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Harrison Henry Atwood (1863-1954) —
also known as Harrison H. Atwood —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in North Londonderry, Londonderry, Windham
County, Vt., August
26, 1863.
Son of Peter Clark Atwood and Helen Marion (Aldrich) Atwood.
Republican. Architect;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1887-89, 1915, 1917-18, 1923-24,
1927-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1888
(alternate), 1892,
1904,
1908
(alternate); member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1888-89; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1895-97;
defeated, 1892 (10th District), 1918 (12th District), 1920 (12th
District).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
22, 1954 (age 91 years, 57
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Augustus Davis Ayling (1840-1918) —
also known as Augustus D. Ayling —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Centerville, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 28,
1840.
Son of William L. Ayling and Margaret (Hurley) Ayling.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Adjutant
General of New Hampshire, 1879-1907.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died March 9,
1918 (age 77 years, 224
days).
Interment at Beechwood
Cemetery, Centerville, Barnstable, Mass.
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Gaspar Griswold Bacon (1886-1947) —
also known as Gaspar G. Bacon —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 7,
1886.
Son of Robert
Bacon and Martha (Cowdin) Bacon.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920,
1932
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1925-32; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1933-35; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1934; director, Southern Railway
Co., Eliot Savings Bank; major
in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., December
24, 1947 (age 61 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Low Bacon (1884-1938) —
also known as Robert L. Bacon; "Prince
Charming" —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 23,
1884.
Son of Martha Waldron (Cowdin) Bacon and Robert
Bacon.
Republican. Banker;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the state police barracks, Lake Success, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
12, 1938 (age 54 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Algernon Sidney Badger (1839-1905) —
also known as Algernon S. Badger —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
28, 1839.
Son of John Beighton Badger (1811-1904) and Sarah Payne (Sprague)
Badger (1816-1851).
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent, New
Orleans Metropolitan Police,
1870; postmaster;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1879.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., May 9,
1905 (age 65 years, 193
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Presumably named
for: Algernon
Sidney |
| | | Relatives: Son of John Beighton Badger
(1811-1904) and Sarah Payne (Sprague) Badger (1816-1851); married, April 30,
1872, to Elizabeth Florence Parmele (1856-1877); married, September
9, 1882, to Olivia Blanche Blineau (1860-1939). |
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John Rodney Ball (b. 1881) —
also known as J. Rodney Ball —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., June 17,
1881.
Son of Frank James Ball and Mary Graves (Mann) Ball.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; president, Lawrence Morris Plan Bank;
vice-president, Essex Savings Bank;
director, Lawrence Cooperative Bank;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Cornelius Bates (b. 1843) —
of North Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in North Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., June 4,
1843.
Son of Elijah Bates and Sarah (Fletcher) Bates.
Republican. Manufacturer;
proprietor, Worcester Corset Co.; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1879; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1883; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1884.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Woodbridge Beal (b. 1887) —
also known as John W. Beal —
of Hanover, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Hanover, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 12,
1887.
Son of John Williams Beal and Mary Woodbridge (Howes) Beal.
Republican. Architect;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Bern Bruce (b. 1853) —
also known as Alexander B. Bruce —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born September
15, 1853.
Son of David Bruce and Jemima (Bern) Bruce.
Democrat. Merchant;
manufacturer;
mayor
of Lawrence, Mass., 1886-87; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1898; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace Tracy Cahill (1894-1976) —
also known as Horace T. Cahill —
of East Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
12, 1894.
Son of George William Cahill and Alice Gertrude (Dallas) Cahill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1928; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1939-45; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1944; superior court judge in Massachusetts,
1947-73.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died, in City Hospital,
Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., August
21, 1976 (age 81 years, 253
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Nelson Daniels (1849-1916) —
also known as Charles N. Daniels —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Barre, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1849.
Son of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels.
Republican. Coal
and lumber
dealer; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1900;
U.S. Consul in Sheffield, 1905-09; Sherbrooke, 1914-16; Connecticut
state auditor, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., December
17, 1916 (age 67 years, 168
days).
