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i. MILDRED, b. Auburn, Me., May 8, 1888.
BERO.
1. OLIVER BERO, son of Ira, b. in Canada, Sept. 21, 1826. m. Mary , b. in Canada in 1837. He res. in L. 1869 until he d., April 14, 1884. Farmer.
CL., - i. HENRY, b. Canada, 1854.
ii. OLIVER, b. L. 1858.
iii. LORINDA, b. L. 1860.
iv. JOSEPHINE, b. L. 1862.
V. DAVID, b. L. 1864.
2. vi. IRA, b. L. July 9, 1868.
vii. ALMA, b. L. 1869.
viii. MALVINA, b. L. 1870. 1
2. IRA BERO, son of Oliver1, b. in L. July 9, 1868. m. Nov. 5, 1889, Nina, dau. of Ashley Astell, b. Waterford, Vt., Dec. 5, 1877, Methodist. He has res. in L. in youth and from 1892 to 1895. Far- mer. Roman Catholic. Republican.
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i. MATTIE JANE, b. Lyman, June 1, 1891.
BERO.
3. LOUIS BERO, b. in Westbury, Canada, in 1804. m. first, Damon, b. in Canada. m. second, Margaret Plant, b. in Canada, d. in L., Roman Catholic. He res. in L. from 1856 until he d. in April, 1888. Shoemaker. Roman Catholic. Democrat. Ch., -
i. MARGARET, b. Canada. m. Edward Quessey (See).
ii. LEWIS, b. Canada. m. Ellen French.
4. iii. IRA, b. Canada, April 10, 1840.
iv. GEORGE, b. Canada. m. Selena Raney, res. Salem, Mass.
5. V. CHESTER J., b. Barnston, P. Q., Feb. 22, 1848.
vi. JOHN. m. Dora Chase. Hotel clerk. d. in Concord.
6. vii. FRED LEO, b. L. Dec. 11, 1858.
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(The children of Louis Bero discarded the name Bero and as- sumed that of Byron.)
4. IRA BYRON, son of Louis , b. in Canada, April 10, 1840. m. Feb. 1867, Rilla, dau. of Napoleon Reiney, b. in Canada, Feb. 3, 1840, Roman Catholic. He has res. in L. since 1851. Laborer. Roman Catholic.
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i. DELIA, b. June 3, 1870. m. Dec. 3, 1891, Fred Clark, laborer, res. Berlin.
ii. MARY, b. July 13, 1874.
iii. EUGENE, b. Feb. 5, 1876.
iv. CLARA, b. July 16, 1877.
v. WALTER, b. Feb. 10, 1879.
5. CHESTER J. BYRON, son of Louis8, b. in Barnston, P. Q., Feb. 22, 1848. m. first, Feb. 1869, Mary E., dau. of Jerry Smith, b. in Concord in 1850, d. in Concord, Oct. 1871. m. second, Oct. 4, 1873, Mary A., dau. of Owen Twomey, b. in Concord, Oct. 17, 1853. He res. in L. from 1853 to 1866. Railroad conductor. Co. E, 1st N. H. H. Art. Private.
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i. MARY E., b. Concord, Oct. 18, 1871. m. Oct. 22, 1893, Ernest A. Mar- shall, res. Chelsea, Mass., painter.
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ii. JOHN E., b. Concord, Dec. 4, 1874. res. Boston, Mass. iii. MARGARET L., b. Concord, Jan. 19, 1876.
iv. HELEN M., b. Concord, Jan. 14, 1878, d. Feb. 27, 1881.
v. C. PAUL, Concord, Dec. 6, 1879, d. Aug. 20, 1886.
vi. J. WILLIAM, b. Concord, Sept. 8, 1882.
vii. CHRISTELLA M., b. Concord, Nov. 13, 1884, d. Nov. 30, 1887.
viii. FRANCIS W., b. Concord, Nov. 28, 1886, d. Dec. 28, 1887.
ix. CHESTER L., b. Weare, Feb. 3, 1893.
