| |  Paul R. Achin (1920-1981) — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.BornFebruary2, 1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;insurancebusiness; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1952;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1960.DiedMay 21,1981 (age61 years, 108days).Interment atSt. Joseph Cemetery, Chelmsford, Mass. | | Frank Gilman Allen (1874-1950) — also known asFrank G. Allen — of Norwood,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,October6, 1874.Republican. Chairman of Winslow Brothers & Smith,leatherandwoolmanufacturers; director ofbanks andinsurance firms; trustee of NorwoodHospital;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1918-19; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Norfolk District, 1921-24;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1925-29;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Massachusetts,1932.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;UnionLeague.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October9, 1950 (age76 years, 3days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Norwood, Mass. | | John E. Beck (b. 1869) — of Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 10,1869.Republican.Realestate andinsurance business; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Twentieth Suffolk District,1902-03, 1923-24; member ofMassachusettsstate senate First Suffolk District, 1905-06, 1917-18;mayorof Chelsea, Mass.; elected 1907.Burial location unknown.  | Everett Chamberlin Benton (1862-1924) — also known asEverett C. Benton — of Belmont,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Guildhall,EssexCounty, Vt.,September25, 1862.Republican.Insurance business; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1896,1900,1904;candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1912.Universalist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in1924(ageabout61 years).Interment atBelmont Cemetery, Belmont, Mass. | | Jay Rogers Benton (1885-1953) — also known asJay R. Benton — of Belmont,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,October18, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;banker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1916;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1917-18;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1923-27;insurance executive.Congregationalist.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Acacia;Sonsof the American Revolution;American BarAssociation.Died in Belmont,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November3, 1953 (age68 years, 16days).Interment atBelmont Cemetery, Belmont, Mass. | | Clement H. Brigham (born c.1874) — of Granby,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass., about 1874.Republican.Insurance agent; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Granby, 1921-22.Burial location unknown. | | Chandler Bullock (1872-1962) — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,August24, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;insurance executive; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1920(alternate),1944.Died in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,1962(ageabout89 years).Burial location unknown. | | Richard Calhoun (1934-1985) — of Miramar,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,April13, 1934.Democrat.Insurance business;mayorof Miramar, Fla., 1960-75; defeated, 1975.Member,Moose.Died, fromdiabetes,in Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.,May 27,1985 (age51 years, 44days).Interment atFredHunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Fla. | | Edward Christopher Carroll (b. 1893) — of South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December15, 1893.Democrat.Realestate andinsurance business; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Fourth Suffolk District, 1933-36.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;CatholicOrder of Foresters;Moose;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.Burial location unknown. | | Patrick Eugene Casey (b. 1886) — of Milford,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Milford,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,September24, 1886.Democrat.Deputysheriff;realestate andinsurance business; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Fourth Worcester District, 1935-36.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Burial location unknown.  | Erastus Corning II (1909-1983) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1909.Democrat.Insurance broker; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1936; member ofNewYork state senate 30th District, 1937-41; resigned 1941;mayor ofAlbany, N.Y., 1942-83; died in office 1983; served in the U.S.Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972,1980;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1946; member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1964;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1967.