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several towns of the state. Always a Democrat.
TONERY, JOHN T., Manchester, Ward 5. Democrat, Catholic, cigar maker, single; age, 24. Born in Man- chester, Jan. 23, 186S. Educated at Lowell and Park street schools.
TOWLE, ALAMANZOR R., Dover, Ward 3. Republican, Universalist, farm- er, widower; age, 61. Born in Wolfe- boro, July 31, 1831, and has lived in Dover the most of the time since 1843. Member of Olive Branch Lodge, No. 6, and Wecohamet Lodge, No. 3, I. O. O. F., Cocheco Encampment, No. 4, and North Star Lodge, Knights of Honor. Served 4 years in the common council and 2 as alderman. Always a Repub- lican.
TOWLE, ELIAS I., Freedom. Demo- crat, treasurer of Ossipee Valley Ten Cent Savings Bank and merchant, firm of E. I. Towle and Co.
TUTTLE, NICHOLAS, Jefferson. Democrat, blacksmith.
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UNDERHILL, GEORGE F., Con- cord, Ward 5. Republican, Unitarian, apothecary, married; age, 51. Born in Woonsocket, R. I .; educated at the Con- cord High School. Has held the var- ious city offices, sucli as councilman and alderman. Member of N. H. com- mission of pharmacy and has served as secretary and treasurer of the same.
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VAN DYKE, THOMAS H., Stewarts- town. Republican. Has served as se- lectman.
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WADLEIGH, MOSES, Manchester, Ward 3. Republican.
WADLEIGH, THOMAS L., Mere- dith. Democrat, general manager of the Meredith Shook and Lumber Co., an important enterprise employing hands, married; age, 34. Born in Mere- dith. Oct. 21, 1858, and educated at Tilton. He has never before held po- litical office.
WALDRON, CHARLES W., Straf-
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ford. Republican, manufacturer of lum- ber, married; age, 35. Born in Straf- ford in April, 1857, educated there and always resided there. Member of the House in 1889. Always a Republican.
WADSWORTH, DAVID, Manches- ter, Ward 6. Republican.
WALKER, DAVID P., Dunbarton. Democrat, Christian, farmer, married; age, 67. Born in Wilmot, Oct. 10, 1825. Educated in Wilmot and Danbury. Was selectman in Danbury 3 years and in Dunbarton one.
WALLACE, ALBERT, Rochester, Ward 6. Republican, Universalist, shoe manufacturer, single; age, 3S. Born in Rochester and always lived there. Edu- cated in Rochester, South Berwick, and Hanover.
WALLINGFORD, SAMUEL WIL- LARD, Milton. Republican, Congrega- tionalist, farmer, married; age, 55. Born in Milton, Nov. 27, 1837. Made his home there until 1870, when he went to Brooklyn, N. Y., as inspector in Kings County Penitentiary from 1870 to 1878: returned to Milton in 1878 and remained there since, living on the farm and in the house where his father was born, in 1801. Served as tax collector six years. Member of the House in 1870.
WARD, LEES, Manchester, Ward 1. Republican, Universalist, loon fixer, married; age, 3S. Born in Oldham, Lanchashire, Eng., Sept. 6, 1854, and came to America at the age of 3, and lived in Lawrence and Exeter before coming to Manchester. Took a promi- nent part in the ten-hour movement. Is a Red Man and Son of St. George. Served as selectman 2 years. Was al- ways a Republican.
WARDWELL, GRANVILLE, Win- chester. Republican, Congregationalist, commercial traveller. married; age, 55. Born in Vermont, March 4, 1837, al- though the home of his parents was then in Nelson. Received a common school education and has resided in Winchester since 1872. Member of tlie House in 1889. He has also figured as a humorous lecturer and is one of the brightest and wittiest men on the pub- lic platform. Formerly a Democrat.
WARNER, WILLIAM P., Newton. Republican, Universalist, carriage paint- er, married; age, 32. Born in Houlton, Me., May 22, 1860. Left home at the age of 12 to earn his own living, and landed in Portsmouthi alone, and finally lived in Atkinson, Plaistow, Newton, South Hampton and Merrimac, Mass., where he learned his trade and worked at it. ten years. Was prevented from entering Tufts Divinity School by ill healthı. Has served as supervisor and on the board of education.
