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John True Abbott (1850-1914) —
also known as John T. Abbott —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in 1850.
Son of Stephen G. Abbott and Sarah Burbank (Cheney) Abbott.
Lawyer; law partner of Charles
H. Hersey; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1889-93; probate judge in New Hampshire, 1894-99.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., March 8,
1914 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Keene, N.H.
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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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George Everett Adams (1840-1917) —
also known as George E. Adams —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., June 18,
1840.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Adams and Louise Ruth (Redington) Adams.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 6th District, 1881-83; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1883-91; defeated,
1890.
Died in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
5, 1917 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, N.H.
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George Herbert Adams (b. 1851) —
also known as George H. Adams —
of Plymouth, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Campton, Grafton
County, N.H., May 18,
1851.
Son of Isaac L. Adams and Louisa C. (Blair) Adams.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Pemigewasset National Bank;
trustee, Plymouth Guaranty Savings Bank;
director, Pemigewasset Valley Railroad;
director, White Mountain Telephone
Co.; director, Plymouth Electric
Light Co.; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1876; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1883-84; member of New
Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1899-1900, 1905-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Amos Tappan Akerman (1821-1880) —
also known as Amos T. Akerman —
of Elberton, Elbert
County, Ga.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., February
23, 1821.
Son of Benjamin Akerman and Olive (Meloon) Akerman.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1868; U.S.
Attorney for Georgia, 1869-70; U.S.
Attorney General, 1870-71.
Died in Cartersville, Bartow
County, Ga., December
21, 1880 (age 59 years, 302
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Ga.
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Edgar Aldrich (1848-1921) —
of Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Pittsburg, Coos
County, N.H., February
5, 1848.
Son of Ephraim C. Aldrich and Adeline Bedel (Haynes) Aldrich.
Republican. Lawyer; Coos
County Solicitor, 1872-74, 1876-79; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1884-85; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1885; U.S.
District Judge for New Hampshire, 1891-1921; died in office 1921;
delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902.
English
ancestry.
Died in Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H., September
15, 1921 (age 73 years, 222
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jotham P. Allds (1865-1923) —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., February
1, 1865.
Son of Jotham G. Allds and Lucy (Chase) Allds.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1896-1902; member of New York
state senate, 1903-10 (26th District 1903-06, 27th District
1907-08, 37th District 1909-10); resigned 1910; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908.
Accused
by Sen. Benn
Conger, in 1910, of accepting bribes
from bridge companies nine years earlier; following an investigation,
the State Senate found him
guilty by a vote of 40 to 9, and he resigned
to avoid expulsion.
Died, of liver
disease, at Norwich Memorial Hospital,
Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
11, 1923 (age 58 years, 222
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ebenezer Allen (1804-1863) —
of Orono, Penobscot
County, Maine; Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Newport, Sullivan
County, N.H., April 8,
1804.
Lawyer; Texas
Republic Secretary of State, 1844-45, 1845-46; Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1844-45; Texas
state attorney general, 1850-52; served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War.
Allen, Texas is named for
him.
Died in the Civil
War in Virginia, 1863
(age about
59 years).
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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Harry Burton Amey (b. 1868) —
also known as Harry B. Amey —
of Milton, Strafford
County, N.H.; Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Pittsburg, Coos
County, N.H., December
21, 1868.
Son of John T. Amey and Emily (Haynes) Amey.
Republican. Lawyer; Vermont attorney for Grand Trunk Railway,
1902; Essex
County State's Attorney, 1904-08; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brighton, 1910; U.S.
Attorney for Vermont, 1923-32.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Gracia A. Norton. |
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George Weston Anderson (1861-1938) —
also known as George W. Anderson —
of Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Acworth, Sullivan
County, N.H., September
1, 1861.
Son of David Campbell Anderson and Martha Lucinda (Brigham) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1911, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1914-17; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1917-18; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1918-31; took senior
status 1931.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Economic Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., February
14, 1938 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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Christopher Columbus Andrews (1829-1923) —
also known as C. C. Andrews —
of St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Hillsborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
27, 1829.
Son of Luther Andrews and Nabby (Beard) Andrews.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate 20th District, 1859-60; Democratic candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1869-77; U.S. Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, 1882-85; Minnesota Forestry Commissioner,
1895-1911.
Died September
21, 1923 (age 93 years, 329
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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John Appleton (1804-1891) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in New Ipswich, Hillsborough
County, N.H., July 12,
1804.
Son of John Appleton (1763-1849) and Elizabeth (Peabody) Appleton
(1778-1809).
Lawyer; justice of
Maine state supreme court, 1852-62; chief
justice of Maine state supreme court, 1862-83.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, February
7, 1891 (age 86 years, 210
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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Frank Carey Archibald (1857-1935) —
also known as Frank C. Archibald —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
31, 1857.
Son of Rev. Thomas Henry Archibald and Susan (Wadleigh) Archibald.
Republican. Lawyer; Bennington
County State's Attorney; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1904-06; member of Vermont
state senate, 1910, 1933; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1916;
Vermont
state attorney general, 1919-25.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died April 9,
1935 (age 77 years, 99
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Gordon Atherton (1804-1853) —
also known as Charles G. Atherton; "Gag
Atherton" —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., July 4,
1804.
Son of Charles
Humphrey Atherton and Mary Ann (Toppan) Atherton.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1830, 1833-35; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1837-43; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1843-49, 1853; died in office 1853;
delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1850.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis while attending court,
and died soon after, in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
15, 1853 (age 49 years, 134
days).
Interment at Nashua
Cemetery, Nashua, 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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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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Nathaniel Bradley Baker (1818-1876) —
also known as Nathaniel B. Baker —
of New Hampshire; Iowa.
Born in Henniker, Merrimack
County, N.H., September
29, 1818.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1850; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1854-55; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1859; Adjutant
General of Iowa, 1861-76.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
11, 1876 (age 57 years, 348
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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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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Paul J. Barbadoro (b. 1955) —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 5,
1955.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for New Hampshire, 1992-.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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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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John Henry Bartlett (1869-1952) —
also known as John H. Bartlett —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Sunapee, Sullivan
County, N.H., March 15,
1869.
Son of John Z. Bartlett and Sophronia A. (Sargent) Bartlett.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; postmaster;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1919-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 19,
1952 (age 83 years, 4
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
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John Paige Bartlett (b. 1841) —
also known as John P. Bartlett —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Weare, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
4, 1841.
Son of John Bartlett and Lurena (Bailey) Bartlett.
Democrat. Lawyer; New Hampshire
Democratic state chair, 1890-92; member of New
Hampshire state senate 18th District, 1895-96; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1899; secretary of
New Hampshire Democratic Party, 1904-06.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bartlett and Lurena (Bailey) Bartlett; married, November
29, 1866, to Fannie M. Harrington (died 1887); married 1888 to Lucy A.
