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Charles S. Adams (b. 1856) —
of Searsmont, Waldo
County, Maine; Liberty, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Searsmont, Waldo
County, Maine, November
21, 1856.
Son of John Adams and Nancy (Prescott) Adams.
Republican. Farmer; lumber mill
owner; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Waldo County, 1919-20.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Adams and Nancy (Prescott) Adams; married, October
20, 1884, to Sarah J. Pearson; married, June 4,
1919, to Harriet Gilman. |
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Elwin E. Additon (b. 1864) —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Leeds, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
24, 1864.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Additon and Rozzella (Smart) Additon.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1910, 1931-32 (Androscoggin
County 1910, Androscoggin County (2nd) 1931-32).
Baptist. Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harmon Gustavus Allen (b. 1866) —
also known as Harmon G. Allen —
of Springvale, Sanford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 22,
1866.
Son of Charles G. Allen and Jane (Brown) Allen.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; organizer and vice-president of Sanford National Bank;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from York County (3rd), 1919-20,
1931-32; member of Maine
state senate 1st District, 1921-22.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Houlton, Maine.
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Forrest Herbert Bond (1885-1965) —
also known as Forrest H. Bond —
of Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine, May 12,
1885.
Son of Samuel Bond and Eva J. (Weeks) Bond.
Republican. Member of Maine
state senate, 1925-26; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Moose;
Maccabees.
Died in 1965
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Jefferson, Maine.
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Albert L. Brown (b. 1828) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt., January
12, 1828.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lunenburgh, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Calvin Bubar, Jr. (1917-1995) —
also known as Ben Bubar —
of Maine.
Born in 1917.
Ordained
minister; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1939-42; Prohibition candidate
for President
of the United States, 1976, 1980.
Baptist.
Died in 1995
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Orin Burrows (1893-1967) —
also known as Lewis O. Burrows —
of Newport, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Newport, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 7,
1893.
Son of George M. Barrows and Theo (Jose) Barrows.
Republican. Pharmacist;
secretary of two insurance
companies; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1927-33; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; secretary of
state of Maine, 1935-36; Governor of
Maine, 1937-41.
Baptist. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions;
Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in Pittsfield, Somerset
County, Maine, January
30, 1967 (age 73 years, 237
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Newport, Maine.
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Edgar Manning Cherry (b. 1865) —
also known as Edgar M. Cherry —
of Eastport, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in St. George, New
Brunswick, March 29,
1865.
Son of Thomas S. Cherry and Margaret Cherry.
Republican. Mayor
of Eastport, Maine, 1914-15; member of Maine
state house of representatives.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas S. Cherry and Margaret Cherry; married 1889 to Lena
Evans; married 1903 to Hattie
Rogers. |
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Herbert Augustus Clark (b. 1873) —
also known as Herbert A. Clark —
of Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine, December
17, 1873.
Son of George Washington Clark and Angeline (Whittier) Clark.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; grocer; grain dealer;
member of Maine
state senate 11th District, 1921-24.
Baptist. Member, Grange; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Barrett Clason (b. 1850) —
also known as Oliver B. Clason —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
28, 1850.
Son of Pell Clason and Sarah (Temple) Clason.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1889-93; mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1894-96; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1895-97; member of Maine
state senate from Kennebec County, 1897-1901.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elbridge Gerry Davis (b. 1877) —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August
20, 1877.
Son of Elbridge G. Davis and Lillian (Hall) Davis.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; member
of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-26; district judge in
Massachusetts, 1927.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur James Dunton (b. 1871) —
also known as Arthur J. Dunton —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, July 9,
1871.
Son of James E. Dunton and Angeline (White) Dunton.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Bath, Maine, 1914-15.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Fowler (b. 1855) —
of Calais, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Blackville, New
Brunswick, February
26, 1855.
Son of John Fowler and Hannah (Sommers) Fowler.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Calais, Maine, 1908-10, 1921-25.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orlando E. Frost (b. 1864) —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in St. Albans, Somerset
County, Maine, December
14, 1864.
Son of Jacob L. Frost and Sarah (Doe) Frost.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Belfast, Maine, 1923-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1924.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Arthur Heal (b. 1867) —
also known as William A. Heal —
of Weston, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, October
2, 1867.
Son of Edwin L. Heal and Sarah A. (Feeling) Heal.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1921-22.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph A. Leavitt (b. 1898) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
24, 1898.
Son of William Leavitt and Gertrude (Stevens) Leavitt.
Republican. Steamship
agent; member of Maine
state house of representatives; member of Maine
state senate 2nd District, 1945-46.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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George E. Macomber (b. 1853) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 6,
1853.
Son of George W. Macomber and Hannah L. (Kalloch) Macomber.
Republican. Banker; mayor of
Augusta, Maine, 1886-88; built first electric
railway in Maine, 1890; member of Maine
state house of representatives; member of Maine
state senate.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Elias Milliken (1877-1961) —
also known as Carl E. Milliken —
of Island Falls, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Pittsfield, Somerset
County, Maine, July 13,
1877.
Son of Charles A. Milliken and Ellen (Knowlton) Milliken.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; president, Katahdin Farmers Telephone
Company; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905-08; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1908;
member of Maine
state senate, 1909-14; Governor of
Maine, 1917-21.
Baptist.
Died May 1,
1961 (age 83 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Lester Palmer (b. 1882) —
also known as Frank L. Palmer —
of Saco, York
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
21, 1882.
Son of Frank Palmer and Roxa B. (Haines) Palmer.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor of
Saco, Maine, 1912.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) —
also known as Nelson A. Rockefeller;
"Rocky" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Bar Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine, July 8,
1908.
Son of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. (1874-1960) and Abby (Aldrich)
Rockefeller (1874-1948).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(delegation chair); Governor of
New York, 1959-73; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1964,
1968;
Vice
President of the United States, 1974-77.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias.
Participated in the founding of the United Nations; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1977.
Died, of a massive heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
26, 1979 (age 70 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Pocantico
Hills Estate, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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George Otis Smith (1871-1944) —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Hodgdon, Aroostook
County, Maine, February
22, 1871.
Son of Joseph O. Smith and Emma (Mayo) Smith.
Republican. Geologist;
director, U.S. Geological Survey, 1907-30 (except 1922-23); chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1930-33; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1936.
Baptist. Member, American
Forestry Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Suffered a heart
attack during a meeting
of the board of directors of the Central Maine Power Company, and
died soon after, in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
10, 1944 (age 72 years, 322
days).
Interment at Southside
Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine.
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Rodney Irving Thompson (b. 1861) —
also known as Rodney I. Thompson —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Friendship, Knox
County, Maine, March 27,
1861.
Son of Nelson Thompson and Helem M. (Benner) Thompson.
Mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1906, 1908; member of Maine
state house of representatives; member of Maine
state senate 12th District, 1921-22.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Etta E. Strong. |
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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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Lindley Murray Webb (b. 1849) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Windham, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 7,
1849.
Son of John Webb and Martha M. (Mayberry) Webb.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1878.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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