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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.
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.
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Larz Anderson (1866-1937) —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Paris, France
of American parents, August
15, 1866.
Son of Gen. Nicholas Longworth Anderson (1838-1892) and Elizabeth
Coles (Kilgour) Anderson.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Minister to Belgium, 1911-12; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1912-13.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Loyal Legion.
Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., April 13,
1937 (age 70 years, 241
days).
Interment at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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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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Jesse Bunton Baxter (b. 1872) —
also known as Jesse B. Baxter —
of Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
10, 1872.
Son of William Quincy Baxter and Isadore Frances (Bunton) Baxter.
Republican. Banker; treasurer of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1915-16; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, Loyal Legion; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Sherman Boutell (1856-1926) —
also known as Henry S. Boutell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 14,
1856.
Son of Lewis Henry Boutell and Anna (Greene) Boutell.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1884; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1897-1911 (6th District 1897-1903,
9th District 1903-11); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1908;
U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1911-13; law
professor.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Loyal Legion.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Sanremo, Italy,
March
11, 1926 (age 69 years, 362
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Westborough, Mass.
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Grenville Mellen Dodge (1831-1916) —
also known as Grenville M. Dodge —
of Iowa.
Born in Danvers, Essex
County, Mass., April 12,
1831.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1867-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1868
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1872-74.
Member, Loyal Legion.
Chief engineer
of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, January
3, 1916 (age 84 years, 266
days).
Entombed at Walnut
Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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Charles Hinman Graves (1839-1928) —
also known as Charles H. Graves; Charley
Graves —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., August
14, 1839.
Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Minnesota
state senate 29th District, 1873-76; mayor of
Duluth, Minn., 1882, 1883; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1905-13; Norway, 1905-06.
Episcopalian.
Member, Loyal Legion.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., October
7, 1928 (age 89 years, 54
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roger Sherman Greene (1840-1930) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
14, 1840.
Son of Rev. David Greene and Mary (Evarts) Greene.
Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
Washington territorial supreme court, 1870-79; chief
justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1879-87;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington, 1888; Prohibition candidate for
Governor
of Washington, 1890.
Baptist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., February
17, 1930 (age 89 years, 65
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John White Kimball (b. 1828) —
also known as John W. Kimball —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., February
27, 1828.
Son of Alpheus Kimball and Harriet (Stone) Kimball.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1864-65, 1872, 1888-91; postmaster;
Massachusetts
state auditor, 1892-1900.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion.
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.
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Augustus Pearl Martin (1835-1902) —
also known as Augustus Martin —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Abbot, Piscataquis
County, Maine, November
23, 1835.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1884.
Unitarian.
Member, Loyal Legion.
Died in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 12,
1902 (age 66 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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