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  Alson Bailey Abbott (1844-1894) — also known as Alson B. Abbott — of Queensbury, Warren County, N.Y.; Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. Born in Andover, Essex County, Mass., November 3, 1844. Son of William F. Abbott (1814-1896) and Sarah Job (Abbott) Abbott (1818-1863); married 1873 to Sarah Morgan. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Warren County, 1878; president, Canton Bridge Company. While cleaning a shotgun for hunting, it accidentally discharged, killing him, in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., August 27, 1894 (age 49 years, 297 days). Burial location unknown.
  Caleb F. Abbott (1811-1855) — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Mass., September 8, 1811. Whig. Lawyer; mayor of Toledo, Ohio, 1850-51. Died in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, April 24, 1855 (age 43 years, 228 days). Interment at Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ira Anson Abbott (1845-1921) — also known as Ira A. Abbott — of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass.; New Mexico. Born in Barnard, Windsor County, Vt., July 20, 1845. Son of Daniel Abbott and Deborah (DeWolfe) Abbott; married, April 30, 1879, to Emma Nichols (died 1884). Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; district judge in Massachusetts, 1898-1904; justice of New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1904-12. Died in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., October 18, 1921 (age 76 years, 90 days). Burial location unknown.
  John True Abbott (1850-1914) — also known as John T. Abbott — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in 1850. Son of Stephen G. Abbott and Sarah Burbank (Cheney) Abbott; nephew of Person Colby Cheney; married 1874 to Alice E. Merriman (1847-1928). Lawyer; law partner of Charles H. Hersey; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1889-93; probate judge in New Hampshire, 1894-99. Died in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., March 8, 1914 (age about 63 years). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Keene, N.H.
  Cross-reference: Charles H. Hersey
  See also Cheney family of New Hampshire
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Brooks Adams (1848-1927) — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., June 24, 1848. Great-grandson of John Adams; grandson of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848); nephew of George Washington Adams; son of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); brother of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894); married, September 7, 1889, to Evelyn Davis (daughter of Admiral Charles Henry Davis; sister-in-law of Henry Cabot Lodge); uncle of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); granduncle of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; author; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; candidate for Massachusetts legislative seat. Died February 13, 1927 (age 78 years, 234 days). Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.
  See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) — also known as "C.F.A."; "A Whig of the Old School" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 18, 1807. Grandson of John Adams; nephew of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813; who married William Stephens Smith); son of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams; brother of George Washington Adams; married, September 5, 1829, to Abigail Brown Brooks (sister-in-law of Edward Everett); father of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1831; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1835-40; Free Soil candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1848; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1856 (Convention Vice-President; speaker); U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1859-61; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1861-68; Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1876. French Huguenot ancestry. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 21, 1886 (age 79 years, 95 days). Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.
  See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954) — also known as "Deacon"; "Uncle Charlie" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass.; Concord, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., August 2, 1866. Second great-grandson of John Adams; great-grandson of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Benjamin Williams Crowninshield; great-grandnephew of Jacob Crowninshield; grandson of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); son of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Fanny (Crowninshield) Adams; nephew of Brooks Adams; married, April 3, 1899, to Frances Lovering (daughter of William Croad Lovering); first cousin once removed of Thomas Boylston Adams. Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor of Quincy, Mass., 1897-99; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936. Unitarian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Alpha Delta Phi. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 10, 1954 (age 87 years, 312 days). Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.
  See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Adams (1735-1826) — also known as "His Rotundity"; "The Duke of Braintree"; "American Cato"; "Old Sink and Swim"; "The Colossus of Independence"; "Father of the American Navy" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., October 30, 1735. Son of John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams (1699-1797); third cousin of Samuel Adams; married, October 25, 1764, to Abigail Smith (1744-1818; aunt of William Cranch); father of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813; who married William Stephens Smith) and John Quincy Adams (1767-1848); grandfather of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); third cousin thrice removed of Austin Wells Holden and Arthur Newton Holden; great-grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; second cousin four times removed of Daniel T. Hayden; ancestor of William Rush Merriam, Vinson Martlow Whitley and Eugene H. Nickerson; second great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); third great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1781-88; Great Britain, 1785-88; Vice President of the United States, 1789-97; President of the United States, 1797-1801; defeated (Federalist), 1800; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., July 4, 1826 (age 90 years, 247 days). Original interment at Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment at United First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.
