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Frank Austin Bond (1889-1960) —
also known as Frank A. Bond —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., March 11,
1889.
Son of John Arnold Bond and Anna Belle (Kimball) Bond.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate business; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, of carcinoma
of the sigmoid colon, in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 19,
1960 (age 71 years, 69
days).
Interment at South
View Cemetery, North Adams, Mass.
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Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) —
also known as Vernon E. Bradley; Brad
Bradley —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., September
27, 1912.
Republican. Accountant;
realtor; real estate developer; candidate for mayor
of Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Civitan.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
7, 1990 (age 77 years, 345
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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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.
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Patrick Eugene Casey (b. 1886) —
of Milford, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Milford, Worcester
County, Mass., September
24, 1886.
Democrat. Deputy
sheriff; real estate and insurance
business; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fourth Worcester District, 1935-36.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Clark Chapin (1891-1950) —
also known as Albert C. Chapin —
of South Egremont, Egremont, Berkshire
County, Mass.; Sea Girt, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., May 14,
1891.
Son of Albert King Chapin (1850-1908) and Emily A. (Schenck) Chapin.
Interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Chefoo, 1917-18; Tientsin, 1918; Mukden, 1918; real estate broker.
Died in Mendocino
County, Calif., December
28, 1950 (age 59 years, 228
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Arthur H. Davis, Jr. (1917-2000) —
of Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., 1917.
Real estate developer; U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1982-85; Panama, 1986-90.
Died, following a stroke, November
24, 2000 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Mark Adam Foley (b. 1954) —
also known as Mark A. Foley —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
8, 1954.
Republican. Real estate agent; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1990-92; defeated, 1986; member
of Florida
state senate, 1993-94; U.S.
Representative from Florida 16th District, 1995-2006; resigned
2006.
Catholic.
Gay.
Forced to
resign in September, 2006, over sexually
explicit messages he had sent to teenage Congressional pages; no
criminal charges were filed.
Still living as of 2010.
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Charles Laceille Gifford (1871-1947) —
also known as Charles L. Gifford —
of Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., March 15,
1871.
Son of William C. Gifford and Mary A. (Baker) Gifford.
Republican. School
teacher; real estate business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-13; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1914-19; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1922-47 (16th District
1922-33, 15th District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-47); died in office
1947.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., August
23, 1947 (age 76 years, 161
days).
Interment at Mosswood
Cemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable, Mass.
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Maurice Robert Gravel (b. 1930) —
also known as Mike Gravel —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., May 13,
1930.
Son of Alphonse Gravel and Marie (Bourassa) Gravel.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1963-66; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1965-66; U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1969-81; defeated in primary, 1980;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2008.
Unitarian.
French
Canadian ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Stedman Greene (1841-1924) —
also known as William S. Greene —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Tremont, Tazewell
County, Ill., April 28,
1841.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1880;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1880-81, 1886, 1895-97; resigned 1881;
defeated, 1887, 1888, 1893; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1898-1924 (13th District
1898-1913, 15th District 1913-24); died in office 1924.
Died in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., September
22, 1924 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Mass.
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Thomas Hammond (1843-1909) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., February
27, 1843.
Democrat. Assistant superintendent of the G. H. Hammond meat packing
plant; real estate business; banker; mayor of
Hammond, Ind., 1888-93; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1893-95.
Died in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., September
21, 1909 (age 66 years, 206
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
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Charles Francis Hurley (1893-1946) —
also known as Charles F. Hurley —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
24, 1893.
Son of John Joseph Hurley and Elizabeth (Maher) Hurley.
Democrat. Real estate business; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War I; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1931-36; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks; Foresters.
Died March 24,
1946 (age 52 years, 120
days).
Interment at Cambridge
Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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John Austin Keliher (1866-1938) —
also known as John A. Keliher —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
6, 1866.
Son of John Keliher and Joanna (Shea) Keliher.
Real estate dealer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1896-97; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1899-1900; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1903-11; defeated
(Independent), 1910; Suffolk
County Sheriff, 1917-38; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1925.
Died September
20, 1938 (age 71 years, 318
days).
Interment at Old
Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Boston, Mass.
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John Kenrick (b. 1857) —
of South Orleans, Orleans, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in South Orleans, Orleans, Barnstable
County, Mass., October
25, 1857.
Son of John Kenrick and Thankful (Crosby) Kenrick.
Merchant;
insurance
and real estate business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1891; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1893-94; postmaster.
Universalist.
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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George Leavens Lilley (1859-1909) —
also known as George L. Lilley —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Oxford, Worcester
County, Mass., August 3,
1859.
Son of John Leavens Lilley and Caroline W. (Adams) Lilley.
Republican. Real estate dealer; member of Connecticut
Republican State Committee, 1901-09; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1901-02; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1903-09; Governor of
Connecticut, 1909; died in office 1909.
Member, Union
League.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., April 21,
1909 (age 49 years, 261
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Waterbury, Conn.
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Gregg P. Lisciotti —
of Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass.
Republican. Real estate developer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Sam J. Nahil (1905-1982) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., October
3, 1905.
Republican. Barber;
real estate business; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Claremont 2nd Ward,
1951-67.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died in October, 1982
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George H. Newhall (b. 1850) —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., October
24, 1850.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; president, Lynn Street
Railway Company; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1894-95, 1906-08 (Seventeenth
Essex District 1894-95, Twelfth Essex District 1906-08); mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1913-17.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank James Rice (1869-1917) —
also known as Frank J. Rice —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., February
5, 1869.
Son of Jesse H. Rice and Caroline E. (Holbrook) Rice.
Republican. Real estate business; mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1910-17; died in office 1917.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Union
League.
Died January
18, 1917 (age 47 years, 348
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey L. Schwamm (c.1905-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1905.
Republican. Real estate broker; banker;
candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1938, 1940; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1952,
1956.
Jewish.
Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing in heavy
fog, crashed
and burned,
about 300 yards short of the airport
runway, in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., August
15, 1958 (age about 53
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Married 1924
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Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Duxbury, Plymouth
County, Mass., May 6,
1748.
Merchant;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Adjutant
General of Massachusetts, 1778; land agent; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1792; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1793-1807 (4th District
1793-95, 2nd District 1795-97, at-large 1797-1805, 15th District
1805-07).
Died in Hiram, Oxford
County, Maine, November
12, 1829 (age 81 years, 190
days).
Interment at Wadsworth Cemetery, Durgintown, Hiram, Maine.
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