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John Parker Hale (1806-1873) —
also known as John P. Hale —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., March 31,
1806.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1832; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1834-41; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1843-45; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1847-53, 1855-65; Free Soil candidate
for President
of the United States, 1852; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1865-69.
Died in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., November
19, 1873 (age 67 years, 233
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
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John Wentworth, Jr. (1745-1787) —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in New Hampshire, July 17,
1745.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1776; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1776-81; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-84; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1778; member of New
Hampshire state senate from Strafford County, 1784-86.
Died January
10, 1787 (age 41 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
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George Frost (1720-1796) —
of New Castle, Rockingham
County, N.H.; Durham, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in New Castle, Rockingham
County, N.H., April 26,
1720.
Common pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1773-91; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1777-79; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1781-84.
Died in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., June 21,
1796 (age 76 years, 56
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
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William Hale (1765-1848) —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., August 6,
1765.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1797-1801; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1803-05; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire, 1809-11, 1813-17 (3rd District
1809-11, at-large 1813-17).
Died in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., November
8, 1848 (age 83 years, 94
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
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Joshua Gilman Hall (1828-1898) —
also known as Joshua G. Hall —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Wakefield, Carroll
County, N.H., November
5, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Dover, N.H., 1866-67; member of New
Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1871-73; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1874; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1874-79; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1879-83.
Died in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., October
31, 1898 (age 69 years, 360
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
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Jonathan Grout (1737-1807) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Massachusetts, 1737.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1789-91.
Died in 1807
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
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Daniel Meserve Durell (1769-1841) —
also known as Daniel M. Durell —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Lee, Strafford
County, N.H., July 20,
1769.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1807-09; member of
New Hampshire state legislature.
Died in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., April 29,
1841 (age 71 years, 283
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Wilson Greenaway —
also known as Robert W. Greenaway —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1932.
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
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Sumner Wallace (1856-1920) —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Berwick, York
County, Maine, March 7,
1856.
Son of Ebenezer Gowell Wallace and Sarah Esther (Greenfield) Wallace.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; director of banks, railroads,
and electric
utilities; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904;
Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1908.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Lake Wales, Polk
County, Fla., January
11, 1920 (age 63 years, 310
days).
Interment at Rochester Cemetery.
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Edwin Wallace (1823-1894) —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Berwick, York
County, Maine, January
5, 1823.
Son of Linzey Wallace and Abigail (Gowell) Wallace.
Shoe
manufacturer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1873-74.
Died in Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., October
29, 1894 (age 71 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rochester Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Linzey Wallace and Abigail (Gowell) Wallace; married to Susan B.
Whitehouse and Mary E. (Landers) Wallace (brother's widow); uncle of
Albert
Wallace and Sumner
Wallace. See Wallace
family of New Hampshire. |
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