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• Allen, Charles  b. August 9, 1797  d. August 6, 1869
  US Congressman. Represented Massachusetts' 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1849 to 1853.
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
  Plot: Section 16 along South Boundary Ave.
  GPS coordinates: 42.2790985, -71.8028183 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Allen, Joseph  b. September 2, 1749  d. September 2, 1827
  US Congressman. He was elected as a Federalist to the Eleventh Congress, representing Massachusett's 10th district, and served from October 1810 to March 1811. A nephew of statesman Samuel Adams, he was born in Boston and graduated from Harvard in 1774. Two years later he settled in Worcester and was its County Clerk from 1776 to 1810. As a delegate to the Massachusetts State Constitutional Convention in 1788, Adams defended freedom of speech with a statement that is still quoted today:...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Baldwin, John Denison    b. September 28, 1809  d. July 8, 1883
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1863 to 1869. Also served as a Member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives from 1847 to 1852, and Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Massachusetts in 1860. (Bio by: K)
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Bancroft, George    b. October 3, 1800  d. January 17, 1891
  Historian, Statesman. Often called the father of American history, he is best known for his historical series "History of the United States."
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Bigelow, Abijah    b. 1775  d. 1860
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 11th District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1810 to 1815. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Bullock, Alexander Hamilton   b. March 6, 1816  d. January 17, 1882
  Massachusetts Governor. A Harvard graduate and Worcester attorney, Bullock was a newspaper editor in the 1840s before serving in the Massachusetts State Senate. He also served a Mayor of Worcester, and Speaker of the State House of Represenatives during the Civil War. He was elected to three one-year terms as governor, serving from 1866 to 1869. During his tenure, Bullock made great strides in eliminating the commonwealth's war debts and obligations. (Bio by: Thomas J Fraser)
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Davis, Hasbrouck [cenotaph]  b. April 23, 1827  d. October 19, 1870
  Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A Christian minister and lawyer prior to the war, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel of the 12th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry in February 1862. He participated in the September 1862 Battle of Harpers Ferry, where he helped the unit escape without losing a single man, despite being surrounded. On February 5, 1864, he was promoted to Colonel. Throughout the rest of the war, he held various commands, including the 2nd and 3rd Brigade Cavalry...[Read More] (Bio by: Eric B Stone)
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
  Plot: Section 30, Lot 523 1/2
   
• Davis, John    b. January 13, 1787  d. April 19, 1854
  US Congressman, US Senator, Massachusetts Governor. He was elected to represent Massachusetts' 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1825 to 1834. He served as Governor of Massachusetts from 1834 to 1835, and 1841 to 1843, and was elected as a Senator from Massachusetts on the United States Senate, serving from 1835 to 1841, and 1845 to 1853. (Bio by: K)
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Forbes, Esther   b. June 28, 1891  d. August 12, 1967
  Author. Best known as a writer of Colonial America including biographies. Altogether she wrote 11 books on the subject. Her books include "Paul Revere And The World He Lived In" (1942) and "Johnny Tremain" (1943). In 1942 Forbes won the Pulitzer History Prize for Revere, at the ceremony Forbes took the podium and said a few lines from the book: "While waiting to start his famous ride, he realized that he'd forgotten his spurs, sent his dog home with a note asking that they be brought to him."...[Read More]
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Higgins, John Woodman  b. September 1, 1874  d. October 19, 1961
  John Woodman Higgins was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 1, 1874. he was the son of Milton prince and katharine Elizabeth (chapin) Higgins. Except for one year in Atlanta, John Higgins was schooled in Worcester. He was poor in spelling and languages but shared his father's natural talent and interest in mathamatics and mechanics. He also possessed a fascination with metalworking and spent many hours observing blacksmiths, farmers and factory workers at work. Like many of his...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Cummings)
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Hoar, Rockwood    b. August 24, 1855  d. November 1, 1906
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1905 until his death in 1906.
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Leonard, Samuel Haven    b. July 10, 1825  d. December 27, 1902
  Civil War Union Army Officer. Served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 13th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
  Plot: Section 14, Lot 1
   
• Lincoln Jr., Levi    b. October 25, 1782  d. May 29, 1868
  US Congressman, Massachusetts Governor. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1834 to 1841. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Senate from 1812 to 1813, and 1844 to 1845, Member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives from 1814 to 1822, Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives in 1822, Delegate to the Massachusetts State Constitutional Convention in 1820, Lieutenant Governor of...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Lincoln, Levi    b. May 15, 1749  d. April 14, 1820
  US Congressman, Continental Congressman, Massachusetts Governor. Elected to represent Massachusetts' as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1800 to 1801. Also served as a State Court Judge in 1775, Delegate to the Massachusetts State Constitutional Convention in 1779, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts in 1781, Member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives in 1796, Member of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1797, United States...[Read More]
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Lincoln, William Sever    b. November 22, 1811  d. November 8, 1889
  Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was a successful lawyer when he was appointed a Lieutenant Colonel in the 34th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. After various duties in Washington D.C. , the 34th Massachusetts proceeded direct to Virginia where he led the regiment in actions at Harper's Ferry in July, 1863. During the Shenandoah Valley Campaign in May 1864, he was wounded and captured by the Confederates. After his prisoner exchange, he rejoined the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
  Plot: Section 42, Lot 747
   
• Rice, William Whitney    b. March 7, 1826  d. February 1, 1896
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 9th and 10th Districts in the United states House of Representatives, serving from 1877 to 1887. Also served as a State Court Judge in 1858, Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1860, and Member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives in 1875. (Bio by: K)
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Stobbs, George Russell    b. February 7, 1877  d. December 23, 1966
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1925 to 1931. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Thayer, John Randolph    b. March 9, 1845  d. 1916
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1899 to 1905. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives from 1880 to 1881, and Member of the Massachusetts State Senate from 1890 to 1891. (Bio by: K)
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Thomas, Isaiah    b. January 30, 1745  d. April 4, 1831
  American printer and press historian. he was instrumental in making the press an instrument of public opinion in the United States.
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Twichell, Ginery    b. 1811  d. 1883
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1867 to 1873. (Bio by: K)
  Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
   

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