WARREN, CHARLES E., Exeter. Republican.
WARREN, GEORGE M., Chiches- ter. Democrat, Protestant, farmer, mar- ried; age, 68. Born in Epping, May 22, 1824, and has resided in Cliichester sirce 1846. Educated in the common schools. Served as selectman 5 years and was an officer in the old state mili- tia.
WASON, GEORGE A., New Boston. Republican, Presbyterian, farmer, mar- ried; age, 61. Born in New Boston and always resided there. Educated İIL her public schools and at Francestown Academy. Served as county commis- sioner 6 years. Member of the Senate in 1883 and of the House in 1891.
WEBSTER, CHARLES H., Enfield. Democrat, Universalist, proprietor of the Webster house and farmer, mar- ried; age, 47. Born in Enfield, March 1, 1845, educated there and always re- sidled there. Has served as selectman, on the board of education, and as town treasurer. Was always a Democrat.
WELLINGTON, JOEL, Rindge. Ro- publican, Congregationalist, manufac- turer of wooden-ware, merchant and dealer in lumber, married; age, 61. Born in Rindge, July 7, 1831. Educated there and always resided there. Served as selectman 5 years and moderator sev- eral terms. Member of the House in 1873 and 74. Always a Republican.
WELLS, ARTHUR C., Lisbon. Re- publican.
WENTWORTH, WARREN G., Dum- mer. Democrat, farmer and lumber- man, single; age, 36. Born in Dum- mer, Nov. 5, 1856, educated there and
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always lived there. Was selectman in 1891. Member of Androscoggin Lodge, No. 76, I. O. O. F. Always a Demo- crat.
WETHERELL, ALBERT S., Exeter. Republican, Unitarian, druggist, mar- ried; age, 41. Born in Norridgewock, Me., and educated at the Eaton school there. Served as supervisor 8 years. Always a Republican.
WHEELER, ELLERY, Shelburne. Republican, Free Baptist preference, farmer, married; age, 48. Born in Shel- burne and always resided there. Edu- cated there, at Gilead, Me., and at North Waterford, Me., high school. Served 6 months in Co. A., 17th N. H. Vols., and 10 months in Co. I., 1st N. H. H. A. Member of John E. Willis Post, No. 59, G. A. R., also of Glen Lodge, No. 54, I. O. O. F., and Gorham Lodge, No. 73, F. and A. M. Served as selectman 3 years and also as super- intendent of schools. Always a Repub- lican.
WHITAKER, WILLIAM FRANCIS, Deering. Democrat, no particular relig. ous preference, engaged in farming and lumbering, single; age, 44. Born in Weare, July 10, 1848. Educated in the district schools and at Deering and Contoocook Academies. Served as se- lectman 4 years, overseer of the poor 14, tax collector 4, and town auditor 10 years. Always a Democrat.
WHITCHER, HARRY A., Warren. Democrat, engaged in teaming, married; age, 34. Born in Warren, Sept. 20, 1858. Served as town clerk 4 years, and selectmanı 9.
WHITCOMB, FRANK H., Keene, Ward 4. Republican, Episcopal, mer- chiant tailor, married; age, 37. Born in Keene, Feb. 28, 1856. Educated in the public schools and at New London. Has served as councilman and alderman, be- ing president of former body. Active in church work, 17 years member Con- gregational church and is now vestry- man in Episcopal church. Is a promi- nent Mason and has held high offices in lodge and commandery. Present bus- iness was established by his father in 1863. Has done excellent literary work of a local and historical nature.
WIGGIN, GEORGE, A., Brookfield. Republican, Second Adventist, carpen- ter and farmer, married; age, 55. Born in Durham. Served as collector of taxes and selectman 2 years. Formerly a Freesoiler.
WIGGINS, MARTIN M., Spring- field. Republican, Methodist, farmer and insurance agent, married; age, 47. Born in Springfield and always resided there. Has served as town clerk 20 years, selectman 9 years, and justice of the peace 17 years. Always a Re- publican.
