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Frederic Eleazer Boothby (b. 1845) —
also known as Frederic E. Boothby —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Norway, Oxford
County, Maine, December
3, 1845.
Son of Levi Thompson Boothby and Sophia Packard (Brett) Boothby.
Republican. Official in various capacities for Maine Central Railroad;
mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1901-03; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1904.
Episcopalian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeb Bradley (b. 1952) —
of Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, October
20, 1952.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1990-2002; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 2003-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Philip Marshall Brown (1875-1966) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Washington,
D.C.; Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 31,
1875.
Son of David Wilbur Brown and Clara Herrick (Hill) Brown.
U.S. Minister to Honduras, 1908-10; university
professor.
Episcopalian. Member, Urban
League; Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died, in a nursing
home at Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 10,
1966 (age 90 years, 283
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Blanchard Carter (b. 1880) —
also known as Charles B. Carter —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, May 10,
1880.
Son of Seth M. Carter and Mary A. (Crosby) Carter.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1920;
member of Maine
state senate.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Phi; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Bailey Clarke (b. 1875) —
also known as Charles B. Clarke —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, October
3, 1875.
Son of Davis C. Clarke and Katherine (Dillingham) Clarke.
Republican. Mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1918-21.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert A. Cony (b. 1876) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
13, 1876.
Son of Robert A. Cony and Ida E. (Pratt) Cony.
Republican. Private secretary, U.S. Rep. and Sen. Edwin
C. Burleigh, 1907-16; lawyer; mayor of
Augusta, Maine, 1929-33.
Episcopalian. Member, Sons
of Veterans; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willard Howe Cummings (b. 1884) —
also known as Willard H. Cummings —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Lincoln, Penobscot
County, Maine, September
26, 1884.
Son of Daniel E. Cummings and Susanna M. (Hittel) Cummings.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1924.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick William Dallinger (1871-1955) —
also known as Frederick W. Dallinger —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Center Lovell, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
2, 1871.
Son of William W. Dallinger and Elizabeth (Kingman) Dallinger.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1894-95; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1896-99; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1915-25, 1926-32;
defeated, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1924; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1932-42.
Episcopalian.
Died in North Conway, Conway, Carroll
County, N.H., September
5, 1955 (age 83 years, 338
days).
Interment at Center
Lovell Cemetery, Center Lovell, Maine.
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William Dawson, Jr. (1885-1972) —
of Minnesota.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
11, 1885.
Son of William Dawson and Maria (Rice) Dawson.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in SAINT Petersburg, 1908; Barcelona, 1908-10; Frankfort, 1910-13; U.S. Consul in Rosario, 1913-17; Montevideo, 1917-19; Danzig, 1919-21; Munich, 1921-22; U.S. Consul General in Mexico City, 1928-30; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1930-35; Colombia, 1934-37; Uruguay, 1937-39; U.S. Ambassador to Panama, 1939-41; Uruguay, 1941-46.
Episcopalian. Member, Chi Psi.
Died in Blue Hill, Hancock
County, Maine, July 17,
1972 (age 86 years, 341
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Ernest Edwin Finnimore (b. 1875) —
also known as Ernest E. Finnimore —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
1, 1875.
Son of Robert Finnimore and Margaret (Morris) Finnimore.
Democrat. Supervisor, blacksmith department, Maine Central Railroad;
mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1920-21.
Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Melville Weston Fuller (1833-1910) —
also known as Melville W. Fuller —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
11, 1833.
Democrat. Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Cook County, 1862;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1863; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1876;
Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1888-1910; died in office 1910.
Episcopalian.
Died in Sorrento, Hancock
County, Maine, July 4,
1910 (age 77 years, 143
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Harry Albert Furbish (b. 1867) —
also known as Harry A. Furbish —
of Rangeley, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, March 15,
1867.
Son of Albert B. Furbish and Caroline H. (Young) Furbish.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; banker;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1903-04,
1919-20; member of Maine
state senate, 1905-06; treasurer of
Maine Republican Party, 1928.
Episcopalian. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
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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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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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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James C. Hamlen (b. 1852) —
of Scarborough, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 9,
1852.
Son of James H. Hamlen and Ann C. (Patten) Hamlen.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
exporter;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1906.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Dodd Hathaway (b. 1924) —
also known as William D. Hathaway —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
21, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1965-73; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1973-79; defeated, 1978.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Angus King —
of Maine.
