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James Anton (1914-2006) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., March 22,
1914.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1946-47.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles.
Died March 23,
2006 (age 92 years, 1
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Barry (b. 1878) —
also known as William H. Barry —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March 13,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Nashua, N.H., 1911-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1922, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Colgate Cleveland (1920-1995) —
also known as James C. Cleveland —
of New London, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., June 13,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1950-62; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1963-81.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange; Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles.
Died December
3, 1995 (age 75 years, 173
days).
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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Edward H. Drapeau (b. 1879) —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Born in North Stratford, Stratford, Coos
County, N.H., December
24, 1879.
Son of Joseph Drapeau and Lora (Leitre) Drapeau.
Democrat. Grocer; real estate
business; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Biddeford, Maine, 1922-25.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles; Redmen; Knights
of Columbus.
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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Walter Rutherford Peterson (1922-2011) —
also known as Walter Peterson —
of Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
19, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1961-69; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1965-69; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1969-73; president,
Franklin Pierce College; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1988
(alternate), 2008.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange; Lions; Elks;
Eagles.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., June 1,
2011 (age 88 years, 255
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, N.H.
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Eugene Elliott Reed (1866-1940) —
also known as Eugene E. Reed —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April 23,
1866.
Son of Gilman Reed and Rebecca (Hazelton) Reed.
Democrat. Mason; telegrapher
and train
dispatcher, Boston & Maine Railroad;
mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1903-08; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1908-12; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1912,
1916,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1913-15;
defeated, 1910, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1918.
Member, Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Grange.
Died December
15, 1940 (age 74 years, 236
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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