Very incomplete list! | |  Sewall Wester Abbott (1859-1943) — also known asSewall W. Abbott — of Wolfeboro,CarrollCounty, N.H.Born in Tuftonboro,CarrollCounty, N.H.,April11, 1859.Republican.Lawyer;president, WolfeboroWoolen Mills; probate judge in NewHampshire, 1889-1921; member ofNewHampshire state senate 4th District, 1923-24; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Hampshire,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee).Unitarian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaUpsilon;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;OddFellows;Grange;Redmen;GrandArmy of the Republic;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in Wolfeboro,CarrollCounty, N.H.,January3, 1943 (age83 years, 267days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | James Dupont Adams (1887-1966) — also known asJames D. Adams — of Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.Born in Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.,July 2,1887.Democrat. President, Citizens StateBank;among the organizers of ColumbiaWoolen Mills; publisher,Columbia City Postnewspaper;owner ofmovietheaters; president, Whitley CountyTelephoneCo., 1912-26;cattlebreeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1940.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Rotary;AmericanBankers Association.Died in August,1966(age79years, 0 days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, Columbia City, Ind. | | 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,leatherandwool manufacturers; director ofbanks andinsurancefirms; 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. | | Lucius Sawyer Blake (1816-1894) — also known asLucius S. Blake — of Racine,RacineCounty, Wis.Born in Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,March14, 1816.Republican.Carpenter;builder;woollen manufacturer; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1872;Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1880.Died in Racine,RacineCounty, Wis.,November4, 1894 (age78 years, 235days).Entombed atMoundCemetery, Racine, Wis.| |  Relatives: Sonof Levi Blake and Mary Ann 'Polly' (Sanford) Blake; married1843 toCaroline Elliot. | | | | Epitaph: "There is sweet rest inheaven." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Henry Bradbury (b. 1841) — also known asJohn H. Bradbury — of Old Lyme,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Webster,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,December12, 1841.Republican.Woollen manufacturer;wool and woolen goodsdealer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1903-06; defeated,1910.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Bradbury and Joanna (Perry) Bradbury; married to JosephineWay. |
 | William Alfred Buckingham (1804-1875) — also known asWilliam A. Buckingham — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 28,1804.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant; ingrainwoolcarpetmanufacturer, and later ofrubbergoods;mayorof Norwich, Conn., 1849-50, 1856-57;Governor ofConnecticut, 1858-66;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1869-75; died in office 1875.Congregationalist.Died in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,February5, 1875 (age70 years, 253days).Interment atYanticCemetery, Norwich, Conn. | | Franklin Pierce Combest (1853-1909) — also known asF. P. Combest — of Phil,CaseyCounty, Ky.Born inCaseyCounty, Ky.,October10, 1853.Republican.Surveyor;schoolteacher;banker;merchant;president, Green RiverWoolen Mills; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives; elected 1892; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Kentucky,1908.Member,Freemasons.He and his brother Liberty Madison Combest incorporated the GreenRiverTelephoneCompany.Died in Phil,CaseyCounty, Ky.,October22, 1909 (age56 years, 12days).Interment atAntiochChristian Church Cemetery, Phil, Ky. | | Eliab Alden Converse (b. 1844) — also known asE. Alden Converse — of Stafford,TollandCounty, Conn.Born in Stafford,TollandCounty, Conn.,October19, 1844.Republican.Woollen manufacturer; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1880.Burial location unknown. | | John Bright Davidson (1876-1941) — also known asJohn B. Davidson — of Eaton Rapids,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Oldham, Lancashire,England,March17, 1876.Republican.Woollen manufacturer;mayorof Eaton Rapids, Mich., 1924-30, 1933-36; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County, 1929-30; memberofMichiganstate senate 15th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932.Member,Kiwanis.Died in Florida,February15, 1941 (age64 years, 335days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Christopher Davidson and Ann (Gillespy) Davidson; married1904 to Anna'Annie' Murphy. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | William Hunsberger Detweiler (1893-1965) — also known asWilliam H. Detweiler;BillDetweiler —of Hazelton,JeromeCounty, Idaho.Born in Souderton,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,January1, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;sheeprancher;member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1927-32; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Idaho,1940(member,CredentialsCommittee),1952(alternate); candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 1944; member ofIdahostate senate, 1951-54.Member,Lions;Elks;AmericanLegion.Died, from anaorticaneurysm, in St. Luke'sHospital,Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,June 25,1965 (age72 years, 175days).Interment atTwin Falls Cemetery, Twin Falls, Idaho.  | Charles Dickey (1813-1879) — of Marshall,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Londonderry,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,April13, 1813.Wool buyer;CalhounCounty Sheriff, 1844-48;villagepresident of Marshall, Michigan, 1847; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1850-51, 1853-54 (5th District 1850-51, 13thDistrict 1853-54); member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Calhoun County, 1859-60;CalhounCounty Probate Judge, 1873.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Marshall,CalhounCounty, Mich.,January13, 1879 (age65 years, 275days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Dickey and Rhoda (Varnum) Dickey; married,September6, 1836, to Mary Ann Wakeman; married1854 to MaryElizabeth Moss; married1857 to MaryJane Pratt; father of Gilbert A. Dickey. | | | | Image source: History of Berrien County(1877) |
|  | Abel Elsworth Eaton (1834-1917) — also known asA. E. Eaton — of Union,UnionCounty, Ore.Born in Conway,CarrollCounty, N.H.,May 20,1834.Woollen manufacturer; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofOregon, 1910.Died in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,January15, 1917 (age82 years, 240days).Interment atUnionVictorian Cemetery, Union, Ore. | | | Edwin Einstein (1842-1905) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,November18, 1842.Republican.Banker;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1879-81; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1892; president, New RiverMineralCompany; director, AlabamaMineralLand Company; director, RaritanWoolen Mills; trustee,Texas Pacific Land Trust.Jewish.Died, ofhearttrouble, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January24, 1905 (age62 years, 67days).Interment atBethOlom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Joseph Buell Ely (1881-1956) — also known asJoseph B. Ely — of Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,February22, 1881.Democrat.Lawyer;director, Hampton NationalBank andTrust Company; director, AmericanWoolen Company; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1924,1928,1932,1940,1944;Governorof Massachusetts, 1931-35.Congregationalist.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Elks;Kiwanis.Died in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 13,1956 (age75 years, 112days).Interment atPineHill Cemetery, Westfield, Mass.  | James Alfred Emerson (1865-1922) — also known asJames A. Emerson — of Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,April25, 1865.Republican.Lumberbusiness;woollen manufacturer;steamboatbusiness;hotelowner;banker;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1907-18 (32nd District 1907-08, 33rd District1909-18); as an opponent of alcohol prohibition in 1918, he wascalled "wringing wet" (in contrast to prohibition advocates, who were"desert dry").Became ill, fromheartdisease andgastritis,whileonboard the steamshipPorto Rico, and died soon after, inLong IslandHospital,Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January31, 1922 (age56 years, 281days).Interment atWarrensburgCemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert C. Emerson and Abigail J. (Woodward) Emerson; brother ofLouisWoodard Emerson; married to Margaret JaneMcGregor. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1907 |
| | Louis Woodard Emerson (1857-1924) — also known asLouis W. Emerson — of Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born in Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,July 25,1857.Republican.Papermanufacturer;woollen manufacturer;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1888,1904(alternate),1912,1916,1920,1924;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1890-93;U.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1899-1903.Died in Warrensburg,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,June 10,1924 (age66 years, 321days).Interment atWarrensburgCemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y. | | Charles Stearns Faulkner (1819-1879) — also known asCharles S. Faulkner — of Keene,CheshireCounty, N.H.Born in Keene,CheshireCounty, N.H.,May 17,1819.Republican.Woollen manufacturer; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1850; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Hampshire,1868.Unitarian.Died in Keene,CheshireCounty, N.H.,July 28,1879 (age60 years, 72days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Keene, N.H. | | Henry Fink (b. 1840) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Bavaria,Germany,September7, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dealer inwool,hides, andfurs;real estatebusiness; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1876-77;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1889-1909;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1916.Germanancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Engelhart Fink and Catherine (Dielmann) Fink; married,May 13,1866, to Catherine Strieff; married,September12, 1883, to Rosa Blankenhorn. |