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Jesse Morton Barton (b. 1870) —
also known as Jesse M. Barton —
of Newport, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Newport, Sullivan
County, N.H., January
21, 1870.
Son of Levi Winter Barton and Elizabeth F. (Jewett) Barton.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1901-02; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1903; probate
judge in New Hampshire, 1906-; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1912; New Hampshire
Republican state chair, 1912-16; member of New
Hampshire state senate 8th District; elected 1916; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Perkins Bass (1912-2011) —
of Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in East Walpole, Walpole, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
6, 1912.
Son of Robert
Perkins Bass and Edith Harland (Bird) Bass (1887-1950).
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Peterborough,
1939-43, 1947-49; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from
Peterborough, 1948; member of New
Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1949-51; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1955-63;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1962; member of Republican
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1964-.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
25, 2011 (age 99 years, 19
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Perkins Bass, Jr. (b. 1923) —
also known as Robert P. Bass, Jr. —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
23, 1923.
Son of Robert
Perkins Bass and Edith Harland (Bird) Bass.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Republican
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1970-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1972;
Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 1973.
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Curtis Coe Bean (1828-1904) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Tamworth, Carroll
County, N.H., January
4, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1867-68; member of Arizona
territorial senate, 1879; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1885-87; defeated, 1876,
1886.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
1, 1904 (age 76 years, 28
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George Freemont Bean (b. 1857) —
of Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Bradford, Merrimack
County, N.H., March 24,
1857.
Son of Stephen Sibley Bean and Nancy E. (Colby) Bean.
Lawyer; mayor of
Woburn, Mass., 1890.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Bell (1770-1850) —
of Francestown, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Chester, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H., February
9, 1770.
Son of John Bell and Mary (Gilmore) Bell.
Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1804-06; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1806-07; member of New
Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1807-09; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1809-10; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1816-19; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1819-23; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1823-35.
Died in Chester, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
23, 1850 (age 80 years, 317
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Chester, N.H.
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Nathaniel Seley Benton (1792-1869) —
also known as Nathaniel S. Benton —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire
County, N.H., February
19, 1792.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member
of New
York state senate 5th District, 1828-31; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1831; secretary of
state of New York, 1845-47.
Died in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., June 30,
1869 (age 77 years, 131
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph John Betley (1910-1983) —
also known as Joseph J. Betley —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
19, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Manchester 5th
Ward, 1937-41; delegate to
New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1941; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in August, 1983
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Hutchins Bingham (1864-1949) —
also known as George H. Bingham —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H., August
19, 1864.
Son of George
Azro Bingham and Eliza I. (Woods) Bingham.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1902-13; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1913-39; took senior
status 1939.
Episcopalian.
Died in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
25, 1949 (age 85 years, 37
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Winslow Bissell (b. 1940) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., June 7,
1940.
Lawyer; district judge in New Jersey, 1978-81; superior court
judge in New Jersey, 1981-82; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1982-.
Still living as of 2001.
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Henry William Blair (1834-1920) —
also known as Henry W. Blair —
of Plymouth, Grafton
County, N.H.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Campton, Grafton
County, N.H., December
6, 1834.
Son of William Henry Blair and Lois (Baker) Blair.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1866; member of New
Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1867-69; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire, 1875-79, 1893-95 (3rd District
1875-79, 1st District 1893-95); U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1879-91.
Died March 14,
1920 (age 85 years, 99
days).
Interment at Campton
Cemetery, Campton, N.H.
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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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Isaac Newton Blodgett (1838-1905) —
also known as Isaac N. Blodgett —
of Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Canaan, Grafton
County, N.H., March 6,
1838.
Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1871, 1873-74, 1878; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1876; member of
New
Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1879-80; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1880-98; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1898-1902; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889; mayor
of Franklin, N.H., 1903-04.
Died in 1905
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Henry Bownes (b. 1920) —
also known as Hugh H. Bownes —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 10,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1963; mayor of
Laconia, N.H., 1963-65; superior court judge in New Hampshire,
1966-68; U.S.
District Judge for New Hampshire, 1968-77; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1977-90; took senior
status 1990.
Protestant.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Lions.
Still living as of 2002.
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John Quincy Adams Brackett (1842-1918) —
also known as John Q. A. Brackett —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Arlington, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Bradford, Merrimack
County, N.H., June 8,
1842.
Son of Ambrose S. Brackett and Nancy (Brown) Brackett.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1877-82, 1884-87; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1885-87; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1887-90; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1890-91; defeated, 1890; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1892;
Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1896,
1900.
Died in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 6,
1918 (age 75 years, 302
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Stephen Row Bradley (1754-1830) —
also known as Stephen R. Bradley —
of Westminster, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., February
20, 1754.
Son of Moses Bradley and Mary (Row) Bradley.
Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; lawyer; county judge in Vermont, 1783; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1785; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1788; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1791-95, 1801-13.
Died in Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H., December
9, 1830 (age 76 years, 292
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Westminster, Vt.
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Oliver Ernesto Branch (b. 1847) —
also known as Oliver E. Branch —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Madison, Lake
County, Ohio, July 19,
1847.
Son of William Witter Branch and Lucy J. (Bartram) Branch.
Lawyer; general counsel, Boston & Maine Railroad;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1887, 1889; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1894-98.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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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. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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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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Walter Bruchhausen (1892-1976) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 29,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950; Presidential Elector
for New York, 1952;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1953-67;
took senior status 1967.
Died, in Weeks Memorial Hospital,
Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., October
11, 1976 (age 84 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Eben Burnham (1844-1917) —
also known as Henry E. Burnham —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Dunbarton, Merrimack
County, N.H., November
8, 1844.
Son of Henry
L. Burnham and Maria A. Burnham.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1873-74; Hillsborough
County Treasurer, 1875-77; probate judge in New Hampshire,
1876-79; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1901-13; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904.
Died in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
8, 1917 (age 72 years, 92
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Henri Alphonse Burque (b. 1879) —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
20, 1879.
Son of Alphonse Burque and Marie Louise (Dutilly) Burque.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Nashua, N.H., 1920-24; superior court judge in New Hampshire,
1924-41; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1941-47.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sherman Everett Burroughs (1870-1923) —
also known as Sherman E. Burroughs —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Dunbarton, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
6, 1870.
Son of John H. Burroughs and Helen M. (Baker) Burroughs.
Republican. Private secretary to U.S. Rep. Henry
M. Baker, 1894-97; lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1901-02; member, New
Hampshire state board of charities and corrections, 1901-17; member,
New Hampshire state board of equalization, 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1917-23; died in
office 1923.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1923 (age 52 years, 355
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893) —
also known as Benjamin F. Butler; "The Bold and
Bilious Benjamin" —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Deerfield, Rockingham
County, N.H., November
5, 1818.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1853; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1859; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1867-75, 1877-79 (5th District
1867-73, 6th District 1873-75, 7th District 1877-79); defeated, 1874;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1883-84; defeated, 1859 (Democratic), 1860
(Democratic), 1878 (Butler Democrat), 1879 (Butler Democrat), 1883
(Democratic); Greenback candidate for President
of the United States, 1884.
