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Oliver Cabana, Jr. (b. 1865) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt., February
9, 1865.
Son of Oliver Cabana and Edmire (Rainville) Cabana.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920,
1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 2,
1886, to Isabelle Josephine Pilliard. |
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Walter Henry Cleary (b. 1887) —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Lyndonville, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
17, 1887.
Son of John Cleary and Mary Louise (McArthur) Cleary.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
superior court judge in Vermont, 1934-48; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis A. Crowley (1909-1980) —
of Clarkston, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt., May 21,
1909.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1970.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Eagles; American
Legion; Knights of Columbus.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., April 13,
1980 (age 70 years, 328
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1933
to Elma S. Wenner. |
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Thomas F. Dwyer (1881-1936) —
of Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., November
20, 1881.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1916.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Rotary.
Died in Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H., March 30,
1936 (age 54 years, 131
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Lebanon, N.H.
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Joseph Andrew Gavagan (1892-1968) —
also known as Joseph A. Gavagan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
20, 1892.
Son of John Gavagan and Mary (Lyons) Gavagan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1929-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1944-61.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., October
18, 1968 (age 76 years, 59
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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James Patrick Leamy (b. 1892) —
also known as James P. Leamy —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.; West Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in West Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., January
16, 1892.
Son of James Leamy and Catherine (Clark) Leamy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Vermont
state attorney general, 1922; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Vermont, 1924;
candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1932, 1934; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1938; U.S.
District Judge for Vermont, 1940-49; trustee and secretary,
Rutland Hospital.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Francis Radigan (1905-1975) —
also known as Joseph F. Radigan —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., November
15, 1905.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1957-59; U.S.
Attorney for Vermont, 1961-69.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1975
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Paul Salmon (b. 1932) —
also known as Thomas P. Salmon —
of Vermont.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
19, 1932.
Democrat. Municipal judge in Vermont, 1963; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1965; Governor of
Vermont, 1973-77; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Knights of Columbus; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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