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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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Llewelyn Sherman Adams (1899-1986) —
also known as Sherman Adams; "The Abominable No
Man"; "The Great Stone Face" —
of Lincoln, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in East Dover, Dover, Windham
County, Vt., January
8, 1899.
Son of Clyde A. Adams and Winnie Marian (Sherman) Adams.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumberman;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1941-44; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1943-44;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1945-47; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lincoln,
1948; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1949-53; defeated, 1946; assistant to President Dwight
D. Eisenhower, 1953-58; forced to
resign in 1958 following disclosure that he had accepted
gifts from a Boston businessman seeking preferred treatment from
federal agencies.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Grange; Elks; Society
of Colonial Wars; Foresters.
Died in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., October
27, 1986 (age 87 years, 292
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lincoln, N.H.
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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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Walter Algeno Allen —
also known as Walter A. Allen —
of East Hampstead, Hampstead, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Son of George Allen and Sarah A. (Collins) Allen.
Republican. Physician;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1899-1901; member of New
Hampshire state senate 21st District, 1905-06.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1895
to Grace A. Roberts. |
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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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Charles Hubbard Amsden (b. 1848) —
also known as Charles H. Amsden —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Boscawen, Merrimack
County, N.H., July 8,
1848.
Son of Henry H. Amsden and Mary (Muzzey) Amsden.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; lumber
dealer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1883-84; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1888, 1890.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Blaylock Atherton (b. 1900) —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
6, 1900.
Son of Capt. Henry B. Atherton and Dr. Ella (Blaylock) Atherton.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Nashua 1st Ward,
1937-43, 1945-48; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1943-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Wallace Ayer (1926-1968) —
also known as Harold W. Ayer —
of Henniker, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Henniker, Merrimack
County, N.H., September
24, 1926.
Son of Harold W. Ayer and Martha (Davis) Ayer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1964.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Teamsters
Union.
Died in 1968
(age about
41 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Augustus Davis Ayling (1840-1918) —
also known as Augustus D. Ayling —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Centerville, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 28,
1840.
Son of William L. Ayling and Margaret (Hurley) Ayling.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Adjutant
General of New Hampshire, 1879-1907.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died March 9,
1918 (age 77 years, 224
days).
Interment at Beechwood
Cemetery, Centerville, Barnstable, Mass.
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Frederick Herbert Babbitt (1859-1931) —
also known as Fred H. Babbitt —
of Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., November
23, 1859.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Rockingham, 1910; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1916.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1931
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Vt.
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Nahum Josiah Bachelder (1854-1934) —
also known as Nahum J. Bachelder —
of East Andover, Andover, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Andover, Merrimack
County, N.H., September
3, 1854.
Son of William Adams Bachelder and Adeline E. (Shaw) Bachelder.
Republican. Farmer; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1903-05.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons.
Died, in Eliot Hospital,
Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April 22,
1934 (age 79 years, 231
days).
Interment at Proctor
Cemetery, Andover, N.H.
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Henry Moore Baker (1841-1912) —
also known as Henry M. Baker —
of Bow, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Bow, Merrimack
County, N.H., January
11, 1841.
Son of Aaron W. Baker and Nancy (Dustin) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1891-92; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1893-97; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1905-09.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1912 (age 71 years, 140
days).
Interment at Alexander
Cemetery, Bow, N.H.
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George Edward Bales (b. 1862) —
also known as George E. Bales —
of Wilton, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Wilton, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
14, 1862.
Son of Charles Albert Bales and Frances M. (Hardy) Bales.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Wilton Telephone
Co.; trustee, Granite Savings Bank; New
Hampshire state railroad commissioner; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895-97; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1902; candidate
for New
Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1916.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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.
(Knight) Crosby. |
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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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Charles Foster Bass (b. 1952) —
also known as Charles F. Bass; Charlie
Bass —
of Peterborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
8, 1952.
Son of Perkins
Bass.