6. FRED LEO BYRON, son of Louis', b. in L. Dec. 11, 1858. m. Sept. 15, 1890, Nellie L., dau. of David Boyle, b. in Waterville, Me., May 12, 1859. He has res. in L. all his life. Painter. Democrat. No ch.
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BERRY.
1. CHARLES SUMNER BERRY, son of George R., b. in Brookfield, Sept. 2, 1855. m. April 30, 1879, Hannah Gertler, dau. of Lewis Haggerty, b. in Parkeville, Pa., Nov. 1, 1856. He has res. in L. since 1880. Carpenter. Democrat.
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i. ELSIE MAE, b. L. Feb. 27, 1883.
2. FRED WILLIAMS BERRY, son of George R., b. in Lisbon, March 7, 1858. m. April 30, 1885, Elizabeth Albina, dau. of Samuel John- son Briggs, b. in Lower Island, Canada, July 13, 1858. He has res. in L. since 1878. Farmer. Methodist. Democrat. Ch., b. in L., -
i. WALTER GEORGE, b. Aug. 8, 1890.
ii. ELIZABETH M., b. Jan 7, 1895.
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BICKFORD.
1. THOMAS BICKFORD was born in Northumberland in 1796. m. first, June 2, 1817, Annis M., dau. of Joseph W. Morse (See), b. in L. Nov. 7, 1798, d. in L. Feb. 2, 1845. m. second, Feb. 11, 1846, Louisa, dau. of Elisha Brown, b. in Waterford, Vt., April 2, 1809, d. in Water- ford, Vt., May 8, 1890, Cong. He res. in L. from 1817 to 1872. Farmer. Democrat. Selectman, 1827-8-9-30-1-6-7-43-8-53. J. P. Cong. d. in Waterford, Vt., Dec. 31, 1877.
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i. HORATIO N., b. Dec. 15, 1817. m. Aug. 18, 1844, Adaline Nutting. res. Holyoke, Mass. Painter.
ii. J. W. M., b. May 9, 1820, d. L. Oct. 16, 1822.
iii. RUTH O., b. May 8, 1822, d. L. July 13, 1823.
iv. OLIVIA R., b. July 7, 1824. m. Oct 17, 1850, James Grisim, res. Prairie Du Sac, Wis., retired farmer.
v. JOSEPH M., b. Feb. 24, 1827. m. Feb. 25, 1867, Mary Hensley. Grad. Dart. Coll., 1855. Merchant. d. Lavaca, Texas, Feb. 23, 1896.
vi. SUSAN A., b. Aug. 3, 1829. m. Oct. 14, 1863, George Putney. res. Cam- bridge, Mass.
vii. JANE E., b. Oct. 2, 1832. m. Sept. 21, 1853, Newell S. Martin. Coach- man. Last res. Weymouth, Mass. He d. in 1874. She d. Oct. 12, 1876.
viii. MARTHA A., b. May 12, 1835. m. Nov. 4, 1855, Truman N. Gray. Sales- man. She d. Arlington, Mass., Jan. 3, 1894.
2. ix. THOMAS, b. Sept. 8, 1838.
x. JAMES, b. Nov. 25, 1842, d. L. Dec. 4, 1842.
xi. EDWIN E., b. April 25, 1848, d. L. March 9, 1882.
2. THOMAS BICKFORD, son of Thomas 1, b. in L. Sept. 3, 1838. m. July 4, 1860, Ann Eliza, dau. of Leonard Elms, b. in Derby, Vt., Jan. 4, 1837. He res. in L. in youth, and since 1875. Farmer. Democrat. Enl. in 1st Vt. Battery, trans. 2d Vt. Battery, trans. 1st Vt. H. Art. Private. G. A. R.
Ch., - i. JENNIE ELMS, b. Ashland, June 9, 1861. m. Clark B. Williams (See).
ii. GEORGE HALL, b. Landaff, May 1, 1867, d. Cambridgeport, Mass., Aug. 13, 1872.
iii. CLARENCE H., b. Landaff, Feb. 17, 1871, d. Cambridgeport, Mass., March 27, 1891.
iv. CARL LEONARD, b. Waterford, Vt., Dec. 4, 1874. unm., res. L. Farmer. V. MARY BELL, b. L. June 17, 1877.
