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  Frederick William Dallinger (1871-1955) — also known as Frederick W. Dallinger — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Center Lovell, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., October 2, 1871. Son of William W. Dallinger and Elizabeth (Kingman) Dallinger; married, August 29, 1900, to Blanche Russell. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1894-95; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1896-99; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1915-25, 1926-32; defeated, 1912; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1924; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1932-42. Episcopalian. Died in North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, N.H., September 5, 1955 (age 83 years, 338 days). Interment at Center Lovell Cemetery, Center Lovell, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward Franklin Danforth (b. 1856) — of Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine. Born in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, September 1, 1856. Son of Franklin Danforth and Eliza A. (Rogers) Danforth; married, October 26, 1881, to Hattie A. Cowan. Republican. Lawyer; Somerset County State's Attorney, 1886-91; probate judge in Maine, 1896-1905; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1907; director, Second National Bank. Burial location unknown.
  Elbridge Gerry Davis (b. 1877) — of Malden, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine, August 20, 1877. Son of Elbridge G. Davis and Lillian (Hall) Davis; married, June 20, 1912, to Mildred W. Cleworth. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1920-26; district judge in Massachusetts, 1927. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Elbridge Gerry
  Freeman Daniel Dearth (b. 1861) — also known as Freeman D. Dearth — of Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in East Sangerville, Piscataquis County, Maine, April 16, 1861. Son of Freeman D. Dearth and Mary B. (Spooner) Dearth. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state senate 10th District, 1919-20. Methodist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Luere B. Deasy (b. 1859) — of Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine. Born in Gouldsboro, Hancock County, Maine, February 8, 1859. Son of Daniel Deasy and Emma L. (Moore) Deasy; married, December 15, 1885, to Emma M. Clark. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state senate; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1918-29; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1929-30; resigned 1930; delegate to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hancock County, 1933. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  John Percy Deering (b. 1873) — also known as John P. Deering — of Saco, York County, Maine. Born in Saco, York County, Maine, September 20, 1873. Son of John McKenney Deering and Amelia (Harmon) Deering; married, October 18, 1904, to Lucy Franklin Bryant. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1901; municipal judge in Maine, 1905-12; member of Maine state senate 1st District, 1917-20; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1920, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1924. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Charles L. Donahue (b. 1876) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, August 19, 1876. Son of Thomas F. Donahue and Bessie A. (Hayes) Donahue; married, October 9, 1911, to Helen K. Cunningham. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Maine, 1915; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Frederick Harold Dubord (b. 1891) — also known as F. Harold Dubord — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, December 14, 1891. Son of Harry M. Dubord and Mary (Poulin) Dubord; married, May 14, 1917, to Blanche Letourneau. Democrat. Clothing and shoe business; lawyer; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1928-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944; member of Democratic National Committee from Maine, 1932-48; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maine, 1934; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1936; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1938; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1956-62; resigned 1962. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Richard J. Dubord — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1952, 1956, 1964; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1952-55; member of Democratic National Committee from Maine, 1963; Maine state attorney general, 1965-66. Still living as of 1966.
  Charles John Dunn (1872-1939) — also known as Charles J. Dunn — of Orono, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Houghton County, Mich., July 14, 1872. Married, December 16, 1896, to Alice Isabel Ring. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1901-02; municipal judge in Maine, 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1908; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1918-35; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1935-39; died in office 1939. Universalist. Member, American Bar Association. Died November 10, 1939 (age 67 years, 119 days). Burial location unknown.
