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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,
1892, to Eva Arey Bartlett. |
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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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James Edward Drake (b. 1871) —
also known as J. Edward Drake —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, December
9, 1871.
Son of James B. Drake and Georgianna (Lincoln) Drake.
Republican. Insurance
business; president, Kennebec Eastern Steamboat Co.;
director, First National Bank of
Bath; mayor of
Bath, Maine, 1918-20; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-26.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin George Eastman (1833-1872) —
also known as Edwin G. Eastman —
of Maine.
Born in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, October
5, 1833.
Son of Richard Eastman (1798-1863) and Sophia (Springer) Eastman
(1798-1872).
Sea captain; U.S. Consul in Cork, 1862-69.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
22, 1872 (age 39 years, 78
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Oliver Elliot (1873-1976) —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine, February
6, 1873.
Son of George Elliot and Ella (Libby) Elliot.
Democrat. Shipbuilder; banker;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1913; member of Maine
state senate, 1923.
Congregationalist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died March 5,
1976 (age 103 years, 28
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Clark Foster (1799-1872) —
also known as Stephen C. Foster —
of Pembroke, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Machias, Washington
County, Maine, December
24, 1799.
Republican. Shipbuilder; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1834-37, 1847; member of Maine
state senate, 1840; U.S.
Representative from Maine 6th District, 1857-61.
Died in Pembroke, Washington
County, Maine, October
5, 1872 (age 72 years, 286
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Pembroke, Maine.
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Ralph A. Leavitt (b. 1898) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
24, 1898.
Son of William Leavitt and Gertrude (Stevens) Leavitt.
Republican. Steamship agent; member of Maine
state house of representatives; member of Maine
state senate 2nd District, 1945-46.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace W. Metcalf (b. 1833) —
of Damariscotta, Lincoln
County, Maine; Baltimore,
Md.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Damariscotta, Lincoln
County, Maine, May 28,
1833.
Member of shipbuilding firms; coal
business; U.S. Consul in Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1890-93, 1897-1911.
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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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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Charles D. Stanford (c.1844-1927) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born about 1844.
Republican. Shipbuilder; candidate for mayor of
Bangor, Maine, 1914.
Died November
8, 1927 (age about 83
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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