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Sullivan-Saltonstall family of Durham, New Hampshire

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  John Sullivan (1740-1795) — of Durham, Strafford County, N.H. Born in Somersworth, Strafford County, N.H., February 17, 1740. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1774, 1780-81; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; New Hampshire state attorney general, 1782-86; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1782-83; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1785-86; President of New Hampshire, 1786-88, 1789-90; federal judge, 1789; U.S. District Judge for New Hampshire, 1789-95; died in office 1795. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Freemasons. Died in Durham, Strafford County, N.H., January 23, 1795 (age 54 years, 340 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Brother of James Sullivan (1744-1808); father of George Sullivan.
  Political families: Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Sullivan-Saltonstall family of Durham, New Hampshire (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Sullivan (built 1943 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  James Sullivan (1744-1808) — of Massachusetts. Born in Berwick, York County, Maine, April 22, 1744. State court judge in Massachusetts, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1782-83; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1790-1807; Governor of Massachusetts, 1807-08; died in office 1808. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 10, 1808 (age 64 years, 232 days). Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John Owen Sullivan (1690-1795) and Margary (Browne) Sullivan (1714-1801); brother of John Sullivan; uncle of George Sullivan; fourth great-grandfather of Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979) and Richard Saltonstall; fifth great-grandfather of William Lawrence Saltonstall.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family of Massachusetts; Sullivan-Saltonstall family of Durham, New Hampshire (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Sullivan (built 1944 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Sullivan (1771-1838) — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Durham, Strafford County, N.H., August 29, 1771. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1805, 1813; New Hampshire state attorney general, 1805-06, 1815-35; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1811-13; member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1814-16; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1828. Died in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., April 14, 1838 (age 66 years, 228 days). Interment at Winter Street Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of John Sullivan; nephew of James Sullivan (1744-1808).
  Political families: Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Sullivan-Saltonstall family of Durham, New Hampshire (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979) — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Dover, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., September 1, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Fourth Middlesex District, 1923-36; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1929-36; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932 (alternate), 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952 (speaker), 1956, 1960, 1972; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1936; Governor of Massachusetts, 1939-45; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1945-67. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Kiwanis; Grange. Died in Dover, Norfolk County, Mass., June 17, 1979 (age 86 years, 289 days). Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Middlecott Saltonstall (1859-1922) and Eleanor (Brooks) Saltonstall (1867-1961); brother of Richard Saltonstall; married, June 27, 1916, to Alice Wesselhoeft; father of Peter B. Saltonstall (killed in action, World War II) and William Lawrence Saltonstall; grandson of Leverett Saltonstall (1825-1895); great-grandson of Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845) and Amos Adams Lawrence; second great-grandson of William Appleton; second great-grandnephew of Benjamin Gorham, Luther Lawrence and Abbott Lawrence; third great-grandson of Nathaniel Gorham; third great-grandnephew of George Cabot; fourth great-grandson of James Sullivan; fourth great-grandnephew of Gurdon Saltonstall (1666-1724) and Timothy Pickering; first cousin once removed of John Lee Saltonstall; first cousin twice removed of John Quincy Adams, William Everett and Brooks Adams; first cousin thrice removed of Samuel Abbott Green; first cousin four times removed of Nathan Appleton, James Appleton and Nathan Dane Appleton; first cousin five times removed of Gurdon Saltonstall (1708-1785); second cousin of William Gurdon Saltonstall and John Lee Saltonstall Jr.; second cousin once removed of Charles Francis Adams; second cousin thrice removed of John Appleton (1804-1891), Jane Pierce and John Appleton (1815-1864); second cousin four times removed of Dudley Leavitt Pickman; second cousin five times removed of John Wingate Weeks; third cousin of Thomas Boylston Adams; third cousin once removed of John Forbes Kerry; third cousin twice removed of Henry Cabot Lodge; fourth cousin once removed of Arthur Taggard Appleton.
  Political families: Sprague family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Jonathan Moore
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Richard Saltonstall (1897-1982) — of Sherborn, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., July 23, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; investment banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952, 1956 (alternate). Unitarian. Died, while suffering from respiratory problems, in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Mass., May 4, 1982 (age 84 years, 285 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Middlecott Saltonstall (1859-1922) and Eleanor (Brooks) Saltonstall (1867-1961); brother of Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979); married, June 18, 1921, to Mary Bowditch Rogers; uncle of William Lawrence Saltonstall; grandson of Leverett Saltonstall (1825-1895); great-grandson of Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845) and Amos Adams Lawrence; second great-grandson of William Appleton; second great-grandnephew of Benjamin Gorham, Luther Lawrence and Abbott Lawrence; third great-grandson of Nathaniel Gorham; third great-grandnephew of George Cabot; fourth great-grandson of James Sullivan; fourth great-grandnephew of Gurdon Saltonstall (1666-1724) and Timothy Pickering; first cousin once removed of John Lee Saltonstall; first cousin twice removed of John Quincy Adams, William Everett and Brooks Adams; first cousin thrice removed of Samuel Abbott Green; first cousin four times removed of Nathan Appleton, James Appleton and Nathan Dane Appleton; first cousin five times removed of Gurdon Saltonstall (1708-1785); second cousin of William Gurdon Saltonstall and John Lee Saltonstall Jr.; second cousin once removed of Charles Francis Adams; second cousin thrice removed of John Appleton (1804-1891), Jane Pierce and John Appleton (1815-1864); second cousin four times removed of Dudley Leavitt Pickman; second cousin five times removed of John Wingate Weeks; third cousin of Thomas Boylston Adams; third cousin once removed of John Forbes Kerry; third cousin twice removed of Henry Cabot Lodge; fourth cousin once removed of Arthur Taggard Appleton.
  Political families: Sprague family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  William Lawrence Saltonstall (1927-2009) — of Manchester, Essex County, Mass. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., May 14, 1927. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state senate, 1967; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1988. Protestant. Died in Manchester, Essex County, Mass., January 23, 2009 (age 81 years, 254 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979) and Alice (Wesselhoeft) Saltonstall (1893-1981); nephew of Richard Saltonstall; great-grandson of Leverett Saltonstall (1825-1895); second great-grandson of Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845) and Amos Adams Lawrence; third great-grandson of William Appleton; third great-grandnephew of Benjamin Gorham, Luther Lawrence and Abbott Lawrence; fourth great-grandson of Nathaniel Gorham; fourth great-grandnephew of George Cabot; fifth great-grandson of James Sullivan; fifth great-grandnephew of Gurdon Saltonstall (1666-1724) and Timothy Pickering; first cousin twice removed of John Lee Saltonstall; first cousin thrice removed of John Quincy Adams, William Everett and Brooks Adams; first cousin four times removed of Samuel Abbott Green; first cousin five times removed of Nathan Appleton, James Appleton and Nathan Dane Appleton; first cousin six times removed of Gurdon Saltonstall (1708-1785); second cousin once removed of William Gurdon Saltonstall and John Lee Saltonstall Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Charles Francis Adams; second cousin four times removed of John Appleton (1804-1891), Jane Pierce and John Appleton (1815-1864); second cousin five times removed of Dudley Leavitt Pickman; third cousin once removed of Thomas Boylston Adams; third cousin thrice removed of Henry Cabot Lodge; fourth cousin of John Forbes Kerry.
  Political families: Sprague family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
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