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Harry B. Albro (b. 1887) —
of Harwich, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Pontiac, Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., January
21, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1948.
Member, Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Steere Aldrich (1884-1941) —
also known as Richard S. Aldrich —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
29, 1884.
Son of Nelson
Wilmarth Aldrich and Abby Chapman (Greene) Aldrich.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1915-16; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1916,
1924;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1923-33; director,
Providence Journal newspaper, Providence National Bank,
Providence Washington Insurance
Co.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
25, 1941 (age 57 years, 0
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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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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James Burrill Angell (1829-1916) —
also known as James B. Angell —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Scituate, Providence
County, R.I., January
7, 1829.
Son of Andrew Aldrich Angell and Amey (Aldrich) Angell.
Editor of Sen. Henry
B. Anthony's newspaper, Providence Journal,
1860-66; president,
University of Vermont, 1866-71; president,
University of Michigan, 1871-1909; U.S. Minister to China, 1880-81; Turkey, 1897-98.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Historical Association.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 1,
1916 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Henry Bowen Anthony (1815-1884) —
also known as Henry B. Anthony —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Coventry, Kent
County, R.I., April 1,
1815.
Son of William Anthony and Eliza (Greene) Anthony.
Republican. Newspaper editor; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1849-51; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1859-84; died in office 1884.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
2, 1884 (age 69 years, 154
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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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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Daniel Russell Brown (1848-1919) —
also known as D. Russell Brown —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Bolton, Tolland
County, Conn., March 28,
1848.
Son of Arba Harrison Brown and Harriet M. (Dart) Brown.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; Presidential Elector for
Rhode Island, 1888;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1892-95.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
28, 1919 (age 70 years, 337
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Sidney Dean (1818-1901) —
of Thompson, Windham
County, Conn.; Warren, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn., November
16, 1818.
Minister;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1854-55; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1855-59;
newspaper editor; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1870-71.
Died in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
29, 1901 (age 82 years, 347
days).
Interment at South
Cemetery, Warren, R.I.
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Patricia Helen LaMarche (b. 1960) —
also known as Pat LaMarche; Genny Judge —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
26, 1960.
Daughter of Genevieve (Judge) LaMarche (1926-1998) and Paul Henri
LaMarche.
Radio talk
show host; Green Independent candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1998, 2006; Green candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004; newspaper columnist.
Female.
Irish
and French
Canadian ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Frank Grasse Lewis (b. 1886) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Dighton, Bristol
County, Mass., December
25, 1886.
Newspaper work; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, 1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Charles Monaghan (1857-1917) —
also known as James C. Monaghan —
of Rhode Island; New Jersey.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
11, 1857.
Son of James Monaghan and Mary Ann Brown (O'Neill) Monaghan.
Newspaper editor; university
professor; U.S. Consul in Mannheim, 1885-90; Chemnitz, 1893-1900; Kingston, 1914-17.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
12, 1917 (age 60 years, 32
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Cumberland, R.I.
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Relatives: Son
of James Monaghan and Mary Ann Brown (O'Neill) Monaghan; nephew by
marriage of John
Ryan; married, June 12,
1892, to Dorothy T. Ryan. |
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Eugene Nabel (1879-1965) —
also known as Emil Eugene Nabel —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Chemnitz, Germany,
October
28, 1879.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper reporter; accountant;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in SAINT Gall, 1907-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Amsterdam, 1914-19; Rotterdam, 1922-32; Zurich, 1938-43.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
6, 1965 (age 85 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Sandager (1887-1955) —
of Auburn, Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April 12,
1887.
Son of Maurice Sandager and Louise (Larssen) Sandager.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; automobile
dealer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1928-36; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940, 1942; member of Republican
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1941-44; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Lions; Delta
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., December
24, 1955 (age 68 years, 256
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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George Benjamin Utter (b. 1881) —
also known as G. Benjamin Utter —
of Westerly, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., April 11,
1881.
Son of George
Herbert Utter and Elizabeth Lavina (Brown) Utter.
Republican. Newspaper editor; printing
business; member of Rhode Island
Republican State Central Committee, 1915-28; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1925-26; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1940;
trustee, Westerly Hospital.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at River
Bend Cemetery, Westerly, R.I.
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