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Politicians in the Furniture Business in New Hampshire

  Charles Hubbard Amsden (1848-1929) — also known as Charles H. Amsden — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Boscawen, Merrimack County, N.H., July 8, 1848. Democrat. Furniture manufacturer; lumber dealer; member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1883-84; candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, 1888, 1890. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 17, 1929 (age 80 years, 224 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Penacook, Concord, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Henry H. Amsden and Mary (Muzzey) Amsden; married, October 29, 1870, to Helen Ardelle Brown; married, November 26, 1908, to Alma E. Deane.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles M. Freeman (b. 1855) — of Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, 1855. Furniture business; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in St. Pierre, 1898-1906; U.S. Consul in St. Pierre, 1906-07; Durango, 1907-11; Sydney, 1911-24. Burial location unknown.
  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, Keene, N.H.
  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 Jarvis King Pike, 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, Alanson Pike, Lyman Kidder Bass, Nathan Parker Kidder, Silas Wright Kidder and Daniel S. Kidder.
  Political family: Blodgett family of Grand Rapids, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Frank Knight (b. 1847) — also known as William F. Knight — of Laconia, Belknap County, N.H. Born in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., October 13, 1847. Republican. Furniture merchant; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1889; member of New Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1895-96; mayor of Laconia, N.H., 1907-09. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edwin Perry Knight and Elizabeth W. T. (Vaughn) Knight; married 1872 to Fannie E. Taylor.
  Robert Milton Leach (1879-1952) — also known as Robert M. Leach — of Taunton, Bristol County, Mass.; Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H., April 2, 1879. Republican. Salesman of stoves and ranges; director, Atherton Furniture Co.; director, Burpee Furniture Co.; director, National Shawmut Bank of Boston; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1924-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928 (alternate), 1932. Unitarian. Member, Psi Upsilon; Freemasons. Died in Eustis, Lake County, Fla., February 18, 1952 (age 72 years, 322 days). Interment at Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Giles Leach and Agnes Amelia (Robinson) Leach; married, November 28, 1900, to Mary E. Walker; married 1939 to Florence Mosher; married 1944 to Margaret White.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Lynch (b. 1952) — of Hopkinton, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass., November 25, 1952. Democrat. Lawyer; president and CEO of Knoll, Inc., furniture manufacturer; Governor of New Hampshire, 2005-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 2008. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander McKinney and Elizabeth (Miller) McKinney; married, August 1, 1870, to Sharlie Paine Webb.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary
  John McLane (1852-1911) — of Milford, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Scotland, February 27, 1852. Republican. Founder of company which made post office furniture and equipment; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1891-94 (16th District 1891-92, 15th District 1893-94); delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1900; Governor of New Hampshire, 1905-07. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Pinehurst, Moore County, N.C., April 13, 1911 (age 59 years, 45 days). Interment at West Street Cemetery, Milford, N.H.
  Relatives: Married to Ellen Tuck.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
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