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Scottish ancestry Politicians in New Hampshire

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   Robert Charles Murchie (b. 1885) — also known as Robert C. Murchie — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, January 22, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Henry F. Hollis; member of New Hampshire Democratic State Committee, 1912-17; Merrimack County Solicitor, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1932, 1936 (alternate), 1940, 1944; member of Democratic National Committee from New Hampshire, 1916-21; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1917; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1926; delegate to New Hampshire convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New Hampshire Democratic state chair, 1937-39. Unitarian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William Murchie and Agnes Janet (Kellie) Murchie; married, June 9, 1920, to Marguerite M. Varick. Carroll Davidson Wright (1840-1909) — also known as Carroll D. Wright — Born in Dunbarton, Merrimack County, N.H., July 25, 1840. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state senate Sixth Middlesex District, 1872-73; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; chief, Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics, 1873-88; in charge of the state census in 1875 and 1885, and the federal census for Massachusetts in 1880; U.S. Commissioner of Labor, 1885-1905; university professor; president, Clark College, Worcester, Mass., 1902. Unitarian. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, American Economic Association; American Statistical Association; American Antiquarian Society. Died February 20, 1909 (age 68 years, 210 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Nathan Reed Wright and Eliza (Clark) Wright; married, January 1, 1867, to Caroline Elizabeth Harnden.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)

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