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Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954) —
also known as "Deacon"; "Uncle
Charlie" —
of Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., August 2,
1866.
Son of John
Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Fanny (Crowninshield) Adams.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor of
Quincy, Mass., 1897-99; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1936.
Unitarian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 10,
1954 (age 87 years, 312
days).
Interment at Mt.
Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.
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John Adams (1735-1826) —
also known as "His Rotundity"; "The Duke of
Braintree"; "American Cato"; "Old
Sink and Swim"; "The Colossus of
Independence"; "Father of the American
Navy" —
of Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk
County, Mass., October
30, 1735.
Son of John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams
(1699-1797).
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1781-88; Great Britain, 1785-88; Vice
President of the United States, 1789-97; President
of the United States, 1797-1801; defeated (Federalist), 1800; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820.
Unitarian. English
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900.
Died in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 4,
1826 (age 90 years, 247
days).
Original interment at Hancock
Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment at United
First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams (1699-1797);
third cousin of Samuel
Adams; married, October
25, 1764, to Abigail Smith (1744-1818; aunt of William
Cranch); father of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813; who married
William
Stephens Smith) and John
Quincy Adams (1767-1848); third cousin twice removed of Erastus
Fairbanks and Eli
Thayer; grandfather of George
Washington Adams and Charles
Francis Adams (1807-1886); third cousin thrice removed of George
Otis Fairbanks, Austin
Wells Holden, Horace
Fairbanks, Franklin
Fairbanks, Arthur
Newton Holden and John
Alden Thayer; second cousin twice removed of John
Milton Thayer; first cousin thrice removed of Edward
M. Chapin; great-grandfather of John
Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks
Adams; second cousin four times removed of Daniel
T. Hayden and Arthur
Laban Bates; ancestor of William
Rush Merriam, Vinson
Martlow Whitley and Eugene
H. Nickerson; first cousin four times removed of Arthur
Chapin; second great-grandfather of Charles
Francis Adams (1866-1954); first cousin six times removed of Denwood
Lynn Chapin; third great-grandfather of Thomas
Boylston Adams. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Adams counties in Idaho, Iowa, Miss., Neb., Ohio, Pa., Wash. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: John
Adams Harper
— John
A. Cameron
— John
A. Dix
— John
Adams Fisher
— John
A. Taintor
— John
A. Gilmer
— John
A. Perkins
— John
Adams Hyman
— John
A. Damon
— John
Adams Lee
— John
A. Sanders
— John
Adams Hurson
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about John Adams: John Ferling,
John
Adams: A Life — Joseph J. Ellis, The
Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John
Adams — David McCullough, John
Adams — Gore Vidal, Inventing
A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling,
Adams
vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — James
Grant, John
Adams : Party of One |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) —
also known as "Old Man Eloquent"; "The
Accidental President"; "The Massachusetts
Madman" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk
County, Mass., July 11,
1767.
Son of John
Adams and Abigail (Smith) Adams (1744-1818).
Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1794-97; Prussia, 1797-1801; Russia, 1809-14; Great Britain, 1815-17; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1802; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-08; resigned 1808; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1817-25; President
of the United States, 1825-29; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1831-48 (11th District
1831-33, 12th District 1833-43, 8th District 1843-48); died in office
1848; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1834.
Unitarian. English
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1905.
Suffered a stroke
while speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of
Representatives, February 21, 1848, and died two days later in
the Speaker's office,
U.S. Capitol
Building, Washington,
D.C., February
23, 1848 (age 80 years, 227
days).
Original interment at Hancock
Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment at United
First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Philip Adams (b. 1881) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, June 26,
1881.
Son of Edward Payson Adams and Ellen Germaine (Fisher) Adams.
Republican. College
teacher; portrait and
landscape
painter; U.S. Consul in Paris, 1922-24; Malta, 1924-26; Campbellton, 1928-29; Sarnia, 1929-32; SAINT John, 1932; London, 1938.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Edward Alderman (b. 1850) —
also known as George E. Alderman —
of South Vernon, Vernon, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., September
23, 1850.
