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Politician members in New Hampshire

  Harry Burton Amey (b. 1868) — also known as Harry B. Amey — of Milton, Strafford County, N.H.; Island Pond, Brighton, Essex County, Vt. Born in Pittsburg, Coos County, N.H., December 21, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; Vermont attorney for Grand Trunk Railway, 1902; Essex County State's Attorney, 1904-08; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Brighton, 1910; U.S. Attorney for Vermont, 1923-32. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John T. Amey and Emily (Haynes) Amey; married 1896 to Gracia A. Norton.
John H. Bartlett John Henry Bartlett (1869-1952) — also known as John H. Bartlett — of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Sunapee, Sullivan County, N.H., March 15, 1869. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; postmaster at Portsmouth, N.H., 1899-1908; Governor of New Hampshire, 1919-21; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1920. Methodist or Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., March 19, 1952 (age 83 years, 4 days). Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of John Z. Bartlett and Sophronia A. (Sargent) Bartlett; married, June 1, 1900, to Agnes Page; married 1944 to Mildred C. Lawson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  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, Plymouth, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Bell and Mary E. (Loud) Bell; married, October 21, 1894, to Maude Coolidge.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Fred Herbert Brown (1879-1955) — also known as Fred H. Brown — of Somersworth, Strafford County, N.H. Born in Ossipee, Carroll County, N.H., April 12, 1879. Democrat. Professional baseball player in the major leagues, 1901-02; lawyer; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire, 1914-22; Governor of New Hampshire, 1923-25; defeated, 1924; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1933-39; defeated, 1938. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Died in Somersworth, Strafford County, N.H., February 3, 1955 (age 75 years, 297 days). Interment at Ossipee Cemetery, Ossipee, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Dana J. Brown and Nellie (Allen) Brown; married, May 16, 1925, to Edna C. McHarg.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  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, Lebanon, N.H.
  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
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Vernon Dale and Maud (Paine) Dale; married, September 27, 1919, to Marion Marvin.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Charles Miller Floyd (1861-1923) — also known as Charles M. Floyd — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Derry, Rockingham County, N.H., June 5, 1861. Republican. Clothing business; director of banks, lumber companies, and the Manchester Traction, Light & Power Company; member of New Hampshire state senate 17th District, 1899-1900; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1904; Governor of New Hampshire, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1912; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., February 3, 1923 (age 61 years, 243 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Sewall Floyd and Sarah J. (Sleeper) Floyd; married, June 16, 1886, to Carrie E. Atwood.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alvan Tufts Fuller (1878-1958) — also known as Alvan T. Fuller — of Malden, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 27, 1878. Republican. Automobile dealer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1915; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916, 1932; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1917-21; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1921-25; Governor of Massachusetts, 1925-29; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1932. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died April 30, 1958 (age 80 years, 62 days). Cremated; ashes interred at East Cemetery, Rye Beach, Rye, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Alvan Bond Fuller and Flora A. (Tufts) Fuller; married, July 12, 1910, to Viola Davenport.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  John B. Nash (b. 1848) — of Conway, Carroll County, N.H.; Intervale, Bartlett, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Windham, Cumberland County, Maine, May 17, 1848. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1886, 1888, 1896 (Democratic); delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1891-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1900, 1908; trustee, Conway Savings Bank. Member, Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Barzillia Nash and Lavinia (Hicks) Nash; married 1872 to Susan J. Libby.
  John Langdon Rand (1861-1942) — also known as John L. Rand — of Baker City, Baker County, Ore. Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., October 28, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; attorney for railroad, lumber, and mining companies; member of Oregon state senate, 1903-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1920; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1921-42; died in office 1942; chief justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1927-29, 1933-35, 1939-41. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Salem, Marion County, Ore., November 19, 1942 (age 81 years, 22 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Baker City, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of John Sullivan Rand and Elvira Wallace (Odiorne) Rand; married to Edith Gonzaga Packwood; father of Irving Rand.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene Elliott Reed (1866-1940) — also known as Eugene E. Reed — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., April 23, 1866. Democrat. Mason; telegrapher and train dispatcher, Boston & Maine Railroad; mayor of Manchester, N.H., 1903-10; member of Democratic National Committee from New Hampshire, 1908-12; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1912, 1916, 1920; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1913-15; defeated, 1910, 1914; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1918. Member, Eagles; Knights of Pythias; Redmen; Grange. Died in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., December 15, 1940 (age 74 years, 236 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Gilman Reed and Rebecca (Hazelton) Reed; married, December 25, 1892, to Cora L. Fox.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Herbert E. Rogers and Lilian A. (Sanborn) Rogers.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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