The Political Graveyard: Sullivan County, N.H.

Sullivan County
New Hampshire

Sullivan County information:

Population: 40,458 (2000); 38,592 (1990)
Land area 537 square miles.
County seat: Newport
Capital Impact: Sullivan County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
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Sullivan County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

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The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Sullivan County
Politicians who were born in Sullivan County
Politicians who lived in Sullivan County
Politicians who died in Sullivan County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Sullivan County

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Selected officials of Sullivan County

(not intended to be complete)

David Alvaro Felt (County Commissioner)

Unknown Location
Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Milon C. McClure (1819-1860) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Acworth, Sullivan County, N.H., January 7, 1819. Member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1855-57; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1857-58. Died September 1, 1860. Interment somewhere.

Forest Hill Cemetery
Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Henry Hubbard (1784-1857) — of Charlestown, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Charlestown, Sullivan County, N.H., May 3, 1784. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1812-15, 1819-20, 1823-27; probate judge in New Hampshire, 1827-29; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1829-35; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1835-41; Governor of New Hampshire, 1842-44. Died in Charlestown, Sullivan County, N.H., June 5, 1857. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Simeon Olcott (1735-1815) — of Charlestown, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Bolton, Tolland County, Conn., October 1, 1735. Member of New Hampshire state senate from Cheshire County, 1784-85; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1790-95; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1795-1802; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1801-05. Died in Charlestown, Sullivan County, N.H., February 22, 1815. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Lewis Richard Morris (1760-1825) — of Vermont. Born in Scarsdale, Westchester County, N.Y., November 2, 1760. Nephew of Lewis Morris and Gouverneur Morris. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1795-97, 1803-08; U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1797-1803. Died in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., December 29, 1825. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography.

Hope Hill Cemetery
North Charlestown, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Ralph Metcalf (1798-1858) — of New Hampshire. Born in Charlestown, Sullivan County, N.H., November 21, 1798. Secretary of state of New Hampshire, 1831-38; Governor of New Hampshire, 1855-57. Died in Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., August 26, 1858. Interment at Hope Hill Cemetery.

Broad Street Cemetery
Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Caleb Ellis (1767-1816) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Walpole, Norfolk County, Mass., April 16, 1767. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1803; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1805-07; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1809-10; member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1811-12; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1812; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1813-16; died in office 1816. Congregationalist. Died May 9, 1816. Interment at Broad Street Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mountain View Cemetery
Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Hosea Washington Parker (1833-1922) — of New Hampshire. Born in Lempster, Sullivan County, N.H., May 30, 1833. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state legislature; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1871-75. Died in Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., August 21, 1922. Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
George H. Stowell (1835-1915) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Cornish, Sullivan County, N.H., October 28, 1835. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1871, 1874; member of New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1874-76; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1881-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1884. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., May 19, 1915. Entombed in mausoleum at Mountain View Cemetery.
Remi Louis Gendron (1898-1997) — also known as Remi L. Gendron — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in St. David, Yamaska, Quebec, September 5, 1898. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Claremont 3rd Ward, 1948. Catholic. Died, in a nursing home in Unity, Sullivan County, N.H., January 24, 1997. Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.

Pleasant Street Cemetery
Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

George Baxter Upham (1768-1848) — also known as George B. Upham — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass., December 27, 1768. Brother of Jabez Upham; cousin of Charles Wentworth Upham; father of James P. Upham. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1801-03; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1804-13, 1815; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1809, 1815; member of New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1814-15. Died in Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., February 10, 1848. Interment at Pleasant Street Cemetery.
- See also Upham family of Massachusetts
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles H. Eastman (1819-1879) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born June 29, 1819. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1861-62; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1863-65. Methodist. Died in Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., August 4, 1879. Interment at Pleasant Street Cemetery.
William E. Tutherly (1823-1893) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Unity, Sullivan County, N.H., January 27, 1823. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1865-66, 1878; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1867-69. Died, of Bright's disease, in Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., January 8, 1893. Interment at Pleasant Street Cemetery.
Hermon Holt (1844-1934) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., September 7, 1844. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1889-91; member of New Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1895-96. Episcopalian. Died in Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., November 25, 1934. Interment at Pleasant Street Cemetery.
Alpheus F. Snow (1818-1886) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Chesterfield, Cheshire County, N.H., May 29, 1818. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1860. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., November 25, 1886. Interment at Pleasant Street Cemetery.

St. Mary Cemetery
Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

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, American Legion; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Died, in Valley Regional Hospital, Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., September 3, 2004. Interment at St. Mary Cemetery.

Union Cemetery
Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Sanford Kingsbury (1743-1833) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Windham, Windham County, Conn., April 7, 1743. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1786-89; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1789; member of New Hampshire state senate from Cheshire County, 1790-92; probate judge in New Hampshire, 1797-98. Died April 12, 1833. Interment at Union Cemetery.
Albert D. Leahy (1903-1994) — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., March 3, 1903. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Claremont 2nd Ward, 1948. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Rotary. Died, in a nursing home at Unity, Sullivan County, N.H., March 1, 1994. Interment at Union Cemetery.

East Village Cemetery
Croydon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Ruel Durkee — of Croydon, Sullivan County, N.H. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1880. Interment at East Village Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Grantham, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Oliver B. Buswell — of Grantham, Sullivan County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1854-55. Interment somewhere.

Maple Grove Cemetery
Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Edmund Burke (1809-1882) — of New Hampshire. Born in Westminster, Windham County, Vt., January 23, 1809. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1839-45. Died in Newport, Sullivan County, N.H., January 25, 1882. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Pine Grove Cemetery
Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Harry Vaios Spanos (1926-1995) — also known as Harry V. Spanos — of Newport, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Newport, Sullivan County, N.H., May 8, 1926. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state senate; defeated, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1972; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives; candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, 1976; probate judge in New Hampshire, 1980-95. Eastern Orthodox. Greek ancestry. Member, Lions; Moose. Died in Newport, Sullivan County, N.H., March 18, 1995. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.

St. Patrick's Cemetery
Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Francis Parnell Murphy (1877-1958) — also known as Francis P. Murphy — of Nashua, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born August 16, 1877. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1932; Governor of New Hampshire, 1937-41; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1942. Died December 19, 1958. Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.

Unknown Location
Plainfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Winston Churchill (1871-1947) — of Cornish, Sullivan County, N.H.; Plainfield, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in St. Louis, Mo., November 10, 1871. Son of Edward Spaulding Churchill and Emma Bell (Blaine) Churchill; married, October 22, 1895, to Mabel H. Hall. Novelist; historian; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1903-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904; Progressive candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, 1912. Died in Winter Park, Orange County, Fla., March 12, 1947. Interment somewhere.

West Unity Cemetery
Unity, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Jared Perkins (1793-1854) — of Unity, Sullivan County, N.H.; Winchester, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in New Hampshire, 1793. Member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1846-49; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1851-53. Died in 1854. Interment at West Unity Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Unknown Location
Washington, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

David H. Buffum (1820-1882) — of Somersworth, Strafford County, N.H.; Great Falls, Strafford County, N.H. Born in 1820. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1861-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1868 (alternate), 1880; member of New Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1877-79. Died in 1882. Interment somewhere.

Old Cemetery
Washington, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Healy (1776-1861) — of Washington, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., August 21, 1776. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state senate 8th District, 1824-25; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1825-29. Died October 10, 1861. Interment at Old Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Sullivan County

Politicians who were born in Sullivan County

Politicians who lived in Sullivan County

Politicians who died in Sullivan County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Sullivan County