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Charles Herbert Allen (1848-1934) —
also known as Charles H. Allen —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 15,
1848.
Son of Otis Allen and Louise (Bixby) Allen.
Republican. Lumber business; banker;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1881-82; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1883; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1885-89;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1891; Massachusetts state prison commissioner,
1897-98; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1898-1900; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1900-01.
Died in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 20,
1934 (age 86 years, 5
days).
Interment at Lowell
Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Willmore Dewey Ashley (1886-1974) —
also known as Willmore D. Ashley —
of New Ipswich, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in East Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass., November
3, 1886.
Son of Warren King Ashley and Henrietta Ruth (Dewey) Ashley.
Ice
business; woodworker; sawmill owner; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from New
Ipswich, 1948.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
22, 1974 (age 87 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Ball Bradley (1831-1906) —
also known as Nathan B. Bradley —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 28,
1831.
Republican. Lumber business; salt
industry; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1865; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1867-68; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1873-77.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., November
8, 1906 (age 75 years, 164
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Frank A. Brooks —
of Watertown, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 3rd District, 1935-36.
Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shepard Cary (1805-1866) —
of Maine.
Born in New Salem, Franklin
County, Mass., July 3,
1805.
Lumber and timber business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1839-42, 1848-49, 1862;
member of Maine
state senate, 1843, 1850-53; U.S.
Representative from Maine 7th District, 1844-45; Liberty
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1854.
Died in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August 9,
1866 (age 61 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Houlton, Maine.
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Henry Howland Crapo (1804-1869) —
also known as Henry H. Crapo —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Dartmouth, Bristol
County, Mass., May 24,
1804.
Son of Jesse C. Crapo and Phebe (Howland) Crapo.
Republican. Lumber business; built the Flint and Holly Railroad,
which later became part of the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad;
mayor
of Flint, Mich., 1860-61; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1863-64; Governor of
Michigan, 1865-69.
Christian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 22,
1869 (age 65 years, 59
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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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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Addison Gardner Foster (1837-1917) —
also known as Addison G. Foster —
of Wabasha
County, Minn.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Belchertown, Hampshire
County, Mass., January
28, 1837.
Republican. Lumber business; railroad
builder; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1899-1905.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
16, 1917 (age 79 years, 354
days).
Interment at Tacoma
Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
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Henry Howard (1801-1878) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hinsdale, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
15, 1801.
Dry goods
merchant; lumber business; Michigan
state treasurer, 1836-39; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1837; Michigan
state auditor general, 1839-40; banker.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 15,
1878 (age 76 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin F. Lincoln (b. 1831) —
of Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Wareham, Plymouth
County, Mass., September
4, 1831.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; director, Lyndon National Bank;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lyndon, 1876-78, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter L. Pratt (b. 1868) —
of Massena, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., 1868.
Republican. Lumber dealer; village
president of Massena, New York, 1920-22; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1923-34;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lynn Melvin Ranger (1884-1967) —
also known as Lynn M. Ranger —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Massachusetts, January
28, 1884.
Son of John Melvin Ranger (1847-1933) and Nellie Frances (Allen)
Ranger (1863-1924).
Coal
salesman; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1912;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1912, 1914; bank
director; lumber business.
Died in 1967
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lee Smith (b. 1860) —
also known as Robert L. Smith —
of Stannard, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., October
14, 1860.
Republican. Lumber dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Stannard, 1888.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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