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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, Lincoln, N.H.
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Henri Alphonse Burque (b. 1879) —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., September
20, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Nashua, N.H., 1920-24; superior court judge in New Hampshire,
1924-41; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1941-47.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic Order of Foresters; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alphonse Burque and Marie Louise (Dutilly) Burque; married, August
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Germain P. Dupont (c.1915-1963) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., about 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed at J.
F. McElwain Shoe
Company; secretary-treasurer,
New Hampshire Shoe Workers Union; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1959-63; candidate for mayor
of Manchester, N.H., 1963.
Catholic.
Member, Catholic
War Veterans; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Foresters.
Suffered a heart
attack at his home, and was dead on arrival at Notre Dame Hospital,
Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
12, 1963 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
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