Interment at Old
Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
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William Warren Davis (1862-1941) —
also known as William W. Davis —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., August 8,
1862.
Son of William Davis and Adelia Merriam (Carter) Davis.
Republican. Hotel
manager; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1895-96; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1897-98; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1900
(alternate), 1904;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1924.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Royal
Arcanum; Rotary.
Died September
21, 1941 (age 79 years, 44
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Chandler Fairbanks (1852-1931) —
also known as George C. Fairbanks —
of Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
6, 1852.
Son of John
Brooks Fairbanks and Caroline (Cummings) Fairbanks (1824-1891).
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1909.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died April 23,
1931 (age 79 years, 107
days).
Interment at Dell
Park Cemetery, Natick, Mass.
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Roy Lynde Fernald (b. 1901) —
also known as Roy L. Fernald —
of Winterport, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
9, 1901.
Son of Charles Walter Fernald and Hortense (Rankin) Fernald.
Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Waldo County (4th), 1931-32;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Grange;
Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Erland Frederick Fish (b. 1883) —
also known as Erland F. Fish —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
7, 1883.
Son of Frederick P. Fish and Clara P. (Livermore) Fish.
Republican. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, 1908-09; major in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-24; member of Massachusetts
state senate Norfolk & Suffolk District, 1925-36; President
of the Massachusetts State Senate, 1933-34; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Dudley Blake Fisk (b. 1850) —
also known as Charles D. B. Fisk —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Hooksett, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
17, 1850.
Son of Dudley Blake Fisk and Mary (Ashton) Fisk.
Clothing
merchant; newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1905, 1907; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1908-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Great-grandson of William
Fisk; grandson of Ezra
Fisk; son of Dudley Blake Fisk and Mary (Ashton) Fisk; married to
Susan E. Sparhawk. See Fisk
family of Massachusetts. |
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Edward E. Hicken (b. 1876) —
of Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., April 20,
1876.
Son of George B. Hicken and Eleanor J. (Marshall) Hicken.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newland H. Holmes (b. 1891) —
of Weymouth, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., August
30, 1891.
Republican. Advertising
manager; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1925-30; member of Massachusetts
state senate Norfolk & Plymouth District, 1930-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roger Keith (b. 1888) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 8,
1888.
Son of Horace A. Keith and Nellie W. (Packard) Keith.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Brockton, Mass., 1921-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1929-32.
Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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John B. Lewis, Jr. (b. 1841) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Wilmington, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
30, 1841.
Son of John B. Lewis and Threasa (Miller) Lewis.
Shoe
manufacturer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1901, 1922; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. Lewis and Threasa (Miller) Lewis; married 1864 to Hattie
A. Bancroft; married 1872 to Mary U.
Hawes. |
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George G. Moyse (b. 1878) —
of Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Canada,
December
21, 1878.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-24; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fifth Middlesex District, 1925-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Clayton Reynolds (b. 1856) —
also known as Edward C. Reynolds —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass., November
15, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland
County Register of Probate, 1889-97; member of Maine
state senate, 1897-99; mayor
of South Portland, Maine, 1899-1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Sylvester Taylor (1822-1910) —
of Chicopee Falls, Chicopee, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in South Hadley, Hampshire
County, Mass., March 2,
1822.
Son of Sylvester Taylor (1793-1881) and Sarah (Eaton) Taylor
(1793-1870).
Republican. Farm tool
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1860-61; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1869; president, Chicopee Falls Savings Bank; mayor
of Chicopee, Mass., 1891.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Chicopee, Hampden
County, Mass., January
3, 1910 (age 87 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen Towner Treadway (1867-1947) —
also known as Allen T. Treadway —
of Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
16, 1867.
Son of William Denton Treadway and Harriet (Heaton) Treadway.
Republican. Hotel
proprietor; director, Berkshire Trust Co.;
trustee, Stockbridge Savings
Bank; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1904; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1908-11; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1913-45; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Grange; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died in 1947
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Stockbridge
Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
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