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George Herbert Adams (b. 1851) —
also known as George H. Adams —
of Plymouth, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Campton, Grafton
County, N.H., May 18,
1851.
Son of Isaac L. Adams and Louisa C. (Blair) Adams.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Pemigewasset National Bank;
trustee, Plymouth Guaranty Savings Bank;
director, Pemigewasset Valley Railroad;
director, White Mountain Telephone
Co.; director, Plymouth Electric Light Co.; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1876; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1883-84; member of New
Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1899-1900, 1905-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Daniel James Daley (b. 1858) —
also known as Daniel J. Daley —
of Berlin, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., January
27, 1858.
Son of John Daley and Bridget (Daugherty) Daley.
Democrat. Lawyer; Coos
County Solicitor, 1888-92; president, Berlin Water Co.;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 1st District; elected 1916.
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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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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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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George W. Tarlson (b. 1904) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H., December
6, 1904.
Son of George W. Tarlson and Mary H. (Avery) Tarlson.
Republican. Merchant;
president and superintendent, Winniepesaukee Water Company;
director, Lake Port National Bank;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Laconia 1st Ward,
1937-39, 1941-43, 1947-49; elected New
Hampshire state senate 6th District 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Grange; Sons
of Union Veterans; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Cassius Montgomery Clay Twitchell (1852-1904) —
also known as Cassius M. C. Twitchell —
of Milan, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in Milan, Coos
County, N.H., October
12, 1852.
Son of Adams Twitchell (1812-1897) and Lusylvia (Bartlett) Twitchell.
Lumberman;
bank
director; director, Brompton Pulp and
Paper Mills; part owner, Cascade Light and Power Company;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1901-02.
Died in Milan, Coos
County, N.H., June 9,
1904 (age 51 years, 241
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Luther Wright (b. 1799) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Nelson, Cheshire
County, N.H., September
13, 1799.
Merchant;
miller; banker; village
president of Oswego, New York, 1839, 1841; treasurer of several
railroad
companies; president of the Oswego Gas Light company.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1828
to Lucinda Smith (died 1838); married 1840 to Miss L.
Bailey. |
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