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Elizabeth Moore Arndt (b. 1920) —
also known as Betty Arndt; Elizabeth Moore —
of Centralia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., August
25, 1920.
Daughter of Frederick Arnold Moore and Miriam (Delano) Moore.
Republican. Nurse;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1964,
1976;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1970-81.
Female.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives:
Married 1946
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Laurence Harold Banks (b. 1897) —
also known as Laurence H. Banks —
of Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
31, 1897.
Son of George T. Banks and Alice E. (Simmons) Banks.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1947-48; member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1948-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elisha Hume Brewster (1871-1946) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Worthington, Hampshire
County, Mass., September
10, 1871.
Son of Charles K. Brewster and Celina S. (Baldwin) Brewster.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902-04; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1922-41; took senior status
1941.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April 29,
1946 (age 74 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Edwin Curtis (b. 1878) —
also known as Herbert E. Curtis —
of East Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Scituate, Plymouth
County, Mass., March 11,
1878.
Son of Job Edwin Curtis and Clare Maria (Plummer) Curtis.
Republican. President, Quincy Trust
Company; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1932.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cecil E. Fraser (b. 1895) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., October
7, 1895.
Son of Wilbur J. Fraser (professor) and Alice (Eaton) Fraser.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1936.
Protestant. Member, Exchange
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Gaston (b. 1899) —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1899.
Son of William
Alexander Gaston.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; playwright;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1948.
Protestant.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Haswell Green (1820-1903) —
also known as Andrew H. Green; "Father of Greater New
York"; "Handy Andy" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., October
6, 1820.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1880;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1894.
Protestant.
Guided creation of Central Park in New York, and Niagara State
Preserve (first
state park in the U.S.); led crusade to consolidate the five boroughs
into today's New York City; helped create the New York Public
Library, the Bronx Zoo, and other cultural institutions. Green
Island, near Niagara Falls, is named for
him.
Shot
and killed, by
a murderer who mistook him for someone else, in front of his home, on
Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
13, 1903 (age 83 years, 38
days).
Interment at Rural
Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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Edward E. Hicken (b. 1876) —
of Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Newburyport, Essex
County, Mass., April 20,
1876.
Son of George B. Hicken and Eleanor J. (Marshall) Hicken.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1936.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ronald Everett Lykens (b. 1937) —
also known as Ronald E. Lykens; Ron Lykens —
of Danville,
Va.; Westerville, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in a hospital
at Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
23, 1937.
Republican. Candidate for Virginia
state house of delegates, 1967; member, School Board,
Westerville, Ohio, 1994-96.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2003.
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Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) —
also known as Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wright City, Warren
County, Mo., June 21,
1892.
Son of Gustave Niebuhr and Lydia (Hosto) Niebuhr.
Pastor;
professor,
Union Theological Seminary, 1928-60; Socialist candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1930; Socialist candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; vice-chair of New York Liberal
Party, 1958.
Protestant. German
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Theologian; Socialist and pacifist until World War II; received the
Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1964.
Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 1,
1971 (age 78 years, 345
days).
Interment at Stockbridge
Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
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Edwin Lawrence Olander (b. 1917) —
also known as Edwin L. Olander —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., March 17,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor
of Northampton, Mass., 1947-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1948.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1950.
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William Lawrence Saltonstall (b. 1927) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 14,
1927.
Son of Leverett
Saltonstall.
Member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1967.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1967.
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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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