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Beedy, Carroll Lynwood b. August 3, 1880 d. August 30, 1947
US Congressman. Represented Maine's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1921 to 1935. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Belcher, Hiram b. 1790 d. 1857
US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1847 to 1849. Also served as a Member of the Maine State House of Representatives (Bio by: K)
Center Meeting House Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Benson, Samuel Page b. November 28, 1804 d. August 12, 1876
US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1857.
Maple Cemetery, Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Berg, George Francis b. December 2, 1868 d. November 27, 1945
Spanish-American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in United States Army during the War with Spain as a Private in Company C, 17th United States Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at El Caney, Cuba, on July 1, 1898. His citation reads " "Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and while under heavy fire of the enemy." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Berry, Hiram Gregory b. August 27, 1824 d. May 3, 1863
Civil War Union Major General. Killed in Action at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia. Entered war as Colonel of the 4th Maine Volunteer Infantry, and was with the regiment at the Battle of First Bull Run, Virginia. Promoted to Brigadier General, US Volunteers and commanded a brigade in the Army of the Potomac during the Peninsular Campaign and the Battle of Fredericksburg. Promoted to Major General, US Volunteers on November 29, 1862. Commanded the Second Division in the III Corps at...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Achorn Cemetery, Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA
Plot: Section A, Avenue 2, Lot 201
Bisbee Jr., Horatio b. May 1, 1839 d. March 27, 1916
Civil War Union Army Officer, US Congressman. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 9th Maine Volunteer Infantry. He was elected to represent Florida's 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1877 to 1879, 1881, and 1882 to 1885.
Greenwood Cemetery, Dixfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Bissonnette, Delphia Louis 'Del' b. September 6, 1899 d. June 9, 1972
Major League Baseball Player. He showed early talent on the diamond, playing at Kents Hill School and then at Westbrook Seminary. In the Portland Telegram semi-pro League he batted .600 and was selected to an all star team which played the Boston Red Sox in an exhibition game in Portland, Maine. Bissonnette's pitching kept the Maine team ahead for eight innings until a Babe Ruth homer gave the Sox a one-run victory. The game was a total humiliation for the professional ball players. Bissonnette...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert G. Fuller, Jr.)
Glenside Cemetery, Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Blaine, James Gillespie b. January 31, 1830 d. January 27, 1893
US Congressman, US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Born in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania, he was raised in the western part of the state and was schooled at Washington College. After graduation, he taught school and attended law school; entering the newspaper business in Maine, he edited the Kennebec Journal in 1854 and established himself as a political power. Through his newspaper he successfully urged Maine voters to abandon the Whigs and adopt the infant Republican party, for...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Blaine Memorial Park, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Bodwell, Joseph Robinson b. June 18, 1818 d. December 15, 1887
Maine Governor. Served as the Governor of Maine in 1887. Also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Maine in 1880, and 1884. (Bio by: K)
Hallowell Village Cemetery, Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Boutelle, Charles Addison b. February 9, 1839 d. May 21, 1901
US Congressman. He served as an officer in the Union Navy during the Civil War, being mustered in as a acting Master on April 5, 1862. Promoted to Lieutenant on May 24, 1864, he participated in the capture of Mobile Bay, Alabama, and commanding Union Naval forces in Mississippi Sound before being honorably discharged on January 11, 1866. He was elected as a Republican Representative from Maine to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1883 to 1901. He was first an At-Large...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
Plot: Corporation Grounds, Lot 1114
Bowman, Edward R. b. 1826 d. 1898
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War as a Quartermaster on board the "USS Ticonderoga". He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery in the January 13 to 15, 1865 Union Army-Navy assault and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina. His citation reads "Despite severe wounds sustained during the action Bowman displayed outstanding courage in the performance of duty as his ship maintained its well-placed fire upon the batteries on shore, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Hillside Cemetery, Eastport, Washington County, Maine, USA
Bowman, Thomas b. May 25, 1848 d. December 1, 1917
US Congressman. Elected to represent Iowa's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1891 to 1893. Also served as the Mayor of Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1882. (Bio by: K)
Pine Grove Cemetery, Dresden Mills, Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Bradbury, George b. 1770 d. 1823
US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts's 15th District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1813 to 1817. Also served as a Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Bradbury, James Ware b. June 10, 1802 d. January 6, 1901
Founder of the first normal school in New England, at Effingham, New Hampshire, 1829; United States Senator from Maine, 1847-1853; president of the Maine Historical Society, 1867-1887.
Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Brady, Alfred James b. October 25, 1910 d. October 12, 1937
Criminal. He achieved "Public Enemy Number #1" status by the Federal Bureau of Investigations during the 1930s. He wwas shot and killed in Bangor, Maine by FBI agents while he was buying ammunition, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in an unmarked grave when his body went unclaimed. His grave is now marked.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
Plot: Public Grounds, Lot 2119
Brann, Louis Jefferson b. July 6, 1876 d. February 3, 1948
Maine Governor. He was admitted to the bar in 1902 and established a law practice in Lewiston, Maine. From 1909 to 1913, he served as a Municipal Court judge and as the Mayor of Lewiston, 1915 to 1916 and 1922 to 1924. In 1932, he was elected as a Democrat the fifty-sixth Governor of Maine and served until 1937. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Brennan, James Donald b. December 2, 1903 d. April 26, 1953
Professional Baseball Player. He played in the Major Leagues for 6 seasons as a right-handed pitcher with the New York Yankees, the Cincinnati Reds, and the New York Giants. A graduate of Georgetown University, he signed on to play with the New York Yankees and made his Major League debut on April 16, 1933 when he was 29 years old and was known as "Don." He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds the following year and spent most of his career playing for the Reds as a relief pitcher. He did make 26...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Manchester, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Brewster, John b. May 31, 1766 d. August 13, 1854
Artist. Born deaf, he was one of eight children of Dr. John Brewster and Mary Durkee Brewster of Hampton, Connecticut. He was apparently taught at an early age to communicate through signs and symbols. He received instruction in painting from the Reverend Joseph Steward and in the 1790s, Brewster traveled through the American Northeast in search of portrait commissions, and worked successfully as an itinerant portrait painter. Advertisements placed by him in contemporary newspapers set his fees...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
South Buxton Cemetery, Buxton, York County, Maine, USA
Plot: Near the rail at the back of the old part of the cemetery
Brewster, Ralph Owen b. February 22, 1888 d. December 25, 1961
US Congressman, US Senator, Maine Governor. He served as Governor of Maine from 1925 to 1929. He was elected as a Republican to represent Maine's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1935 to 1941. Finally, he was elected as a Republican Senator from Maine to the United States Senate, serving from 1941 to 1952.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
Brooks, Noah b. October 24, 1830 d. August 16, 1903
Journalist, Editor, Author. A close friend of Abraham Lincoln. He was born and raised in Castine, Hancock County, Maine. By his own account, his childhood was a happy one. At age 17, he left Castine for Boston to further his education. At age 20, he was working for a Boston newspaper and had essays and sketches published. In 1856, he married Caroline Augusta Fellows of Salem, Massachusetts. They settled in Dixon, Illinois. That summer, he met Abraham Lincoln at a political rally in Ogle County...[Read More] (Bio by: Cindy K. Coffin)
Castine Cemetery, Castine, Hancock County, Maine, USA

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