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3. JOHN WILLIAM BICKFORD, son of Ephraim, b. in Dover, Aug. 20, 1832. m. Nov. 30, 1861, Sarah Jane, dau. of Robert Streeter, b. in Lisbon, July 16, 1838. Methodist. He res. in L. from 1859 until be d., Jan. 31, 1892. Teamster. Republican. 3d Vt. Inf. Private. G. A. R. No ch.
BIDWELL.
1. NATHANIEL BIDWELL, b. in Hartford, Conn., in 1750. m. first, Jan. 30, 1772, Martha, dau. of Samuel Bixby, b. in Hartford, Conn., d. Oct. 26, 1785. He m. a second time, but name not known. He res. in L. from 1805 until he d., April, 1812. Farmer.
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i. INFANT, b. Hartford, Conn., Oct. 18, 1773, d. young.
ii. THANKFUL, b. Lebanon, (?) April 21, 1775.
iii. MIAMA, b. Lebanon, (?) Sept. 25, 1776.
iv. MABEL LOMIS, b. Lebanon, (?) May 1, 1778.
2. v. JASPER, b. Lebanon, Dec. 6, 1779.
3. vi. JASON, b. Lebanon, March 3, 1782.
vii. MARTHA, b. Lebanon, June 1, 1785. m. Isaac Stearns (See).
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viii. JEMIMA, b. Lebanon. m. Abijah Allen (See).
ix. PHILENA, b. Lebanon, Nov. 1791. m. Asa Annis (See). x. BELA, b. Lebanon.
2. JASPER BIDWELL, son of Nathaniel 1, b. Dec. 6, 1779. m. Nov. 17, 1803, Patience, dau. of Matthew Peck, b. in Grafton, d. in L. March, 1852. Heres. in L. from 1804 until he d. in 1823. Farmer. No ch.
3. JASON BIDWELL, son of Nathaniel 1, b. March 3, 1782. m. Oct. 15, 1807, Sally, dau. of Matthew Peck, b. in Grafton, Oct. 26, 1782, d. in Franconia, Sept. 1860. He res. in L. from 1808 to 1824. Farmer. d. in Manchester, April 26, 1859. Ch., - i. ALPHA, b. L. May 12, 1808, d. May 20, 1808.
ii. ELVIRA, b. L. May 10, 1809. m. William Berkley (See).
4. iii. SIMON S., b. L. Feb. 6, 1811.
iv. OLIVE, b. L. May 23, 1813. m. Dec. 25, 1843, Robert Shepard, farmer. She d. Canterbury, Dec. 1880.
v. ASAHEL, b. L. July 26, 1815. m. Oct. 12, 1840, Harriet Garnsey. Brick mason. He d. Neenah, Wis., June, 1868.
vi. GEORGE, b. L. March 13, 1818. res. New Boston. Cabinet-maker.
vii. JOHN NELSON, b. Dec. 21, 1820. m. first, May 19, 1845, Maria N. Hib- bard, d. April 4, 1865. m. second, July 15, 1869, Mary J. Mason. Scale-maker. res. Buffalo, N. Y.
viii. SOPHRONIA, b. Landaff, Aug. 6, 1823. m. Sept. 11, 1848, Eri Richard- son, pattern-maker, res. Sterling, Mass.
ix. JASPER, b. Landaff, Dec. 3, 1826, d. Landaff, Feb. 13, 1827.
x. MARTHA ANN, b. Landaff, June 12, 1828. m. March 7, 1854, George H. Foster, belt-maker, res. Worcester, Mass.
xi. JANSON A., b. Landaff, Dec. 17, 1880. m. Nov. 18, 1858, Harriet N. Simmons. Civil and mechanical engineer. res. Cleveland, Ohio.
4. SIMON S. BIDWELL, son of Jason 8, b. in L. Feb. 6, 1811. m. first, July 28, 1839, Elizabeth McC. Buswell, b. in New Boston, Dec. 9, 1815, d. Boscawen, March 16, 1860. m. second, May 5, 1861, Sarah E. Marsh, b. in Gloucester, Mass., d. in Hampstead. She m. second, Robert Eaton. Simon res. in L. from 1847 to 1855. Wool dyer and dresser. d. Wilton, April 28, 1866.
