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Charles Edward Adams (1867-1936) —
also known as Charles E. Adams —
of Granite Falls, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
1, 1867.
Son of Emaline (Twitchell) Adams (1833-1922) and Isaac Milton Adams
(1841-1916).
Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 57th District, 1915-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1929-31.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
6, 1936 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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William Taylor Adams (1822-1897) —
also known as "Oliver Optic" —
of Dorchester (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Bellingham, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 30,
1822.
Son of Capt. Laban Adams and Catherine (Johnson) Adams.
School teacher; author;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1869.
Died in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 27,
1897 (age 74 years, 240
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Boston, Mass.
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Thomas M. Balliet (1852-1942) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, March 1,
1852.
Son of Nathan Balliet and Sarah Balliet.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; university
professor; dean, School of Education, New York University,
1904-19; Law Preservation candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1932; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1942 (age 89 years, 354
days).
Cremated.
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John Barrett III —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
School teacher; mayor
of North Adams, Mass., 1984-.
Still living as of 2007.
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Timothy Arthur Bassett (b. 1947) —
also known as Timothy A. Bassett —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., December
16, 1947.
Son of Arthur Bassett and Marguerite (Crowley) Bassett.
Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1972;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1973.
Catholic.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1973.
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Nathan Dane (1752-1835) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass., December
29, 1752.
School teacher; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1782-85; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1785-88; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1790-91, 1793-97; Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts, 1812.
Died in Beverly, Essex
County, Mass., February
15, 1835 (age 82 years, 48
days).
Interment at Beverly
Central Cemetery, Beverly, Mass.
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Debra DeLee (b. 1948) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1948.
Democrat. School teacher; lobbyist;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1994-95; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1996,
2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004,
2008;
president, Americans for Peace Now.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, National
Education Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Louis J. Diamond (1918-1996) —
of North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born July 13,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school teacher;
mayor
of North Adams, Mass., 1960-61.
Greek
and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Sun City, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 13,
1996 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Interment at Hill
Side Cemetery, North Adams, Mass.
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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.
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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (1935-2011) —
also known as Geraldine Ferraro —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., August
26, 1935.
Daughter of Dominick Ferraro and Antonetta (Corrieri) Ferraro.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1979-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984
(chair, Platform
Committee), 1996;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1984; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1992, 1998.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Inducted into the National Women's Hall of
Fame.
Died, from multiple
myeloma, in Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 26,
2011 (age 75 years, 212
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Fitzgerald (b. 1941) —
also known as Fitz Fitzgerald —
of Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born, in Providence Hospital,
Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., October
9, 1941.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; school
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1968;
candidate for Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1980.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; National
Education Association; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 2004.
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Lucy Louisa Flower (1837-1921) —
also known as Lucy L. Flower; Lucy L. Coues;
"The Mother of the Juvenile Court" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 10,
1837.
Republican. School teacher; social reformer; founder of
nursing school; advocate for the creation of a "parental court" to
handle cases of delinquent children; her efforts led to the world's
first
juvenile court legislation, which created the Chicago Juvenile Court
in 1899; University
of Illinois trustee; elected 1894.
Female.
Lucy L. Flower Vocational High School, and Lucy Flower Park, both in
Chicago, were named for
her.
Died in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., April 27,
1921 (age 83 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Claude Moore Fuess (b. 1885) —
also known as Claude M. Fuess —
of Andover, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Waterville, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
12, 1885.
Son of Louis Philip Fuess and Helen Augusta (Moore) Fuess.
Republican. Instructor and headmaster, Phillips
Academy, Andover, Mass.; director, Andover National Bank;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Frederic Webster Goding (b. 1858) —
also known as Frederic W. Goding —
of Rutland, La Salle
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 9,
1858.
Son of Alphonso Landon Goding and Lydia Mehitable (Chandler) Goding.
School teacher; college
professor; physician;
U.S. Consul in Newcastle, 1898-1908; Montevideo, 1908-12; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1914-24.
Interment at Goding
Cemetery, Livermore, Maine.
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Winfield Scott Hammond (1863-1915) —
also known as Winfield S. Hammond —
of St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn.
Born in Southborough, Worcester
County, Mass., November
17, 1863.
Son of John W. Hammond and Ellen Panton (Harding) Hammond.
Democrat. School principal; superintendent of schools;
lawyer;
Watonwan
County Attorney, 1895-96, 1901-04; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1907-15; defeated,
1892; resigned 1915; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1908 ;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1915; died in office 1915.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Clinton, East
Feliciana Parish, La., December
30, 1915 (age 52 years, 43
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, St. James, Minn.