  Mark Hill Dunnell (1823-1904) — also known as Mark H. Dunnell — of Norway, Oxford County, Maine; Owatonna, Steele County, Minn. Born in Buxton, York County, Maine, July 2, 1823. Son of Samuel Dunnell and Achsah H. Dunnell; married, November 20, 1850, to Sarah A. Parrington. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1854; member of Maine state senate, 1855; Maine superintendent of common schools, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856 (member, Credentials Committee); U.S. Consul in Veracruz, 1861-62; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 11th District, 1867; Minnesota superintendent of public instruction, 1867-70; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1871-83, 1889-91; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1892. Died in Owatonna, Steele County, Minn., August 9, 1904 (age 81 years, 38 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Owatonna, Minn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Arthur James Dunton (b. 1871) — also known as Arthur J. Dunton — of Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Born in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, July 9, 1871. Son of James E. Dunton and Angeline (White) Dunton; married, June 25, 1913, to Madelyn P. Clifford. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Bath, Maine, 1914-15. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  Frederick Rainey Dyer (b. 1873) — also known as Frederick R. Dyer — of Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine, October 4, 1873. Son of William Henry Dyer and Catherine (Noonan) Dyer; married, October 27, 1900, to Lena H. Maxim. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1907; Oxford County District Attorney, 1913-15; U.S. Attorney for Maine, 1922-33. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Ben C. Eastman (1812-1856) — of Wisconsin. Born in Strong, Franklin County, Maine, October 24, 1812. Son of Samuel Eastman (1784-1864) and Jane (Hitchcock) Eastman (1786-1865); third cousin once removed of Ira Allen Eastman and Joseph Bartlett Eastman; married, July 3, 1841, to Charlotte S. Sewell. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1851-55. Died in Platteville, Grant County, Wis., February 2, 1856 (age 43 years, 101 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
  See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Ivory Emerson (1871-1953) — also known as Henry I. Emerson — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine, March 14, 1871. Son of Ivory W. Emerson and Rose A. (Stewart) Emerson; married, December 25, 1894, to Nettie Naumann (died 1915); married, February 19, 1917, to Lillian B. McCormick. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1915-21; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1924, 1926. Methodist. Died in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 28, 1953 (age 82 years, 228 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Lucilius Alonzo Emery (b. 1840) — also known as Lucilius A. Emery — of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine. Born in Carmel, Penobscot County, Maine, July 27, 1840. Son of James S. Emery and Eliza A. (Wing) Emery; married, November 9, 1864, to Annie S. Crosby; father of Henry Crosby Emery. Republican. Lawyer; Hancock County Attorney, 1867-71; member of Maine state senate, 1874-75, 1881; Maine state attorney general, 1876-78; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1883-1906; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1906-11; resigned 1911. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  John Fairfield (1797-1847) — of Saco, York County, Maine. Born in Saco, York County, Maine, January 30, 1797. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1835-38 (3rd District 1835-37, 4th District 1837-38); resigned 1838; Governor of Maine, 1839-41, 1842-43; defeated, 1840; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1843-47; died in office 1847. Died in Washington, D.C., December 24, 1847 (age 50 years, 328 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco, Maine; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Frank George Farrington (1872-1933) — also known as Frank G. Farrington — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, September 11, 1872. Son of Franklin Leonard Farrington (1832-1922) and Cordelia (Wilson) Farrington (1838-1925); married, September 5, 1894, to Martha Blanche French. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1912; member of Maine state house of representatives from Kennebec County, 1917-20; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member of Maine state senate 7th District, 1921-24; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1928-33; died in office 1933. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Zeta Psi. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, September 3, 1933 (age 60 years, 357 days). Burial location unknown.
  Ralph W. Farris (b. 1886) — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in 1886. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives from Kennebec County (1st), 1931-32; Maine state attorney general, 1945-50. Burial location unknown.
  Alpheus Felch (1804-1896) — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Limerick, York County, Maine, September 28, 1804. Married 1837 to Lucretia Lawrence (daughter of Wolcott Lawrence); father of Caroline L. Felch (who married Claudius Buchanan Grant). Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1835-37; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan at-large, 1840; Michigan state auditor general, 1842; resigned 1842; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1842-45; Governor of Michigan, 1846-47; resigned 1847; defeated, 1856; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1847-53. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 13, 1896 (age 91 years, 259 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  See also Felch-Grant-Lawrence family of Michigan
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Frank Fellows (1889-1951) — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine, November 7, 1889. Grandson of Lewis W. Fling; son of Oscar Fowler Fellows and Eva Marie (Fling) Fellows; brother of Raymond Fellows; married, June 27, 1910, to Georgia Eleanor Maling. 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.