Ch , - i. EDWARD PREBBLE, b. Whitefield, April 24, 1840, d. same day.
ii. CYRUS BUSWELL, b. Whitefield, June 13, 1842. m. Aug. 22, 1880, Emma L. Nyman. Watchman. res. Goffstown.
iii. IRENE SOPHRONIA, b. Lyman, Aug. 9, 1844. res. New Boston.
iv. GEORGE FRANKLIN, b. L. Feb. 19, 1847. Shoemaker. He d. Goffs- town, Sept 23, 1878. Co. E, 7th N. H. Inf. Private.
v. CHARLES JASPER, b. L. March 31, 1850. Mason. He d. Nashua, March 15, 1892.
vi. SIMON LESLIE, b. L. May 16, 1852. m. Dec. 4, 1879, Mary J. Harvell. Foreman railroad construction. res. Mansfield. Mass.
vii. ELLA ELIZABETH, b. L. Nov. 14, 1854. She d. New Boston, April 18, 1868.
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BINGHAM.
1. THOMAS BINGHAM was admitted to membership in the " Cutler's Company" of Sheffield, Eng., Dec. 21, 1614, as a master cutler, as shown by records still in existence. The use of the trade mark [T. B.] was also then granted him. He m. Mary -
2. THOMAS BINGHAM, son of Thomas 1, m. July 6, 1631, in Sheffield, Eng., Anna Stenton, as per records in Parish Church of St. Peter and Holy Trinity. Thomas& was the sixth of seven children.
3. THOMAS BINGHAM, son of Thomas2, baptized in Sheffield, Eng., June 5, 1642. m. Dec. 12, 1666, Mary, dau. of Lieut. Jonathan Rudd (?) of Saybrook, Conn., b. in 1648, d. Aug. 4, 1726. She is supposed to have been the bride of " Bride brook." He was one of the first landed proprietors of Norwich, Conn., the deed of his lot bearing date of April, 1660, and was made free of that town by the Gen. Court in 1671, and moved to Windham, now Windham Green, Conn., where he can be traced for thirty years as Sergt., Selectman, and Deacon of the church. He was on the first list of approved inhabitants of Windham in 1693. He d. in Windham, Conn., Jan. 16, 1730.
4 ABEL BINGHAM, son of Thomas ", b. June 25, 1669. m. Elizabeth He res. in Stratford and Windham, Conn.
5. JONATHAN BINGHAM, son of Abel", b. in Windham, Conn., Aug. 17, 1712. m. first, May 9, 1734, Mary Abbe, d. March 4, 1735. m. second, Jan. 17, 1736, Widow Sarah Vinton. He d. Feb. 16, 1800.
. 6. JONATHAN BINGHAM, son of Jonathan 5, b. in Conn., Feb. 20, 1735, d. about 1813. He m. in Mansfield, Conn., formerly a part of Windham, April 12, 1764, Elizabeth Warner. He was a Deacon, and is buried on Benjamin Cummings' farm in Cornish.
7. ELISHA WARNER BINGHAM, son of Jonathan ", b. in 1765. m. Perry, d. in 1844, aged 77 years. He d. in Concord, Vt., March 30, 1802.
8. WARNER BINGHAM, son of Elisha Warner ", b. in Cornish, April 10, 1789. m. first, in 1814, Lucy, dau. of John Wheeler 17 (See), b. in Chesterfield, Oct. 1, 1794, d. in Concord, Vt., Oct. 23, 1839. m. second, in 1840, Laura H., dau. of John Rankin (See), b. in Danville, Vt., Feb. 20, 1809, d. in Bethlehem, June 15, 1878. He never res. in L. Farmer. State Senator, Vt., 1842. Assistant Judge, Essex Co., 1844. d. in Bethlehem, Feb. 12, 1872.
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i. JOHN, b. Aug. 1815. m. 1847. Farmer. d. Wis., Dec. 1848.
ii. LORENZO, b. Jan. 1818. m. 1854, - Joslyn. Merchant. He d. Water- ford, Vt., April, 1856. She d. 1865 or 1866.