Died while attending court
in Washington,
D.C., January
11, 1893 (age 74 years, 67
days).
Interment at Hildreth
Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
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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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Clarence Edgar Carr (b. 1853) —
also known as Clarence E. Carr —
of Andover, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Andover, Merrimack
County, N.H., January
21, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1912
(speaker).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Curtis Chamberlain (1772-1834) —
also known as "The Hermit" —
of Alstead, Cheshire
County, N.H.; Charlestown, Sullivan
County, N.H.; Honeoye Falls, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., June 5,
1772.
Lawyer; poet;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1802-04, 1818; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1809-11.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
8, 1834 (age 62 years, 186
days).
Interment at Mt.
Albion Cemetery, Albion, N.Y.
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William Eaton Chandler (1835-1917) —
also known as William E. Chandler —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., December
28, 1835.
Son of Nathan S. Chandler and Mary Ann (Tucker) Chandler.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1862-64, 1881; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1863-64;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1868,
1880;
member of Republican
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1868-70, 1872-; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1876; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1882-85; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1887-89, 1889-1901; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902.
Died in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., November
30, 1917 (age 81 years, 337
days).
Interment at Blossom
Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
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William Martin Chase (b. 1837) —
also known as William M. Chase —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Canaan, Grafton
County, N.H., December
28, 1837.
Son of Horace Chase and Abigail (Martin) Chase.
Lawyer; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1891-1907; appointed 1891.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Perkins Cheney (b. 1891) —
also known as Thomas P. Cheney —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Ashland, Grafton
County, N.H., August
17, 1891.
Son of Jonathan M. Cheney and Lucy A. (Hughes) Cheney.
Republican. Lawyer; trustee, Laconia State Bank;
director, Peoples National Bank of
Laconia; director, Public
Service Co. of New Hampshire; director, Laconia Street
Railway; Belknap
County Solicitor, 1920-25; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1928,
1936;
New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1935-40; candidate in primary
for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1938.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jonathan Cilley (1802-1838) —
of Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Nottingham, Rockingham
County, N.H., July 2,
1802.
Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1831-36; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1835-36; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1837-38; died in office
1838.
Killed in a duel by
Representative William
J. Graves of Kentucky, on the Marlboro Pike, in Prince
George's County, Md., February
24, 1838 (age 35 years, 237
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Thomaston, Maine; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Frank Willey Clancy (1852-1928) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., January
15, 1852.
Son of Michael Albert Clancy and Lydia Ardilla (Willey) Clancy.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1889, 1906; mayor
of Albuquerque, N.M., 1898-99; Bernalillo
County District Attorney, 1901-09; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1909-16.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., September
1, 1928 (age 76 years, 230
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Reed Paige Clark (b. 1878) —
of Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H., August
19, 1878.
Son of William Clark and Alice Whitney (McIntire) Clark.
Republican. Private secretary to U.S. Sen. Henry
E. Burnham, 1901-11; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Loanda, 1919-24; Port Elizabeth, 1924-25; Mexico City, 1925-26, 1927-28; Guadalajara, 1928-29; Santo Domingo, 1929-30; Belgrade, 1930-35; Vienna, 1935; Victoria, 1938-43.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Gay Clarke (1850-1901) —
also known as Frank G. Clarke —
of Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Wilton, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
10, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885, 1891; member of
New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1889-90; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1897-1901; died
in office 1901.
Died in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
9, 1901 (age 50 years, 121
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, N.H.
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Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) —
also known as Stephen Grover Cleveland; "Uncle
Jumbo"; "The Veto Mayor"; "Grover
The Good"; "The Sage of Princeton";
"Dumb Prophet"; "Buffalo Hangman";
"The Veto President"; "Beast of
Buffalo"; "Big Steve" —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Tamworth, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Caldwell, Essex
County, N.J., March 18,
1837.
Son of Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland (1804-1853) and Ann (Neal)
Cleveland (1806-1882).
Democrat. Lawyer; Erie
County Sheriff, 1870-73; mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; Governor of
New York, 1883-85; President
of the United States, 1885-89, 1893-97; defeated, 1888.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1935. His portrait appeared on the
U.S. $20
bill from 1914 to 1928, and on the $1,000
bill from 1928 to 1946.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., June 24,
1908 (age 71 years, 98
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.; statue at City Hall Grounds, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Relatives: Third
cousin thrice removed of Ephraim
Safford; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan
Usher; son of Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland (1804-1853) and Ann
(Neal) Cleveland (1806-1882); third cousin once removed of John
Palmer Usher and Robert
Cleveland Usher; married, June 2,
1886, to Frances Folsom (1864-1947); fourth cousin once removed
of Rollin
Usher Tyler; father of Richard
F. Cleveland. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Henry
T. Ellett — Wilson
S. Bissell — David
King Udall — Edward
S. Bragg — Thomas
F. Grady — Lyman K.
Bass — George
B. Cortelyou |
| | | Cleveland counties in Ark. and Okla. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Grover
C. Cook
— Grover
C. Helm
— Grover
C. Robertson
— Grover
A. Whalen
— Grover
C. Taylor
— Grover
C. Winn
— Grover
C. Luke
— Grover
C. Belknap
— Grover
C. Worrell
— Grover
C. Dillman
— Grover
C. Brenneman
— Grover
C. Mitchell
— Grover
C. Ladner
— Grover
C. Hall
— Grover
C. Cisel
— Grover
C. Hedrick
— Grover
C. Hunter
— Grover
C. Montgomery
— Grover
C. Farwell
— Grover
C. Gillingham
— Grover
C. Combs
— Grover
C. Snyder
— Grover
C. Guernsey
— Grover
C. Smith
— Grover
C. Jackson
— Grover
C. Hunter
— Grover
C. Land
— Grover
C. Moritz
— Grover
C. Richman, Jr.
— Grover
C. Anderson
— Grover
C. Chriss
— Grover
C. George
— Grover
C. Criswell
— Grover
C. Robinson III
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| | | Campaign slogan (1884): "We love him
for the enemies he has made." |
| | | Opposition slogan (1884): "Ma, Ma,
Where's My Pa?" |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about Grover Cleveland: Alyn
Brodsky, Grover
Cleveland : A Study in Character — H. Paul Jeffers, An
Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover
Cleveland — Mark Wahlgren Summers, Rum,
Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President,
1884 — Henry F. Graff, Grover
Cleveland — Jeff C. Young, Grover
Cleveland (for young readers) |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Thomas Fellows Clifford (b. 1871) —
of Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Wentworth, Grafton
County, N.H., December
1, 1871.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Clifford and Sara Jackson (Fellows) Clifford.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; secretary of
New Hampshire Republican Party, 1900-04.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius Converse (1798-1885) —
of Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., December
17, 1798.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1833, 1848-49, 1867-68; member of
Vermont
state senate, 1836-40; Windsor
County State's Attorney, 1844-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1850-52; Governor of
Vermont, 1872-74.
Died in Dixville, Coos
County, N.H., August
16, 1885 (age 86 years, 242
days).
Interment at River
Street Cemetery, Woodstock, Vt.
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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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Channing Harris Cox (1879-1968) —
also known as Channing H. Cox —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
28, 1879.
Son of Charles Edson Cox and Evelyn Mary (Randall) Cox.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1910-18; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1915-18; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1919-21; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924,
1928;
president, Old Colony Trust
Company; director, United Fruit Co.,
Revere Sugar Co.,
First National Bank of
Boston, Boston Herald Traveler (newspaper);
board member, Deaconess Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Humane
Society; Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Died August
20, 1968 (age 89 years, 174
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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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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Aaron Harrison Cragin (1821-1898) —
also known as Aaron H. Cragin —
of Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Weston, Windsor
County, Vt., February
3, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1852-55, 1859; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1855-59; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1860;
U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1865-77.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 10,
1898 (age 77 years, 96
days).
Interment at School
Street Cemetery, Lebanon, N.H.
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Frank Dunklee Currier (1853-1921) —
also known as Frank D. Currier —
of Canaan, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Canaan, Grafton
County, N.H., October
30, 1853.
Son of Horace S. Currier and Emma C. Currier.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1879, 1899-1901; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1899-1901; secretary of
New Hampshire Republican Party, 1882-90; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1884;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1887-88; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1901-13;
defeated, 1912.
Died in Canaan, Grafton
County, N.H., November
25, 1921 (age 68 years, 26
days).
Interment at Canaan
Street Cemetery, Canaan, N.H.
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Samuel Cushman (1783-1851) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., June 8,
1783.
Democrat. Lawyer; Rockingham
County Treasurer, 1823-28; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1829-30; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1835-39.
Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., May 20,
1851 (age 67 years, 346
days).
Interment at Proprietors'
Burying Ground, Portsmouth, N.H.
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Byron M. Cutcheon (1836-1908) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Pembroke, Merrimack
County, N.H., May 11,
1836.
Son of James M. Cutcheon and Hannah (Tripp) Cutcheon.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1868;
Manistee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1875-81; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1883-91; defeated,
1890.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Ky.,
May 10, 1863.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 12,
1908 (age 71 years, 337
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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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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Daniel James Daley (b. 1858) —
also known as Daniel J. Daley —
of Berlin, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., January
27, 1858.
Son of John Daley and Bridget (Daugherty) Daley.
Democrat. Lawyer; Coos
County Solicitor, 1888-92; president, Berlin Water
Co.; member of New
Hampshire state senate 1st District; elected 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick William Dallinger (1871-1955) —
also known as Frederick W. Dallinger —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Center Lovell, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
2, 1871.
Son of William W. Dallinger and Elizabeth (Kingman) Dallinger.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1894-95; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1896-99; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1915-25, 1926-32;
defeated, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1924; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1932-42.
Episcopalian.
Died in North Conway, Conway, Carroll
County, N.H., September
5, 1955 (age 83 years, 338
days).
Interment at Center
Lovell Cemetery, Center Lovell, Maine.
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William Franklin Dana (1863-1920) —
also known as William F. Dana —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 26,
1863.
Son of Thomas Dana and Mary C. (Baldwin) Dana.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1901-03; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1904-06; superior court judge in Massachusetts,
1906-16.
Died in Orford, Grafton
County, N.H., August 4,
1920 (age 57 years, 39
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Noah Davis (1818-1902) —
of Albion, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H., September
10, 1818.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1857-68, 1873-87; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1869-70; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1870-72.
Presided over the two trials of "Boss" Tweed in 1873.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 20,
1902 (age 83 years, 191
days).
Interment at Mt.
Albion Cemetery, Albion, N.Y.
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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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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.
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Charles Henry Donahue (b. 1877) —
of Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
7, 1877.
Son of John Francis Donahue and Bridget Agnes (Murphy) Donahue.
Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Massachusetts,
1924-32; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1932-40.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Anthony Durkin (b. 1936) —
also known as John A. Durkin —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., March 29,
1936.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1975-81; defeated, 1974, 1980, 1990;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1980.
Still living as of 1998.
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Ira Allen Eastman (1809-1881) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Gilmanton, Belknap
County, N.H., January
1, 1809.
Son of Stephen Eastman (born 1778) and Hannah (Page) Eastman.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1836-38; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1837-38; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1839-43; common pleas
court judge in New Hampshire, 1844-48; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1848-59; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1863.
Died in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March 21,
1881 (age 72 years, 79
days).
Interment at Valley
Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Nehemiah Eastman (1782-1856) —
of Farmington, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Gilmanton, Belknap
County, N.H., June 16,
1782.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1813; member of New
Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1820-25; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1825-27.
Died in Farmington, Strafford
County, N.H., January
11, 1856 (age 73 years, 209
days).
Interment at Farmington
Cemetery, Farmington, N.H.
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Thomas McKey Edwards (1795-1875) —
also known as Thomas M. Edwards —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., December
16, 1795.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1834-39; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1859-63.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., May 1,
1875 (age 79 years, 136
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Keene, N.H.
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Evarts Worcester Farr (1840-1880) —
of Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H., October
10, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1868;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1876; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1879-80; died in
office 1880.
Died in Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H., November
30, 1880 (age 40 years, 51
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Littleton, N.H.
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William H. Farrar (b. 1826) —
of Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New Hampshire, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1854-59; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Multnomah County,
1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Demeritt Felker (1859-1932) —
also known as Samuel D. Felker —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., April 16,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889; member of
New
Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1891-92; mayor
of Rochester, N.H., 1896-97; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1909; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1913-15; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire,
1916.
Died November
14, 1932 (age 73 years, 212
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar Fowler Fellows (1857-1921) —
also known as Oscar F. Fellows —
of Bucksport, Hancock
County, Maine.
Born in Bristol, Grafton
County, N.H., September
10, 1857.
Son of Milo Fellows and Susan D. (Locke) Fellows.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1901-03; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1903.
Methodist.
Died December
28, 1921 (age 64 years, 109
days).
Interment at Silver
Lake Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine.
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William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869) —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Boscawen, Merrimack
County, N.H., October
16, 1806.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1840-41, 1845-46,
1853-54; U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1841-43; delegate to Whig
National Convention from Maine, 1848, 1852; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1854-64, 1865-69; died in office 1869; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1864-65.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
8, 1869 (age 62 years, 327
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Jonathan Fisk (1778-1832) —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
26, 1778.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1809-11, 1813-15 (3rd District
1809-11, 6th District 1813-15); U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1815-19.
