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• Baylies, Francis  b. October 16, 1783  d. October 28, 1852
  US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1810, commenced law practice in Taunton, Massachusetts and was the Bristol County register of probate, 1812 to 1820. In 1821, he was elected as a Federalist to the Seventeenth Congress, as a Jackson Federalist to the Eighteenth Congress and as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress, serving until 1827. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he served as a member of the State House of Representatives, 1827 to 1832 and in 1835. US Congressman...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Plain Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Cobb, David  b. March 14, 1748  d. April 17, 1830
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1793 to 1795. Also served as a State Court Judge in 1784, Member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives in 1789, Member of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1802, and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1809.
  Plain Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Conaty, Rev. Thomas James [cenotaph]    b. August 1, 1847  d. September 18, 1915
  Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles.
  Saint Francis Old Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Couch, Darius Nash    b. July 23, 1822  d. February 12, 1897
  Civil War Union Major General. He commanded the Army of the Potomac's II Corps in the Battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
  Plot: Lot 571
   
• Crocker, Samuel Leonard    b. March 31, 1804  d. February 10, 1883
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1855.
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Frazier, Francis Michael  b. November 3, 1936  d. October 23, 2009
  Broadway Producer. Born Francis Michael Frazier, son of Francis Lewis Frazier & Rita C. McManus. Graduate of Boston College. First Lieutenant, US Army. His greatest success was "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music," which ran for 333 performances in 1981 and 1982 before touring in the US and London. He also produced "The Women" (1973), "Noël Coward in Two Keys" (1974), "Hide and Seek" (1980), "Herman Van Veen" (1982), "End of the World" (1984), "Grind" (1985), "Mail" (1988) and "3 From Brooklyn"...[Read More] (Bio by: Patricia (Rickerl) Reed)
  Saint Francis Old Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
  Plot: Frazier Family Plot
   
• Hodges, James Leonard  b. 1790  d. 1846
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts 12th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1827 to 1833. Also served as a Member of the Masachusetts State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
  Plain Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Lovering, William Croad    b. February 25, 1835  d. February 4, 1910
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts's 12th and 14th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1897 until his death in 1910. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Senate from 1874 to 1875, and Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Massachusetts in 1880.
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Luther, James Hezikiah   b. January 24, 1841  d. March 3, 1916
  Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company D, 7th Massachusetts Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 3, 1863 at Fredericksburg, Virginia. His citation reads "Among the first to jump into the enemy's rifle pits, he himself captured and brought out three prisoners." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
  Westville Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Maxham, Lowell Mason   b. December 6, 1841  d. February 13, 1931
  Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company F, 7th Massachusetts Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 3, 1863 at Fredericksburg, Virginia. His citation reads "Though severely wounded and in the face of a deadly fire from the enemy at short-range, he rushed bravely forward and was among the first to enter the enemy's works on the crest of Marye's Heights and helped to plant his regimental colors there." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
  Mayflower Hill Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
  Plot: Section 14, Lot 32
   
• Morton, Marcus    b. February 19, 1784  d. February 6, 1864
  US Congressman, Massachusetts Governor. Elected to represent Massachusetts's 10th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1817 to 1821. Also served as Governor of Massachusetts in 1825, 1840 to 1841, and 1843 to 1844, and State Court Judge.
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Williams, Henry  b. November 30, 1805  d. May 8, 1887
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts's 9th and 10th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1839 to 1841, and 1843 to 1845. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
   

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