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Frank N. Carpenter (b. 1857) —
of Northfield, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., December
18, 1857.
Republican. Water works superintendent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Northfield, 1910.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Harrington Deavitt (b. 1871) —
also known as Edward H. Deavitt —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Moretown, Washington
County, Vt., December
1, 1871.
Son of Thomas
Jefferson Deavitt and Carrie E. (Harrington) Deavitt.
Lawyer;
director, Barre and Montpelier Power and Traction
Co.; treasurer, Capital City Gas Co.; Vermont
state treasurer, 1906-15.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Jefferson Deavitt (b. 1840) —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Richmond, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
17, 1840.
Son of William Deavitt and Chestina (Preston) Deavitt.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1870; director, Barre
and Montpelier Power and Traction
Co.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Todd Lincoln (1843-1926) —
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., August 1,
1843.
Son of Abraham
Lincoln and Mary (Todd) Lincoln.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1881-85; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1889-93; president (1897-1911) and chairman
(1911-26) of the Pullman Palace Car Company, makers of railroad
cars; part owner of Chicago Edison Company electric
utility.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., July 25,
1926 (age 82 years, 358
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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James Hamilton Peabody (1852-1917) —
also known as James H. Peabody —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.
Born in Topsham, Orange
County, Vt., August
21, 1852.
Republican. Merchant;
Fremont
County Clerk, 1885-89; president, First National Bank;
president, Electric Light Company of Canon City; mayor of
Canon City; Governor of
Colorado, 1903-05, 1905; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1904.
Episcopalian.
Died November
23, 1917 (age 65 years, 94
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canon City, Colo.
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John William Sheehey (b. 1886) —
also known as John W. Sheehey —
of Fairfax, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., April 17,
1886.
Democrat. Electrical power station operator; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Fairfax, 1910.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wells (b. 1837) —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., December
14, 1837.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1865-66; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1872-85; member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1886; president, Burlington
Savings Bank;
director, Rutland Railroad
Company; director, Burlington Gas-Light Company.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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