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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; married to Mary E.
Swan.
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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De Alva Stanwood Alexander (1846-1925) —
also known as De Alva S. Alexander —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Richmond, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, July 17,
1846.
Son of Stanwood Alexander and Priscilla (Brown) Alexander; married,
September
21, 1871, to Alice Colby (died 1890); married, December
28, 1893, to Anne Gerlach Bliss.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1872;
secretary
of Indiana Republican Party, 1874-78; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1889-93; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1897-1911 (33rd District 1897-1903,
36th District 1903-11); defeated, 1910.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
30, 1925 (age 78 years, 197
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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George Herman Allan (b. 1861) —
also known as George H. Allan —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Pembroke, Washington
County, Maine, January
19, 1861.
Son of George W. Allan and Mary J. (Moore) Allan; married, November
17, 1892, to Hattie M. Smith.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1901-03,
1914, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Amos Lawrence Allen (1837-1911) —
also known as Amos L. Allen —
of Alfred, York
County, Maine.
Born in Waterboro, York
County, Maine, March 17,
1837.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1886-87; private secretary, U.S.
House Speaker Thomas
B. Reed, 1893-96; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1899-1911; died in office
1911.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
20, 1911 (age 73 years, 340
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alfred, Maine.
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Ebenezer Allen (1804-1863) —
of Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Newport, Sullivan
County, N.H., April 8,
1804.
Lawyer; Texas
Republic Secretary of State, 1844-45, 1845-46; Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1844-45; Texas
state attorney general, 1850-52; served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War.
Allen, Texas is named for
him.
Died in the Civil
War in Virginia, 1863
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elisha Hunt Allen (1804-1883) —
also known as Elisha H. Allen —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in New Salem, Franklin
County, Mass., January
28, 1804.
Son of Samuel
Clesson Allen; father of William
F. Allen and Frederick
Hobbes Allen.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1835-40, 1846-47; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1838; delegate to Whig
National Convention from Maine, 1839 (member, Committee on Permanent
Organization; member, Committee to Notify Nominees); U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1841-43; defeated, 1842;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1849-50; U.S. Consul in Honolulu, 1849-53.
Died suddenly from heart
disease, while attending a diplomatic reception
at the White
House, Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1883 (age 78 years, 338
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Fred John Allen (b. 1865) —
of Sanford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Alfred, York
County, Maine, July 27,
1865.
Son of John Allen and Caroline P. (Hill) Allen; married, June 8,
1892, to Ida S. Leavitt.
Lawyer; director and attorney, Sanford National Bank;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901-03; member of Maine
state senate, 1905-08.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Hodge Allen (b. 1945) —
also known as Tom Allen —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, April 16,
1945.
Democrat. Staff, Maine Gov. Kenneth
M. Curtis, 1968; staff, U.S. Sen. Edmund
S. Muskie, 1970-71; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1991-92; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Allen (c.1822-1891) —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine, about 1822.
Grandson of John Wheelock (president, Dartmouth College); son of Rev.
William Allen Allen (president, Bowdoin College).
Lawyer; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1872-81; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1881-91; died in office 1891.
Died, from neuralgia of
the heart, in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., June 4,
1891 (age about 69
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Edward Anderson (1885-1966) —
also known as Albert E. Anderson —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
22, 1885.
Son of Andrew B. Anderson and Mary (Parson) Anderson; married, November
25, 1914, to Emily F. Wilson.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1917; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Redmen.
Died in May, 1966
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Anderson (1792-1853) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Windham, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 30,
1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state senate, 1823; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1825-33; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1833-37; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1833, 1842; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1837-41, 1843-48.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
21, 1853 (age 61 years, 22
days).
Interment at Town
Cemetery, Windham, Maine.
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John Albion Andrew (1818-1867) —
also known as John A. Andrew —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Windham, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 31,
1818.
Son of Jonathan Andrew and Nancy (Pierce) Andrew; married 1848 to Eliza
Jane Hersey.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1858; in 1859, he raised money
for the defense of John Brown; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1860;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1861-66.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
30, 1867 (age 49 years, 152
days).
Interment at Hingham
Cemetery, Hingham, Mass.
