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Frederick William Dallinger (1871-1955) —
also known as Frederick W. Dallinger —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Center Lovell, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
2, 1871.
Son of William W. Dallinger and Elizabeth (Kingman) Dallinger;
married, August
29, 1900, to Blanche Russell.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1894-95; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1896-99; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1915-25, 1926-32;
defeated, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1924; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1932-42.
Episcopalian.
Died in North Conway, Conway, Carroll
County, N.H., September
5, 1955 (age 83 years, 338
days).
Interment at Center
Lovell Cemetery, Center Lovell, Maine.
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Mark John Dalton (c.1915-2004) —
also known as Mark Dalton —
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., about 1915.
Married 1949
to Barbara Higgins.
Democrat. Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Judge John
C. Mahoney, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
his intelligence report from Utah Beach, Normandy, paved the way for
the D-Day invasion; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1954; aide to President John
F. Kennedy.
Died, of colon
cancer, in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., May 2,
2004 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Dover, Mass.
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Eleanor L. Daly (b. 1911) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 27,
1911.
Daughter of John F. Daly and Eleanor H. (Doherty) Daly.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Zonta.
Still living as of 1940.
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James Dana (1811-1890) —
of Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass., November
8, 1811.
Son of Samuel Dana and Rebecca (Barrett) Dana.
Lawyer; mayor
of Charlestown, Mass., 1858-60.
Died in Dorchester (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass., June 4,
1890 (age 78 years, 208
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sardis Dana —
of Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Holland, Hampden
County, Mass.
Son of Asa Dana; married to Mary Faulkner.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1834.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Franklin Dana (1863-1920) —
also known as William F. Dana —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 26,
1863.
Son of Thomas Dana and Mary C. (Baldwin) Dana.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1901-03; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1904-06; superior court judge in Massachusetts,
1906-16.
Died in Orford, Grafton
County, N.H., August 4,
1920 (age 57 years, 39
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Dane (1768-1849) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass., 1768.
Father of Joseph
M. Dana.
Lawyer; university
professor; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; Athens
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1817-20; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1828-32.
Died November
18, 1849 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Dane (1752-1835) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass., December
29, 1752.
School
teacher; lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1782-85; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1785-88; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1790-91, 1793-97; Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts, 1812.
Died in Beverly, Essex
County, Mass., February
15, 1835 (age 82 years, 48
days).
Interment at Beverly
Central Cemetery, Beverly, Mass.
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William Aiken Davenport (b. 1869) —
also known as William A. Davenport —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Wilmington, Windham
County, Vt., October
23, 1869.
Son of Stephen Tabor Davenport and Alice S. (Warner) Davenport;
married 1894
to Belle M. Shearer.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1899-1900; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Franklin & Hampshire District, 1935-36; Independent
Tax Reform candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1938.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Moose; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Nathaniel Davenport (b. 1856) —
of Marlborough, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Newton Highlands, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boylston, Worcester
County, Mass., November
3, 1856.
Son of William Jepthah Davenport and Almira (Howard) Davenport;
married, January
1, 1887, to Lizzie M. Kendall.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1884-86; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1889-90; mayor
of Marlborough, Mass., 1894-95.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Livingston Davis (b. 1834) —
also known as Edward L. Davis —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 22,
1834.
Son of Isaac Davis and Mary Holman (Estabrook) Davis; married 1859 to Hannah
Gardner Adams (died 1861); married, December
2, 1869, to Maria Louisa Robbins.
Lawyer; manufacturer of ironwork,
including railroad
wheels; director of banks and
railroads;
mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1874; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1876.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elbridge Gerry Davis (b. 1877) —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August
20, 1877.
Son of Elbridge G. Davis and Lillian (Hall) Davis; married, June 20,
1912, to Mildred
W. Cleworth.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; member of
Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-26; district judge in
Massachusetts, 1927.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Davis (1799-1883) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Northborough, Worcester
County, Mass., June 2,
1799.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1843-54; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1856, 1858, 1861; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860,
1864;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1861.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 1,
1883 (age 83 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Davis (1787-1854) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Northborough, Worcester
County, Mass., January
13, 1787.
Son of Isaac Davis and Anna (Brigham) Davis; married, March 29,
1822, to Eliza Bancroft (sister of George
Bancroft); father of John
Chandler Bancroft Davis.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1825-34; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1834-35, 1841-43; resigned 1835; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1835-41, 1845-53.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 19,
1854 (age 67 years, 96
days).
Interment at Rural
Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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John Chandler Bancroft Davis (1822-1907) —
also known as Bancroft Davis —
of Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., December
29, 1822.
Son of John
Davis.
Lawyer; newspaper
correspondent; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1869; U.S.
Minister to Germany, 1874-77; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1878-82; official reporter, U.S. Supreme
Court, 1883.
Died in 1907
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Mitchell Dawes (b. 1855) —
also known as Chester M. Dawes —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., July 14,
1855.
Son of Henry
Laurens Dawes and Electa S. Dawes; married, May 12,
1881, to Ada B. Laflin.
Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1896;
general solicitor, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,
1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Laurens Dawes (1816-1903) —
also known as Henry L. Dawes —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.; Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Cummington, Hampshire
County, Mass., October
30, 1816.
Son of Mitchel Dawes; father of Chester
Mitchell Dawes.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1848-50; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1850-52; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1857-75 (11th District
1857-63, 10th District 1863-73, 11th District 1873-75); U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1875-93.
Died in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., February
5, 1903 (age 86 years, 98
days).
Interment at Pittsfield
Cemetery, Pittsfield, Mass.
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Gordon Evans Dean (1905-1958) —
also known as Gordon E. Dean —
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
28, 1905.