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Jonas Howe (1786-1865) —
Born in Petersham, Worcester
County, Mass., July 15,
1786.
Son of Benjamin Howe (1759-1838) and Vashti (Holland) Howe
(1761-1838).
School teacher; farmer; merchant;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1845.
Died January
8, 1865 (age 78 years, 177
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford Chesley Hubbard (b. 1884) —
also known as Clifford C. Hubbard —
of Norton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April 30,
1884.
Son of Elmer Elston Hubbard and Lucy Amelia (Read) Hubbard.
Democrat. School teacher; college
professor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Historical Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gary D. LeBeau —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Easthampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; elected 1990; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 2004.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Lions; Elks.
Still living as of 2010.
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Charles Albert Proctor McAree (b. 1908) —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., November
3, 1908.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fourth Essex District, 1935-36.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John R. McCarthy (1927-2002) —
of Groveland, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., March 13,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher and principal; candidate for Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1970, 1972; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Merrimack Valley Hospital,
Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass., February
8, 2002 (age 74 years, 332
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Methuen, Mass.
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George Stewart Miller (b. 1884) —
also known as George S. Miller —
of Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., May 12,
1884.
Son of James H. Miller and Katherine (Stewart) Miller.
Republican. School teacher; college
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932;
acting
president, Tufts College, 1937-38; director, Medford Hillside
Cooperative Bank.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Franklin Mudge (1817-1879) —
also known as Benjamin F. Mudge —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Cloverport, Breckinridge
County, Ky.; Quindaro (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Orrington, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
11, 1817.
Son of James Mudge and Ruth Mudge.
Lawyer;
school teacher; chemist;
geologist;
mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1852-53.
Died November
21, 1879 (age 62 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson Renfrew Park (1890-1979) —
also known as Nelson R. Park —
of Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
25, 1890.
Son of Henry James Park and Mary G. (Esdon) Park.
School teacher and principal; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in La Paz, 1919-22; Guatemala City, 1922; Callao-Lima, 1923-26; U.S. Consul in Callao-Lima, 1926; Ceiba, 1927-30; Torreon, 1930-37; Barranquilla, 1937-42; Matamoros, 1942-44; Barcelona, 1944-48; U.S. Consul General in Kingston, 1948-50.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1979
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mahlon Fay Perkins (b. 1882) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., November
23, 1882.
Son of Lewis Perkins and Belle Louise (Benton) Perkins.
Advertising
business; school teacher; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Chefoo, 1911-12; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1915-17; U.S. Consul in Changsha, 1917-20; Tientsin, 1926-27.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin E. Plummer (d. 1852) —
of Westville, Simpson
County, Miss.
Born in Massachusetts.
School teacher; lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1831-35.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., September
24, 1852.
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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William Whitney Rice (1826-1896) —
also known as William W. Rice —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Deerfield, Franklin
County, Mass., March 7,
1826.
Son of Rev. Benjamin Rice and Lucy (Whitney) Rice (c.1799-1893).
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Worcester
County Judge of Insolvency, 1858; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1868;
District Attorney, Middle District, 1869-74; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1877-87 (9th District 1877-83,
10th District 1883-87); bank
director.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., March 1,
1896 (age 69 years, 360
days).
Interment at Rural
Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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William Gurdon Saltonstall (1905-1989) —
also known as William G. Saltonstall —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.; Marion, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., November
11, 1905.
Son of Robert Saltonstall and Caroline (Stevenson) Saltonstall.
Republican. School teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; Principal of Phillips-Exeter Academy; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1948,
1952.
Unitarian.
Died, in a nursing
home at Lakeville, Plymouth
County, Mass., December
18, 1989 (age 84 years, 37
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James M. Shepard (b. 1842) —
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
24, 1842.
Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; school teacher;
newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state senate, 1879-80; U.S. Consul in Hamilton, 1897-1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eli Thayer (1819-1899) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., June 11,
1819.
Son of Cushman Ferdinando Thayer (1795-1818) and Miranda (Pond)
Thayer (1797-1878).
Republican. School teacher and principal; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1857-61;
defeated, 1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oregon, 1860.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 15,
1899 (age 79 years, 308
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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Earle Stanley Tyler (b. 1896) —
also known as Earle S. Tyler —
of Watertown, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cherryfield, Washington
County, Maine, December
18, 1896.
Son of Samuel H. Tyler and Ida P. (Grant) Tyler.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1945-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Woollacott —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1938-48; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1942; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944,
1948.
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.
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