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Rupert F. Aldrich (1908-1987) —
of Norway, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Paris, Oxford
County, Maine, April 1,
1908.
Son of Elmer Aldrich and Mineola (Buck) Aldrich.
Republican. Lawyer; Oxford
County Clerk of Courts; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1948,
1952.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in August, 1987
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary E. Swan. |
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Paul Revere Baird (b. 1889) —
also known as Paul R. Baird —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waitsfield, Washington
County, Vt., November
25, 1889.
Son of John L. Baird and Belle (McLaren) Baird.
Republican. Veterinarian;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1925.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Kiwanis; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Paul
Revere |
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E. Knowlton. |
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Carroll Lynwood Beedy (1880-1947) —
also known as Carroll L. Beedy —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, August 3,
1880.
Son of Clarence E. Beedy and Myra Mildred (Page) Beedy.
Republican. Lawyer; Cumberland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921-35; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons;
Elks;
Kiwanis; Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
30, 1947 (age 67 years, 58
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) —
also known as Alvin M. Bentley —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
30, 1918.
Son of Alvin Morell Bentley and Helen (Patterson) Bentley.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1962; wounded in
an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the House
of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in
office 1969.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Exchange
Club; Theta
Delta Chi; Optimist
Club; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., April 10,
1969 (age 50 years, 223
days).
Entombed at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Luther G. Bunker (b. 1868) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Trenton, Hancock
County, Maine, March 19,
1868.
Son of John E. Bunker and Mary A. (Alley) Bunker.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1907-08; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1922-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
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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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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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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John Henry Dooley (b. 1869) —
also known as John H. Dooley —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, December
20, 1869.
Son of Peter Dooley and Catherine (McHugh) Dooley.
Democrat. Printer;
treasurer
of Maine Democratic Party, 1928; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1930-31.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest T. Eaton (b. 1877) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont.; Billings, Yellowstone
County, Mont.
Born in Atkinson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, September
11, 1877.
Son of Thomas O. Eaton and Delia E. (Bolster) Eaton.
Superintendent
of schools; founder
in 1908, Billings Polytechnic Institute; (now Rocky Mountain
College); president,
1931; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1915-19, 1923-25; member of Montana
state senate, 1925-33; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1935, 1941-49.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911
to Augusta M. Valiton. |
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Frank Fellows (1889-1951) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, November
7, 1889.
Son of Oscar
Fowler Fellows and Eva Marie (Fling) Fellows.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1941-51; died in office
1951.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
27, 1951 (age 61 years, 293
days).
Interment at Silver
Lake Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine.
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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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Walter Llewellyn Gray (b. 1870) —
of South Paris, Paris, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Paris, Oxford
County, Maine, January
24, 1870.
Son of William Lethbridge Gray and Julia Matilda (Morse) Gray.
Lawyer;
superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edwin Gurney (b. 1874) —
also known as Charles E. Gurney —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
15, 1874.
Son of Charles E. Gurney and Jennie (Hunnewell) Gurney.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1917; member of Maine
state senate 2nd District, 1919-22.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Upsilon; Kiwanis; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred H. Lancaster (b. 1885) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Pittsfield, Somerset
County, Maine, June 25,
1885.
Son of Henry K. Lancaster and Mary E. (Higgins) Lancaster.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1936,
1940;
Maine
Democratic state chair, 1937.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Francis Locke (b. 1885) —
also known as Thomas F. Locke —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Cork, Ireland,
September
25, 1885.
Son of Michael Locke and Anna (Mulcahey) Locke.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Biddeford, Maine, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1930.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick George Payne (1904-1978) —
also known as Frederick G. Payne —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, July 24,
1904.
Son of Frederick G. Payne and Nellie G. (Smart) Payne.
Republican. Mayor of
Augusta, Maine, 1934-41; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Governor of
Maine, 1949-52; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1953-59; defeated, 1958.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis; Lions.
Died in Waldoboro, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 15,
1978 (age 73 years, 326
days).
Interment at German
Lutheran Cemetery, Waldoboro, Maine.
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Carl H. Read (1898-1980) —
of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor), Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Dexter Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
27, 1898.
Son of Henry Read and Carrie (Partlow) Read.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; merchant;
mayor
of East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died, from acute
congestive heart failure and diabetes,
in Saline Community Hospital,
Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
25, 1980 (age 82 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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