Died in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., July 13,
1832 (age 53 years, 291
days).
Interment at Old
Town Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
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James Greeley Flanders (b. 1844) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in New London, Merrimack
County, N.H., December
13, 1844.
Son of Walter Powers Flanders and Susan Everett (Greeley) Flanders.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1896.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Asa Fletcher (1788-1852) —
also known as William A. Fletcher —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Grafton
County, N.H., June 26,
1788.
Lawyer; member
Michigan territorial council, 1830-31; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1836-42; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1836-42.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
19, 1852 (age 64 years, 85
days).
Original interment at Ann
Arbor Cemetery (which no longer exists), Ann Arbor, Mich.;
reinterment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Sanford L. Fogg (b. 1863) —
of Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Milan, Coos
County, N.H., June 26,
1863.
Son of Simon Fogg and Lycia H. Fogg.
Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in Maine, 1896-1904;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1904;
mayor
of Augusta, Maine, 1921-22.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ezra Bartlett French (1810-1880) —
also known as Ezra B. French —
of Damariscotta, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Landaff, Grafton
County, N.H., September
23, 1810.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1838-40; member of Maine
state senate, 1842-45; secretary of
state of Maine, 1845-50; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1859-61.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 24,
1880 (age 69 years, 214
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Damariscotta, Maine.
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John Milton Goodenow (1782-1838) —
of Ohio.
Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire
County, N.H., 1782.
Lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1823; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1829-30; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1830; state court judge in Ohio, 1833.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., July 20,
1838 (age about 56
years).
Original interment at Episcopal
Burial Grounds, Cincinnati, Ohio; reinterment in 1851 at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Robert Goodenow (1800-1874) —
of Wilton, Franklin
County, Maine; Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine.
Born in Henniker, Merrimack
County, N.H., April 19,
1800.
Whig. Lawyer; Franklin
County Attorney, 1828-34, 1869-70; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1851-53; Franklin
County Treasurer, 1866-68.
Died in Farmington, Franklin
County, Maine, May 15,
1874 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Farmington, Maine.
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Rufus King Goodenow (1790-1863) —
of Paris, Oxford
County, Maine.
Born in Henniker, Merrimack
County, N.H., April 24,
1790.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Oxford
County Clerk of Courts, 1821-37; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1837-38; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1849-51.
Died in Paris, Oxford
County, Maine, March 24,
1863 (age 72 years, 334
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, South Paris, Paris, Maine.
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William Gordon (1763-1802) —
of Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Massachusetts, April 12,
1763.
Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1794-95; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1797-1800; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1801-02; died in office 1802.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 8,
1802 (age 39 years, 26
days).
Interment at Amherst
Cemetery, Amherst, N.H.
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Gogswell K. Green —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New Hampshire.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1836.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Fletcher Hale (1883-1931) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
22, 1883.
Son of Frederick Fletcher Hale and Adelaide L. (MacLellan) Hale.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1925-31; died in
office 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
22, 1931 (age 48 years, 273
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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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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Joshua Gilman Hall (1828-1898) —
also known as Joshua G. Hall —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Wakefield, Carroll
County, N.H., November
5, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Dover, N.H., 1866-67; member of New
Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1871-73; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1874; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1874-79; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1879-83.
Died in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., October
31, 1898 (age 69 years, 360
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Dover, N.H.
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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.
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Orrin T. Hayes (b. 1827) —
of Georges Mills, Sunapee, Sullivan
County, N.H.; Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in New London, Merrimack
County, N.H., December
2, 1827.
Merchant;
postmaster;
justice of the peace; lawyer; Dakota
County Attorney, 1855; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1859-60; major in the Union Army during the
Civil War; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 7th District, 1863.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucina A. Emerson (died 1858); married 1859 to Mary C.
Matthews. |
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Charles H. Hersey —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Lawyer; law partner of John
True Abbott; member of New
Hampshire state senate 13th District, 1887-88.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ellery Albee Hibbard (1826-1903) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., July 31,
1826.
Son of Silas Hibbard and Olive (Albee) Hibbard.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1864;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1865-66; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1871-73; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1873-74; delegate to
New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889.
Died July 24,
1903 (age 76 years, 358
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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William Bancroft Hill (c.1858-1945) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Colebrook, Coos
County, N.H., about 1858.
Lawyer; pastor; college
professor; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian
Reformed or Presbyterian.
Died January
23, 1945 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elise Weyerhaeuser (1860-1946; daughter of Frederick E.
Weyerhaeuser (1872-1945; lumber executive)). |
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Paul W. Hodes (b. 1951) —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 21,
1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 2007-; defeated,
2004; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Henry French Hollis (1869-1949) —
also known as Henry F. Hollis —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., August
30, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Robert
C. Murchie; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1900; candidate
for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1902, 1904; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1913-19; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Died in Paris, France,
July
7, 1949 (age 79 years, 311
days).
Interment at Blossom
Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
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Horace Green Hutchins (1811-1877) —
also known as Horace G. Hutchins —
of Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Bath, Grafton
County, N.H., July 20,
1811.
Son of Samuel Hutchins and Rosanna (Childs) Hutchins.
Lawyer; mayor
of Charlestown, Mass., 1861.
Died in Roxbury (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass., April 7,
1877 (age 65 years, 261
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Johnson (1842-1918) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Orford, Grafton
County, N.H.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bradford, Orange
County, Vt., February
20, 1842.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1888;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1889-94; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1897-98; defeated, 1883.
Died, in the St. George Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
31, 1918 (age 76 years, 253
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Sarah E. Russell and Mary A. Prichard. |
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William R. Johnson (b. 1930) —
of Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Minnesota, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1963-65; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1965-67; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1966; superior court judge in New
Hampshire, 1969-85; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1985-99; appointed 1985.
Still living as of 2000.
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Francis Wayland Johnston (b. 1882) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April 29,
1882.
Son of James Arthur Johnston and Jeannette (Cass) Johnston.
Republican. Lawyer; Sullivan
County Solicitor, 1923-29; president, Claremont State Bank; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1932-35; superior court judge
in New Hampshire, 1935-36; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1943-49; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1949-52.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Bradley Jordan (1839-1914) —
also known as Chester B. Jordan —
of Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in Colebrook, Coos
County, N.H., October
15, 1839.
Son of Johnson Jordan and Minerva (Buel) Jordan.
Republican. Lawyer; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1881; member of
New
Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1897-98; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1901-03; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1908.
Died August
24, 1914 (age 74 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Frederick Joy (1810-1896) —
also known as James F. Joy —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., December
2, 1810.
Son of James Joy (1778-1857) and Sarah (Pickering) Joy (1781-1858).
Republican. Lawyer; led, built, reorganized, or merged many railroad
companies, including the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the
Michigan Central; an incorporator of the St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal
Company, which built the first canal at Sault Ste. Marie in 1853-55;
president of the Detroit Post-Tribune newspaper;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1880;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1881-85.