9. iii. HARRY, b. March 30, 1821.
iv. LUCY ANN, b. March 27, 1823. m. 1842, Stephen S. Hill, planter, res. Pacific Grove, Cal.
10. v. GEORGE AZRO, b. April 25, 1826.
11. vi. EDWARD FRANKLIN, b. Aug. 13, 1828.
vii. EDITH, b. July, 1831. m. Jan. 1851, Ira H. Ballou, merchant. She d. Boston, Mass., Feb. 1886.
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Ch., by w. Laura, b. in Concord, Vt., -
12. viii. HORATIO H., b. 1841.
ix. LAURA, b. Dec. 2, 1845. m. John Edward Daily (See).
13. x. JAMES WARNER, b. Feb. 9, 1849.
9. HARRY BINGHAM, son of Warner ", b. in Concord, Vt., March 30, 1821. unm. He was educated in the common schools of Concord, Vt., and fitted for Coll. in Lyndon, Vt., Academy. He grad. from Dart. Coll. and commenced the study of law with Hon. Harry Hibbard, in Bath, in 1843. Dart. Coll. gave him the degree of LL.D. in 1880. He was admitted to the Bar in Lancaster in 1846, and at once commenced the practice of law in L., where he has since res. The law firms he has been a member of are H. & G. A. Bingham, 1852 to 1859 ; Woods & Binghams, 1859 to 1862 ; H. & G. A. Bingham, 1862 to 1870; Bing- ham & Mitchell, 1874 to 1879 ; Bingham, Mitchell (J. M.) & Batch- ellor, July 1, 1879, to July 1, 1882 ; Bingham, Mitchells, & Batchellor (J. M. M., A. S. B., and W. H. M.), July 1, 1882, to Jan. 1, 1885, Bingham, Mitchell, & Batchellor (H. B., A. S. B., and W. H. M.), Jan. 1, 1885. In 1881, upon the removal of J. M. Mitchell to Concord, the firm of Bingham & Mitchell (J. M. M.) was established at that place, and both firms have been continued from the dates above named to the present time, although Mr. Bingham has been less active in his law busi- ness in his later years, having given his time and attention more and more largely to recreation, travel, and literature. In his legislative service, covering a longer number of terms than any of his contemporaries in this State, he often participated in debate with carefully prepared arguments, and not unfrequently contributed formal reports, embodying the results of careful research and reasoning. These may be consulted in official and newspaper reports of the Legislatures. Mr. Bingham's briefs in cases argued in the law terms of the Supreme Court are contained in every volume of the N. H. Reports from the twentieth - fifty vol- umes - published and unpublished. Many of his legal arguments have been published in full in newspapers and pamphlets. His ad- dresses and essays on more general topics are numerous, some of the more important titles being : "A Fourth of July Address," 1853, " Ammonoosuc Reporter;" " Addresses as Prest. of Democratic State Conventions," Jan. 5, 1870, Sept. 11, 1872, Jan. 9, 1878, May 20, 1896 ; "The Great Black Republican Bear Fight," " White Mountain Re- public," Dec. 3, 1869; " Centennial Address," L., July 4, 1876 ; " Memorial Day Address," L., May, 1880; "Andrew S. Woods," LL.D., Memorial Address at Dart. Coll., June 23, 1880; "Certain Conditions and Tendencies that imperil the Integrity and Independ- ence of the Judiciary," address before the G. & C. Bar Association, Lancaster, 1882 ; " The Political Situation," " Daily Union," Feb. 14, 1883 ; closing argument in favor of the " Atherton Bill" and in oppo- sition to the " Hazen Bill " before the Railroad Committee, Concord, Aug. 10, 1887 ; " The Life and Democracy of John H. George," ad- dress before the Granite State Club, Manchester, June. 27, 1888 ; "The Issues at Stake," article in reply to Sen. William E. Chandler, " Riv- erside Magazine," 1890, Vol. I. p. 7; "Gilman Marston," address before the G. & C. Bar Association, Woodsville, Jan. 30, 1891 ; " Na- thaniel W. Westgate," address before the same association at the same place and date ; " William S. Ladd," address before the same associa-
