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  Sewall Wester Abbott (1859-1943) — also known as Sewall W. Abbott — of Wolfeboro, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Tuftonboro, Carroll County, N.H., April 11, 1859. Republican. Lawyer; president, Wolfeboro Woolen Mills; probate judge in New Hampshire, 1889-1921; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1923-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1924 (member, Credentials Committee). Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Upsilon; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Grange; Redmen; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Wolfeboro, Carroll County, N.H., January 3, 1943 (age 83 years, 267 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of George Abbott and Phebe Jane (Graves) Abbott; married, June 10, 1893, to Elma (King) Hodgdon.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Quincy Adams (1848-1911) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Lancaster, Coos County, N.H., October 26, 1848. Democrat. Real estate business; raised money to save "The Old Flag House", where Betsy Ross is reputed to have sewed the first American flag; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1896. Methodist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died, of Bright's disease, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 14, 1911 (age 62 years, 80 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Harvey Adams and Nancy Dustin (Rowell) Adams; married, October 26, 1870, to Marie Adèle Negrin; father of Francis Alexandre Adams; second cousin once removed of Edgar Jacob Adams; third cousin of Charles Hall Adams; third cousin twice removed of Charles Adams Jr.; third cousin four times removed of Samuel Adams.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fairbanks-Adams family; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan; Pike family of Lubec, Maine; Adams-Rusling family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Clyde A. Adams and Winnie Marian (Sherman) Adams; married, July 28, 1923, to Rachael Leona White.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Blaylock Atherton (b. 1900) — of Nashua, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Nashua, Hillsborough County, N.H., October 6, 1900. Republican. Insurance business; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Nashua 1st Ward, 1937-43, 1945-48; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1943-45. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Rotary; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Capt. Henry B. Atherton and Dr. Ella (Blaylock) Atherton; married, September 6, 1924, to Katherine E. Bremner.
  Henry Moore Baker (1841-1912) — also known as Henry M. Baker — of Bow, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Bow, Merrimack County, N.H., January 11, 1841. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1891-92; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1893-97; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1905-09. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Washington, D.C., May 30, 1912 (age 71 years, 140 days). Interment at Alexander Cemetery, Bow, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Aaron W. Baker and Nancy (Dustin) Baker.
  Cross-reference: Sherman E. Burroughs
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Perkins Bass (1912-2011) — of Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in East Walpole, Walpole, Norfolk County, Mass., October 6, 1912. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Peterborough, 1939-43, 1947-49; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Peterborough, 1948; member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1949-51; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1955-63; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1962; member of Republican National Committee from New Hampshire, 1964-. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H., October 25, 2011 (age 99 years, 19 days). Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Perkins Bass and Edith Harland (Bird) Bass; brother of Robert Perkins Bass Jr.; married, June 6, 1941, to Katharine Jackson; married to Rosaly Swann; father of Charles Foster Bass.
  Political family: Bass family of Peterborough, New Hampshire.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Willey Clancy (1852-1928) — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born in Dover, Strafford County, N.H., January 15, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1889, 1906; mayor of Albuquerque, N.M., 1898-99; Bernalillo County District Attorney, 1901-09; New Mexico state attorney general, 1912-16. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M., September 1, 1928 (age 76 years, 230 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Albert Clancy and Lydia Ardilla (Willey) Clancy; married, October 30, 1879, to Charlotte Jane Cawthorne Swallow.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Byron M. Cutcheon (1836-1908) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Manistee, Manistee County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Pembroke, Merrimack County, N.H., May 11, 1836. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Manistee County Prosecuting Attorney, 1873-74; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1875-81; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1883-91; defeated, 1890. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Received the Medal of Honor in 1891 for action at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Ky., May 10, 1863. Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 12, 1908 (age 71 years, 337 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of James M. Cutcheon and Hannah (Tripp) Cutcheon; married, June 22, 1863, to Marie Annie Warner.
  Cross-reference: Ralph Stone
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Warren Hackett (b. 1841) — of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H.; Washington, D.C. Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., April 11, 1841. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Portsmouth, 1877; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1900-01. Episcopalian. Member, Loyal Legion; Sons of the Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Young Hackett and Olive (Pickering) Hackett; married, April 21, 1880, to Ida Craven.
  Dwight Hall (b. 1871) — of Dover, Strafford County, N.H. Born in Dover, Strafford County, N.H., April 13, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor of Dover, N.H., 1911-12; New Hampshire Republican state chair, 1914-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1916, 1924. Congregationalist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua G. Hall and Susan Elizabeth (Bigelow) Hall; married, August 15, 1899, to Frances Chasse Smith.
