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David Christopher Ahearn (1879-1925) —
also known as David C. Ahearn —
of Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Rotherham, England,
November
4, 1879.
Son of John Ahearn and Mary (Kerwin) Ahearn.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1910-11; trustee, Framingham Hospital,
1910-16; selectman, Framingham, 1912-13; pioneer in Colorado oil
shale industry; founder and president of the Yarg Producing &
Refining Corporation.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Crippled
as a boy, had minimal use of both legs, and used canes or crutches.
Died in Denver,
Colo., November
30, 1925 (age 46 years, 26
days).
Interment somewhere
in Framingham, Mass.
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Bryant Butler Brooks (1861-1944) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Bernardston, Franklin
County, Mass., February
5, 1861.
Son of Silas Newton Brooks and Melissa Minerva (Burrows) Brooks.
Republican. Livestock
grower; oil business; banker;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1892; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1896;
Presidential Elector for Wyoming, 1900;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1905-11.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo., December
8, 1944 (age 83 years, 307
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.
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Howard Aldridge Coffin (1877-1956) —
also known as Howard A. Coffin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., June 11,
1877.
Son of George Henry Coffin and Jane Clifford (Guild) Coffin.
Republican. Sales representative, Ginn & Company book
publishers, 1901-11; controller, Warren Motor Car
Company, 1911-13; regional manager, Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company, 1913-18; secretary, Detroit Pressed Steel
Company, 1918-21; assistant to president, Cadillac Motor Car
Company, 1921-25; vice-president, later president, White Star
Oil Refining Company, 1925-33; division manager, Socony-Vacuum
Oil Company, 1933; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1944, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1956 (age 78 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Christian Archibald Herter, Jr. (1919-2007) —
also known as Christian A. Herter, Jr. —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
29, 1919.
Son of Mary Caroline (Pratt) Herter and Christian
Archibald Herter.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
administrative assistant to U.S. Vice President Richard
M. Nixon, 1953-54; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1956,
1960;
candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1958; vice-president, Socony Mobil
Oil Company, 1961-67; director, Berkshire Life
Insurance Company; law
professor.
Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, in Washington,
D.C., September
16, 2007 (age 88 years, 230
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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