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Teacher Politicians in New Hampshire
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  Harlan Page Amen (1853-1913) — also known as Harlan P. Amen — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Sinking Spring, Highland County, Ohio, April 14, 1853. Son of Daniel Amen and Sarah J. (Barber) Amen. Republican. School teacher; principal, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., from 1895; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1912. Member, American Philosophical Society; American Historical Association. Died November 9, 1913 (age 60 years, 209 days). Burial location unknown.
  Robert A. Baines (b. 1946) — also known as Bob Baines — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in 1946. Democrat. School teacher and principal; mayor of Manchester, N.H., 2000-05; defeated, 2005; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 2000, 2004. Still living as of 2005.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 1, 1900, to Agnes Page.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Charles Albert Bunker (b. 1840) — also known as Charles A. Bunker — of Peacham, Caledonia County, Vt. Born in Barnstead, Belknap County, N.H., July 21, 1840. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; member of Vermont state senate from Caledonia County, 1886-88. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Florence G. Danforth (b. 1892) — also known as Florence Jarvis — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., August 17, 1892. Daughter of John Henry Jarvis and Mary Winifred (O'Leary) Jarvis. School teacher; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1947; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester 4th Ward, 1948. Female. Catholic. Member, American Legion Auxiliary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1917, to G. Arthur Danforth.
  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.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  George F. Disnard (1923-2004) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Mass., November 24, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school teacher; superintendent of schools; member of New Hampshire state senate; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1992. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Legion; Elks; Moose; Kiwanis. Died, in Valley Regional Hospital, Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., September 3, 2004 (age 80 years, 284 days). Interment at St. Mary Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
  Lorenzo Dow Harvey (b. 1848) — also known as Lorenzo D. Harvey — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Menomonie, Dunn County, Wis. Born in Deerfield, Rockingham County, N.H., November 24, 1848. Son of John S. Harvey and Mary (Sanborn) Harvey. School teacher; superintendent of schools; Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction, 1899-1903. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 24, 1874, to Lettie Brown.
  Robert E. Jackson — of Largo, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Colebrook, Coos County, N.H. School principal; mayor of Largo, Fla., 2000-06; defeated, 2006. Still living as of 2007.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, August 15, 1906, to Harriet E. Fuller.
  Emmons B. Philbrick (1833-1902) — of Rye, Rockingham County, N.H. Born November 14, 1833. Son of Josiah W. Philbrick (1807-1870) and Sarah Ann (Brown) Philbrick. School teacher; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1878-80 (1st District 1878-79, 22nd District 1879-80). Died October 16, 1902 (age 68 years, 336 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah W. Philbrick (1807-1870) and Sarah Ann (Brown) Philbrick; married, April 17, 1859, to Virginia Dalton; married, October 14, 1875, to Mary Charlotte Seavey.
  William Gurdon Saltonstall (1905-1989) — also known as William G. Saltonstall — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H.; Marion, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Milton, Norfolk County, Mass., November 11, 1905. Son of Robert Saltonstall and Caroline (Stevenson) Saltonstall. Republican. School teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Principal of Phillips-Exeter Academy; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1948, 1952. Unitarian. Died, in a nursing home at Lakeville, Plymouth County, Mass., December 18, 1989 (age 84 years, 37 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 22, 1931, to Katharyn Watson.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, November 10, 1874, to Emily F. Bruce.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Bill Shaheen.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Bradford Newcomb Stevens (1813-1885) — also known as Bradford N. Stevens — of Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Ill. Born in Boscawen, Merrimack County, N.H., January 3, 1813. School teacher; merchant; mayor of Tiskilwa, Ill.; U.S. Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1871-73. Died in Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Ill., November 10, 1885 (age 72 years, 311 days). Interment at Mt. Bloom Cemetery, Tiskilwa, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Alden Tracy (b. 1872) — also known as Charles A. Tracy — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H.; Meriden, Plainfield, Sullivan County, N.H.; Amherst, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Cornish, Sullivan County, N.H., November 16, 1872. Son of Stephen Alden Tracy and Agnes (Bailey) Tracy. Republican. School principal; superintendent of schools; school headmaster; president, Meriden Electric Light & Power Co.; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1912; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1929-31, 1947-48; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1938; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Amherst, 1948. Congregationalist. Member, Grange; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Gamma Mu. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 1, 1902, to Grace M. Powell.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, October 22, 1932, to George Newton Weeks.

 

 


 
   
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