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Edward Anson Butler (b. 1841) —
also known as E. A. Butler —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, July 25,
1841.
Son of Anson Butler and Annah (Hunstable) Butler.
Republican. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; shipbroker;
mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1890-93.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anson Butler and Annah (Hunstable) Butler; married, December
30, 1868, to Lucy A. Stanley (died); married, May 11,
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914) —
also known as Joshua L. Chamberlain —
of Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Brewer, Penobscot
County, Maine, September
8, 1828.
Son of Joshua Chamberlain and Sarah Dupree (Brastow) Chamberlain.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Maine, 1867-71; president,
Bowdoin College; U.S.
Surveyor of Customs, 1909.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; American
Historical Association.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1893 for action as commander of the 20th Maine, at
Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.
Died February
24, 1914 (age 85 years, 169
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine.
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Selden Connor (1839-1917) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Fairfield, Somerset
County, Maine, January
25, 1839.
Son of William Connor and Mary Connor.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Maine, 1876-79.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion.
Died July 9,
1917 (age 78 years, 165
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
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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.
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.
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Horatio Collins King (1837-1918) —
also known as Horatio C. King —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, December
22, 1837.
Son of Horatio
King and Anne (Collins) King.
Lawyer;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate
for secretary of
state of New York, 1895; Independent Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897; Progressive
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1912.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Loyal Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received Medal
of Honor for action near Dinwiddie Court House, Va., March 29,
1865.
Died November
15, 1918 (age 80 years, 328
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Augustus Pearl Martin (1835-1902) —
also known as Augustus Martin —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Abbot, Piscataquis
County, Maine, November
23, 1835.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1884.
Unitarian.
Member, Loyal Legion.
Died in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 12,
1902 (age 66 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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George Clement Perkins (1839-1923) —
also known as George C. Perkins —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Kennebunkport, York
County, Maine, August
23, 1839.
Son of Clement Perkins and Lucinda (Fairfield) Perkins.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
miller; steamship
business; member of California
state senate, 1869-76; Governor of
California, 1880-83; U.S.
Senator from California, 1893-1915; appointed 1893.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Loyal Legion.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., February
26, 1923 (age 83 years, 187
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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