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Fred Atwood (1838-1909) —
of Winterport, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Frankfort (part now in Winterport), Waldo
County, Maine, November
12, 1838.
Son of John Atwood and Mehitable (Stubbs) Atwood.
Republican. Farm
implement dealer; insurance business; member of Maine
state senate, 1875; Presidential Elector for Maine, 1896.
Died January
6, 1909 (age 70 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Winterport, Maine.
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Harry R. Baldwin (b. 1897) —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., September
25, 1897.
Democrat. Insurance and real
estate business; mayor
of Anderson, Ind., 1933-42.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Orin Burrows (1893-1967) —
also known as Lewis O. Burrows —
of Newport, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Newport, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 7,
1893.
Son of George M. Barrows and Theo (Jose) Barrows.
Republican. Pharmacist;
secretary of two insurance companies; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1927-33; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; secretary of
state of Maine, 1935-36; Governor of
Maine, 1937-41.
Baptist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary;
Lions;
Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in Pittsfield, Somerset
County, Maine, January
30, 1967 (age 73 years, 237
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Newport, Maine.
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Patrick Joseph Byrnes (b. 1870) —
also known as Patrick J. Byrnes —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Kenmars, County Kerry, Ireland,
June
16, 1870.
Son of Joseph R. Byrnes and Anne (O'Shea) Byrnes.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1928,
1940,
1944,
1948;
delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Penobscot
County, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Timothy F. Callahan (b. 1856) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, March 1,
1856.
Son of John Callahan and Margaret (Murphy) Callahan.
Republican. Merchant;
real
estate and insurance business; member, Lewiston City
Council, 1883-86; Lewiston Water Commissioner, 1885-91; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1891; Lewiston city treasurer,
1894-1904; treasurer, Maine State Fair, 1907-21; director, C.M.G. Hospital,
1905; trustee, People's Savings Bank, 1905;
Maine
state auditor, 1913-14; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1920,
1924.
Catholic.
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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Frank Irving Cowan (b. 1888) —
also known as Frank I. Cowan —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Palmyra, Somerset
County, Maine, May 20,
1888.
Son of Lewville A. Cowan and Fannie Evelyn (Woodworth) Cowan.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
president, State Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 1935-40; member of
Maine
state house of representatives, 1939-40; Maine
state attorney general, 1941-44.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles S. Cummings (b. 1856) —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Gorham, Coos
County, N.H., September
25, 1856.
Son of Hiram T. Cummings and Eliza A. (Cloudman) Cummings.
Republican. School
teacher; pastor; Androscoggin
County Sheriff, 1903-04; insurance business; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1922-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram T. Cummings and Eliza A. (Cloudman) Cummings; married 1882 to Carrie
A. Neff; married 1886 to Addie
F. Larrabee; married 1903 to Mildred
E. Davis. |
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William Francis Curran (b. 1863) —
also known as William F. Curran —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Brewer, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 27,
1863.
Son of Michael Curran and Julia (O'Connell) Curran.
Democrat. Printer;
insurance and real
estate business; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Edward Drake (b. 1871) —
also known as J. Edward Drake —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, December
9, 1871.
Son of James B. Drake and Georgianna (Lincoln) Drake.
Republican. Insurance business; president, Kennebec Eastern Steamboat
Co.; director, First National Bank of
Bath; mayor of
Bath, Maine, 1918-20; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-26.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Fairfield Dryden (1839-1911) —
also known as John F. Dryden —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Temple, Franklin
County, Maine, August 7,
1839.
Son of John Dryden and Elizabeth B. Dryden.
Republican. Founder and president, Prudential Insurance
Company of America; director, U.S. Steel
Corporation; Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1896,
1900;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1902-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 1911 (age 72 years, 109
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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LeRoy Rowell Folsom (1870-1951) —
also known as LeRoy R. Folsom; Roy Folsom —
of Norridgewock, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Corinna, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 18,
1870.
Son of Edwin Folsom and Martha A. (Lancaster) Folsom.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Norridgewock Shoe Co.;
insurance business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907; member of Maine
state senate 8th District, 1919-22; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1923-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died July 7,
1951 (age 81 years, 19
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Norridgewock, Maine.
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Frank Herbert Foss (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank H. Foss —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
20, 1865.
Son of Orrin F. Foss and Hannah H. (Fisk) Foss.
Republican. Contractor;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1915-46; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1917-20; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1925-35;
defeated, 1934; director, Fitchburg Cooperative Bank;
director, Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., February
15, 1947 (age 81 years, 148
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.
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Alphonse P. Labbie (b. 1884) —
Born in Wallagrass, Aroostook
County, Maine, June 5,
1884.
Merchant;
insurance agent; U.S. Consular Agent in SAINT Leonard, 1915-32.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Bernard Longley (1924-1980) —
also known as James B. Longley —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, April 22,
1924.
Son of James Bernard Longley and Catherine (Wade) Longley.
Republican. Insurance business; lawyer; Governor of
Maine, 1975-79.
Died August
16, 1980 (age 56 years, 116
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Robert B. Loomis (1832-1907) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, September
25, 1832.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1897-1902; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1904.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
16, 1907 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment somewhere
in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Robert Luce (1862-1946) —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
2, 1862.
Son of Enos Thompson Luce and Phebe (Learned) Luce.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1899, 1901-08; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1912-13; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1919-35, 1937-41 (13th
District 1919-33, 9th District 1933-35, 1937-41); defeated, 1934,
1940.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Exchange
Club.
Died April 7,
1946 (age 83 years, 126
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Sylvio C. Martin (b. 1901) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Van Buren, Aroostook
County, Maine, January
28, 1901.
Republican. Insurance adjuster; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Carleton Moran, Jr. (1894-1967) —
also known as Edward C. Moran, Jr. —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, December
29, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine,
1924,
1936;
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1928, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1933-37.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, July 12,
1967 (age 72 years, 195
days).
Interment at Achorn
Cemetery, Rockland, Maine.
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James Churchill Oliver (1895-1986) —
also known as James C. Oliver —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August 6,
1895.
Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance business;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1937-43, 1959-61;
defeated, 1942 (Republican primary), 1954 (Democratic), 1956
(Democratic), 1960 (Democratic); served in the U.S. Coast Guard
during World War II; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., December
25, 1986 (age 91 years, 141
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Sleeper (c.1802-1889) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, about 1802.
Wholesale
clothing business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1851-52; director, Boston
National Bank of
Commerce; director, North American Insurance Company.
Wesleyan.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 31,
1889 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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L. Eugene Thayer (b. 1883) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, March 8,
1883.
Son of Frank L. Thayer and Nora (Pulsifer) Thayer.
Democrat. Insurance business; director, People's National Bank; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1933-34.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Ernest Alonzo Wakefield (b. 1868) —
also known as Ernest A. Wakefield —
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
4, 1868.
Son of Charles E. Wakefield (1838-1921) and Louise (Wentworth)
Wakefield (1838-1919).
Life insurance business; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Orillia, 1898-1900; U.S. Consul in Orillia, 1900-08; Rangoon, 1908-10; Port Elizabeth, 1910-17; Prince Rupert, 1919-26; Ensenada, 1927-29; Nuevitas, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles E. Wakefield (1838-1921) and Louise (Wentworth) Wakefield
(1838-1919); brother of Edgar
Charles Wakefield; married to Josephine Ware. |
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