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Chi Psi.Died, ofcardio-pulmonaryfailure, in UniversityHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 28,1983 (age73 years, 233days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | James Michael Curley (1874-1958) — also known asJames M. Curley;"The RascalKing" —of Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November20, 1874.Democrat.Realestate andinsurance business; president, Hibernia SavingsBank;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1902-03;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14, 1943-47 (10thDistrict 1911-13, 12th District 1913-14, 11th District 1943-47);resigned 1914;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1914-18, 1922-26, 1930-34, 1946-50; defeated,1917, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1955; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1928,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956;Governorof Massachusetts, 1935-37; defeated, 1924, 1938; candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-54;indictedin federal court in 1943, withDonaldW. Smith and others, over his participation in Engineers Group,Inc., whichfraudulentlyobtained war contracts;re-indictedin 1944;tried in1945-46 andconvicted;sentencedto six to eighteen months inprisonandfined$1,000; released in November 1947 when his sentence was commuted byPresidentHarryTruman.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Eagles;Moose;Elks;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November12, 1958 (age83 years, 357days).Interment atMt. Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Boston, Mass. | | William F. Davis (b. 1849) — of Woburn,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Woburn,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December12, 1849.Republican.Leatherbusiness;insurance business;mayor ofWoburn, Mass., 1899-1901; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1912.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Thomas G. Davis and Margaret A. Davis; married,October5, 1874, to Velma Jeannette Barker. |
| | Andrew P. Doyle (b. 1869) — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born inIreland,August15, 1869.Insurance agent; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Eighth Bristol District, 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Theodore Fiske Dwight (1863-1952) — also known asTheodore F. Dwight — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.,September19, 1863.Republican.Insurance andrealestate business; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fourth Hampden District, 1905.Died in Northampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.,July 12,1952 (age88 years, 297days).Interment atBridgeStreet Cemetery, Northampton, Mass. | | Charles Endicott (1822-1889) — of Canton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Canton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,October28, 1822.Deputysheriff; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1851, 1857-58;lawyer;director, Norfolk MutualFire Insurance Company and NeponsetNationalBank;trustee and president, CantonInstitutionfor Savings; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1866-67; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1868-69;Massachusettsstate auditor, 1870-76;Massachusettsstate treasurer, 1876-81.DiedAugust19, 1889 (age66 years, 295days).Burial location unknown. | | Frank Herbert Foss (1865-1947) — also known asFrank H. Foss — of Fitchburg,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,September20, 1865.Republican.Contractor;member ofMassachusettsRepublican State Committee, 1915-46;mayorof Fitchburg, Mass., 1917-20;MassachusettsRepublican state chair, 1921-24;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1925-35;defeated, 1934; director, Fitchburg CooperativeBank;director, Fitchburg MutualFire Insurance Co.Universalist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Fitchburg,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,February15, 1947 (age81 years, 148days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass. | | Harvey A. Gallup (c.1870-1946) — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Clarksburg,BerkshireCounty, Mass., about 1870.Republican.Insurance business;mayorof North Adams, Mass., 1921-22; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1925-28; defeated, 1928.Died in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August4, 1946 (ageabout 76years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William W. Gallup and Eugenia Olive (Smith) Gallup; married toKatheryn Lyons. |
| | John J. Gartland Jr. (b. 1871) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November27, 1871.Democrat.Realestate andinsurance business; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1898-1903; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Fourth Suffolk District, 1904-06.Burial location unknown. | | Gurdon Wright Gordon (b. 1871) — also known asGurdon W. Gordon — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Sheffield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,November26, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;insurance executive; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1912; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1913-16; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1920(alternate),1928.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Nelson E. Gordon and Caroline Augusta (Wright) Gordon; married,November3, 1903, to Ellen Beekman Walsh. |
| | Francis Calley Gray (b. 1890) — also known asFrancis C. Gray — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January22, 1890.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;banker;director, U.S.Smelting,Refining &Mining Co.;director, Massachusetts Fire and MarineInsurance Co.;chairman, Massachusetts GeneralHospital;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1944.Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;HumaneSociety.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Morris Gray and Flora (Grant) Gray; married,September16, 1916, to Helen Rotch Bullard. |