English
ancestry.
Died September
24, 1896 (age 85 years, 297
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Joy (1778-1857) and Sarah (Pickering) Joy (1781-1858);
married 1841
to Martha Alger Reed (daughter of John
Reed); married 1860 to Mary
Bourne. See Reed
family of Massachusetts. |
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Frank Rowe Kenison (b. 1907) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Conway, Carroll
County, N.H., November
1, 1907.
Son of Arthur Edson Kenison and Isadore Gertrude (Rowe) Kenison.
Republican. Lawyer; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1940-42, 1945-46; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-52; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1952-77.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Upsilon.
Presumed
deceased.
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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Frank Ray Keyser, Sr. (1898-2001) —
also known as F. Ray Keyser, Sr. —
of Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H., September
29, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives, 1937-39; superior court judge in
Vermont, 1956-64; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1964-75.
Died, in Eden Park Nursing
Home, Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., March 7,
2001 (age 102 years,
159 days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Chelsea, Vt.
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Alfred Beard Kittredge (1861-1911) —
also known as A. B. Kittredge —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Nelson, Cheshire
County, N.H., March 28,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer; member of South
Dakota state senate 9th District, 1889-92; member of Republican
National Committee from South Dakota, 1892-96; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1901-09.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., May 4,
1911 (age 50 years, 37
days).
Interment at Conant
Cemetery, Jaffrey, N.H.
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Edward John Lampron (1909-1983) —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
23, 1909.
Son of John P. Lampron and Helene (Deschenes) Lampron.
Lawyer; superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1947-49; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1949-78; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1978-79.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1983
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Lang (1860-1915) —
Born in Bath, Grafton
County, N.H., July 1,
1860.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Sherbrooke, 1897-1915, died in office 1915.
Died in Sherbrooke, Quebec,
October
31, 1915 (age 55 years, 122
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Giles Leach (b. 1849) —
also known as Edward G. Leach —
of Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Meredith, Belknap
County, N.H., January
28, 1849.
Son of Levi Leach and Susan C. (Sanborn) Leach.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Manufacturers and Merchants
Mutual Insurance
Co.; member of New Hampshire
Republican State Executive Committee, 1880-1909; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1893-95; member of New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1901-02; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1905-06.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hervé Joseph L'Heureux (1899-1957) —
also known as Hervé J. L'Heureux —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March 6,
1899.
Son of Rodolphe L'Heureux and Desneiges (Pichette) L'Heureux.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Vice
Consul in Windsor, 1927-35; U.S. Consul in Windsor, 1935; Stuttgart, 1936-39; Antwerp, 1939-41; Lisbon, 1941-42; Algiers, 1943-44; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1944-48.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in 1957
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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John Lynch (b. 1952) —
of Hopkinton, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
25, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
New Hampshire, 2005-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Hampshire, 2008.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Rouget de Lisle Marshall (b. 1847) —
also known as Roujet D. Marshall —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
27, 1847.
Son of Thomas Marshall and Emeline Marshall.
Lawyer; county judge in Wisconsin, 1876-82; circuit judge in
Wisconsin 11th Circuit, 1889-95; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1895-1918; appointed 1895.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1869
to Mary E. Jenkins. |
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Stephen E. Merrill (b. 1946) —
also known as Steve Merrill —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Hampton, Rockingham
County, N.H., June 21,
1946.
Lawyer; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1984-89; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1993-97.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Charles Murchie (b. 1885) —
also known as Robert C. Murchie —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland,
January
22, 1885.
Son of William Murchie and Agnes Janet (Kellie) Murchie.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Henry
F. Hollis; member of New Hampshire
Democratic State Committee, 1912-17; Merrimack
County Solicitor, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1932,
1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1916-20; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1917; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1926; delegate to
New Hampshire convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New Hampshire
Democratic state chair, 1937-39.
Unitarian.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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John B. Nash (b. 1848) —
of Conway, Carroll
County, N.H.; Intervale, Bartlett, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Windham, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 17,
1848.
Son of Barzillia Nash and Lavinia (Hicks) Nash.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1886, 1888; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1891-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1900,
1908;
trustee, Conway Savings Bank.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1872
to Susan J. Libby. |
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William F. Nason (b. 1857) —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Sanford, York
County, Maine, November
22, 1857.
Son of Joseph T. Nason (1821-1884) and Susan E. (Frost) Nason
(1831-1893).
Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1886, 1901; mayor of
Dover, N.H., 1896-97.
Burial
location unknown.
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Amasa Norcross (1824-1898) —
of Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Rindge, Cheshire
County, N.H., January
26, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1858-59; mayor
of Fitchburg, Mass., 1873-74; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1874; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1877-83.
Died in Paris, France,
April
2, 1898 (age 74 years, 66
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Mass.
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William Morrison Oliver (1792-1863) —
also known as William M. Oliver —
of Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H., October
15, 1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New York,
1823-28, 1838-45; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1827-30; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1830; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1841-43.
Died in Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y., July 21,
1863 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Penn Yan, N.Y.
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Frank Nesmith Parsons (b. 1854) —
also known as Frank N. Parsons —
of Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., September
3, 1854.
Son of Rev. Benjamin F. Parsons and Mary A. (Nesmith) Parsons.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889; mayor
of Franklin, N.H., 1895; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1895-1902; appointed 1895; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1902-24; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1925-28; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
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Endicott Peabody (1920-1997) —
also known as "Chub" —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., February
15, 1920.
Son of Malcolm E. Peabody and Mary (Parkman) Peabody.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 3rd District, 1955-56; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1956, 1958; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964,
1968;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1963-65; defeated, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1986.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died December
1, 1997 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Town
Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
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Charles Hazen Peaslee (1804-1866) —
also known as Charles H. Peaslee —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Gilmanton, Belknap
County, N.H., February
6, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1833-37; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853-57.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
18, 1866 (age 62 years, 224
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
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Robert James Peaslee (1864-1936) —
also known as Robert J. Peaslee —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Weare, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
23, 1864.
Son of Robert Peaslee and Persis Boardman (Dodge) Peaslee.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1898-1901, 1908-24; appointed
1898; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1924-34; superior
court judge in New Hampshire, 1901-07.
Died August
23, 1936 (age 71 years, 335
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Peaslee and Persis Boardman (Dodge) Peaslee; married 1893 to Nellie
Dorcas Kimball (died 1915); married 1917 to Sarah
Congdon Hazard. |
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Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) —
also known as "Young Hickory"; "Young
Hickory of the Granite Hills"; "The Fainting
General" —
of Hillsborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Hillsborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
23, 1804.
Son of Benjamin
Pierce.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1829-33; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1832-33; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1833-37; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1837-42; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1845-47; general in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1850; President
of the United States, 1853-57; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1856.
Episcopalian.
Died in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., October
8, 1869 (age 64 years, 319
days).
