Index to Locations DetroitDetroit Village CemeteryFairfieldMaplewood CemeteryHartlandPine Grove CemeteryMadisonMadison Bridge CemeteryNorridgewockOld Oak CemeteryNorridgewockRiver View CemeteryPittsfieldPittsfield VillageCemeteryPittsfieldTilton Corner CemeteryPittsfieldWest PittsfieldCemeterySkowheganUnknown locationSkowheganBloomfield WestonCemeterySkowheganMargaret Chase SmithLibrarySkowheganSouthside Cemetery
Detroit VillageCemetery
Detroit, Somerset County, Maine
MaplewoodCemetery
Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Abram Pease Williams (1832-1911) — of California. Born in New Portland,SomersetCounty, Maine,February3, 1832.Republican.U.S.Senator from California, 1886-87.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,October17, 1911 (age79 years, 256days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | Amos F. Gerald (1841-1918) — of Maine. BornSeptember12, 1841.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1900.DiedJune 14,1918 (age76 years, 275days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | William Connor (1806-1889) — of Fairfield,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Bowdoin,SagadahocCounty, Maine,October10, 1806.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1856.Died in Fairfield,SomersetCounty, Maine,November30, 1889 (age83 years, 51days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | George G. Weeks (1860-1923) — of Fairfield,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Fairfield,SomersetCounty, Maine,April14, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheartdisease, at the New Chase Househotel,Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,November21, 1923 (age63 years, 221days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
Pine GroveCemetery
Hartland, Somerset County, Maine
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Clyde Harold Smith (1876-1940) — also known asClyde H. Smith — of Hartland,SomersetCounty, Maine; Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Harmony,SomersetCounty, Maine,June 9,1876.Republican. Member ofMainestate house of representatives from Somerset County, 1899-1903,1919-23; member ofMainestate senate, 1923-29; member ofMaineGovernor's Council 4th District, 1933-37;U.S.Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1937-40; died in office1940.DiedApril 8,1940 (age63 years, 304days).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
Madison BridgeCemetery
Madison, Somerset County, Maine
Old OakCemetery
Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Danforth (1815-1890) — of Gardiner,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Norridgewock,SomersetCounty, Maine,August1, 1815.Lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1850-52, 1857; member ofMaineGovernor's Council, 1855;KennebecCounty Attorney, 1859-63;justice ofMaine state supreme court, 1864-90; died in office 1890.Died in Maine,March30, 1890 (age74 years, 241days).Interment at Old Oak Cemetery. | | James Bates (1789-1882) — of Norridgewock,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Greene,KennebecCounty, Maine,September24, 1789.Republican.U.S.Representative from Maine 7th District, 1831-33.Died in Yarmouth,CumberlandCounty, Maine,February25, 1882 (age92 years, 154days).Interment at Old Oak Cemetery.
River ViewCemetery
Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Stephen Decatur Lindsey (1828-1884) — also known asStephen D. Lindsey — of Norridgewock,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Norridgewock,SomersetCounty, Maine,March 3,1828.Republican. Member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1856; member ofMainestate senate, 1868; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Maine,1868;U.S.Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1877-83.DiedApril26, 1884 (age56 years, 54days).Interment at River View Cemetery. | | LeRoy Rowell Folsom (1870-1951) — also known asLeRoy R. Folsom;Roy Folsom — of Norridgewock,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Corinna,PenobscotCounty, Maine,June 18,1870.Republican.Lawyer;president, NorridgewockShoe Co.;insurancebusiness; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1907; member ofMainestate senate 8th District, 1919-22; member ofMaineGovernor's Council, 1923-27.Congregationalist.Member,OddFellows;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.DiedJuly 7,1951 (age81 years, 19days).Interment at River View Cemetery.
PittsfieldVillage Cemetery
Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Oramel Murray (1838-1908) — of Pittsfield,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Montville,WaldoCounty, Maine,April18, 1838.Republican. Postmaster atPittsfield,Maine, 1899-1901.Died in Pittsfield,SomersetCounty, Maine,October20, 1908 (age70 years, 185days).Interment at Pittsfield Village Cemetery. | | Henry F. Libby (1862-1936) — of Pittsfield,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in1862.Postmaster atPittsfield,Maine, 1893-97.Died in1936(ageabout74 years).Interment at Pittsfield Village Cemetery.
Tilton CornerCemetery
Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Frederick Alton Powers (1855-1923) — also known asFrederick A. Powers — of Houlton,AroostookCounty, Maine.Born in Pittsfield,SomersetCounty, Maine,June 19,1855.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1888;Mainestate attorney general, 1893-96;justice ofMaine state supreme court, 1900-07; resigned 1907.DiedFebruary13, 1923 (age67 years, 239days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Houlton, Maine; cenotaph at Tilton Corner Cemetery.
