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Will Clough Atkins (b. 1873) —
also known as Will C. Atkins —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
25, 1873.
Son of Edwin H. Atkins and Mary E. (Clough) Atkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Maine Trust & Banking
Co.; People's National Bank;
Gardiner Building &
Loan Assoc.; mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1907-08; municipal judge in Maine, 1910.
Universalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Harry Belliveu (b. 1880) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, November
7, 1880.
Son of Charles A. Belliveu and Sarah (Lessard) Belliveu.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Maine
state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, Maccabees;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900
to Mary Labbe. |
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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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Benjamin Louis Berman (1892-1967) —
also known as Benjamin L. Berman —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, November
22, 1892.
Son of Herman I. Berman and Bella (Markson) Berman.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1926; probate judge in Maine, 1929-33; member
of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1945; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in 1967
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Herbert Blethen (b. 1865) —
also known as George H. Blethen —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, April 2,
1865.
Son of John Blethen and Mary J. (Durgin) Blethen.
Republican. Mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1911-13; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Jefferson Brann (1876-1948) —
also known as Louis J. Brann —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Madison, Somerset
County, Maine, July 6,
1876.
Son of Charles M. Brann and Nancy (Lancaster) Brann.
Democrat. Lawyer; Androscoggin
County Register of Probate, 1909-13; municipal judge in Maine,
1913-15; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1915-17, 1922-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Androscoggin County, 1919-20;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924,
1936,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Maine, 1933-37; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1936, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1942.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange; Lions.
Died February
3, 1948 (age 71 years, 212
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Ralph Owen Brewster (1888-1961) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, February
22, 1888.
Son of William
Edmund Brewster and Carrie S. (Bridges) Brewster.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for Chapman National Bank,
Portland, Maine, 1914-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1917-18,
1921-22; member of Maine
state senate, 1923-25; Governor of
Maine, 1925-29; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1935-41; defeated, 1932;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1941-52; resigned 1952; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1956.
Christian
Scientist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Grange;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
25, 1961 (age 73 years, 306
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, Maine.
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Luther G. Bunker (b. 1868) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Trenton, Hancock
County, Maine, March 19,
1868.
Son of John E. Bunker and Mary A. (Alley) Bunker.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1907-08; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1922-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Joseph Byrnes (b. 1870) —
also known as Patrick J. Byrnes —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Kenmars, County Kerry, Ireland,
June
16, 1870.
Son of Joseph R. Byrnes and Anne (O'Shea) Byrnes.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1928,
1940,
1944,
1948;
delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Penobscot
County, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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John H. Carkin (b. 1853) —
of Medford, Jackson
County, Ore.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, November
18, 1853.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1913, 1923-27; Speaker of
the Oregon State House of Representatives, 1927.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Connellan (b. 1868) —
also known as John W. Connellan —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
21, 1868.
Son of James Connellan and Mary N. (Rynne) Connellan.
Democrat. Physician;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1916,
1928
(alternate).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William A. Connellan (b. 1878) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 14,
1878.
Son of James Connellan and Rynne Connellan.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1912.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Daviau (b. 1870) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Warwick, Canada,
October
19, 1870.
Son of Joseph D. Daviau and Victoria (Rouillard) Daviau.
Democrat. Grocer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1916.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles L. Donahue (b. 1876) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
19, 1876.
Son of Thomas F. Donahue and Bessie A. (Hayes) Donahue.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Maine, 1915; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
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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Frederick Harold Dubord (b. 1891) —
also known as F. Harold Dubord —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, December
14, 1891.
Son of Harry M. Dubord and Mary (Poulin) Dubord.
Democrat. Clothing
and shoe
business; lawyer; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1928-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1932-48; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1934; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1936; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1938; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1956-62; resigned 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roscoe C. Emery (b. 1886) —
of Eastport, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Eastport, Washington
County, Maine, March 28,
1886.
Son of Oliver Emery and Josephine (Holmes) Emery.
Republican. School
principal; partner in Emery Bros. fish packing
firm; newspaper
publisher; member of Maine
state senate 15th District, 1921-24; mayor
of Eastport, Maine, 1928-31, 1935-36.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; Zeta Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Friedman (b. 1883) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
4, 1883.
Son of Faibel Friedman and Fannie Friedman.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Taylor County Democratic Party, 1940-41; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941.
Jewish.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 12,
1892.
Son of Robert Hallowell Gardiner (died 1924) and Alice (Bangs)
Gardiner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of
Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1932;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell
Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion,
traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian
High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Union Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Grange; American Bar
Association.
Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in
midair, and crashed
in Schnecksville, Lehigh
County, Pa., August 2,
1953 (age 61 years, 51
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
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Angier Louis Goodwin (1881-1975) —
also known as Angier L. Goodwin —
of Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Fairfield, Somerset
County, Maine, January
30, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Melrose, Mass., 1921-23; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1925-28; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fourth Middlesex District, 1929-41; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1943-55;
defeated, 1954; member,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange; Zeta Psi.
Died in Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 20,
1975 (age 94 years, 141
days).
