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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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Harry Burton Amey (b. 1868) —
also known as Harry B. Amey —
of Milton, Strafford
County, N.H.; Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Pittsburg, Coos
County, N.H., December
21, 1868.
Son of John T. Amey and Emily (Haynes) Amey.
Republican. Lawyer;
Vermont attorney for Grand Trunk Railway,
1902; Essex
County State's Attorney, 1904-08; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brighton, 1910; U.S.
Attorney for Vermont, 1923-32.
Unitarian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Gracia A. Norton. |
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George Weston Anderson (1861-1938) —
also known as George W. Anderson —
of Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Acworth, Sullivan
County, N.H., September
1, 1861.
Son of David Campbell Anderson and Martha Lucinda (Brigham) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1911, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1914-17; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1917-18; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1918-31; took senior
status 1931.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Economic Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., February
14, 1938 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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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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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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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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Nathan Clifford (1803-1881) —
of Newfield, York
County, Maine.
Born in Rumney, Grafton
County, N.H., August
18, 1803.
Democrat. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1830; Maine
state attorney general, 1834-37; U.S.
Representative from Maine, 1839-43 (2nd District 1839-41, 3rd
District 1841-43); U.S.
Attorney General, 1846-48; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1848-49; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1858-81; died in office 1881.
Unitarian. English
ancestry.
Died in Cornish, York
County, Maine, July 25,
1881 (age 77 years, 341
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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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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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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Louis Bertrand Goodall (1851-1935) —
also known as Louis B. Goodall —
of Sanford, York
County, Maine.
Born in Winchester, Cheshire
County, N.H., September
23, 1851.
Son of Thomas Goodall and Ruth (Waterhouse) Goodall.
Republican. Woollen
manufacturer; officer of railroads
and power
companies; president, Sanford National Bank; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1917-21.
Unitarian.
Died in Sanford, York
County, Maine, June 26,
1935 (age 83 years, 276
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Sanford, Maine.
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Edward Giles Leach (b. 1849) —
also known as Edward G. Leach —
of Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Meredith, Belknap
County, N.H., January
28, 1849.
Son of Levi Leach and Susan C. (Sanborn) Leach.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Manufacturers and Merchants Mutual Insurance
Co.; member of New Hampshire
Republican State Executive Committee, 1880-1909; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1893-95; member of New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1901-02; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1905-06.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Luther Franklin McKinney (1841-1922) —
also known as Luther F. McKinney —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April 25,
1841.
Son of Alexander McKinney and Elizabeth (Miller) McKinney.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Universalist
minister; furniture
merchant; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1887-89, 1891-93;
candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1892; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1893-96; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1898, 1899; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907.
Universalist.
Died July 30,
1922 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Bridgton, Maine.
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Henry H. Moulton (1839-1913) —
of Newark, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Ellsworth, Grafton
County, N.H., February
14, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Newark, 1888.
Universalist.
Died in 1913
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Newark
Cemetery, Newark, Vt.
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Robert Charles Murchie (b. 1885) —
also known as Robert C. Murchie —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland,
January
22, 1885.
Son of William Murchie and Agnes Janet (Kellie) Murchie.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Henry
F. Hollis; member of New Hampshire
Democratic State Committee, 1912-17; Merrimack
County Solicitor, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1932,
1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1916-20; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1917; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1926; delegate to
New Hampshire convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New Hampshire
Democratic state chair, 1937-39.
Unitarian. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Chase Parker (b. 1823) —
of Barre, Washington
County, Vt.; Quechee, Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Plainfield, Sullivan
County, N.H., October
28, 1823.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1856, 1867-68 (Barre 1856,
Hartford 1867-68); member of Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1874-75.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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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 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.
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Ezekiel Albert Straw (1819-1882) —
also known as Ezekiel A. Straw —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Salisbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., December
30, 1819.
Republican. Engineer;
manufacturer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1859-64; member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1864-66; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1872-74.
Unitarian.
Died in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
23, 1882 (age 62 years, 297
days).
Interment at Valley
Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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Amos Leavitt Taylor (b. 1877) —
also known as Amos L. Taylor —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Danbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
22, 1877.
Son of Frank Leavitt Taylor and Nellie Jane (Martin) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1932;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1924-49; secretary of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1927-28; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1929-32.
Unitarian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Leavitt Taylor and Nellie Jane (Martin) Taylor; married, June 16,
1906, to Myra Lillian Fairbank (died 1944); married to Caroline
W. Dudley. |
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Charles Sinclair Weeks (1893-1972) —
also known as Sinclair Weeks —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in West Newton, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 15,
1893.
Son of John
Wingate Weeks.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Newton, Mass., 1930-35; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1937; member of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-53; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1944; appointed 1944; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1953-58.
Unitarian.
Died in Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
7, 1972 (age 78 years, 237
days).
Interment at Summer
Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H.
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