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Grafton County
New Hampshire

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Grafton County

Index to Locations

  • Private or family graveyards
  • Ashland Green Grove Cemetery
  • Bath Village Cemetery
  • Bristol Homeland Cemetery
  • Campton Campton Cemetery
  • Canaan Canaan Street Cemetery
  • Canaan Wells Cemetery
  • East Grafton, Grafton East Grafton Cemetery
  • Hanover Dartmouth College Cemetery
  • Hanover Hanover Center Cemetery
  • Haverhill Haverhill Cemetery
  • Haverhill Ladd Street Cemetery
  • Holderness Trinity Churchyard
  • Landaff City Cemetery
  • Lebanon Unknown location
  • Lebanon Cole Cemetery
  • Lebanon East Lebanon Cemetery
  • Lebanon Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Lebanon School Street Cemetery
  • Lincoln Riverside Cemetery
  • Littleton Glenwood Cemetery
  • Lyme Unknown location
  • Orford West Cemetery
  • Plymouth Riverside Cemetery
  • Plymouth Turnpike Cemetery
  • Wentworth Village Cemetery
  • Wentworth Wentworth Cemetery


    Private or family graveyard
    Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Raymond Bartlett Stevens (1874-1942) — also known as Raymond B. Stevens — of Landaff, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., June 18, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1909-13, 1923; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1913-15; defeated, 1916; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1914, 1920; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1917-20; resigned 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1920, 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1940; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1933; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1935-42; chair, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1937-42. Advisor in foreign affairs to the King of Siam, 1926-35. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., May 18, 1942 (age 67 years, 334 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.
      Relatives: Son of Pliny Bartlett Stevens and Lillian (Thompson) Stevens.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Green Grove Cemetery
    Ashland, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      James Frankland Briggs (1827-1905) — also known as James F. Briggs — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Bury, Lancashire, England, October 23, 1827. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1856-58, 1874, 1883, 1891, 1897; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1897; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1868; member of New Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1876-77; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1877-83; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889. Died in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., January 21, 1905 (age 77 years, 90 days). Interment at Green Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of Frank Obadiah Briggs.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Village Cemetery
    Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Harry Hibbard (1816-1872) — of Bath, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Concord, Essex County, Vt., June 1, 1816. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1843; member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1846-49; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1849-55 (4th District 1849-53, 3rd District 1853-55); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1856. Died July 28, 1872 (age 56 years, 57 days). Interment at Village Cemetery.
      Relatives: Cousin *** of Ellery Albee Hibbard.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      James Hutchins Johnson (1802-1887) — also known as James H. Johnson — of Bath, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Bath, Grafton County, N.H., June 3, 1802. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1839-41; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1842-44; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1845-49 (at-large 1845-47, 4th District 1847-49). Died September 2, 1887 (age 85 years, 91 days). Interment at Village Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Homeland Cemetery
    Bristol, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Nathaniel Springer Berry (1796-1894) — also known as Nathaniel S. Berry — of Bristol, Grafton County, N.H.; Hebron, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, September 1, 1796. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1828, 1833-34, 1854; member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1835-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1840; common pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1841-56; Governor of New Hampshire, 1861-63. Died in Bristol, Grafton County, N.H., April 27, 1894 (age 97 years, 238 days). Interment at Homeland Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Abner Berry and Betsey (Springer) Berry; married 1821 to Ruth Smith.
      See also National Governors Association biography
      Orlo Erland Wadhams (1890-1973) — also known as Erland Wadhams — of Alexandria, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn., October 10, 1890. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Alexandria, 1948; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Alexandria, 1956. Died in Bristol, Grafton County, N.H., August 28, 1973 (age 82 years, 322 days). Interment at Homeland Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Orlo Eugene Wadhams and Nellie Maria (Kimberly) Wadhams; married to Nellie Content Kimberly; first cousin four times removed of Moses Seymour; second cousin thrice removed of Horatio Seymour (1778-1857), Henry Seymour and George Smith Catlin; second cousin four times removed of Thomas Seymour; third cousin twice removed of Oliver Owen Forward, Walter Forward, Chauncey Forward, Origen Storrs Seymour, Abijah Catlin, Horatio Seymour (1810-1886), Hezekiah Cook Seymour, George Seymour, McNeil Seymour and Henry William Seymour; fourth cousin of William Allyn Wadhams; fourth cousin once removed of Silas Seymour, Stephen Wright Kellogg, Edward Woodruff Seymour, Augustus Sherrill Seymour, Joseph Battell, Morris Woodruff Seymour, Horatio Seymour Jr., Norman Alexander Seymour and Everett Calhoun Wadhams.
      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


