WILLIAM ALEXANDER GASTON

Gaston, William Alexander (1859-1927) — also known as William A. Gaston — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 1, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1902, 1903, 1926; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1922; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Episcopalian. Died in Barre, Worcester County, Mass., July 17, 1927. Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
Son of William Gaston (1820-1894) and Louisa Augusta (Beecher) Gaston
Spouse: May Davidson Lockwood
Born: 25 Nov 1865 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Marriage: 4 Sep 1892 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Ruth Gaston F 9 Nov 1894 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
William Gaston M 12 Nov 1896 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
John Gaston M 10 Dec 1898 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Hope Gaston F 23 Jun 1901 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Sources:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
U.S. Federal Census
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell