The Political Graveyard: Cheshire County, N.H.

Nahum Parker (1760-1839) — of Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Mass., March 4, 1760. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1794-1804, 1806-07; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1804-05; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1807-10; common pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1807-13; circuit justice in New Hampshire, 1813-16; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire; member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1828-29. Died in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, N.H., November 12, 1839 (age 79 years, 253 days). Interment at Town Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Village Cemetery
Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

John Jarvis Allen Jr. (1818-1884) — also known as John J. Allen, Jr. — of Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in 1818. Member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1861-63. Died June 20, 1884 (age about 65 years). Interment at Village Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John Jarvis Allen and Cynthia (Amadon) Allen; married to Sarah E. Horton and Susan E. Wood.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Riverside Cemetery
Chesham, Harrisville, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Bernard Forrest Bemis (1868-1956) — also known as Bernard F. Bemis — of Harrisville, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Chesham, Harrisville, Cheshire County, N.H., December 28, 1868. Democrat. Candidate for New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1916. Died in 1956 (age about 87 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Samuel Dana Bemis and Calista Mary (Russell) Bemis; married, September 23, 1896, to Sarah Bertha Starkey; married, June 15, 1904, to Bertha Cornelia White; first cousin twice removed of Casper Crowninshield Bemis Jr.; third cousin twice removed of George Pickering Bemis; third cousin thrice removed of Nathan Read; fourth cousin once removed of Walter S. Bemis and Eldred C. Pitkin.
		Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hamlin-Bemis family of Bangor, Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

Casper Crowninshield Bemis Jr. (1909-1971) — also known as Casper C. Bemis, Jr. — of Harrisville, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., June 14, 1909. Republican. Candidate for New Hampshire state house of representatives from Harrisville, 1956. Died in Massachusetts, December 28, 1971 (age 62 years, 197 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Casper Crowninshield Bemis and Mary (Felch) Bemis; married to Margaret Covington Mann; first cousin twice removed of Bernard Forrest Bemis.
		Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Hamlin-Bemis family of Bangor, Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Pine Grove Cemetery
Hinsdale, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

William Haile (1807-1876) — of Hinsdale, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Putney, Windham County, Vt., May 22, 1807. Republican. Merchant; manufacturer; member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1854-56; Governor of New Hampshire, 1857-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1860, 1864. Died in Hinsdale, Cheshire County, N.H., July 22, 1876 (age 69 years, 61 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of William Henry Haile.
		See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Conant Cemetery
Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Alfred Beard Kittredge (1861-1911) — also known as A. B. Kittredge — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Nelson, Cheshire County, N.H., March 28, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate 9th District, 1889-92; member of Republican National Committee from South Dakota, 1892-96; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1901-09. Died in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., May 4, 1911 (age 50 years, 37 days). Interment at Conant Cemetery.

		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
		Books about Alfred B. Kittredge: Oscar William Coursey, Biography Of Senator Alfred Beard Kittredge: His Complete Life And Work

Cutters Cemetery
Jaffrey Center, Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

John Felt (1798-1887) — of Jaffrey, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Packersfield (now Nelson), Cheshire County, N.H., September 22, 1798. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1850. Died in Jaffrey, Cheshire County, N.H., May 23, 1887 (age 88 years, 243 days). Interment at Cutters Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Joseph Felt and Elizabeth (Spafford) Felt; married, March 29, 1825, to Huldah Hobart Conant; uncle of David Alvaro Felt; granduncle of Marcellus Hazen Felt; first cousin of Peter Felt and Daniel Felt; first cousin once removed of Dorman Felt; first cousin thrice removed of Jesse Felt Libby; second cousin of Anna Felt (who married Josiah Robbins); third cousin thrice removed of Andrew Jackson Felt.
		Political family: Libby-Felt family of Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Unknown Location
Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:
	Philip H. Faulkner (1883-1959) — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., May 30, 1883. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1916. Died in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., May 30, 1959 (age 76 years, 0 days). Interment somewhere.

Greenlawn Cemetery
Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Whitney Hale (1823-1891) — also known as Samuel W. Hale — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass., April 2, 1823. Republican. Member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1869-71; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1880; Governor of New Hampshire, 1883-85. Died October 16, 1891 (age 68 years, 197 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.

