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Sewall Wester Abbott (1859-1943) —
also known as Sewall W. Abbott —
of Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Tuftonboro, Carroll
County, N.H., April
11, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Wolfeboro Woolen Mills;
probate judge in New Hampshire, 1889-1921; member of New
Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1923-24; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Redmen;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H., January
3, 1943 (age 83 years, 267
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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George Weston Anderson (1861-1938) —
also known as George W. Anderson —
of Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Acworth, Sullivan
County, N.H., September
1, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1911, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1914-17; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1917-18; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1918-31; took
senior status 1931.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Economic Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., February
14, 1938 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of David Campbell Anderson and Martha Lucinda (Brigham) Anderson;
married 1897 to Minnie
E. Mitchell; married, January
25, 1908, to Addie Earle Kenerson. |
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Charles Henry Barnard (1907-1972) —
also known as Charles H. Barnard —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
28, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Manchester 2nd
Ward, 1935-42; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1941-42; served
in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1947-48; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
2nd Ward, 1948; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
2nd Ward, 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
United
Commercial Travelers; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in September, 1972
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Barnard and Mary Mabelle (Wright) Barnard; married, November
19, 1936, to Pauline Beatrice Briggs. |
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Hugh Henry Bownes (1920-2003) —
also known as Hugh H. Bownes —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
10, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1963; mayor
of Laconia, N.H., 1963-65; superior court judge in New Hampshire,
1966-68; U.S.
District Judge for New Hampshire, 1968-77; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1977-90; took
senior status 1990.
Protestant.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Lions.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
5, 2003 (age 83 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Winslow Branch (b. 1879) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1913-26; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1926-46; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-49.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Delta
Upsilon; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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William John Britton (b. 1872) —
also known as William J. Britton —
of Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H., June 18,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1913-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1932
(alternate); New Hampshire
Republican state chair, 1939.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Willey Clancy (1852-1928) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., January
15, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1889, 1906; mayor
of Albuquerque, N.M., 1898-99; Bernalillo
County District Attorney, 1901-09; New
Mexico state attorney general, 1912-16.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., September
1, 1928 (age 76 years, 230
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Albert Clancy and Lydia Ardilla (Willey) Clancy; married,
October
30, 1879, to Charlotte Jane Cawthorne Swallow. |
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article |
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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,
1976;
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, Lebanon, N.H.
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Louis Sherburne Cox (b. 1874) —
also known as Louis S. Cox —
of Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
22, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Fifth Essex District, 1906; postmaster at Lawrence,
Mass., 1906-13; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1918-37;
justice
of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1937-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Grange;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Milby Dale (1893-1978) —
also known as Charles M. Dale —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Browns Valley, Traverse
County, Minn., March 8,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Portsmouth, N.H., 1926-27, 1943-44; member of New
Hampshire state senate 24th District, 1933-36, 1939-40; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1948;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1937-38; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1945-49; president, WHEB radio
station.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in a nursing
home at Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., September
28, 1978 (age 85 years, 204
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Browns Valley, Minn.
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Harold King Davison (b. 1893) —
also known as Harold K. Davison —
of Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H., April
12, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1921-28; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1927-28; member
of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1929-30; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 1st District, 1939-40; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1940;
municipal judge in New Hampshire, 1940; New Hampshire
Republican state chair, 1943-44.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis E. Davison and Anna (King) Davison; married, July 21,
1920, to Gladys M. Batchelder. |
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James Greeley Flanders (b. 1844) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in New London, Merrimack
County, N.H., December
13, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1896.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Powers Flanders and Susan Everett (Greeley) Flanders;
married, June 18,
1873, to Mary C. Haney. |
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Hugh Gregg (1917-2003) —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
22, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; mayor of
Nashua, N.H., 1950; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1953-55; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1976,
1988.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 2003
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Fletcher Hale (1883-1931) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
22, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1925-31; died in
office 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar Association.
Died in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
22, 1931 (age 48 years, 273
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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Stephen Shannon Jewett (b. 1858) —
also known as Stephen S. Jewett —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Gilford, Belknap
County, N.H., September
18, 1858.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895-97; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1895; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1896;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1899-1900; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; member of
New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1907-08.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Wayland Johnston (b. 1882) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April
29, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Sullivan
County Solicitor, 1923-29; president, Claremont State Bank; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1932-35; superior court judge
in New Hampshire, 1935-36; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1943-49; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1949-52.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Arthur Johnston and Jeannette (Cass) Johnston; married, December
18, 1915, to Alice Walker Smith. |
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Frank Rowe Kenison (b. 1907) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Conway, Carroll
County, N.H., November
1, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1940-42, 1945-46; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-52; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1952-77.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Upsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Edson Kenison and Isadore Gertrude (Rowe) Kenison; married,
April
8, 1939, to Loretta M. Landry. |
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John William King (1918-1996) —
also known as John W. King —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Goffstown, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
10, 1918.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1954-62; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
10th Ward, 1956; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1963-69; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1968; superior court judge in New
Hampshire, 1969-79; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1979-81; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1981-86.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Started the first
modern state lottery in 1963.