Republican. Hotel-keeper;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Vernon, 1910.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Weston Anderson (1861-1938) —
also known as George W. Anderson —
of Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Acworth, Sullivan
County, N.H., September
1, 1861.
Son of David Campbell Anderson and Martha Lucinda (Brigham) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1911, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1914-17; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1917-18; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1918-31; took senior
status 1931.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Economic Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., February
14, 1938 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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Thomas Hiram Andrews (b. 1953) —
also known as Thomas H. Andrews; Tom
Andrews —
of Maine.
Born in Easton, Bristol
County, Mass., March 22,
1953.
Democrat. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1983-85; member of Maine
state senate, 1985-91; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1991-95; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1994.
Unitarian.
Still living as of 1998.
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Benjamin Harris Anthony (b. 1863) —
also known as Benjamin H. Anthony —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., August 1,
1863.
Son of Benjamin Anthony and Eliza Le Dieu (Coggeshall) Anthony.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1912.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Greenough Atkins (b. 1948) —
also known as Chester G. Atkins —
of Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Geneva, Switzerland,
April
14, 1948.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1970-72; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1972-84; Massachusetts
Democratic state chair, 1977-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1980;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1984;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1985-93.
Unitarian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Henry Converse Attwill (b. 1872) —
also known as Henry C. Attwill —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., March 11,
1872.
Son of Isaac M. Attwill and Harriet E. (Sanger) Attwill.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1896-98; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1899-1901; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1915-19.
Universalist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George A. Bacon (b. 1869) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Brimfield, Hampden
County, Mass., August
27, 1869.
Son of Albert S. Bacon and Cynthia (Leonard) Bacon.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1910-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916,
1920;
Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1917-18; Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts, 1924.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1902
to Mabel M. Sedgwick. |
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Charles Benjamin Barnes, Jr. (b. 1868) —
also known as Charles B. Barnes —
of Hingham, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
1, 1868.
Son of Charles Benjamin Barnes and Clara (Page) Barnes.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1908.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Benjamin Barnes, Jr. (1900-1980) —
also known as Charles B. Barnes, Jr. —
of Hingham, Plymouth
County, Mass.; Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Hingham, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 18,
1900.
Son of Charles
Benjamin Barnes, Jr. (1868-?) and Josephine Lea (Low) Barnes.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1928,
1932.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in September, 1980
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Neal Barney (1875-1949) —
also known as Charles N. Barney —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., June 27,
1875.
Son of William M. Barney and Mary L. (Neal) Barney.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1906-07; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1908;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1916.
Universalist.
Died April 24,
1949 (age 73 years, 301
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel June Barrows (1845-1909) —
also known as Samuel J. Barrows —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 26,
1845.
Republican. Secretary to William
H. Seward, 1867-69; pastor; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1897-99;
defeated, 1898.
Unitarian.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Presbyterian Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 21,
1909 (age 63 years, 330
days).
Cremated.
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Mabel C. Batchelder (born c.1874) —
also known as Mabel C. Streeter —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1874.
Daughter of Leonard Streeter and Caroline (Ammidown) Streeter.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1932.
Female.
Unitarian. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Woodbridge Beal (b. 1887) —
also known as John W. Beal —
of Hanover, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Hanover, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 12,
1887.
Son of John Williams Beal and Mary Woodbridge (Howes) Beal.
Republican. Architect;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936.
Unitarian. Member, American
Institute of Architects; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Francis Booth (1870-1955) —
also known as George F. Booth —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
11, 1870.
Son of William Henry Booth and Eliza (Jackson) Booth.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924,
1932,
1936,
1944.
Congregationalist
or Unitarian.
Died in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., September
1, 1955 (age 84 years, 294
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Bliss Bowles (1901-1986) —
also known as Chester Bowles —
of Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April 5,
1901.
Son of Charles Allen Bowles and Nellie (Harris) Bowles.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1949-51; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1951-53, 1963-69; Nepal, 1951-53; , 1961-63; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1959-61; author.
