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Physician Politicians in New Hampshire
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  Anson Colby Alexander (b. 1855) — also known as Anson C. Alexander — of Boscawen, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Littleton, Grafton County, N.H., October 10, 1855. Son of Wesley Alexander and Sarah Buckman (Bray) Alexander. Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1935; defeated, 1940; candidate in primary for New Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District, 1938. Baptist. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Penacook, Concord, N.H.
  Relatives: Married, June 22, 1882, to Frances Merton Goodwin.
  Walter Algeno Allen — also known as Walter A. Allen — of East Hampstead, Hampstead, Rockingham County, N.H. Son of George Allen and Sarah A. (Collins) Allen. Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1899-1901; member of New Hampshire state senate 21st District, 1905-06. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1895 to Grace A. Roberts.
  Josiah Bartlett (1729-1795) — of Kingston, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Amesbury, Essex County, Mass., November 21, 1729. Son of Stephen Bartlett and Hannah (Webster) Bartlett. Physician; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1775-76, 1778; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-84; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1779; common pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1779-82; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1782-90; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1790; President of New Hampshire, 1790-93; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1792; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1792; Governor of New Hampshire, 1793-94. Congregationalist. Died in Kingston, Rockingham County, N.H., May 19, 1795 (age 65 years, 179 days). Interment at Plains Cemetery, Kingston, N.H.; statue at Public Square, Amesbury, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Bartlett and Hannah (Webster) Bartlett; married, January 15, 1754, to Mary Bartlett; father of Josiah Bartlett, Jr. and Ezra Bartlett; great-grandfather of Edward Theodore Bartlett and John Davis O'Rear. See Bartlett-O'Rear family of Kentucky and New Hampshire.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Ernest Lorne Bell (b. 1871) — also known as Ernest L. Bell — of Woodstock, Grafton County, N.H.; Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 16, 1871. Son of Samuel Bell and Mary E. (Loud) Bell. Physician; surgeon to Boston & Maine Railroad; surgeon-general of New Hampshire; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1905-06. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1894 to Maude Coolidge.
  Robert Oscar Blood (1887-1975) — also known as Robert O. Blood — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Enfield, Grafton County, N.H., November 10, 1887. Son of Williem A. Blood and Lorinda (Colby) Blood. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1935; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1937-40; Governor of New Hampshire, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Odd Fellows; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died August 3, 1975 (age 87 years, 266 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
  Relatives: Married, June 3, 1916, to Pauline Shepard.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  George Herbert Bridgman (1853-1925) — also known as George H. Bridgman — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H.; Elizabeth, Union County, N.J. Born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., January 16, 1853. Physician; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1898-1902; U.S. Consul in Kingston, 1902-05. Died in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., July 10, 1925 (age 72 years, 175 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 12, 1884, to Alice Rebecca Johnson.
  Jesse Milton Coburn (1853-1923) — also known as J. Milton Coburn — of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Pittsfield, Merrimack County, N.H., March 27, 1853. Son of Rev. Jesse Milton Coburn and Almira (Morse) Coburn. Republican. Physician; mayor of South Norwalk, Conn., 1899-1900. Congregationalist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., August 13, 1923 (age 70 years, 139 days). Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
  Relatives: Married, August 4, 1879, to Abbie M. Cutler.
  Daniel G. Dodge (born c.1825) — of Champlain, Clinton County, N.Y. Born in New Hampshire, about 1825. Physician; member of New York state assembly from Clinton County, 1870. Burial location unknown.
  Marcellus Hazen Felt (b. 1845) — also known as Marcellus H. Felt — of Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Sullivan, Cheshire County, N.H., July 1, 1845. Son of Leander Felt (born 1816) and Almira (Collester) Felt (1819-1876). Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: First cousin twice removed of Peter Felt and Daniel Felt; grandnephew of John Felt; second cousin once removed of Dorman Felt; son of Leander Felt (born 1816) and Almira (Collester) Felt (1819-1876); nephew of David Alvaro Felt; married, July 1, 1879, to Emma Augusta Wilson; third cousin once removed of Jesse Felt Libby. See Felt family of New Hampshire.
  Jacob Harold Gallinger (1837-1918) — also known as Jacob H. Gallinger — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Cornwall, Ontario, March 28, 1837. Son of Jacob Gallinger and Catherine (Cook) Gallinger. Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1872-73, 1891; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1876; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1878-80 (4th District 1878-79, 10th District 1879-80); New Hampshire Republican state chair, 1882-90, 1898-1907; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1885-89; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1888, 1900, 1904, 1908; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1891-1918; died in office 1918; member of Republican National Committee from New Hampshire, 1902-04. Died in Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H., August 17, 1918 (age 81 years, 142 days). Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
  Relatives: Married 1860 to Mary Anna Bailey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Internet Movie Database profile
  John Herbert Neal (b. 1862) — also known as John H. Neal — of Rochester, Strafford County, N.H.; Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Parsonfield, York County, Maine, March 20, 1862. Son of John Neal and Sarah Jane (Lord) Neal. Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1903-04. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  John Wilkes Parsons (1778-1849) — also known as John W. Parsons — of Rye, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Rye, Rockingham County, N.H., December 12, 1778. Son of Joseph Parsons (1746-1832) and Mary (Seavey) Parsons. Physician; member of New Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1826-29. Died in Rye, Rockingham County, N.H., September 18, 1849 (age 70 years, 280 days). Interment at Rye Central Cemetery, Rye, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Parsons (1746-1832) and Mary (Seavey) Parsons; married, August 11, 1803, to Abigail Garland; father of Thomas Jefferson Parsons.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ferdinand A. Stillings — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Jefferson, Coos County, N.H. Republican. Physician; member of New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1903-04. Interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
  Wilbur Fisk Templeton (b. 1836) — also known as Wilbur F. Templeton — of Glover, Orleans County, Vt. Born in Tilton, Belknap County, N.H., February 9, 1836. Republican. Physician; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1876, 1878, 1880; member of Vermont state senate from Orleans County, 1882. Burial location unknown.
  Samuel Tenney (1748-1816) — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Rowley, Essex County, Mass., November 16, 1748. Son of Elizabeth (Boynton) Tenney (c.1726-1759) and Nathaniel Tenney (1724-1810). Physician; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1791; probate judge in New Hampshire, 1793-1800; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1800-07 (at-large 1800-05, 4th District 1805-07). Died February 6, 1816 (age 67 years, 82 days). Interment at Winter Street Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Elizabeth (Boynton) Tenney (c.1726-1759) and Nathaniel Tenney (1724-1810); married 1788 to Tabitha Gilman (died 1837); third cousin once removed of Asa Tenney; third cousin twice removed of Abner Bailey White Tenney and Horace Addison Tenney; third cousin thrice removed of Asa Wentworth Tenney and William Richards Castle. See Tenney family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Leonard Wood (1860-1927) — Born in Winchester, Cheshire County, N.H., October 9, 1860. Son of Charles Jewett Wood and Caroline E. (Hagar) Wood. Republican. Physician; received the Medal of Honor in 1898 for his actions during an Indian war in 1886; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; commander of the "Rough Riders"; Military Governor of Cuba, 1899-1902; major general in the Philippine-American War, 1902-06; first Army Chief of Staff; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920; Governor-General of the Philippines, 1921-27. English ancestry. Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, is named for him. Died, following surgery for a brain tumor, in the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 6, 1927 (age 66 years, 301 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1890 to Louisa Adriana Condit Smith (1869-1943).
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1902

 

 


 
   
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