Republican. Staff for U.S. Rep. William
S. Cohen, 1974; staff for U.S. Rep David
F. Emery, 1975-79; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1982-88; delegate to
New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1984; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1988-92; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1995-; defeated
in primary, 1980.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Ernest Lorne Bell (b. 1871) —
also known as Ernest L. Bell —
of Woodstock, Grafton
County, N.H.; Plymouth, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 16,
1871.
Son of Samuel Bell and Mary E. (Loud) Bell.
Physician;
surgeon to Boston & Maine Railroad;
surgeon-general of New Hampshire; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1905-06.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894
to Maude Coolidge. |
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Amos Noyes Blandin (1864-1948) —
also known as Amos N. Blandin —
of Bath, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Landaff (part now in Easton), Grafton
County, N.H., September
6, 1864.
Democrat. Business
executive; member of New Hampshire
Democratic State Committee, 1889-1944; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Bath, 1892,
1934-35, 1947; defeated, 1938; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1934-35;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1896,
1936;
candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1936; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1940.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bath, Grafton
County, N.H., December
31, 1948 (age 84 years, 116
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl E. Brown (b. 1878) —
of McCall, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Whitefield, Coos
County, N.H., September
10, 1878.
Son of Warren G. Brown and Charlotte (Elliott) Brown.
Democrat. Merchant;
mining
business; lumber
business; member of Idaho
state senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1940,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Herbert Brown (1879-1955) —
also known as Fred H. Brown —
of Somersworth, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Ossipee, Carroll
County, N.H., April 12,
1879.
Son of Dana J. Brown and Nellie (Allen) Brown.
Democrat. Professional baseball
player in the major leagues, 1901-02; lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1914-22; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1923-25; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Somersworth, Strafford
County, N.H., February
3, 1955 (age 75 years, 297
days).
Interment at Ossipee
Cemetery, Ossipee, N.H.
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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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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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Solon Augustus Carter (b. 1837) —
also known as Solon A. Carter —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass., June 22,
1837.
Son of Solon Carter and Lucretia (Joslin) Carter.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1869-70; New
Hampshire state treasurer, 1872-74, 1875-1913; president, Union
Guaranty Savings Bank.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Cass (1782-1866) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., October
9, 1782.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1806; general in the U.S. Army during
the War of 1812; Governor of
Michigan Territory, 1813-31; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1831-36; U.S. Minister to France, 1836-42; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1843-44; appointed 1843; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1844,
1852;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1845-48, 1849-57; resigned 1848; candidate
for President
of the United States, 1848; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1857-60.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 17,
1866 (age 83 years, 251
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Henry Chamberlain (1824-1907) —
of Three Oaks, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Pembroke, Merrimack
County, N.H., March 17,
1824.
Son of Moses Chamberlain and Mary (Foster) Chamberlain.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1849; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1874; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1876,
1896;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1896.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
9, 1907 (age 82 years, 329
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Three Oaks, Mich.
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John Parker Hale Chandler, Jr. (1911-2001) —
also known as John P. H. Chandler, Jr. —
of Warner, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August 6,
1911.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1943; owner, Warner Ski
Area, 1946-62; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District, 1953-59; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1956,
1960,
1972,
1980;
member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1961; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire, 1962.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Grange.
Died, in Pleasant View Nursing
Home, Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., April 27,
2001 (age 89 years, 264
days).
Interment at New
Waterloo Cemetery, Warner, N.H.
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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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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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James Colgate Cleveland (1920-1995) —
also known as James C. Cleveland —
of New London, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., June 13,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1950-62; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1963-81.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange; Rotary;
Freemasons; Elks; Eagles.
Died December
3, 1995 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William Rockwell Clough (b. 1844) —
also known as William R. Clough —
of Alton, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
8, 1844.
Son of John Chesley Clough and Lydia Jane (Treddick) Clough.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; inventor;
manufacturer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1896-1900; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904.
Protestant.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Charles S. Cummings (b. 1856) —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Gorham, Coos
County, N.H., September
25, 1856.
Son of Hiram T. Cummings and Eliza A. (Cloudman) Cummings.
Republican. School
teacher; pastor; Androscoggin
County Sheriff, 1903-04; insurance
business; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1922-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram T. Cummings and Eliza A. (Cloudman) Cummings; married 1882 to Carrie
A. Neff; married 1886 to Addie
F. Larrabee; married 1903 to Mildred
E. Davis. |
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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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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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George William Dealand (b. 1850) —
also known as George W. Dealand —
of Worthington, Nobles
County, Minn.
Born in New Hampshire, 1850.
School
principal; farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 11th District, 1915-18.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Henry Dearborn (1751-1829) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in North Hampton, Rockingham
County, N.H., February
23, 1751.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1793-97 (4th District 1793-95,
1st District 1795-97); U.S.
Secretary of War, 1801-09; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1822-24.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Roxbury (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass., June 6,
1829 (age 78 years, 103
days).
Original interment in unknown location; subsequent interment in 1834
at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment in 1848 at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Charles Dudley Blake Fisk (b. 1850) —
also known as Charles D. B. Fisk —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Hooksett, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
17, 1850.
Son of Dudley Blake Fisk and Mary (Ashton) Fisk.
Clothing
merchant; newspaper
publisher; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1905, 1907; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1908-09.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Great-grandson of William
Fisk; grandson of Ezra
Fisk; son of Dudley Blake Fisk and Mary (Ashton) Fisk; married to
Susan E. Sparhawk. See Fisk
family of Massachusetts. |
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Franklin Flanders (1902-1975) —
of Weare, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
23, 1902.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1944;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1947-49; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Weare, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1975
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Miller Floyd (1861-1923) —
also known as Charles M. Floyd —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Derry, Rockingham
County, N.H., June 5,
1861.
Son of Sewall Floyd and Sarah J. (Sleeper) Floyd.
Republican. Clothing
business; director of banks, lumber
companies, and the Manchester Traction,
Light &
Power Company; member of New
Hampshire state senate 17th District, 1899-1900; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1904; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., February
3, 1923 (age 61 years, 243
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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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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Ulysses Everett Fosdick (b. 1865) —
also known as Ulysses E. Fosdick —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Alstead, Cheshire
County, N.H., January
28, 1865.
Son of Andrew J. Fosdick and Cornelia (White) Fosdick.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; mayor
of Biddeford, Maine, 1921.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew J. Fosdick and Cornelia (White) Fosdick; married, March 25,
1887, to Kittie F. Webb; married 1905 to Susie
M. Ewell. |
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Alvan Tufts Fuller (1878-1958) —
also known as Alvan T. Fuller —
of Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
27, 1878.
Son of Alvan Bond Fuller and Flora A. (Tufts) Fuller.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1915; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916,
1932;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1917-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1921-25; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1925-29; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 30,
1958 (age 80 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at East
Cemetery, Rye Beach, Rye, N.H.
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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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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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Oren Vitellius Henderson (b. 1870) —
also known as Oren V. Henderson —
of Durham, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa, January
8, 1870.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1927-37, 1943-47;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 2nd District, 1939-41; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Butler Jameson (b. 1873) —
also known as John B. Jameson —
of Antrim, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Bennington, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August 2,
1873.
Son of Nathan Cleaves Jameson and Idabel (Butler) Jameson.
Democrat. Treasurer and director, United Life Accident Insurance
Co.; director, Eastern Zinc and Lead
Co.; director, First National Bank of
Concord, N.H.; New Hampshire
Democratic state chair, 1906-12; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1918.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Shannon Jewett (b. 1858) —
also known as Stephen S. Jewett —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Gilford, Belknap
County, N.H., September
18, 1858.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895-97; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1895; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1896;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1899-1900; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; member of
New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1907-08.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Jones (1832-1902) —
also known as "King of the Alemakers" —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Barrington, Strafford
County, N.H., September
15, 1832.
Mayor
of Portsmouth, N.H., 1868-69; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1875-79;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1888;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1900.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
2, 1902 (age 70 years, 17
days).
Interment at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
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Frank E. Kaley (b. 1856) —
of Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Canton, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 13,
1856.