WILEY, OSCAR H., Washington. Democrat, lumber dealer, married; age, 33. Born in Hillsboro, Dec. 28, 1859. Served as chairman board of select- men from 1886 to 1890. Always a Dem- ocrat.
WILLARD, ZOPHAR, Harrisville. Republican, ,manufacturer of lumber and wooden-ware.
WILLEY, GEORGE H., Middleton. Democrat.
WINN, NATHANIEL E., Portsmouth, Ward 1. Democrat, formerly B. and M. R. R. conductor. Has served as alderman. Member of the House in 1885 and 1891.
WOODBURY, ARTHUR K., Nash- ua, Ward 7. Republican, Congregation- alist, engaged in the roofing business and has frequently been called outside the state to do large and important jobs, married; age, 41. Born in Haverhill, Jan. 19, 1851, and has lived in Nashua since 1869. Educated in the common schools and at Haverhill Academy. Is a Mason and Odd Fellow and director of Odd Fellows' Building Association. Served as selectman and alderman. Al- ways a Republican.
WOODBURY, CLARENCE M., Man- chester, Ward 8. Republican, Univer- salist, overseer, married; age, 36. Born in Paxton, Mass. Has served as select- man and councilman.
WOODBURY, JAMES T., Frances- town. Republican, Unitarian, farmer, married; age, 45. Born in Francestown, July 31, 1847. Educated at Frances- town Academy and graduated from
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Dartmouth College, class of '72, and Thayer School, class of '74. Served on the board of education, town clerk, etc.
WOODMAN, EMERY, Rye. Demo- crat.
WOODWARD, GEORGE, New Lon- don. Republican, merchant, married; age, 49. Born in Sutton, and educated in Lowell and New London. Has served as town clerk and treasurer. Is a notary public, and was always a Re- publican.
WOODWARD, JOSIAH N., Nashua, Ward 4. Republican, Congregational- ist, physician and surgeon, married; age, 36. Born in East Pepperell, Mass., Sept. 6, 1856. Educated in the public schools there, in the Nashua grammar school, and two years at Harvard Col- lege. Began the study of medicine at McGill University, Montreal, and grad- uated from Dartmouth Medical Col- lege in 1879, and lias practiced his pro- fession in Nashua 13 years. Has served as city physician 3 years, on board of health 4 years, common coun- cil 3 years, alderman 2 years. Is a Mason, and was always a Republican.
WOODS, BENJAMIN S., Nashua, Ward 8. Republican, Baptist, grocer, married; age, 47. Born in Tyngsboro, Mass., May 28, 1845. Served 3 years in the Sth N. H. Vols., and was in all of its marches and battles. Is promi- nent in the G. A. R., and for 5 years was president of the 8th N. H. Veteran Association. Has been engaged in the grocery business since 1871. Was burn- ed out in 1888. Has served in the city council, and was always a Republican.
WOODWORTH, ALBERT BING- HAM, Concord, Ward 5. Republican, Episcopal, wholesale flour and grocer- ies merchant, married; age, 49. Born in Dorchester, April 7, 1843, and has lived in Orford, Warren, Bristol and Lisbon. Educated at Hebron and Bos- cawen Academy. Served as alderman two terms.
WORCESTER, JOHN R., Dover, Ward 2. Republican.
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YORK, FRED B., Lee. Dem- ocrat, farmer, married; age, 52. Born in Lee, June 7, 1840. Has served as selectman S years and in all the other offices except town clerk.
YORK, JOHN W., Kensington. Dem- ocrat, Universalist, farmer, married; age, 42. Born in Kensington, Sept. 29, 1850, and always resided there. Was liberally educated at Kingston and Hampton Academies, and has served on the school board and as town treasurer. Member of the Constitutional Conven- tion of 1889. Always a Democrat.
YOUNG, CHARLES H., Newmarket. Democrat.
YOUNG, EDWIN J., Northfield. Re- publican, Baptist, married; age, 55. Born in Canterbury and has lived in Plymouth and Campton and in North- field since 1886. Was one of the pio- neers of photography, entering the busi- ness at the age of 20. Served as town clerk and treasurer in Campton. Mem- ber of the Constitutional Convention of 1889. Always a Republican,
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