Governor
of Maine, 1995-2003.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2003.
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Rufus King (1755-1827) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Scarborough, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 24,
1755.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1783-85; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1784-87; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1789-96, 1813-25; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1789-90; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1796-1803, 1825-26; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1804, 1808; candidate for President
of the United States, 1816.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died April 29,
1827 (age 72 years, 36
days).
Interment at Grace
Church Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.
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Marion E. Martin (b. 1900) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Kingman, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
14, 1900.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County (1st),
1931-34; member of Maine
state senate, 1935-38; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1936-47; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1948.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Association of University Women; Alpha
Omicron Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Gamma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frances Perkins (1882-1965) —
also known as Mrs. Paul Caldwell Wilson —
of Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April 10,
1882.
Daughter of Frederick W. Perkins and Susan Perkins.
Democrat. Sociologist;
New York State Industrial Commissioner, 1929-33; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1933-45; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1948.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
First
woman to serve in the Cabinet.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 14,
1965 (age 83 years, 34
days).
Interment at Cemetery
on River Road, Newcastle, Maine.
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James Arthur Roberts (1847-1922) —
also known as James A. Roberts —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterboro, York
County, Maine, March 8,
1847.
Son of Jeremiah Roberts and Alma (Roberts) Roberts.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1879-80; New York
state comptroller, 1894-98; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1900.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Grand
Army of the Republic; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
19, 1922 (age 75 years, 256
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Roberts and Alma (Roberts) Roberts; married, June 1,
1871, to Minnie Pineo; married, December
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Helen Ring Robinson (1860-1923) —
also known as Helen Ring —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Eastport, Washington
County, Maine, February
21, 1860.
Daughter of Thomas Warren Ring and Mary Margaret (Thompson) Ring.
Democrat. Writer;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1913-16.
Female.
Episcopalian.
First
woman elected to Colorado Senate; second woman state senator in the
United States. Author of a minimum wage law for women; also
introduced a bill allowing women to serve as jurors.
Died in Denver,
Colo., July 10,
1923 (age 63 years, 139
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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George Foster Shepley (1819-1878) —
also known as George F. Shepley —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, January
1, 1819.
Son of Ether
Shepley.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1848-49, 1853-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1862; Governor of
Louisiana; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,
1868.
Episcopalian.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 20,
1878 (age 59 years, 200
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Robert Peet Skinner (1866-1960) —
also known as Robert P. Skinner —
of Massillon, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Massillon, Stark
County, Ohio, February
24, 1866.
Son of August T. Skinner and Cecelia (van Rensselaer) Skinner.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S. Consul in Marseille, 1897-1901; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1901-08; Hamburg, 1908-14; Berlin, 1914; London, 1914-24; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1926-32; Estonia, 1931-33; Latvia, 1931-33; Lithuania, 1931-33; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1933-36.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Society for International Law.
Died in Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, 1960
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Wilbert Snow (1884-1977) —
also known as C. Wilbert Snow —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in White Head Island, Knox
County, Maine, April 6,
1884.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1945-46; Governor of
Connecticut, 1946-47; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died September
28, 1977 (age 93 years, 175
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sidney St. Felix Thaxter (1883-1958) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born March 4,
1883.
Son of Sidney Warren Thaxter and Julia St. Felix (Thom) Thaxter.
Republican. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Maine, 1930; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1930-54; resigned 1954; director,
National Bank of
Commerce of Portland; director, Maine General Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1958
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Walter Trafton (b. 1864) —
also known as Herbert W. Trafton —
of Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine, May 26,
1864.
Son of John B. Trafton and Sarah J. (Staples) Trafton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Fort Fairfield National Bank, 1903;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1911-15; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1915; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1912.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Caspar Willard Weinberger (1917-2006) —
also known as Caspar W. Weinberger; Cap Weinberger;
"Cap the Knife" —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., August
18, 1917.
Son of Herman Weinberger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1953-56; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); California
Republican state chair, 1964; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1969-70; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1970; chair, Federal Trade Commission; director, U.S.
Office of Management and Budget; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1973-75; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1981-87.
Episcopalian. Jewish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1987. To forestall any prosecution
for alleged misdeeds in connection with the Iran-Contra affair, he
was pardoned
by President George
Bush in 1992.
Died, of kidney
ailments and pneumonia,
in Eastern Maine Medical
Center, Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 28,
2006 (age 88 years, 222
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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