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Arthur F. Adams (1878-1968) —
of West Lebanon, Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., December
16, 1878.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Lebanon, 1943-67.
Protestant. Member, Grange.
Died in July, 1968
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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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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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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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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Sherburn Lang (b. 1858) —
of Monroe, Grafton
County, N.H.; Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Bath, Grafton
County, N.H., 1858.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1921; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1923.
Protestant.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Marshall (b. 1860) —
of Stratford, Coos
County, N.H.; Bloomfield, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Northumberland, Coos
County, N.H., April 20,
1860.
Democrat. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Bloomfield, 1910.
Protestant.
Burial
location unknown.
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Laurence Ingram Radway (1919-2003) —
also known as Laurence Radway —
of Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H.; West Lebanon, Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., February
2, 1919.
Son of Frederick Radway and Dorothy Radway.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; university
professor; chair of
Grafton County Democratic Party, 1958-62; member of New Hampshire
Democratic State Committee, 1958-62; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Hampshire, 1964,
1972
(alternate); candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1972.
Protestant. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Political Science Association; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from complications
of abdominal
surgery, in Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H., May 7,
2003 (age 84 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeanne Shaheen (b. 1947) —
also known as Jeanne Bowers —
of Madbury, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., January
28, 1947.
Daughter of Ivan Bowers and Belle Bowers.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1980,
2000;
member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1991-96; Presidential Elector for New
Hampshire, 1996;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1997-2003; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 2002; director, Harvard Institute of
Politics, 2005.
Female.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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Huntley Nowel Spaulding (1869-1955) —
also known as Huntley N. Spaulding —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in Townsend Harbor, Townsend, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
20, 1869.
Son of Jonas Spaulding and Emeline (Cummings) Spaulding.
Republican. Manufacturer;
Governor
of New Hampshire, 1927-29; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1940.
Protestant.
Died in Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H., November
14, 1955 (age 86 years, 25
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Edna Batchelder Weeks (b. 1906) —
also known as Edna Batchelder —
of Greenland, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H., April 28,
1906.
Daughter of Edward C. Weeks and Nellie (Parkman) Weeks.
Republican. School
teacher; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1959-67.
Female.
Protestant. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Delta
Chi; Farm
Bureau; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Zeliff, Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Bill Zeliff —
of Jackson, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in East Orange, Essex
County, N.J., June 12,
1936.
Republican. Candidate in primary for New
Hampshire state senate, 1984; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1988;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1991-97;
candidate in primary for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1996.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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