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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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Daniel A. Cony (1837-1892) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born May 5,
1837.
Son of Samuel
Cony and Mary Hannah (Sewall) Cony.
Republican. Grain merchant; banker; mayor of
Augusta, Maine, 1875.
Died, from heart
disease, in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 23,
1892 (age 55 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Jones. |
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Roscoe Pulaski Copeland (1838-1933) —
also known as Roscoe P. Copeland —
of Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 6,
1838.
Son of Royal Copeland (1790-1861) and Alice (Davis) Copeland
(1797-1877).
Flour and grain business; village
president of Dexter, Michigan.
Died in 1933
(age about
95 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Cowan (1825-1887) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Belgium,
January
1, 1825.
Republican. Mill operator; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1872-73, 1886-87.
Died April 6,
1887 (age 62 years, 95
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Loren Fletcher (1833-1919) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec
County, Maine, April 10,
1833.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; flour mill business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 26th District, 1872-77, 1881-84;
Speaker
of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1881-84; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1893-1903, 1905-07;
defeated, 1902.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., April 15,
1919 (age 86 years, 5
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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John March Frye (b. 1802) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
28, 1802.
Mill operator; member of Maine
state senate; member of Maine
Governor's Council.
One of the founders of Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paris Gibson (1830-1920) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Fort Benton, Chouteau
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Brownfield, Oxford
County, Maine, July 1,
1830.
Son of Abel Gibson and Ann (Howard) Gibson.
Democrat. Flour mill business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1852; founded city of Great
Falls, 1882; mayor
of Great Falls, Mont., 1888-89; delegate to
Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; member of Montana
state senate 16th District, 1891-94; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1901-05; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1904.
Died December
16, 1920 (age 90 years, 168
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Great Falls, Mont.
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George Clement Perkins (1839-1923) —
also known as George C. Perkins —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Kennebunkport, York
County, Maine, August
23, 1839.
Son of Clement Perkins and Lucinda (Fairfield) Perkins.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
miller; steamship
business; member of California
state senate, 1869-76; Governor of
California, 1880-83; U.S.
Senator from California, 1893-1915; appointed 1893.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., February
26, 1923 (age 83 years, 187
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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William Drew Washburn (1831-1912) —
also known as William D. Washburn —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, January
14, 1831.
Son of Israel
Washburn and Martha (Benjamin) Washburn (1792-1861).
Republican. Surveyor General of Minnesota, 1861; miller; lumber
business; railroad
promoter; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 5th District, 1871; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1879-85 (3rd District 1879-83, 4th
District 1883-85); U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1889-95.
Universalist.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 29,
1912 (age 81 years, 197
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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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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