Abbott, Emma b. December 9, 1850 d. January 5, 1891 Opera Singer. As a young girl she performed signing and playing guitar for audiences. After studying in New York City, New York, she made her stage debut there in 1871. Traveling to Paris, France, she further studied there, and was awarded a contract with England's Royal Opera company, with whom she made an appearance as 'Marie' in "Daughter of the Regiment" at Convent Garden. Permanently returning to the United States in 1876, she formed the Abbott English Opera Company, which was managed by...[Read More] (Bio by: Laurie) Oak Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Davis, Timothy b. 1821 d. 1888 US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1855 to 1859. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature. Oak Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Lane, Fitz Henry b. December 19, 1804 d. August 14, 1865 Artist. Also known as Fitz Hugh Lane, he was a maritime painter who pioneered the luminist style, so called because his paintings celebrated the transcendence of light in ordinary scenes. He was a wealthy painter of seascapes, harbor scenes and ship portraits, for which he was commissioned by their owners. But he was first recognized nationally in the early 20th century when Luminism became a recognized art style. He was born Nathaniel Rogers Lane, but in 1831 he petitioned the Commonwealth of...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob on Gallows Hill) Oak Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Plot: Stevens family plot
Thompson, Charles P. b. July 30, 1827 d. January 19, 1894 US Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1854 and opened practice in Gloucester, Massachusetts. From 1855 to 1857, he was a United States assistant district attorney. He was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1871 and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1872. In 1875, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress, serving until 1877. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law and was city solicitor of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Oak Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Twachtman, John Henry b. August 4, 1853 d. August 8, 1902 Artist. American Impressionist landscape painter. He was a protege of Frank Duveneck, a friend and teacher, who in 1875 invited the young artist to accompany him to Munich. There Twachtman adopted the characteristic dark palette and rapid open brushwork of his Munich colleagues. After refining his painting skills on a trip to Venice in 1877, he returned to the United States and developed a forceful, realist manner, capturing the energy of urban life in Cincinnati and New York. Twachtman...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob on Gallows Hill) Oak Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
b. December 9, 1850 d. January 5, 1891