| | Joseph Edward Fletcher (1866-1924) — also known asJoseph E. Fletcher;"TheColonel" —of Bristol,BristolCounty, R.I.Born in Bradford,England,June9, 1866.Republican. Head of the CoronetWorsted Company of Mapleville,R.I., the PlainfieldWorsted Company of Plainfield, Conn., theCentralYarn Company, of Central Valley, Conn., and theAllentownWoolen Company of Wickford, R.I. Was also presidentof the American Association ofWoolen andWorstedManufacturers; delegate to Republican National Convention from RhodeIsland,1900,1908;Republican Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1909(voted forWilliamH. Taft andJamesS. Sherman).Diedonboard the yachtJuniata, at Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,September28, 1924 (age58 years, 111days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | Charles Ranlett Flint (1850-1934) — also known asCharles R. Flint;"Father ofTrusts" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Thomaston,KnoxCounty, Maine,January24, 1850.Shippingbusiness;shipowner;financier;Consulfor Chile inNewYork, N.Y., 1877-79;Consul-Generalfor Costa Rica inNewYork, N.Y., 1891-96; in the 1890s, he consolidated groups ofsmaller companies to form large corporations or "trusts": U.S.Rubber(1892); American Chicle (chewinggum) (1899); AmericanWoolen (1899); founder, in 1911, oftheComputing-Tabulating-RecordingCompany, which later became International Busines Machines (IBM).Died, in his room at the ShorehamHotel,Washington,D.C.,February26, 1934 (age84 years, 33days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Edward S. Flint (1845-1907) — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Born inCulpeperCounty, Va., December,1845.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;cotton andwool commission merchant; business partner ofFrancisLammers;banker;HonoraryConsul for Netherlands inGalveston,Tex., 1882-1904.Died in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,March20, 1907 (age61 years, 0days).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Galveston, Tex.  | Charles Vincent Fornes (1844-1929) — also known asCharles V. Fornes — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born near Williamsville,ErieCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1844.Democrat.School teacherand principal;woolen merchant; president, New York Cityboard of aldermen, 1902-07;U.S.Representative from New York 11th District, 1907-13; defeated(Gold Democratic), 1896.Died in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1929 (age85 years, 120days).Interment atUnitedGerman and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y. | | Louis Bertrand Goodall (1851-1935) — also known asLouis B. Goodall — of Sanford,YorkCounty, Maine.Born in Winchester,CheshireCounty, N.H.,September23, 1851.Republican.Woollen manufacturer; officer ofrailroadsandpowercompanies; president, Sanford NationalBank;U.S.Representative from Maine 1st District, 1917-21.Unitarian.Died in Sanford,YorkCounty, Maine,June 26,1935 (age83 years, 276days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Sanford, Maine. | | James McKinley Graeff (1862-1908) — also known asJames M. Graeff — of Westport,EssexCounty, N.Y.Born in Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,November18, 1862.Republican. Importer and dealer inwool; president of aboot andshoe company;creamerybusiness;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Essex County, 1901-04.Member,Freemasons.Died in Westport,EssexCounty, N.Y.,February22, 1908 (age45 years, 96days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Westport, N.Y. | | Addison Loomis Green (1862-1942) — also known asAddison L. Green — of Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,October23, 1862.Lawyer;archaeologist;Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1894; becameinvolved in thetextilebusiness; vice-president, Association ofWoolen Manufacturersof America; studied archeological sites in Spain and France withCharlesG. Dawes, 1930.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,PsiUpsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons.DiedJune 24,1942 (age79 years, 244days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Jefferson Green and Alvira Eunice (Loomis) Green; married1890 toMaud Ingersoll Bennett; married1911 toGertrude Metcalf; father of Addison Bennett Green (who marriedMargaretA. Oldham) andMarshallGreen. |
