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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 Herman Allan (b. 1861) —
also known as George H. Allan —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Pembroke, Washington
County, Maine, January
19, 1861.
Son of George W. Allan and Mary J. (Moore) Allan.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1901-03,
1914, 1919-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harmon Gustavus Allen (b. 1866) —
also known as Harmon G. Allen —
of Springvale, Sanford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 22,
1866.
Son of Charles G. Allen and Jane (Brown) Allen.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; organizer and vice-president of Sanford National Bank;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from York County (3rd), 1919-20,
1931-32; member of Maine
state senate 1st District, 1921-22.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Revere Baird (b. 1889) —
also known as Paul R. Baird —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Waitsfield, Washington
County, Vt., November
25, 1889.
Son of John L. Baird and Belle (McLaren) Baird.
Republican. Veterinarian;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1925.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Paul
Revere |
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E. Knowlton. |
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Fred Emery Beane (b. 1853) —
of Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Readfield, Kennebec
County, Maine, May 14,
1853.
Son of Emery Oliver Beane and Elizabeth Hunton (Craig) Beane.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Maine Democratic Party, 1888-98; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1908-09.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Redmen; Foresters;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Herbert Blethen (b. 1865) —
also known as George H. Blethen —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, April 2,
1865.
Son of John Blethen and Mary J. (Durgin) Blethen.
Republican. Mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1911-13; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Bragdon (b. 1868) —
of Perham, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Perham, Aroostook
County, Maine, November
12, 1868.
Son of Henry H. Bragdon and Philena E. (Reed) Bragdon.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1919-22.
Member, Grange;
Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Owen Brewster (1888-1961) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, February
22, 1888.
Son of William
Edmund Brewster and Carrie S. (Bridges) Brewster.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for Chapman National Bank,
Portland, Maine, 1914-25; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1917-18,
1921-22; member of Maine
state senate, 1923-25; Governor of
Maine, 1925-29; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1935-41; defeated, 1932;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1941-52; resigned 1952; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Maine, 1956.
Christian
Scientist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Grange;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
25, 1961 (age 73 years, 306
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, Maine.
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Luther G. Bunker (b. 1868) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Trenton, Hancock
County, Maine, March 19,
1868.
Son of John E. Bunker and Mary A. (Alley) Bunker.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1907-08; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1922-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
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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Hodgdon C. Buzzell (b. 1878) —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Monroe, Waldo
County, Maine, June 17,
1878.
Son of Charles H. Buzzell and Sarah L. (Larrabee) Buzzell.
Republican. Lawyer; Waldo
County Attorney, 1909-10; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Waldo County, 1919-20; member
of Maine
state senate, 1925.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar Manning Cherry (b. 1865) —
also known as Edgar M. Cherry —
of Eastport, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in St. George, New
Brunswick, March 29,
1865.
Son of Thomas S. Cherry and Margaret Cherry.
Republican. Mayor
of Eastport, Maine, 1914-15; member of Maine
state house of representatives.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas S. Cherry and Margaret Cherry; married 1889 to Lena
Evans; married 1903 to Hattie
Rogers. |
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Herbert Augustus Clark (b. 1873) —
also known as Herbert A. Clark —
of Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Jefferson, Lincoln
County, Maine, December
17, 1873.
Son of George Washington Clark and Angeline (Whittier) Clark.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; grocer; grain dealer;
member of Maine
state senate 11th District, 1921-24.
Baptist.
Member, Grange;
Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clinton Amos Clauson (1895-1959) —
also known as Clinton A. Clauson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Mitchell, Mitchell
County, Iowa, March 28,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor;
U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for Maine, 1941-51; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1956-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1956;
Governor
of Maine, 1959; died in office 1959.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Newcomen
Society.
Died December
30, 1959 (age 64 years, 277
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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Wiley C. Conary (b. 1880) —
of Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Blue Hill, Hancock
County, Maine, December
28, 1880.
Son of Albert R. Conary and Joanna S. (Candage) Conary.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Hancock
County Attorney, 1909-10; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Hancock County, 1917-20.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Robert Coombs (b. 1862) —
also known as Charles R. Coombs —
of Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, March 20,
1862.
Son of Robert H. Coombs and Harriet (Pendleton) Coombs.
