Odd Fellows
Politician members in Rhode Island
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Odd Fellows
Politician members in Rhode Island
Alexander B. Briggs (b. 1850) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Ashaway, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I., November
12, 1850.
Republican. Physician;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1887-88.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Scott Bill Hirst (b. 1953) —
of Ashaway, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Westerly Hospital,
Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., June 30,
1953.
Son of Robert
Scott Hirst.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1992,
1996;
member, Hopkinton Town Council, 1996-2004.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grange; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Still living as of 2004.
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Morphis A. Jamiel —
of Rhode Island.
Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; member of Rhode
Island state senate.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edwin J. Knerr —
of Hope Valley, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Rhode
Island state senate from Hopkinton, 1911.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Interment at Wood
River Cemetery, Richmond, R.I.
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John Nelson Lewis (b. 1847) —
of Voluntown, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Exeter, Washington
County, R.I., April 23,
1847.
Son of James Lewis and Mary (Sisson) Lewis.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1889, 1891; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1897.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Orrin Maine (b. 1913) —
also known as Ernest O. Maine —
of Rhode Island.
Born in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., 1913.
Republican. Auctioneer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1947-49; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1949-57.
Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; Freemasons;
Grange.
Interment at Thompson
Cemetery, North Stonington, Conn.
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