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William Titcomb Cobb (1857-1937) —
also known as William T. Cobb —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, July 23,
1857.
Son of Francis Cobb and Martha J. (Chandler) Cobb.
Republican. Lime
manufacturing business; shipbuilder;
president and receiver, Bath Iron Works; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1889; Governor of
Maine, 1905-09; delegate to
Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County, 1933.
Universalist.
Died July 24,
1937 (age 80 years, 1
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Fairfield Dryden (1839-1911) —
also known as John F. Dryden —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Temple, Franklin
County, Maine, August 7,
1839.
Son of John Dryden and Elizabeth B. Dryden.
Republican. Founder and president, Prudential Insurance
Company of America; director, U.S. Steel Corporation;
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1896,
1900;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1902-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 1911 (age 72 years, 109
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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William Shepherd Linnell (1885-1968) —
also known as William S. Linnell —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, July 21,
1885.
Son of William Franklin Linnell (1842-1927) and Sarah C. (Shepherd)
Linnell.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Portland Gas Light
Company; director, National Bank of
Commerce, Portland director, Bancroft & Martin Rolling
Mills Company; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1925-28; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1937-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
14, 1968 (age 82 years, 208
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Augustus McCullough (1849-1914) —
also known as C. A. McCullough —
of Calais, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Calais, Washington
County, Maine, 1849.
Republican. Iron and brass foundry business; mayor of
Calais, Maine, 1889-91; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1892-95; member of Maine
state senate, 1896-97; U.S. Consul in SAINT Stephen, 1897-1914.
Died April 30,
1914 (age about 64
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James L. Nutting (1818-1880) —
of Pine Grove, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Cumberland
County, Maine, June 12,
1818.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; iron works operator; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1876.
Died June 20,
1880 (age 62 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Sewall (1835-1900) —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, November
25, 1835.
Democrat. Shipbuilder;
part owner of the Bath Iron Works; president, Maine Central Railroad;
director for other railroads;
president, Bath National Bank;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1876,
1888;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1888-96; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1896.
Swedenborgian.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy and died three days later, in Small Point, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, September
5, 1900 (age 64 years, 284
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
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