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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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Nathan Clifford (1803-1881) —
of Newfield, York
County, Maine.
Born in Rumney, Grafton
County, N.H., August
18, 1803.
Democrat. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1830; Maine
state attorney general, 1834-37; U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1839-43 (2nd District 1839-41, 3rd
District 1841-43); U.S.
Attorney General, 1846-48; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1848-49; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1858-81; died in office 1881.
Unitarian.
English ancestry.
Died in Cornish, York
County, Maine, July 25,
1881 (age 77 years, 341
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Nathan Clifford (b. 1867) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 17,
1867.
Son of William Henry Clifford and Ellen G. (Brown) Clifford.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1904;
mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1906-07.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maynard Gilbert Conners (1918-2001) —
also known as Maynard G. Conners —
of Franklin, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Cherryfield, Washington
County, Maine, June 15,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; contractor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1970; member of Maine
state house of representatives.
Protestant.
Irish
and English ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
17, 2001 (age 83 years, 94
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Bayview
Cemetery, Franklin, Maine.
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Claudius Buchanan Grant (1835-1921) —
also known as Claudius B. Grant —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Lebanon, York
County, Maine, October
25, 1835.
Son of Joseph Grant and Mary (Merrill) Grant.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1871-74 (Washtenaw County 2nd
District 1871-72, Washtenaw County 1st District 1873-74); member of
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1872-79; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1882-89; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1890-1909; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1898-99, 1908.
English ancestry.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
28, 1921 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Robert John Hodgson (1857-1932) —
also known as R. J. Hodgson —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., November
15, 1857.
Son of Joseph Hodgson (1823-1876) and Patience (Moss) Hodgson
(1825-1895).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1920.
English ancestry.
Died in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
22, 1932 (age 75 years, 37
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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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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Florence H. Pendleton (b. 1881) —
also known as Florence Ethel Hodgson —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., 1881.
Daughter of Robert
John Hodgson and Jennie Mabel (Dodge) Hodgson (1861-1924).
Republican. Member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928.
Female.
English ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hazen Stuart Pingree (1840-1901) —
also known as Hazen S. Pingree; "The Potato
Mayor" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Denmark, Oxford
County, Maine, August
30, 1840.
Son of Jasper Pingree and Adeline (Bryant) Pingree.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; boot and shoe
manufacturer; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1890-97; Governor of
Michigan, 1897-1900.
English ancestry.
Died June 18,
1901 (age 60 years, 292
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Detroit, Mich.; reinterment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.; statue at Grand
Circus Park, Detroit, Mich.
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