Unitarian. Member, Urban
League; Grange; Americans
for Democratic Action; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn., May 25,
1986 (age 85 years, 50
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Essex, Conn.
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Thomas Jefferson Boynton (b. 1856) —
also known as Thomas J. Boynton —
of Everett, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Arlington, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Westfield, Orleans
County, Vt., December
30, 1856.
Son of David F. Boynton and Lydia (Roberts) Boynton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1892; mayor of
Everett, Mass., 1904, 1906-07; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1914-15; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1917-20.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry King Braley (1850-1929) —
also known as Henry K. Braley —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Rochester, Plymouth
County, Mass., March 17,
1850.
Son of Samuel Tripp Braley (1817-1870) and Mary Ann (King) Braley
(1824-1907).
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1882-83; superior court judge in
Massachusetts, 1900-02; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1902-29; died in office 1929.
Unitarian. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
17, 1929 (age 78 years, 306
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold H. Burton —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 22,
1888.
Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz)
Burton.
Republican. Lawyer;
assistant attorney, Utah Power &
Light Company and Utah Light &
Traction
Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power
Company and Boise Valley Traction
Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1929; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1944;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Grange; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128
days).
Interment at Highland
Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Henry Chapin (1811-1878) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Upton, Worcester
County, Mass., May 13,
1811.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Massachusetts, 1848; mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1849-50, 1870; appointed 1870.
Unitarian.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., October
13, 1878 (age 67 years, 153
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Dyer Chester (b. 1869) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Newton Lower Falls, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
2, 1869.
Son of Charles Edward Chester and Miranda (Burgess) Chester.
Republican. U.S. Consul in Budapest, 1897-1904; U.S. Consul General in Budapest, 1904-08.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Cole (b. 1871) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
30, 1871.
Son of Charles H. Cole and Mary Lyon (Ball) Cole.
Democrat. Cashier and treasurer for several mining and
smelting
companies; president of chemical
companies; Boston police commissioner, 1905-07; Boston fire
commissioner, 1912-14; Adjutant
General of Massachusetts, 1914-16; general in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian.
Interment at Hingham
Cemetery, Hingham, Mass.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Grace F. Blanchard. |
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Frederic White Cook (b. 1873) —
also known as Frederic W. Cook —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 2,
1873.
Son of Sanford R. Cook and Harriet F. (Dassance) Cook.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Massachusetts, 1921-48; defeated, 1948.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur William Coolidge (1881-1952) —
also known as Arthur W. Coolidge —
of Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Woodfords, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
13, 1881.
Son of Merrit B. Coolidge and Lucy Greenwood (French) Coolidge.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1937-40; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1941-46; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1947-49; defeated, 1948; candidate for
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1950.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association; Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
22, 1952 (age 70 years, 101
days).
Interment at Forest
Glen Cemetery, Reading, Mass.
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John Gardner Coolidge (1863-1936) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 4,
1863.
Son of Joseph Randolph Coolidge and Julia (Gardner) Coolidge.
Republican. U.S. Vice Consul in Pretoria, 1900; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1908.
Unitarian.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
28, 1936 (age 72 years, 239
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marcus Allen Coolidge (1865-1947) —
also known as Marcus A. Coolidge —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Westminster, Worcester
County, Mass., October
6, 1865.
Son of Ellen Drusilla (Allen) Coolidge and Frederick
Spaulding Coolidge.
Democrat. Chairmaker;
builder;
president, Fitchburg Machine
Works; president, Seneca Falls (N.Y.) Machine Co., manufacturers
of machine tools; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1902, 1904; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1920,
1924,
1932,
1936;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1931-37.
Universalist. Member, Elks.
Died in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
23, 1947 (age 81 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Westminster, Mass.
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Richard B. Coolidge (b. 1879) —
of West Medford, Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Deering, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
14, 1879.
