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David Augustus Boody (1837-1930) —
also known as David A. Boody; "Grand Old Man of
Brooklyn"; "Grand Old Man of Wall
Street" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born, in a log
cabin built by his father, in Jackson, Waldo
County, Maine, August
13, 1837.
Son of David Boody and Lucretia Boody.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; stockbroker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1891; resigned 1891;
mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1892-93; defeated, 1893.
Presbyterian.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1930 (age 92 years, 160
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Anne M. Conklin (b. 1925) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sanford, York
County, Maine, January
27, 1925.
Daughter of Forrest Daniels and Anna (Desotelle) Daniels.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1957-59; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
21st District, 1961-62.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Arthur Gorton Conklin. |
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Louise Cuyler Gerry —
also known as Louise C. Gerry —
of Snyder, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Robbinston, Washington
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936,
1940.
Female.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Zonta; Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Vaughan Plummer (1918-1993) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
23, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1966-81.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of renal
failure and other complications, in Downeast Community Hospital,
Machias, Washington
County, Maine, November
5, 1993 (age 74 years, 347
days).
Interment at Blossom
Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
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John Octavius Sewall (1806-1840) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, 1806.
Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1839-40.
Presbyterian.
Died in Elysian Fields, Harrison
County, Tex., 1840
(age about
34 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Hamlin Shaw (b. 1890) —
also known as George H. Shaw —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Houlton, Aroostook
County, Maine, August 3,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; Colorado
Republican state chair, 1922-25; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1930.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to May Harding. |
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Elihu Benjamin Washburne (1816-1887) —
also known as Elihu B. Washburne; "Watchdog of the
Treasury" —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, September
23, 1816.
Son of Israel
Washburn and Martha (Benjamin) Washburn (1792-1861).
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1853-69 (1st District 1853-63, 3rd
District 1863-69); U.S.
Secretary of State, 1869; U.S. Minister to France, 1869-77; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1880;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1880.
Presbyterian.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
22, 1887 (age 71 years, 29
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Galena, Ill.
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