    Campton Cemetery
    Campton, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Henry William Blair (1834-1920) — also known as Henry W. Blair — of Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H.; Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Campton, Grafton County, N.H., December 6, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1866; member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1867-69; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1875-79, 1893-95 (3rd District 1875-79, 1st District 1893-95); U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1879-91. Died March 14, 1920 (age 85 years, 99 days). Interment at Campton Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of William Henry Blair and Lois (Baker) Blair; married, December 20, 1859, to Eliza Nelson.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Canaan Street Cemetery
    Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Frank Dunklee Currier (1853-1921) — also known as Frank D. Currier — of Canaan, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Canaan, Grafton County, N.H., October 30, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1879, 1899-1901; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1899-1901; secretary of New Hampshire Republican Party, 1882-90; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1884; member of New Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1887-88; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1901-13; defeated, 1912. Died in Canaan, Grafton County, N.H., November 25, 1921 (age 68 years, 26 days). Interment at Canaan Street Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Horace S. Currier and Emma C. (Plastridge) Currier; married, May 31, 1890, to Adelaide H. Sargent.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Caleb Blodgett (1793-1872) — of Dorchester, Grafton County, N.H.; Canaan, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Hudson, Hillsborough County, N.H., December 13, 1793. Member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1833-35; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1841-42; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1844-46; Grafton County Sheriff. Died in Canaan, Grafton County, N.H., October 5, 1872 (age 78 years, 297 days). Interment at Canaan Street Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Asahel Blodgett and Catherine (Pollard) Blodgett; married to Charlotte Piper; father of Isaac Newton Blodgett; second cousin once removed of Delos Abiel Blodgett; second cousin twice removed of John Wood Blodgett; second cousin thrice removed of John Wood Blodgett Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Isaiah Kidder, Lyman Kidder, Ezra Kidder and David Kidder; fourth cousin of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland; fourth cousin once removed of Jedediah Sabin, Alvan Kidder, Charles Stetson, Francis Kidder, Ira Kidder, Luther Kidder, Arba Kidder, Joseph Souther Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder, Isaiah Stetson, William Dean Kellogg, Jefferson Parish Kidder and Stafford Canning Cleveland.
      Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Wells Cemetery
    Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Daniel Blaisdell (1762-1833) — of Canaan, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Amesbury, Essex County, Mass., January 22, 1762. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1793-99, 1812-13, 1824-25; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1803-08; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1809-11; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1814-16; state court judge in New Hampshire, 1822. Died in Canaan, Grafton County, N.H., January 10, 1833 (age 70 years, 354 days). Interment at Wells Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    East Grafton Cemetery
    East Grafton, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Cyrus Adams (1795-1865) — of Grafton, Grafton County, N.H. Born in New London, Merrimack County, N.H., July 7, 1795. Member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1861-63. Died in East Grafton, Grafton, Grafton County, N.H., December 4, 1865 (age 70 years, 150 days). Interment at East Grafton Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Moses Adams and Dorothy 'Dolly' Adams; married, May 11, 1820, to Nancy Stinson.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Dartmouth College Cemetery
    Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      James Willis Patterson (1823-1893) — also known as James W. Patterson — of Hanover, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Henniker, Merrimack County, N.H., July 2, 1823. Republican. College professor; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1862, 1877-78; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1863-67; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1867-73. Died in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., May 4, 1893 (age 69 years, 306 days). Interment at Dartmouth College Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Charles Brickett Haddock (1796-1861) — also known as Charles B. Haddock — of New Hampshire. Born in Salisbury, Merrimack County, N.H., June 20, 1796. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Portugal, 1850-54. Died January 15, 1861 (age 64 years, 209 days). Interment at Dartmouth College Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of William Haddock and Abigail (Webster) Haddock; married to Susan Saunders.
      See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Hanover Center Cemetery
    Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Jonathan Freeman (1745-1808) — of Hanover, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Mansfield, Tolland County, Conn., March 21, 1745. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1787; member of New Hampshire state senate from Grafton County, 1789-91, 1792-94; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1797-1801. Died August 20, 1808 (age 63 years, 152 days). Interment at Hanover Center Cemetery.
      Relatives: Uncle of Nathaniel Freeman Jr..
      Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Haverhill Cemetery
    Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      John Randall Reding (1805-1892) — also known as John R. Reding — of New Hampshire. Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., October 18, 1805. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1840; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1841-45; mayor of Portsmouth, N.H., 1860; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1867-70. Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., October 8, 1892 (age 86 years, 356 days). Interment at Haverhill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Ladd Street Cemetery
    Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      John Page (1787-1865) — of Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., May 21, 1787. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1818-20, 1835; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1836, 1838; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1836-37; Governor of New Hampshire, 1839-42. Died in Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., September 8, 1865 (age 78 years, 110 days). Interment at Ladd Street Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography


    Trinity Churchyard
    Holderness, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Samuel Livermore (1732-1803) — of Holderness, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass., May 14, 1732. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1780; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1782-90; delegate to New Hampshire convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1789-93; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1791-92; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1793-1801. Died May 18, 1803 (age 71 years, 4 days). Interment at Trinity Churchyard.
      Relatives: Father of Edward St. Loe Livermore and Arthur Livermore.
      Political family: Livermore family of Boston, Massachusetts.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Arthur Livermore (1766-1853) — of Holderness, Grafton County, N.H.; Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., July 29, 1766. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1794; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1799-1809, 1813-16; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1809-13; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1817-21, 1823-25 (at-large 1817-19, 5th District 1819-21, at-large 1823-25); member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1821-23. Died in Campton, Grafton County, N.H., July 1, 1853 (age 86 years, 337 days). Interment at Trinity Churchyard.
      Relatives: Son of Samuel Livermore; brother of Edward St. Loe Livermore.
      Political family: Livermore family of Boston, Massachusetts.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Robert Burns (1792-1866) — of Hebron, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Hudson, Hillsborough County, N.H., December 12, 1792. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1831-33; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1833-37. Died June 26, 1866 (age 73 years, 196 days). Interment at Trinity Churchyard.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Dennison Rogers Burnham (1799-1876) — also known as Dennison R. Burnham — of Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Rumney, Grafton County, N.H., January 2, 1799. Merchant; innkeeper; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1856-58; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1860-62. Died in 1876 (age about 77 years). Interment at Trinity Churchyard.
      Charles Henry Greenleaf (1841-1924) — also known as Charles H. Greenleaf — of Franconia, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Danville, Caledonia County, Vt., July 23, 1841. Republican. Hotelier; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1888; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895-96, 1901-02; member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1897-98; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District, 1905-06. Died in Pinehurst, Moore County, N.C., April 8, 1924 (age 82 years, 260 days). Interment at Trinity Churchyard.


