| | 
Sewall Wester Abbott (b. 1859) —
also known as Sewall W. Abbott —
of Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Tuftonboro, Carroll
County, N.H., April 11,
1859.
Son of George Abbott and Phebe Jane (Graves) Abbott.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in New Hampshire, 1889-1921; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1923-25; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1924.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange; Redmen; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Llewelyn Sherman Adams (1899-1986) —
also known as Sherman Adams; "The Abominable No
Man"; "The Great Stone Face" —
of Lincoln, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in East Dover, Dover, Windham
County, Vt., January
8, 1899.
Son of Clyde A. Adams and Winnie Marian (Sherman) Adams.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumberman;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1941-44; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1943-44;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1945-47; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lincoln,
1948; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1949-53; defeated, 1946; assistant to President Dwight
D. Eisenhower, 1953-58; forced to
resign in 1958 following disclosure that he had accepted
gifts from a Boston businessman seeking preferred treatment from
federal agencies.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Grange; Elks; Society
of Colonial Wars; Foresters.
Died in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., October
27, 1986 (age 87 years, 292
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lincoln, N.H.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Henry Styles Bridges (1898-1961) —
also known as H. Styles Bridges —
of East Concord, Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in West Pembroke, Washington
County, Maine, September
9, 1898.
Son of Earl L. Bridges and Alina (Fisher) Bridges.
Republican. Governor of
New Hampshire, 1935-37; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1936,
1940,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1937-61; died in office 1961;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in East Concord, Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., November
26, 1961 (age 63 years, 78
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, East Concord, Concord, N.H.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Harold King Davison (b. 1893) —
also known as Harold K. Davison —
of Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H., April 12,
1893.
Son of Lewis E. Davison and Anna (King) Davison.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1921-28; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1927-28; member
of New
Hampshire state senate, 1929-30; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 1st District, 1939-40; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1940;
municipal judge in New Hampshire, 1940; New Hampshire
Republican state chair, 1943-44.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Thomas Walter Fecteau (1896-1991) —
also known as Thomas W. Fecteau —
of Epping, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Epping, Rockingham
County, N.H., November
29, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; grocer; member
of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Epping, 1937-41,
1945-46, 1949-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks;
Grange.
Died February
4, 1991 (age 94 years, 67
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Thomas James McIntyre (1915-1992) —
also known as Thomas J. McIntyre —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H., February
20, 1915.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Laconia 1st Ward,
1938; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Laconia, N.H., 1949-51; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1954; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956;
U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1962-79; defeated, 1978.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans; Grange; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1992
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
George W. Tarlson (b. 1904) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H., December
6, 1904.
Son of George W. Tarlson and Mary H. (Avery) Tarlson.
Republican. Merchant;
president and superintendent, Winniepesaukee Water
Company; director, Lake Port National Bank;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Laconia 1st Ward,
1937-39, 1941-43, 1947-49; elected New
Hampshire state senate 6th District 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Grange; Sons
of Union Veterans; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Edna Batchelder Weeks (b. 1906) —
also known as Edna Batchelder —
of Greenland, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H., April 28,
1906.
Daughter of Edward C. Weeks and Nellie (Parkman) Weeks.
Republican. School
teacher; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1959-67.
Female.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Chi; Farm
Bureau; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
|
The Political Graveyard
is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries.
Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source
for American political biography, listing 234,420
politicians, living and dead. |
| |
| |
The coverage of the site includes (1) the President, Vice President,
members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in
all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and
the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying
municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for
any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges;
(4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet,
diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys,
collectors of customs and internal revenue, and members of major
federal commissions; and (5) state and national political party officials,
including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in
national party nominating conventions. |
|
| |
The listings are incomplete; development of the database
is a continually ongoing project. |
|
| |
Information on this page — and on all other pages of this
site — is believed to be accurate, but is not
guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources
before relying on any information here. |
|
| |
The official URL for this page is: http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/grange.html. |
|
| |
Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page
are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes
change as the site develops. |
|
| |
If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the
alphabetical index of
politicians. |
|
| |
More information: FAQ;
privacy policy;
cemetery links. |
|
| |
If you find any error or omission in The Political Graveyard,
or if you have information to share, please see the
biographical checklist and
submission guidelines. |
|
|
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained
by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure
and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard,
P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by
HDL. —
The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996;
the last full revision was done on
May 12, 2012.
|
|
Copyright notice: Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist
v. Rural Telephone. Original material, programming, selection and
arrangement are © 1996-2011 Lawrence Kestenbaum. This work is also
licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons
License. |
![[Amazon.com]](http://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)