| | Joseph Ridgway Grundy (1863-1961) — also known asJoseph R. Grundy — of Bristol,BucksCounty, Pa.Born in Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.,January13, 1863.Republican.Woollen manufacturer;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1900,1908,1920,1924,1928,1936,1944;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1929-30.Quaker.Died in Nassau,Bahamas,March3, 1961 (age98 years, 49days).Interment atBeechwoodCemetery, Hulmeville, Pa. | | Samuel Elias Hull (1843-1911) — also known asSamuel E. Hull — of Millbury,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Millbury,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,August12, 1843.Republican.Cotton andwool dealer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1900-01; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1904;member ofMassachusettsstate senate Fifth Worcester District, 1905-06.Died, fromstomachcancer, in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,May 18,1911 (age67 years, 279days).Interment atMillbury Central Cemetery, Millbury, Mass. | | Oscar Anthony Iasigi (1846-1884) — also known asOscar Iasigi — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,October18, 1846.Importerand exporter; treasurer, Vassalborowoolen mills;Vice-Consulfor Turkey inBoston,Mass., 1871-77;Consul-Generalfor Turkey inBoston,Mass., 1877-84.ArmenianandFrenchancestry.Perishedin thewreckof the steamshipSS City of Columbus, which hit a reef andsank, inVineyardSound,January18, 1884 (age37 years, 92days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | Eugene Louis Jalbert (b. 1885) — also known asEugene L. Jalbert — of Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Arctic, West Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.,April20, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;general counsel, WoonsocketSpinningCo., Verdun Manufacturing Co. (textilemill), LafayetteWorsted Spinning Co.; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from Rhode Island,1936.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Jalbert and Julie (Danis) Jalbert; married,November28, 1912, to Nathalie H. Moreau. |
| | Thomas Benjamin Kay (1864-1931) — also known asThomas B. Kay — ofMarionCounty, Ore.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,February28, 1864.Republican.Woolens company executive;Oregonstate treasurer, 1911-19, 1925-31; died in office 1931.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,April28, 1931 (age67 years, 59days).Interment atCityView Cemetery, Salem, Ore. | | George Edward Keeney (1849-1923) — also known asGeorge E. Keeney — of Somersville, Somers,TollandCounty, Conn.Born in South Manchester, Manchester,HartfordCounty, Conn.,March22, 1849.Republican.Woollen manufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate senate 24th District, 1889-90, 1893-94; president, HartfordLifeInsurance Company, 1899;delegateto Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1908.Member,Freemasons.Died in Somersville, Somers,TollandCounty, Conn.,October4, 1923 (age74 years, 196days).Burial location unknown. | | Francis Lammers (c.1832-1904) — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.Born inGermany,about 1832.Cottonandwool commission merchant; business partner ofEdwardS. Flint;Consulfor Belgium inGalveston,Tex., 1873-1904;Consulfor Netherlands inGalveston,Tex., 1876-77.Died in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,August11, 1904 (ageabout 72years).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Galveston, Tex. | | Amos Adams Lawrence (1814-1886) — also known asAmos A. Lawrence — of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 31,1814.Owner, Ipswich Mills, maker ofcotton andwoollen goods; abolitionist; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1858 (American), 1860 (Constitutional Union).Episcopalian.Died in Nahant,EssexCounty, Mass.,August22, 1886 (age72 years, 22days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Amos Lawrence and Sarah (Richards) Lawrence; married,March31, 1842, to Sarah Elizabeth Appleton (daughter ofWilliamAppleton); father of Susan Mason Lawrence (who marriedWilliamCaleb Loring); nephew ofLutherLawrence andAbbottLawrence; great-grandfather ofLeverettSaltonstall andRichardSaltonstall; second great-grandfather ofWilliamLawrence Saltonstall; first cousin ofSamuelAbbott Green; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesMoore Bancroft andCharlesSumner Dana; fourth cousin ofAlonzoM. Garcelon; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnAlbion Andrew,CharlesCourtney Pinkney Holden,EbenezerGregg Danforth Holden,WinfieldScott Holden andAlonzoMarston Garcelon. | | | | Political family:Lawrencefamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThecityofLawrence,Kansas, isnamed forhim. — LawrenceUniversity,inAppleton,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Robert Lawton (1858-1937) — also known asGeorge R. Lawton — of Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.,December31, 1858.Republican.Accountant;auditor, AmericanWoolen Company, DouglasShoeCompany; member ofRhodeIsland state senate from Tiverton, 1911; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Rhode Island,1912,1916.