Editing Uxbridge, Massachusetts (section)

== Notable people ==

{{See also|List of people from Uxbridge, Massachusetts}}
* [[Benjamin Adams (politician)|Benjamin Adams]], Congressman
* [[Willard Bartlett]], [[New York Court of Appeals|New York]] Chief Justice
* [[Franklin Bartlett]], Congressman
* [[Nicholas Baylies]] was born and raised in Uxbridge, and served as a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ullery |first=Jacob G. |date=1894 |title=Men of Vermont Illustrated |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Nvg_AAAAYAAJ |location=Brattleboro, VT |publisher=Transcript Publishing Company |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Nvg_AAAAYAAJ/page/n178 181] |ref={{sfnRef|''Men of Vermont Illustrated''}}}}</ref>
* [[Ezra T. Benson|Ezra ("T".) Taft Benson]], was an [[LDS Church]] [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Apostle]], [[Hawaii]] missionary, and [[Utah Territory|Utah]] legislator. Chandler Taft built the 1814 Rivulet Mill
* [[Alice Bridges]], won an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] bronze in [[1936 Summer Olympics|Berlin]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Town Honors 1936 Olympian |work=The Worcester Telegram and Gazette |author=Bonnie Adams |url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20081012/NEWS/810120372/-1/Uxbridge%26TEMPLATE%3DTOWNPORTAL%26WT_TOWN%3DUxbridge%26WT_CAME_FROM%3DMORE_NEWS%5C |date=October 12, 2008 |access-date=October 12, 2008 |archive-date=January 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104055646/http://www.telegram.com/article/20081012/NEWS/810120372/-1/Uxbridge%26TEMPLATE%3DTOWNPORTAL%26WT_TOWN%3DUxbridge%26WT_CAME_FROM%3DMORE_NEWS%5C |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Phineas Bruce]], Congressman
* [[Edward P. Bullard]], started [[Bullard Machine Tool Company|Bullard Machine tools]], whose designs enabled auto manufacturing and industry
*[[Tyler Burton]] was an NBA second round draft pick candidate in 2022 but withdraw to play for [[Villanova University]]. He was born in Uxbridge in 2000. 
* [[Effingham Capron]],<ref name="Effingham">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20120928/NEWS/109289652/1242/mobile%26TEMPLATE%3DMOBILE|title=An activist path: Mill owner founded Uxbridge anti-slavery society|author=Susan Spence|work=Worcester Telegram & Gazette|date=September 28, 2012|access-date=September 28, 2012|archive-date=February 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206213608/https://www.telegram.com/article/20120928/NEWS/109289652/1242/mobile%26TEMPLATE%3DMOBILE|url-status=live}}</ref> led Uxbridge as a center for pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities, and was a state and national anti-slavery leader, and an industrialist<ref name="Effingham" />
* [[Julius Angelo Carpenter]]. Born in Uxbridge, Angelo founded [[Carpentersville, Illinois]] and served in the [[Illinois House of Representatives]]
* [[Daniel Day (Manufacturer)|Daniel Day]], a Taft, started the third US woolen mill
* [[Tim Fortugno]], played for the [[California Angels]] and [[Chicago White Sox]]
* [[Albert Harkness]], Uxbridge High; academic latin scholar; published multiple works
* [[Kevin Kuros]]. Former State legislator, from Uxbridge. 
* [[Jacqueline Liebergott]], was president of [[Emerson College]]
* [[Arthur MacArthur Sr.]], was a Lt. Governor, Chief Justice and [[Douglas MacArthur]]'s grandfather
* [[Mike Mahoney (American football)]]. Former Head coach of [[Murray State University]]. Played for Southern Connecticut.
