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Charles S. Adams (b. 1856) —
of Searsmont, Waldo
County, Maine; Liberty, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Searsmont, Waldo
County, Maine, November
21, 1856.
Son of John Adams and Nancy (Prescott) Adams.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber mill owner; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Waldo County, 1919-20.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Adams and Nancy (Prescott) Adams; married, October
20, 1884, to Sarah J. Pearson; married, June 4,
1919, to Harriet Gilman. |
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Willmore Dewey Ashley (1886-1974) —
also known as Willmore D. Ashley —
of New Ipswich, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in East Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass., November
3, 1886.
Son of Warren King Ashley and Henrietta Ruth (Dewey) Ashley.
Ice
business; woodworker; sawmill owner; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from New
Ipswich, 1948.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
22, 1974 (age 87 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Joseph Audibert (b. 1879) —
also known as William J. Audibert —
of Fort Kent, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Fort Kent, Aroostook
County, Maine, July 21,
1879.
Son of Joseph L. Audibert and Elizabeth (Michaud) Audibert.
Democrat. School
teacher; lumber business; potato
grower; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1919-22, 1931-32 (Aroostook
County 1919-22, Aroostook County (13th) 1931-32).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newell Avery (1817-1877) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine, October
12, 1817.
Son of Enoch Avery (1781-1828) and Margaret (Shepard) Avery
(1784-1842).
Republican. Lumber merchant; village
president of Port Huron, Michigan, 1855; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1859; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1872.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 13,
1877 (age 59 years, 152
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Abraham Andrews Barker (1816-1898) —
of Ebensburg, Cambria
County, Pa.
Born in Lovell, Oxford
County, Maine, March 30,
1816.
Republican. Lumber merchant; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 17th District, 1865-67.
Died in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., March 18,
1898 (age 81 years, 353
days).
Interment at Lloyd
Cemetery, Ebensburg, Pa.
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Michael Coughlin Burns (1875-1969) —
also known as Michael C. Burns —
of Eagle Lake, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in St. Sylvester, Quebec,
May 9,
1875.
Son of Robert Burns and Mary (Coughlin) Burns.
Democrat. Lumberman; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1919-22, 1931-32 (Aroostook
County 1919-22, Aroostook County (14th) 1931-32).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Maccabees.
Died in May, 1969
(age about
93 years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Maine.
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Whiting L. Butler (b. 1860) —
of Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, April 12,
1860.
Son of Benjamin Butler and Susan (Badger) Butler.
Republican. Lumber business; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state senate 5th District, 1919-20.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin O. Carll (b. 1852) —
of Beecher Falls, Canaan, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine, January
26, 1852.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Canaan, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shepard Cary (1805-1866) —
of Maine.
Born in New Salem, Franklin
County, Mass., July 3,
1805.
Lumber and timber business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1839-42, 1848-49, 1862;
member of Maine
state senate, 1843, 1850-53; U.S.
Representative from Maine 7th District, 1844-45; Liberty
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1854.
Died in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August 9,
1866 (age 61 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Houlton, Maine.
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Lincoln E. Clement (b. 1895) —
of Durham, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Levant, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
4, 1895.
Son of Reuel S. F. Clement and Ada M. (Burnett) Clement.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber business; real estate
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Androscoggin County (7th),
1931-32; member of Maine
state senate 4th District, 1941, 1943-44; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1945-46.
Member, American
Legion; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Nathaniel Coombs (1842-1911) —
also known as James N. Coombs —
of Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla.
Born in Old Town, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
15, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1904,
1908;
sawmill owner; banker;
member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1904-08.
Died April 8,
1911 (age 68 years, 236
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Street Cemetery, Apalachicola, Fla.
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Relatives:
Married to Maria A. Starrett. |
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Loren Fletcher (1833-1919) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec
County, Maine, April 10,
1833.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; flour mill
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 26th District, 1872-77, 1881-84;
Speaker
of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1881-84; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1893-1903, 1905-07;
defeated, 1902.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., April 15,
1919 (age 86 years, 5
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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John Rice Flint (b. 1862) —
also known as John R. Flint —
of Monson, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Abbot, Piscataquis
County, Maine, March 1,
1862.
Son of Levi Flint and Sarah E. (Rice) Flint.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Piscataquis County, 1917-25.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Albert Furbish (b. 1867) —
also known as Harry A. Furbish —
of Rangeley, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, March 15,
1867.