Died, of heart
trouble, at a nursing
home in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
9, 1996 (age 77 years, 365
days).
Interment at New
St. Joseph's Cemetery, Bedford, N.H.
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Edward John Lampron (1909-1983) —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
23, 1909.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1947-49; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1949-78; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1978-79.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in 1983
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Lampron and Helene (Deschenes) Lampron; married, September
22, 1938, to Laurette L. Loiselle. |
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Hervé Joseph L'Heureux (1899-1957) —
also known as Hervé J. L'Heureux —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March 6,
1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Windsor, 1927-35; U.S. Consul in Windsor, 1935; Stuttgart, 1936-39; Antwerp, 1939-41; Lisbon, 1941-42; Algiers, 1943-44; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1944-48.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in 1957
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Rodolphe L'Heureux and Desneiges (Pichette) L'Heureux; married, June 21,
1927, to Jeannette Blum. |
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Endicott Peabody (1920-1997) —
also known as "Chub" —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.; Hollis, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., February
15, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 3rd District, 1955-56; candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1956, 1958; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964,
1968;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1963-65; defeated, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1986.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died, from leukemia,
in Hollis, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
1, 1997 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Groton
Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Malcolm Endicott Peabody and Mary Elizabeth (Parkman)
Peabody; brother of Marietta
Peabody Tree; married, June 24,
1944, to Barbara Welch 'Toni' Gibbons; grandnephew of Richard
Wayne Parker and Charles
Wolcott Parker; great-grandson of John
Cortlandt Parker; second great-grandson of James
Parker; fourth great-grandnephew of George
Cabot, Chauncey
Goodrich and Elizur
Goodrich; fifth great-grandson of Stephanus
Van Cortlandt; fifth great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724), Jacobus
Van Cortlandt, Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747) and Timothy
Pickering; cousin *** of William
P. Homans Jr.; first cousin twice removed of John
Lee Saltonstall; first cousin thrice removed of William
Crowninshield Endicott; first cousin five times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; first cousin six times removed of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Leverett
Saltonstall, Richard
Saltonstall, William
Gurdon Saltonstall and John
Lee Saltonstall Jr.; second cousin twice removed of William
Caleb Loring and Augustus
Peabody Gardner; second cousin four times removed of Nicholas
Bayard, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr. and Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; second cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Henry
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston, William
Livingston, James
Jay, Philip
P. Schuyler, John
Jay, Frederick
Jay, Judah
Dana and Dudley
Leavitt Pickman; third cousin of William
Lawrence Saltonstall; third cousin thrice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Philip
Schuyler, James
Alexander Hamilton and Henry
Cabot Lodge; fourth cousin of William
Amory Gardner Minot and John
Forbes Kerry; fourth cousin once removed of William
Goodrich Morrell Jr.. |
| | | Political family: Tree-Parker-Peabody
family of Morristown and Perth Amboy, New Jersey (subset of the
Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
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Leon C. Prince —
of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Republican. Lawyer; college
teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 31st District, 1929-36; defeated, 1936.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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William Nathaniel Rogers (1892-1945) —
also known as William N. Rogers —
of Wakefield, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Sanbornville, Wakefield, Carroll
County, N.H., January
10, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1917, 1919, 1921; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1923-25, 1932-37;
defeated, 1918, 1924; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Wolfeboro, Carroll
County, N.H., September
25, 1945 (age 53 years, 258
days).
Interment at Lovell
Lake Cemetery, Sanbornville, Wakefield, N.H.
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John Joseph Sheehan (b. 1899) —
also known as John J. Sheehan —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., April
28, 1899.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1925-28; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1936,
1940,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1938; served in
the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
4th Ward, 1948; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1949-54; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester
4th Ward, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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David Hackett Souter (b. 1939) —
also known as David H. Souter —
of Weare, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Melrose, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
17, 1939.
Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1976-78; superior court judge
in New Hampshire, 1978-83; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1983-90; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1990; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1990-2009; took senior status 2009.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2014.
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Max David Steuer (1871-1940) —
also known as Max D. Steuer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
September
6, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany
Hall; American Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from a heart
attack, on the porch of the Wentworth Hall Hotel,
Jackson, Carroll
County, N.H., August
21, 1940 (age 68 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Amos Leavitt Taylor (b. 1877) —
also known as Amos L. Taylor —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Danbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
22, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1932;
member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1924-49; secretary of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1927-28; Massachusetts
Republican state chair, 1929-32.
Unitarian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Leavitt Taylor and Nellie Jane (Martin) Taylor; married, June 16,
1906, to Myra Lillian Fairbank; married to Caroline W.
Dudley. |
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Gardner Clyde Turner (b. 1910) —
also known as Gardner C. Turner —
of East Sullivan, Sullivan, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Ludlow, Hampden
County, Mass., March 3,
1910.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1946; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Sullivan,
1948; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1961.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Farm
Bureau; Jaycees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clyde A. Turner and G. (Estes) Turner; married, August
16, 1941, to Virginia Wells. |
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