Republican. Undertaker;
mayor
of Belfast, Maine, 1915.
Unitarian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Lorenzo Cram (b. 1871) —
also known as Harry L. Cram —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Deering, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
7, 1871.
Son of Orlando B. Cram and Jennie L. (Leighton) Cram.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1921-22;
member of Maine
state senate, 1923-26.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
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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Arthur James Dunton (b. 1871) —
also known as Arthur J. Dunton —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, July 9,
1871.
Son of James E. Dunton and Angeline (White) Dunton.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Bath, Maine, 1914-15.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willis Talmon Emmons (b. 1858) —
also known as Willis T. Emmons —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, December
27, 1858.
Son of Leonard Emmons and Sophia (Tripp) Emmons.
Republican. Municipal judge in Maine, 1883-90; mayor of
Saco, Maine, 1887-90, 1928-29; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1890-95; York
County Attorney, 1895-99.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonard Emmons and Sophia (Tripp) Emmons; married, August
17, 1878, to Annah U. Leavitt; married to Lillian M.
Tarbox. |
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Frank George Farrington (1872-1933) —
also known as Frank G. Farrington —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
11, 1872.
Son of Franklin Leonard Farrington (1832-1922) and Cordelia (Wilson)
Farrington (1838-1925).
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for mayor of
Augusta, Maine, 1912; member of Maine
state house of representatives from Kennebec County, 1917-20; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member of Maine
state senate 7th District, 1921-24; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1928-33; died in office 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Zeta Psi.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
3, 1933 (age 60 years, 357
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Lynde Fernald (b. 1901) —
also known as Roy L. Fernald —
of Winterport, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
9, 1901.
Son of Charles Walter Fernald and Hortense (Rankin) Fernald.
Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Waldo County (4th), 1931-32;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grange;
Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Boscawen, Merrimack
County, N.H., October
16, 1806.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1840-41, 1845-46,
1853-54; U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1841-43; delegate to Whig
National Convention from Maine, 1848, 1852; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1854-64, 1865-69; died in office 1869; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1864-65.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
8, 1869 (age 62 years, 327
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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LeRoy Rowell Folsom (1870-1951) —
also known as LeRoy R. Folsom; Roy Folsom —
of Norridgewock, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Corinna, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 18,
1870.
Son of Edwin Folsom and Martha A. (Lancaster) Folsom.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Norridgewock Shoe Co.;
insurance
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907; member of Maine
state senate 8th District, 1919-22; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1923-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died July 7,
1951 (age 81 years, 19
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Norridgewock, Maine.
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Frank Herbert Foss (1865-1947) —
also known as Frank H. Foss —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, September
20, 1865.
Son of Orrin F. Foss and Hannah H. (Fisk) Foss.
Republican. Contractor;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1915-46; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1917-20; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1925-35;
defeated, 1934; director, Fitchburg Cooperative Bank;
director, Fitchburg Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., February
15, 1947 (age 81 years, 148
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.
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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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Donald Dean Frye Garcelon (b. 1880) —
also known as Donald D. Garcelon —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, May 16,
1880.
Son of Arthur A. Garcelon and Ada Garcelon.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Androscoggin County, 1917-20;
member of Maine
state senate 4th District, 1921-22.
Member, American
Legion; Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 12,
1892.
Son of Robert Hallowell Gardiner (died 1924) and Alice (Bangs)
Gardiner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of
Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1932;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell
Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion,
traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian
High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Sons
of Union Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Grange; American Bar
Association.
Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in
midair, and crashed
in Schnecksville, Lehigh
County, Pa., August 2,
1953 (age 61 years, 51
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine.
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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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Angier Louis Goodwin (1881-1975) —
also known as Angier L. Goodwin —
of Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Fairfield, Somerset
County, Maine, January
30, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Melrose, Mass., 1921-23; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1925-28; member of Massachusetts
state senate Fourth Middlesex District, 1929-41; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1943-55;
defeated, 1954; member,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange; Zeta Psi.
Died in Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 20,
1975 (age 94 years, 141
days).
Interment at Wyoming
Cemetery, Melrose, Mass.
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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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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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Fletcher Hale (1883-1931) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
22, 1883.