Son of Rev. John Marvin Dean; married 1930 to
Adelaide Williamson (divorced 1953); married, December
19, 1953, to Mary Benton Gore (first cousin once removed of Albert
Arnold Gore; second cousin of Albert
Arnold Gore, Jr.).
Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; law
professor; member, U.S.
Atomic Energy Commission, 1949-53; chair, U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission, 1950-53.
Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing in heavy
fog, crashed
and burned,
about 300 yards short of the airport
runway, in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., August
15, 1958 (age 52 years, 230
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Charles Ambrose DeCourcy (1857-1924) —
also known as Charles A. DeCourcy —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., September
23, 1857.
Son of John DeCourcy and Mary (Lalor) DeCourcy; married, September
8, 1886, to Elisabeth May Roberts.
Lawyer; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1902-11; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1911-24.
Died in 1924
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Denison (d. 1950) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Married to Laura Phinney.
Lawyer; judge, 1902-12, 1915-35; mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1913-14.
Episcopalian.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., 1950.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Charles Dennis (b. 1877) —
also known as J. Charles Dennis —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., March 9,
1877.
Son of William H. Dennis and Annie (Broadbent) Dennis; married, July 17,
1912, to Eley Miles.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1934-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Butler Carson Derrick, Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Butler Derrick —
of Edgefield, Edgefield
County, S.C.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., September
30, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1969-74; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1975-95.
Episcopalian.
Member, Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Lions.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paul Andrew Dever (1903-1958) —
also known as Paul A. Dever —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
15, 1903.
Cousin of William
Emmett Dever; son of Joseph Patrick Dever and Anna Amelia
(McAlevy) Dever.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1929-34; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1935-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1952,
1956;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1949-53; defeated, 1940, 1952; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1952.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Columbus.
Died April 11,
1958 (age 55 years, 86
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Rodolphus Dickinson (1797-1849) —
of Ohio.
Born in Hatfield, Hampshire
County, Mass., December
28, 1797.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1847-49; died in office
1849.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 20,
1849 (age 51 years, 82
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Charles Doerfer (1904-1992) —
also known as John C. Doerfer —
of West Allis, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
30, 1904.
Married to Ida Page (1902-1982).
Republican. Lawyer; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1953-60; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1957-60; in 1960, he spent a week-long Florida
vacation on the yacht Lazy Girl, owned by his friend George B.
Storer, president of Storer Broadcasting; as a result, he was accused
of conflict
of interest and forced to
resign.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 5,
1992 (age 87 years, 188
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Henry Donahue (b. 1877) —
of Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
7, 1877.
Son of John Francis Donahue and Bridget Agnes (Murphy) Donahue;
married, June 8,
1909, to Ellen G. Teevens.
Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Massachusetts,
1924-32; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1932-40.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Daniel Donohue (1901-1984) —
also known as Harold D. Donohue —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., June 18,
1901.
Son of Cornelius Donohue and Margaret (Lyons) Donohue.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932,
1940;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1947-74 (4th District 1947-73,
3rd District 1973-74); resigned 1974.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., November
4, 1984 (age 83 years, 139
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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James Augustine Donovan (b. 1889) —
also known as James A. Donovan —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., August
25, 1889.
Son of James Donovan and Margaret (Sullivan) Donovan; married, August
24, 1918, to Elizabeth Coughlin.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1916
(alternate), 1924,
1928
(alternate); delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Donovan (b. 1897) —
of Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., April 26,
1897.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1923-26; member of Massachusetts
state senate First Suffolk District, 1935-36; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Francis Dore (1881-1938) —
also known as John F. Dore —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
11, 1881.
Son of John F. Dore and Mary E. (Hudson) Dore; married, December
22, 1911, to Marian Neal.
Newspaper
work; lawyer; mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1932-34, 1936-38.
Died, from complications of pneumonia
and influenza,
Seattle, King
County, Wash., April 18,
1938 (age 56 years, 128
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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John Joseph Douglass (1873-1939) —
also known as John J. Douglass —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
9, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state legislature;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-35 (10th District
1925-33, 11th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Catholic.
Died in West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April 5,
1939 (age 66 years, 55
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Thomas H. Dowd —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Son of Charles Dowd and Mary (Reynolds) Dowd; married 1909 to Helen
L. Dolan.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1901; municipal judge in Massachusetts, 1914-34;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1935-40.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Hanchion Doyle (b. 1863) —
also known as Thomas H. Doyle —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Worcester
County, Mass., December
21, 1863.
Son of John Doyle and Johanna (Hanchion) Doyle; married, August 3,
1893, to Rosa O'Neill.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
territorial House of Representatives, 1897-1901; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1908;
Honorary Vice-President, 1912;
Judge, Oklahoma Criminal
Court of Appeals, 1908-29, 1935-36.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ellis Loring Dresel (1865-1925) —
also known as Ellis L. Dresel —
Born in 1865.
Lawyer; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Germany, 1921-22.
Gay.
Died of cancer, September
19, 1925 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Beverly
Central Cemetery, Beverly, Mass.
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Kimberley Lord Driscoll (b. 1966) —
also known as Kimberley L. Driscoll —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in 1966.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Salem, Mass., 2006-11; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 2008.
Still living as of 2011.
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John Anthony Durkin (b. 1936) —
also known as John A. Durkin —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., March 29,
1936.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1975-81; defeated, 1974, 1980, 1990;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1980.
Still living as of 1998.
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Theodore Dwight (1764-1846) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., December
15, 1764.
Nephew of Pierpont
Edwards; first cousin of Aaron
Burr and Henry
Waggaman Edwards.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1806-07.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 12,
1846 (age 81 years, 179
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Thomas Dwight (1758-1819) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
29, 1758.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1794-95; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1796-1803; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1803-05; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1808-09.
Died January
2, 1819 (age 60 years, 65
days).
Interment at Peabody
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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