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Frank Dewey Allen (b. 1850) —
also known as Frank D. Allen —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., August
16, 1850.
Son of Charles Francis Allen and Olive Ely (Dewey) Allen.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1881-82; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1886-88; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1890-93; receiver, Central National
Bank,
Boston, 1902-05; director, Lynn Gas & Electric Co.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Spencer Borden (1872-1957) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., September
8, 1872.
Son of Effie A. (Brooks) Borden (1847-1925) and Spencer Borden
(1848-1921).
Republican. Manufacturer;
director, National Shawmut Bank, Fall
River National Bank, Fall
River Gas Works Co., Fall River Electric Light Co.;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1928.
Died January
31, 1957 (age 84 years, 145
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Mass.
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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 Clay Payne (1843-1904) —
also known as Henry C. Payne —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ashfield, Franklin
County, Mass., November
23, 1843.
Son of Orrin P. Payne and Eliza (Ames) Payne.
Republican. Postmaster;
president, Wisconsin Telephone
Company; president, Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light Company; president, American Street
Railway Association; receiver, Northern Pacific Railroad;
member of Republican
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1880-1904; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1904; Wisconsin
Republican state chair, 1892; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1902-04; died in office 1904.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
4, 1904 (age 60 years, 316
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Arthur Robert Taft (b. 1859) —
of Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., February
19, 1859.
Son of Robert Taft and Mary (Balcom) Taft.
Merchant;
financier;
president, Uxbridge & Northbridge Electric Light Co.; member
of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1898.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Taft and Mary (Balcom) Taft; married 1880 to Mary
Seagrave; married, May 2,
1889, to Rose F. George. |
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