,
1992.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Elks; Moose;
Kiwanis.
Died, in Valley Regional Hospital,
Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., September
3, 2004 (age 80 years, 284
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
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Joseph Buell Ely (1881-1956) —
also known as Joseph B. Ely —
of Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., February
22, 1881.
Son of Henry Wilson Ely and Sarah N. (Buell) Ely.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Hampton National Bank and
Trust Company; director, American Woolen
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1931-35.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Died June 13,
1956 (age 75 years, 112
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Mass.
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Daniel J. Gallagher (b. 1873) —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
31, 1873.
Son of Owen Gallagher and Ann (Ryan) Gallagher.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1918-19; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1920-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic.
Member, Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark Andrew Green (b. 1960) —
also known as Mark Green —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 1,
1960.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1992-98; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1999-; U.S.
Ambassador to Tanzania, 2007-.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Hastings Keith (1915-2005) —
of West Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
22, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1959-73 (9th District 1959-63,
12th District 1963-73); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Kiwanis; Elks.
Died in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 19,
2005 (age 89 years, 239
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.
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Raymond L. King (b. 1929) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
1, 1929.
Son of Samuel King and Doris (Lamprey) King.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962.
Unitarian.
Member, Theta
Chi; Elks;
Kiwanis; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1962.
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Walter Edward Lawrence (1905-1967) —
also known as Walter E. Lawrence —
of Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
8, 1905.
Son of George Bertram Lawrence and Della (Chievney) Lawrence.
Civil
engineer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1939-44; mayor of
Medford, Mass., 1944-50.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Moose;
Kiwanis.
Died April 9,
1967 (age 61 years, 122
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.
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Alvertus Jackson Morse (1930-2011) —
also known as Jack Morse —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.; Pelham, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., February
16, 1930.
Son of Alvertus D. Morse and Drucilla Morse.
Lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Northampton, Mass., 1963; district judge in Massachusetts,
1973-97.
Member, Kiwanis; Rotary.
Died in Pelham, Hampshire
County, Mass., January
23, 2011 (age 80 years, 341
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred H. Purches (b. 1881) —
of Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
5, 1881.
Republican. Insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Dover, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
1, 1892.
Son of Richard Middlecott Saltonstall and Eleanor (Brooks)
Saltonstall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1923-37; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1929-37;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1972;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1936; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1939-45; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1945-67.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Kiwanis; Grange.
Died in Dover, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 17,
1979 (age 86 years, 289
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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James Conlan Scanlan (b. 1896) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
18, 1896.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state senate Third Middlesex District, 1931-36.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Kiwanis; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen Simmons (b. 1891) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Somerset, Bristol
County, Mass., August 8,
1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Tau
Beta Pi; Kiwanis; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; National Rifle
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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