    City Cemetery
    Landaff, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Peter Carleton (1755-1828) — of Landaff, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., September 19, 1755. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1790; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1803-04; member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1806-07; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1807-09. Slaveowner. Died in Landaff, Grafton County, N.H., April 29, 1828 (age 72 years, 223 days). Interment at City Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Unknown Location
    Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Lane Dwinell (1906-1997) — of Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H. Born November 14, 1906. Republican. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lebanon, 1948; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1940; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1952, 1956 (speaker), 1972 (delegation chair), 1988; member of New Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1953-54; Governor of New Hampshire, 1955-59. Died in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., March 27, 1997 (age 90 years, 133 days). Interment somewhere.
      See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier


    Cole Cemetery
    Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      David Hough (1753-1831) — of Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., March 13, 1753. Ship carpenter; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1783; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1788-89, 1794; justice of the peace; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1803-07 (at-large 1803-05, 3rd District 1805-07). Died in Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H., April 18, 1831 (age 78 years, 36 days). Interment at Cole Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of David Hough (1723-1798) and Desire (Clark) Hough; married, July 2, 1775, to Abigail Huntington; second great-granduncle of Claudius Victor Pendleton; first cousin twice removed of David Edgerton; second cousin once removed of Samuel Townsend Douglass and Silas Hamilton Douglas; second cousin twice removed of Robert Coit Jr. and Henry Woolsey Douglas; second cousin thrice removed of William Brainard Coit; second cousin four times removed of Spencer Gale Frink; third cousin of Jeremiah Mason; third cousin once removed of George Champlin; third cousin twice removed of Jonathan R. Herrick and Alfred Avery Burnham; third cousin thrice removed of D-Cady Herrick and Walter Richmond Herrick; fourth cousin of Christopher Grant Champlin; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Brewster Stanton and Edwin Denison Morgan.
      Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial


    East Lebanon Cemetery
    Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Elisha Payne (1730-1807) — of Vermont; Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Canterbury, Windham County, Conn., March 7, 1730. Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1781-82; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1781-82; member of New Hampshire state senate from Grafton County, 1786-88. Died in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., July 20, 1807 (age 77 years, 135 days). Interment at East Lebanon Cemetery.


    Sacred Heart Cemetery
    Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Thomas F. Dwyer (1881-1936) — of Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Waterbury, Washington County, Vt., November 20, 1881. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1916. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Rotary. Died in Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H., March 30, 1936 (age 54 years, 131 days). Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery.


    School Street Cemetery
    Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Norris H. Cotton (1900-1989) — also known as Norris Cotton — of Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Warren, Grafton County, N.H., May 11, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1923, 1943-45; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1945; secretary to U.S. Sen. George H. Moses, 1924-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944 (alternate), 1952; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1947-54; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1954-74, 1975. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Beta Theta Pi. Died, from cancer, in Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H., February 24, 1989 (age 88 years, 289 days). Interment at School Street Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Henry Lang Cotton and Elizabeth (Moses) Cotton; married, May 11, 1927, to Ruth Isaacs; married 1980 to Eleanor Brown.
      Epitaph: "U.S. Senator."
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Aaron Harrison Cragin (1821-1898) — also known as Aaron H. Cragin — of Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Weston, Windsor County, Vt., February 3, 1821. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1852-55, 1859; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1860; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1865-77. Died in Washington, D.C., May 10, 1898 (age 77 years, 96 days). Interment at School Street Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Riverside Cemetery
    Lincoln, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Llewelyn Sherman Adams (1899-1986) — also known as Sherman Adams; "The Abominable No Man"; "The Great Stone Face" — of Lincoln, Grafton County, N.H. Born in East Dover, Dover, Windham County, Vt., January 8, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumberman; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1941-44; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1943-44; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944, 1952 (speaker); U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1945-47; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lincoln, 1948; Governor of New Hampshire, 1949-53; defeated, 1946; assistant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-58; forced to resign in 1958 following disclosure that he had accepted gifts, including a vicuna coat, from a Boston businessman seeking preferred treatment from federal agencies. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Grange; Elks; Society of Colonial Wars; Foresters. Died in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., October 27, 1986 (age 87 years, 292 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Clyde A. Adams and Winnie Marian (Sherman) Adams; married, July 28, 1923, to Rachael Leona White.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Glenwood Cemetery
    Littleton, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Hugh J. Gallen (1924-1982) — of Littleton, Grafton County, N.H. Born July 30, 1924. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1972, 1980; member of Democratic National Committee from New Hampshire, 1973; Governor of New Hampshire, 1979-82. Died of kidney and liver failure at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 29, 1982 (age 58 years, 152 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
      See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
      Evarts Worcester Farr (1840-1880) — of Littleton, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Littleton, Grafton County, N.H., October 10, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1868; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1876; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1879-80; died in office 1880. Died in Littleton, Grafton County, N.H., November 30, 1880 (age 40 years, 51 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Unknown Location
    Lyme, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Aaron Switzer Brown (1913-1969) — also known as Aaron S. Brown — of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich.; Lyme, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., April 15, 1913. Newspaper reporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Mexico City, 1937-38; U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, 1961-67. Died February 22, 1969 (age 55 years, 313 days). Interment somewhere.
      Relatives: Son of Guy Carlton Brown and Millie Belle (Switzer) Brown; married, August 8, 1936, to Dorothy Park.
      See also U.S. State Dept career summary


