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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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Charles S. Cummings (b. 1856) —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Gorham, Coos
County, N.H., September
25, 1856.
Son of Hiram T. Cummings and Eliza A. (Cloudman) Cummings.
Republican. School
teacher; pastor; Androscoggin
County Sheriff, 1903-04; insurance
business; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1922-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram T. Cummings and Eliza A. (Cloudman) Cummings; married 1882 to Carrie
A. Neff; married 1886 to Addie
F. Larrabee; married 1903 to Mildred
E. Davis. |
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Abiel Foster (1735-1806) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Andover, Essex
County, Mass., August 8,
1735.
Pastor; member of New Hampshire state legislature; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1783-85; common pleas
court judge in New Hampshire, 1784-88; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1789-91, 1795-1803;
member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1791-94.
Died in Canterbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
6, 1806 (age 70 years, 182
days).
Interment at Center
Cemetery, Canterbury, N.H.
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Howard Hutchins Hamlin (b. 1902) —
also known as Howard H. Hamlin —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.; North Charlestown, Charlestown, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Charlestown, Sullivan
County, N.H., May 23,
1902.
Son of A. Lloyd Hamlin and Ida M. (Hutchins) Hamlin.
Republican. Lawyer;
pastor; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1930; member of
New
Hampshire state senate, 1937-39; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1938; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from
Charlestown, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Bancroft Hill (c.1858-1945) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Colebrook, Coos
County, N.H., about 1858.
Lawyer;
pastor; college
professor; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian
Reformed or Presbyterian.
Died January
23, 1945 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elise Weyerhaeuser (1860-1946; daughter of Frederick E.
Weyerhaeuser (1872-1945; lumber executive)). |
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Daniel Clark Knowles (b. 1836) —
also known as Daniel C. Knowles —
of Tilton, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Yardville, Mercer
County, N.J., January
4, 1836.
Son of Enoch Knowles.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clergyman;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1894; Prohibition candidate for New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1902.
Methodist.
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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Luther Franklin McKinney (1841-1922) —
also known as Luther F. McKinney —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April 25,
1841.
Son of Alexander McKinney and Elizabeth (Miller) McKinney.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Universalist minister; furniture
merchant; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1887-89, 1891-93;
candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1892; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1893-96; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1898, 1899; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907.
Universalist.
Died July 30,
1922 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Bridgton, Maine.
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Roland Douglas Sawyer (1874-1969) —
also known as Roland D. Sawyer —
of Ware, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Kensington, Rockingham
County, N.H., January
8, 1874.
Clergyman; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1912 (Socialist), 1928 (Democratic primary), 1930
(Democratic primary); expelled from Socialist Party, 1913; member of
Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1914-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924,
1928;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1925.
Congregationalist.
Died in 1969
(age about
95 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Taggart (1754-1825) —
of Colrain, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H., March 24,
1754.
Farmer;
minister; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1803-17 (at-large 1803-05, 6th
District 1805-13, at-large 1813-15, 6th District 1815-17).
Presbyterian.
Died in Colrain, Franklin
County, Mass., April 25,
1825 (age 71 years, 32
days).
Interment at Chandler
Hill Cemetery, Colrain, Mass.
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