William Perry Chamberlain (1833-1915) — also known as William P. Chamberlain — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Swanzey, Cheshire County, N.H., July 2, 1833. Member of New Hampshire state senate 13th District, 1885-86. Died June 9, 1915 (age 81 years, 342 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John Chamberlain and Sylvia Ann (Perry) Chamberlain; married 1857 to Harriet E. Person; married to Ellen M. Atwood.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Sheldon Livermore Barker (1900-1986) — also known as Sheldon L. Barker — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H.; Nelson, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., 1900. Cheshire County Commissioner; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1940; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Nelson, 1948. Died in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., 1986 (age about 86 years). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.

Washington Cemetery
Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Dinsmoor (1766-1835) — of New Hampshire. Born in Windham, Rockingham County, N.H., July 1, 1766. U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1811-13; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1821; state court judge in New Hampshire, 1823-31; Governor of New Hampshire, 1831-34. Died in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., March 15, 1835 (age 68 years, 257 days). Interment at Washington Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Samuel Dinsmoor Jr..
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography

Peleg Sprague (1756-1800) — of New Hampshire. Born in Massachusetts, 1756. Member of New Hampshire state legislature, 1790; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1797-99. Died in 1800 (age about 44 years). Interment at Washington Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Levi Chamberlain (1788-1868) — of Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, N.H.; Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., May 14, 1788. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1829-31; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1856 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Died in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., August 31, 1868 (age 80 years, 109 days). Interment at Washington Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John Chamberlain and Mary (Curtis) Chamberlain; married, April 23, 1835, to Harriet A. Goodhue.
		Epitaph: "How calm he meets the friendly shore / Who lived adverse to sin!"
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Woodland Cemetery
Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

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.

		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

James Wilson (1797-1881) — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H., March 18, 1797. Whig. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1825-37, 1840, 1846, 1871-72; candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, 1835, 1838; delegate to Whig National Convention from New Hampshire, 1839 (Convention Vice-President; member, Committee on Permanent Organization; member, Balloting Committee; member, Committee to Notify Nominees); Surveyor-General of Public Lands for Wisconsin and Iowa Territories, 1841-45; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1847-50; resigned 1850. Died in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., May 29, 1881 (age 84 years, 72 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of James Wilson (1766-1839).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

James Wilson (1766-1839) — of Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H.; Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H., August 16, 1766. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1803-08, 1812-14; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 5th District, 1809-11. Died in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., January 4, 1839 (age 72 years, 141 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of James Wilson (1797-1881).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Salma Hale (1787-1866) — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Alstead, Cheshire County, N.H., March 7, 1787. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1817-19; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1823, 1828, 1844; member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1824-25, 1845-46. Died in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., November 19, 1866 (age 79 years, 257 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Frederic Augustus Faulkner (1854-1924) — also known as Frederic A. Faulkner — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., November 13, 1854. Republican. Mayor of Keene, N.H., 1892-94; member of New Hampshire state senate 13th District, 1897-98; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1900. Died in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., August 11, 1924 (age 69 years, 272 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Charles Stearns Faulkner and Sarah Eliza (Eames) Faulkner; married to Emma Manning.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Arba Kidder (1808-1878) — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Alstead, Cheshire County, N.H., February 1, 1808. Cabinetmaker; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1849-50. Died in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., October 20, 1878 (age 70 years, 261 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of James Kidder and Hannah (Brooks) Kidder; married, December 24, 1834, to Mary E. Metcalf; nephew of Ezra Kidder; second cousin once removed of Isaiah Kidder; second cousin twice removed of Harvey Edward Kidder; third cousin of Charles Stetson, Luther Kidder, Joseph Souther Kidder and Isaiah Stetson; third cousin once removed of Lyman Kidder, David Kidder and Isaiah Kidder Stetson; third cousin twice removed of Charles Stetson Wilson, Clarence Patch Kidder and Clarence Cutting Stetson; fourth cousin of Alvan Kidder, Francis Kidder, Ira Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder and Jefferson Parish Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Caleb Blodgett, Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Orlando Burr Kidder, Adoniram Judson Kneeland, Lyman Kidder Bass, Nathan Parker Kidder, Silas Wright Kidder and Daniel S. Kidder.
		Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Charles Stearns Faulkner (1819-1879) — also known as Charles S. Faulkner — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., May 17, 1819. Republican. Woollen manufacturer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1850; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1868. Unitarian. Died in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., July 28, 1879 (age 60 years, 72 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Francis Faulkner and Sarah Elizabeth (Stearns) Faulkner; married to Sarah Eliza Eames; father of Frederic Augustus Faulkner.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Woodlawn Cemetery
Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Thomas McKey Edwards (1795-1875) — also known as Thomas M. Edwards — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., December 16, 1795. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1834-39; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1859-63. Died in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., May 1, 1875 (age 79 years, 136 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Village Cemetery
Surry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:
	George K. Harvey (1829-1898) — of Surry, Cheshire County, N.H. Born February 18, 1829. Member of New Hampshire state senate 13th District, 1883-84. Died in Surry, Cheshire County, N.H., February 19, 1898 (age 69 years, 1 days). Interment at Village Cemetery.

