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Arthur F. Adams (1878-1968) —
of West Lebanon, Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., December
16, 1878.
Republican. Farmer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Lebanon, 1943-67.
Protestant.
Member, Grange.
Died in July, 1968
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Robert Perkins Bass (1873-1960) —
also known as Robert P. Bass —
of Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
1, 1873.
Son of Perkins Bass and Clara (Foster) Bass.
Farmer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1905-09; member of New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1911-13.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Forestry Association.
Died in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., July 29,
1960 (age 86 years, 332
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, N.H.
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Ray L. Blanchard (b. 1877) —
of West Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Charlestown, Sullivan
County, N.H., October
15, 1877.
Republican. Farmer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from West Windsor, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry L. Burnham (born c.1814) —
of Dunbarton, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born about 1814.
Farmer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1864-66.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Otis E. Covell (b. 1858) —
of Lemington, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Colebrook, Coos
County, N.H., February
8, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lemington, 1890, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Nelson Cummings (1864-1952) —
also known as Fred N. Cummings —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born near Groveton, Northumberland, Coos
County, N.H., September
18, 1864.
Democrat. Farmer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1933-41; defeated,
1940.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., November
10, 1952 (age 88 years, 53
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
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George William Dealand (b. 1850) —
also known as George W. Dealand —
of Worthington, Nobles
County, Minn.
Born in New Hampshire, 1850.
School
principal; farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 11th District, 1915-18.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
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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 W. H. Farnum (1865-1925) —
of Francestown, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Francestown, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
28, 1865.
Son of William H. Farnum (1822-1904) and Mary B. (Hoyt) Farnum
(1822-1903).
Farmer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 8th District, 1901-02.
Died in Francestown, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
22, 1925 (age 60 years, 25
days).
Interment at Milford
Road Cemetery, Francestown, N.H.
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Daniel Felt (1799-1882) —
of Temple, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Temple, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
26, 1799.
Son of Aaron Felt (1742-1801) and Azubah (Weston) Felt.
Farmer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1855.
Died in Temple, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
22, 1882 (age 82 years, 361
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elisha Foster (b. 1832) —
of Evansville, Brownington, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Swanzey, Cheshire
County, N.H., January
5, 1832.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; lumber
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brownington, 1874-75, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Amos Kent (1774-1824) —
of Chester, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Kent's Island, Newbury, Essex
County, Mass., October
16, 1774.
Son of Joseph Kent (1741-1802) and Jane (Moody) Kent.
Lawyer;
farmer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1814-16.
Died June 18,
1824 (age 49 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Wilder Keyes (1863-1938) —
also known as Henry W. Keyes —
of Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., May 23,
1863.
Son of Henry
Keyes and Emma Frances (Pierce) Keyes.
Republican. Lawyer;
farmer; banker;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1891-95, 1915-17;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1903-04; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1917-19; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1919-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died in North Haverhill, Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H., June 19,
1938 (age 75 years, 27
days).
Interment at Oxbow
Cemetery, Newbury, Vt.
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Ezra Kidder (1781-1847) —
of Alstead, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Alstead, Cheshire
County, N.H., July 29,
1781.
Son of James Kidder (1745-1820) and Deborah (Wood) Kidder
(1749-1830).
Farmer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives.
Died in Alstead, Cheshire
County, N.H., April 7,
1847 (age 65 years, 252
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry H. Moulton (1839-1913) —
of Newark, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Ellsworth, Grafton
County, N.H., February
14, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Newark, 1888.
Universalist.
Died in 1913
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Newark
Cemetery, Newark, Vt.
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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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DeForest Richards (1846-1903) —
of Wilcox
County, Ala.; Chadron, Dawes
County, Neb.; Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Charlestown, Sullivan
County, N.H., August 6,
1846.
Republican. Farmer; banker; Governor of
Wyoming, 1899-1903; died in office 1903; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1900.
Died April 28,
1903 (age 56 years, 265
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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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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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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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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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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