  See also Fellows-Fling family of Maine
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Oscar Fowler Fellows (1857-1921) — also known as Oscar F. Fellows — of Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. Born in Bristol, Grafton County, N.H., September 10, 1857. Son of Milo Fellows and Susan D. (Locke) Fellows; married, May 24, 1883, to Eva M. Fling (daughter of Lewis W. Fling); father of Raymond Fellows and Frank Fellows. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1901-03; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1903. Methodist. Died December 28, 1921 (age 64 years, 109 days). Interment at Silver Lake Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine.
  See also Fellows-Fling family of Maine
  Raymond Fellows (b. 1885) — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine, October 17, 1885. Grandson of Lewis W. Fling; son of Oscar Fowler Fellows and Eva M. (Fling) Fellows; married, February 11, 1909, to Madge Gilmore; brother of Frank Fellows. Republican. Lawyer; Maine state attorney general, 1925-28; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1946-54; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1954-56; resigned 1956. Unitarian. Interment at Silver Lake Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine.
  See also Fellows-Fling family of Maine
  Samuel Clement Fessenden (1815-1882) — also known as Samuel Fessenden — of Thomaston, Knox County, Maine; Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine, March 7, 1815. Brother of William Pitt Fessenden and Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden. Republican. Pastor, Second Congregational Church, Thomaston, Maine, 1837-56; lawyer; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1846, 1847, 1848; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1861-63; U.S. Consul in SAINT John, 1879-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1880. Congregationalist. Died in Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn., April 18, 1882 (age 67 years, 42 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
  See also Fessenden family of Maine
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Boscawen, Merrimack County, N.H., October 16, 1806. Brother of Samuel Clement Fessenden and Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden. Whig. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1840-41, 1845-46, 1853-54; U.S. Representative from Maine 4th District, 1841-43; delegate to Whig National Convention from Maine, 1848, 1852; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1854-64, 1865-69; died in office 1869; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1864-65. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, September 8, 1869 (age 62 years, 327 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  Presumably named for: William Pitt
  See also Fessenden family of Maine
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Sanford L. Fogg (b. 1863) — of Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Milan, Coos County, N.H., June 26, 1863. Son of Simon Fogg and Lycia H. Fogg; married, June 22, 1898, to Jessie K. Moody. Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Maine, 1896-1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1904; mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1921-22. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  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; married, February 2, 1896, to Alice Katherine Merrill; married 1924 to Blanche Miriam Emory. 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.
  William J. Fowler (b. 1855) — of Calais, Washington County, Maine. Born in Blackville, New Brunswick, February 26, 1855. Son of John Fowler and Hannah (Sommers) Fowler; married, December 4, 1883, to Addie L. Jenner. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Calais, Maine, 1908-10, 1921-25. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Ezra Bartlett French (1810-1880) — also known as Ezra B. French — of Damariscotta, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Landaff, Grafton County, N.H., September 23, 1810. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1838-40; member of Maine state senate, 1842-45; secretary of state of Maine, 1845-50; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1859-61. Died in Washington, D.C., April 24, 1880 (age 69 years, 214 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Damariscotta, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Friedman (b. 1883) — of Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va. Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, February 4, 1883. Son of Faibel Friedman and Fannie Friedman; married, January 17, 1923, to Florence Greensfelder. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Taylor County Democratic Party, 1940-41; member of West Virginia state senate 14th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941. Jewish. Member, Sigma Nu; Freemasons; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Donald Dean Frye Garcelon (b. 1880) — also known as Donald D. Garcelon — of Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine. Born in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, May 16, 1880. Son of Arthur A. Garcelon and Ada Garcelon. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives from Androscoggin County, 1917-20; member of Maine state senate 4th District, 1921-22. Member, American Legion; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  William Frye Garcelon (1868-1949) — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, October 24, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1907-09. Member, Freemasons. Died May 1, 1949 (age 80 years, 189 days). Burial location unknown.
