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Frederick Neal Allen (b. 1914) —
also known as Frederick N. Allen —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
10, 1914.
Son of Neal W. Allen and Margaret S. (Stevens) Allen.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1948.
Universalist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1950.
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Relatives:
Married to Anna E. Myers. |
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Will Clough Atkins (b. 1873) —
also known as Will C. Atkins —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
25, 1873.
Son of Edwin H. Atkins and Mary E. (Clough) Atkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Maine Trust & Banking
Co.; People's National Bank;
Gardiner Building &
Loan Assoc.; mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1907-08; municipal judge in Maine, 1910.
Universalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman Leslie Bassett (b. 1869) —
also known as Norman L. Bassett —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Winslow, Kennebec
County, Maine, June 23,
1869.
Son of Josiah W. Bassett and Susan (Cornish) Bassett.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Augusta Savings Bank;
director, Boston and Maine Railroad,
1915-25; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1925-32.
Unitarian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Rotary; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alvin Morell Bentley (1918-1969) —
also known as Alvin M. Bentley —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August
30, 1918.
Son of Alvin Morell Bentley and Helen (Patterson) Bentley.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1962; wounded in
an attack by Puerto Rican nationalists on the floor of the House
of Representatives, March 1, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 15th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1966-69; appointed 1966; died in
office 1969.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Exchange
Club; Theta
Delta Chi; Optimist
Club; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., April 10,
1969 (age 50 years, 223
days).
Entombed at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
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Lewis Orin Burrows (1893-1967) —
also known as Lewis O. Burrows —
of Newport, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Newport, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 7,
1893.
Son of George M. Barrows and Theo (Jose) Barrows.
Republican. Pharmacist;
secretary of two insurance
companies; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1927-33; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; secretary of
state of Maine, 1935-36; Governor of
Maine, 1937-41.
Baptist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary; Lions; Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in Pittsfield, Somerset
County, Maine, January
30, 1967 (age 73 years, 237
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Newport, Maine.
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Arthur Chapman (b. 1873) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, August 6,
1873.
Son of Albion Keith Parris Chapman and Elizabeth Maria (Foss)
Chapman.
School
teacher; lawyer;
superior court judge in Maine, 1925-42; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1942-45; resigned 1945.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 23,
1905, to Agnes Sleeth Fairbrother. |
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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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Burton Melvin Cross (1902-1998) —
also known as Burton M. Cross —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, November
15, 1902.
Son of Burton M. Cross and Harriett (Thompson) Cross.
Republican. Florist;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1941-44; member of Maine
state senate 7th District, 1945-52; Governor of
Maine, 1952-55.
Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in a hospital
at Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, October
22, 1998 (age 95 years, 341
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
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Arthur Daviau (b. 1870) —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Warwick, Canada,
October
19, 1870.
Son of Joseph D. Daviau and Victoria (Rouillard) Daviau.
Democrat. Grocer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1916.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Percy Deering (b. 1873) —
also known as John P. Deering —
of Saco, York
County, Maine.
Born in Saco, York
County, Maine, September
20, 1873.
Son of John McKenney Deering and Amelia (Harmon) Deering.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901; municipal judge in Maine,
1905-12; member of Maine
state senate 1st District, 1917-20; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1920, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maine, 1924.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rex Wilder Dodge (b. 1884) —
also known as Rex W. Dodge —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Falmouth Foreside, Falmouth, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Damariscotta, Lincoln
County, Maine, December
12, 1884.
Son of William W. Dodge and Carrie M. (Richardson) Dodge.
Republican. Banker;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1921-22.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary.
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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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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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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William J. Fowler (b. 1855) —
of Calais, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Blackville, New
Brunswick, February
26, 1855.
Son of John Fowler and Hannah (Sommers) Fowler.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Calais, Maine, 1908-10, 1921-25.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward John Gurney (1914-1996) —
also known as Edward J. Gurney —
of Winter Park, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
12, 1914.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Winter Park, Fla., 1961-62; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1963-69 (11th District 1963-67, 5th
District 1967-69); defeated, 1978; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1972
(speaker).
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died May 14,
1996 (age 82 years, 123
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Holbrook Hawes (1904-2002) —
also known as George Hawes —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Skowhegan, Somerset
County, Maine, May 10,
1904.
School
teacher; automobile
dealer; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1951-55; defeated, 1958
(Republican), 1972 (Democratic); candidate in Republican primary for
Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1954.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Member of an elected hospital board in 1988-98, making him probably
the oldest elected official in the history of Nevada.
Died, at the Evergreen Healthcare Center nursing
home, Carson
City, Nev., April 9,
2002 (age 97 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rufus King Jordan (b. 1863) —
also known as Rufus K. Jordan —
of Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
28, 1863.
Son of George D. Jordan and Caroline (Bixby) Jordan.
Democrat. Proprietor of iron foundry; mayor
of Westbrook, Maine, 1905-06, 1933-35; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1923-25.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Redmen;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Paul Richard LePage (b. 1948) —
also known as Paul LePage —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, October
9, 1948.
Son of Gerard LePage and Teresa LePage.
Republican. General manager, Marden's Surplus and Salvage; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 2004-11; resigned 2011; Governor of
Maine, 2011-.
Catholic.
French
Canadian ancestry. Member, Elks;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2011.
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Herbert Carlyle Libby (b. 1878) —
also known as Herbert C. Libby —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Burnham, Waldo
County, Maine, December
28, 1878.
Son of Isaac C. Libby and Helen M. (Green) Libby.
Republican. Editor; superintendent
of schools; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1926-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Pi
Kappa Delta; Zeta Psi.
Interment at Waterville
Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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William Shepherd Linnell (1885-1968) —
also known as William S. Linnell —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, July 21,
1885.
Son of William Franklin Linnell (1842-1927) and Sarah C. (Shepherd)
Linnell.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Portland Gas Light
Company; director, National Bank of
Commerce, Portland director, Bancroft & Martin Rolling Mills
Company; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1925-28; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1928; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1937-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, February
14, 1968 (age 82 years, 208
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Edward Nelson (1874-1955) —
also known as John E. Nelson —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in China, Kennebec
County, Maine, July 12,
1874.
Son of Edward White Nelson and Cassandra Marden (Worthing) Nelson.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1922-33; defeated, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Zeta
Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, April 11,
1955 (age 80 years, 273
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Maine.
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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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John Hathaway Reed (b. 1921) —
also known as John H. Reed —
of Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine.
Born in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County, Maine, January
5, 1921.
Son of Walter Reed and Eva Ruth (Seeley) Reed.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1955-57; member of Maine
state senate, 1957-59; Governor of
Maine, 1959-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1960;
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, 1976-77, 1982-85; Maldive Islands, 1976-77, 1982-85.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Gregg Utterback (1872-1955) —
also known as John G. Utterback —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 12,
1872.
Democrat. Mayor of
Bangor, Maine, 1914-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1933-35; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, July 11,
1955 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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Fred Russell Walton (b. 1892) —
also known as Fred R. Walton —
of Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, August
30, 1892.
Son of Ambrose Walton and Annie (Millin) Walton.
Republican. Chair of
Androscoggin County Republican Party, 1923-24; member of Maine
Republican State Committee, 1924, 1928; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1926-29.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Everett Cleveland Wardwell (b. 1859) —
also known as Everett C. Wardwell —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine, August
25, 1859.
Son of Albion S. Wardwell and Mary G. (Hatch) Wardwell.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; department
store; mayor
of Waterville, Maine, 1918-19.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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