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Politicians in the Printing and Publishing Business in Massachusetts
other than newspapers


  Samuel Turell Armstrong (1784-1850) — also known as Samuel T. Armstrong — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Dorchester (now part of Boston), Suffolk County, Mass., April 29, 1784. Son of John Armstrong and Elizabeth Armstrong. Printing business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1822-23, 1828-29; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1833-36; Governor of Massachusetts, 1835-36; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1836; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1839. Among leaders of the effort to save Plymouth Rock, 1835. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 26, 1850 (age 65 years, 331 days). Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Colin J. Cameron (1879-c.1958) — of Amesbury, Essex County, Mass. Born in Barneys River, Nova Scotia, August 24, 1879. Son of Edward Cameron and Catherine Jane (MacKenzie) Cameron. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; printing business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944, 1952. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Columbus; Eagles. Died about 1958 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Cameron and Catherine Jane (MacKenzie) Cameron; married, June 27, 1908, to Della Wingate; father of Catherine Wingate Cameron (who married of Al Capp (1909-1979; cartoonist)).
  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.
  Relatives: Married, October 4, 1904, to Abbie Sweetland Ghodey (died 1945).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William R. Henry — of Massachusetts. Socialist. Printer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1914; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Lewis R. Hovey (b. 1874) — of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., May 17, 1874. Son of Benjamin Lewis Hovey and Mae S. (Peaslee) Hovey. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; printer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, April 19, 1899, to Helen Cleveland Smith.
  Wallace Raymond Lovett (b. 1880) — also known as Wallace R. Lovett — of Melrose, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Melrose, Middlesex County, Mass., August 6, 1880. Son of George Frederick Lovett and Eliza Carleton (Hackett) Lovett. Republican. President and general manager, Standard Diary Co., publishers; vice-president, Malden Savings Bank; director, Melrose Cooperative Bank; director, Malden Morris Plan Bank; director, Liberty Trust Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 11, 1902, to Maude Alice Morrin.
  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

 

 


 
   
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