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John Appleton (1804-1891) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in New Ipswich, Hillsborough
County, N.H., July 12,
1804.
Son of John Appleton and Elizabeth (Peabody) Appleton; married 1834 to Sarah
N. Allen; married 1876 to Annie
Greely.
Lawyer; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1852-62; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1862-83.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, February
7, 1891 (age 86 years, 210
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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John Appleton (1815-1864) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Beverly, Essex
County, Mass., February
11, 1815.
Son of John W. Appleton and Sophia (Williams) Appleton; second cousin
once removed of William
Appleton; married 1840 to Susan
Dodge.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Bolivia, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1851-53; U.S. Minister to
Russia, 1860-61.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
22, 1864 (age 49 years, 193
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Nathan Dane Appleton —
also known as Nathan D. Appleton —
of Alfred, York
County, Maine.
Lawyer; law partner of John
H. Goodenow; Maine
state attorney general, 1857-59.
Burial
location unknown.
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Will Clough Atkins (b. 1873) —
also known as Will C. Atkins —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
25, 1873.
Son of Edwin H. Atkins and Mary E. (Clough) Atkins; married, May 15,
1901, to Alice M. Tasker.
Republican. Lawyer; director, Maine Trust & Banking
Co.; People's National Bank;
Gardiner Building &
Loan Assoc.; mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1907-08; municipal judge in Maine, 1910.
Universalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Putnam Barnes (1869-1951) —
also known as Charles P. Barnes —
of Norway, Oxford
County, Maine; Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, October
12, 1869.
Son of Isa A. (Putnam) Barnes (1838-1916) and Francis Barnes
(1840-1893); married, August
19, 1896, to Annie Maud Richardson (1871-1951); father of George
B. Barnes.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Oxford
County Attorney, 1904-09; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1917-22; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1921-22; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1924-39; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1939-40; resigned 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, December
14, 1951 (age 82 years, 63
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Houlton, Maine.
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Mark J. Bartlett (b. 1877) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Montville, Waldo
County, Maine, June 24,
1877.
Son of Jonathan Bartlett and Elizabeth H. (Emerson) Bartlett;
married, July 26,
1923, to Mabel E. Pentecost.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Kennebec County, 1921-22.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark Alton Barwise (b. 1881) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Chester, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 6,
1881.
Son of Frank Barwise and Nellie E. (Mills) Barwise; married, October
7, 1903, to Minerva A. Bearse.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County, 1921-24;
member of Maine
state senate from Penobscot County, 1925-26.
Spiritualist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman Leslie Bassett (b. 1869) —
also known as Norman L. Bassett —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Winslow, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 23,
1869.
Son of Josiah W. Bassett and Susan (Cornish) Bassett; married, June 24,
1903, to Lula J. Holden.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Augusta Savings Bank;
director, Boston and Maine Railroad,
1915-25; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1925-32.
Unitarian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Rotary; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Percival Proctor Baxter (1876-1969) —
also known as Percival P. Baxter —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
22, 1876.
Son of James
Phinney Baxter and Mehetabel Cummings (Proctor) Baxter.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1905-06,
1917-20; member of Maine
state senate, 1909-10; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1920,
1924,
1928;
Governor
of Maine, 1921-25.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 12,
1969 (age 92 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Henry J. Bean (1853-1941) —
of Pendleton, Umatilla
County, Ore.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, November
13, 1853.
Son of Timothy Bean and Elizabeth E. (Swift) Bean; married, June 8,
1886, to Mattie E. Magahey.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1889; county judge in Oregon,
1904-06; circuit judge in Oregon, 1906-10; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1911-41; died in office 1941; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1931-33, 1937-39.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 8,
1941 (age 87 years, 176
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Emery Beane (b. 1853) —
of Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Readfield, Kennebec
County, Maine, May 14,
1853.
Son of Emery Oliver Beane and Elizabeth Hunton (Craig) Beane;
married, September
14, 1876, to Orella Griffin McGilvery.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Maine Democratic Party, 1888-98; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1908-09.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Redmen; Foresters;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married, April 18,
1914, to Dorothy W. Lathrop.
