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Politician members in Rhode Island

	Joshua Melancthon Addeman (1840-1930) — also known as Joshua M. Addeman — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Bay of Islands, New Zealand, November 15, 1840. Son of Thomas Addeman and Maria (Fligg) Addeman. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; secretary of state of Rhode Island, 1872-87. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Society of the Cincinnati. Died October 13, 1930 (age 89 years, 332 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.   Relatives: Married 1872 to Louise Waterman Winsor (died 1936).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Edwin Robinson Allen (b. 1840) — also known as Edwin R. Allen — of Hopkinton, Washington County, R.I. Born in Windham, Windham County, Conn., November 26, 1840. Son of Edwin Allen and Ruth B. (Noyes) Allen. Republican. Merchant; town clerk, Hopkinton, R.I., from 1867; Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 1894-97. Baptist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Hope Valley, Hopkinton, R.I.   Relatives: Married, January 1, 1868, to Mary E. Thayer.
	Robert Bushby (b. 1843) — of Little York, Cortland County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y. Born in Pawtucket, Providence County, R.I., 1843. Son of Joseph Bushby and Ann (Patterson) Bushby. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Cortland County Treasurer, 1876-84; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884 (alternate), 1888; traveling passenger agent, Grand Trunk Railway. English ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Mary A. Miller.
	William Wilberforce Douglas (b. 1841) — also known as William W. Douglas — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., November 26, 1841. Son of Rev. William Douglas and Sarah (Sawyer) Douglas. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1871-73; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1890; justice of Rhode Island state supreme court, 1891-1905; chief justice of Rhode Island state supreme court, 1905-08. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, June 30, 1884, to Anna Jean Bennett.
	Walter A. Read (1842-1918) — of Rhode Island. Born in Blackstone, Worcester County, Mass., July 6, 1842. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1889-98; Rhode Island general treasurer, 1899-1908. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in 1918 (age about 75 years). Interment at Acotes Hill Cemetery, Chepachet, Glocester, R.I.   Relatives: Married to Charlotte Owen (1843-1918).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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