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Charles Putnam Barnes (1869-1951) —
also known as Charles P. Barnes —
of Norway, Oxford
County, Maine; Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, October
12, 1869.
Son of Isa A. (Putnam) Barnes (1838-1916) and Francis Barnes
(1840-1893).
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Oxford
County Attorney, 1904-09; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1917-22; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1921-22; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1924-39; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1939-40; resigned 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, December
14, 1951 (age 82 years, 63
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Ira Greenlief Hersey (1858-1943) —
also known as Ira G. Hersey —
of Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Hodgdon, Aroostook
County, Maine, March 31,
1858.
Son of Samuel B. Hersey and Elizabeth (White) Hersey.
Lawyer;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1886; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1909-12; member of Maine
state senate, 1913-16; U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1917-29; Aroostook
County Probate Judge, 1934-42.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 6,
1943 (age 85 years, 36
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Shepard Cary (1805-1866) —
of Maine.
Born in New Salem, Franklin
County, Mass., July 3,
1805.
Lumber and
timber business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1839-42, 1848-49, 1862;
member of Maine
state senate, 1843, 1850-53; U.S.
Representative from Maine 7th District, 1844-45; Liberty
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1854.
Died in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August 9,
1866 (age 61 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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James Putnam Archibald (1912-2006) —
also known as James P. Archibald —
of Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, May 17,
1912.
Son of Bernard Archibald (1881-1942) and Emma Ruth (Putnam) Archibald
(1884-1948).
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1948;
justice
of Maine state supreme court, 1971-80.
Died May 28,
2006 (age 94 years, 11
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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George B. Barnes (1904-1979) —
of Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Norway, Oxford
County, Maine, October
17, 1904.
Son of Charles
Putnam Barnes and Annie (Richardson) Barnes.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives; member of Maine
state senate, 1951; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1952.
Died in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August 8,
1979 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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