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The following is a list of notable people from Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. These individuals were born in Taunton, were long-time residents of the city, or were buried within the city limits. *Bagni, Adam (1984–) – sportscaster *Babbitt, Isaac (1799–1862) – inventor, manufactured the first tableware made of Britannia metal; made the first brass cannon cast in the U.S.; patented the Babbitt metal * Burt, Jeffery R. - artist, tattoo machine fabricator, derma-graphic engineer *Chamberlain, Joseph C. (1896 - 1965) — mayor of Taunton, 1954-1960 *Christian, Mary (1889–2003)- recognized as oldest living American, born in Taunton *Cobb, David (1748–1830) – State court judge in Massachusetts, 1784; member of Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1789; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1793–1795; member of Massachusetts Senate, 1802; lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, 1809–1810 *Couch, Darius N. (1822–1897) – a U.S. Army officer, naturalist, and an Union army general in the American Civil War *Crocker, Samuel Leonard (1804–1883) – politician; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1853–1855 *Crowley, Charles () City Councilor (1988–2007) Mayor of Taunton (2007–2012)local historian and author, TV producer & host of Olde Tyme Taunton *Cutter, Stephanie (1968–present) - Deputy Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama *DeCosta, Eric – director of player personnel for the Baltimore Ravens (2003-''present'') *Fitzgerald, John E. — politician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940; still living as of 1940. *Flood, Joseph E. (1916-1991) Mayor of Taunton, 1970–72; City Assessor 1941-1969 *Foster, William Z (1881–1961) – American Communist Party's presidential candidate in 1924, 1928, and 1932; also, party chairman from 1945 to 1956 *Gifford, Alan (1911–1989) – actor *Hodges, James Leonard (1790–1846) – politician; member of Massachusetts General Court; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1827–1833 *Jackson, James Frederick (1851–1937) – Lawyer; mayor of Fall River, 1890–1891; Congregationalist; member of the American Bar Association *Kamin, Leon J. (1927–) – psychologist, co-authored the book ''Not in Our Genes'' (1974) *Knowles, William S. (1917–) – chemist, a 2001 Nobel Prize laureate winner in Chemistry for his and his colleagues work on chirally catalysed hydrogenation reactions *Laffoley, Steven (1965–) – Author of seven books, including the award-winning ''Shadowboxing: the Rise and Fall of George Dixon'' (2012) *Leach, Robert Milton (1879–1952) — politician; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1924–1925; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928 *Lorimer, Elsa (1891–1967) – film actress *Lovering, William Croad (1835–1910) – politician; Member of Massachusetts Senate, 1874–1875; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1880; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1897–1910 (12th District 1897–1903, 14th District 1903–1910); died in office 1910 *Mackendrick, Paul (Lachlan) (1914–1998) – author, author of archaeological books, such as The Mute Stones Speak (1960), The Greek Stones Speak (1962), Roman France (1972), The Dacian Stones Speak (1975), The North African Stones Speak (1980), & etc. *Edward L. McGuire, Jr. (1914-1983) - decorated bomber pilot in World War II, businessman and politician in Shreveport, Louisiana, born in Taunton. *Mason, William (1808–1883) – engine builder; machinist; manufacturer of locomotives and cotton machinery; pioneer in the building of locomotives; patented the "self-acting mule" and the "Mason's Self-acting Mule," founder of the Mason Machine Works in 1873. Built engine that carried Abraham Lincoln to his Illinois grave *McCaffrey, Barry (1942–) – military officer, politician, youngest 4-star general in the army at any time, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) under President Bill Clinton (1996–2001), Drug Czar *Catherine Anna McKenna (b. 1875) – lawyer; first woman admitted to practice law in California *Morse, Rachel (N/A-N/A) – politician; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1940; presumed deceased. *Morton, Marcus (1784–1864) – lawyer, jurist, politician, U.S. House member (Massachusetts), Governor of Massachusetts (two terms) *Murphy, Joseph P. (N/A-N/A) — politician; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936; presumed deceased. *Murphy, Mary I. (N/A-N/A) — politician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1944; still living as of 1944. *Nunes, Robert G. – Mayor of Taunton (longest-serving), Director of Municipal Affairs (Commonwealth of Massachusetts) *O'Brien, Gordon (c. 1947-N/A) – career criminal; associate of the Providence-based Patriacra crime family and involved in the failed kidnapping of bookmaker Blaise Marfeo in 1990. *O'Connor, Basil *January 8, 1892; lawyer and aide of Franklin D. Roosevelt, died in 1972, President of the American Red Cross Chairman of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement *O'Hearn, John E. (N/A-N/A) – politician; Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928; presumed deceased. *Eileen M. Orsi-Stanger (1925-1991) Notable Harvard graduate and General Electric Executive *Pacheco, Marc R. (N/A-N/A) — politician; presidential elector for Massachusetts, 1996; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000, 2004; still living as of 2004. *Padelford, Seth (1807–1878) – politician; lieutenant governor of Rhode Island, 1863–1865; presidential elector for Rhode Island, 1868; governor of Rhode Island, 1869–1873 *Paine, Robert Treat (1731–1814) – politician; a Supreme Court Judge of Massachusetts (1796–1804); a signer of the Declaration of Independence *Parker, John F. (N/A-N/A) — Mayor of Taunton, 1953; still living as of 1953. *Pedro, Nicholas – Contestant on Season 6 of American Idol. *Poole, Arthur E. (N/A-N/A) — Mayor of Taunton, 1937; presumed deceased. *Poole, Elizabeth (N/A-May 21, 1664) – English woman, Puritan, foundress of the present-day city of Taunton, and the first woman to have founded a town in the Americas in 1637 *Poole, (Captain) William – English Captain, acted as senior officer of the fleet, served in the Restoration navy; commanded the English war ships ''Charity'' (1661), ''Advice'' (1663), ''St. George'' (1665), ''Mary'' (1666), ''Crown'' (1667), ''Jersey'' (1669), ''Plymouth'' (1672), ''Leopard'' (1676), ''Happy Return'' (1678), ''Samuel and Mary'' (1685) *Reardon, John "Beans" (1897–1984) – film actor, Major League Baseball umpire, officiated in five World Series games *Rosa, Manuel C. (1898-N/A) – U.S. Patent lawyer, former U.S. Department of Commerce patent law attorney and developed a classification of organic compounds still presently used *Sullivan, Shevonne, television personality on TMZ, graduated Taunton High School in 2002. *Waterman, Sterry Robinson (1901–1984) – Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1955–1970; Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society *Welch, John E. – politician; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932; presumed deceased. *Wert, Richard De (1931–1951) – soldier (Korean War), Medal of Honor recipient; a guided missile frigate, the USS De Wert was officially named in the honor of his extraordinary heroics *Williams, Henry (1805–1887) — politician; member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1839–1841, 1843–1845 (10th District 1839–1841, 9th District 1843–1845) *Williams, Louise M. (N/A-N/A) — politician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928 (alternate), 1944; member of Republican National Committee from Massachusetts, 1940; presumed deceased. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of people from Taunton, Massachusetts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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