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Albert Edward Anderson (1885-1966) —
also known as Albert E. Anderson —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
22, 1885.
Son of Andrew B. Anderson and Mary (Parson) Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1917; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1948.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Redmen.
Died in May, 1966
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Revere Baird (b. 1889) —
also known as Paul R. Baird —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waitsfield, Washington
County, Vt., November
25, 1889.
Son of John L. Baird and Belle (McLaren) Baird.
Republican. Veterinarian;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1925.
Congregationalist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Paul
Revere |
| | | Relatives: Married 1915 to Bertha
E. Knowlton. |
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John Russell Bass (1878-1963) —
also known as John R. Bass —
of Wilton, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Wilton, Franklin
County, Maine, September
6, 1878.
Son of George Henry Bass and Mary Louise (Streeter) Bass.
Republican. Treasurer, G. H. Bass & Co., shoe
manufacturers; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,
1916,
1920
(alternate), 1944,
1952.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in August, 1963
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Percival Proctor Baxter (1876-1969) —
also known as Percival P. Baxter —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
22, 1876.
Son of James
Phinney Baxter and Mehetabel Cummings (Proctor) Baxter.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1905-06,
1917-20; member of Maine
state senate, 1909-10; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1920,
1924,
1928;
Governor
of Maine, 1921-25.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 12,
1969 (age 92 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Carroll Lynwood Beedy (1880-1947) —
also known as Carroll L. Beedy —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, August 3,
1880.
Son of Clarence E. Beedy and Myra Mildred (Page) Beedy.
Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921-35; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
30, 1947 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) —
also known as Alvin M. Bentley —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
30, 1918.
Son of Alvin Morell Bentley and Helen (Patterson) Bentley.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1962; wounded in
an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the House
of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in
office 1969.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Exchange
Club; Theta
Delta Chi; Optimist
Club; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., April 10,
1969 (age 50 years, 223
days).
Entombed at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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James Gillespie Blaine (1830-1893) —
also known as James G. Blaine; "The Plumed
Knight"; "Belshazzar Blaine";
"Magnetic Man" —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in West Brownsville, Washington
County, Pa., January
31, 1830.
Son of Ephraim Blaine and Maria (Gillespie) Blaine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856
(Honorary
Secretary); member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1859-62; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1863-76; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1869-75; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1876,
1880;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1876-81; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1881, 1889-92; candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Congregationalist. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1893 (age 62 years, 362
days).
Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1920 at Blaine
Memorial Park, Augusta, Maine.
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Relatives: Son
of Ephraim Blaine and Maria (Gillespie) Blaine; nephew of Ellen
Blaine (who married John
Hoge Ewing); married, June 30,
1850, to Harriet Stonwood; father of Harriet Blaine (who married
Truxtun
Beale). See Beale-Blaine
family of Pennsylvania. |
| | | Cross-reference: Robert
G. Ingersoll |
| | | Blaine counties in Idaho, Mont., Neb. and Okla. are
named for him. |
| | | Politician named for him: J.
B. McLaughlin
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about James G. Blaine: Mark
Wahlgren Summers, Rum,
Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President,
1884 — Edward P. Crapol, James
G. Blaine : Architect of Empire — Richard B. Cheney &
Lynne V. Cheney, Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History |
| | | Image source: William C. Roberts,
Leading Orators (1884) |
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Alice Smith Butler (b. 1868) —
also known as Alice S. Butler; Alice Smith —
of Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Marshfield, Washington
County, Maine, April 5,
1868.
Daughter of Joseph Smith and Sarah (Harmon) Smith.
Republican. Member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; secretary of
Maine Republican Party, 1928.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Anson Butler (b. 1841) —
also known as E. A. Butler —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, July 25,
1841.
Son of Anson Butler and Annah (Hunstable) Butler.
Republican. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; shipbroker;
mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1890-93.
Congregationalist. English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anson Butler and Annah (Hunstable) Butler; married, December
30, 1868, to Lucy A. Stanley (died); married, May 11,
1892, to Eva Arey Bartlett. |
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Whiting L. Butler (b. 1860) —
of Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, April 12,
1860.
Son of Benjamin Butler and Susan (Badger) Butler.
Republican. Lumber
business; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state senate 5th District, 1919-20.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carroll Sherman Chaplin (b. 1882) —
also known as Carroll S. Chaplin —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, April 28,
1882.
Son of Ashbel Chaplin and Huldah M. (Peabody) Chaplin.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1922-23.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther B. Chapman (b. 1849) —
of Windham, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, 1849.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; farmer; superintendent
of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Windham, 1898, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wiley C. Conary (b. 1880) —
of Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Blue Hill, Hancock
County, Maine, December
28, 1880.