Son of Merrit B. Coolidge and Lucy Greenwood (French) Coolidge.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, First National Bank of
Medford; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-22; mayor of
Medford, Mass., 1923-26; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian. Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Addison Edward Cudworth (b. 1852) —
also known as Addison E. Cudworth —
of South Londonderry, Londonderry, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Savoy, Berkshire
County, Mass., July 3,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Londonderry, 1884, 1917-19,
1925; Windham
County State's Attorney, 1888-89; member of Vermont
state senate from Windham County, 1898-1900, 1927; municipal
judge in Vermont, 1917-21.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leslie Bradley Cutler (b. 1890) —
also known as Leslie B. Cutler; Leslie
Bradley —
of Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 24,
1890.
Daughter of Robert S. Bradley and Leslie (Newell) Bradley.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1938-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate).
Female.
Unitarian. Member, American
Public Health Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1912
to Roger W. Cutler (divorced 1928). |
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Frank E. Davis (b. 1851) —
of Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., August
18, 1851.
Son of Eben Davis and Annie S. (Wheeler) Davis.
Republican. Fisherman; bookkeeper;
hardware
business; mayor
of Gloucester, Mass., 1898.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. Davis (b. 1849) —
of Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
12, 1849.
Son of Thomas G. Davis and Margaret A. Davis.
Republican. Leather
business; insurance
business; mayor of
Woburn, Mass., 1899-1901; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Proctor Lambert Dougherty (b. 1873) —
also known as Proctor L. Dougherty —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1873.
Son of M. Angelo Dougherty and Mary Elizabeth (Proctor) Dougherty.
Republican. Engineer;
Manager, Otis Elevator Co., 1919-26; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1926-30; President
of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1926-30.
Congregationalist;
later Unitarian. Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Howard Douglas (1892-1976) —
also known as Paul H. Douglas —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., March 26,
1892.
Son of James Howard Douglas and Annie (Smith) Douglas.
Democrat. University
professor; economist;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1949-67; defeated, 1966.
Unitarian or Quaker.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Economic Association; American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
24, 1976 (age 84 years, 182
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Eben Sumner Draper (b. 1893) —
also known as Eben S. Draper —
of Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Hopedale, Worcester
County, Mass., August
30, 1893.
Son of Eben
Sumner Draper (1858-1914) and Nannie (Bristow) Draper.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; director,
Draper Corp., manufacturers of cotton
looms; president, Milford National Bank;
trustee, Milford Hospital;
trustee, Massachusetts General Hospital;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1921-22; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1923-26; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Hopedale, Mass.
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Thomas Hopkinson Eliot (1907-1991) —
also known as Thomas H. Eliot —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 14,
1907.
Son of Samuel Atkins Eliot and Frances Stone (Hopkinson) Eliot.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1941-43;
defeated, 1938, 1942, 1944.
Unitarian.
Died in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
14, 1991 (age 84 years, 122
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Edward Everett (1794-1865) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Dorchester (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass., April 11,
1794.
Son of Rev. Oliver Everett and Lucy (Hill) Everett.
Unitarian
minister; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1825-35; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1836-40; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1841-45; president,
Harvard College, 1846-49; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1852-53; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1853-54; Constitutional Union
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1860; Presidential Elector for
Massachusetts, 1864.
Unitarian.
Delivered a lengthy speech immediately preceding Abraham
Lincoln's brief Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863. His
portrait appeared on the U.S. $50
silver certificate in the 1880s.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
15, 1865 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr. (1924-1983) —
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., November
4, 1924.
Son of Clarence Clyde Ferguson and Georgena (Owens) Ferguson.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; law
professor; U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, 1970-72.
Unitarian.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
21, 1983 (age 59 years, 47
days).
Interment at Baltimore
National Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Erland Frederick Fish (b. 1883) —
also known as Erland F. Fish —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
7, 1883.
Son of Frederick P. Fish and Clara P. (Livermore) Fish.
Republican. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, 1908-09; major in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-24; member of Massachusetts
state senate Norfolk & Suffolk District, 1925-36; President
of the Massachusetts State Senate, 1933-34; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Exchange
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ebenezer Knowlton Fogg (1837-1900) —
also known as E. Knowlton Fogg —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Norwood, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
24, 1837.
Republican. Shoe
merchant; mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1891-92; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Seventeenth Essex District,
1896-97; postmaster.
