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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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Harvey Almy Baker (1881-1951) —
also known as Harvey A. Baker —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., April 24,
1881.
Son of Benjamin Baker and Lucy Anna (Sisson) Baker.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1914-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died March 28,
1951 (age 69 years, 338
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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John Taggard Blodgett (1859-1912) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 16,
1859.
Son of William Alfred Blodgett and Anna Maria (Taggard) Blodgett.
Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1898-1900; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1900-03.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died March 4,
1912 (age 52 years, 293
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Cecil Merne Putnam Cross (b. 1891) —
also known as Cecil M. P. Cross —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Rangoon, Burma,
of American parents, November
2, 1891.
Son of Benjamin Putnam Cross and Susan Agnes (Brock) Cross.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Palermo, 1919-20; Naples, 1920; U.S. Consul in Naples, 1920-21; Aden, 1921-22; Lourenco Marques, 1922-24; Port Elizabeth, 1925; Cape Town, 1925-32; Barcelona, 1932-35; Paris, 1935-40; U.S. Consul General in Sao Paulo, 1941-49.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi Beta Kappa.
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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Oscar Lapham (1837-1926) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Burrillville, Providence
County, R.I., June 29,
1837.
Son of Duty Lapham and Lucinda (Wheelock) Lapham.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1887; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1891-95.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died March 29,
1926 (age 88 years, 273
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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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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Lincoln MacVeagh (1890-1972) —
of New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Narragansett Pier, Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I., October
1, 1890.
Son of Charles
MacVeagh and Fanny Davenport (Rogers) MacVeagh.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Minister to
Greece, 1933-41; Iceland, 1941-42; South Africa, 1942-43; U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1943-44; Greece, 1943-47; Portugal, 1948-52; Spain, 1952-53.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Died, in a nursing
home at Adelphi, Prince
George's County, Md., January
15, 1972 (age 81 years, 106
days).
Interment at Church
of the Redeemer Cemetery, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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Dana Gardner Munro (1892-1990) —
also known as Dana G. Munro —
of New Jersey.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 18,
1892.
Son of Dana Carleton Munro and Alice Gardner (Beecher) Munro.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; economist;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, 1920-21; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1930-32.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Phi; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in 1990
(age about
97 years).
Interment somewhere
in Waquoit, Mass.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Margaret Bennett Wiley. |
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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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