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tion, Plymouth, Jan. 29, 1892 ; "The Muniments of Constitutional Liberty," address before the same association, Berlin, Jan. 26, 1894 ; "Progress in Asiatic Civilization and its Significance for the Western World," address before the same association, L., Feb. 14, 1895 ; " The Rights and Responsibilities of the United States in reference to the International Relations of the Great Powers of Europe and the Lesser Republics of America," address before Marshall Sanders Post, G. A. R., L., Dec. 26, 1895 ; " The Welfare of the Republic the Supreme Law," address before the G. & C. Bar Association, Lancaster, Jan. 31, 1896 ; " The Present Duty of the Democracy," address at a Ratification Meet- ing of the National Democracy, Manchester, Oct. 6, 1896; "The Relations of Woman to the Progressive Civilization of the Age," ad- dress before the G. & C. Bar Association, Plymouth, Jan. 29, 1897; " The Influence of Religion on Human Progress," annual address be- fore the N. H. Historical Society, Concord, June 8, 1897; "The Annexation of Hawaii : A Right and a Duty," 1897. Democrat. Quartermaster, 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, 1849 ; Aide-de-camp on Bri- gade Staff of Gen. E. O. Kenney, 1851. Representative, 1861-2-3-4- 5-8-71-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-80-1-2-9-90-1-2, and was candidate for Speaker in 1862. Senator, Grafton District, 1883 to 1887. Member of Constitutional Convention, 1876. Member of the Judiciary Com- mittee in all the terms of his legislative service, and Chairman in 1871 and 4, years of Democratic supremacy. U. S. Treasury Agent, 1867. Democratic candidate for Congress, 1865 and 7, and for U. S. Senator, 1870-2-9-83-5-7-9. He was named for Chief Justice in 1874 by Gov. Weston, but a division in the Council defeated him. He was tendered the appointment of Associate Justice by Gov. Head in 1880, but de- clined. Delegate to Philadelphia Peace Convention, 1866. Delegate to Democratic National Conventions, 1872-80-84-92, and was a mem- ber of the Committee on Resolutions at each of those Conventions ; he also acted as proxy for Hon. Josiah Minot at the Convention in 1868 ; member of the Democratic National Committee for N. H., 1868 to 1872. In 1864 and 1888 he was Democratic candidate for elector, and in 1896 was candidate for elector for the National Democracy. Prest. of Democratic State Conventions, 1870-2-8-96. Director, Con- cord & Montreal Railroad. Director, Boston, Concord, & Montreal Railroad, 1886-7-8. Prest. of Grafton & Coos Bar Association since 1893. Near the close of a century which his labor had adorned, sur- rounded by friends whose love and esteem were his rich reward, he d. at his home in Littleton, Sept. 12, 1900. (Biographies (6), " Granite Monthly," Vol. V. p. 277, by H. H. Metcalf; " Child's Grafton County Gazetteer," p. 106, by James R. Jackson ; "New Hampshire Men," p. 214, by Albert S. Batchellor ; "The New England States," published by D. H. Hurd & Co., Boston, p. 2322, by Harry M. Morse ; " Cyclo- pedia of American Biographies," Boston, 1897, Vol. I. p. 297; " Men of Progress, New Hampshire," Boston, 1898, p. 166.)
