Cheshire County
New Hampshire
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Cheshire County
New Hampshire
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Cheshire County
Index to Locations
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Nahum Parker (1760-1839) —
of Fitzwilliam, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Shrewsbury, Worcester
County, Mass., March 4,
1760.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1794-1804, 1806-07;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1804-05; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1807-10; common pleas court judge in
New Hampshire, 1807-13; circuit justice in New Hampshire, 1813-16;
Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1828;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1828-29.
Died in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire
County, N.H., November
12, 1839 (age 79 years, 253
days).
Interment at Town Cemetery.
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Bernard Forrest Bemis (1868-1956) —
also known as Bernard F. Bemis —
of Harrisville, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Chesham, Harrisville, Cheshire
County, N.H., December
28, 1868.
Son of Samuel Dana Bemis (1833-1918) and Calista Mary (Russell) Bemis
(1841-1918).
Democrat. Candidate for New
Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1916.
Died in 1956
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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William Haile (1807-1876) —
of Hinsdale, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born May 22,
1807.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1854-56; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1857-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1860.
Died July 22,
1876 (age 69 years, 61
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Alfred Beard Kittredge (1861-1911) —
also known as A. B. Kittredge —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Nelson, Cheshire
County, N.H., March 28,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 9th District, 1889-92; member of Republican
National Committee from South Dakota, 1892-96; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1901-09.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., May 4,
1911 (age 50 years, 37
days).
Interment at Conant Cemetery.
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John Felt (1798-1887) —
of Jaffrey, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Packersfield (now Nelson), Cheshire
County, N.H., September
22, 1798.
Son of Joseph Felt (1757-1842) and Elizabeth (Spafford) Felt.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives.
Died in Jaffrey, Cheshire
County, N.H., May 23,
1887 (age 88 years, 243
days).
Interment at Cutters Cemetery.
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Philip H. Faulkner (1883-1959) —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., May 30,
1883.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1916.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., May 30,
1959 (age 76 years, 0
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Samuel Whitney Hale (1823-1891) —
also known as Samuel W. Hale —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., April 2,
1823.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1869-71; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1880;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1883-85.
Died October
16, 1891 (age 68 years, 197
days).
Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Sheldon Livermore Barker (1900-1986) —
also known as Sheldon L. Barker —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.; Nelson, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., 1900.
Cheshire
County Commissioner; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Nelson,
1948.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., 1986
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Samuel Dinsmoor (1766-1835) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Windham, Rockingham
County, N.H., July 1,
1766.
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1811-13; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1821; state court judge in New
Hampshire, 1823-31; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1831-34.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., March 15,
1835 (age 68 years, 257
days).
Interment at Washington Street Cemetery.
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Peleg Sprague (1756-1800) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Massachusetts, 1756.
Member of New Hampshire state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1797-99.
Died in 1800
(age about
44 years).
Interment at Washington Street Cemetery.
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John True Abbott (1850-1914) —
also known as John T. Abbott —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in 1850.
Son of Stephen G. Abbott and Sarah Burbank (Cheney) Abbott.
Lawyer;
law partner of Charles
H. Hersey; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1889-93; probate judge in New Hampshire, 1894-99.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., March 8,
1914 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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James Wilson (1797-1881) —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March 18,
1797.
Son of James
Wilson (1766-1839).
Whig. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1825-37, 1840, 1846,
1871-72; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1835, 1838; delegate to Whig National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1839 (Convention Vice-President; member,
Committee on Permanent Organization; member, Balloting Committee;
member, Committee to Notify Nominees); Surveyor-General of Public
Lands for Wisconsin and Iowa Territories, 1841-45; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1847-50; resigned
1850.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., May 29,
1881 (age 84 years, 72
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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James Wilson (1766-1839) —
of Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
16, 1766.
Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1803-08, 1812-14; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 5th District, 1809-11.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., January
4, 1839 (age 72 years, 141
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Salma Hale (1787-1866) —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Alstead, Cheshire
County, N.H., March 7,
1787.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1817-19; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1823, 1828, 1844;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1824-25, 1845-46.
Died in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
19, 1866 (age 79 years, 257
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Thomas McKey Edwards (1795-1875) —
also known as Thomas M. Edwards —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., December
16, 1795.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1834-39; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1859-63.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., May 1,
1875 (age 79 years, 136
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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George K. Harvey (1829-1898) —
of Surry, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born February
18, 1829.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 13th District, 1883-84.
Died in Surry, Cheshire
County, N.H., February
19, 1898 (age 69 years, 1
days).
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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Roger Vose (1763-1841) —
of Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., February
24, 1763.
Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1809-11, 1812-13; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1818; common pleas
court judge in New Hampshire, 1818-20.
Died in Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H., October
26, 1841 (age 78 years, 244
days).
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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George Aldrich —
of Westmoreland, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1804;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1805-09.
Interment at North Cemetery.
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Joseph Buffum, Jr. (1784-1874) —
of Westmoreland, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., September
23, 1784.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1818-19; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 4th District, 1819-21; common
pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1825.
Died in Westmoreland, Cheshire
County, N.H., February
24, 1874 (age 89 years, 154
days).
Interment at South Village Cemetery.
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