Son of Timothy Kaley.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1901-02; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 3rd District, 1903.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alpheus Crosby Kennett (b. 1859) —
also known as A. Crosby Kennett —
of Conway, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Madison, Carroll
County, N.H., July 27,
1859.
Son of William Kennett and Sarah E. (Russell) Kennett.
Republican. Railway
station agent; lumber
business; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895-96; member of New
Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1897-98; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1900;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District, 1903-04.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Madison
Cemetery, Madison, N.H.
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Henry Oakes Kent (1834-1909) —
also known as Henry O. Kent —
of Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., February
7, 1834.
Son of Richard Peabody Kent and Emily Mann (Oakes) Kent.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives; member of New
Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1885-86; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1894, 1896.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died March 21,
1909 (age 75 years, 42
days).
Interment at Summer
Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H.
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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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William Frank Knight (b. 1847) —
also known as William F. Knight —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., October
13, 1847.
Son of Edwin Perry Knight and Elizabeth W. T. (Vaughn) Knight.
Republican. Furniture
merchant; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1889; member of New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1895-96; mayor of
Laconia, N.H., 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1872
to Fannie E. Taylor. |
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Woodbury Langdon (1739-1805) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., 1739.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1778; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1779; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1782-83, 1786-91; member of New
Hampshire state senate from Rockingham County, 1784-85.
Member, Freemasons.
Died January
13, 1805 (age about 65
years).
Interment at North
Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
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Rae S. Laraba (b. 1905) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
15, 1905.
Son of George A. Laraba and Isabella (Rae) Laraba.
Republican. Secretary to U.S. Sen. George
H. Moses; member of New
Hampshire state senate 24th District, 1945-48; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Portsmouth
4th Ward, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Margaret J. O'Leary. |
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Robert Milton Leach (1879-1952) —
also known as Robert M. Leach —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H., April 2,
1879.
Son of Edward
Giles Leach and Agnes Amelia (Robinson) Leach.
Republican. Salesman of stoves and ranges; director, Atherton Furniture
Co.; director, Burpee Furniture
Co.; director, National Shawmut Bank of
Boston; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1924-25;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928
(alternate), 1932.
Unitarian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Eustis, Lake
County, Fla., February
18, 1952 (age 72 years, 322
days).
Interment at Franklin
Cemetery, Franklin, N.H.
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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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Thomas Littlefield Marble (b. 1876) —
also known as Thomas L. Marble —
of Gorham, Coos
County, N.H.; Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
24, 1876.
Son of Henry Marble and Mercy (Littlefield) Marble.
School
principal; lawyer;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1917-25; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1925-43; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1943-46; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Concord 9th
Ward, 1948.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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John McLane (1852-1911) —
of Milford, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Scotland,
February
27, 1852.
Republican. Founder of company which made post office furniture
and equipment; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1891-94 (16th District 1891-92, 15th
District 1893-94); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1900;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1905-07.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pinehurst, Moore
County, N.C., April 13,
1911 (age 59 years, 45
days).
Interment at West
Street Cemetery, Milford, N.H.
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John Herbert Neal (b. 1862) —
also known as John H. Neal —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.; Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Parsonfield, York
County, Maine, March 20,
1862.
Son of John Neal and Sarah Jane (Lord) Neal.
Republican. Physician;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1903-04.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Vaughan Plummer (1918-1993) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Malden, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
23, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; district judge in
Pennsylvania, 1966-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of renal
failure and other complications, in Downeast Community Hospital,
Machias, Washington
County, Maine, November
5, 1993 (age 74 years, 347
days).
Interment at Blossom
Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
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Henry Brewer Quinby (1846-1924) —
also known as Henry B. Quinby —
of Gilford, Belknap
County, N.H.; Lakeport, Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Biddeford, York
County, Maine, June 10,
1846.
Son of Thomas Quinby and Jane E. (Brewer) Quinby.
Republican. Manufacturer;
banker;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1887-88; member of New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1889-90; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1891-92; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1892;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1909-11.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died February
8, 1924 (age 77 years, 243
days).