Son of Albert R. Conary and Joanna S. (Candage) Conary.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Hancock
County Attorney, 1909-10; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Hancock County, 1917-20.
Congregationalist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Alexander Creighton (b. 1864) —
also known as Charles A. Creighton —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine, August
19, 1864.
Son of James Creighton and Emily (Meservey) Creighton.
Democrat. Lime
manufacturing business; member of Maine
state senate 12th District, 1919-20; delegate to
Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County, 1933.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oakley Chester Curtis (1865-1924) —
also known as Oakley C. Curtis —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Falmouth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 29,
1865.
Son of William Curtis and Amanda (Randall) Curtis.
Democrat. Wholesale
coal business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of Maine
state senate, 1905-08; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1911-14; defeated, 1909; Governor of
Maine, 1915-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1922.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
22, 1924 (age 58 years, 330
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joshua Cushman (1761-1834) —
of Winslow, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Halifax, Plymouth
County, Mass., April 11,
1761.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; pastor;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1810; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1811-12; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1819-21; U.S.
Representative from Maine at-large, 1821-25; member of Maine
state senate, 1828; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1834.
Congregationalist.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
27, 1834 (age 72 years, 291
days).
Interment at State
of Maine Burial Ground, Augusta, Maine.
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Frederic Danforth (b. 1848) —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
8, 1848.
Son of Charles Danforth and Julia S. Danforth.
Republican. Civil
engineer; worked on many railroads;
member, Maine Board of Railway Commissioners, 1894-1900; mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1901-02.
Congregationalist. Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rex Wilder Dodge (b. 1884) —
also known as Rex W. Dodge —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Falmouth Foreside, Falmouth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Damariscotta, Lincoln
County, Maine, December
12, 1884.
Son of William W. Dodge and Carrie M. (Richardson) Dodge.
Republican. Banker;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1921-22.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Edward Drake (b. 1871) —
also known as J. Edward Drake —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, December
9, 1871.
Son of James B. Drake and Georgianna (Lincoln) Drake.
Republican. Insurance
business; president, Kennebec Eastern Steamboat
Co.; director, First National Bank of
Bath; mayor of
Bath, Maine, 1918-20; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-26.
Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Issac Watson Dyer (b. 1855) —
also known as Issac W. Dyer —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Baldwin, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
13, 1855.
Son of Isaac Dyer and Martha Osgood (Porter) Dyer.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1885; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1890-94, 1898-1906.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Oliver Elliot (1873-1976) —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine, February
6, 1873.
Son of George Elliot and Ella (Libby) Elliot.
Democrat. Shipbuilder;
banker;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1913; member of Maine
state senate, 1923.
Congregationalist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died March 5,
1976 (age 103 years, 28
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucilius Alonzo Emery (b. 1840) —
also known as Lucilius A. Emery —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Carmel, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 27,
1840.
Son of James S. Emery and Eliza A. (Wing) Emery.
Republican. Lawyer; Hancock
County Attorney, 1867-71; member of Maine
state senate, 1874-75, 1881; Maine
state attorney general, 1876-78; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1883-1906; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1906-11; resigned 1911.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willis Talmon Emmons (b. 1858) —
also known as Willis T. Emmons —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, December
27, 1858.
Son of Leonard Emmons and Sophia (Tripp) Emmons.
Republican. Municipal judge in Maine, 1883-90; mayor of
Saco, Maine, 1887-90, 1928-29; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1890-95; York
County Attorney, 1895-99.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard Emmons and Sophia (Tripp) Emmons; married, August
17, 1878, to Annah U. Leavitt; married to Lillian M.
Tarbox. |
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Wallace Rider Farrington (1871-1933) —
of Hawaii.
Born in Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine, May 3,
1871.
Son of Joseph Rider Farrington (1830-1897) and Ellen Elizabeth
(Holyoke) Farrington (1835-1895).
Governor
of Hawaii Territory, 1921-29.
Congregationalist.
Farrington Hall at the University of Hawaii is named for
him.
Died of heart
disease in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
6, 1933 (age 62 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Samuel Clement Fessenden (1815-1882) —
also known as Samuel Fessenden —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New Gloucester, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 7,
1815.
Republican. Pastor,
Second Congregational Church, Thomaston, Maine, 1837-56; lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1846, 1847, 1848; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1861-63; U.S. Consul in
SAINT John, 1879-81; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1880.
