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Sewall Wester Abbott (b. 1859) —
also known as Sewall W. Abbott —
of Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Tuftonboro, Carroll
County, N.H., April 11,
1859.
Son of George Abbott and Phebe Jane (Graves) Abbott.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in New Hampshire, 1889-1921; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1923-25; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1924.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange; Redmen; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Weston Anderson (1861-1938) —
also known as George W. Anderson —
of Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Acworth, Sullivan
County, N.H., September
1, 1861.
Son of David Campbell Anderson and Martha Lucinda (Brigham) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1911, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1914-17; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1917-18; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1918-31; took senior
status 1931.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Economic Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., February
14, 1938 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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Charles Henry Barnard (1907-1972) —
also known as Charles H. Barnard —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
28, 1907.
Son of Charles Barnard and Mary Mabelle (Wright) Barnard.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Manchester 2nd
Ward, 1935-42; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1941-42; served
in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1947-48; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
2nd Ward, 1948; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
2nd Ward, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
United
Commercial Travelers; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in September, 1972
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Henry Bownes (b. 1920) —
also known as Hugh H. Bownes —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 10,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1963; mayor of
Laconia, N.H., 1963-65; superior court judge in New Hampshire,
1966-68; U.S.
District Judge for New Hampshire, 1968-77; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1977-90; took senior
status 1990.
Protestant.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Lions.
Still living as of 2002.
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Oliver Winslow Branch (b. 1879) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1879.
Son of Oliver
Ernesto Branch and Sarah Maria (Chase) Branch.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1913-26; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1926-46; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-49.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Delta
Upsilon; American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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William John Britton (b. 1872) —
also known as William J. Britton —
of Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H., June 18,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1913-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1928,
1932
(alternate); New Hampshire
Republican state chair, 1939.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norris H. Cotton (1900-1989) —
also known as Norris Cotton —
of Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Warren, Grafton
County, N.H., May 11,
1900.
Son of Henry Lang Cotton and Elizabeth (Moses) Cotton.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1923, 1943-45; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1945; secretary
to U.S. Sen. George
H. Moses, 1924-28; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1944
(alternate), 1952;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1947-54; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1954-74, 1975.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died February
24, 1989 (age 88 years, 289
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Sherburne Cox (b. 1874) —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
22, 1874.
Son of Charles E. Cox and Evelyn M. (Randall) Cox.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1906; postmaster;
superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1918-37; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1937-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Milby Dale (1893-1978) —
also known as Charles M. Dale —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Browns Valley, Traverse
County, Minn., March 8,
1893.
Son of Fred Vernon Dale and Maud (Paine) Dale.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Portsmouth, N.H., 1926-27, 1943-44; member of New
Hampshire state senate 24th District, 1933-36, 1939-40; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936,
1948;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1937-38; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1945-49; president, WHEB radio
station.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in a nursing
home at Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., September
28, 1978 (age 85 years, 204
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Browns Valley, Minn.
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Harold King Davison (b. 1893) —
also known as Harold K. Davison —
of Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H., April 12,
1893.
Son of Lewis E. Davison and Anna (King) Davison.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1921-28; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1927-28; member
of New
Hampshire state senate, 1929-30; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 1st District, 1939-40; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1940;
municipal judge in New Hampshire, 1940; New Hampshire
Republican state chair, 1943-44.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Greeley Flanders (b. 1844) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in New London, Merrimack
County, N.H., December
13, 1844.
Son of Walter Powers Flanders and Susan Everett (Greeley) Flanders.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1896.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Gregg (1917-2003) —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
22, 1917.
Son of Harry A. Gregg and Margaret R. (Richardson) Gregg.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; mayor of
Nashua, N.H., 1950; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1953-55; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1988.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 2003
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fletcher Hale (1883-1931) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
22, 1883.
Son of Frederick Fletcher Hale and Adelaide L. (MacLellan) Hale.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1925-31; died in
office 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar Association.
Died in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
22, 1931 (age 48 years, 273
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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Stephen Shannon Jewett (b. 1858) —
also known as Stephen S. Jewett —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Gilford, Belknap
County, N.H., September
18, 1858.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895-97; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1895; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1896;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1899-1900; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; member of
New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1907-08.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Wayland Johnston (b. 1882) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April 29,
1882.