Interment at Old
North Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
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Robert Gordon Pike (b. 1851) —
also known as Robert G. Pike —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Rollinsford, Strafford
County, N.H., July 28,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in New Hampshire, 1893; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1896-1901; appointed 1896;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Everett Pingree (1832-1922) —
also known as Samuel E. Pingree —
of Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Salisbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., August 2,
1832.
Son of Stephen Pingree and Judith (True) Pingree.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1868;
Windsor
County State's Attorney, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1882-84; Governor of
Vermont, 1884-86; received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at Lee's Mills, Virginia, April 16,
1862.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died June 1,
1922 (age 89 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hartford
Cemetery, Hartford, Vt.
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Wesley Powell (1915-1981) —
of Hampton Falls, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., October
13, 1915.
Son of Samuel Wesley Powell and Mary (Gosse) Powell.
Republican. Lawyer; administrative assistant to U.S. Sen. Styles
Bridges, 1940-43, 1946-49; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1950, 1972 (Republican); Governor of
New Hampshire, 1959-63; defeated in primary, 1956, 1962.
Died January
6, 1981 (age 65 years, 85
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Leland Powers (1848-1929) —
also known as Samuel L. Powers —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cornish, Sullivan
County, N.H., October
26, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1901-05 (11th District
1901-03, 12th District 1903-05).
Died in 1929
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Newton
Cemetery, Newton, Mass.
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Leon C. Prince —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Republican. Lawyer; college
teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 31st District, 1929-36.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
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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James Waldron Remick (b. 1860) —
also known as James W. Remick —
of Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Hardwick, Caledonia
County, Vt., October
30, 1860.
Son of Samuel K. Remick and Sophia (Cushman) Remick.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1890-94; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1901-04.
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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Walter Henry Sanborn (1845-1928) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Epsom, Merrimack
County, N.H., October
19, 1845.
Son of Henry F. Sanborn and Eunice (Davis) Sanborn.
School
principal; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1892-1903; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1903-28.
Member, Union
League; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in the Angus Hotel, St.
Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., May 10,
1928 (age 82 years, 204
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Ballard Smith (1821-1866) —
of Cannelton, Perry
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., January
13, 1821.
Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1855-57; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1857; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1858-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., October
3, 1866 (age 45 years, 263
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Hamilton Smith (1804-1875) —
of Cannelton, Perry
County, Ind.
Born in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., September
19, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1859; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1864
(alternate), 1868.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
7, 1875 (age 70 years, 141
days).
Interment at Old
Cliff Cemetery, Cannelton, Ind.
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Lyndon Ambrose Smith (b. 1854) —
also known as Lyndon A. Smith —
of Montevideo, Chippewa
County, Minn.
Born in New Hampshire, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1899-1903; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1912-18; appointed 1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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William French Smith (1917-1990) —
of San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Wilton, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
26, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1968
(delegation chair), 1972,
1976;
Presidential Elector for California, 1968;
U.S.
Attorney General, 1981-85.
Member, American
Judicature Society.
Died, of cancer, October
29, 1990 (age 73 years, 64
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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David Hackett Souter (b. 1939) —
also known as David H. Souter —
of Weare, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
17, 1939.
Son of Joseph Alexander Souter and Helen (Hackett) Souter.
Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1976-78; superior court judge
in New Hampshire, 1978-83; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1983-90; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1990; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1990-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harry Vaios Spanos (1926-1995) —
also known as Harry V. Spanos —
of Newport, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Newport, Sullivan
County, N.H., May 8,
1926.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state senate; defeated, 1956; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1976; probate judge in New Hampshire, 1980-95.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, Moose; Lions.
Died in Newport, Sullivan
County, N.H., March 18,
1995 (age 68 years, 314
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Newport, N.H.
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Charles Stetson (1801-1883) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in New Ipswich, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
2, 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Maine, 1834-39; member of
Maine
Governor's Council, 1845-48; U.S.
Representative from Maine 6th District, 1849-51.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, March 27,
1883 (age 81 years, 145
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
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Max David Steuer (1871-1940) —
also known as Max D. Steuer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
September
6, 1871.
Son of Aaron Steuer and Dinah (Goodman) Steuer.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1916,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany
Hall; American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from a heart
attack, on the porch of the Wentworth Hall Hotel,
Jackson, Carroll
County, N.H., August
21, 1940 (age 68 years, 350
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Aaron Fletcher Stevens (1819-1887) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H., August 9,
1819.
Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1845, 1876-84; delegate
to Whig National Convention from New Hampshire, 1852; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1867-71.
Died in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., May 10,
1887 (age 67 years, 274
days).
Interment at Nashua
Cemetery, Nashua, N.H.
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Raymond Bartlett Stevens (1874-1942) —
also known as Raymond B. Stevens —
of Landaff, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., June 18,
1874.
Son of Pliny Bartlett Stevens and Lillian (Thompson) Stevens.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1909-13, 1923; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1913-15;
defeated, 1916; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1914, 1920; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1920,
1924,
1940;
member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1933; member, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1935-42; chair, U.S. Tariff
Commission, 1937-42.
Advisor in foreign affairs to the King of Siam, 1926-35.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 18,
1942 (age 67 years, 334
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Grafton County, N.H.
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Harlan Fiske Stone (1872-1946) —
also known as Harlan F. Stone —
Born in Chesterfield, Cheshire
County, N.H., October
11, 1872.
Lawyer; Dean of
Columbia University Law School; U.S.
Attorney General, 1924-25; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1925-41; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-46; died in office 1946.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 22,
1946 (age 73 years, 193
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Cyrus Adams Sulloway (1839-1917) —
also known as Cyrus A. Sulloway —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Grafton, Grafton
County, N.H., June 8,
1839.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1872-73, 1887-93; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1895-1913,
1915-17; defeated, 1912; died in office 1917.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 11,
1917 (age 77 years, 276
days).
Interment at Franklin
Cemetery, Franklin, N.H.
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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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David Arthur Taggart —
of Goffstown, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 16th District, 1889-90.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mason Weare Tappan (1817-1886) —
also known as Mason W. Tappan —
of Bradford, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Newport, Sullivan
County, N.H., October
20, 1817.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1853-55, 1860-61; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1855-61; colonel
in the Union Army during the Civil War; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1876-86; died in office 1886.
Died in Bradford, Merrimack
County, N.H., October
25, 1886 (age 69 years, 5
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, Bradford, N.H.
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Amos Leavitt Taylor (b. 1877) —
also known as Amos L. Taylor —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Danbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
22, 1877.
Son of Frank Leavitt Taylor and Nellie Jane (Martin) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1932;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1924-49; secretary of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1927-28; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1929-32.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Leavitt Taylor and Nellie Jane (Martin) Taylor; married, June 16,
1906, to Myra Lillian Fairbank (died 1944); married to Caroline
W. Dudley. |
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Asa Wentworth Tenney (1833-1897) —
also known as Asa W. Tenney; "Magnetic
Tenney" —
of Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Dalton, Coos
County, N.H., May 20,
1833.