    West Cemetery
    Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Leonard Wilcox (1799-1850) — of Orford, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., January 29, 1799. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1828-34; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1838-40, 1848-50; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1842-43; common pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1847-48. Died in Orford, Grafton County, N.H., June 18, 1850 (age 51 years, 140 days). Interment at West Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Jeduthun Wilcox and Sarah (Fiske) Wilcox; married 1819 to Almira Morey; married 1833 to Mary Mann; second cousin once removed of Eli Coe Birdsey; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas Chittenden; third cousin twice removed of Martin Chittenden; fourth cousin once removed of Chittenden Lyon, Russell Sage and Edgar Jared Doolittle.
      Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Jeduthun Wilcox (1768-1838) — of Orford, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., November 18, 1768. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1809-11; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17. Died in Orford, Grafton County, N.H., July 8, 1838 (age 69 years, 232 days). Interment at West Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of John Wilcox and Eunice (Norton) Wilcox; married 1793 to Sarah Fiske; married 1807 to Elizabeth Todd; father of Leonard Wilcox; first cousin twice removed of Eli Coe Birdsey; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Chittenden; third cousin once removed of Martin Chittenden; third cousin twice removed of Edgar Jared Doolittle; fourth cousin of Chittenden Lyon and Russell Sage; fourth cousin once removed of Andrew Seth Upson and Evelyn M. Upson.
      Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Riverside Cemetery
    Plymouth, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Ernest Lorne Bell (1871-1925) — 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. 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; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Congregationalist. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Hebron, Grafton County, N.H., April 19, 1925 (age 54 years, 34 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Samuel Bell and Mary E. (Loud) Bell; married, October 21, 1894, to Maude Coolidge.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Turnpike Cemetery
    Plymouth, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Kenneth Grenville Bell (1892-1976) — also known as Kenneth G. Bell; Ken Bell — of Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H., January 24, 1892. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Plymouth; elected 1938; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Plymouth, 1956. Died, in the Sceva Speare Memorial Hospital. Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H., May 19, 1976 (age 84 years, 116 days). Interment at Turnpike Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Grenville S. Bell and Mary Jennie (Gould) Bell; married 1911 to Anna Leslie Wells.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Village Cemetery
    Wentworth, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Rufus Blodgett (1834-1910) — of Ocean County, N.J.; Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Dorchester, Grafton County, N.H., October 9, 1834. Democrat. Superintendent, New Jersey Southern Railroad, 1874-84; founder and president, Citizens Bank of Long Branch; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1878-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1880 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1896; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1887-93; mayor of Long Branch, N.J., 1893. Died in Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J., October 3, 1910 (age 75 years, 359 days). Interment at Village Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Wentworth Cemetery
    Wentworth, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles Henry Turner (1861-1913) — also known as Charles H. Turner — of New York. Born in New Hampshire, 1861. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1889-91. Died in 1913 (age about 52 years). Interment at Wentworth Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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