 | William Stedman Greene (1841-1924) — also known asWilliam S. Greene — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Tremont,TazewellCounty, Ill.,April28, 1841.Republican.Auctioneer;realestate andinsurance business; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Massachusetts,1880;mayorof Fall River, Mass., 1880-81, 1886, 1895-97; resigned 1881;defeated, 1887, 1888, 1893; postmaster atFallRiver, Mass., 1881-85, 1898; general superintendent,Massachusetts state prisons, 1888-93;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1898-1924 (13th District1898-1913, 15th District 1913-24); died in office 1924.Died in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,September22, 1924 (age83 years, 147days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Fall River, Mass. | | Winthrop Stephenson Greene (b. 1891) — also known asWinthrop S. Greene — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,May 16,1891.Insurance business; served in the U.S. Army during World WarI; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inCobh, 1924-26; U.S. Consul inBogotá, as of 1938;Stockholm, as of 1943;London, 1944;Luxembourg, 1944.Burial location unknown. | | David Henshaw (1791-1852) — of Leicester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Leicester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,April 2,1791.Democrat.Wholesaledruggist;banker;insurance business; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1826;U.S.Collector of Customs at Boston, Mass., Massachusetts, 1829-38;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1839;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1843-44.Member,Freemasons.Died in Leicester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,November11, 1852 (age61 years, 223days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Leicester, Mass. | | Christian Archibald Herter Jr. (1919-2007) — also known asChristian A. Herter, Jr. — of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1919.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;administrative assistant to U.S. Vice PresidentRichardM. Nixon, 1953-54; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1956,1960;candidate forMassachusettsstate attorney general, 1958; vice-president, Socony MobilOilCompany, 1961-67; director, BerkshireLife Insurance Company;lawprofessor.Member,American BarAssociation;Council onForeign Relations;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, fromchronicobstructive pulmonary disease, inWashington,D.C.,September16, 2007 (age88 years, 230days).Burial location unknown. | | Arthur W. Hollis (b. 1877) — of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April29, 1877.Republican.Insurance business; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1925-28; member ofMassachusettsstate senate First Middlesex District, 1929-36.Member,Elks.Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Franklin Holt III (1924-1997) — also known asJoseph F. Holt;Joe Holt — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Encino, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Van Nuys, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,July 6,1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;insurance business;publicrelations business; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1948,1956;speaker,1952;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;U.S.Representative from California 22nd District, 1953-61.Died in Santa Maria,SantaBarbara County, Calif.,July 14,1997 (age73 years, 8days).Burial location unknown.  | Alanson Bigelow Houghton (1863-1941) — also known asAlanson B. Houghton — of Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,October10, 1863.Republican. President, CorningGlass Works,1910-18; vice-president, Ephraim CreekCoal andCoke Company; director, MetropolitanLife InsuranceCompany; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1912,1924,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee); Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1916;U.S.Representative from New York 37th District, 1919-22; U.S.Ambassador toGermany, 1922-25;Great Britain, 1925-29; candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1928.Died in South Dartmouth, Dartmouth,BristolCounty, Mass.,September15, 1941 (age77 years, 340days).Interment atHopeCemetery Annex, Corning, N.Y.  | John B. Keefe (1900-1950) — of Concord,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Concord,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January29, 1900.U.S. Vice Consul inSydney, as of 1926;insurance adjuster;bartender.DiedOctober21, 1950 (age50 years, 265days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George B. Keefe. | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1925) |
| | | Henry E. Keenan (b. 1903) — of Arlington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Arlington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 17,1903.Democrat.Realestate andinsurance business; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1948.Catholic.Member,Kiwanis.Burial location unknown. | | Roger Keith (b. 1888) — of Brockton,PlymouthCounty, Mass.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1888.Republican.Insurance business;mayorof Brockton, Mass., 1921-22; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1924;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1929-32.Congregationalist.Member,Chi Phi;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Horace A. Keith and Nellie W. (Packard) Keith; married,April12, 1913, to Carolyn Bruce Hastings; father ofPaulKeith. |
