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Robert Lewis Buell (1898-1966) —
also known as Robert L. Buell —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., March 6,
1898.
Son of George Clifford Buell and Gertrude (Ackerman) Buell.
U.S. Vice Consul in Calcutta, 1925-27; U.S. Consul in Tientsin, 1932; Colombo, 1933-37; Berlin, 1941; Singapore, 1941; Rangoon, 1941-42; Calcutta, 1942-43; U.S. Consul General in Léopoldville, 1945-46; Johannesburg, 1946; Alexandria, 1947-49.
Presbyterian.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 5,
1966 (age 68 years, 121
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Prather Fletcher (1873-1959) —
also known as Henry P. Fletcher —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.; Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa.; Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa., April 10,
1873.
Son of Lewis Henry Clay Fletcher and Martha Ellen (Rowe) Fletcher.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
U.S. Minister to Chile, 1909-14; Luxembourg, 1923-24; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1914-16; Mexico, 1916-19; Belgium, 1922-24; Italy, 1924-29; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1934-36; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 10,
1959 (age 86 years, 91
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas Casey Greene (b. 1896) —
of Potowomut, Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Cranford, Union
County, N.J., September
7, 1896.
Son of George Francis Greene and Margaret (Ladd) Greene.
Republican. Paper box
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Rhode
Island Republican state chair, 1946-49.
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ronald K. Machtley (b. 1948) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., July 13,
1948.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1989-95; candidate
for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1994.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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