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Benjamin Clark Adams (1915-2000) —
also known as Benjamin C. Adams —
of Derry, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born July 14,
1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 22nd District; elected 1956.
Congregationalist.
Died, in Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical
Center, Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
1, 2000 (age 84 years, 202
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, East Derry, Derry, N.H.
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Nahum Josiah Bachelder (1854-1934) —
also known as Nahum J. Bachelder —
of East Andover, Andover, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Andover, Merrimack
County, N.H., September
3, 1854.
Son of William Adams Bachelder and Adeline E. (Shaw) Bachelder.
Republican. Farmer; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1903-05.
Congregationalist. Member, Grange; Freemasons.
Died, in Eliot Hospital,
Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April 22,
1934 (age 79 years, 231
days).
Interment at Proctor
Cemetery, Andover, N.H.
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Thomas Cogswell Bachelder (b. 1860) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Gilmanton, Belknap
County, N.H., November
6, 1860.
Son of Samuel Fogg Bachelder and Martha Badger (Cogswell) Bachelder.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1896-97.
Congregationalist. Member, Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Josiah Bartlett (1729-1795) —
of Kingston, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Amesbury, Essex
County, Mass., November
21, 1729.
Son of Stephen Bartlett and Hannah (Webster) Bartlett.
Physician;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775-76, 1778; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-84; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1779; common pleas court judge in New
Hampshire, 1779-82; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1782-90; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1790; President
of New Hampshire, 1790-93; Presidential Elector for New
Hampshire, 1792;
delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1792; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1793-94.
Congregationalist.
Died in Kingston, Rockingham
County, N.H., May 19,
1795 (age 65 years, 179
days).
Interment at Plains
Cemetery, Kingston, N.H.; statue at Public
Square, Amesbury, Mass.
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Ernest Lorne Bell (b. 1871) —
also known as Ernest L. Bell —
of Woodstock, Grafton
County, N.H.; Plymouth, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 16,
1871.
Son of Samuel Bell and Mary E. (Loud) Bell.
Physician;
surgeon to Boston & Maine Railroad;
surgeon-general of New Hampshire; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1905-06.
Congregationalist. Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894
to Maude Coolidge. |
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Atherton H. Billings (b. 1872) —
of Vershire, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Thetford, Orange
County, Vt., October
1, 1872.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1906-07; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Vershire, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Amos Noyes Blandin, Jr. (1896-1982) —
of Bath, Grafton
County, N.H.; Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Bath, Grafton
County, N.H., December
20, 1896.
Son of Amos
Noyes Blandin and Katherine (Woods) Blandin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1941-47; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1947-66; appointed 1947.
Congregationalist.
Died in May, 1982
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Oscar Blood (1887-1975) —
also known as Robert O. Blood —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Enfield, Grafton
County, N.H., November
10, 1887.
Son of Williem A. Blood and Lorinda (Colby) Blood.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1935; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1937-40; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960.
Congregationalist. Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Odd
Fellows; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died August 3,
1975 (age 87 years, 266
days).
Interment at Blossom
Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
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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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Albert Oscar Brown (1853-1937) —
also known as Albert O. Brown —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Northwood, Rockingham
County, N.H., July 18,
1853.
Son of Charles Osgood Brown and Elizabeth (Langmaid) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Amoskeag Savings Bank,
1905-12; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918-21; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1921-23; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1924.
Congregationalist.
Died March 28,
1937 (age 83 years, 253
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Calvin Luther Brown (1854-1923) —
also known as Calvin L. Brown —
of Morris, Stevens
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Goshen, Sullivan
County, N.H., April 26,
1854.
Son of John H. Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; Stevens
County Attorney, 1883-88; district judge in Minnesota 16th
District, 1887-99; appointed 1887; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1899-1913; appointed 1899; chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1913-23; died in office
1923.
Congregationalist.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
24, 1923 (age 69 years, 151
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, September
1, 1879, to Annette Marlow. |
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Manual 1917 |
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Charles Albert Bunker (b. 1840) —
also known as Charles A. Bunker —
of Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnstead, Belknap
County, N.H., July 21,
1840.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1886-88.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willis George Buxton (b. 1856) —
also known as Willis G. Buxton —
of Penacook, Boscawen, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Henniker, Merrimack
County, N.H., August
22, 1856.