  William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 12, 1892. Second great-grandson of Robert H. Gardiner; son of Robert Hallowell Gardiner (died 1924) and Alice (Bangs) Gardiner; married, September 16, 1916, to Margaret Thomas. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion, traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of Union Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Grange; American Bar Association. Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in midair, and crashed in Schnecksville, Lehigh County, Pa., August 2, 1953 (age 61 years, 51 days). Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
  Cross-reference: Edward E. Chase
  See also Gardiner family of Maine
  See also National Governors Association biography
  John Holmes Goodenow (b. 1833) — also known as John H. Goodenow — of Alfred, York County, Maine. Born in Alfred, York County, Maine, 1833. Grandson of John Holmes; son of Daniel Goodenow. Lawyer; law partner of Nathan D. Appleton; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1859; member of Maine state senate, 1861-62; U.S. Consul General in Constantinople, 1864-65, 1874. Burial location unknown.
  Cross-reference: Nathan D. Appleton
  See also Goodenow-Holmes family of Maine
  Robert Goodenow (1800-1874) — of Wilton, Franklin County, Maine; Farmington, Franklin County, Maine. Born in Henniker, Merrimack County, N.H., April 19, 1800. Brother of Rufus King Goodenow. Whig. Lawyer; Franklin County Attorney, 1828-34, 1869-70; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1851-53; Franklin County Treasurer, 1866-68. Died in Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, May 15, 1874 (age 74 years, 26 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Angier Louis Goodwin (1881-1975) — also known as Angier L. Goodwin — of Melrose, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, January 30, 1881. Married 1905 to Eleanor Hardy Stone. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Melrose, Mass., 1921-23; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1925-28; member of Massachusetts state senate Fourth Middlesex District, 1929-41; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1943-55; defeated, 1954; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Grange; Zeta Psi. Died in Melrose, Middlesex County, Mass., June 20, 1975 (age 94 years, 141 days). Interment at Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Mass.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Edward Kelloch Gould (b. 1865) — also known as E. K. Gould — of Rockland, Knox County, Maine. Born in Rockland, Knox County, Maine, September 28, 1865. Adoptive son of Stephen Gould and Rosetta J. Gould; married, September 24, 1891, to Fanny W. Dennis. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Rockland, Maine, 1901-02. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Samuel Wadsworth Gould (1852-1935) — also known as Samuel W. Gould — of Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine. Born in Porter, Oxford County, Maine, January 1, 1852. Son of Elias Gould and Ruth (Clemons) Gould; married, December 18, 1879, to Nellie L. Winslow. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of Maine Democratic Party, 1882-90; postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1900, 1908, 1912; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1902; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1911-13; defeated, 1908, 1912. Died in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, December 19, 1935 (age 83 years, 352 days). Interment at Southside Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Claudius Buchanan Grant (1835-1921) — also known as Claudius B. Grant — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Lebanon, York County, Maine, October 25, 1835. Son of Joseph Grant and Mary (Merrill) Grant; married, June 13, 1863, to Caroline L. Felch (daughter of Alpheus Felch). Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1871-74 (Washtenaw County 2nd District 1871-72, Washtenaw County 1st District 1873-74); member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1872-79; Houghton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877; circuit judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1882-89; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1890-1909; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1898-99, 1908. English ancestry. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., February 28, 1921 (age 85 years, 126 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  See also Felch-Grant-Lawrence family of Michigan
  Merle Dixon Graves (b. 1887) — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass.; Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, October 13, 1887. Son of Rev. Lucien Chase Graves and Annie (Dixon) Graves; married, December 27, 1910, to Clara Cooley Stevenson. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1921-24. Congregationalist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Military Order of the World Wars; American Legion; Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  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; married, June 14, 1899, to Madge Shirley Wilson. 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.
