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Carroll Waite Abbott (b. 1855) —
also known as Carroll W. Abbott —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, August
29, 1855.
Son of Henry Abbott, Jr. and Charlotte (Waite) Abbott.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1898.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rupert F. Aldrich (1908-1987) —
of Norway, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Paris, Oxford
County, Maine, April 1,
1908.
Son of Elmer Aldrich and Mineola (Buck) Aldrich.
Republican. Lawyer; Oxford
County Clerk of Courts; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1948,
1952.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in August, 1987
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary E. Swan. |
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George MacClellan Blake (b. 1863) —
also known as George M. Blake —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Cumberland Foreside, Cumberland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 17,
1863.
Son of John F. Blake and Rosilla (Littlefield) Blake.
Democrat. Plumbing
and steam supplies business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Franz Upham Burkett (b. 1887) —
also known as Franz U. Burkett —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Union, Knox
County, Maine, October
24, 1887.
Son of Fred E. Burkett and Lina M. (Upham) Burkett.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County (1st),
1931-32; Maine
state attorney general, 1937-40.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Chapin (b. 1855) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Orrington, Penobscot
County, Maine, October
5, 1855.
Son of Augustus Chapin and Ann (Hincks) Chapin.
Republican. Wholesale
grocer; mayor of
Bangor, Maine, 1899-1901.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Russell Clason (1890-1985) —
also known as Charles R. Clason —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
3, 1890.
Son of Oliver
Barrett Clason and Lizzie Julia (Trott) Clason.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1937-49;
defeated, 1934, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., July 7,
1985 (age 94 years, 307
days).
Interment at Longmeadow
Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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Frank Irving Cowan (b. 1888) —
also known as Frank I. Cowan —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Palmyra, Somerset
County, Maine, May 20,
1888.
Son of Lewville A. Cowan and Fannie Evelyn (Woodworth) Cowan.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
president, State Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., 1935-40; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1939-40; Maine
state attorney general, 1941-44.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Grange; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles S. Cummings (b. 1856) —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Gorham, Coos
County, N.H., September
25, 1856.
Son of Hiram T. Cummings and Eliza A. (Cloudman) Cummings.
Republican. School
teacher; pastor; Androscoggin
County Sheriff, 1903-04; insurance
business; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1922-25.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram T. Cummings and Eliza A. (Cloudman) Cummings; married 1882 to Carrie
A. Neff; married 1886 to Addie
F. Larrabee; married 1903 to Mildred
E. Davis. |
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Charles J. Dain (1860-1934) —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, February
29, 1860.
Son of Warren M. Dain and Elizabeth (Tarr) Dain.
Republican. Grocer; member
of Maine
state house of representatives from Sagadahoc County, 1919-23.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1934
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
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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.
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Frederic Osgood Eaton (b. 1872) —
also known as Frederic O. Eaton —
of Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Rumford Centre, Oxford
County, Maine, June 7,
1872.
Son of Cyrus P. Eaton and Mary E. (Howe) Eaton.
Republican. Banker;
general manager, Rumford Falls Light and
Water Co.; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Oxford County, 1917-20;
member of Maine
state senate 3rd District, 1921-24.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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.
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Roscoe C. Emery (b. 1886) —
of Eastport, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Eastport, Washington
County, Maine, March 28,
1886.
Son of Oliver Emery and Josephine (Holmes) Emery.
Republican. School
principal; partner in Emery Bros. fish packing
firm; newspaper
publisher; member of Maine
state senate 15th District, 1921-24; mayor
of Eastport, Maine, 1928-31, 1935-36.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; Zeta Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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William B. Perkins (b. 1831) —
of Bloomfield, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Topsham, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, May 21,
1831.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state senate from Essex County, 1882.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Sleeper (c.1802-1889) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Newcastle, Lincoln
County, Maine, about 1802.
Wholesale
clothing business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1851-52; director, Boston
National Bank of
Commerce; director, North American Insurance
Company.
Wesleyan.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 31,
1889 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles E. West (b. 1871) —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
20, 1871.
Son of Charles L. West and Pamelia (Simmons) West.
Republican. Mayor
of South Portland, Maine, 1914-18.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Maine.
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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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