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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Eaton Dudley Sargent (1870-1944) —
also known as Eaton D. Sargent —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Bradford, Orange
County, Vt., August
13, 1870.
Democrat. Mayor of
Nashua, N.H., 1924-27; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1926, 1928; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1930.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died of heart
failure while pruning an orange tree, in Crescent City, Putnam
County, Fla., March 27,
1944 (age 73 years, 227
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Cemetery, Nashua, N.H.
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Oliver Lyman Spaulding (1833-1922) —
of Michigan.
Born in Jaffrey, Cheshire
County, N.H., August 2,
1833.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1867-70; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1881-83.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 30,
1922 (age 88 years, 362
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Potter Stewart (1915-1985) —
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., January
23, 1915.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1954-58; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1958-81.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Skull and
Bones.
Died in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., December
7, 1985 (age 70 years, 318
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Andrew Coolidge Stone (1839-1905) —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Marlborough, Cheshire
County, N.H., May 16,
1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Massachusetts
state senate, 1880-82; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1884.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., February
26, 1905 (age 65 years, 286
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George H. Stowell (1835-1915) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Cornish, Sullivan
County, N.H., October
28, 1835.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1871, 1874; member of
New
Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1874-76; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1881-83; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1884.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., May 19,
1915 (age 79 years, 203
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Mountain
View Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
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John Sullivan (1740-1795) —
of Durham, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Somersworth, Strafford
County, N.H., February
17, 1740.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1774, 1780-81; served
in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1782-86; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1782-83; member
of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1785-86; President
of New Hampshire, 1786-88, 1789-90; federal
judge, 1789.
Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Freemasons.
Died January
23, 1795 (age 54 years, 340
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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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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James Scollay Taft (b. 1844) —
also known as James S. Taft —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Nelson, Cheshire
County, N.H., July 16,
1844.
Son of Asa Taft and Nancy (Burnap) Taft.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; pottery
manufacturer; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1903; mayor of
Keene, N.H., 1903-05.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William F. Thayer (b. 1846) —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Kingston, Rockingham
County, N.H., March 13,
1846.
Son of Calvin Thayer and Sarah Wheeler (Fiske) Thayer.
Republican. Banker;
director, Northern New Hampshire Railroad;
treasurer
of New Hampshire Republican Party, 1892-1909; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1908,
1912.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles William Tobey (1880-1953) —
also known as Charles W. Tobey —
of Temple, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 22,
1880.
Son of William H. Tobey and Ellen Hall (Parker) Tobey.
Republican. President, F. M. Hoyt Shoe
Company; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1915-16, 1919-20,
1923-24; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member
of New
Hampshire state senate, 1925-26; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1933-39; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1939-53; died in office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 24,
1953 (age 73 years, 2
days).
Interment at Miller
Cemetery, Temple, N.H.
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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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Sumner Wallace (1856-1920) —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Berwick, York
County, Maine, March 7,
1856.
Son of Ebenezer Gowell Wallace and Sarah Esther (Greenfield) Wallace.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; director of banks, railroads,
and electric
utilities; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1885; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904;
Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1908.
Member, Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Lake Wales, Polk
County, Fla., January
11, 1920 (age 63 years, 310
days).
Interment at Rochester
Cemetery, Rochester, N.H.
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Joseph E. Watson (1860-1937) —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Center Sandwich, Sandwich, Carroll
County, N.H., July 8,
1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1919-24;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1925-28.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died March 20,
1937 (age 76 years, 255
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Whipple (1730-1785) —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Kittery, York
County, Maine, January
14, 1730.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77; member of New Hampshire
state legislature, 1780; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1783-85.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
28, 1785 (age 55 years, 318
days).
Interment at North
Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
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Aaron Milton Wilkins (1854-1910) —
also known as Aaron M. Wilkins —
of Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
22, 1854.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1903-04.
Congregationalist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., May 27,
1910 (age 56 years, 125
days).
Interment at Meadow
View Cemetery, Amherst, N.H.
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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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