Mount Caesar Cemetery
Swanzey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Allen Clarence Wilcox (1860-1953) — also known as Allen C. Wilcox — of Swanzey, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Swanzey, Cheshire County, N.H., January 9, 1860. Woodware manufacturer; member of New Hampshire state senate 14th District, 1907-08. Died, from broncho-pneumonia, in Elliot Community Hospital, Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., December 31, 1953 (age 93 years, 356 days). Interment at Mount Caesar Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Edward Wilcox and Eliza A. (Hayward) Wilcox; married, January 28, 1882, to Addie M. Lyman; sixth great-grandnephew of John Winthrop (1606-1676); seventh great-grandson of John Winthrop (1588-1649); first cousin seven times removed of Fitz-John Winthrop; third cousin twice removed of Alvah Nash; third cousin thrice removed of Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr. and Josiah Meigs; fourth cousin once removed of Israel Coe.
		Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut; Eastman family; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Village Cemetery
Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Roger Vose (1763-1841) — of Walpole, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Milton, Norfolk County, Mass., February 24, 1763. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1809-11, 1812-13; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1818; common pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1818-20. Died in Walpole, Cheshire County, N.H., October 26, 1841 (age 78 years, 244 days). Interment at Village Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Walpole Village Cemetery
Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Amasa Allen (1751-1821) — of Walpole, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Pomfret, Windham County, Conn., April 7, 1751. Member of New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1804-05. Died in Walpole, Cheshire County, N.H., July 1, 1821 (age 70 years, 85 days). Interment at Walpole Village Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Peter Allen and Elizabeth (Craft) Allen; married, December 14, 1780, to Deborah Ingalls.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

North Cemetery
Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:
	George Aldrich (c.1738-1815) — of Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H. Born about 1738. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire; member of New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1805-09. Died July 17, 1815 (age about 77 years). Interment at North Cemetery.

South Village Cemetery
Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Buffum Jr. (1784-1874) — of Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass., September 23, 1784. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 4th District, 1819-21; common pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1825. Died in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H., February 24, 1874 (age 89 years, 154 days). Interment at South Village Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Joseph Buffum and Sarah Annie (Haskell) Buffum.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Joseph Buffum (1753-1829) — of Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H. Born October 25, 1753. Member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1818-19. Died November 18, 1829 (age 76 years, 24 days). Interment at South Village Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married to Sarah Annie Haskell; father of Joseph Buffum Jr..
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Evergreen Cemetery
Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Henry Abbott (1832-1898) — of Winchester, Cheshire County, N.H. Born October 5, 1832. Member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1873-75. Died February 12, 1898 (age 65 years, 130 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married to Harriet M. Crain.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

South Parish Cemetery
Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Politicians buried here:

Dalton Finley McClelland (1890-1967) — also known as Dalton F. McClelland — Born in Cumberland, Guernsey County, Ohio, September 10, 1890. U.S. Vice Consul in Madras, 1917-19. Died in Winchester, Cheshire County, N.H., 1967 (age about 76 years). Interment at South Parish Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married to Maud Kelsey.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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