Interment at Wyoming
Cemetery, Melrose, Mass.
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Henry E. Goss (b. 1875) —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, June 4,
1875.
Son of Almon L. Goss and Mary A. (Pettingill) Goss.
Democrat. Mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1920-21.
Universalist.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret D. Dickson. |
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William Thomas Haines (1854-1919) —
also known as William T. Haines —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Levant, Penobscot
County, Maine, August 7,
1854.
Son of Thomas J. Haines and Maria L. (Eddy) Haines.
Republican. Lawyer; lumber
business; Kennebec
County Attorney, 1883-87; member of Maine
state senate, 1889-93; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1895; Maine
state attorney general, 1897-1900; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1901-05; Governor of
Maine, 1913-15.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 4,
1919 (age 64 years, 301
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Fletcher Hale (1883-1931) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
22, 1883.
Son of Frederick Fletcher Hale and Adelaide L. (MacLellan) Hale.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1925-31; died in
office 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
22, 1931 (age 48 years, 273
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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Justus Greeley Hanson (b. 1870) —
also known as Justus G. Hanson —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in China, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
11, 1870.
Son of Elihu Hanson and Minerva K. (Starrett) Hanson.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1932.
Universalist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank H. Haskell (b. 1871) —
of Windham, Cumberland
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Windham, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 1,
1871.
Son of Charles A. Haskell and Hannah A. (Libby) Haskell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901-02; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Holbrook Hawes (1904-2002) —
also known as George Hawes —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, May 10,
1904.
School
teacher; automobile
dealer; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1951-55; defeated, 1958
(Republican), 1972 (Democratic); candidate in Republican primary for
Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1954.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Member of an elected hospital board in 1988-98, making him probably
the oldest elected official in the history of Nevada.
Died, at the Evergreen Healthcare Center nursing
home, Carson
City, Nev., April 9,
2002 (age 97 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Houlton, Maine.
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William Moulton Ingraham (b. 1870) —
also known as William M. Ingraham —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
2, 1870.
Son of Darius
Holbrook Ingraham and Ella (Moulton) Ingraham.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Maine, 1907-15; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1928;
delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cumberland
County, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Psi
Upsilon; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Marshall Irish (b. 1848) —
also known as Edwin M. Irish —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Gorham, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 11,
1848.
Son of Marshall Irish and Martha (Fogg) Irish.
Republican. Lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1874-80; Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1897-98; resigned 1898; colonel in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Paul Richard LePage (b. 1948) —
also known as Paul LePage —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, October
9, 1948.
Son of Gerard LePage and Teresa LePage.
Republican. General manager, Marden's Surplus and Salvage; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 2004-11; resigned 2011; Governor of
Maine, 2011-.
Catholic.
French
Canadian ancestry. Member, Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 2011.
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Melville P. Milliken (b. 1848) —
of Stockholm, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, October
21, 1848.
Son of Peletiah Milliken and Elizabeth (Clay) Milliken.
Democrat. Boot and shoe
salesman; lumber
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1912,
1916.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peletiah Milliken and Elizabeth (Clay) Milliken; married 1869 to Sarah
K. Cook; married to H. Jennie Fowler. |
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Edmund Sixtus Muskie (1914-1996) —
also known as Edmund S. Muskie; "Mr.
Clean" —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, March 28,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1947-51; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1952-54; Governor of
Maine, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1956,
1964;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1959-80; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1968; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1972;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1980-81.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Lions;
Elks; Amvets; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1981.
Died of a heart
attack, in Georgetown University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., March 26,
1996 (age 81 years, 364
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Malcolm E. Nichols (1876-1951) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 8,
1876.
Son of Edwin T. Nichols and Helen J. G. (Pingree) Nichols.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907-09; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1914, 1917-19; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1926-29; defeated, 1933, 1937, 1941.
Swedenborgian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
7, 1951 (age 74 years, 275
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Robinson Pattangall (1865-1942) —
also known as William R. Pattangall —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Pembroke, Washington
County, Maine, June 29,
1865.
Son of Ezra Lincoln Pattangall and Arethusa B. (Longfellow)
Pattangall.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1897, 1901, 1909-11; Democratic
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1904 (4th District), 1913 (3rd
District), 1914 (3rd District); member of Maine
Democratic State Committee, 1905-07; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1911-13; Maine
state attorney general, 1911-12, 1915-16; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1916, 1919; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1920,
1924;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1922, 1924; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1926-30; appointed 1926; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1930-35; appointed 1930;
resigned 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,
1936;
president, Depositors Trust Co..
Unitarian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died October
21, 1942 (age 77 years, 114
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
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Emery John San Souci (1857-1936) —
also known as Emery J. San Souci —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, July 24,
1857.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1915-21; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1921-23; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1923-32.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles.
Died August
10, 1936 (age 79 years, 17
days).
Interment at Mt.
St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Conn.
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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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Charles E. West (b. 1871) —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
20, 1871.
Son of Charles L. West and Pamelia (Simmons) West.
Republican. Mayor
of South Portland, Maine, 1914-18.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Maine.
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