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Charles S. Adams (b. 1856) —
of Searsmont, Waldo
County, Maine; Liberty, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Searsmont, Waldo
County, Maine, November
21, 1856.
Son of John Adams and Nancy (Prescott) Adams.
Republican. Farmer; lumber mill
owner; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Waldo County, 1919-20.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Adams and Nancy (Prescott) Adams; married, October
20, 1884, to Sarah J. Pearson; married, June 4,
1919, to Harriet Gilman. |
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Elwin E. Additon (b. 1864) —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Leeds, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
24, 1864.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Additon and Rozzella (Smart) Additon.
Republican. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1910, 1931-32 (Androscoggin
County 1910, Androscoggin County (2nd) 1931-32).
Baptist.
Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Joseph Audibert (b. 1879) —
also known as William J. Audibert —
of Fort Kent, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Fort Kent, Aroostook
County, Maine, July 21,
1879.
Son of Joseph L. Audibert and Elizabeth (Michaud) Audibert.
Democrat. School
teacher; lumber
business; potato grower; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1919-22, 1931-32 (Aroostook
County 1919-22, Aroostook County (13th) 1931-32).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Harris Bean (1875-1962) —
also known as George H. Bean —
of West Minot, Androscoggin
County, Maine; Greene, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, September
22, 1875.
Son of Sylvanus Bean and Harriet V. (Howe) Bean.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Androscoggin County, 1919-20.
Member, Grange.
Died in 1962
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, West Minot, Maine.
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Frank Norris Blanchard (1863-1941) —
also known as Frank N. Blanchard —
of Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Wilton, Franklin
County, Maine, November
17, 1863.
Son of John Blanchard and Elizabeth B. (Colburn) Blanchard.
Republican. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1909; member of Maine
state senate, 1911.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1941
(age about
77 years).
Interment at East Wilton Cemetery, Wilton, Maine.
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Dennis Bow (b. 1829) —
of Bridgeport Township, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Penobscot
County, Maine, April 18,
1829.
Son of Edmund B. Bow and Elizabeth Bow.
Democrat. Farmer; supervisor
of Bridgeport Township, Michigan, 1868-69, 1870-72.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Bragdon (b. 1868) —
of Perham, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Perham, Aroostook
County, Maine, November
12, 1868.
Son of Henry H. Bragdon and Philena E. (Reed) Bragdon.
Republican. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1919-22.
Member, Grange; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert L. Brown (b. 1828) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt., January
12, 1828.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lunenburgh, 1888.
Baptist.
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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Herbert Augustus Clark (b. 1873) —
also known as Herbert A. Clark —
of Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine, December
17, 1873.
Son of George Washington Clark and Angeline (Whittier) Clark.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; grocer; grain dealer;
member of Maine
state senate 11th District, 1921-24.
Baptist.
Member, Grange; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lincoln E. Clement (b. 1895) —
of Durham, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Levant, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
4, 1895.
Son of Reuel S. F. Clement and Ada M. (Burnett) Clement.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; real estate
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Androscoggin County (7th),
1931-32; member of Maine
state senate 4th District, 1941, 1943-44; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1945-46.
Member, American
Legion; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abner Coburn Cleveland (1839-1903) —
also known as A. C. Cleveland —
of Bloomfield (now part of Skowhegan), Somerset
County, Maine; Cleveland (unknown
county), Nev.
Born in Maine, November
17, 1839.
Son of James Cleveland (1793-1881) and Elizabeth 'Betsey' (Parker)
Cleveland (1796-1879).
Republican. Cattleman; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1869; member of Nevada
state senate, 1870-74; Presidential Elector for Nevada, 1888,
1892;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1892,
1896;
candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1894, 1902.
Died in Nevada, 1903
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther Elkins (1809-1887) —
of Linn
County, Ore.
Born in Cornville, Somerset
County, Maine, May 26,
1809.
Democrat. Farmer; member
Oregon territorial council; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1857;
member of Oregon
state senate.
Died in Lebanon, Linn
County, Ore., December
13, 1887 (age 78 years, 201
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Pioneer Cemetery, Lebanon, Ore.
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Obadiah Gardner (1852-1938) —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born near Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
13, 1852.
Son of John Gardner and Mary (Stevens) Gardner.