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.,November14, 1937 (age78 years, 318days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I.| | Relatives: Sonof Moses Turner Lawton and Elizabeth Tillinghast (Harris) Lawton;married1899 toCalista Church; second cousin five times removed ofEzekielCornell. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Alfred Henry Littlefield (1829-1893) — also known asAlfred H. Littlefield — of Lincoln,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Scituate,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,April 2,1829.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant;thread andyarn manufacturer; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1876-77; member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1878-79;Governor ofRhode Island, 1880-83; president, First NationalBank ofPawtucket; president, PawtucketGasCompany; president, PawtucketStreetRailway.Died in Central Falls,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,December21, 1893 (age64 years, 263days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | William Luebke (b. 1906) — of West Allis,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,April28, 1906.Democrat.Electrician;woolen mill superintendent; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1941-44, 1955-60 (Milwaukee County 3rd District1941-44, Milwaukee County 23rd District 1955-60); defeated(Progressive), 1938.Burial location unknown. | | Pierre Mali (1856-1923) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Verviers,Belgium,August19, 1856.Woollen manufacturer;importingbusiness;Vice-Consulfor Belgium inNewYork, N.Y., 1889-99;Consulfor Belgium inNewYork, N.Y., 1899-1905;HonoraryConsul-General for Belgium inNewYork, N.Y., 1921.Belgianancestry.Died in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,October4, 1923 (age67 years, 46days).Interment atHillsideCemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J. | | Hollie Brockenborough McCormac (1875-1937) — also known asH. B. McCormac — ofWinchester,Va.Born inFrederickCounty, Va.,December27, 1875.Republican.Woolen mill manager; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for Virginia,1924;delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1928(ConventionVice-President),1936.Died inWinchester,Va.,December11, 1937 (age61 years, 349days).Interment atMt.Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof John B. McCormac and Sarah Margaret (Anderson) McCormac; married1911 toGertrude May Adams. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Homer McGraw (1856-1915) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in New Baltimore,MacombCounty, Mich.,January22, 1856.Republican.Wool business;wholesaletobacco business;fireinsurance business; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1915; died in office 1915.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January26, 1915 (age59 years, 4days).Burial location unknown. | | Andrew James McShane (1865-1936) — also known asAndrew J. McShane — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January2, 1865.Democrat. Wholesalehides andwool business;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1920-25.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,April17, 1936 (age71 years, 106days).Entombed atMetairieCemetery, New Orleans, La. | | Jesse Houghton Metcalf (1860-1942) — also known asJesse H. Metcalf — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,November16, 1860.President of awoolen manufacturing company; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Rhode Island,1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1907;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1924-37; defeated (Republican), 1936;delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Rhode Island, 1935-40.Unitarian.Died in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,October9, 1942 (age81 years, 327days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | Howard V. Morgan (1914-2012) — of Monmouth,PolkCounty, Ore.Born in Tillamook,TillamookCounty, Ore.,January22, 1914.Democrat.Sheeprancher;gravelcontractor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;candidate forOregoncommissioner of labor, 1950; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Oregon,1952,1956;OregonDemocratic state chair, 1952-56; Oregon Public UtilityCommissioner, 1957-59; member, Federal Power Commission, 1961-63;candidate forU.S.Senator from Oregon, 1966.Died in McMinnville,YamhillCounty, Ore.,April14, 2012 (age98 years, 83days).Burial location unknown. | | William Mitchell Morgan (1870-1935) — also known asWilliam M. Morgan — of Newark,LickingCounty, Ohio.Born inLickingCounty, Ohio,August1, 1870.Republican. Incarriageandimplementbusiness; later inwool andgrainbusiness; president, Central OhioFoundryCompany;U.S.Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1921-31.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Kiwanis.Died in1935(ageabout64 years).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio. | | Richard Olney II (1871-1939) — of Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Milton,StraffordCounty, N.H.,January5, 1871.Democrat.Wool merchant; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1902; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1903; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1912;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1915-21;defeated, 1920.Died in1939(ageabout68 years).Interment atCherryValley Cemetery, Leicester, Mass. | | Charles Paine (1799-1853) — of Northfield,WashingtonCounty, Vt.Born in Williamstown,OrangeCounty, Vt.,April15, 1799.Whig.Woollen manufacturer;hotelier;merchant;member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1828-29; delegate to WhigNational Convention from Vermont, 1839 (Convention Secretary);Governor ofVermont, 1841-43;railroadbuilder.Died, fromdysentery,in Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.,July 6,1853 (age54 years, 82days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Northfield, Vt.  | Freeman Fremont Patten (1856-1937) — also known asFreeman F. Patten — of Stafford Springs, Stafford,TollandCounty, Conn.Born in Somers,TollandCounty, Conn.,November3, 1856.Republican.Woollen manufacturer;bankdirector;warden(borough president) of Stafford Springs, Connecticut, 1904;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stafford, 1905-06;Connecticutstate treasurer, 1907-11.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Stafford Springs, Stafford,TollandCounty, Conn.,November8, 1937 (age81 years, 5days).Interment atStafford Springs Cemetery, Stafford Springs, Stafford, Conn.| | Relatives:Married to Lily Daisy Welch. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Legislative History andSouvenir of Connecticut 1907-08 |
| | Isaac L. Pearl (b. 1832) — of Johnson,LamoilleCounty, Vt.Born in Milton,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,1832.Woollen manufacturer; probate judge in Vermont, 1870-71;LamoilleCounty Commissioner, 1874-77; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Johnson, 1888.Baptist.Burial location unknown. | | David Petrikin (1788-1847) — of Danville,MontourCounty, Pa.Born in Bellefonte,CentreCounty, Pa.,December1, 1788.Democrat.Physician;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;woolen milloperator;ColumbiaCounty Prothonotary, 1821; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1820; postmaster atDanville,Pa., 1834-37;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1837-41.Died in Catawissa,ColumbiaCounty, Pa.,March 1,1847 (age58 years, 90days).Interment atPetrikinCemetery, Danville, Pa. | | Dudley Leavitt Pickman (1779-1846) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,1779.Shipowner;importerand exporter; investor and stockholder incotton andwoolen mills andrailroads;financier;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1820.DiedNovember4, 1846 (ageabout 67years).Interment atHarmonyGrove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof William Pickman and Eliza (Leavitt) Pickman; married,September6, 1810, to Catherine Saunders (sister-in-law ofLeverettSaltonstall (1783-1845)); grandnephew ofTimothyPickering; first cousin ofBenjaminPickman Jr.; first cousin once removed ofBenjaminToppan Pickman; first cousin twice removed ofGeorgeBailey Loring; first cousin thrice removed ofGeorgePeabody Wetmore; first cousin four times removed ofMaudeAlice Keteltas Wetmore; second cousin once removed ofBenjaminGoodhue andJohnWingate Weeks (1781-1853); second cousin twice removed ofJohnGardner Coolidge andAugustusPeabody Gardner; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnLee Saltonstall; second cousin four times removed ofLeverettSaltonstall (1892-1979),RichardSaltonstall,WilliamGurdon Saltonstall,JohnLee Saltonstall Jr. andWilliamAmory Gardner Minot; second cousin five times removed ofMariettaPeabody Tree,EndicottPeabody,WilliamLawrence Saltonstall andJohnForbes Kerry; third cousin once removed ofJohnWingate Weeks (1860-1926); third cousin twice removed ofCharlesSinclair Weeks; fourth cousin ofJohnAlbion Andrew; fourth cousin once removed ofLutherWalter Badger,IsaacLibbey,JohnForrester Andrew andHenryHersey Andrew. | | | | Political family:Andrewfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Pilling (1830-1900) — of Newark,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Chowbent, Lancashire (now Atherton, Greater Manchester),England,March6, 1830.Republican.Woollen manufacturer; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 9thDistrict, 1899-1900; died in office 1900; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Delaware,1884,1896;member ofDelawarestate senate from New Castle County, 1891-94.Englishancestry.Died in Newark,New CastleCounty, Del.,November8, 1900 (age70 years, 247days).Interment atHead of Christiana Church Cemetery, Newark, Del.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard Pilling and Susan (Bradshaw) Pilling; married1851 toElizabeth B. Kelley; married1877 to EllenGlenn. |