| | John Kenrick (b. 1857) — of South Orleans, Orleans,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in South Orleans, Orleans,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,October25, 1857.Merchant;insurance andrealestate business; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1891; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1893-94;postmaster.Universalist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Kenrick and Thankful (Crosby) Kenrick. |
| | Laurence J. Kirwan (c.1942-2002) — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Massachusetts, about 1942. Democrat.Insurance business; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1980,1984(alternate),1988(delegation chair);New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1984-89.Died, ofcancer,in Wellfleet,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,January31, 2002 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown. | | Leslie E. Knox (b. 1891) — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,August13, 1891.Republican.Insurance business; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I;mayorof Somerville, Mass., 1936-37.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Order of theEastern Star;Moose;Elks;Lions.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Harvey Knox and Helen Louisa (Boyd) Knox; married,May 23,1917, to Jean Elizabeth Follett. |
| | Alfred Baker Lewis (1897-c.1980) — also known asAlfred B. Lewis — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 20,1897.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;secretary of Massachusetts Socialist Party, 1924-40; Socialistcandidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1926, 1928; Socialist candidate forGovernorof Massachusetts, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936; Democratic candidateforConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1944; vice-president, laterpresident, Union Casualtyinsurance company.Episcopalian.Member,NAACP;American CivilLiberties Union;AmericanFederation of Teachers;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died about 1980 (ageabout 83years).Intermentsomewherein Fairfield County, Conn. | | Robert Luce (1862-1946) — of Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Waltham,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Auburn,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,December2, 1862.Republican.Lawyer;director, Boston MutualLife Insurance Company; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Seventh Middlesex District, 1899,1901-08;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1912-13;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1919-35, 1937-41 (13thDistrict 1919-33, 9th District 1933-35, 1937-41); defeated, 1934,1940.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanEconomic Association;ExchangeClub.DiedApril 7,1946 (age83 years, 126days).Cremated;ashes interred atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941) — also known asFrank G. Macomber — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Marblehead,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,February20, 1849.Insurance business;Consul-Generalfor Turkey inBoston,Mass., 1898-1907.Died in Marblehead,EssexCounty, Mass.,December18, 1941 (age92 years, 301days).Burial location unknown. | | Stephen Malatesta (b. 1887) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September25, 1887.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;insurancebroker; member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1946-48; delegate toRepublican National Convention from California,1948(alternate),1952.Member,AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Gaetano Malatesta and Assunta (Leveroni) Malatesta; married,August29, 1945, to Mary Fitch Wilcox. |
 | Joseph William Martin Jr. (1884-1968) — also known asJoseph W. Martin, Jr.;JoeMartin —of North Attleboro,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in North Attleboro,BristolCounty, Mass.,November3, 1884.Republican.Newspaperreporter;insurance business;newspaperpublisher; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1912-14; member ofMassachusettsstate senate First Bristol District, 1915-18; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Massachusetts,1916,1936,1940(PermanentChair;speaker),1944(PermanentChair),1948,1952(PermanentChair;speaker),1956(PermanentChair;speaker),1960;Republican Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1921;secretaryof Massachusetts Republican Party, 1922-25;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-67 (15th District1925-33, 14th District 1933-63, 10th District 1963-67);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1947-49, 1953-55; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Massachusetts, 1937;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1940-42; derided byFranklinRoosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republicanopponents of his New Deal policies.Catholic.Member,Elks;Moose;Grange.Died in Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.,March 6,1968 (age83 years, 124days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, North Attleboro, Mass.  | Harold Whitney Mason (1895-1944) — also known asHarold W. Mason — of Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,April21, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;boot and shoebusiness; vice-president, Brattleboro MemorialHospital;director forpowercompanies,insurance companies, the Central VermontRailway,and the EsteyOrganCo.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,1932;Convention Secretary,1940,1944;secretary, Arrangements Committee, secretary,1940;speaker,1940;Republican Presidential Elector for Vermont,1933(voted forHerbertHoover andCharlesCurtis);delegateto Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Vermont, 1936-44;Secretaryof Republican National Committee, 1937-44.Member,AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars;UnionLeague;SigmaNu.Died, from aheartattack, in his room at the Savoy-PlazaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1944 (age49 years, 196days).Interment atMorningsideCemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.| | Relatives: Sonof William Lysander Mason and Margaret Etta (Matthews) Mason;married,March17, 1918, to Evelyn Hawley Dunham. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Official Report of the22nd Republican National Convention (1940) |