Son of Daniel M. Buxton and Abbie A. (Whitaker) Buxton.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New Hampshire
Republican State Committee, 1886-1902; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895; member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1897-98; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Parker Hale Chandler, Jr. (1911-2001) —
also known as John P. H. Chandler, Jr. —
of Warner, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August 6,
1911.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1943; owner, Warner Ski
Area, 1946-62; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District, 1953-59; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956,
1960,
1972,
1980;
member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1961; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire, 1962.
United Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Died, in Pleasant View Nursing
Home, Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., April 27,
2001 (age 89 years, 264
days).
Interment at New
Waterloo Cemetery, Warner, N.H.
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James Webster Childs (1826-1882) —
also known as J. Webster Childs —
of Augusta Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New Hampshire, June 16,
1826.
Son of Josiah Childs and Abigail Childs.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 3rd
District, 1859-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1865-68, 1873-74, 1879-80 (8th District 1865-66,
6th District 1867-68, 4th District 1873-74, 1879-80); member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1869-82; died in office 1882.
Congregationalist. Member, Grange.
Died November
8, 1882 (age 56 years, 145
days).
Interment at Childs
Cemetery, Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Jesse Milton Coburn (1853-1923) —
also known as J. Milton Coburn —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsfield, Merrimack
County, N.H., March 27,
1853.
Son of Rev. Jesse Milton Coburn and Almira (Morse) Coburn.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of South Norwalk, Conn., 1899-1900.
Congregationalist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bridgeport Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
13, 1923 (age 70 years, 139
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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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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Ralph Willis Davis (b. 1890) —
also known as Ralph W. Davis —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Derry, Rockingham
County, N.H., June 28,
1890.
Son of Albert Augustus Davis and Ella (Fellows) Davis.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1921-23; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1929-32.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Henry Dow (b. 1821) —
also known as Samuel H. Dow —
of East Enosburg, Enosburg, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Hampton, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
7, 1821.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Enosburg, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Gamage Eastman (b. 1847) —
also known as Edwin G. Eastman —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Grantham, Sullivan
County, N.H., November
22, 1847.
Son of William Henry Eastman (1815-1899) and Pauline Sibley (Winter)
Eastman (1821-1878).
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1876; member of New
Hampshire state senate 21st District, 1889-90; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1892-1911; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1901; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1908.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Amherst, N.H.
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Caleb Ellis (1767-1816) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Walpole, Norfolk
County, Mass., April 16,
1767.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1803; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1805-07; member
of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1809-10; member of New
Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1811-12; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1812;
justice
of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1813-16; died in office
1816.
Congregationalist.
Died May 9,
1816 (age 49 years, 23
days).
Interment at Broad
Street Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
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Alfred Gerry Fairbanks (1822-1896) —
also known as Alfred G. Fairbanks —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Francestown, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
16, 1822.
Son of Buckman Fairbanks (1788-1862) and Cynthia (Downs) Fairbanks.
Republican. Blacksmith;
grocer; deputy
sheriff; undertaker;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Manchester,
1881-82; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1883-89; member of New
Hampshire state senate 17th District, 1893-94.
Congregationalist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1896
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dorman Felt (1810-1876) —
of Bunker Hill Township, Ingham
County, Mich.; Grass Lake, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Packersfield (now Nelson), Cheshire
County, N.H., April 2,
1810.
Son of Benjamin Felt and Nancy (Betts) Felt.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1859-60.
Congregationalist.
Died in Grass Lake, Jackson
County, Mich., October
10, 1876 (age 66 years, 191
days).
Interment at Grass
Lake East Cemetery, Grass Lake, Mich.
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Franklin Flanders (1902-1975) —
of Weare, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
23, 1902.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1944;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1947-49; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Weare, 1948.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1975
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Manchester, N.H.
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Ulysses Everett Fosdick (b. 1865) —
also known as Ulysses E. Fosdick —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Alstead, Cheshire
County, N.H., January
28, 1865.
Son of Andrew J. Fosdick and Cornelia (White) Fosdick.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; mayor
of Biddeford, Maine, 1921.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew J. Fosdick and Cornelia (White) Fosdick; married, March 25,
1887, to Kittie F. Webb; married 1905 to Susie
M. Ewell. |
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Seth Newton Gage (b. 1857) —
also known as Seth N. Gage —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Ascutneyville, Weathersfield, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Bristol, Grafton
County, N.H., 1857.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Weathersfield, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nicholas Gilman (1755-1814) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., August 3,
1755.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1787-89; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1789-97; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1805-14; died in office 1814.