| | Richard Thomas Pilling (1864-1951) — also known asRichard T. Pilling — of Kiamensi,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Kiamensi,New CastleCounty, Del.,1864.Republican.Woollen manufacturer; member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from New Castle County 8thDistrict, 1901-02; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Delaware,1912.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Towson,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,April 1,1951 (ageabout 86years).Interment atSt. James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del. | | Aram J. Pothier (1854-1928) — of Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born inQuebec,July26, 1854.Republican.Banker;officer of GuerinSpinningCo., AlsaceWorsted Co., MontroseWoolen Co., andRosemontDyeingCo.; treasurer, WoonsocketHospital;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1887-88;mayorof Woonsocket, R.I., 1894-96;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1897-98;Governor ofRhode Island, 1909-15, 1925-28; died in office 1928; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Rhode Island,1917(voted forCharlesEvans Hughes andCharlesW. Fairbanks).Catholic.Member,AmericanBankers Association.DiedFebruary3, 1928 (age73 years, 192days).Interment atPreciousBlood Cemetery, Blackstone, Mass.  | Daniel Lace Quirk (1818-1910) — also known asDaniel L. Quirk — of Belleville,WayneCounty, Mich.; Sterling,WhitesideCounty, Ill.; Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born inIsle ofMan,June 15,1818.Democrat.WayneCounty Auditor, 1852-54; postmaster atBelleville,Mich., 1853-54;hotelier;co-founder and later president, First NationalBank ofYpsilanti, the first national bank incorporated in Washtenaw County;he and others organized the YpsilantiWoolen ManufacturingCompany, which later became the Ypsilanti Underwear Company; founderand president, PeninsularPaperCompany;railroadbuilder.Manxancestry.Died in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,December3, 1910 (age92 years, 171days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich. | | | Thomas Leavens Renton (b. 1844) — also known asThomas L. Renton — Born inEngland,March2, 1844.Wool merchant; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inBradford, 1883-1914.Burial location unknown. | | Robert Fleming Rich (1883-1968) — also known asRobert F. Rich — of Woolrich,ClintonCounty, Pa.Born in Woolrich,ClintonCounty, Pa.,June 23,1883.Republican. General manager and treasurer, WoolrichWoolenMills; president, StateBank ofAvis; director, secretary, treasurer, ChathamWaterCo.; director, treasurer, PierceManufacturingCo.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1924,1952,1956;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1930-43, 1945-51 (16th District1930-43, 15th District 1945-51).Methodist.Member,PhiKappa Psi;Freemasons.DiedApril28, 1968 (age84 years, 310days).Interment atWoolrichCemetery, Woolrich, Pa. | | Charles Addison Russell (1852-1902) — also known asCharles A. Russell — of Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,March 2,1852.Republican.Newspapereditor;woollen manufacturer; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1883; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Connecticut,1884;secretaryof state of Connecticut, 1885-87;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1887-1902; died inoffice 1902.Died in Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.,October23, 1902 (age50 years, 235days).Interment atHighStreet Cemetery, Dayville, Killingly, Conn. | | Parley Asa Russell (1838-1916) — also known asParley A. Russell — of Great Barrington,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Great Barrington,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,June 13,1838.Republican.Woollen manufacturer; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1896.Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary26, 1916 (age77 years, 258days).Interment atMahaiweCemetery, Great Barrington, Mass. | | Frederick Richard Sawday (b. 1849) — also known asFrederick R. Sawday — ofSanDiego County, Calif.; Ensenada,BajaCalifornia.Born in Sidmouth,England,July29, 1849.Naturalized U.S. citizen;sheepraiser;merchant;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inEnsenada, 1911-14; U.S. Consular Agent inEnsenada, as of 1916-17.Burial location unknown. | | Charles Henry Sawyer (1840-1908) — also known asCharles H. Sawyer — of Dover,StraffordCounty, N.H.