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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.
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John Eliot Allen (1873-1945) —
also known as John E. Allen —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., June 26,
1873.
Son of William H. H. Allen and Ellen E. (Joslin) Allen.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in New Hampshire, 1899-1906; superior court judge in
New Hampshire, 1917-24; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1924-34; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1934-43.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., July 24,
1945 (age 72 years, 28
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Hubbard Amsden (b. 1848) —
also known as Charles H. Amsden —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Boscawen, Merrimack
County, N.H., July 8,
1848.
Son of Henry H. Amsden and Mary (Muzzey) Amsden.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; lumber
dealer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1883-84; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1888, 1890.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Augustus Davis Ayling (1840-1918) —
also known as Augustus D. Ayling —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Centerville, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 28,
1840.
Son of William L. Ayling and Margaret (Hurley) Ayling.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Adjutant
General of New Hampshire, 1879-1907.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died March 9,
1918 (age 77 years, 224
days).
Interment at Beechwood
Cemetery, Centerville, Barnstable, Mass.
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Henry Moore Baker (1841-1912) —
also known as Henry M. Baker —
of Bow, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Bow, Merrimack
County, N.H., January
11, 1841.
Son of Aaron W. Baker and Nancy (Dustin) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1891-92; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1893-97; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1905-09.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1912 (age 71 years, 140
days).
Interment at Alexander
Cemetery, Bow, N.H.
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George Edward Bales (b. 1862) —
also known as George E. Bales —
of Wilton, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Wilton, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
14, 1862.
Son of Charles Albert Bales and Frances M. (Hardy) Bales.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Wilton Telephone
Co.; trustee, Granite Savings Bank; New
Hampshire state railroad commissioner; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895-97; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1902; candidate
for New
Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1916.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Herbert Brown (1879-1955) —
also known as Fred H. Brown —
of Somersworth, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Ossipee, Carroll
County, N.H., April 12,
1879.
Son of Dana J. Brown and Nellie (Allen) Brown.
Democrat. Professional baseball
player in the major leagues, 1901-02; lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1914-22; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1923-25; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Somersworth, Strafford
County, N.H., February
3, 1955 (age 75 years, 297
days).
Interment at Ossipee
Cemetery, Ossipee, N.H.
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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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Charles Dudley Blake Fisk (b. 1850) —
also known as Charles D. B. Fisk —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Hooksett, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
17, 1850.
Son of Dudley Blake Fisk and Mary (Ashton) Fisk.
Clothing
merchant; newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1905, 1907; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1908-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Great-grandson of William
Fisk; grandson of Ezra
Fisk; son of Dudley Blake Fisk and Mary (Ashton) Fisk; married to
Susan E. Sparhawk. See Fisk
family of Massachusetts. |
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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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Thomas Littlefield Marble (b. 1876) —
also known as Thomas L. Marble —
of Gorham, Coos
County, N.H.; Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
24, 1876.
Son of Henry Marble and Mercy (Littlefield) Marble.
School
principal; lawyer;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1917-25; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1925-43; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1943-46; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Concord 9th
Ward, 1948.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Herbert Neal (b. 1862) —
also known as John H. Neal —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.; Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Parsonfield, York
County, Maine, March 20,
1862.
Son of John Neal and Sarah Jane (Lord) Neal.
Republican. Physician;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1903-04.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Nathaniel Rogers (1892-1945) —
also known as William N. Rogers —
of Wakefield, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Sanbornville, Wakefield, Carroll
County, N.H., January
10, 1892.
Son of Herbert E. Rogers and Lilian A. (Sanborn) Rogers.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1917, 1919, 1921; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1923-25, 1932-37;
defeated, 1918, 1924; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H., September
25, 1945 (age 53 years, 258
days).
Interment at Lovell
Lake Cemetery, Sanbornville, Wakefield, N.H.
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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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