  Charles Courtney Pinkney Holden (1827-1905) — also known as Charles C. P. Holden — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Groton, Grafton County, N.H., August 9, 1827. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; land agent for Illinois Central Railroad; helped to organize and build the Chicago and Illinois River Railroad; Republican candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1862, 1871; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; Cook County Commissioner, 1874. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Matteson, Cook County, Ill., February 5, 1905 (age 77 years, 180 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Phineas Hemmenway Holden and Elizabeth 'Betsey' (Parker) Holden; married, September 17, 1855, to Sarah Jane Reynolds; married, April 28, 1875, to Louise R. Jones; married, July 11, 1888, to Thelena M. McCoy; first cousin of Ebenezer Gregg Danforth Holden; first cousin once removed of Charles Wayne Holden; first cousin twice removed of Charlotte H. McMorran; third cousin of Winfield Scott Holden; third cousin twice removed of Luther Lawrence, John Davis and Abbott Lawrence; fourth cousin once removed of Isaac Davis, Alonzo M. Garcelon, Amos Adams Lawrence, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Samuel Abbott Green, Horace Davis and Gordon Woodbury.
  Political families: Chandler-Hale family of Portland, Maine; Lee-Randolph family; Woodbury-Holden family of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family of Massachusetts; Starkweather-Pendleton family of Preston, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Stephen Shannon Jewett (b. 1858) — also known as Stephen S. Jewett — of Laconia, Belknap County, N.H. Born in Gilford, Belknap County, N.H., September 18, 1858. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895-97; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1895; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1896; member of New Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1899-1900; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1907-08. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas O. Marvin (b. 1867) — of Massachusetts; Washington, D.C. Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., December 10, 1867. Minister; newspaper editorial writer; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1921-26. Universalist. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Theta Delta Chi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas E. O. Marvin and Anne Maria (Lippitt) Marvin; married, November 15, 1894, to Flora Myrick Sugden.
  Henry Brewer Quinby (1846-1924) — also known as Henry B. Quinby — of Gilford, Belknap County, N.H.; Lakeport, Laconia, Belknap County, N.H. Born in Biddeford, York County, Maine, June 10, 1846. Republican. Iron manufacturer; banker; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1887-88; member of New Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1889-90; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1891-92; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1892; Governor of New Hampshire, 1909-11. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., February 8, 1924 (age 77 years, 243 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Quinby and Jane E. (Brewer) Quinby; married, June 22, 1870, to Octavia M. Cole.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Daniel C. Remick (b. 1852) — of Littleton, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Hardwick, Caledonia County, Vt., January 15, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1901-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904. Congregationalist. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel K. Remick and Sophia (Cushman) Remick; brother of James Waldron Remick; married, May 18, 1896, to Elizabeth Kilburn.
  John Page Sanborn (b. 1844) — also known as John P. Sanborn — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in Fremont, Rockingham County, N.H., September 9, 1844. Republican. Member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1879-82, 1898-99; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1881-82; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1880, 1896; member of Rhode Island state senate from Newport, 1885-86, 1906-11. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alvah Sanborn and Nancy (Page) Sanborn; married, April 7, 1870, to M. Isabella Higbee.
  Walter Henry Sanborn (1845-1928) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Epsom, Merrimack County, N.H., October 19, 1845. School principal; lawyer; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the 8th Circuit, 1892-1911; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1892-1928; died in office 1928. Member, Union League; Sons of the American Revolution. Died, in the Angus Hotel, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., May 10, 1928 (age 82 years, 204 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Henry F. Sanborn and Eunice (Davis) Sanborn; married, November 10, 1874, to Emily F. Bruce; nephew of John Benjamin Sanborn; first cousin of John Benjamin Sanborn Jr..
  Political family: Sanborn family of St. Paul, Minnesota.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  James Scollay Taft (b. 1844) — also known as James S. Taft — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Born in Nelson, Cheshire County, N.H., July 16, 1844. Republican. Dry goods merchant; pottery manufacturer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1903; mayor of Keene, N.H., 1903-05. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Taft and Nancy (Burnap) Taft; married, January 9, 1874, to Helen A. Ball.
Sinclair Weeks Charles Sinclair Weeks (1893-1972) — also known as Sinclair Weeks — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Lancaster, Coos County, N.H. Born in West Newton, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 15, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; mayor of Newton, Mass., 1930-35; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; Massachusetts Republican state chair, 1936-38; member of Republican National Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-53; Treasurer of Republican National Committee, 1941-44; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1944; appointed 1944; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1953-58. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of the Cincinnati. Died, in the Rivercrest Nursing Home, Concord, Middlesex County, Mass., February 7, 1972 (age 78 years, 237 days). Interment at Summer Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Martha (Sinclair) Weeks and John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926); married, December 4, 1915, to Beatrice Lee Dowse; married, January 3, 1948, to Jane (Tompkins) Rankin; married, August 22, 1968, to Alice Pauline (Requa) Low; grandson of John G. Sinclair; great-grandnephew of John Wingate Weeks (1781-1853); first cousin four times removed of Timothy Pickering; third cousin twice removed of Dudley Leavitt Pickman; third cousin thrice removed of Nathan Read.
  Political families: Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Maxwell M. Rabb
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)
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