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• Bangs, Isaac Sparrow    b. March 17, 1831  d. May 30, 1903
  Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served in the Union Army first as Captain of Company A, 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry, then as Lieutenant Colonel of the 81st United States Colored Troops. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on Marcg 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services at the siege of Port Hudson, La." After the war he served as the Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1882. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
  Plot: Lot 233, Pine Grove Avenue, Milliken Vault
   
• Clauson, Clinton A.    b. March 28, 1895  d. December 30, 1959
  Maine Governor. A practicing chiropractor, he was elected Governor in 1958 and and died in office after serving less than one year. Officially served as Governor of Maine from January 1 to December 30, 1959.
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
   
• Haskell, Frank W.   b. 1843  d. October 9, 1903
  Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant Major in the Union Army in the 3d Maine Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on June 1, 1862 at Fair Oaks, Virginia. His citation reads "Assumed command of a portion of the left wing of his regiment, all the company officers present having been killed or disabled, led it gallantly across a stream and contributed most effectively to the success of the action." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
   
• Heath, Francis Edward    b. February 28, 1838  d. December 20, 1897
  Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He began his service in the Union Army on June 4, 1861 when he was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in Company H, 3rd Maine Volunteer Infantry. Promoted to Captain and commander of the company on September 12, 1861, he led his men through the Spring 1862 Peninsular Campaign in Virginia. He was then tabbed to be the Lieutenant Colonel of the newly raised 19th Maine Volunteer Infantry, being commissioned on August 26, 1862. He was raised to Colonel and...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
   
• Johnson, Charles Fletcher   b. February 14, 1859  d. February 15, 1930
  US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Maine from 1911 to 1917. Also served as a Democratic Candidate for Governor of Maine in 1892, and 1894, Mayor of Waterville, Maine, in 1893, Member of Maine State House of Representatives from 1905 to 1907, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine in 1916, and Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st District from 1917 to 1929. (Bio by: K)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
   
• Moor, Wyman Bradbury Seavy   b. November 11, 1811  d. March 10, 1869
  US Senator. A lawyer, he was serving as Attorney General for the state of Maine when he was appointed as a Democratic Senator to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Fairfield. He served from January 5 to June 7, 1848, and was succeeded by future United States Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, who had been elected to the seat in a special election.
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
   
• Morse, Harold Marston    b. March 24, 1892  d. June 22, 1977
  Mathematician. Morse is best known for his work in the advancement of topology and calculus. From 1935 to 1977 he taught at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University. (Bio by: K)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
   
• Nelson, John Edward  b. July 12, 1874  d. April 11, 1955
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1922 to 1933. He was defeated as Republican in 1932. (Bio by: K)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
   
• Rice, Thomas    b. March 30, 1768  d. 1854
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusett's 5th and 18th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1815 to 1819. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
   

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