| | | Arthur L. Maynard (b. 1873) — of Brattleboro,WindhamCounty, Vt.Born in Montague,FranklinCounty, Mass.,February9, 1873.Republican.Insurance agent; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Brattleboro, 1925; member ofVermontstate senate from Windham County, 1927.Baptist.Burial location unknown. | | James Patrick McAndrews (1902-1970) — also known asJames P. McAndrews — of Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August12, 1902.Democrat.Insurance business; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1938-42; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1942-44; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1944; postmasteratAdams,Mass., 1945-49.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Kiwanis;Eagles;Elks;Moose.Died in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 24,1970 (age67 years, 285days).Interment atMapleStreet Cemetery, Adams, Mass. | | Patrick James McAndrews (1890-1973) — also known asPatrick J. McAndrews — of Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October30, 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. ViceConsul inPrescott, 1920-29;insurance business; postmaster atAdams,Mass., 1949-62 (acting, 1949-50).Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion.Died, in North Adams RegionalHospital,North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,December21, 1973 (age83 years, 52days).Interment atBellevueCemetery, Adams, Mass. | | William Jennings Miller (1899-1950) — also known asWilliam J. Miller — of Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in North Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,March12, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;insurancebusiness;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45,1947-49; defeated, 1940, 1944, 1948.Member,AmericanLegion;Rotary.Injured in an airplane crash in 1918 andlost bothlegs.Died in Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.,November22, 1950 (age51 years, 255days).Interment atJordanCemetery, Waterford, Conn. | | Joseph Dominic Montedonico (1852-1909) — also known asJoseph D. Montedonico — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,April 4,1852.Banker;insurance business;ConsularAgent for Italy inMemphis,Tenn., 1875-77, 1892-96; member ofTennesseestate senate; elected 1884.Italianancestry.Died, fromheartdisease andmalaria,inHotelPilgrim, Plymouth,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,September8, 1909 (age57 years, 157days).Interment atCalvary Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn. | | William A. Mosman (1862-1948) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Chestnut Hill, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in West Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,November24, 1862.Insurance agent;HonoraryVice-Consul for Guatemala inBoston,Mass., 1914-21;HonoraryConsul for Uruguay inBoston,Mass., 1920-48;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inBoston,Mass., 1926-45.GermanandEnglishancestry.Died in Chestnut Hill, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,October10, 1948 (age85 years, 321days).Interment atWalnut Hills Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Anton Mosman and Adeline (Reynolds) Mosman. |
| | William C. Moulton (b. 1873) — of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Lee,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October15, 1873.Republican.Insurance business;mayorof Pittsfield, Mass., 1918-19; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Berkshire District, 1920-22.Burial location unknown. | | Arthur Leroy Nason (b. 1872) — also known asArthur L. Nason — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,October24, 1872.Insurance adjuster;shoemanufacturer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fifth Essex District, 1906-09,1917-18; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1910-12, 1919-20; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1912;Progressive candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1912.Member,OddFellows;Moose.Burial location unknown. | | Daniel Needham (1822-1895) — of Groton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Hartford,WindsorCounty, Vt.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,May 24,1822.Lawyer;farmer;aide (with rank of Colonel) to Gov.GeorgeS. Boutwell, 1851-53;MassachusettsDemocratic state chair, 1853; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1854; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Hartford, 1857-58; member ofVermontstate senate from Windsor County, 1859-61; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1866-67; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1868-69; director, Boston Safe Deposit andTrust Co.;trustee, John HancockLife Insurance Co.; director,Peterborough and ShirleyRailroad.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;HumaneSociety.Died, ofpneumonia,in Groton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February20, 1895 (age72 years, 272days).Interment atGrotonCemetery, Groton, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof James Needham and Lydia (Breed) Needham; married,July 17,1842, to Caroline A. Hall; married,October7, 1880, to Ellen Mary Brigham. |