Son of Frederick Fletcher Hale and Adelaide L. (MacLellan) Hale.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1925-31; died in
office 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
22, 1931 (age 48 years, 273
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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Addison E. Haley (b. 1844) —
of Kennebunk, York
County, Maine; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Kennebunk, York
County, Maine, February
17, 1844.
Son of Joseph A. Haley and Sarah J. (Roberts) Haley.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1873.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph A. Haley and Sarah J. (Roberts) Haley; married, March 9,
1870, to Carrie M. Cone (died 1882); married to Marie S.
Richards. |
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Justus Greeley Hanson (b. 1870) —
also known as Justus G. Hanson —
of Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in China, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
11, 1870.
Son of Elihu Hanson and Minerva K. (Starrett) Hanson.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1932.
Universalist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Arthur Heal (b. 1867) —
also known as William A. Heal —
of Weston, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, October
2, 1867.
Son of Edwin L. Heal and Sarah A. (Feeling) Heal.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1921-22.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Charles A. Knight (b. 1870) —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
13, 1870.
Son of William B. Knight and Josephine S. (Brown) Knight.
Republican. Mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1905-06.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred H. Lancaster (b. 1885) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Pittsfield, Somerset
County, Maine, June 25,
1885.
Son of Henry K. Lancaster and Mary E. (Higgins) Lancaster.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1936,
1940;
Maine
Democratic state chair, 1937.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Redmen; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Felt Libby (b. 1857) —
also known as Jesse F. Libby —
of Gorham, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in Locke's Mills, Greenwood, Oxford
County, Maine, February
12, 1857.
Son of Abner Chace Libby and Lucy Spofford (Felt) Libby.
School
principal; lawyer; real estate
business; promoter, director, treasurer, Berlin Aqueduct Company
and Cascade Light and
Power Company; director, president, Lancaster and Jefferson Electric
Light Company; director, Gorham National Bank;
promoter, director, Berlin Street
Railway; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1903, 1905.
Congregationalist.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
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
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Charles Gardner Miles (b. 1879) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in East Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine, December
2, 1879.
Republican. Physician;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Plymouth District, 1933-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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David A. Nichols (1917-1997) —
of Lincolnville, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Lincolnville, Waldo
County, Maine, August 6,
1917.
Son of George E. Nichols and Flora E. (Pillsbury) Nichols.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1952;
member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1955-57; Maine
Republican state chair, 1960-64; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1977-88.
Member, Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Odd Fellows; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died June 21,
1997 (age 79 years, 319
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sumner Wallace (1856-1920) —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Berwick, York
County, Maine, March 7,
1856.
Son of Ebenezer Gowell Wallace and Sarah Esther (Greenfield) Wallace.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; director of banks, railroads,
and electric
utilities; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904;
Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1908.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Lake Wales, Polk
County, Fla., January
11, 1920 (age 63 years, 310
days).
Interment at Rochester
Cemetery, Rochester, N.H.
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Alton Chapman Wheeler (b. 1877) —
also known as Alton C. Wheeler —
of South Paris, Paris, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, December
29, 1877.
Son of Pierce Eliot Wheeler and Lucy E. (Chapman) Wheeler.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; one
of the founders of the Paris Trust
Company; incorporator of South Paris Savings Bank;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1911-14; Progressive candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1914; Presidential
Elector for Maine, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Warren Wheeler (b. 1876) —
also known as Edward W. Wheeler —
of Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Brunswick, Cumberland
County, Maine, April 12,
1876.
Son of Henry W. Wheeler and Mary D. (Adams) Wheeler.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Maine Central Railroad
Co. and Bridgeton & Saco River Railroad
Co.; director, Ricker Hotel
Co.; president, Pejepscot National Bank;
trustee, Topsham & Brunswick Savings Bank;
member of Maine
state senate, 1909-10; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1913-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1920.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
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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John Stockbridge Patten Ham Wilson (b. 1860) —
also known as J. S. P. H. Wilson —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August 9,
1860.
Son of Samuel H. Wilson and Caroline F. (Ham) Wilson.
Democrat. School
teacher; grain and hay business; U.S. Marshal; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1900-01; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1910.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial
location unknown.
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