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  Frank Gilman Allen (1874-1950) — also known as Frank G. Allen — of Norwood, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., October 6, 1874. Son of Frank Mitchell Allen and Abbie L. (Gilman) Allen. Republican. Chairman of Winslow Brothers & Smith, leather and wool manufacturers; director of banks and insurance firms; trustee of Norwood Hospital; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1918-19; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1921-24; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1925-29; Governor of Massachusetts, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Union League. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 9, 1950 (age 76 years, 3 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Norwood, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Mitchell Allen and Abbie L. (Gilman) Allen; married, December 2, 1897, to Clara H. Winslow (died 1924); married, November 26, 1927, to Eleanor H. Wallace.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Gray Allen (1902-1963) — also known as Robert G. Allen — of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa. Born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., August 24, 1902. Son of Arthur Harrison Allen and Sally (Gray) Allen. Democrat. Business executive; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1937-41. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Rotary. Died in Keene, Albemarle County, Va., August 9, 1963 (age 60 years, 350 days). Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Keene, Va.
  Relatives: Married, January 17, 1925, to Katharine Hancock Williamson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gaspar Griswold Bacon (1886-1947) — also known as Gaspar G. Bacon — of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 7, 1886. Son of Robert Bacon and Martha (Cowdin) Bacon. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920, 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1940; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1925-32; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1933-35; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1934; director, Southern Railway Co., Eliot Savings Bank; major in the U.S. Army during World War II. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; Reserve Officers Association. Died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., December 24, 1947 (age 61 years, 292 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Bacon and Martha (Cowdin) Bacon; brother of Robert Low Bacon; married, July 16, 1910, to Priscilla Toland. See Bacon family of Massachusetts.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Robert Low Bacon (1884-1938) — also known as Robert L. Bacon; "Prince Charming" — of Westbury, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 23, 1884. Son of Martha Waldron (Cowdin) Bacon and Robert Bacon. Republican. Banker; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1923-38; died in office 1938. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Died, of a heart attack, at the state police barracks, Lake Success, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., September 12, 1938 (age 54 years, 51 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Martha Waldron (Cowdin) Bacon and Robert Bacon; married, April 14, 1913, to Virginia Murray; brother of Gaspar Griswold Bacon. See Bacon family of Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Thomas M. Burke (b. 1898) — of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., May 30, 1898. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state senate Eighth Suffolk District, 1935-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus; Catholic Order of Foresters; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) — also known as Harold H. Burton — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 22, 1888. Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz) Burton. Republican. Lawyer; assistant attorney, Utah Power & Light Company and Utah Light & Traction Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power Company and Boise Valley Traction Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1929; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Grange; Rotary; Kiwanis; Exchange Club. Died in Washington, D.C., October 28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128 days). Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, June 15, 1912, to Selma Florence Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Christopher Carroll (b. 1893) — of South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 15, 1893. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of Massachusetts state senate Fourth Suffolk District, 1933-36. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Catholic Order of Foresters; Moose; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  Andrew A. Casassa (b. 1886) — also known as Andres A. Casassa — of Revere, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 17, 1886. Son of Angelo Casassa and Louise Casassa. Republican. Lawyer; banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920, 1928; mayor of Revere, Mass., 1931; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Sons of Italy. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1911 to Emily G. Greene.
  William Patrick Connery, Jr. (1888-1937) — also known as William P. Connery, Jr. — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., August 24, 1888. Son of William Patrick Connery, Sr.. Democrat. Professional actor, 1908-16; candy manufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1923-37; died in office 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Redmen; Kiwanis. Died in Washington, D.C., June 15, 1937 (age 48 years, 295 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
  Relatives: Brother of Lawrence Joseph Connery. See Connery family of Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Michael Curley (1874-1958) — also known as James M. Curley; "The Rascal King" — of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 20, 1874. Son of Michael Curley and Sarah (Clancy) Curley. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; president, Hibernia Savings Bank; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14, 1943-47 (10th District 1911-13, 12th District 1913-14, 11th District 1943-47); resigned 1914; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1914-17, 1922-25, 1930-33, 1946-49; defeated, 1917, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; Governor of Massachusetts, 1935-37; defeated, 1924, 1938; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; member of Democratic National Committee from Massachusetts, 1941-54; indicted in federal court in 1943, with Donald W. Smith and others, over his participation in Engineers Group, Inc., which fraudulently obtained war contracts; re-indicted in 1944; tried in 1945-46 and convicted; sentenced to six to eighteen months in prison and fined $1,000; released in November 1947 when his sentence was commuted by President Harry Truman. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Eagles; Moose; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 12, 1958 (age 83 years, 357 days). Interment at Old Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Curley and Sarah (Clancy) Curley; brother of John J. Curley; married, June 27, 1906, to Mary Emelda Herlihy (died 1930); married, January 7, 1937, to Gertrude Marion Dennis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Books about James M. Curley: Jack Beatty, The Rascal King: The Life and Times of James Michael Curley — Gerald Leinwand, Mackerels in the Moonlight : Four Corrupt American Mayors
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Married 1894 to Belle M. Shearer.
