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Bernard Ira Ashmun (b. 1871) —
also known as B. I. Ashmun —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., July 18,
1871.
Son of Sydney Ashmun and Rose (Hershfield) Ashmun.
Democrat. Manufacturer; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1920;
director, Bridgeport Hospital.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lillian Louise Armstrong. |
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Willard J. Boyce (b. 1861) —
of Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Fayston, Washington
County, Vt., November
10, 1861.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1908, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel A. Brownell (b. 1843) —
of Essex Junction, Essex, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Williston, Chittenden
County, Vt., 1843.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Essex, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Phillips E. Chase (b. 1832) —
of Mechanicsville, Mt. Holly, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Athol, Worcester
County, Mass., October
21, 1832.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Mt. Holly, 1872; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1886.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John L. Cochrane (b. 1846) —
of East Dorset, Dorset, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in East Dorset, Dorset, Bennington
County, Vt., May 22,
1846.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Dorset, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert C. Comings (b. 1863) —
of Richford, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Berkshire, Franklin
County, Vt., November
17, 1863.
Son of William H. Comings and Betsey (Hammond) Comings.
Democrat. Manufacturer; banker;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1898-1900; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1914-23; candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1920;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1924;
candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1926; member of Vermont
state senate, 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Comings and Betsey (Hammond) Comings; married to May
Bowen; father of Herbert
Bowen Comings. |
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John W. Cramton (b. 1826) —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Tinmouth, Rutland
County, Vt., November
10, 1826.
Republican. Manufacturer; farmer;
member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Erastus Fairbanks (1792-1864) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Brimfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
28, 1792.
Son of Phebe (Paddock) Fairbanks (1760-1853) and Joseph Fairbanks
(1763-1846).
One of the founders of E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., platform scale
manufacturers; president, Passumpsic Railroad,
which completed a line from White River to St. Johnsbury in 1850;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1836-38; Presidential Elector for
Vermont, 1844,
1848;
Governor
of Vermont, 1852-53, 1860-61; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1856.
Congregationalist.
Died in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
20, 1864 (age 72 years, 23
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Franklin Fairbanks (1828-1895) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., June 18,
1828.
Son of Lois (Crossman) Fairbanks (1792-1866) and Erastus
Fairbanks.
Republican. Superintendent and later president of E. & T. Fairbanks &
Co., platform scale manufacturers; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1871-73; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1872-73.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., April 24,
1895 (age 66 years, 310
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Horace Fairbanks (1820-1888) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., March 21,
1820.
Son of Lois (Crossman) Fairbanks (1792-1866) and Erastus
Fairbanks.
Republican. President, E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., platform scale
manufacturers; railroad
promoter; Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1868;
member of Vermont
state senate; Governor of
Vermont, 1876-78.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 17,
1888 (age 67 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Lyman H. Felton (b. 1847) —
of Franklin, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Franklin, Franklin
County, Vt., 1847.
Republican. Manufacturer; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Franklin, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Noah Fisher (b. 1842) —
also known as Henry N. Fisher —
of Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Barton, Orleans
County, Vt., June 5,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer; president, American Watch Tool Co.;
vice-president, Waltham National Bank;
trustee, Waltham Savings Bank; mayor of
Waltham, Mass., 1887-89.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sidney Holmes (b. 1839) —
of Grafton, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Grafton, Windham
County, Vt., August
30, 1839.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Grafton, 1882; member of Vermont
state senate from Windham County, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hamilton Tyler Howe (b. 1849) —
also known as Hamilton T. Howe —
of Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Thetford, Orange
County, Vt., April 19,
1849.
Son of William Howe and Sarah (Bastoon) Howe.
Carpenter;
door, sash, and blind manufacturer; livery
business; member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1907-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Third
cousin twice removed of Jonas
Howe; son of William Howe and Sarah (Bastoon) Howe; fourth cousin
once removed of Jonas
Holland Howe; married 1880 to Nettie
E. Moody. See Howe
family of Massachusetts. |
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Thomas Marshall Howe (1808-1877) —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Williamstown, Orange
County, Vt., April 20,
1808.
Son of Thomas Howe and Clarissa (Howard) Howe.
Republican. Banker;
manufacturer; mining
business; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-55 (21st District 1851-53,
22nd District 1853-55); Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1860.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 20,
1877 (age 69 years, 91
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Jefferson R. Judson (b. 1834) —
of East Arlington, Arlington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Sunderland, Bennington
County, Vt., 1834.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer; postmaster;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Arlington, 1872; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1886.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alvan Kidder (1801-1871) —
of Randolph, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., February
12, 1801.
Son of John Kidder (1772-1813) and Ruth (Mann) Kidder (1779-1834).
Democrat. Manufacturer; merchant;
real
estate business; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1835.
Died in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., November
18, 1871 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William P. Mattison (b. 1828) —
of South Shaftsbury, Shaftsbury, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Shaftsbury, Bennington
County, Vt., December
22, 1828.
Republican. Manufacturer; merchant;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Shaftsbury, 1872; member of
Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Abner Mead (1841-1920) —
also known as John A. Mead —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt., April 20,
1841.
Son of Roswell Rowley Mead (1818-1875) and Lydia Ann (Gorham) Mead
(1818-1841).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
president, Baxter National Bank;
director, Rutland Railroad;
president, Howe Scale Co.; president, John A. Mead
Manufacturing Co.; member of Vermont
state senate, 1892-93; mayor of
Rutland, Vt., 1893-94; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1906; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1908-10; Governor of
Vermont, 1910-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1912.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., January
12, 1920 (age 78 years, 267
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Edwin James Phelps (b. 1829) —
also known as Edwin J. Phelps —
of East Highgate, Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Stanbridge, Quebec,
September
23, 1829.
Republican. Tanner;
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Highgate, 1888.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eldred C. Pitkin (1870-1956) —
of Marshfield, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Marshfield, Washington
County, Vt., November
29, 1870.
Son of Daniel Bemis Pitkin (born c.1831) and Sylvia (Martin) Pitkin
(born c.1836).
Republican. Butter box manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Marshfield, 1910.
Methodist.
Died, from acute
myocarditis and dementia,
in the Brattleboro Retreat,
Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., August 6,
1956 (age 85 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Marshfield, Vt.
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Fred E. Smith (b. 1830) —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., June 11,
1830.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer; president, Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; member of Vermont
state senate from Washington County, 1886-88.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alonzo Jackson Stevens (b. 1828) —
also known as Alonzo J. Stevens —
of Colchester, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Essex, Chittenden
County, Vt., April 1,
1828.
Republican. Machinist;
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Colchester, 1869-70; member
of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1886.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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