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Anson Colby Alexander (b. 1855) —
also known as Anson C. Alexander —
of Boscawen, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H., October
10, 1855.
Son of Wesley Alexander and Sarah Buckman (Bray) Alexander.
Republican. Physician;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1935; defeated, 1940;
candidate in primary for New
Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District, 1938.
Baptist.
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Penacook, Concord, N.H.
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Charles Hubbard Amsden (b. 1848) —
also known as Charles H. Amsden —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Boscawen, Merrimack
County, N.H., July 8,
1848.
Son of Henry H. Amsden and Mary (Muzzey) Amsden.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; lumber
dealer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1883-84; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1888, 1890.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Carey Archibald (1857-1935) —
also known as Frank C. Archibald —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
31, 1857.
Son of Rev. Thomas Henry Archibald and Susan (Wadleigh) Archibald.
Republican. Lawyer; Bennington
County State's Attorney; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1904-06; member of Vermont
state senate, 1910, 1933; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1916;
Vermont
state attorney general, 1919-25.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died April 9,
1935 (age 77 years, 99
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Reed Paige Clark (b. 1878) —
of Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H., August
19, 1878.
Son of William Clark and Alice Whitney (McIntire) Clark.
Republican. Private secretary to U.S. Sen. Henry
E. Burnham, 1901-11; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Loanda, 1919-24; Port Elizabeth, 1924-25; Mexico City, 1925-26, 1927-28; Guadalajara, 1928-29; Santo Domingo, 1929-30; Belgrade, 1930-35; Vienna, 1935; Victoria, 1938-43.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Josiah Davis Cross (b. 1820) —
also known as Josiah D. Cross —
of Vershire, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Grantham, Sullivan
County, N.H., 1820.
Clergyman;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Vershire, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alvan Tufts Fuller (1878-1958) —
also known as Alvan T. Fuller —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
27, 1878.
Son of Alvan Bond Fuller and Flora A. (Tufts) Fuller.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1915; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1917-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1921-25; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1925-29; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1932.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 30,
1958 (age 80 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at East
Cemetery, Rye Beach, Rye, N.H.
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Gordon John Humphrey (b. 1940) —
also known as Gordon J. Humphrey —
of Chichester, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn., October
9, 1940.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1979-90; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1988.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930) —
also known as William H. Leavell —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Miss.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., May 24,
1850.
Son of John Rowland Leavell (1820-1900) and Elizabeth Jane (Chalmers)
Leavell (1823-1885).
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1913-18.
Baptist or Presbyterian.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., 1930
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, North Carrollton, Miss.
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Samuel Everett Pingree (1832-1922) —
also known as Samuel E. Pingree —
of Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Salisbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., August 2,
1832.
Son of Stephen Pingree and Judith (True) Pingree.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1868;
Windsor
County State's Attorney, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1882-84; Governor of
Vermont, 1884-86; received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at Lee's Mills, Virginia, April 16,
1862.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died June 1,
1922 (age 89 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hartford
Cemetery, Hartford, Vt.
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Charles Rogers (b. 1823) —
of Wheelock, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Alton, Belknap
County, N.H., August
28, 1823.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Wheelock, 1852-54, 1861-62,
1878-80, 1888; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1872-74.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Quillin Tilson (1866-1958) —
also known as John Q. Tilson —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Clear Branch, Washington
County, Tenn., April 5,
1866.
Son of William E. Tilson (born 1827) and Katharine (Sams) Tilson
(born 1831).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Haven, 1905-08; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1909-13, 1915-33 (at-large
1909-13, 3rd District 1915-33); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1932.
Baptist. Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in New London, Merrimack
County, N.H., August
14, 1958 (age 92 years, 131
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Charles William Tobey (1880-1953) —
also known as Charles W. Tobey —
of Temple, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 22,
1880.
Son of William H. Tobey and Ellen Hall (Parker) Tobey.
Republican. President, F. M. Hoyt Shoe
Company; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1915-16, 1919-20,
1923-24; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member
of New
Hampshire state senate, 1925-26; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1933-39; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1939-53; died in office 1953.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 24,
1953 (age 73 years, 2
days).
Interment at Miller
Cemetery, Temple, N.H.
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