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John Brodhead (1770-1838) —
of Newmarket, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Smithfield Township, Monroe
County, Pa., October
5, 1770.
Democrat. Minister; member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1817-21, 1825-27; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1829-33.
Methodist.
Died in Newfields, Rockingham
County, N.H., April 7,
1838 (age 67 years, 184
days).
Interment at Locust
Grove Cemetery, Newfields, N.H.
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Josiah Davis Cross (b. 1820) —
also known as Josiah D. Cross —
of Vershire, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Grantham, Sullivan
County, N.H., 1820.
Clergyman; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Vershire, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles S. Cummings (b. 1856) —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine; Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Gorham, Coos
County, N.H., September
25, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; pastor; Androscoggin
County Sheriff, 1903-04; insurance
business; mayor of
Auburn, Maine, 1922-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram T. Cummings and Eliza A. (Cloudman) Cummings; married 1882 to Carrie
A. Neff; married 1886 to Addie
F. Larrabee; married 1903 to
Mildred E. Davis. |
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Abiel Foster (1735-1806) —
of Canterbury, Rockingham County (now Merrimack
County), N.H.
Born in Andover, Essex
County, Mass., August
8, 1735.
Pastor; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1783-85; common pleas
court judge in New Hampshire, 1784-88; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1789-91, 1795-1803;
member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1792-95 (Rockingham County 1792-94, 4th
District 1794-95).
Died in Canterbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
6, 1806 (age 70 years, 182
days).
Interment at Center
Cemetery, Canterbury, N.H.
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Howard Hutchins Hamlin (b. 1902) —
also known as Howard H. Hamlin —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.; North Charlestown, Charlestown, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Charlestown, Sullivan
County, N.H., May 23,
1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
pastor; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1930; member of
New
Hampshire state senate, 1937-39; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1938; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from
Charlestown, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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William Bancroft Hill (c.1858-1945) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Colebrook, Coos
County, N.H., about 1858.
Lawyer;
pastor; college
professor; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian
Reformed or Presbyterian.
Died January
23, 1945 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elise Weyerhaeuser (daughter of Frederick E.
Weyerhaeuser). |
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Daniel Clark Knowles (b. 1836) —
also known as Daniel C. Knowles —
of Tilton, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Yardville, Mercer
County, N.J., January
4, 1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clergyman;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1894; Prohibition candidate for New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1902.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Ebenezer Knowlton (1815-1874) —
of Montville, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Pittsfield, Merrimack
County, N.H., December
6, 1815.
Republican. Clergyman; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1844; U.S.
Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1855-57.
Died September
10, 1874 (age 58 years, 278
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, South Montville, Montville, Maine.
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William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930) —
also known as William H. Leavell —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Miss.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., May 24,
1850.
Democrat. Ordained minister; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1913-18.
Baptist
or Presbyterian.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., 1930
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, North Carrollton, Miss.
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Albert Levitt (1887-1968) —
of Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Woodbine, Carroll
County, Md., March
14, 1887.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chaplain; lawyer; law
professor; Independent Republican candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Redding, 1930; Independent
candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1932; Independent Citizen candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1934; U.S.
District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1935-36; as judge in 1935,
ordered election officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands to allow women
to vote; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1950; candidate in Republican primary
for U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1960.
Died June 18,
1968 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas O. Marvin (b. 1867) —
of Massachusetts; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
10, 1867.
Minister; newspaper
editorial writer;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1921-26.
Universalist.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Theta
Delta Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas E. O. Marvin and Anne Maria (Lippitt) Marvin; married, November
15, 1894, to Flora Myrick Sugden. |
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Luther Franklin McKinney (1841-1922) —
also known as Luther F. McKinney —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April
25, 1841.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Universalist minister; furniture
merchant; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1887-89, 1891-93;
candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1892; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1893-96; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1898, 1899; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907.
Universalist.
Died July 30,
1922 (age 81 years, 96
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Bridgton, Maine.
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Alva Herman Morrill (1848-1922) —
also known as Alva H. Morrill —
of Stanfordville, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.; Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Newton, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Grafton, Grafton
County, N.H., June 7,
1848.
Minister; school
principal; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1892; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1906, 1908;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1912.
Christian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1922
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Proprietors'
Burying Ground, Portsmouth, N.H.
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Roland Douglas Sawyer (1874-1969) —
also known as Roland D. Sawyer —
of Ware, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Kensington, Rockingham
County, N.H., January
8, 1874.
Clergyman; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1912 (Socialist), 1928 (Democratic primary), 1930
(Democratic primary); expelled from Socialist Party, 1913; member of
Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fourth Hampshire District,
1914-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1925.
Congregationalist.
Died in 1969
(age about
95 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Taggart (1754-1825) —
of Colrain, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H., March
24, 1754.
Farmer;
minister; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1803-17 (at-large 1803-05, 6th
District 1805-13, at-large 1813-15, 6th District 1815-17).
Presbyterian.
Died in Colrain, Franklin
County, Mass., April
25, 1825 (age 71 years, 32
days).
Interment at Chandler
Hill Cemetery, Colrain, Mass.
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