Congregationalist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 2,
1814 (age 58 years, 272
days).
Interment at Exeter
Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.
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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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Judd Alan Gregg (b. 1947) —
also known as Judd Gregg —
of Greenfield, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
14, 1947.
Son of Hugh
Gregg.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1974; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1979-81; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1981-89; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1989-93; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1993-.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Wilson Grimes (1816-1872) —
also known as James W. Grimes —
of Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa.
Born in Deering, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
20, 1816.
Member of Iowa
territorial legislature, 1838-43; member of Iowa state
legislature, 1852-54; Governor of
Iowa, 1854-58; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1859-69.
Congregationalist.
Died in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, February
7, 1872 (age 55 years, 110
days).
Interment at Aspen
Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
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Dwight Hall (b. 1871) —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., April 13,
1871.
Son of Joshua G. Hall and Susan Elizabeth (Bigelow) Hall.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor of
Dover, N.H., 1911-12; New Hampshire
Republican state chair, 1914-24; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1916,
1924.
Congregationalist. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oren Vitellius Henderson (b. 1870) —
also known as Oren V. Henderson —
of Durham, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, January
8, 1870.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1927-37, 1943-47;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 2nd District, 1939-41; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1940.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Walton Jenks (b. 1894) —
also known as Chester W. Jenks —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., March 11,
1894.
Son of Arthur
Byron Jenks and Henrietta Millett (Packard) Jenks.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1945; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1946; member of
New
Hampshire Republican State Executive Committee, 1949; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William Franklin Knox (1874-1944) —
also known as Frank Knox —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
1, 1874.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1920;
candidate for nomination for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1924; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1940;
U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1940-44; died in office 1944.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion.
Died, following a series of heart
attacks, in Washington,
D.C., April 28,
1944 (age 70 years, 118
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Langdon (1741-1819) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., June 26,
1741.
Democrat. Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775-76, 1787; served
in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New
Hampshire state senate from Rockingham County, 1784-85; President
of New Hampshire, 1785-86, 1788-89; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1789-1801; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1805-09, 1810-12; received 9 electoral votes for
Vice-President, 1808.
Congregationalist.
Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., September
18, 1819 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Entombed at North
Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
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Frank Elmer Langley (1864-1938) —
also known as Frank E. Langley —
of Barre, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Wilmot, Merrimack
County, N.H., October
6, 1864.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; mayor of
Barre, Vt., 1915, 1921-22; member of Vermont
state senate from Washington County, 1927; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Died in 1938
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Felt Libby (b. 1857) —
also known as Jesse F. Libby —
of Gorham, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in Locke's Mills, Greenwood, Oxford
County, Maine, February
12, 1857.
Son of Abner Chace Libby and Lucy Spofford (Felt) Libby.
School
principal; lawyer; real estate
business; promoter, director, treasurer, Berlin Aqueduct Company
and Cascade Light and
Power Company; director, president, Lancaster and Jefferson Electric
Light Company; director, Gorham National Bank;
promoter, director, Berlin Street
Railway; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1903, 1905.
Congregationalist. Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sylvio C. Martin (b. 1901) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Van Buren, Aroostook
County, Maine, January
28, 1901.
Republican. Insurance
adjuster; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Josiah Parker (b. 1836) —
of Andover, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Plainfield, Sullivan
County, N.H., May 2,
1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Andover, 1874; member of Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel C. Remick (b. 1852) —
of Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Hardwick, Caledonia
County, Vt., January
15, 1852.
Son of Samuel K. Remick and Sophia (Cushman) Remick.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1901-02; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904.
Congregationalist. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Seth Mason Richards (b. 1850) —
also known as Seth M. Richards —
of Newport, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Newport, Sullivan
County, N.H., June 6,
1850.
Son of Dexter Richards and Louisa Frances (Hatch) Richards.