Universalist.
Died in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., April 21,
1900 (age 62 years, 179
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Herbert Foss (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank H. Foss —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
20, 1865.
Son of Orrin F. Foss and Hannah H. (Fisk) Foss.
Republican. Contractor;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1915-46; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1917-20; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1925-35;
defeated, 1934; director, Fitchburg Cooperative Bank;
director, Fitchburg Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.
Universalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., February
15, 1947 (age 81 years, 148
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.
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Louis Adams Frothingham (1871-1928) —
also known as Louis A. Frothingham —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Easton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 13,
1871.
Son of Thomas B. Frothingham and Annie Pearson (Lunt) Frothingham.
Republican. Lawyer;
private secretary to U.S. Rep. W.
C. Lovering, 1897; served in U.S. Marine Corps during
Spanish-American War; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1901-05; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1904-05;
candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1905; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1909-12; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1911; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1916;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1921-28; died in
office 1928.
Unitarian. Member, American
Legion.
Died, on
board the yacht Winsone, at North Haven, Knox
County, Maine, August
23, 1928 (age 57 years, 41
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, North Easton, Easton, Mass.
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Angier Louis Goodwin (1881-1975) —
also known as Angier L. Goodwin —
of Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Fairfield, Somerset
County, Maine, January
30, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Melrose, Mass., 1921-23; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1925-28; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fourth Middlesex District, 1929-41; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1943-55;
defeated, 1954; member,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange; Zeta Psi.
Died in Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 20,
1975 (age 94 years, 141
days).
Interment at Wyoming
Cemetery, Melrose, 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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Horace Gray (1828-1902) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 24,
1828.
Son of Horace Gray and Harriett (Upham) Gray.
Lawyer;
justice
of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1864-81; chief
justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1873-81; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1881-1902; died in office 1902.
Unitarian.
Died in Nahant, Essex
County, Mass., September
15, 1902 (age 74 years, 175
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Roger Sherman Greene II (1881-1947) —
also known as Roger S. Greene —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Westborough, Worcester
County, Mass., May 29,
1881.
Son of Daniel Crosby Greene and Mary Jane (Forbes) Greene.
Democrat. U.S. Vice Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1903-04; Nagasaki, 1904-05; Kobe, 1905; U.S. Consul in Vladivostok, 1907; Harbin, 1909-11; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, 1911-14.
Unitarian. Member, American
Society for International Law.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 27,
1947 (age 65 years, 302
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jessie Arabel Hall (b. 1868) —
also known as Jessie A. Hall; Jessie Arabel
Morse —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Hubbardston, Worcester
County, Mass., November
7, 1868.
Daughter of Lyman Morse and Hepsibah Augusta (Stone) Morse.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924.
Female.
Unitarian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Justus Greeley Hanson (b. 1870) —
also known as Justus G. Hanson —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in China, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
11, 1870.
Son of Elihu Hanson and Minerva K. (Starrett) Hanson.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1932.
Universalist. Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Harding (1866-1936) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass.
Born in Enterprise, Clarke
County, Miss., December
31, 1866.
Son of Horace Harding and Eliza Procter (Gould) Harding.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1913-14; Governor of
Panama Canal Zone, 1917-21.
Unitarian. Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died November
11, 1936 (age 69 years, 316
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) —
also known as "The Great Dissenter" —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 8,
1841.
Son of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) and Amelia Lee (Jackson)
Holmes.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1882-1902; chief
justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1899-1902; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1902-32; retired 1932.