Son of James Arthur Johnston and Jeannette (Cass) Johnston.
Republican. Lawyer; Sullivan
County Solicitor, 1923-29; president, Claremont State Bank; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1932-35; superior court judge
in New Hampshire, 1935-36; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1943-49; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1949-52.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Rowe Kenison (b. 1907) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Conway, Carroll
County, N.H., November
1, 1907.
Son of Arthur Edson Kenison and Isadore Gertrude (Rowe) Kenison.
Republican. Lawyer; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1940-42, 1945-46; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-52; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1952-77.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Upsilon.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John William King (1918-1996) —
also known as John W. King —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Goffstown, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
10, 1918.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1954-62; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
10th Ward, 1956; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1963-69; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1968; superior court judge in New
Hampshire, 1969-79; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1979-81; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1981-86.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Started the first
modern state lottery in 1963.
Died, of heart
trouble, at a nursing
home in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
9, 1996 (age 77 years, 365
days).
Interment at New
St. Joseph's Cemetery, Bedford, N.H.
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Edward John Lampron (1909-1983) —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
23, 1909.
Son of John P. Lampron and Helene (Deschenes) Lampron.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1947-49; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1949-78; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1978-79.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in 1983
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hervé Joseph L'Heureux (1899-1957) —
also known as Hervé J. L'Heureux —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March 6,
1899.
Son of Rodolphe L'Heureux and Desneiges (Pichette) L'Heureux.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Vice Consul in Windsor, 1927-35; U.S. Consul in Windsor, 1935; Stuttgart, 1936-39; Antwerp, 1939-41; Lisbon, 1941-42; Algiers, 1943-44; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1944-48.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in 1957
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Endicott Peabody (1920-1997) —
also known as "Chub" —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., February
15, 1920.
Son of Malcolm E. Peabody and Mary (Parkman) Peabody.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 3rd District, 1955-56; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1956, 1958; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964,
1968;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1963-65; defeated, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1986.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died December
1, 1997 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Town
Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
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Leon C. Prince —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Republican. Lawyer; college
teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 31st District, 1929-36.
Member, American Bar Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Nathaniel Rogers (1892-1945) —
also known as William N. Rogers —
of Wakefield, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Sanbornville, Wakefield, Carroll
County, N.H., January
10, 1892.
Son of Herbert E. Rogers and Lilian A. (Sanborn) Rogers.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1917, 1919, 1921; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1923-25, 1932-37;
defeated, 1918, 1924; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H., September
25, 1945 (age 53 years, 258
days).
Interment at Lovell
Lake Cemetery, Sanbornville, Wakefield, N.H.
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John Joseph Sheehan (b. 1899) —
also known as John J. Sheehan —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April 28,
1899.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1925-28; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1936,
1940,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1960;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1938; served in
the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
4th Ward, 1948; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1949-54; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
4th Ward, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Hackett Souter (b. 1939) —
also known as David H. Souter —
of Weare, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
17, 1939.
Son of Joseph Alexander Souter and Helen (Hackett) Souter.
Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1976-78; superior court judge
in New Hampshire, 1978-83; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1983-90; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1990; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1990-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Max David Steuer (1871-1940) —
also known as Max D. Steuer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
September
6, 1871.
Son of Aaron Steuer and Dinah (Goodman) Steuer.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany
Hall; American Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from a heart
attack, on the porch of the Wentworth Hall Hotel,
Jackson, Carroll
County, N.H., August
21, 1940 (age 68 years, 350
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Amos Leavitt Taylor (b. 1877) —
also known as Amos L. Taylor —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Danbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
22, 1877.
Son of Frank Leavitt Taylor and Nellie Jane (Martin) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1932;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1924-49; secretary of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1927-28; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1929-32.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Leavitt Taylor and Nellie Jane (Martin) Taylor; married, June 16,
1906, to Myra Lillian Fairbank (died 1944); married to Caroline
W. Dudley. |
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Gardner Clyde Turner (b. 1910) —
also known as Gardner C. Turner —
of East Sullivan, Sullivan, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Ludlow, Hampden
County, Mass., March 3,
1910.
Son of Clyde A. Turner and G. (Estes) Turner.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1946; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Sullivan,
1948; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1961.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Farm
Bureau; Jaycees.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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