* [[Joshua Mason Macomber|Joshua Macomber]], Educator
* [[Richard T. Moore|Richard Moore]], recent Senate [[President Pro Tempore|President Pro Tem]] (MA), was a [[Federal Emergency Management Agency|FEMA]] executive, a past President of the [[National Conference of State Legislatures|Conference of State Legislatures]], and a principal architect of Massachusetts's landmark health care law<ref name="rock">{{cite news |title=The rock stars of universal coverage |work=The Boston Globe |url=http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2006/12/05/the_rock_stars_of_universal_coverage/ |access-date=September 23, 2007 |date=December 5, 2006 |first=Jeffrey |last=Krasner |archive-date=March 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303224732/http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2006/12/05/the_rock_stars_of_universal_coverage/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Richard">{{cite web |title=NCSL Executive Committee: Officers' Biographical Information |publisher=National Conference of State Legislatures |url=http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?TabId=18082#Moore |access-date=August 11, 2009 |archive-date=August 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808031233/http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?TabId=18082#Moore |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[William Augustus Mowry]], Educator 
* [[Jeannine Oppewall]], has four [[Academy Award]] nominations for best art direction
* [[Rev. Willard Preston, D.D.|Willard Preston]], the 4th [[University of Vermont]] President, published famous sermons while later serving the Independent [[Presbyterian Church]] of [[Savannah, GA|Savannah]], Georgia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uvm.edu/installation/?Page=preston.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615070758/http://www.uvm.edu/installation/?Page=preston.html|url-status=dead|title=University of Vermont, Office of the President; Rev. Willard Preston, DD, 1825–1826|archivedate=June 15, 2013|accessdate=August 8, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Seth Reed]], fought at [[Battle of Bunker Hill|Bunker Hill]], was instrumental in adding "[[E pluribus unum]]" to U.S. coins,<ref name="e pluribus">{{cite web |url=http://205.168.45.71/education/faq/coins/portraits.shtml |title=e pluribus unum FAQ #7 |publisher=www.treas.gov |access-date=September 29, 2007 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="rootsweb">{{cite web |title=Faces of Erie County, Seth and Hannah Reed |url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paerie/faces/SethReed-Faces.htm |publisher=rootsweb.com |access-date=December 23, 2008 |archive-date=July 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715141056/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paerie/faces/SethReed-Faces.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and was a founder of [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] and [[Geneva, New York]]<ref name="Seth" /><ref name="e pluribus" />
* [[Joseph Read]] was a Colonel in the American Revolutionary War. 
* [[Brian Skerry]], is a ''[[National Geographic Magazine|National Geographic]]'' photojournalist, protecting global sea life<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ted.com/talks/brian_skerry_reveals_ocean_s_glory_and_horror.html|title=Skerry's TED talk|website=www.ted.com|accessdate=August 8, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Edward Sullivan (US Marine)|Edward Sullivan]], won a [[Medal of Honor|Congressional Medal of Honor]] in the [[Spanish–American War]]
* [[Robert Taft Sr.|Robert Taft I]], was patriarch to the [[Taft family]] political dynasty
* [[Robert Taft, 2nd]], was a [[board of selectmen|Selectman]]<ref name="Washington" />
* [[Josiah Taft]], wealthy landowner, husband of Lydia Taft
* [[Lydia Taft|Lydia (Chapin) Taft]], first woman to vote in America<ref name="Washington" />
* [[Bezaleel Taft Sr.]], served as an [[American Revolution]] Captain, state representative and state senator
* [[Bezaleel Taft Jr.]], state representative and state Senator. Owned historic [[Elmshade]] [[Taft Family]] homestead 
* [[Samuel Taft]], hosted [[George Washington]] https://www.evdtechnology.com/ on his post-inaugural tour<ref name="Washington" />
* [[Luke Taft]], built two water powered [[textile mill]]s
* [[Moses Taft]], built [[Stanley Woolen Mill]] and implicated in the [[Boston Molasses Disaster]]
* [[Peter Rawson Taft I]], was the grandfather of [[William Howard Taft]]
* [[Nathan Webb (minister)|Nathan Webb]], First called minister at new [[Congregational church|Congregational Church]], first mentioned in [[Great Awakening]] period, was [[John Adams]]‘ uncle
* [[Arthur K. Wheelock Jr.]], was curator of Northern [[Baroque]] Art at the [[National Gallery of Art]] from 1975 to his retirement in 2018<ref name="curator">{{cite web |title=Biographical overview: Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. |url=http://www.nga.gov/press/exh/168/bio.shtm |publisher=National Gallery of Art |access-date=December 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115055014/http://www.nga.gov/press/exh/168/bio.shtm |archive-date=January 15, 2009  }}</ref>
* [[Leonard White (physician)]] Early Uxbridge physician and health officer who was involved in the study of mosquitoes and malaria. 
* [[Paul C. Whitin]], founded the [[Whitin Machine Works]]; transformed cotton machine manufacturing
* [[Samuel Willard (physician)]]. Early Uxbridge physician who was a pioneer in mental health treatment. 
* [[Charles Vacanti]], Anasthesiologist; Tissue engineering; Stem Cells; Known for the Vacanti Mouse