  La Fayette Grover (1823-1911) — of Marion County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine, November 29, 1823. Son of Dr. John Grover and Fanny (Leary) Grover; married, January 5, 1865, to Elizabeth Carter. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1853-55; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County, 1857; U.S. Representative from Oregon at-large, 1859; Oregon Democratic state chair, 1866-70; Governor of Oregon, 1870-77; resigned 1877; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1877-83. Died May 10, 1911 (age 87 years, 162 days). Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Frank Edward Guernsey (1866-1927) — also known as Frank E. Guernsey — of Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine. Born in Dover (now part of Dover-Foxcroft), Piscataquis County, Maine, October 15, 1866. Son of Edward H. Guernsey and Hannah M. (Thompson) Guernsey; married, June 16, 1897, to Josephine F. Lyford. Republican. Lawyer; banker; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1897-99; member of Maine state senate, 1903; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1908; U.S. Representative from Maine 4th District, 1908-17. Member, Loyal Legion; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in 1927 (age about 60 years). Interment at Dover Cemetery, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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; married, June 27, 1901, to Evelyn G. Barton. 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.
  William Thomas Haines (1854-1919) — also known as William T. Haines — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Levant, Penobscot County, Maine, August 7, 1854. Son of Thomas J. Haines and Maria L. (Eddy) Haines. Republican. Lawyer; lumber business; Kennebec County Attorney, 1883-87; member of Maine state senate, 1889-93; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1895; Maine state attorney general, 1897-1900; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1901-05; Governor of Maine, 1913-15. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, June 4, 1919 (age 64 years, 301 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene Hale (1836-1918) — of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine. Born in Turner, Oxford County (now Androscoggin County), Maine, June 9, 1836. Son of James Sullivan Hale and Betsey (Staples) Hale; married, December 20, 1871, to Mary Douglas Chandler (daughter of Zachariah Chandler); father of Frederick Hale. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1867-68, 1879-80; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1868, 1876, 1880; U.S. Representative from Maine 5th District, 1869-79; defeated, 1878; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1881-1911. Died October 27, 1918 (age 82 years, 140 days). Interment at Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
  See also Chandler-Hale family of Maine
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Fletcher Hale (1883-1931) — of Laconia, Belknap County, N.H. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, January 22, 1883. Son of Frederick Fletcher Hale and Adelaide L. (MacLellan) Hale; married, March 29, 1913, to Alice N. Armstrong. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1925-31; died in office 1931. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; American Bar Association. Died in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 22, 1931 (age 48 years, 273 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Franklin Darius Hale (1854-1940) — also known as Franklin D. Hale — of Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine; Lunenburg, Essex County, Vt.; Lyndon Center, Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vt. Born in Barnet, Caledonia County, Vt., March 7, 1854. Son of Sprague Taylor Hale and Nancy May (Moulton) Hale; married, November 2, 1881, to Adeline 'Addie' Silsby; married, November 26, 1907, to Jennie A. Silsby. Republican. Lawyer; Essex County State's Attorney, 1883-89; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Lunenburgh, 1884; member of Vermont state senate from Essex County, 1886; Vermont state auditor of accounts, 1892-98; U.S. Consul in Coaticook, 1902-08; Charlottetown, 1908-09; Trinidad, 1909-12; Huddersfield, 1912-17. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Honor. Died, from uremia, due to chronic nephritis, in Lyndon Center, Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vt., April 21, 1940 (age 86 years, 45 days). Burial location unknown.
  Frederick Hale (1874-1963) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 7, 1874. Grandson of Zachariah Chandler; son of Eugene Hale and Mary Douglas (Chandler) Hale; cousin of Robert Hale. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1905-06; member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1912-18; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1917-41. Congregationalist. Member, Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, September 28, 1963 (age 88 years, 356 days). Interment at Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, Maine.
  See also Chandler-Hale family of Maine
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Hale (1889-1976) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, November 29, 1889. Son of Clarence Hale and Margaret (Rollins) Hale; cousin of Frederick Hale; married, April 20, 1922, to Agnes Burke. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1923-30; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1929-30; U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1943-59; defeated, 1958. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Psi Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., November 30, 1976 (age 87 years, 1 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  See also Chandler-Hale family of Maine
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Addison E. Haley (b. 1844) — of Kennebunk, York County, Maine; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Kennebunk, York County, Maine, February 17, 1844. Son of Joseph A. Haley and Sarah J. (Roberts) Haley; married, March 9, 1870, to Carrie M. Cone (died 1882); married to Marie S. Richards. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1873. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  George Franklin Haley (1856-1918) — also known as George F. Haley — of Biddeford, York County, Maine. Born in Saco, York County, Maine, January 30, 1856. Son of Henry U. Haley and Martha P. (Borbthy) Haley; married, February 15, 1894, to Mariana Gains (died 1908); married, December 9, 1915, to Ethel L. Bowie. Democrat. Lawyer; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1911-18; died in office 1918. Died February 19, 1918 (age 62 years, 20 days). Burial location unknown.
  Boardman Hall (b. 1856) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, April 17, 1856. Son of Col. Joseph Frye Hall and Mary M. (Farrow) Hall; married 1892 to Mary E. Hamlin. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Massachusetts state auditor, 1892; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1896. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891) — of Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine; Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Paris, Oxford County, Maine, August 27, 1809. Brother of Elijah L. Hamlin; father of Hannibal Emery Hamlin. 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.
  Hamlin County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  See also Hamlin family of Maine
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about Hannibal Hamlin: Charles Eugene Hamlin, The Life and Times of Hannibal Hamlin (out of print) — Mark Scroggins, Hannibal
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  Hannibal Emery Hamlin (1858-1938) — also known as Hannibal E. Hamlin — of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine. Born in Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine, August 22, 1858. Grandson of Stephen Emery; son of Hannibal Hamlin and Ellen V. (Emery) Hamlin. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1893-95; member of Maine state senate, 1899-1901; Maine state attorney general, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1924. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, March 6, 1938 (age 79 years, 196 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
  See also Hamlin family of Maine
  Frank H. Haskell (b. 1871) — of Windham, Cumberland County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Windham, Cumberland County, Maine, July 1, 1871. Son of Charles A. Haskell and Hannah A. (Libby) Haskell; married, April 27, 1901, to Martha W. Howe. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1901-02; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1920; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maine, 1930. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Ira Greenlief Hersey (1858-1943) — also known as Ira G. Hersey — of Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine. Born in Hodgdon, Aroostook County, Maine, March 31, 1858. Son of Samuel B. Hersey and Elizabeth (White) Hersey; married, January 6, 1884, to Annie Dillen. Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Maine, 1886; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1909-12; member of Maine state senate, 1913-16; U.S. Representative from Maine 4th District, 1917-29; Aroostook County Probate Judge, 1934-42. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., May 6, 1943 (age 85 years, 36 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Holmes (1773-1843) — of Alfred, York County, Maine. Born in Kingston, Plymouth County, Mass., March 14, 1773. Father-in-law of Daniel Goodenow; grandfather of John Holmes Goodenow. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1802-03, 1812; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1813-14; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1817-20; delegate to Maine state constitutional convention, 1819; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1820-27, 1829-33; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1836-37; U.S. Attorney for Maine, 1841-43; died in office 1843. Died July 7, 1843 (age 70 years, 115 days). Entombed at Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  See also Goodenow-Holmes family of Maine
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Volney Erskine Howard (1809-1889) — also known as Volney E. Howard — of Brandon, Rankin County, Miss.; San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, October 22, 1809. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1836; candidate for U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1840; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; Texas state attorney general, 1846; U.S. Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1849-53; delegate to California state constitutional convention, 1878-79; superior court judge in California, 1879. Injured in duel with Hiram G. Runnels. Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 14, 1889 (age 79 years, 204 days). Original interment at Fort Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), Los Angeles, Calif.; reinterment to unknown location.
