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Harry Bursley Austin (1866-1933) —
also known as Harry B. Austin —
of Phillips, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Farmington Falls, Franklin
County, Maine, April 30,
1866.
Son of Frank J. Austin and Achsah C. (Fillebrown) Austin.
Republican. Merchant; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1900
(alternate), 1904;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1911-13.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 19,
1933 (age 67 years, 19
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Phillips, Maine.
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Harry Belliveu (b. 1880) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, November
7, 1880.
Son of Charles A. Belliveu and Sarah (Lessard) Belliveu.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Maine
state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, Maccabees;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900
to Mary Labbe. |
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William Edmund Brewster (b. 1858) —
also known as William E. Brewster —
of Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Parkman, Piscataquis
County, Maine, September
1, 1858.
Son of Abither B. Brewster and Clara (Warren) Brewster.
Republican. Merchant; president of Dexter Savings Bank and of
First National Bank;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert L. Brown (b. 1828) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vt., January
12, 1828.
Republican. Merchant; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lunenburgh, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Timothy F. Callahan (b. 1856) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, March 1,
1856.
Son of John Callahan and Margaret (Murphy) Callahan.
Republican. Merchant; real
estate and insurance
business; member, Lewiston City Council, 1883-86; Lewiston Water
Commissioner, 1885-91; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1891; Lewiston city treasurer,
1894-1904; treasurer, Maine State Fair, 1907-21; director, C.M.G. Hospital,
1905; trustee, People's Savings Bank, 1905;
Maine
state auditor, 1913-14; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1920,
1924.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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William L. Doige (b. 1887) —
of Chateaugay, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, March 9,
1887.
Republican. Railroad
work; real estate
business; merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1939-50.
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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Horace Wesley Greeley (b. 1857) —
also known as Horace W. Greeley —
of Oakland, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec
County, Maine, December
30, 1857.
Son of John W. Greeley (born 1827) and Martha (Bartlett) Greeley
(born 1827).
Republican. Auditor and paymaster of Somerset Railroad;
merchant; banker;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Kennebec County, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Greeley (1814-1899) —
of Stearns
County, Minn.
Born in Palermo, Waldo
County, Maine, March 16,
1814.
Son of Jacob Greeley (1762-1838) and Hannah (Hazeltine) Greeley
(1773-1852).
Merchant; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 31st District, 1872.
Died in Maine Prairie, Stearns
County, Minn., September
4, 1899 (age 85 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alphonse P. Labbie (b. 1884) —
Born in Wallagrass, Aroostook
County, Maine, June 5,
1884.
Merchant; insurance
agent; U.S. Consular Agent in SAINT Leonard, 1915-32.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard B. Leathers (b. 1852) —
of Hermon, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Hermon, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 11,
1852.
Son of Enoch Leathers and Sarah (Ferguson) Leathers.
Republican. Farmer;
merchant; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County, 1901-02,
1919-20, 1923-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Leonard Macomber (b. 1841) —
also known as Charles L. Macomber —
of Jay, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born May 5,
1841.
Son of Ichabod Macomber and Rebecca (Hayden) Macomber.
Democrat. Merchant; postmaster;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1919-20.
Universalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1869
to Helen M. Hanson. |
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James W. Milliken (b. 1848) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Denmark, Oxford
County, Maine, May 20,
1848.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1898-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Carl H. Read (1898-1980) —
of East Ann Arbor (now part of Ann Arbor), Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Dexter Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
27, 1898.
Son of Henry Read and Carrie (Partlow) Read.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; merchant; mayor
of East Ann Arbor, Mich., 1949-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died, from acute
congestive heart failure and diabetes,
in Saline Community Hospital,
Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
25, 1980 (age 82 years, 29
days).
Interment at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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John O. Shaw (c.1838-1906) —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born about 1838.
Republican. Merchant; mayor of
Bath, Maine, 1893-94.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died March 20,
1906 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Linneus F. Turner (1856-1944) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Palermo, Waldo
County, Maine, 1856.
Republican. Merchant; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1927-28.
Died June 12,
1944 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married 1881
to Carrie Beckley (1856-1913); married to Grace Barnes
(1871-1964). |
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Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Duxbury, Plymouth
County, Mass., May 6,
1748.
Merchant; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; Adjutant
General of Massachusetts, 1778; land
agent; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1792; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1793-1807 (4th District
1793-95, 2nd District 1795-97, at-large 1797-1805, 15th District
1805-07).
Died in Hiram, Oxford
County, Maine, November
12, 1829 (age 81 years, 190
days).
Interment at Wadsworth Cemetery, Durgintown, Hiram, Maine.
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Everett Cleveland Wardwell (b. 1859) —
also known as Everett C. Wardwell —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, August
25, 1859.
Son of Albion S. Wardwell and Mary G. (Hatch) Wardwell.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; department store; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1918-19.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen Crane Tibbetts Wilson (b. 1866) —
also known as Allen C. T. Wilson —
of Presque Isle, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 23,
1866.
Son of John H. Wilson and Sarah E. (Henderson) Wilson.
Republican. Merchant; farmer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1919-22;
member of Maine
state senate.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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