| | George H. Newhall (1850-1923) — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,October24, 1850.Republican.Realestate andinsurance business;shoemanufacturer; president, LynnStreetRailway Company; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1894-95, 1906-08, 1923(Seventeenth Essex District 1894-95, Twelfth Essex District 1906-08,Fourteenth Essex District 1923); died in office 1923;mayor ofLynn, Mass., 1913-17.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Redmen;Knightsof Pythias;RoyalArcanum;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Died in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,November4, 1923 (age73 years, 11days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Lynn, Mass. | | Eugene J. O'Neil (b. 1856) — BornFebruary29, 1856.Democrat.Insurance business; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1890.Catholic.Interment atSt.Patrick's Cemetery, Chicopee Falls, Chicopee, Mass. | | Fordis C. Parker (b. 1868) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Wales,HampdenCounty, Mass.,January3, 1868.Republican.Fire insurance business; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1901-04; member ofMassachusettsstate senate First Hampden District, 1905-06;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1925-29.Burial location unknown. | | Joseph A. Parks (b. 1877) — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Preston, Lancashire,England,May2, 1877.Democrat.Insurance agent; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Tenth Bristol District, 1904-06.Burial location unknown. | | Noah Allen Plympton (1841-1911) — also known asNoah A. Plympton — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.; Wellesley,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Shrewsbury,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,September7, 1841.Watchmaker;jeweler;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1880;MassachusettsDemocratic state chair, 1884;insurance business; memberofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Ninth Norfolk District, 1905.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons.DiedSeptember9, 1911 (age70 years, 2days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Wellesley, Mass. | | Fred H. Purches (b. 1881) — of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October5, 1881.Republican.Insurance business; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1948.Congregationalist.Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Elks;Eagles;Grange.Burial location unknown. | | John Marshall Raymond (b. 1852) — also known asJohn M. Raymond — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,June 16,1852.Lawyer;president, SalemMutual Benefit Association; president, SalemCooperativeBank;director, Mercantile NationalBank ofSalem; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1880;mayor ofSalem, Mass., 1886-89.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Burial location unknown.| | Presumably namedfor:JohnMarshall | | | | Relatives: Son of Alfred AugustusRaymond and Sarah Slade (Buffum) Raymond; married1879 to AnnaBelle Jackson; married1893 to JennieAbbot Ward. |
| | Stephen Holbrook Rhodes (1825-1909) — also known asStephen H. Rhodes — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Franklin,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,November7, 1825.Mayorof Taunton, Mass., 1867-70; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1870-71;insurance executive.Died in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,June 11,1909 (age83 years, 216days).Burial location unknown. | | Caleb Rice (1792-1873) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Conway,FranklinCounty, Mass.,April 4,1792.President, Massachusetts MutualLife Insurance Company, 1851;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1852-53; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1860.DiedMarch 1,1873 (age80 years, 331days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Betty (Dickerson) Rice and Joseph Rice; married1826 toMarietta P. Parsons. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | George B. Roberts Jr. (b. 1939) — of Gilmanton,BelknapCounty, N.H.Born in Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,June 6,1939.Republican.Insurance agent; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1966-80;Speaker ofthe New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1975-80;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire,1972,1976.Still living as of 1980. | | James Roosevelt (1907-1991) — also known asJimmy Roosevelt — of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December23, 1907.Democrat.Insurance business; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1936;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1948,1952(alternate),1956,1960,1964;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1948-52; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1950;U.S.Representative from California 26th District, 1955-65; candidateformayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1965.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, from complications of astrokeandParkinson'sdisease, in Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,August13, 1991 (age83 years, 233days).Interment atPacificView Memorial Park, Newport Beach, Calif.