Republican. Flannel
manufacturer; president, First National Bank of
Newport; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885; member of New
Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1897-98; Presidential
Elector for New Hampshire, 1900;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 4th District, 1903; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904
(alternate), 1908.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Andrew Coolidge Stone (1839-1905) —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Marlborough, Cheshire
County, N.H., May 16,
1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Massachusetts
state senate, 1880-82; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1884.
Congregationalist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., February
26, 1905 (age 65 years, 286
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert James Taft (b. 1860) —
also known as Herbert J. Taft —
of Greenville, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Mason, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
1, 1860.
Son of James Taft and Mary (Wilson) Taft.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1890-91; member of New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1905-06.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. Thayer (b. 1846) —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Kingston, Rockingham
County, N.H., March 13,
1846.
Son of Calvin Thayer and Sarah Wheeler (Fiske) Thayer.
Republican. Banker;
director, Northern New Hampshire Railroad;
treasurer
of New Hampshire Republican Party, 1892-1909; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1908,
1912.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gardner Towne (1795-1879) —
of Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Rindge, Cheshire
County, N.H., 1795.
Son of Francis Towne and Relief Towne.
Farmer;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1856-57.
Congregationalist; later Presbyterian.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 20,
1879 (age about 83
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1826
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Charles Alden Tracy (b. 1872) —
also known as Charles A. Tracy —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.; Meriden, Plainfield, Sullivan
County, N.H.; Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Cornish, Sullivan
County, N.H., November
16, 1872.
Son of Stephen Alden Tracy and Agnes (Bailey) Tracy.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; school
headmaster; president, Meriden Electric
Light & Power Co.; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1912; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1929-31, 1947-48; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1938; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Amherst,
1948.
Congregationalist. Member, Grange; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Gamma Mu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Burbeen Walker (1822-1913) —
also known as Joseph B. Walker —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., June 12,
1822.
Son of Joseph Walker and Ann (Sawyer) Walker.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1893-94.
Congregationalist.
Died in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., January
8, 1913 (age 90 years, 210
days).
Interment at Old
North Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
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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, Milford, N.H.
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Hoyt H. Wheeler (b. 1833) —
of Jamaica, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Chesterfield, Cheshire
County, N.H., August
30, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Jamaica, 1867; member of Vermont
state senate from Windham County, 1868-69; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1870-77; resigned 1877; U.S.
District Judge for Vermont, 1877-.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Whipple (1730-1785) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Kittery, York
County, Maine, January
14, 1730.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77; member of New Hampshire
state legislature, 1780; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1783-85.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died November
28, 1785 (age 55 years, 318
days).
Interment at North
Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
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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, Amherst, N.H.
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Henry Wilson (1812-1875) —
also known as Jeremiah Jones Colbaith —
of Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Farmington, Strafford
County, N.H., February
16, 1812.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1841-42; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1844-46, 1850-52; delegate to Whig National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1848; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1852; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; candidate
for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1853; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1855-73; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1856 ;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1868;
Vice
President of the United States, 1873-75; died in office 1875.
Congregationalist.
Died, of a stroke, in
the U.S. Capitol
Building, Washington,
D.C., November
22, 1875 (age 63 years, 279
days).
Interment at Dell
Park Cemetery, Natick, Mass.
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Paine Wingate (1739-1838) —
of Stratham, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Amesbury, Essex
County, Mass., May 14,
1739.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1781; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1783, 1795; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1787-88; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1789-93; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1793-95; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1798-1809.
Congregationalist.
Died in Stratham, Rockingham
County, N.H., March 7,
1838 (age 98 years, 297
days).
Interment at Stratham
Cemetery, Stratham, N.H.
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Urban Andrian Woodbury (1838-1915) —
also known as Urban A. Woodbury —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Acworth, Sullivan
County, N.H., July 11,
1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; mayor
of Burlington, Vt., 1885-86; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1888-90; Governor of
Vermont, 1894-96.
Congregationalist.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., April 15,
1915 (age 76 years, 278
days).
Interment somewhere
in Burlington, Vt.
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Clement Calhoun Young (1869-1947) —
also known as C. C. Young —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Lisbon, Grafton
County, N.H., April 28,
1869.
Republican. Banker;
member of California
state assembly, 1909-18; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1913-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1912,
1928;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1919-27; Governor of
California, 1927-31; defeated, 1934.
Congregationalist.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., December
24, 1947 (age 78 years, 240
days).
Interment at Sunset
View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif.
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