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Devere Allen (1891-1955) —
of Wilton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 24,
1891.
Son of Henry L. Allen and Sarah Elizabeth (Champlin) Allen.
Editor for various publications,
including The Nation; overseas correspondent for newspapers
and magazines;
author;
Socialist candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1932, 1934; Labor candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1938, 1940.
Member, League
for Industrial Democracy; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Federation
of Teachers; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in a hospital
at Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., August
27, 1955 (age 64 years, 64
days).
Interment at Wheeler
Cemetery, North Stonington, Conn.
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George Ellsworth Boomer (1862-1915) —
also known as George E. Boomer; "Uncle
Sam" —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.; Prosser, Benton
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Leavenworth, Chelan
County, Wash.; Bremerton, Kitsap
County, Wash.; Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, November
28, 1862.
Printer;
president,
Rhode Island Central Labor Union, 2 years; newspaper
editor and publisher; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1893; Socialist candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1908; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1914.
Member, International Typographical Union.
Died in Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash., April 5,
1915 (age 52 years, 128
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Edward Fogarty (1913-1967) —
also known as John E. Fogarty —
of Harmony, Glocester, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 23,
1913.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1941-44, 1945-67;
died in office 1967; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
10, 1967 (age 53 years, 293
days).
Interment at St.
Ann's Cemetery, Cranston, R.I.
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Leonard Freel Woodcock (1911-2001) —
also known as Leonard Woodcock —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
15, 1911.
Son of Ernest Woodcock and Margaret (Freel) Woodcock.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1952,
1956,
1960;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1959; president,
United Auto
Workers, 1970-77; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1976;
U.S. Ambassador to China, 1979-81.
Member, United Auto Workers; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of pulmonary
complications, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
16, 2001 (age 89 years, 336
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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