Unitarian.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1965.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., March 6,
1935 (age 93 years, 363
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives:
Married, June 17,
1872, to Fanny Bowditch Dixwell (1840-1929). |
| | | Cross-reference: Francis
Biddle — Laurence
Curtis — Lewis
Einstein — Erland
F. Fish |
| | | See also federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — Judgepedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: The
Common Law |
| | | Books about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.:
Gary J. Aichele, Oliver
Wendell Holmes, Jr. : Soldier, Scholar, Judge (out of
print) — G. Edward White, Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law and the Inner Self —
Sheldon M. Novick, Honorable
Justice: The Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Liva
Baker, The
Justice from Beacon Hill: The Life and Times of Oliver Wendell
Holmes — James Bishop Peabody, The
Holmes-Einstein Letters : Correspondence of Mr. Justice Holmes and
Lewis Einstein 1903-1935 |
| | | Critical books about Oliver Wendell Holmes,
Jr.: Albert W. Alschuler, Law
Without Values : The Life, Work, and Legacy of Justice
Holmes |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, September 1902 |
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William Stuart Howe (b. 1890) —
also known as William S. Howe —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 16,
1890.
Son of William Saddler Howe and Lillian Florence (Howe) Howe.
Republican. U.S. Vice Consul in Hankow, 1917; plumbing
and heating business; director, Somerville Coop Bank;
trustee, Somerville Hospital;
candidate for mayor
of Somerville, Mass., 1929; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1934, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1922
to Alice C. Bullock. |
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Charles Hudson (1795-1881) —
of Westminster, Worcester
County, Mass.; Lexington, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Marlborough, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
14, 1795.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Universalist
minister; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1828-33; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1833-39; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1839-41; delegate to Whig National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1839; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1841-49; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1856.
Universalist.
Died in Lexington, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 4,
1881 (age 85 years, 171
days).
Interment at Munroe
Cemetery, Lexington, Mass.
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Fred Clinton Jacobs (b. 1865) —
of San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
13, 1865.
Son of Enock Jacobs and Hannah Kidder (Jones) Jacobs.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Arizona, 1923.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Raymond L. King (b. 1929) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
1, 1929.
Son of Samuel King and Doris (Lamprey) King.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1961-62; resigned 1962.
Unitarian. Member, Theta
Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Jean Ellen Peters. |
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Abbott Lawrence (1792-1855) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Groton, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
16, 1792.
Son of Samuel Lawrence (1754-1827) and Susanna (Parker) Lawrence.
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1835-37, 1839-40;
U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1849-52.
Unitarian.
Died August
18, 1855 (age 62 years, 245
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Robert Milton Leach (1879-1952) —
also known as Robert M. Leach —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H., April 2,
1879.
Son of Edward
Giles Leach and Agnes Amelia (Robinson) Leach.
Republican. Salesman of stoves and ranges; director, Atherton Furniture
Co.; director, Burpee Furniture
Co.; director, National Shawmut Bank of
Boston; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1924-25;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928
(alternate), 1932.
Unitarian. Member, Psi
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Eustis, Lake
County, Fla., February
18, 1952 (age 72 years, 322
days).
Interment at Franklin
Cemetery, Franklin, N.H.
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Joseph Lee (b. 1901) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
15, 1901.
Son of Joseph Lee and Margaret Copley (Cabot) Lee.
Democrat. Economist;
candidate for Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1940; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1941, 1945; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1942.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Waldo Lincoln (b. 1882) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., September
2, 1882.
Son of Waldo Lincoln and Fanny (Chandler) Lincoln.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1916-17.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Luce (1862-1946) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
2, 1862.
Son of Enos Thompson Luce and Phebe (Learned) Luce.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Boston Mutual Life
Insurance Company; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1899, 1901-08; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1912-13; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1919-35, 1937-41 (13th
District 1919-33, 9th District 1933-35, 1937-41); defeated, 1934,
1940.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons;
American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Exchange
Club.
Died April 7,
1946 (age 83 years, 126
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Willfred Weymouth Lufkin (1879-1934) —
also known as Willfred W. Lufkin —
of Essex, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Essex, Essex
County, Mass., March 10,
1879.
Son of Alvin P. Lufkin and Ida (Herrick) Lufkin.
Republican. Newspaper
correspondent; private secretary to U.S. Rep. Augustus
P. Gardner, 1902-17; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1917-21; resigned
1921; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1932.
Universalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died March 28,
1934 (age 55 years, 18
days).
Interment at Essex
Cemetery, Essex, Mass.
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Henry Tilton Lummus (b. 1876) —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Swampscott, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., December
28, 1876.