Congregationalist.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 18,
1882 (age 67 years, 42
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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LeRoy Rowell Folsom (1870-1951) —
also known as LeRoy R. Folsom; Roy Folsom —
of Norridgewock, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Corinna, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 18,
1870.
Son of Edwin Folsom and Martha A. (Lancaster) Folsom.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Norridgewock Shoe Co.;
insurance
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907; member of Maine
state senate 8th District, 1919-22; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1923-27.
Congregationalist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died July 7,
1951 (age 81 years, 19
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Norridgewock, Maine.
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Ulysses Everett Fosdick (b. 1865) —
also known as Ulysses E. Fosdick —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Alstead, Cheshire
County, N.H., January
28, 1865.
Son of Andrew J. Fosdick and Cornelia (White) Fosdick.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; mayor
of Biddeford, Maine, 1921.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew J. Fosdick and Cornelia (White) Fosdick; married, March 25,
1887, to Kittie F. Webb; married 1905 to Susie
M. Ewell. |
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Louise Cuyler Gerry —
also known as Louise C. Gerry —
of Snyder, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Robbinston, Washington
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936,
1940.
Female.
Congregationalist or Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Zonta; Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merle Dixon Graves (b. 1887) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.; Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, October
13, 1887.
Son of Rev. Lucien Chase Graves and Annie (Dixon) Graves.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1921-24.
Congregationalist. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Llewellyn Gray (b. 1870) —
of South Paris, Paris, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Paris, Oxford
County, Maine, January
24, 1870.
Son of William Lethbridge Gray and Julia Matilda (Morse) Gray.
Lawyer;
superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edwin Gurney (b. 1874) —
also known as Charles E. Gurney —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
15, 1874.
Son of Charles E. Gurney and Jennie (Hunnewell) Gurney.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1917; member of Maine
state senate 2nd District, 1919-22.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward John Gurney (1914-1996) —
also known as Edward J. Gurney —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
12, 1914.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Winter Park, Fla., 1961-62; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-69 (11th District 1963-67, 5th
District 1967-69); defeated, 1978; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1972
(speaker).
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died May 14,
1996 (age 82 years, 123
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Darius Hale (1854-1940) —
also known as Franklin D. Hale —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine; Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt.; Lyndon Center, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., March 7,
1854.
Son of Sprague Taylor Hale and Nancy May (Moulton) Hale.
Republican. Lawyer; Essex
County State's Attorney, 1883-89; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lunenburgh, 1884; member of
Vermont
state senate from Essex County, 1886; Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1892-98; U.S. Consul in Coaticook, 1902-08; Charlottetown, 1908-09; Trinidad, 1909-12; Huddersfield, 1912-17.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Honor.
Died, from uremia,
due to chronic
nephritis, in Lyndon Center, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt., April 21,
1940 (age 86 years, 45
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sprague Taylor Hale and Nancy May (Moulton) Hale; married, November
2, 1881, to Adeline 'Addie' Silsby; married, November
26, 1907, to Jennie A. Silsby. |
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Frederick Hale (1874-1963) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
7, 1874.
Son of Eugene
Hale and Mary Douglas (Chandler) Hale.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905-06; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1912-18; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1917-41.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
28, 1963 (age 88 years, 356
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
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Robert Hale (1889-1976) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
29, 1889.
Son of Clarence Hale and Margaret (Rollins) Hale.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-30; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1929-30; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1943-59; defeated, 1958.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
30, 1976 (age 87 years, 1
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Addison E. Haley (b. 1844) —
of Kennebunk, York
County, Maine; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Kennebunk, York
County, Maine, February
17, 1844.
Son of Joseph A. Haley and Sarah J. (Roberts) Haley.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1873.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph A. Haley and Sarah J. (Roberts) Haley; married, March 9,
1870, to Carrie M. Cone (died 1882); married to Marie S.
Richards. |
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Arnold Hallett Jones (b. 1858) —
also known as Arnold H. Jones —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Woodstock, New
Brunswick, 1858.
Son of David Jones and Jane Jones.
Republican. Mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1907.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to Caro S. Fiske. |
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Pomeroy Wells Jordan (b. 1862) —
also known as Pomeroy W. Jordan —
of Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
19, 1862.
Son of Clement Jordan and Charlotte (Knight) Jordan.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1919-20.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rufus King Jordan (b. 1863) —
also known as Rufus K. Jordan —
of Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
28, 1863.
Son of George D. Jordan and Caroline (Bixby) Jordan.
Democrat. Proprietor of iron foundry; mayor
of Westbrook, Maine, 1905-06, 1933-35; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-25.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Redmen; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Berry Kendall (1855-1939) —
also known as William B. Kendall —
of Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, October
19, 1855.
