Person:Chester Claff (1)

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Chester Eliot Claff
b.12 Nov 1900 Randolph, MA
d.19 Jun 1972 Sarasota, FL
Parents and Siblings
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m. 3 Jul 1893
  1. Clarence Lloyd Claff1895 - 1974
  2. Chester Eliot Claff1900 - 1972
  3. Leslie Claff1904 - 1973
  4. Warren Leonard Claff1911 - 1997
Spouse and Children
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m. 27 Dec 1921
  1. Edna Mary Claff1923 - 1924
  2. Patricia Anne Claff1925 - 1989
  3. Chester Eliot Claff, Jr.1928 - 2012
Spouse and Children
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m. 1935
  1. Carol Hudson Claff1942 - 1975
Spouse and Children
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m. 17 May 1972
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Facts and Events
Name Chester Eliot Claff
Gender Male
Birth? 12 Nov 1900 Randolph, MA
Marriage 27 Dec 1921 New York, NYto Ruth Edna Wallace
Marriage 1935 New York, NYto Hazel Carolyn Hudson
Marriage 17 May 1972 Sarasota, Florida, United Statesto Mary Louise Bellmore
Occupation? Businessman
Death? 19 Jun 1972 Sarasota, FL
Burial? Randolph, MA

Chester was Vice President for Sales for M. B. Claff & Sons all his life. In his youth his father turned him out to earn his own living after graduation from Bowdoin, where he majored in foreign languages. He sold vacuum cleaners and radios and met Ruth Wallace while doing so in Newark, NJ. After marriage he took his interest in radio to Augusta, ME, where Patricia was born. Chester loved new cars, dogs, electronics, and gracious living. After divorcing Ruth and marrying Hazel in the mid-1930s, in later years he was District Governor of Rotary, District 795 1960-61, initiating the Rotary's "Million Dollar Meal", built a house on Wings Neck, Cape Cod, and wintered in Sarasota, FL. He sold his home at 333 West Street, Randolph, MA, in 1971, and moved permanently to Florida.

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