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Frederick Albert Britten (1871-1946) —
also known as Frederick A. Britten; Fred A.
Britten —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
18, 1871.
Son of Michael Britten and Eva (Fey) Britten.
Republican. Builder; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1913-35; defeated,
1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 4,
1946 (age 74 years, 167
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment
to unknown location.
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Francis S. Carmody (b. 1868) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Seat Pleasant, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., 1868.
Republican. Excavation
contractor; building contractor; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Perry Mahoney (b. 1901) —
also known as George P. Mahoney —
of Owings Mills, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
16, 1901.
Son of William D. Mahoney and Matilda (Cook) Mahoney.
Engineer;
construction executive; real estate
developer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1950; Democratic candidate for
Governor
of Maryland, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1952 (Democratic), 1956 (Democratic), 1958
(Democratic), 1968 (American Independent), 1970 (Democratic primary).
Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William D. Mahoney and Matilda (Cook) Mahoney; married, November
24, 1927, to Abigail Catherine O'Donnell (died 1963); married, February
14, 1968, to Ann Matilda Fagg. |
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Samuel Caldwell Sample (1796-1855) —
also known as Samuel C. Sample —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., August
15, 1796.
Whig. Carpenter; lawyer;
circuit judge in Indiana, 1836-43; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1843-45; banker.
Died in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., December
2, 1855 (age 59 years, 109
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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Jacob Small, Jr. (1772-1851) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in 1772.
Son of Jacob Small (1743-1791).
Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; carpenter and
builder; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1826-31; resigned 1831.
Died in 1851
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Old
St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Small (1743-1791); married to Anne Fleetwood and Mary
Fleetwood. |
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Henry Smith (1838-1916) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 22,
1838.
Architect;
builder; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1878; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1887-89.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
16, 1916 (age 78 years, 56
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Union
Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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James Thomas Stocker (1824-1889) —
also known as James T. Stocker —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; San Rafael, Marin
County, Calif.; Glenbrook, Douglas
County, Nev.; Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif.
Born in Talbot
County, Md., October
3, 1824.
Carpenter; member of California
state assembly 11th District, 1858-59; Marin
County Sheriff.
Drowned,
in Tillamook Bay, near Tillamook, Tillamook
County, Ore., September
7, 1889 (age 64 years, 339
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Volkmar (1845-1904) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Maryland, 1845.
Contractor; U.S. Vice Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1897-1904, died in office 1904.
German
ancestry.
Died in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela,
April
20, 1904 (age about 58
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Father of Luz Maria Volkmar (who married of Eleazer López
Contreras (1883-1973; president of Venezuela,
1935-41)). |
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Henry L. Yesler (1810-1892) —
of Massillon, Stark
County, Ohio; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Washington
County, Md., November
30, 1810.
Republican. Carpenter; millwright;
mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1874-75, 1885-86.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
16, 1892 (age 82 years, 16
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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