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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Albert Beliveau (1887-1971) —
of Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, March 27,
1887.
Son of Severin Beliveau and Cedulie Beliveau.
Democrat. Lawyer; Oxford
County Attorney, 1915-16; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1928, 1930; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1954-58; resigned 1958.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in October, 1971
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Louis Berman (1892-1967) —
also known as Benjamin L. Berman —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, November
22, 1892.
Son of Herman I. Berman and Bella (Markson) Berman.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; candidate for mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1926; probate judge in Maine, 1929-33; member
of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1945; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in 1967
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Emerson Bird (1847-1926) —
also known as George E. Bird —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Yarmouth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
1, 1847.
Son of Robert Alexander Bird and Sarah (Emerson) Bird; married, July 8,
1890, to Harriet Leonard Williams.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1886-90; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1893-95; candidate for mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1895 (Democratic), 1896; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1908-18; appointed 1908.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died January
19, 1926 (age 78 years, 140
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Swett Black (1853-1913) —
also known as Frank S. Black —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born near Limington, York
County, Maine, March 8,
1853.
Married to Lois Hamilton.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1895-97; resigned
1897; Governor of
New York, 1897-99; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1900,
1904.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., March 22,
1913 (age 60 years, 14
days).
Cremated.
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Maurice Carey Blake (1815-1897) —
also known as Maurice C. Blake —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Otisfield, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
20, 1815.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1857-58; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1881-83; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1884.
Died, of a heart
attack, in San
Francisco, Calif., September
26, 1897 (age 81 years, 341
days).
Interment at Mt.
Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif.
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William Wheeler Bolster (b. 1823) —
also known as W. W. Bolster —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, July 6,
1823.
Son of Alvan Bolster and Cynthia (Wheeler) Bolster; married, October
15, 1848, to Martha Hall Adams (died 1866); married, August
17, 1868, to Florence Josephine Reed (died 1894).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state senate, 1869-70; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1883-85; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1893-94.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Augustus Boody (1837-1930) —
also known as David A. Boody; "Grand Old Man of
Brooklyn"; "Grand Old Man of Wall
Street" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born, in a log
cabin built by his father, in Jackson, Waldo
County, Maine, August
13, 1837.
Son of David Boody and Lucretia Boody; married to Alice H. Treat.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; stockbroker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1891; resigned 1891;
mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1892-93; defeated, 1893.
Presbyterian.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1930 (age 92 years, 160
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Albert Williams Bradbury (b. 1840) —
also known as Albert W. Bradbury —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Calais, Washington
County, Maine, 1840.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1894-98.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen Alexander Bradford (1815-1888) —
also known as Allen A. Bradford —
of Atchison
County, Mo.; Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Otoe
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Friendship, Knox
County, Maine, July 23,
1815.
Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 6th District, 1852-55; member
of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856-57; justice of
Colorado territorial supreme court, 1862-65; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1865-67, 1869-71.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., March 12,
1888 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Interment at Pueblo
City Cemetery, Pueblo, Colo.
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Louis Jefferson Brann (1876-1948) —
also known as Louis J. Brann —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Madison, Somerset
County, Maine, July 6,
1876.
Son of Charles M. Brann and Nancy (Lancaster) Brann; married, March 8,
1902, to Martha Cobb.
Democrat. Lawyer; Androscoggin
County Register of Probate, 1909-13; municipal judge in Maine,
1913-15; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1915-17, 1922-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Androscoggin County, 1919-20;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924,
1936,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Maine, 1933-37; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1936, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1942.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange; Lions.
Died February
3, 1948 (age 71 years, 212
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Ralph Owen Brewster (1888-1961) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, February
22, 1888.
Son of William
Edmund Brewster and Carrie S. (Bridges) Brewster; married, April 20,
1915, to Dorothy Foss.
Republican. Lawyer; counsel for Chapman National Bank,
Portland, Maine, 1914-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1917-18,
1921-22; member of Maine
state senate, 1923-25; Governor of
Maine, 1925-29; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1935-41; defeated, 1932;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1941-52; resigned 1952; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1956.
Christian
Scientist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Grange;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
25, 1961 (age 73 years, 306
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, Maine.