Son of William Lummus and Louisa Mitchell (Brown) Lummus.
Lawyer;
district judge in Massachusetts, 1903-21; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; superior
court judge in Massachusetts, 1921-32; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1932-55.
Universalist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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John R. Macomber (b. 1875) —
of Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
1, 1875.
Son of John F. Macomber and Helen A. (Hunt) Macomber.
Republican. Investment
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924;
director, U.S. Smelting,
Refining, and Mining Co.
treasurer, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Unitarian. Member, Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Exchange
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Joseph Maginnis —
also known as John J. Maginnis —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; oil and
coal dealer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1948.
Unitarian. Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Augustus Pearl Martin (1835-1902) —
also known as Augustus Martin —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Abbot, Piscataquis
County, Maine, November
23, 1835.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1884.
Unitarian. Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 12,
1902 (age 66 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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James Madison Morton, Jr. (1869-1940) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., August
24, 1869.
Son of James Madison Morton and Emily F. (Canedy) Morton.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1912; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1932-39.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died August
26, 1940 (age 71 years, 2
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ezra Warren Mudge (1811-1878) —
also known as Ezra W. Mudge —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born December
5, 1811.
Democrat. Mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1856-58.
Universalist.
Died September
20, 1878 (age 66 years, 289
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
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Daniel Needham (1822-1895) —
of Groton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., May 24,
1822.
Son of James Needham (1789-1844) and Lydia (Breed) Needham
(1795-1818).
Lawyer;
farmer;
aide (with rank of Colonel) to Gov. George
S. Boutwell, 1851-53; Massachusetts
Democratic state chair, 1853; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1854; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1857-58; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1859-61; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1866-67; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1868-69; director, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co.;
trustee, John Hancock Life
Insurance Co.; director, Peterborough and Shirley Railroad.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons;
Humane
Society.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Groton, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
20, 1895 (age 72 years, 272
days).
Interment at Groton
Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of James Needham (1789-1844) and Lydia (Breed) Needham (1795-1818);
married, July 17,
1842, to Caroline A. Hall (1827-1879); married, October
7, 1880, to Ellen Mary Brigham (1848-1926). |
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James Otis (1826-1875) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
11, 1826.
Son of George Washington Otis (1775-1858) and Hannah Leavitt (Waters)
Otis (c.1787-1880).
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; importer
and exporter; Presidential Elector for California, 1860;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1873-75; died in office 1875.
Unitarian.
Died, of diphtheria,
in San
Francisco, Calif., October
30, 1875 (age 49 years, 80
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Parker (b. 1856) —
of Lancaster, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass., March 2,
1856.
Son of George A. Parker and Harriet Newell (Felton) Parker.
Republican. Lawyer; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1902-06.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Timothy Pickering (1745-1829) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.; Luzerne
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., July 17,
1745.
Son of Timothy Pickering and Mary (Wingate) Pickering.
Farmer;
Essex
County Register of Deeds, 1774-77; common pleas court judge in
Massachusetts, 1775, 1802-03; member of Massachusetts state
legislature, 1776; colonel in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1789; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1791-95; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1795; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1795-1800; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-11; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15, 2nd
District 1815-17); member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1817-18.
Puritan;
later Unitarian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Censured
by the Senate in 1811 for violating an injunction
of secrecy.
Died in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., January
29, 1829 (age 83 years, 196
days).
Interment at Broad
Street Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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Louise Attwood Prince (b. 1892) —
also known as Louise A. Prince —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Canton, Oxford
County, Maine, May 12,
1892.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1940; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948.
Female.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Adams Richardson (1821-1896) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Tyngsboro, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
2, 1821.
Republican. Probate judge in Massachusetts, 1856; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1873-74; while Secretary of the
Treasury, he hired John D. Sanborn to collect unpaid taxes and
receive a commission, some of which went as a kickback
to Richardson himself; this arrangement caused an uproar,
and Richardson resigned
under fire; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1874-96.
Unitarian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
19, 1896 (age 74 years, 352
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Robinson, Jr. (b. 1829) —
of Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Lexington, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
6, 1829.
