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Charles Hiller Innes (1870-1939) —
also known as Charles H. Innes —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August 6,
1870.
Son of Charles E. Innes and Alice M. (Hiller) Innes; married, September
30, 1900, to Nellie A. Mills.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1897-98; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1908,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1924
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons.
Died May 27,
1939 (age 68 years, 294
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard William Irwin (b. 1857) —
also known as Richard W. Irwin —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., February
18, 1857.
Son of William Irwin and Mary (Blake) Irwin; married, November
16, 1892, to Florence E. Bangs.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1894-95; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1896-98; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1900;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1903-04; District Attorney, Northwestern
District, 1905-11; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1911-16.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Frederick Jackson (1851-1937) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.; Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., November
13, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1890-91; chair, Massachusetts Railroad
Commission, 1899-1907.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1937
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Clinton Jacobs (b. 1865) —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
13, 1865.
Son of Enock Jacobs and Hannah Kidder (Jones) Jacobs; married, November
11, 1923, to Elizabeth Ferrell.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Arizona, 1923.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cheryl Ann Jacques —
also known as Cheryl Jacques —
of Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1993-.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2002.
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Samuel Kalesky (b. 1877) —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
13, 1877.
Son of Louis Kalesky and Amelia Kalesky.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Philip Kane (b. 1906) —
also known as James P. Kane —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., November
25, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1948,
1956.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Joseph Kaplan (b. 1889) —
also known as Jacob J. Kaplan —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 12,
1889.
Son of Charles Kaplan and Sarah (Chaizen) Kaplan; married, April 17,
1912, to Annie Sabin Levenson.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1928.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Frisbee Keator (1850-1910) —
also known as John F. Keator —
of Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., April 16,
1850.
Son of Abram Johnson Keator (1814-1877) and Ruth (Frisbee) Keator
(1824-1905); second cousin of Nathan
Keator; married, February
10, 1885, to Anna Walter Sweatman (1860-1942); third cousin once
removed of Theron
Preston Keator; first cousin once removed of Thomas
Vincent Cator.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Philadelphia County 21st
District, 1897-1900.
Died in Newton Highlands, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
18, 1910 (age 60 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) —
of Kelloggsville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
3, 1773.
Merchant;
miller;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1808-10, 1820-22; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1825-27.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 11,
1842 (age 68 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Francis E. Kelly (b. 1903) —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 26,
1903.
Son of Joseph M. Kelly and Margaret (Murphy) Kelly; married, February
9, 1937, to Marion McDonald.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Boston City Council, 1929-33;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1937-39; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1949-53.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ambrose Kennedy (1875-1967) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., December
1, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1911-13; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1912-13; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 3rd District, 1913-23.
Died March 10,
1967 (age 91 years, 99
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Cemetery, Blackstone, Mass.
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Edward Moore Kennedy (1932-2009) —
also known as Edward M. Kennedy; Ted Kennedy;
"Lion of the Senate" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born, in St. Margaret's Hospital,
Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
22, 1932.
Grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy (1890-1995);
brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married
Robert
Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Robert
Francis Kennedy and Jean
Kennedy Smith; married, November
29, 1958, to Virginia
Joan Bennett (1936-); married, November
30, 1958, to Virginia Joan Bennett (divorced 1982); married, July 3,
1992, to Victoria Anne Reggie (daughter of Edmund
M. Reggie); uncle of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II and Mark
Kennedy Shriver; father of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1967-).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1962-; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1980;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Pleaded
guilty to leaving the
scene of an accident after his car plunged off the Dike Bridge,
on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing
passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, on July 18, 1969.
Died, from brain
cancer, in Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., August
25, 2009 (age 77 years, 184
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Judith Flanagan Kennedy —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 2010-.
Female.
Still living as of 2011.
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Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) —
also known as Robert F. Kennedy; Bobby Kennedy;
"R.F.K." —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.; Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
20, 1925.