| | Relatives: SonofFranklinDelano Roosevelt andEleanorRoosevelt; brother ofElliottRoosevelt andFranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr.; married,June 4,1930, to Betsey Maria Cushing (who later marriedJohnHay Whitney); married,April14, 1941, to Romelle Theresa Schneider; married,July 2,1956, to Gladys Irene Owens; married,October3, 1969, to Mary Lena Winskill; grandnephew ofTheodoreRoosevelt andCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; great-grandnephew ofRobertBarnwell Roosevelt; second great-grandnephew ofJamesI. Roosevelt; third great-grandson ofEdwardHutchinson Robbins; third great-grandnephew ofWilliamBellinger Bulloch; fourth great-grandson ofArchibaldBulloch; fourth great-grandnephew ofJabezHuntington; first cousin ofHelenRoosevelt Robinson; first cousin once removed ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,AliceRoosevelt Longworth,WarrenDelano Robbins,CorinneAlsop Cole,TheodoreRoosevelt Jr. andWilliamSheffield Cowles; first cousin thrice removed ofElizabethMonroe; first cousin five times removed ofJedediahHuntington andEbenezerHuntington; first cousin seven times removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin ofCorinneAlsop Chubb andJohndeKoven Alsop; second cousin once removed ofSusanRoosevelt Weld; second cousin twice removed ofSamuelLaurence Gouverneur; second cousin four times removed ofNicholasRoosevelt Jr.,PhilipDePeyster andJabezWilliams Huntington; third cousin ofFrancisHolden Aspinwall. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Epes Sargent IV (1748-1822) — of Gloucester,EssexCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born inEssexCounty, Mass.,November2, 1748.U.S.Collector of Customs at Gloucester, Mass., Massachusetts,1789-95; president, SuffolkInsurance Company.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April18, 1822 (age73 years, 167days).Interment atOldGranary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass. | | Jacob Sleeper (c.1802-1889) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Newcastle,LincolnCounty, Maine, about 1802.Wholesaleclothing business; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1851-52; director, BostonNationalBank ofCommerce; director, North AmericanInsurance Company.Wesleyan.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March31, 1889 (ageabout 87years).Burial location unknown. | | Charles H. Slowey (1887-1964) — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,1887.Democrat.Insurance business; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fourteenth Middlesex District,1917-26, 1929-30; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1924,1932;mayorof Lowell, Mass., 1932-33; postmaster atLowell,Mass., 1935-56.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January10, 1964 (ageabout 76years).Interment atSt.Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell, Mass. | | Benjamin Harrison Swig (1893-1980) — also known asBenjamin H. Swig — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,November17, 1893.Democrat. Chairman, FairmontHotelCo.; chairman, WesternDairyProducts, Inc.; president, Security TitleInsurance Co.,Benefit StandardLife Insurance Co., BeneficialFire andCasualty Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1956,1960,1964.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Committee.Died in1980(ageabout86 years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Ure (1823-1891) — of Saginaw Township,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February7, 1823.Farmer;insurance business;supervisorof Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1865-66, 1870-71.Scottishancestry.DiedDecember11, 1891 (age68 years, 307days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich. | | Frank L. Westover (b. 1853) — of Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.Born in Sheffield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,December17, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor;insurance business; postmaster atBayCity, Mich., 1883-87;BayCounty Clerk, 1895-98; member ofMichiganstate senate 24th District, 1901-04.Burial location unknown. | | John C. Wickstrom (1878-1958) — of Norway,DickinsonCounty, Mich.Born in Massachusetts,1878.Democrat.Insurance business; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Dickinson County, 1922, 1926;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1932;Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1933;member ofMichiganstate senate 31st District, 1935-38; defeated, 1910, 1912, 1938.DiedAugust23, 1958 (ageabout 80years).Interment atNorway Township Cemetery, Norway, Mich.  | Samuel Ellsworth Winslow (1862-1940) — also known asSamuel E. Winslow — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,April11, 1862.Republican. President, Samuel WinslowSkateManufacturing Co.; director, U.S. Envelope Co., State MutualLifeAssurance Co. of Worcester, Mass., and Mechanics NationalBank;trustee, Worcester CityHospital;chairman, U.S. Board of Railway Labor Mediation; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Massachusetts,1892,1908;speaker,1924;MassachusettsRepublican state chair, 1893-94;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1913-25.Unitarian.Died in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,July 11,1940 (age78 years, 91days).Cremated;ashes interred atHopeCemetery, Worcester, Mass. | | Stanley F. Withe (1892-1984) — of Burlington,HartfordCounty, Conn.; Sun City,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 15,1892.Republican.Insurance business; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Burlington, 1953-54.Died in Sun City,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,January19, 1984 (age91 years, 218days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Inga Grau. |
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