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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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Charles Hubbard Amsden (b. 1848) —
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.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry H. Amsden and Mary (Muzzey) Amsden. |
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Willmore Dewey Ashley (1886-1974) —
also known as Willmore D. Ashley —
of New Ipswich, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in East Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass., November
3, 1886.
Ice
business; woodworker; sawmill owner; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from New
Ipswich, 1948.
Died in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
22, 1974 (age 87 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Warren King Ashley and Henrietta Ruth (Dewey) Ashley; married, December
17, 1916, to Ida Mae Frye. |
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Carl E. Brown (b. 1878) —
of McCall, Valley
County, Idaho.
Born in Whitefield, Coos
County, N.H., September
10, 1878.
Democrat. Merchant;
mining
business; lumber business; member of Idaho
state senate, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Idaho, 1940,
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Warren G. Brown and Charlotte (Elliott) Brown; married, August
23, 1902, to Ida Harrington. |
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David Marston Clough (1846-1924) —
also known as David M. Clough —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Lyme, Grafton
County, N.H., December
27, 1846.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Minnesota
state senate 28th District, 1887-90; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1893-95; Governor of
Minnesota, 1895-99.
Congregationalist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died August
28, 1924 (age 77 years, 245
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Everett, Wash.
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Leroy Cofran (born c.1826) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in New Hampshire, about 1826.
Democrat. Lumber manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1876
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Nathaniel Folsom (1726-1790) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., September
18, 1726.
Merchant;
lumber business; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1774, 1777-80; member
of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77, 1783-84; common pleas
court judge in New Hampshire, 1776-90; general in state militia,
Revolutionary War; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1783.
Died in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., May 26,
1790 (age 63 years, 250
days).
Interment at Winter
Street Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.
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Elisha Foster (b. 1832) —
of Evansville, Brownington, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Swanzey, Cheshire
County, N.H., January
5, 1832.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
lumber manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brownington, 1874-75, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Alpheus Crosby Kennett (b. 1859) —
also known as A. Crosby Kennett —
of Conway, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Madison, Carroll
County, N.H., July 27,
1859.
Republican. Railway
station agent; lumber business; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895-96; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1896,
1900;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1897-98; member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District, 1903-04.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Madison
Cemetery, Madison, N.H.
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John Egan Leahy (1842-1915) —
also known as John E. Leahy —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., February
15, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1879-82; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1883; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1887.
Died December
23, 1915 (age 73 years, 311
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Alonzo A. Martin (b. 1842) —
of Hartland, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
2, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Hartland, 1910.
Interment at Hartland
Cemetery, Hartland, Vt.
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Daniel Longfellow Plumer (1837-1920) —
also known as Daniel L. Plumer —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Epping, Rockingham
County, N.H., July 3,
1837.
Surveyor;
lumber manufacturer; banker; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1878-79, 1882-84.
Died November
20, 1920 (age 83 years, 140
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Plumer and Sarah (Longfellow) Plumer; married, September
13, 1869, to Mary Jane Draper. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sullivan Rand and Elvira Wallace (Odiorne) Rand; married to
Edith Gonzaga Packwood; father of Irving
Rand. |
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Orrin W. Robinson (b. 1834) —
of Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., August
12, 1834.
Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1892;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1895-96; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1897-98; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Cassius Montgomery Clay Twitchell (1852-1904) —
also known as Cassius M. C. Twitchell —
of Milan, Coos
County, N.H.
Born in Milan, Coos
County, N.H., October
12, 1852.
Lumberman; bank
director; director, Brompton Pulp and
Paper Mills; part owner, Cascade Light and
Power Company; member of New
Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1901-02.
Died in Milan, Coos
County, N.H., June 9,
1904 (age 51 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Christopher Brainerd Walker (1824-1888) —
also known as Charles C. B. Walker —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Drewsville, Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H., June 27,
1824.
Democrat. Contractor;
lumber and hardware
merchant; postmaster at Corning,
N.Y., 1856-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1860,
1872;
U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1875-77; New York
Democratic state chair, 1886-87.
Died in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
26, 1888 (age 63 years, 213
days).
Interment at Palmyra
Cemetery, Palmyra, N.Y.
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John Whitaker —
of Penacook, Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Lumber business; member of New
Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1893-94.
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Penacook, Concord, N.H.
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Allen Clarence Wilcox (1860-1953) —
also known as Allen C. Wilcox —
of Swanzey, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Swanzey, Cheshire
County, N.H., January
9, 1860.
Woodware manufacturer; member of New
Hampshire state senate 14th District, 1907-08.
Died, from broncho-pneumonia,
in Elliot Community Hospital,
Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H., December
31, 1953 (age 93 years, 356
days).
Interment at Mount Caesar Cemetery, Swanzey, N.H.
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Urban Andrain Woodbury (1838-1915) —
also known as Urban A. Woodbury —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Acworth, Sullivan
County, N.H., July 11,
1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded at
the Battle of First Bull Run, and lost his
right arm; lumber business; cotton
manufacturer; hotel
owner; mayor
of Burlington, Vt., 1885-86; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1888-90; Governor of
Vermont, 1894-96.
Congregationalist.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., April
15, 1915 (age 76 years, 278
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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