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Roswell Keyes Colcord (1839-1939) —
also known as Roswell K. Colcord —
of Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Searsport, Waldo
County, Maine, April 25,
1839.
Son of James Colcord and Eliza Colcord.
Republican. Mining
engineer; Governor of
Nevada, 1891-95; Superintendent, U.S. Mint at Carson City,
1898-1911.
Died in Carson
City, Nev., October
30, 1939 (age 100 years,
188 days).
Interment at Carson
City Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
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Charles Alvah Corliss (b. 1860) —
also known as Charles A. Corliss —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, May 8,
1860.
Son of William E. Corliss and Merinda (Howard) Corliss.
Democrat. School
teacher; civil engineer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Sagadahoc County, 1919-20.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Harry P. Dill (b. 1845) —
of Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, July 11,
1845.
Civil engineer; U.S. Consul in Fort Erie, 1881-82; Guelph, 1883-85; Port Hope, 1900-08; Orillia, 1908-14; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Sorel, 1882-83; Lindsay, 1891-92; Orillia, 1892; Palmerston, 1892-93; Port Hope, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred B. Greenleaf (b. 1883) —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
15, 1883.
Son of John A. Greenleaf and Etta M. (Knight) Greenleaf.
Republican. Engineer for International Paper
Co.; treasurer and manager, Greenleaf Construction
Co.; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-29; member of Maine
state senate 4th District, 1929-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Greenleaf and Etta M. (Knight) Greenleaf; married, June 10,
1914, to Mary Margaret Jones; father of Laurie Jones (killed in
action, World War II). |
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Perley C. Heald (b. 1849) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Lovell, Oxford
County, Maine, May 5,
1849.
Republican. Civil engineer; real estate
business; mayor of
Midland, Mich., 1887-88; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1888;
member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1899-1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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