Son of John Tenney (1792-1869) and Sophia (Wentworth) Tenney
(1795-1863).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1877-85; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1897.
Presbyterian.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
10, 1897 (age 64 years, 204
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Meldrim Thomson, Jr. (1912-2001) —
of Orford, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny
County, Pa., March 8,
1912.
Lawyer; delegate to
New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1964; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1973-79; defeated, 1968 (Republican primary), 1970
(Republican primary), 1970 (American Independent), 1978 (Republican).
Died, from Parkinson's
disease and heart
problems, in Orford, Grafton
County, N.H., April 19,
2001 (age 89 years, 42
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Quillin Tilson (1866-1958) —
also known as John Q. Tilson —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Clear Branch, Washington
County, Tenn., April 5,
1866.
Son of William E. Tilson (born 1827) and Katharine (Sams) Tilson
(born 1831).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Haven, 1905-08; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1909-13, 1915-33 (at-large
1909-13, 3rd District 1915-33); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in New London, Merrimack
County, N.H., August
14, 1958 (age 92 years, 131
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Gardner Clyde Turner (b. 1910) —
also known as Gardner C. Turner —
of East Sullivan, Sullivan, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Ludlow, Hampden
County, Mass., March 3,
1910.
Son of Clyde A. Turner and G. (Estes) Turner.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1946; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Sullivan,
1948; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1961.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau; Jaycees.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Baxter Upham (1768-1848) —
also known as George B. Upham —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., December
27, 1768.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1801-03; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1804-13, 1815; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1809, 1815;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1814-15.
Died in Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., February
10, 1848 (age 79 years, 45
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Street Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
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Roger Vose (1763-1841) —
of Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., February
24, 1763.
Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1809-11, 1812-13; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1818; common pleas
court judge in New Hampshire, 1818-20.
Died in Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H., October
26, 1841 (age 78 years, 244
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Walpole, N.H.
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Bainbridge Wadleigh (1831-1891) —
of Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Bradford, Merrimack
County, N.H., January
4, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1855-56; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1873-79.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
24, 1891 (age 60 years, 20
days).
Interment at West
Street Cemetery, Milford, N.H.
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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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Reuben Eugene Walker (b. 1851) —
also known as Reuben E. Walker —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
15, 1851.
Son of Abiel Walker and Mary (Powers) Walker.
Lawyer; Merrimack
County Solicitor, 1889-90; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1901-21; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1875
to Mary Elizabeth Brown. |
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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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Edward Hills Wason (1865-1941) —
also known as Edward H. Wason —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in New Boston, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
2, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1899, 1909, 1913; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1915-33.
Died in New Boston, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
6, 1941 (age 75 years, 157
days).
Interment at New
Boston Cemetery, New Boston, N.H.
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Daniel Webster (1782-1852) —
also known as "Black Dan"; "Defender of the
Constitution"; "Great Expounder of the
Constitution" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Marshfield, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Salisbury (part now in Franklin), Merrimack
County, N.H., January
18, 1782.
Son of Ebenezer Webster (1739-1806) and Abigail (Eastman) Webster
(1759-1836).
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17; delegate to
New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1820; Presidential
Elector for New Hampshire, 1820;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1823-27; resigned
1827; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1827-41, 1845-50; candidate for President
of the United States, 1836; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1841-43, 1850-52; died in office 1852.
Presbyterian.
English
ancestry.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appeared on the
$10
U.S. Note from the 1860s until the early 20th century.
Died in Marshfield, Plymouth
County, Mass., October
24, 1852 (age 70 years, 280
days).
Interment at Winslow
Cemetery, Marshfield, Mass.; statue erected 1900 at Scott
Circle, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Ebenezer Webster (1739-1806) and Abigail (Eastman) Webster
(1759-1836); fourth cousin once removed of Jedediah
Sabin; married, May 29,
1808, to Grace Fletcher (1781-1828); second cousin twice removed
of Edwin
George Eastman. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Webster counties in Ga., Iowa, Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Neb. and W.Va. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Daniel
Webster Wilder
— Daniel
W. Mills
— Daniel
W. Jones
— Daniel
Webster Comstock
— Daniel
Webster Waugh
— Daniel
Webster Heagy
— Daniel
W. Whitmore
— Daniel
W. Hamilton
— Daniel
W. Allaman
— Webster
Turner
— Dan
W. Turner
— Daniel
W. Hoan
— Daniel
W. Ambrose, Jr.
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Daniel Webster: Robert
Vincent Remini, Daniel
Webster : The Man and His Time — Maurice G. Baxter, One
and Inseparable : Daniel Webster and the Union —
Robert A. Allen, Daniel
Webster, Defender of the Union — Richard N. Current,
Daniel
Webster and the Rise of National Conservatism —
Merrill D. Peterson, The
Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun |
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John Sullivan Wells (1803-1860) —
also known as John S. Wells —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., October
18, 1803.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1839-41; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1841; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1847-48; member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1851-53; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1855; appointed 1855.
Died in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., August 1,
1860 (age 56 years, 288
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Wilson (1766-1839) —
of Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
16, 1766.
Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1803-08, 1812-14; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 5th District, 1809-11.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., January
4, 1839 (age 72 years, 141
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Keene, N.H.
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James Wilson (1797-1881) —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March 18,
1797.
Son of James
Wilson (1766-1839).
Whig. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1825-37, 1840, 1846,
1871-72; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1835, 1838; delegate to Whig National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1839 (Convention Vice-President; member,
Committee on Permanent Organization; member, Balloting Committee;
member, Committee to Notify Nominees); Surveyor-General of Public
Lands for Wisconsin and Iowa Territories, 1841-45; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1847-50; resigned
1850.
Died in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., May 29,
1881 (age 84 years, 72
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Keene, N.H.
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Levi Woodbury (1789-1851) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Francestown, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
22, 1789.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1816-23; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1823-24; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1825; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1825; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1825-31, 1841-45; resigned 1845; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1831-34; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1834-41; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1845-51; died in office 1851; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1848.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., September
4, 1851 (age 61 years, 256
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
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Frederic Thomas Woodman (1872-1949) —
also known as Frederic T. Woodman —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., June 25,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1901-03; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1916-19; banker.
Died March 25,
1949 (age 76 years, 273
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Louis Crosby Wyman (1917-2002) —
also known as Louis C. Wyman —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March 16,
1917.
Son of Louis Eliot Wyman (1878-1957) and Alice P. (Crosby) Wyman
(1880-1948).
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1953-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956,
1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1963-65, 1967-74;
defeated, 1964; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1974-75; defeated, 1975; superior
court judge in New Hampshire, 1978-87.
Died, from cancer, in
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 5,
2002 (age 85 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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