Democrat. Farmer; lumber
business; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1908; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1912;
delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County,
1933.
Universalist.
Member, Grange; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 24,
1938 (age 85 years, 314
days).
Interment at Achorn
Cemetery, Rockland, Maine.
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Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891) —
of Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine; Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Paris, Oxford
County, Maine, August
27, 1809.
Republican. Farmer; surveyor;
compositor;
lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1836-41, 1847; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1837, 1839-40; U.S.
Representative from Maine 6th District, 1843-47; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1848-57, 1857-61, 1869-81; Governor of
Maine, 1857; Vice
President of the United States, 1861-65; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1864,
1868;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1865-66; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1881-82.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 4,
1891 (age 81 years, 311
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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William Arthur Heal (b. 1867) —
also known as William A. Heal —
of Weston, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, October
2, 1867.
Son of Edwin L. Heal and Sarah A. (Feeling) Heal.
Republican. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1921-22.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Howard B. Leathers (b. 1852) —
of Hermon, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Hermon, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 11,
1852.
Son of Enoch Leathers and Sarah (Ferguson) Leathers.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County, 1901-02,
1919-20, 1923-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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James B. Mullen (1913-1991) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
11, 1913.
Republican. Orchardist; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington; elected 1944,
1946.
Died October
27, 1991 (age 78 years, 289
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Helen Hartigan. |
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Clarence Warner Parker (1891-1964) —
also known as Clarence W. Parker —
of Sebec, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Sebec, Piscataquis
County, Maine, November
22, 1891.
Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives; member of Maine
state senate; member of Maine
Governor's Council.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Sebec, Piscataquis
County, Maine, August
13, 1964 (age 72 years, 265
days).
Interment at Downs
Cemetery, Sebec, Maine.
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Keith Nelson Pearson (b. 1888) —
also known as Keith N. Pearson —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Belmont, Waldo
County, Maine, September
1, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
farmer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1943-45; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1947.
Protestant.
Burial
location unknown.
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F. C. Putnam (born c.1844) —
of Alvin, Hamilton
County, Neb.
Born in Maine, about 1844.
Republican. Farmer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Lincoln Walker (b. 1861) —
also known as William L. Walker —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in New Portland, Somerset
County, Maine, October
22, 1861.
Son of William Walker and Mary E. (Witham) Walker.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of Maine
state senate 8th District, 1913-20.
Universalist.
Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Porter Washburn (b. 1876) —
also known as Frank P. Washburn —
of Perry, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Perry, Washington
County, Maine, September
5, 1876.
Son of Charles L. Washburn and Mary (Dana) Washburn.
Republican. Farmer; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1913-20;
member of Maine
state senate 15th District, 1945.
Unitarian.
Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to M. Louise Cedarwall. |
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Herbert Martin Waterman (b. 1898) —
of New Gloucester, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in New Gloucester, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 9,
1898.
Son of George Walter Waterman (1866-1935) and Alma Florence (Rose)
Waterman (born 1863).
Republican. Farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1925-26.
Member, Grange; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Wells (1850-1934) —
of Victory, Essex
County, Vt.; Concord, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Monson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, October
27, 1850.
Son of James Wells and Sarah (Dexter) Wells.
Republican. Farmer; lumberman;
miller;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Victory, 1910.
Protestant.
Died, of general
arteriosclerosis, in Concord, Essex
County, Vt., December
29, 1934 (age 84 years, 63
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Forrest Wilber (1859-1928) —
also known as David F. Wilber —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Milford, Otsego
County, N.Y., December
7, 1859.
Son of David
Wilber.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; vice-president and director of the Wilber National Bank of
Oneonta, 1883-96; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1895-99; U.S. Consul
in Barbados, 1903-05; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1905-07; Halifax, 1907-09; Kobe, 1909-10; Vancouver, 1910-13; Zurich, 1913-15; Genoa, 1915-21; Wellington, 1921-22; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1924-27.
Died in Upper Dam, Oxford
County, Maine, August
14, 1928 (age 68 years, 251
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
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Allen Crane Tibbetts Wilson (b. 1866) —
also known as Allen C. T. Wilson —
of Presque Isle, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 23,
1866.
Son of John H. Wilson and Sarah E. (Henderson) Wilson.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1919-22;
member of Maine
state senate.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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