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Morton Aaron Brody (1933-2000) —
also known as Morton A. Brody —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, June 12,
1933.
Lawyer; superior court judge in Maine, 1980-90; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1990-91; U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1991-2000; died in office 2000.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 25,
2000 (age 66 years, 287
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Bronson (1800-1863) —
of Maine.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., February
8, 1800.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1832-34; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1841-43; defeated
(Democratic), 1856; member of Maine
state senate, 1846; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1846, 1847; probate judge in Maine, 1854-57.
Died in St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md., November
20, 1863 (age 63 years, 285
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Cemetery of St. Michael's Parish, St. Michaels, Md.
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Wilmot W. Brookings (1830-1905) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Woolwich, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, October
23, 1830.
Lawyer; in February 1858, he was out in a blizzard and lost both
feet; member
Dakota territorial council, 1862-63, 1867-69; President
of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1868; member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1863-66; Speaker
of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1864-65; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1869-73; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1883, 1885.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1905
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Winthrop Gilman Brown (1907-1987) —
also known as Winthrop G. Brown —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Seal Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine, July 12,
1907.
Son of William Adams Brown and Helen Gilman (Noyes) Brown; married,
December
28, 1946, to Peggy Ann Bell.
Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Laos, 1960-62; South Korea, 1964-67.
Member, Zeta Psi.
Helped to coordinate the Lend-Lease program during World War II.
Died in 1987
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Franz Upham Burkett (b. 1887) —
also known as Franz U. Burkett —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Union, Knox
County, Maine, October
24, 1887.
Son of Fred E. Burkett and Lina M. (Upham) Burkett.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County (1st),
1931-32; Maine
state attorney general, 1937-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Butterfield (b. 1834) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine, May 17,
1834.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; superintendent
of schools; criminal court judge in Indiana, 1869-71; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1872-74.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hodgdon C. Buzzell (b. 1878) —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Monroe, Waldo
County, Maine, June 17,
1878.
Son of Charles H. Buzzell and Sarah L. (Larrabee) Buzzell; married,
June
17, 1900, to Nellie M. Ryder.
Republican. Lawyer; Waldo
County Attorney, 1909-10; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Waldo County, 1919-20; member
of Maine
state senate, 1925.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Seth L. Carpenter (b. 1825) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Maine, 1825.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; Alpena
County Clerk, 1871-72; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1871.
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; married, December
15, 1911, to Claire
Scanlan.
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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Arthur Jean Baptiste Cartier (b. 1886) —
also known as Arthur J. B. Cartier —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine; Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, December
29, 1886.
Son of Joseph Cartier and Philomene (Loiselle) Cartier; married, March 25,
1912, to Mathilde Lefebure.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1916, 1918,
1920, 1922, 1924; candidate for Massachusetts
state auditor, 1919; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924.
Catholic.
French
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
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Anson G. Chandler (d. 1863) —
of Maine.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state senate; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1852; U.S. Consul in Lahaina, 1856-60.
Died in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., 1863.
Interment at Calais
Cemetery, Calais, Maine.
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Carroll Sherman Chaplin (b. 1882) —
also known as Carroll S. Chaplin —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, April 28,
1882.
Son of Ashbel Chaplin and Huldah M. (Peabody) Chaplin; married, October
21, 1915, to Bessie L. Whittier.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1922-23.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Chapman (b. 1873) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August 6,
1873.
Son of Albion Keith Parris Chapman and Elizabeth Maria (Foss)
Chapman; married, May 23,
1905, to Agnes Sleeth Fairbrother.
School
teacher; lawyer; superior court judge in Maine, 1925-42;
justice
of Maine state supreme court, 1942-45; resigned 1945.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clyde R. Chapman (b. 1889) —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Fairfield, Somerset
County, Maine, July 23,
1889.
Son of George Mansur Chapman and Laura Evelyn (Keene) Chapman;
married, February
14, 1919, to Eva May Humphrey.
Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Maine, 1920-24; Waldo
County Attorney, 1925-33; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; mayor of
Belfast, Maine, 1930-33; Maine
state attorney general, 1933-36.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Everett Chase (b. 1861) —
also known as Edward E. Chase —
of Blue Hill, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Blue Hill, Hancock
County, Maine, March 19,
1861.