West PittsfieldCemetery
Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine
UnknownLocation
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine
Bloomfield WestonCemetery
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | David Kidder (1787-1860) — of Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine; Norridgewock,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Dresden,LincolnCounty, Maine,December8, 1787.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Maine, 1823-27 (at-large 1823-25, 7thDistrict 1825-27); member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1829.Died in Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine,November1, 1860 (age72 years, 329days).Interment at Bloomfield Weston Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Richard Kidder and Hannah (Whittier) Eastman Kidder; married,July 1,1812, to Lucy Weston; first cousin once removed ofPascalPaoli Kidder; first cousin thrice removed ofMaryRose Kidder; first cousin four times removed ofChesterMerton Bliss andGeorgeWalter Bliss; second cousin thrice removed ofHarryGilman Clough andRaphaelFloyd Clough; third cousin ofIsaiahKidder,LymanKidder andEzraKidder; third cousin once removed ofJarvisKing Pike,CharlesStetson,AlvanKidder,FrancisKidder,IraKidder,LutherKidder,ArbaKidder,JosephSouther Kidder,IsaiahStetson,JeffersonParish Kidder,JeremiahA. Clough andEdwardHamlin Clough; third cousin twice removed ofCalebBlodgett,ChaunceyFitch Cleveland,OrlandoBurr Kidder,AdoniramJudson Kneeland,AlansonPike,LymanKidder Bass,NathanParker Kidder,SilasWright Kidder,DanielS. Kidder andIsaiahKidder Stetson; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamDean Kellogg,StaffordCanning Cleveland,DelosAbiel Blodgett,IsaacNewton Blodgett,FannieKidder Tyler,CharlesStetson Wilson,HarveyEdward Kidder,LymanMetcalfe Bass,ClarencePatch Kidder,DavidMorrill Clough,ClarenceCutting Stetson andHarleyWalter Kidder; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryBarrett Crosby,WilliamBradbury Small,GeorgeW. Clough,HarlanPage Andrews,DarvinPratt Clough andWilliamRockwell Clough. | | | | Political families:Kidderfamily of Bangor, Maine;Kidder-Wolcottfamily (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
Margaret ChaseSmith Library
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Margaret Chase Smith (1897-1995) — also known asMargaret Chase — of Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine,December14, 1897.Republican.Schoolteacher; business executive for MaineTelephone&TelegraphCo., for a countrynewspaper,and for the CummingsWoolen Co.;member ofMaineRepublican State Committee, 1930-36;U.S.Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1940-49;U.S.Senator from Maine, 1949-73; defeated, 1972; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1964.Female.Member,SigmaKappa.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1973; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom, 1989.DiedMay 29,1995 (age97 years, 166days).Cremated;ashes interred at Margaret Chase Smith Library.
SouthsideCemetery
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Otis Smith (1871-1944) — of Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Hodgdon,AroostookCounty, Maine,February22, 1871.Republican.Geologist;director, U.S. Geological Survey, 1907-30 (except 1922-23); chair,Federal Power Commission, 1930-33; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Maine,1936.Baptist.Member,AmericanForestry Association;PhiBeta Kappa.Suffered aheartattack during ameetingof the board of directors of the Central Maine Power Company, anddied soon after, in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,January10, 1944 (age72 years, 322days).Interment at Southside Cemetery. | | Samuel Wadsworth Gould (1852-1935) — also known asSamuel W. Gould — of Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Porter,OxfordCounty, Maine,January1, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;secretary ofMaine Democratic Party, 1882-90; postmaster atSkowhegan,Maine, 1896-1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaine,1900,1908,1912;candidate forGovernor ofMaine, 1902;U.S.Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1911-13; defeated, 1908,1912.Died in Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine,December19, 1935 (age83 years, 352days).Interment at Southside Cemetery. | | Forrest Goodwin (1862-1913) — of Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine,June 14,1862.Republican. Member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1889; postmaster atSkowhegan,Maine, 1893; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaine,1896(member,CredentialsCommittee),1908;member ofMainestate senate, 1903-05;U.S.Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1913; died in office 1913.DiedMay 28,1913 (age50 years, 348days).Interment at Southside Cemetery. | | Benjamin White Norris (1819-1873) — of Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine; Alabama.Born in Maine,1819.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1864;U.S.Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1867-69.Died in1873(ageabout54 years).Interment at Southside Cemetery. | | Stephen Coburn (1817-1882) — of Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine.Born in Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine,November11, 1817.Republican.U.S.Representative from Maine 5th District, 1861.Drownedin the Kennebec River, at Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine,July 4,1882 (age64 years, 235days).Interment at Southside Cemetery. | | Donald Ward Philbrick (1896-1984) — also known asDonald W. Philbrick — of Cape Elizabeth,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Skowhegan,SomersetCounty, Maine,March16, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1935-40;Speaker ofthe Maine State House of Representatives, 1939-40; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Maine,1944,1952(alternate).Congregationalist.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,September1, 1984 (age88 years, 169days).Interment at Southside Cemetery.
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