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Thomas Hodge Allen (b. 1945) —
also known as Tom Allen —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, April 16,
1945.
Democrat. Staff, Maine Gov. Kenneth
M. Curtis, 1968; staff, U.S. Sen. Edmund
S. Muskie, 1970-71; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1991-92; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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Maynard Gilbert Conners (1918-2001) —
also known as Maynard G. Conners —
of Franklin, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Cherryfield, Washington
County, Maine, June 15,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; contractor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1970; member of Maine
state house of representatives.
Protestant. Irish and
English
ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
17, 2001 (age 83 years, 94
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Bayview
Cemetery, Franklin, Maine.
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Kenneth Merwin Curtis (b. 1931) —
also known as Kenneth M. Curtis; Ken
Curtis —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Leeds, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
8, 1931.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1964,
1996,
2000,
2004;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1964; secretary of
state of Maine, 1965-66; Governor of
Maine, 1967-75; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1977; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1979-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 2008.
Protestant. Member, Amvets; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Henry L. Joy (b. 1933) —
of Crystal, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Macwahoc Plantation, Aroostook
County, Maine, November
26, 1933.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Maine
state house of representatives 9th District, 1992-2000, 2002-.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons;
National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2010.
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John Rettie McKernan, Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as John McKernan, Jr. —
of Falmouth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, May 20,
1948.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1973-77; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1983-87; Governor of
Maine, 1987-95; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 2008.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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Keith Nelson Pearson (b. 1888) —
also known as Keith N. Pearson —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Belmont, Waldo
County, Maine, September
1, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1943-45; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1947.
Protestant.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Wells (1850-1934) —
of Victory, Essex
County, Vt.; Concord, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Monson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, October
27, 1850.
Son of James Wells and Sarah (Dexter) Wells.
Republican. Farmer; lumberman;
miller;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Victory, 1910.
Protestant.
Died, of general
arteriosclerosis, in Concord, Essex
County, Vt., December
29, 1934 (age 84 years, 63
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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