Son of James Madison Kendall and Emily Rogers (Whitten) Kendall.
Republican. Fertilizer
manufacturer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1906; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1912.
Congregationalist. Member, Grange.
Died in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, July 6,
1939 (age 83 years, 260
days).
Interment at Bayview
Cemetery, Bowdoinham, Maine.
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Horatio Collins King (1837-1918) —
also known as Horatio C. King —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, December
22, 1837.
Son of Horatio
King and Anne (Collins) King.
Lawyer;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate
for secretary of
state of New York, 1895; Independent Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897; Progressive
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1912.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received Medal
of Honor for action near Dinwiddie Court House, Va., March 29,
1865.
Died November
15, 1918 (age 80 years, 328
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Herbert Carlyle Libby (b. 1878) —
also known as Herbert C. Libby —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Burnham, Waldo
County, Maine, December
28, 1878.
Son of Isaac C. Libby and Helen M. (Green) Libby.
Republican. Editor; superintendent
of schools; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1926-27.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Pi
Kappa Delta; Zeta Psi.
Interment at Waterville
Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Jesse Felt Libby (b. 1857) —
also known as Jesse F. Libby —
of Gorham, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in Locke's Mills, Greenwood, Oxford
County, Maine, February
12, 1857.
Son of Abner Chace Libby and Lucy Spofford (Felt) Libby.
School
principal; lawyer; real estate
business; promoter, director, treasurer, Berlin Aqueduct Company
and Cascade Light and
Power Company; director, president, Lancaster and Jefferson Electric
Light Company; director, Gorham National Bank;
promoter, director, Berlin Street
Railway; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1903, 1905.
Congregationalist. Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Shepherd Linnell (1885-1968) —
also known as William S. Linnell —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, July 21,
1885.
Son of William Franklin Linnell (1842-1927) and Sarah C. (Shepherd)
Linnell.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Portland Gas Light
Company; director, National Bank of
Commerce, Portland director, Bancroft & Martin Rolling Mills
Company; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1925-28; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1937-40.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
14, 1968 (age 82 years, 208
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Owen Lovejoy (1811-1864) —
of Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill.
Born in Albion, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
6, 1811.
Son of Elizabeth Gordon (Pattee) Lovejoy (1772-1857) and Rev. Daniel
Lovejoy (1776-1833).
Republican. Minister;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1854-56; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1856
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1857-64 (3rd District 1857-63, 5th
District 1863-64); died in office 1864.
Congregationalist.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 25,
1864 (age 53 years, 79
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Princeton, Ill.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Sylvio C. Martin (b. 1901) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Van Buren, Aroostook
County, Maine, January
28, 1901.
Republican. Insurance
adjuster; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Carleton Moran, Jr. (1894-1967) —
also known as Edward C. Moran, Jr. —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, December
29, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine,
1924,
1936;
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1928, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1933-37.
Congregationalist. Member, Grange; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, July 12,
1967 (age 72 years, 195
days).
Interment at Achorn
Cemetery, Rockland, Maine.
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John Edward Nelson (1874-1955) —
also known as John E. Nelson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in China, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 12,
1874.
Son of Edward White Nelson and Cassandra Marden (Worthing) Nelson.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1922-33; defeated, 1932.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Zeta
Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, April 11,
1955 (age 80 years, 273
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Frederick George Payne (1904-1978) —
also known as Frederick G. Payne —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, July 24,
1904.
Son of Frederick G. Payne and Nellie G. (Smart) Payne.
Republican. Mayor of
Augusta, Maine, 1934-41; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Governor of
Maine, 1949-52; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1953-59; defeated, 1958.
Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died in Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 15,
1978 (age 73 years, 326
days).
Interment at German
Lutheran Cemetery, Waldoboro, Maine.
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John Andrew Peters (1864-1953) —
also known as John A. Peters —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine, August
13, 1864.
Son of William B. Peters and Martha Elizabeth (Chute) Peters.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Maine, 1896-98; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1909-13; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1913; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1913-22; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1916;
U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1922.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1953
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
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Donald Ward Philbrick (b. 1896) —
also known as Donald W. Philbrick —
of Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, March 16,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1935-40; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1939-40; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1944,
1952
(alternate).
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Interment somewhere
in Skowhegan, Maine.
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Karl Lott Rankin (1898-1991) —
also known as Karl L. Rankin —
of South Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., September
4, 1898.