Republican. Mayor
of Charlestown, Mass., 1865-66; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1874, 1880.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Prentice Rugg (1862-1938) —
also known as Arthur P. Rugg —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Sterling, Worcester
County, Mass., August
20, 1862.
Lawyer;
law partner of John
R. Thayer; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1906-38; chief
justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1911-38.
Unitarian.
Died June 12,
1938 (age 75 years, 296
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Sterling, Mass.
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Charles B. Rugg —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester
County, Mass.
Son of Arthur
Prentice Rugg.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Worcester
County District Attorney, 1926; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944.
Unitarian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Dover, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
1, 1892.
Son of Richard Middlecott Saltonstall and Eleanor (Brooks)
Saltonstall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1923-37; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1929-37;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1972;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1936; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1939-45; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1945-67.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in Dover, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 17,
1979 (age 86 years, 289
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
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Richard Saltonstall (1897-1982) —
of Sherborn, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 23,
1897.
Son of Richard Middlecott Saltonstall and Eleanor (Brooks)
Saltonstall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; investment
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952,
1956
(alternate).
Unitarian.
Died, while suffering from respiratory
problems, in Sherborn, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 4,
1982 (age 84 years, 285
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Louis Carver Southard (b. 1854) —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, April 1,
1854.
Son of William Lewis Southard and Linda Carver (Dennis) Southard.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1888-94; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1895-96; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1896.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Story (1779-1845) —
of Salem, Essex
County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Marblehead, Essex
County, Mass., September
18, 1779.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1805-07; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1808-09; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1811-45.
Unitarian.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900.
Died in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
10, 1845 (age 65 years, 357
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Charles Taylor Tatman (b. 1871) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., December
16, 1871.
Son of Reuben James Tatman and Susan M. (Taylor) Tatman.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1899-1900.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Amos Leavitt Taylor (b. 1877) —
also known as Amos L. Taylor —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Danbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
22, 1877.
Son of Frank Leavitt Taylor and Nellie Jane (Martin) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1932;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1924-49; secretary of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1927-28; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1929-32.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Leavitt Taylor and Nellie Jane (Martin) Taylor; married, June 16,
1906, to Myra Lillian Fairbank (died 1944); married to Caroline
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William Cushing Wait (1860-1935) —
of Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass., December
18, 1860.
Son of Elijah Smith Wait and Eliza Ann (Hadley) Wait.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1902-23; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1923-34.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in 1935
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Sinclair Weeks (1893-1972) —
also known as Sinclair Weeks —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in West Newton, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 15,
1893.
Son of John
Wingate Weeks.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Newton, Mass., 1930-35; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1937; member of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-53; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1944; appointed 1944; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1953-58.
Unitarian.
Died in Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
7, 1972 (age 78 years, 237
days).
Interment at Summer
Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H.
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Russell Whitman (b. 1861) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., January
18, 1861.
Son of William H. Whitman and Helen (Russell) Whitman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1932.
Unitarian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Bowditch Wigglesworth (1891-1960) —
also known as Richard B. Wigglesworth —
of Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April 25,
1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1928-58 (14th District
1928-33, 13th District 1933-58); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948;
U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1958-60, died in office 1960.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
22, 1960 (age 69 years, 180
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel Ellsworth Winslow (1862-1940) —
also known as Samuel E. Winslow —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., April 11,
1862.
Son of Samuel
Winslow and Mary Weeks (Robbins) Winslow.
Republican. President, Samuel Winslow Skate
Manufacturing Co.; director, U.S. Envelope Co., State Mutual Life
Assurance Co. of Worcester, Mass., and Mechanics National Bank;
trustee, Worcester City Hospital;
chairman, U.S. Board of Railway Labor Mediation; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1893-94; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1913-25.
Unitarian.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., July 11,
1940 (age 78 years, 91
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Hope
Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) —
also known as Jesse P. Wolcott —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass., March 3,
1893.
Son of William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy (Paine) Wolcott.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57.
Universalist or Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Moose.
Died January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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