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Politician members in New Hampshire


  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 19, 1893, to Elma (King) Hodsdon.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, October 16, 1889, to Abbie French.
  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.
  Robert Oscar Blood (1887-1975) — also known as Robert O. Blood — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Enfield, Grafton County, N.H., November 10, 1887. Son of Williem A. Blood and Lorinda (Colby) Blood. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1935; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1937-40; Governor of New Hampshire, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Odd Fellows; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died August 3, 1975 (age 87 years, 266 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
  Relatives: Married, June 3, 1916, to Pauline Shepard.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 4, 1884, to Martha J. Flanders.
  Jesse Milton Coburn (1853-1923) — also known as J. Milton Coburn — of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Pittsfield, Merrimack County, N.H., March 27, 1853. Son of Rev. Jesse Milton Coburn and Almira (Morse) Coburn. Republican. Physician; mayor of South Norwalk, Conn., 1899-1900. Congregationalist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., August 13, 1923 (age 70 years, 139 days). Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
  Relatives: Married, August 4, 1879, to Abbie M. Cutler.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Lang Cotton and Elizabeth (Moses) Cotton; married, May 11, 1927, to Ruth Isaacs; married 1980 to Eleanor Brown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married, October 22, 1902, to Mary I. Fieles.
  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.
  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.
  Fred Nelson Cummings (1864-1952) — also known as Fred N. Cummings — of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo. Born near Groveton, Northumberland, Coos County, N.H., September 18, 1864. Democrat. Farmer; U.S. Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1933-41; defeated, 1940. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo., November 10, 1952 (age 88 years, 53 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Colo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married, September 27, 1919, to Marion Marvin.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Relatives: Married, July 21, 1920, to Gladys M. Batchelder.
  Alfred Gerry Fairbanks (1822-1896) — also known as Alfred G. Fairbanks — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Francestown, Hillsborough County, N.H., January 16, 1822. Son of Buckman Fairbanks (1788-1862) and Cynthia (Downs) Fairbanks. Republican. Blacksmith; grocer; deputy sheriff; undertaker; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Manchester, 1881-82; Hillsborough County Commissioner, 1883-89; member of New Hampshire state senate 17th District, 1893-94. Congregationalist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in 1896 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Buckman Fairbanks (1788-1862) and Cynthia (Downs) Fairbanks; married, September 10, 1844, to Harriet A. Dodge (1821-1891); fourth cousin of John Brooks Fairbanks; second cousin of George Henry Fairbanks; fourth cousin once removed of George Chandler Fairbanks. See Fairbanks family of New Hampshire.
  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.
  Presumably named for: William Pitt
  Relatives: Brother of Samuel Clement Fessenden and Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden. See Fessenden family of Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1886, to Carrie E. Atwood (1861-1932).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, July 12, 1910, to Viola Davenport.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Relatives: Married, March 29, 1913, to Alice N. Armstrong.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of A. Lloyd Hamlin and Ida M. (Hutchins) Hamlin; married, March 20, 1928, to Hilda H. Hill; married, December 26, 1942, to Ada B. Culkins.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, October 12, 1885, to Harriet E. Wallace.
  Edwin F. Leonard (b. 1862) — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Belmont, Belknap County, N.H., July 15, 1862. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1906-07; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Great-grandnephew of Peter Felt; first cousin thrice removed of John Felt and Daniel Felt; second cousin twice removed of Dorman Felt and David Alvaro Felt; son of Abner Chace Libby and Lucy Spofford (Felt) Libby; third cousin once removed of Marcellus Hazen Felt; married, June 2, 1879, to Eva Melissa Young. See Felt family of New Hampshire.
  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.
  Relatives: Brother of Hamilton Smith.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, October 21, 1887, to Ida F. Chamberlin.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, August 24, 1874, to Ella M. Hutchinson (1851-1925).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Nephew of Edwin Wallace; son of Ebenezer Gowell Wallace and Sarah Esther (Greenfield) Wallace; brother of Albert Wallace; married, January 30, 1884, to Harriet Zerega Curtis (died 1907); married, July 27, 1910, to Alice Frost (Coffin) Forbes. See Wallace family of New Hampshire.
  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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