Son of Emmett Woollen Rankin and Alberta (Lott) Rankin.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul in Belgrade, 1940; U.S. Consul General in Canton, 1949; Hong Kong, 1949-50; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to China, 1950-53; U.S. Ambassador to China (Taiwan), 1953-57; Yugoslavia, 1957-61.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died January
15, 1991 (age 92 years, 133
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Emmett Woollen Rankin and Alberta (Lott) Rankin; married, October
3, 1925, to Pauline Jordan (died 1976); married 1978 to Ruth
Thompson Garcelon. |
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Fulton Jarvis Redman (b. 1885) —
also known as Fulton J. Redman —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine; Bar Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine, March 12,
1885.
Son of Erastus Fulton Redman and Julia (Jarvis) Redman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1916-17; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1924,
1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1924, 1926, 1942; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1940; president, Maine Publishing Corp., publishers of
Portland Evening News newspaper;
director, Maine Broadcasting
System, Inc.
Congregationalist. Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Hathaway Reed (b. 1921) —
also known as John H. Reed —
of Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine, January
5, 1921.
Son of Walter Reed and Eva Ruth (Seeley) Reed.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1955-57; member of Maine
state senate, 1957-59; Governor of
Maine, 1959-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1960;
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, 1976-77, 1982-85; Maldive Islands, 1976-77, 1982-85.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edith Nourse Rogers (1881-1960) —
also known as Edith Frances Nourse —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, 1881.
Daughter of Franklin Nourse and Edith Francis (Riversmith) Nourse.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1925-60; died in
office 1960.
Female.
Congregationalist; later Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died September
10, 1960 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Lowell
Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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Effie Ward Talbot (born c.1878) —
also known as Effie W. Talbot; Effie Ward; Mrs. E.
E. Talbot —
of Machias, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Whiting, Washington
County, Maine, about 1878.
Daughter of Silas M. Ward and Lucy (Hudson) Ward.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932.
Female.
Congregationalist. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Gregg Utterback (1872-1955) —
also known as John G. Utterback —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 12,
1872.
Democrat. Mayor of
Bangor, Maine, 1914-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 11,
1955 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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Blaine Spooner Viles (b. 1879) —
also known as Blaine S. Viles —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in North New Portland, New Portland, Somerset
County, Maine, July 22,
1879.
Son of Edward Viles and Ada A. (Spooner) Viles.
Republican. Director of Augusta Trust
Company and Fidelity Trust
Company of Portland; director of Kennebec Log Driving
Co.; director and treasurer, Kennebec Land Co.; president and
treasurer, Pine Tree Timberlands
Co.; partner, Viles and Gannett, timberlands;
mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1915-16; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1920;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1921.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Russell Walton (b. 1892) —
also known as Fred R. Walton —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
30, 1892.
Son of Ambrose Walton and Annie (Millin) Walton.
Republican. Chair of
Androscoggin County Republican Party, 1923-24; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1924, 1928; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1926-29.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alton Chapman Wheeler (b. 1877) —
also known as Alton C. Wheeler —
of South Paris, Paris, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, December
29, 1877.
Son of Pierce Eliot Wheeler and Lucy E. (Chapman) Wheeler.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; one
of the founders of the Paris Trust
Company; incorporator of South Paris Savings Bank;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1911-14; Progressive candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1914; Presidential
Elector for Maine, 1920.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Whipple (1730-1785) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Kittery, York
County, Maine, January
14, 1730.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77; member of New Hampshire
state legislature, 1780; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1783-85.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died November
28, 1785 (age 55 years, 318
days).
Interment at North
Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
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Wallace Humphrey White, Jr. (1877-1952) —
also known as Wallace H. White, Jr. —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August 6,
1877.
Son of Wallace H. White.
Republican. Lawyer;
private secretary to U.S. Sen. William
P. Frye; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1917-31; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1931-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1944.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died March 31,
1952 (age 74 years, 238
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Maine.
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Emery Graves Wilson (b. 1874) —
also known as Emery G. Wilson —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Harpswell, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 15,
1874.
Son of John Wilson and Mary Given (Skolfield) Wilson.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1917-20.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Quinby Wood (b. 1867) —
also known as John Q. Wood —
of Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, June 24,
1867.
Son of Frederick Wood and Mary (Farnham) Wood.
College
professor; lawyer; U.S.
Vice Consul in Milan, 1909-10; U.S. Consul in Venice, 1910; Tripoli, 1910-13; Chemnitz, 1914-17; Marseille, 1917; SAINT Michaels, 1917-19; Tiflis, 1919; Le Havre, 1919; Frankfort, 1921-22; Veracruz, 1922-26; Messina, 1929; Strasbourg, 1932; U.S. Consul General in Addis Ababa, 1913-14.
Congregationalist. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Harriet Goddard. |
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