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John Alfred McDowell Adair (1864-1938) —
also known as John A. M. Adair —
of Portland, Jay
County, Ind.
Born near Portland, Jay
County, Ind., December
22, 1864.
Son of James G. Adair and Sarah A. (Hutson) Adair.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
manufacturer; Jay
County Clerk, 1891-95; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1907-17; defeated,
1924; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1916.
Methodist.
Died in Portland, Jay
County, Ind., October
5, 1938 (age 73 years, 287
days).
Interment at Green
Park Cemetery, Portland, Ind.
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Butler Ames (1871-1954) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
22, 1871.
Son of Adelbert
Ames and Blanche (Butler) Ames.
Republican. Engineer;
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1897-99; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1903-13;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1916,
1920,
1928.
Died in Tewksbury, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
6, 1954 (age 83 years, 76
days).
Interment at Hildreth
Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Theodore Cornelius Bates (b. 1843) —
of North Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in North Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., June 4,
1843.
Son of Elijah Bates and Sarah (Fletcher) Bates.
Republican. Manufacturer; proprietor, Worcester Corset Co.;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1879; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1883; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1884.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Spencer Borden (1872-1957) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., September
8, 1872.
Son of Effie A. (Brooks) Borden (1847-1925) and Spencer Borden
(1848-1921).
Republican. Manufacturer; director, National Shawmut Bank, Fall
River National Bank, Fall
River Gas
Works Co., Fall River Electric
Light Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1928.
Died January
31, 1957 (age 84 years, 145
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Mass.
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Alexander Bern Bruce (b. 1853) —
also known as Alexander B. Bruce —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born September
15, 1853.
Son of David Bruce and Jemima (Bern) Bruce.
Democrat. Merchant;
manufacturer; mayor
of Lawrence, Mass., 1886-87; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1898; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward G. Burnham (born c.1826) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., about 1826.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1887-88.
Burial
location unknown.
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Phillips E. Chase (b. 1832) —
of Mechanicsville, Mt. Holly, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Athol, Worcester
County, Mass., October
21, 1832.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Mt. Holly, 1872; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1886.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marcus Allen Coolidge (1865-1947) —
also known as Marcus A. Coolidge —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Westminster, Worcester
County, Mass., October
6, 1865.
Son of Ellen Drusilla (Allen) Coolidge and Frederick
Spaulding Coolidge.
Democrat. Chairmaker;
builder;
president, Fitchburg Machine Works; president, Seneca Falls
(N.Y.) Machine Co., manufacturers of machine tools; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1902, 1904; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1920,
1924,
1932,
1936;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1931-37.
Universalist.
Member, Elks.
Died in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
23, 1947 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Westminster, Mass.
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Thomas Jefferson Coolidge (1831-1920) —
also known as T. Jefferson Coolidge —
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
26, 1831.
Son of Joseph Coolidge and Ellen Wayles (Randolph) Coolidge.
Republican. Manufacturer; cotton mill
business; president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad,
and other companies; U.S. Minister to France, 1892-93.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
17, 1920 (age 89 years, 83
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Charles Richard Crane (1858-1939) —
also known as Charles R. Crane —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Woods Hole, Falmouth, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 7,
1858.
Son of Richard Teller Crane and Mary (Prentiss) Crane.
President, Crane Company, valves and fittings manufacturer;
director, National Bank of the
Republic, Chicago; U.S. Minister to China, 1920-21.
Member, American
Economic Association.
Died in 1939
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Teller Crane and Mary (Prentiss) Crane; married 1881 to
Cornelia W. Smith; father of Richard
Crane. |
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William Franklin Draper (1842-1910) —
also known as William F. Draper —
of Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 9,
1842.
Son of George Draper and Hannah (Thwing) Draper.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1893-97; U.S.
Ambassador to Italy, 1897-1900.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
28, 1910 (age 67 years, 294
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.
