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John Deere (1804-1886) —
of Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., February
7, 1804.
Son of William Rinold Deere and Sarah (Yates) Deere (1780-1826).
Blacksmith;
inventor
of the first successful steel plow; founder of John Deere &
Company, manufacturers of farm implements; president, National
Bank of
Moline; mayor of
Moline, Ill., 1873-75.
Died in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 17,
1886 (age 82 years, 99
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Moline, Ill.; statue at John
Deere Historic Site, Grand Detour, Ill.
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Albert Y. Gray (b. 1844) —
of Middletown Springs, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Middletown (now Middletown Springs), Rutland
County, Vt., July 22,
1844.
Republican. Threshing machine manufacturer; vice-president,
Gray National Bank;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Middletown Springs, 1876;
member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1886.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles F. Leonard (b. 1842) —
Born in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., March 16,
1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superintendent, Iowa
Incubator Company; U.S. Consular Agent in Peterborough, 1910-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Malcolm McLean (b. 1862) —
also known as Donald M. McLean —
of Wheelock, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Bury, Quebec,
May
28, 1862.
Republican. Flour and
feed business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Wheelock, 1910.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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David E. Myrick (b. 1863) —
of Bridport, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Bridport, Addison
County, Vt., June 30,
1863.
Republican. Farmer;
livestock dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Bridport, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Otis Nason (b. 1828) —
also known as Charles O. Nason —
of Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt., September
20, 1828.
Son of Horace Nason and Mary (Lamb) Nason.
Republican. Superintendent of wood department, John Deere Co. Plow
Works; director and treasurer, Moline Plow Works;
treasurer, People's Power
Company; mayor of
Moline, Ill., 1887-89.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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David K. Patrick (b. 1840) —
of Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt., July 14,
1840.
Republican. Manufacturer of agricultural implements; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives from Hinesburgh, 1888.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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C. F. Porter (b. 1861) —
of Wilmot, Roberts
County, S.Dak.
Born in New Haven, Addison
County, Vt., October
24, 1861.
Republican. Farm implement dealer; banker; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state senate 34th District, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Azro Andrus Reed (b. 1865) —
also known as A. A. Reed —
of Williamstown, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Brookfield, Orange
County, Vt., January
6, 1865.
Republican. Horse and cattle dealer; lumber
business; deputy
sheriff; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Williamstown, 1910.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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William W. Smith (b. 1865) —
of Shrewsbury, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Shrewsbury, Rutland
County, Vt., October
9, 1865.
Republican. Farmer;
cattle dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Shrewsbury, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Stoddard —
of Hurley, Turner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rutland
County, Vt.
Republican. Farmer;
livestock dealer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1899-1900;
member of South
Dakota state senate 6th District, 1901-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Oscar C. Woodruff (b. 1852) —
of West Burke, Burke, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt., January
22, 1852.
Republican. Drover; deputy
sheriff; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Burke, 1910.
Christian
Scientist.
Burial
location unknown.
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