Son of Melatiah K. Chase and Eliza A. (Westcott) Chase; married, June 5,
1884, to Edith M. Lord.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1885; postmaster;
municipal judge in Maine, 1893-1901; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1896;
member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1901-05; probate judge in Maine, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jonathan Cilley (1802-1838) —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Nottingham, Rockingham
County, N.H., July 2,
1802.
Nephew of Bradbury
Cilley; brother of Joseph
Cilley.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1831-36; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1835-36; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1837-38; died in office
1838.
Killed in a duel by
Representative William
J. Graves of Kentucky, on the Marlboro Pike, in Prince
George's County, Md., February
24, 1838 (age 35 years, 237
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Thomaston, Maine; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Russell Clason (1890-1985) —
also known as Charles R. Clason —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
3, 1890.
Son of Oliver
Barrett Clason and Lizzie Julia (Trott) Clason; married, August 4,
1928, to Emma M. Pattillo.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1937-49;
defeated, 1934, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., July 7,
1985 (age 94 years, 307
days).
Interment at Longmeadow
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Oliver Barrett Clason (b. 1850) —
also known as Oliver B. Clason —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
28, 1850.
Son of Pell Clason and Sarah (Temple) Clason; married, April 30,
1884, to Lizzie J. Trott; father of Charles
Russell Clason.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1889-93; mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1894-96; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1895-97; member of Maine
state senate from Kennebec County, 1897-1901.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Bradstreet Cleaves (1840-1912) —
also known as Henry B. Cleaves —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
6, 1840.
Son of Thomas Cleaves and Sophia (Bradstreet) Cleaves.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1876-77; Maine
state attorney general, 1880-84; Governor of
Maine, 1893-97.
Died June 22,
1912 (age 72 years, 137
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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John David Clifford, Jr. (b. 1887) —
also known as John D. Clifford —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, May 15,
1887.
Son of John Dumas Clifford and Katherine (Sullivan) Clifford;
married, July 14,
1915, to Lucille Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1915-16; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1933-47.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Delta Phi; Knights
of Columbus; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Clifford (b. 1867) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, June 17,
1867.
Grandson of Nathan
Clifford (1803-1881); son of William Henry Clifford and Ellen G.
(Brown) Clifford; married, May 5,
1897, to Caroline L. Devens.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maine, 1904;
mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1906-07.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Sebastian Cohen (b. 1940) —
also known as William S. Cohen —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
28, 1940.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Bangor, Maine, 1971-72; U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1973-79; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1979-97; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1997-2001.
Unitarian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Cleaves Cole (1841-1905) —
also known as Charles C. Cole —
of West Union, Doddridge
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Hiram, Oxford
County, Maine, May 22,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Doddridge
County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1891-93; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1893-1901.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 17,
1905 (age 63 years, 299
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wiley C. Conary (b. 1880) —
of Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Blue Hill, Hancock
County, Maine, December
28, 1880.
Son of Albert R. Conary and Joanna S. (Candage) Conary; married, August 8,
1906, to Georgia B. Eaton.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Hancock
County Attorney, 1909-10; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Hancock County, 1917-20.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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William A. Connellan (b. 1878) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, July 14,
1878.
Son of James Connellan and Rynne Connellan; married, June 4,
1909, to Rosemary O'Neill.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1912.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
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; married, November
26, 1913, to Louise E. Gartley.
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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Samuel Cony (1811-1870) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born February
27, 1811.
Married, October
17, 1833, to Mary Hannah Sewall (died 1847); married, November
22, 1849, to Lucy Williams Brooks (1825-1906); father of Daniel
A. Cony.
Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Maine, 1840; mayor of
Augusta, Maine, 1854; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1862; Governor of
Maine, 1864-67.
Died October
5, 1870 (age 59 years, 220
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
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Arthur William Coolidge (1881-1952) —
also known as Arthur W. Coolidge —
of Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Woodfords, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
13, 1881.