  Howard County, Tex. is named for him.
  Cross-reference: Hiram G. Runnels
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Henry Howe (1827-1893) — also known as James H. Howe — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Born in Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine, December 5, 1827. Third cousin thrice removed of Jonah Howe and Gardner Howe; son of Addison Goodale Howe and Mary Turner (Torrey) Howe; married, December 12, 1850, to Priscilla Jackson Cotton; married, January 17, 1857, to Mary Gordon Cotton. Republican. Lawyer; Wisconsin state attorney general, 1860-62; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; General Solicitor and General Manager, North Western Railroad; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1873. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 4, 1893 (age 65 years, 30 days). Interment somewhere in Kenosha, Wis.
  See also Howe family of Massachusetts
  Timothy Otis Howe (1816-1883) — also known as Timothy O. Howe — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Born in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, February 24, 1816. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1845; circuit judge in Wisconsin 4th Circuit, 1851-53; justice of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1851-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1856; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1861-79; U.S. Postmaster General, 1882-83; died in office 1883. Died March 25, 1883 (age 67 years, 29 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Green Bay, Wis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  George Washington Ingersoll (1803-1860) — also known as G. W. Ingersoll — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine, August 20, 1803. Son of Nathaniel Ingersoll and Sally (Haskell) Ingersoll; married to Henrietta Crosby. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1854-55; Maine state attorney general, 1860; died in office 1860. Died, of pneumonia, March 5, 1860 (age 56 years, 198 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Darius Holbrook Ingraham (b. 1837) — also known as Darius H. Ingraham — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Camden, Knox County, Maine, October 14, 1837. Son of Samuel P. Ingraham and Mary (Adams) Ingraham; married 1868 to Ella Moulton; father of William Moulton Ingraham. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1879; U.S. Consul in Cadiz, 1885-89; mayor of Portland, Maine, 1892; defeated, 1898; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine, 1892; U.S. Consul General in Halifax, 1893-97. Burial location unknown.
  William Moulton Ingraham (b. 1870) — also known as William M. Ingraham — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, November 2, 1870. Son of Darius Holbrook Ingraham and Ella (Moulton) Ingraham; married, June 1, 1901, to Jessamine P. Damsel. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in Maine, 1907-15; mayor of Portland, Maine, 1915; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1928; delegate to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cumberland County, 1933. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Psi Upsilon; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Edwin Marshall Irish (b. 1848) — also known as Edwin M. Irish — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, June 11, 1848. Son of Marshall Irish and Martha (Fogg) Irish. Republican. Lawyer; Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney, 1874-80; Adjutant General of Michigan, 1897-98; resigned 1898; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Member, Elks; United Spanish War Veterans. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Fletcher Johnson (1859-1930) — also known as Charles F. Johnson — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, February 14, 1859. Son of William F. Johnson and Ruth S. (Boulter) Johnson; married, December 21, 1881, to Abbie W. Britton. Democrat. School principal; lawyer; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1892, 1894; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1893; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1904, 1912, 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); member of Maine state house of representatives, 1905-07; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1911-17; defeated, 1916; member of Democratic National Committee from Maine, 1916; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1917-29. Unitarian. Member, Psi Upsilon; Freemasons. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., February 15, 1930 (age 71 years, 1 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) — also known as James W. Johnson; James William Johnson — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., June 17, 1871. Son of James Johnson and Helen Louise (Dillet) Johnson; married 1910 to Grace Nail (1885-1976). School principal; author; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1906-07; Dakar, 1907-08; Corinto, 1908-09. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Sigma Pi Phi; Phi Beta Sigma; Freemasons. Author of the words to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which became known as the "Negro National Anthem". Killed in a car-train collision, in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, June 26, 1938 (age 67 years, 9 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial

 

 


 
   
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