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Francis Bernard Condon (1891-1965) —
also known as Francis B. Condon —
of Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I., November
11, 1891.
Son of Denis Gerald Condon and Rose (Collette) Condon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1921-27; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1928; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island, 1930-35 (3rd District 1930-33,
1st District 1933-35); justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1935.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
23, 1965 (age 74 years, 12
days).
Interment at Mt.
St. Mary's Cemetery, East Providence, R.I.
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William Smith Flynn (1885-1966) —
also known as William S. Flynn —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August
14, 1885.
Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1912-14, 1917-22; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1923-25; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1924; delegate to
Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1933; Presidential
Elector for Rhode Island, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died April 6,
1966 (age 80 years, 235
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Francis Green (1867-1966) —
also known as Theodore F. Green —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
2, 1867.
Son of Arnold Green and Cornelia Abby (Burges) Green.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1907-08; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1960;
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island, 1918; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1933-37; defeated, 1912, 1928, 1930; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1937-61.
Baptist.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Society
of the Cincinnati; American Bar Association.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 19,
1966 (age 98 years, 229
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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William Bates Greenough (1866-1956) —
also known as William B. Greenough —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., November
22, 1866.
Son of James Carruthers Greenough and Jeanie Ashley (Bates)
Greenough.
Republican. Lawyer; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1905-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1924.
Member, American Bar Association; Chi Phi;
Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died November
17, 1956 (age 89 years, 361
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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John Patrick Hartigan (1887-1968) —
also known as John P. Hartigan —
of Edgewood, Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
29, 1887.
Son of John J. Hartigan and Ellen (Smith) Hartigan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1933-39; defeated, 1930, 1938;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1936;
U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1940-51; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1951-65.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died August
10, 1968 (age 80 years, 225
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Louis Jalbert (b. 1885) —
also known as Eugene L. Jalbert —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Arctic, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., April 20,
1885.
Son of Joseph Jalbert and Julie (Danis) Jalbert.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel, Woonsocket Spinning
Co., Verdun Manufacturing Co. (textile
mill), Lafayette Worsted
Spinning Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Licht (1916-1987) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 3,
1916.
Son of Jacob Licht and Rose (Kassed) Licht.
Law clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge John
C. Mahoney, 1942-43; lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1949-56; superior court judge in Rhode
Island, 1956-68; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1969-73.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American Bar Association.
Died in 1987
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ronald K. Machtley (b. 1948) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., July 13,
1948.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1989-95; candidate
for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1994.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Christopher Mahoney (1882-1952) —
also known as John C. Mahoney —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Cork, Ireland,
December
19, 1882.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1935-40; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1940-50; took senior
status 1950.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died November
18, 1952 (age 69 years, 335
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Howard McGrath (1903-1966) —
also known as J. Howard McGrath —
of Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.; South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., November
28, 1903.
Son of James J. McGrath and Ida (May) McGrath.
Democrat. Lawyer; real
estate and insurance
business; vice-chair of
Rhode Island Democratic Party, 1928-30; Rhode Island
Democratic state chair, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1932,
1936,
1944,
1948
(speaker),
1952,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1934-40; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1941-45; resigned 1945; U.S. Solicitor General,
1945-46; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1947-49; defeated in primary, 1960; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1947-49; U.S.
Attorney General, 1949-52.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Kiwanis;
Urban
League; American
Judicature Society; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died, apparently of a heart
attack, in Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I., September
2, 1966 (age 62 years, 278
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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John Anthony Notte, Jr. (1909-1983) —
also known as John A. Notte, Jr. —
of North Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 3,
1909.
Son of John Anthony Notte and Eva Theresa (Rondina) Notte.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary to U.S.
Senator Theodore
F. Green, 1947-56; secretary of
state of Rhode Island, 1957-59; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1960;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1961-63; defeated, 1962; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1967.
Member, Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Alpha
Phi Delta.
Died March 7,
1983 (age 73 years, 308
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Fred Bartlett Perkins (1897-1969) —
of West Barrington, Barrington, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Burrillville, Providence
County, R.I., February
16, 1897.
Son of Fred William Perkins and Sophia Louise (Bartlett) Perkins.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Rhode Island
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-50; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1952-60.
Universalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Delta
Upsilon.
Died in 1969
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Henry Quinn (b. 1869) —
also known as Patrick H. Quinn —
of West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Phenix, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., December
16, 1869.
Son of Peter Quinn and Margaret (Callaghan) Quinn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
treasurer, Warwick Lace Works
and Bancroft Lace Co.;
president, Phenix Lace
Mills; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1914; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1916-32.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Emmet Quinn (1894-1975) —
also known as Robert E. Quinn —
of West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Phenix, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., April 2,
1894.
Son of Charles Quinn and Mary Ann (McCabe) Quinn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1923-25, 1929-33; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928
(alternate), 1940;
Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1933-37; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; superior court judge in
Rhode Island, 1941-48.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died May 20,
1975 (age 81 years, 48
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fernand Joseph St. Germain (b. 1928) —
also known as Fernand J. St. Germain —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., January
9, 1928.
Son of Andrew Joseph St. Germain and Pearl (Talaby) St. Germain.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1952-60; delegate to
Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1955; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1961-89; defeated,
1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island,
1964.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar Association; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Robert Wooton (b. 1944) —
also known as William R. Wooton; Bill
Wooton —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
20, 1944.
Son of Robert O. Wooton and Beulah (Bennett) Wooton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1977-86, 1989-90 (18th
District 1977-82, 22nd District 1983-86, 1989-90); member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1991-; defeated, 1986;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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