| |  Hugh Henry Bownes (1920-2003) — also known asHugh H. Bownes — of Laconia,BelknapCounty, N.H.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March10, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewHampshire,1956;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New Hampshire, 1963;mayorof Laconia, N.H., 1963-65; superior court judge in New Hampshire,1966-68;U.S.District Judge for New Hampshire, 1968-77;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1977-90; tooksenior status 1990.Protestant. Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;Lions.Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November5, 2003 (age83 years, 240days).Burial location unknown. | | Homer Morrison Byington Jr. (1908-1987) — also known asHomer M. Byington, Jr. — of Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Naples,Italyof American parents,May 31,1908.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inNaples, 1938-39; U.S. Ambassador toMalaya, 1957-61; U.S. Consul General inNaples, 1963-73.Protestant. Received theMedalof Freedom in 1946.Died, of aheartattack,aboardtheVista Fjord, a Norwegian cruise ship, in theNorthAtlantic Ocean,November2, 1987 (age79 years, 155days).Interment atSt.Georges Cemetery, St. Georges, Del. | | William Gaston (b. 1899) — of New Canaan,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;playwright;candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1948.Protestant. Burial location unknown. | | Clarence Edward Gauss (1887-1960) — also known asClarence E. Gauss — of Connecticut;Washington,D.C.; Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born inWashington,D.C.,January12, 1887.Republican. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Deputy Consul General inShanghai, 1907-12; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inShanghai, 1912-15; U.S. Vice Consul inShanghai, 1915; U.S. Consul inShanghai, 1915-16;Tientsin, 1916;Amoy, 1916-19;Tsinan, 1919-23; U.S. Consul General inMukden, 1923-24;Tsinan, 1924-26;Shanghai, 1926-27, 1935-38;Tientsin, 1927-31;Paris, 1935; U.S. Minister toAustralia, 1940-41; U.S. Ambassador toChina, 1941-44.Protestant. Died, following aheartattack, in ahospitalat Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April 8,1960 (age73 years, 87days).Interment atHollywoodForever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Edward Wheeler Goss (1893-1972) — also known asEdward W. Goss — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.,April27, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;manufacturer;member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1926-28; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Connecticut,1928,1932;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1930-35; defeated,1934.Protestant. Member,Freemasons.Died in Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,December27, 1972 (age79 years, 244days).Cremated;ashes interred atRiversideCemetery, Waterbury, Conn. | | Debby P. Sanderson (b. 1941) — of Florida. Born in Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,September28, 1941.Republican. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 91st District, 1983-.Female.Protestant. Still living as of 1999.
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