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Cheney family of New Hampshire

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  Person Colby Cheney (1828-1901) — also known as Person C. Cheney — of Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H.; Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Holderness (part now in Ashland), Grafton County, N.H., February 25, 1828. Republican. Paper manufacturer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1853-54; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; New Hampshire Railroad Commissioner, 1864-67; president, People's Savings Bank; mayor of Manchester, N.H., 1871-72; Governor of New Hampshire, 1875-77; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1886-87; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1888; member of Republican National Committee from New Hampshire, 1888-1900; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1892-93. Died in Dover, Strafford County, N.H., June 19, 1901 (age 73 years, 114 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Moses Cheney and Abigail (Morrison) Cheney; brother of Elias Hutchins Cheney; married, May 22, 1850, to S. Anna Moore; married, June 29, 1859, to Sarah (White) Keith; uncle of John True Abbott.
  Political family: Cheney family of New Hampshire.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elias Hutchins Cheney (1832-1924) — also known as Elias H. Cheney — of Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Holderness, Grafton County, N.H., January 28, 1832. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1867; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1872; member of New Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1885-86; U.S. Consul in Matanzas, 1892-94; La Paz, as of 1895-98; Curaçao, 1899-1914. Died in Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H., August 26, 1924 (age 92 years, 211 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Moses Cheney and Abigail (Morrison) Cheney; brother of Person Colby Cheney.
  Political family: Cheney family of New Hampshire.
  John True Abbott (1850-1914) — also known as John T. Abbott — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., 1850. Lawyer; law partner of Charles H. Hersey; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1889-93; probate judge in New Hampshire, 1894-99. Died in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., March 8, 1914 (age about 63 years). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Keene, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Stephen G. Abbott and Sarah Burbank (Cheney) Abbott; married 1874 to Alice E. Merriman; nephew of Person Colby Cheney.
  Political family: Cheney family of New Hampshire.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
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