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Erastus Fairbanks (1792-1864) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Brimfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
28, 1792.
Son of Phebe (Paddock) Fairbanks (1760-1853) and Joseph Fairbanks
(1763-1846).
One of the founders of E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., platform scale
manufacturers; president, Passumpsic Railroad,
which completed a line from White River to St. Johnsbury in 1850;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1836-38; Presidential Elector for
Vermont, 1844,
1848;
Governor
of Vermont, 1852-53, 1860-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1856.
Congregationalist.
Died in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
20, 1864 (age 72 years, 23
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Henry Noah Fisher (b. 1842) —
also known as Henry N. Fisher —
of Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Barton, Orleans
County, Vt., June 5,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer; president, American Watch Tool Co.;
vice-president, Waltham National Bank;
trustee, Waltham Savings Bank; mayor of
Waltham, Mass., 1887-89.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Calvin Gaunt (b. 1882) —
also known as Alfred C. Gaunt —
of Methuen, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 30,
1882.
Son of Henry Gaunt and Mary Lyle (Weir) Gaunt.
Republican. Manufacturer; president, Merrimac Mills; member of
Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1947-48; defeated, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Zacheus Goodrich (1804-1885) —
also known as John Z. Goodrich —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
27, 1804.
Lawyer;
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1851-55 (7th District 1851-53,
11th District 1853-55); Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1861; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1861-65.
Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., April 19,
1885 (age 80 years, 204
days).
Interment at Stockbridge
Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
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Edward Howard Haskell (b. 1845) —
of Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., October
5, 1845.
Son of William H. Haskell and Mary (Smith) Haskell.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; paper and
textile machinery manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1877; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1880,
1884;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1882-85.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pehr Gustaf Holmes (1881-1952) —
also known as Pehr G. Holmes —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Sweden,
April
9, 1881.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1917-19; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1931-47;
defeated, 1946.
Congregationalist.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Venice, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
19, 1952 (age 71 years, 254
days).
Interment at Old
Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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Claramon Hunt (born c.1843) —
of Sterling, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1843.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1893-94; member of Connecticut
state senate 17th District, 1895-96.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank E. Kaley (b. 1856) —
of Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Canton, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 13,
1856.
Son of Timothy Kaley.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1901-02; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 3rd District, 1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alvan Kidder (1801-1871) —
of Randolph, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., February
12, 1801.
Son of John Kidder (1772-1813) and Ruth (Mann) Kidder (1779-1834).
Democrat. Manufacturer; merchant;
real
estate business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1835.
Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., November
18, 1871 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Howe Newton (b. 1827) —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.; Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Hubbardston, Worcester
County, Mass., June 22,
1827.
Son of James Newton and Esther (Hale) Newton.
Manufacturer; Franklin
County Treasurer, 1862-65; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1869; president, Hoosac Tunnel &
Wilmington Railroad
Co., 1887-1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1862
to Mary Abby Cogswell. |
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Thomas O'Neill (b. 1857) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1857.
Republican. Decorative glass manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1904-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Huntley Nowel Spaulding (1869-1955) —
also known as Huntley N. Spaulding —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Townsend Harbor, Townsend, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
20, 1869.
Son of Jonas Spaulding and Emeline (Cummings) Spaulding.
Republican. Manufacturer; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1927-29; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1940.
Protestant.
Died in Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., November
14, 1955 (age 86 years, 25
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Rolland Harty Spaulding (1873-1942) —
also known as Rolland H. Spaulding —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Townsend Harbor, Townsend, Middlesex
County, Mass., March 15,
1873.
Son of Jonas Spaulding and Emeline (Cummings) Spaulding.
Republican. Manufacturer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1912;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1915-17.
Died March 14,
1942 (age 68 years, 364
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel H. Wragg (b. 1882) —
of Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 9,
1882.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1919-24; member of Massachusetts
state senate Norfolk & Middlesex District, 1925-36.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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