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Olney Arnold (1861-1916) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I., September
8, 1861.
Son of William G. Arnold and Lucy M. (Aldrich) Arnold.
Democrat. Treasurer and manager Rogers Screw Company; president,
Angell Land
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1888;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1908; candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1908, 1909; U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Egypt, 1913-16, died in office 1916; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1914-16, died in office 1916; under
investigation in 1916 on charges
of making unneutral
utterances.
Unitarian.
Died in Lisbon, Portugal,
March
5, 1916 (age 54 years, 179
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Zenas Work Bliss (1867-1957) —
also known as Zenas W. Bliss —
of Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.; Edgewood, Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Johnston, Providence
County, R.I., January
10, 1867.
Son of Zenas Randall Bliss (1835-1900; U.S. Army Major General,
recipient Medal of Honor) and Martha Nancy (Work) Bliss (1840-1919).
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1903-09; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1910-13; Rhode Island State Tax
Commissioner.
Unitarian. Member, Loyal
Legion; American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association; Freemasons.
Died in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., January
10, 1957 (age 90 years, 0
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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John C. Bucklin (1773-1844) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., 1773.
Mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1828-34.
Unitarian.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 5,
1844 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Joseph Lyman Fisher (1914-1992) —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., January
11, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1975-81.
Unitarian. Member, American
Economic Association; American
Forestry Association.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., February
19, 1992 (age 78 years, 39
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel Whaley Hopkins (b. 1845) —
also known as Samuel W. Hopkins —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Exeter, Washington
County, R.I., April 1,
1845.
Son of Samuel Hopkins (1803-1875) and Freelove Burlingame (Arnold)
Hopkins.
School
teacher; lawyer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella District, 1877-80;
chair
of Isabella County Republican Party, 1878-84; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1893-94; defeated, 1898 (Democratic),
1914 (Progressive); alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1900.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry B. Metcalf —
of Rhode Island.
Banker;
manufacturer;
Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1900.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Houghton Metcalf (1860-1942) —
also known as Jesse H. Metcalf —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
16, 1860.
President of a woollen
company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1907; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1924-37; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928.
Unitarian.
Died in 1942
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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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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Frederic Mosley Sackett (1868-1941) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
17, 1868.
Son of Frederic Moseley Sackett (1840-1913) and Emma Louisa (Paine)
Sackett (1842-1922).
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Louisville Gas Co.
and Louisville Lighting
Co., 1907-12; president, Pioneer Coal Co. and
Black Star Coal Co.;;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928;
U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1930-33.
Unitarian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 18,
1941 (age 72 years, 152
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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