Grandson of Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John
Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy; brother of Joseph
Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married
Robert
Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia
Kennedy Lawford, Jean
Kennedy Smith and Edward
Moore Kennedy; married, June 17,
1950, to Ethel Skakel; father of Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II and Kerry Kennedy (who married Andrew
M. Cuomo); uncle of Mark
Kennedy Shriver and Patrick
Joseph Kennedy (1967-).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1961-64; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1965-68; died in office 1968; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
On June 5, 1968, while running
for president, having just won the California presidential primary,
was shot and
mortally
wounded by Sirhan Sirhan, in the Ambassador Hotel, and
died the next day in in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 6,
1968 (age 42 years, 199
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Edward Aloysius Kenney (1884-1938) —
also known as Edward A. Kenney —
of Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., August
11, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; recorder's court judge in New Jersey, 1919;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1933-38; died in
office 1938.
Member, Elks; Redmen; Delta
Chi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1938 (age 53 years, 169
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Clinton, Mass.
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Amos Kent (1774-1824) —
of Chester, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Kent's Island, Newbury, Essex
County, Mass., October
16, 1774.
Son of Joseph Kent (1741-1802) and Jane (Moody) Kent; married 1799 to Abigail
Atherton (1775-1860); second great-grandfather of David
Muir Amacker.
Lawyer; farmer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1814-16.
Died June 18,
1824 (age 49 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943) —
also known as John F. Kerry;
"Liveshot" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Fitzsimmons Army Hospital,
Aurora, Adams
County, Colo., December
11, 1943.
Second great-grandson of Robert
Charles Winthrop; third cousin twice removed of William
Cameron Forbes; son of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary (Forbes)
Kerry (1913-2002); married, May 23,
1970, to Julia Stimson Thorne (divorced 1988); married, May 26,
1995, to Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz (widow of Henry
John Heinz III).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1972; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1983-85; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1985-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
candidate for President
of the United States, 2004.
Catholic.
English
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Skull and
Bones.
Still living as of 2009.
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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; married to Jean Ellen
Peters.
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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Rufus King (1755-1827) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Scarborough, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 24,
1755.
Married 1786
to Mary Alsop (daughter of John
Alsop); half-brother of Cyrus
King; father of John
Alsop King and James
Gore King; grandfather of Rufus
King (1814-1876).
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1783-85; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1784-87; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1789-96, 1813-25; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1789-90; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1796-1803, 1825-26; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1804, 1808; candidate for President
of the United States, 1816.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 29,
1827 (age 72 years, 36
days).
Interment at Grace
Church Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.
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Thomas Butler King (1800-1864) —
of Frederica, St. Simons Island, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born in Palmer, Hampden
County, Mass., August
27, 1800.
Son of Daniel King (1749-1815) and Hannah (Lord) King (1757-1813);
brother of Henry
King; married 1824 to Anna
Matilda Page (1800-1859); father of Florence Barclay King (1834-1912;
who married Henry
Rootes Jackson) and John
Floyd King.
Lawyer; member of Georgia
state senate, 1832-37, 1859; delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1833; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1839-43, 1845-50 (at-large 1839-43,
1st District 1845-50); delegate to Whig National Convention from
Georgia, 1844; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1851-52.
Died in Waresboro, Ware
County, Ga., May 10,
1864 (age 63 years, 257
days).
Interment at Christ
Churchyard, Frederica, St. Simons Island, Ga.
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William A. King (b. 1855) —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass., July 22,
1855.
Son of Patrick King and Mary King; married, August
26, 1889, to Jane S. Cady.
Republican. Lawyer; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1903-07; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham; elected 1918.
Congregationalist.
Interment at Old
Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
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John A. Kissel (b. 1959) —
of Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., 1959.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 2002.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2008.
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Hosea Merrill Knowlton (b. 1847) —
also known as Hosea M. Knowlton —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Durham, Androscoggin
County, Maine, May 20,
1847.
Son of Isaac Case Knowlton (D.D.) and Mary Smith (Wellington)
Knowlton; married, May 22,
1873, to Sylvia B. Almy.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1876-77; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1878-79; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1894-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marcus Perrin Knowlton (1839-1918) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Wilbraham, Hampden
County, Mass., February
3, 1839.
Son of Merrick Knowlton and Fatima (Perrin) Knowlton.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1878; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1880-81; superior court judge in Massachusetts,
1881-87; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1887-1911; chief
justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1902-11.
Died in 1918
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Shadrach Knox (1843-1914) —
also known as William S. Knox —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., September
10, 1843.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1874-75; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1895-1903;
defeated, 1892.
Died September
21, 1914 (age 71 years, 11
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Cemetery, Lawrence, Mass.
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