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,March30, 1840.Republican. Superintendent, later president, SawyerWoolenMills; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1869-70, 1876-77;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire,1884;Governorof New Hampshire, 1887-89.DiedJanuary18, 1908 (age67 years, 294days).Burial location unknown. | | Sabin L. Sayles (1827-1891) — of Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Burrillville,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,1827.Republican.Woollen manufacturer; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Connecticut,1868,1872.Died in1891(ageabout64 years).Interment atHighStreet Cemetery, Dayville, Killingly, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Nicholas Sayles and Asenath (Cook) Sayles; fourth cousin onceremoved ofBenjaminEarl Bowen. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Winfield Aldrich Schuster (1906-1983) — also known asWinfield A. Schuster — of East Douglas, Douglas,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in East Douglas, Douglas,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,July 17,1906.Republican.Woollen manufacturer; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council 7th District, 1932-36; appointed 1932;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.Member,Elks;PhiGamma Delta.Died, ofleukemia,November,1983(age77years, 0 days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Douglas, Mass.  | Charles H. Silver (c.1886-1984) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inRomania,about 1886.Democrat. Vice-president, AmericanWoolens Company; president,Beth IsraelMedicalCenter, 1947-84 president, New York City Board of Education,1955-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1948,1952.Jewish.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August24, 1984 (ageabout 98years).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:New York Times, August 25, 1984 |
| | | Joseph Orvill Smith (b. 1843) — also known asJoseph O. Smith — ofChile.Born in Rhode Island,August12, 1843.Woollen manufacturer;railroadbuilder;flour millbusiness;miningbusiness; U.S. Consular Agent inTalcahuano, 1895-1918.Burial location unknown. | | 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 atMargaretChase Smith Library, Skowhegan, Maine. | | Victor Ira Spear (1852-1930) — also known asVictor I. Spear — of Braintree,OrangeCounty, Vt.Born in Braintree,OrangeCounty, Vt.,September20, 1852.Republican.Farmer;sheepbreeder;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Braintree, 1880; member ofVermontstate senate from Orange County, 1886; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Vermont,1896(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Died in Randolph,OrangeCounty, Vt.,July 13,1930 (age77 years, 296days).Interment atRandolphCenter Cemetery, Randolph Center, Randolph, Vt.  | Frederick Augustine Sterling (1876-1957) — also known asFrederick A. Sterling — of New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.; Texas.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,August13, 1876.Cattle ranchmanager;woollen manufacturer; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Minister toIreland, 1927-34;Bulgaria, 1933-36;Sweden, 1938-41.Died inWashington,D.C.,April21, 1957 (age80 years, 251days).Interment atSt. James Cemetery, Falls Church, Va. | | Ralph Smith Taintor (1811-1892) — also known asRalph S. Taintor — of Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,November13, 1811.Republican.Farmer;wool commission merchant; member ofConnecticutstate senate 9th District, 1857.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Grange.Died in Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.,October22, 1892 (age80 years, 344days).Interment atLinwoodCemetery, Colchester, Conn. | | Albert Edward Waite (1873-1937) — also known asAlbert E. Waite — of Rockville, Vernon,TollandCounty, Conn.Born in Rockville, Vernon,TollandCounty, Conn.,April 9,1873.Accountantfor awoolen mill;mayorof Rockville, Conn., 1930-33.Englishancestry.Died in Rockville, Vernon,TollandCounty, Conn.,1937(ageabout64 years).Interment atGroveHill Cemetery, Rockville, Vernon, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Waite and Eliza (Howell) Waite; married1910 toDorothea Marie Abbey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Herbert Edwin Walbridge (b. 1878) — also known asHerbert E. Walbridge — of Enfield,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in Massachusetts,September27, 1878.Republican.Wool percher;postmaster;member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives from Enfield; elected1938.Burial location unknown.  | William Henry Winn (1833-1884) — also known asWilliam H. Winn — of Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah.Born inLuzerneCounty, Pa.,June 30,1833.Sheepraiser;mayor ofLehi, Utah, 1869-75, 1877-79.Mormon.Died, fromappendicitis,in Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah,April26, 1884 (age50 years, 301days).Interment atLehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah.
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