  George F. Disnard (1923-2004) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Mass., November 24, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school teacher; superintendent of schools; member of New Hampshire state senate; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1992. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Legion; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis. Died, in Valley Regional Hospital, Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., September 3, 2004 (age 80 years, 284 days). Interment at St. Mary Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
  Fred L. Doringer (b. 1889) — also known as Joe Doringer — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 19, 1889. Son of Phillip Doringer and Phillipine Doringer. Democrat. Auditor; talent scout for Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team; studio director, Radio Station WMMN, Fairmont; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1933-38, 1943-52. Lutheran. Member, Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 11, 1922, to Cora L. Morris.
  James Martin Fitzpatrick (1869-1949) — also known as James M. Fitzpatrick — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., June 27, 1869. Son of Thomas Fitzpatrick and Ellen (Burke) Fitzpatrick. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1927-45. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Died in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., April 10, 1949 (age 79 years, 287 days). Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Laura Stevenson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William P. Grant (b. 1905) — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., November 5, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; mayor of Fall River, Mass., 1946-51; defeated, 1951. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Eagles; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Philip Henderson Hoff (b. 1924) — also known as Philip H. Hoff — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass., June 29, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1961-62; Governor of Vermont, 1963-69; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1970. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Grange; Eagles; Moose. Still living as of 2009.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Joseph Leo Hurley (1898-1956) — also known as Joseph L. Hurley — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., April 20, 1898. Son of John T. Hurley and Margaret A. (Sullivan) Hurley. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Tenth Bristol District, 1925-28; mayor of Fall River, Mass., 1933-34; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1935-37; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1937-56; died in office 1956. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Grange. Died in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., April 29, 1956 (age 58 years, 9 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 29, 1927, to Celeste J. Tracy.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edward J. Kelley (b. 1897) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., December 25, 1897. Son of Edward Kelley and Mary (Shea) Kelley. Democrat. Soft drink salesman; hotel manager; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1923-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928, 1932. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Moose; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 26, 1925, to Marie A. Hannabury.
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Married, February 9, 1937, to Marion McDonald.
  Leslie E. Knox (b. 1891) — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., August 13, 1891. Son of Walter Harvey Knox and Helen Louisa (Boyd) Knox. Republican. Insurance business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Somerville, Mass., 1936-37. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Moose; Elks; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 23, 1917, to Jean Elizabeth Follett.
  Walter Edward Lawrence (1905-1967) — also known as Walter E. Lawrence — of Medford, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., December 8, 1905. Son of George Bertram Lawrence and Della (Chievney) Lawrence. Civil engineer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1939-44; mayor of Medford, Mass., 1944-50. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Moose; Kiwanis. Died April 9, 1967 (age 61 years, 122 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.
  Relatives: Married, June 19, 1930, to Helen Jones.
