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Aaron Milton Wilkins (1854-1910) —
also known as Aaron M. Wilkins —
of Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
22, 1854.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1903-04.
Congregationalist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., May 27,
1910 (age 56 years, 125
days).
Interment at Meadow View Cemetery.
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Harrison Eaton (1817-1889) —
of Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Hillsborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
9, 1817.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Amherst, 1873-74,
1885; member of New
Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1877-78.
Congregationalist.
Died, of paralytic shock (stroke),
in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March 9,
1889 (age 71 years, 90
days).
Interment at Meadow View Cemetery.
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Alphonse Roy (1897-1967) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in St. Simon, Quebec,
October
26, 1897.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1925-31; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1933-37; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1938-39;
defeated, 1938, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1944;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1960.
Died in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
5, 1967 (age 69 years, 344
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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Germain P. Dupont (c.1915-1963) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., about 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed at J.
F. McElwain Shoe
Company; secretary-treasurer,
New Hampshire Shoe Workers Union; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1959-63; candidate in primary for mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1963.
Catholic.
Member, Catholic
War Veterans; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Foresters.
Dupont Pool, a public swimming pool in Manchester, is named for
him.
Suffered a heart
attack at his home, and was dead on arrival at Notre Dame Hospital,
Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
12, 1963 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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Paul E. Provost (1915-1998) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
5, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Hampshire state senate 18th District; elected 1956.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in St. Raphael Hospital,
New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., June 2,
1998 (age 83 years, 117
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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Person Colby Cheney (1828-1901) —
also known as Person C. Cheney —
of Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Holderness (part now in Ashland), Grafton
County, N.H., February
25, 1828.
Son of Moses Cheney (1793-1875) and Abigail (Morrison) Cheney.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1853-54; served in the
Union Army during the Civil War; New Hampshire Railroad Commissioner,
1864-67; president, People's Savings Bank; mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1871; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1875-77; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1886-87; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1888;
member of Republican
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1888-1900; U.S. Minister
to Switzerland, 1892-93.
Died in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., June 19,
1901 (age 73 years, 114
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Henry Eben Burnham (1844-1917) —
also known as Henry E. Burnham —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Dunbarton, Merrimack
County, N.H., November
8, 1844.
Son of Henry
L. Burnham and Maria A. Burnham.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1873-74; Hillsborough
County Treasurer, 1875-77; probate judge in New Hampshire,
1876-79; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1901-13; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904.
Died in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
8, 1917 (age 72 years, 92
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Miller Floyd (1861-1923) —
also known as Charles M. Floyd —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Derry, Rockingham
County, N.H., June 5,
1861.
Son of Sewall Floyd and Sarah J. (Sleeper) Floyd.
Republican. Clothing
business; director of banks, lumber
companies, and the Manchester Traction,
Light &
Power Company; member of New
Hampshire state senate 17th District, 1899-1900; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1904; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
3, 1923 (age 61 years, 243
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Sherman Everett Burroughs (1870-1923) —
also known as Sherman E. Burroughs —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Dunbarton, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
6, 1870.
Son of John H. Burroughs and Helen M. (Baker) Burroughs.
Republican. Private secretary to U.S. Rep. Henry
M. Baker, 1894-97; lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1901-02; member, New
Hampshire state board of charities and corrections, 1901-17; member,
New Hampshire state board of equalization, 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1917-23; died in
office 1923.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1923 (age 52 years, 355
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Arthur Byron Jenks (1866-1947) —
also known as Arthur B. Jenks —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Massachusetts, 1866.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1936,
1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1937-38, 1939-43;
defeated, 1934, 1936.
Died in 1947
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Eugene Elliott Reed (1866-1940) —
also known as Eugene E. Reed —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April 23,
1866.
Son of Gilman Reed and Rebecca (Hazelton) Reed.
Democrat. Mason; telegrapher
and train
dispatcher, Boston & Maine Railroad;
mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1903-08; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1908-12; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1912,
1916,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1913-15;
defeated, 1910, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1918.
Member, Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Grange.
Died December
15, 1940 (age 74 years, 236
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Benjamin F. Greer (1864-1925) —
of Goffstown, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Grasmere, Goffstown, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
20, 1864.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1909-10; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1914.
Died February
9, 1925 (age 61 years, 20
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Robert Leggett —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 17th District, 1911-12.
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Frank N. Young —
of Derry, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Hampshire state senate 22nd District, 1916.
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Daniel Clark (1809-1891) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Stratham, Rockingham
County, N.H., October
24, 1809.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1842-43, 1846, 1854-55;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee); U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1857-66; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1866-91; died in office 1891; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1876.
Died in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
2, 1891 (age 81 years, 70
days).
Interment at Valley Cemetery.
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Moody Currier (1806-1898) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born April 22,
1806.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1856-58; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1860-62; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1885-87.
Died August
23, 1898 (age 92 years, 123
days).
Interment at Valley Cemetery.
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Joseph Carter Abbott (1825-1881) —
also known as Joseph C. Abbott —
of New Hampshire; Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., July 15,
1825.