Son of Albert B. Furbish and Caroline H. (Young) Furbish.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber business; banker;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1903-04,
1919-20; member of Maine
state senate, 1905-06; treasurer of
Maine Republican Party, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Obadiah Gardner (1852-1938) —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born near Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
13, 1852.
Son of John Gardner and Mary (Stevens) Gardner.
Democrat. Farmer;
lumber business; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1908; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1912;
delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County,
1933.
Universalist.
Member, Grange; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 24,
1938 (age 85 years, 314
days).
Interment at Achorn
Cemetery, Rockland, Maine.
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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.
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Carl Elias Milliken (1877-1961) —
also known as Carl E. Milliken —
of Island Falls, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Pittsfield, Somerset
County, Maine, July 13,
1877.
Son of Charles A. Milliken and Ellen (Knowlton) Milliken.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; president, Katahdin Farmers
Telephone
Company; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1905-08; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1908;
member of Maine
state senate, 1909-14; Governor of
Maine, 1917-21.
Baptist.
Died May 1,
1961 (age 83 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Melville P. Milliken (b. 1848) —
of Stockholm, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, October
21, 1848.
Son of Peletiah Milliken and Elizabeth (Clay) Milliken.
Democrat. Boot and shoe
salesman; lumber business; member of Maine
state house of representatives; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maine, 1912,
1916.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peletiah Milliken and Elizabeth (Clay) Milliken; married 1869 to Sarah
K. Cook; married to H. Jennie Fowler. |
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Jonathan Norcross (1808-1898) —
of Atlanta, DeKalb County (now Fulton
County), Ga.
Born in Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine, 1808.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; sawmill operator; mayor of
Atlanta, Ga., 1851-52; president, Georgia Air Line Railway;
candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1876.
Died in 1898
(age about
90 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel A. Plummer (b. 1835) —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Maine, 1835.
Lumber business; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1886-87.
Burial
location unknown.
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Blaine Spooner Viles (b. 1879) —
also known as Blaine S. Viles —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in North New Portland, New Portland, Somerset
County, Maine, July 22,
1879.
Son of Edward Viles and Ada A. (Spooner) Viles.
Republican. Director of Augusta Trust
Company and Fidelity Trust
Company of Portland; director of Kennebec Log Driving Co.;
director and treasurer, Kennebec Land Co.; president and treasurer,
Pine Tree Timberlands Co.; partner, Viles and Gannett,
timberlands; mayor of
Augusta, Maine, 1915-16; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1920;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1921.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar Charles Wakefield (1866-1920) —
also known as Edgar C. Wakefield —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, April 25,
1866.
Son of Charles E. Wakefield (1838-1921) and Louise (Wentworth)
Wakefield (1838-1919).
Lumber dealer; U.S. Consular Agent in North Bay, 1906-11.
Died, from chronic
interstitial nephritis, in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, May 25,
1920 (age 54 years, 30
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles E. Wakefield (1838-1921) and Louise (Wentworth) Wakefield
(1838-1919); married to Flora Beulah Wight; brother of Ernest
Alonzo Wakefield. |
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William Lincoln Walker (b. 1861) —
also known as William L. Walker —
of Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in New Portland, Somerset
County, Maine, October
22, 1861.
Son of William Walker and Mary E. (Witham) Walker.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber business; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of Maine
state senate 8th District, 1913-20.
Universalist.
Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Drew Washburn (1831-1912) —
also known as William D. Washburn —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, January
14, 1831.
Son of Israel
Washburn and Martha (Benjamin) Washburn (1792-1861).
Republican. Surveyor General of Minnesota, 1861; miller;
lumber business; railroad
promoter; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 5th District, 1871; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1879-85 (3rd District 1879-83, 4th
District 1883-85); U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1889-95.
Universalist.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 29,
1912 (age 81 years, 197
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Charles A. Wells (1850-1934) —
of Victory, Essex
County, Vt.; Concord, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Monson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, October
27, 1850.
Son of James Wells and Sarah (Dexter) Wells.
Republican. Farmer;
lumberman; miller;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Victory, 1910.
Protestant.
Died, of general
arteriosclerosis, in Concord, Essex
County, Vt., December
29, 1934 (age 84 years, 63
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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