  Adams counties in Idaho, Iowa, Miss., Neb., Ohio, Pa., Wash. and Wis. are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: John Adams Harper — John A. Dix — John Adams Fisher — John A. Taintor — John A. Gilmer — John A. Perkins — John Adams Hyman — John A. Damon — John Adams Lee — John A. Sanders — John Adams Hurson
  See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John Adams: John Ferling, John Adams: A Life — Joseph J. Ellis, The Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams — David McCullough, John Adams — Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling, Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — James Grant, John Adams : Party of One
  John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) — also known as "Old Man Eloquent"; "The Accidental President"; "The Massachusetts Madman" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., July 11, 1767. Son of John Adams and Abigail (Smith) Adams (1744-1818); brother of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813; who married William Stephens Smith); married, July 26, 1797, to Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852; niece of Thomas Johnson; daughter of Joshua Johnson; sister-in-law of John Pope); first cousin of William Cranch; father of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); second great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1794-97; Prussia, 1797-1801; Russia, 1809-14; Great Britain, 1815-17; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1802; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-08; resigned 1808; U.S. Secretary of State, 1817-25; President of the United States, 1825-29; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1831-48 (11th District 1831-33, 12th District 1833-43, 8th District 1843-48); died in office 1848; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1834. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Suffered a stroke while speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, February 21, 1848, and died two days later in the Speaker's office, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., February 23, 1848 (age 80 years, 227 days). Original interment at Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment at United First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Adams counties in Ill. and Ind. are named for him.
  Politician named for him: John Q. A. Brackett
  Cross-reference: John Smith — Thurlow Weed
  See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John Quincy Adams: Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams : A Public Life, a Private Life — Lynn Hudson Parsons, John Quincy Adams — Robert V. Remini, John Quincy Adams
  John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 22, 1833. Great-grandson of John Adams; grandson of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848); nephew of George Washington Adams; son of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) and Abigail Brown (Brooks) Adams; married, April 29, 1861, to Fanny Cadwalader Crowninshield (1840-1911; granddaughter of Benjamin Williams Crowninshield); brother of Brooks Adams; father of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); granduncle of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1866, 1869; Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1879; Straight Out Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1872. Died in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., July 16, 1894 (age 60 years, 297 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
  See also Wikipedia article
  Melvin Ohio Adams (1847-1920) — also known as Melvin O. Adams — of Ashburnham, Worcester County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Ashburnham, Worcester County, Mass., November 7, 1847. Son of Joseph Adams and Dolly Winship (Whitney) Adams; married, January 20, 1874, to Mary Colony. Republican. Lawyer; took part in the legal defense of Lizzie Borden, charged in 1892-93 with the murder of her parents in Fall River, Mass.; president, Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad; vice-president, Liberty Trust Co.; trustee, Dartmouth College; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1905-06. Died August 9, 1920 (age 72 years, 276 days). Interment at Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery, Ashburnham, Mass.
  Shubael Pratt Adams (1817-1894) — also known as Shubael P. Adams — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass.; Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Born in Medfield, Norfolk County, Mass., February 5, 1817. Son of Nehemiah Adams (1773-1854) and Mary (Clark) Adams (1777-1821); married to Lydia Stetson (1816-1853); married, December 4, 1853, to Diancy Rawson Taylor (1825-1914); father of John Taylor Adams. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1845, 1857; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1862. Died in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, March 14, 1894 (age 77 years, 37 days). Burial location unknown.
  David Christopher Ahearn (1879-1925) — also known as David C. Ahearn — of Framingham, Middlesex County, Mass.; Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Rotherham, England, November 4, 1879. Son of John Ahearn and Mary (Kerwin) Ahearn; married, December 27, 1909, to Jane Francis Shea. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1910-11; trustee, Framingham Hospital, 1910-16; selectman, Framingham, 1912-13; pioneer in Colorado oil shale industry; founder and president of the Yarg Producing & Refining Corporation. Catholic. Member, Elks. Crippled as a boy, had minimal use of both legs, and used canes or crutches. Died in Denver, Colo., November 30, 1925 (age 46 years, 26 days). Interment somewhere in Framingham, Mass.
  Bailey Aldrich (1907-2002) — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 23, 1907. Son of Talbot Aldrich and Eleanor (Little) Aldrich; married, August 13, 1932, to Elizabeth Perkins. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for Massachusetts, 1954-59; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1959-72; took senior status 1972. Member, American Judicature Society; Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., September 25, 2002 (age 95 years, 155 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Charles Allen (1827-1913) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass., April 17, 1827. Son of Sylvester Allen and Harriet (Ripley) Allen. Lawyer; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1867-72; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1882-98. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 13, 1913 (age 85 years, 271 days). Burial location unknown.
  Elisha Hunt Allen (1804-1883) — also known as Elisha H. Allen — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in New Salem, Franklin County, Mass., January 28, 1804. Son of Samuel Clesson Allen; father of William F. Allen and Frederick Hobbes Allen. Whig. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1835-40, 1846-47; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1838; delegate to Whig National Convention from Maine, 1839 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; member, Committee to Notify Nominees); U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1841-43; defeated, 1842; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1849-50; U.S. Consul in Honolulu, 1849-53. Died suddenly from heart disease, while attending a diplomatic reception at the White House, Washington, D.C., January 1, 1883 (age 78 years, 338 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  See also Allen family of Massachusetts
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Dewey Allen (b. 1850) — also known as Frank D. Allen — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., August 16, 1850. Son of Charles Francis Allen and Olive Ely (Dewey) Allen; married, January 9, 1878, to Lucy Rhodes (died 1905). Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1881-82; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1886-88; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1890-93; receiver, Central National Bank, Boston, 1902-05; director, Lynn Gas & Electric Co. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  John Weston Allen (1872-1942) — also known as J. Weston Allen — of Newton Highlands, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Newton Highlands, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., April 19, 1872. Son of Walter Allen and Grace Mason (Weston) Allen; married, June 12, 1901, to Caroline Cheney Hills. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1915-18; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1920-22. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Loyal Legion. Prosecuted Charles Ponzi and other famous criminals. Died in a hospital at Belmont, Middlesex County, Mass., January 1, 1942. (age 69 years, 257 days). Burial location unknown.
  William Allen (c.1822-1891) — of Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine. Grandson of John Wheelock (president, Dartmouth College); son of Rev. William Allen Allen (president, Bowdoin College). Lawyer; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1872-81; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1881-91; died in office 1891. Died, from neuralgia of the heart, in Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass., June 4, 1891 (age about 69 years). Burial location unknown.
  Charles Almy (b. 1851) — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., January 23, 1851. Son of Charles Almy and Mary A. (Cummings) Almy; married, October 5, 1882, to Helen Jackson Cabot. Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1891; district judge in Massachusetts, 1892. Burial location unknown.
  George Weston Anderson (1861-1938) — also known as George W. Anderson — of Wellesley, Norfolk County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Acworth, Sullivan County, N.H., September 1, 1861. Son of David Campbell Anderson and Martha Lucinda (Brigham) Anderson; married 1897 to Minnie E. Mitchell (died 1906); married, January 25, 1908, to Addie Earle Kenerson. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Massachusetts state attorney general, 1911, 1912; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1914-17; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1917-18; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1918-31; took senior status 1931. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Economic Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons. Died in DeLand, Volusia County, Fla., February 14, 1938 (age 76 years, 166 days). Cremated.
  See also federal judicial profile
  John Albion Andrew (1818-1867) — also known as John A. Andrew — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Windham, Cumberland County, Maine, May 31, 1818. Son of Jonathan Andrew and Nancy (Pierce) Andrew; married 1848 to Eliza Jane Hersey. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1858; in 1859, he raised money for the defense of John Brown; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860; Governor of Massachusetts, 1861-66. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 30, 1867 (age 49 years, 152 days). Interment at Hingham Cemetery, Hingham, Mass.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Charles Bartlett Andrews (1834-1902) — also known as Charles B. Andrews — of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Sunderland, Franklin County, Mass., November 4, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state senate 15th District, 1868-69; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1878; Governor of Connecticut, 1879-81; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1881-89; chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1889-1901; resigned 1901; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902. Died, from heart disease, in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., September 12, 1902 (age 67 years, 312 days). Interment at East Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Appleton (1815-1864) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Beverly, Essex County, Mass., February 11, 1815. Son of John W. Appleton and Sophia (Williams) Appleton; second cousin once removed of William Appleton; married 1840 to Susan Dodge. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Bolivia, 1848-49; U.S. Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1851-53; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1860-61. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, August 22, 1864 (age 49 years, 193 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dewey G. Archambault — also known as D. G. Archambault — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Son of Amedee Archambault and Rose F. (Mineau) Archambault; married, June 22, 1922, to Marguerite E. Delorme. Republican. Funeral director; lawyer; mayor of Lowell, Mass., 1936-40. Catholic. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Wodrow Archbald (1848-1926) — also known as Robert W. Archbald — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pa., September 10, 1848. Son of James Archbald and Augusta (Frothingham) Archbald; married, January 21, 1875, to Elizabeth B. Cannon. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1884-88; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1888-1901; U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1901-11; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1911-13; removed 1913. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1912 on conflict of interest charges; convicted (removed from office) by the U.S. Senate on four articles of impeachment. Died, from a heart attack, in Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Mass., August 19, 1926 (age 77 years, 343 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Joseph A. Aspero (1915-1987) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass.; Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., June 30, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1945-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1960. Catholic. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died November 26, 1987 (age 72 years, 149 days). Burial location unknown.
  Henry Converse Attwill (b. 1872) — also known as Henry C. Attwill — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., March 11, 1872. Son of Isaac M. Attwill and Harriet E. (Sanger) Attwill; married, June 30, 1906, to Augusta Harris. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1896-98; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1899-1901; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1915-19. Universalist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Matthew J. Avitabile (1913-2001) — of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn.; Ashland, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Meriden, New Haven County, Conn., August 16, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state senate 6th District, 1945. Catholic. Died October 25, 2001 (age 88 years, 70 days). Burial location unknown.

 

 


 
   
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