Son of Aaron Abbott and Nancy (Badger) Abbott.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; Adjutant
General of New Hampshire, 1855-61; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1868-71; member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1872-; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1874-77.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., October
8, 1881 (age 56 years, 85
days).
Original interment at National
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.; reinterment in 1887 at Valley
Cemetery.
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Ezekiel Albert Straw (1819-1882) —
also known as Ezekiel A. Straw —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Salisbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., December
30, 1819.
Republican. Engineer;
manufacturer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1859-64; member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1864-66; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1872-74.
Unitarian.
Died in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
23, 1882 (age 62 years, 297
days).
Interment at Valley Cemetery.
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Frederick Smyth (1819-1899) —
of New Hampshire.
Born March 9,
1819.
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1865-67.
Died April 22,
1899 (age 80 years, 44
days).
Interment at Valley Cemetery.
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Ira Allen Eastman (1809-1881) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Gilmanton, Belknap
County, N.H., January
1, 1809.
Son of Stephen Eastman (born 1778) and Hannah (Page) Eastman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1836-38; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1837-38; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1839-43; common pleas
court judge in New Hampshire, 1844-48; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1848-59; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1863.
Died in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March 21,
1881 (age 72 years, 79
days).
Interment at Valley Cemetery.
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Samuel Newell Bell (1829-1889) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Chester, Rockingham
County, N.H., March 25,
1829.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1871-73, 1875-77.
Died in North Woodstock, Woodstock, Grafton
County, N.H., February
8, 1889 (age 59 years, 320
days).
Interment at Valley Cemetery.
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George Washington Morrison (1809-1888) —
also known as George W. Morrison —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Vermont, 1809.
Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire, 1850-51, 1853-55 (3rd District
1850-51, 2nd District 1853-55).
Died in 1888
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Valley Cemetery.
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Mace Moulton (1796-1867) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in New Hampshire, 1796.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1845-47; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1848-49.
Died in 1867
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Valley Cemetery.
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Bainbridge Wadleigh (1831-1891) —
of Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Bradford, Merrimack
County, N.H., January
4, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1855-56; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1873-79.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
24, 1891 (age 60 years, 20
days).
Interment at West Street Cemetery.
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John McLane (1852-1911) —
of Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Scotland,
February
27, 1852.
Republican. Founder of company which made post office furniture
and equipment; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1891-94 (16th District 1891-92, 15th
District 1893-94); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1900;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1905-07.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pinehurst, Moore
County, N.C., April 13,
1911 (age 59 years, 45
days).
Interment at West Street Cemetery.
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Robert Moore Wallace (1847-1914) —
also known as Robert M. Wallace —
of Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Henniker, Merrimack
County, N.H., May 2,
1847.
Son of Jonas Wallace and Mary (Darling) Wallace.
Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1877-78; Hillsborough
County Solicitor, 1883-93; delegate to
New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1893-1901; appointed 1893;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1901-13.
Congregationalist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April 5,
1914 (age 66 years, 338
days).
Interment at West Street Cemetery.
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George Luke Smith (1837-1884) —
of Louisiana.
Born in New Hampshire, 1837.
Democrat. Member of Louisiana state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1873-75.
Died in 1884
(age about
47 years).
Interment at West Street Cemetery.
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Charles Gordon Atherton (1804-1853) —
also known as Charles G. Atherton; "Gag
Atherton" —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., July 4,
1804.
Son of Charles
Humphrey Atherton and Mary Ann (Toppan) Atherton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1830, 1833-35; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1837-43; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1843-49, 1853; died in office 1853;
delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1850.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis while attending court,
and died soon after, in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
15, 1853 (age 49 years, 134
days).
Interment at Nashua Cemetery.
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Aaron Fletcher Stevens (1819-1887) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H., August 9,
1819.
Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1845, 1876-84; delegate
to Whig National Convention from New Hampshire, 1852; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1867-71.
Died in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., May 10,
1887 (age 67 years, 274
days).
Interment at Nashua Cemetery.
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Daniel Abbott —
of Dunstable (now Nashua), Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1831-32.
Interment at Nashua Cemetery.
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Walter Rutherford Peterson (1922-2011) —
also known as Walter Peterson —
of Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
19, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1961-69; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1965-69; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1969-73; president,
Franklin Pierce College; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1988
(alternate), 2008.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange; Lions; Elks; Eagles.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., June 1,
2011 (age 88 years, 255
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Perkins Bass (1873-1960) —
also known as Robert P. Bass —
of Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
1, 1873.
Son of Perkins Bass and Clara (Foster) Bass.
Farmer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1905-09; member of New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1911-13.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Forestry Association.
Died in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., July 29,
1960 (age 86 years, 332
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
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Frank Gay Clarke (1850-1901) —
also known as Frank G. Clarke —
of Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Wilton, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
10, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885, 1891; member of
New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1889-90; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1897-1901; died
in office 1901.
Died in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
9, 1901 (age 50 years, 121
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
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George Everett Adams (1840-1917) —
also known as George E. Adams —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., June 18,
1840.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Adams and Louise Ruth (Redington) Adams.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 6th District, 1881-83; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1883-91; defeated,
1890.
Died in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
5, 1917 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
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