Son of Merrit B. Coolidge and Lucy Greenwood (French) Coolidge;
fourth cousin of Calvin
Coolidge; brother of Richard
B. Coolidge; married, December
15, 1910, to Mabel F. Tilton.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1937-40; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1941-46; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1947-49; defeated, 1948; candidate for
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1950.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Reading, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
22, 1952 (age 70 years, 101
days).
Interment at Forest
Glen Cemetery, Reading, Mass.
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Richard B. Coolidge (b. 1879) —
of West Medford, Medford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Deering, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
14, 1879.
Son of Merrit B. Coolidge and Lucy Greenwood (French) Coolidge;
fourth cousin of Calvin
Coolidge; married, September
12, 1908, to Ruth B. Dame; brother of Arthur
William Coolidge.
Republican. Lawyer; president, First National Bank of
Medford; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1920-22; mayor of
Medford, Mass., 1923-26; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Tarr Copeland (1813-1893) —
also known as Joseph T. Copeland —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Orchard Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.; Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, May 6,
1813.
Son of Royal Copeland (1790-1861) and Alice (Davis) Copeland
(1797-1877); married, July 19,
1835, to Mary Jane Wilson (died 1888); fourth cousin once removed
of George
Morey Copeland; brother of Roscoe
Pulaski Copeland; uncle of Royal
Samuel Copeland.
Lawyer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1850-51; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1852-57; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Clay
County Judge, 1881.
Died in Orange Park, Clay
County, Fla., May 7,
1893 (age 80 years, 1
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Orange Park, Fla.
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Leslie Colby Cornish (b. 1854) —
also known as Leslie C. Cornish —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Winslow, Kennebec
County, Maine, October
8, 1854.
Son of Colby Coombs Cornish and Pauline Bailey (Simpson) Cornish;
married, October
10, 1883, to Fannie Woodman Holmes.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1878; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1907-17; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1917-25; resigned 1925.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dighton Corson (1827-1915) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Deadwood, Lawrence
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Canaan, Somerset
County, Maine, October
21, 1827.
Son of Nancy (Tuttle) Corson (1787-1863) and Isaac Corson; married to
Elizabeth Hoffman.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1858; Milwaukee
County District Attorney, 1859; District Attorney, 1st Judicial
District of Nevada; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1885, 1889; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 1st District, 1889-1913.
Died in Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak., May 7,
1915 (age 87 years, 198
days).
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; brother
of Walter
Albion Cowan; married, October
11, 1913, to Helen Anna Caspar.
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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Walter Albion Cowan (b. 1886) —
also known as Walter A. Cowan —
of Winterport, Waldo
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Palmyra, Somerset
County, Maine, April 23,
1886.
Son of Lewville A. Cowan and Frances Cowan; married, August
18, 1907, to Cora Brooks; brother of Frank
Irving Cowan.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Waldo County, 1919-20.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archibald Cox (1912-2004) —
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., May 17,
1912.
Great-grandson of William
Maxwell Evarts; son of Archibald Cox and Frances (Perkins) Cox.
Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Solicitor General, 1961-65; special prosecutor in Watergate
scandal, 1973.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Common
Cause.
Died in Brooksville, Hancock
County, Maine, May 29,
2004 (age 92 years, 12
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Lorenzo Cram (b. 1871) —
also known as Harry L. Cram —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Deering, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
7, 1871.
Son of Orlando B. Cram and Jennie L. (Leighton) Cram; married, September
24, 1895, to Bertha Greenhalgh.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1921-22;
member of Maine
state senate, 1923-26.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry S. Culver (b. 1854) —
of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio; Eliot, York
County, Maine.
Born in Delaware
County, Ohio, 1854.
Lawyer; Delaware
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor
of Delaware, Ohio, 1890-94; U.S. Consul in London, 1897-1906; Cork, 1906-10; SAINT John, 1910-24.
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Eliot, Maine.
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Edward Matthew Curran (b. 1903) —
also known as Edward M. Curran —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, May 10,
1903.
Son of Michael Joseph Curran and Mary Agnes (Callinan) Curran;
married, June 6,
1934, to Katherine Cecilia Hand.
Lawyer; police court
judge, 1936-40; U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1940-46; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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