  William Francis Madden (b. 1897) — also known as William F. Madden — of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 4, 1897. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1925-26, 1931-32; member of Massachusetts state senate Fifth Suffolk District, 1933-36; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1936. Member, Knights of Columbus; Moose; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Sarsfield Maloney (1881-1934) — also known as Robert S. Maloney — of Lawrence, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., February 3, 1881. Son of John T. Maloney and Mary A. (Bower) Maloney. Republican. Printer; Delegate from American Federation of Labor to Canadian Trades and Labor Conference, 1907; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1921-23. Member, International Typographical Union; Elks; Eagles; Moose. Died in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., November 8, 1934 (age 53 years, 278 days). Interment at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Lawrence, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John T. Maloney and Mary A. (Bower) Maloney; married to Marie J. Belanger and Ella E. Bellisle.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph William Martin, Jr. (1884-1968) — also known as Joseph W. Martin, Jr.; Joe Martin — of North Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass. Born in North Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass., November 3, 1884. Son of Joseph William Martin and Catherine (Katon) Martin. Republican. Newspaper reporter; insurance business; newspaper publisher; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1912-14; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1915-17; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916, 1936, 1940 (Permanent Chair), 1944 (Permanent Chair), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1920; secretary of Massachusetts Republican Party, 1922-25; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-67 (15th District 1925-33, 14th District 1933-63, 10th District 1963-67); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1947-49, 1953-55; member of Republican National Committee from Massachusetts, 1937; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1940-42; derided by Franklin Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican opponents of his New Deal policies. Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Grange. Died in Hollywood, Broward County, Fla., March 6, 1968 (age 83 years, 124 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, North Attleboro, Mass.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Martin,Joseph W.,Jr.: James J. Kenneally, A Compassionate Conservative: A Political Biography of Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Speaker of the U.S. House of Rep
  John William McCormack (1891-1980) — also known as John W. McCormack — of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 21, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1920-22; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1923-26; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1928-71 (12th District 1928-63, 9th District 1963-71); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1963-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 (Permanent Chair); Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1972. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Catholic Order of Foresters; Elks; Moose; Royal Arcanum; American Legion. Died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., November 22, 1980 (age 88 years, 337 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Uncle of Edward Joseph McCormack, Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Arthur Leroy Nason (b. 1872) — also known as Arthur L. Nason — of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., October 24, 1872. Son of George Washington Nason (1841-1928) and Helen M. (Perkins) Nason (1841-1923). Insurance adjuster; shoe manufacturer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1906-09, 1917-18; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1910-12, 1919-20; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912; Progressive candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1912. Member, Odd Fellows; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Fourth cousin once removed of William F. Nason.
  Edward H. Nutting (b. 1869) — of Leominster, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Leominster, Worcester County, Mass., July 6, 1869. Caterer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1913, 1915-16, 1918, 1923-30; member of Massachusetts state senate Third Worcester District, 1931-36. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Moose; Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Royal Arcanum; Freemasons; Sons of Veterans. Burial location unknown.
  Harry Bancroft Putnam (b. 1878) — also known as Harry B. Putnam — of Westfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Westfield, Hampden County, Mass., September 7, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1911-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932; member of Massachusetts state senate Berkshire, Hampshire & Hampden District, 1933-35. Member, Freemasons; Grange; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  John S. Sullivan (1875-1949) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford County, Conn., December 18, 1875. Democrat. Wholesale and retail fish merchant; mayor of Worcester, Mass., 1936-37; defeated, 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1944; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1942. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights of Columbus. Died April 12, 1949 (age 73 years, 115 days). Burial location unknown.
  Maurice Joseph Tobin (1901-1953) — also known as Maurice J. Tobin — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 22, 1901. Son of James Tobin and Margaret (Daly) Tobin. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1927-28; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1928; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1938-44; Governor of Massachusetts, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1948-53. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Moose; Foresters. Died, of a heart attack, in Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass., July 19, 1953 (age 52 years, 58 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
  Relatives: Married, November 19, 1932, to Helen Noonan.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Books about Maurice J. Tobin: Vincent A. Lapomarda, The Boston Mayor Who Became Truman's Secretary of Labor : Maurice J. Tobin and the Democratic Party
  Joseph Everett Warner (b. 1884) — also known as Joseph E. Warner — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., May 16, 1884. Son of Richard Everett Warner and Ida Evelyn (Briggs) Warner. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1913-20; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1919-20; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1928-35; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1940-49. Episcopalian. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Moose; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph Charles White (b. 1899) — of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 30, 1899. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1929-32; member of Massachusetts state senate Sixth Suffolk District, 1933-36. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Moose; American Legion; Marine Corps League. Burial location unknown.
  Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) — also known as Jesse P. Wolcott — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Born in Gardner, Worcester County, Mass., March 3, 1893. Son of William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy (Paine) Wolcott. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St. Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57. Universalist or Congregationalist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; American Legion; Moose. Died January 28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1927 to Grace Sullivan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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