10. GEORGE AZRO BINGHAM, son of Warners, b. in Concord, Vt., April 25, 1826. m. first, Nov. 2, 1852, Louise Smith, b. in Newbury, Vt., d. in Lyndon, Vt., Sept. 6, 1856. m. second, Jan. 6, 1859, Eliza Isabella, dau. of Andrew Salter Woods (See), b. in Bath, Nov. 1, 1830, d. in L. May 6, 1893. Episcopal. He was educated in the common schools of Concord, Vt., and the High Schools and Academies of Lyn-
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don, Dauville, Concord, Waterford, and St. Johnsbury, Vt. He com- menced the study of law in Feb. 1849, with Hon. Thomas Bartlett, Jr., of Lyndon, Vt., and was admitted to the Bar in Danville, Vt., Dec. 1, 1848. For a short time he was in Burlington, Iowa, then returned to Lyndon, Vt., in June, 1849, and remained three years, the first two as a member of the firm of Bartlett & Bingham, the other the firm was Bartlett, Bingham, & Roberts. In July, 1852, he came to L., where he has since res., except three years in Bath, and formed a partnership with his brother Harry, under the firm name of H. & G. A. Bingham, which continued until 1859, when Andrew S. and Edward Woods (See) joined the firm, and it became Woods & Binghams. This firm con- tinued until 1862. Andrew S. Woods and George A. Bingham, res. in Bath, and the other two in L. In 1862 the partnership expired, and the firm of H. & G. A. Bingham was re-established, and continued until 1870 ; both, however, occupied the same offices until 1874. From 1874 until July 26, 1876, he had no partner, but A. S. Batchellor was associated with him, first, as a law student, and after March, 1875, as an attorney and assistant in his employ. He was then appointed Asso- ciate Justice of the Supreme Court, which position be held until Oct. 1, 1880, when he resigned, and Jan. 1, 1881, formed a partnership with Edgar Aldrich (See), which continued until May 1, 1882, when Daniel ' C. Remich (See) became a member of the firm of Bingham, Aldrich, & Remich, which terminated Dec. 26, 1884, when he was reappointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. March 17, 1891, he again resigned, and formed a partnership with his son, George Hutchins Bingham, under the firm name of Bingham & Bingham, which continued until he d. Jan. 22, 1895. His published works comprise law brief's in causes pending in Vt., N. H., and Maine, and the U. S. Supreme Court at Washington, also opinions in the N. H. Supreme Court Reports given in Vols. 58-9-60 and 63. Episcopal. Democrat. Representa- tive, 1875-6. State Senator, 12th Dist., 1864-5. Supt. of Schools. Prest. Board of Education, Union Dist., 1875 to 1879 inc., member, 1874, 1880 to 1885 inc. Trustee State Normal School, 1871-7. Prest. L. Musical Assn., 1881-2. Delegate to Democratic National Convention (Charleston and Baltimore), 1860, and Secretary of Baltimore Conven- tion. He was a member of the Douglas wing of the party. Moder- ator, 1863. Democratic Candidate for Congress (3d District), 1880. Director L. Savings Bank, 1871-2-3-4-8-9 ; Prest. 1881 to 1895. Di- rector L. National Bank, 1871 to 1895. J. P. State. ("N. H. Men," Biog. by J. R. Jackson, " Child's Gazetteer for Grafton Co.," G. & C. Bar. Ass. Proc., 1896 ; also by George N. Dale, id., 1897.)
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14. i. TRACY PERRY, b. L. Dec. 7, 1854.
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15. ii. ANDREW WOODS, b. Bath, Sept. 24, 1861.
16. iii. GEORGE HUTCHINS, b. Aug. 19, 1864.
iv. HELEN ELIZA, b. Aug. 17, 1871. unm., res. L. Grad. Smith Coll. 1894.
V. KATHERINE, b. Oct. 17, 1873. Grad. Smith Coll. 1895. m. Sept. 28, 1898, F. T. Walsh, son of Thomas ; res. Lowell, Mass.
11. EDWARD FRANKLIN BINGHAM, son of Warner 8, b. in Concord, Vt., Aug. 13, 1828. m. Nov. 21, 1850, Susannah F. Gunning, b. in
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Chillicothe, Ohio, Jan. 1828, dau. of James Gunning. She d. at Port Chautauqua, N. Y., Aug. 2, 1886 ; he m. second, Aug. 8, 1888, Lin C. (Caperton) Patton, b. in Union, W. Va., June 22, 1842, dau. of U. S. Senator Allen T. Caperton, and widow of Judge James F. Patton. He was educated at the public schools, at Peacham, Vt, Academy, and at Marietta, Ohio, College, but did not graduate. He read for his profession with Judge Joseph Miller at Chilicothe, Ohio, with his brother Harry Bingham at Littleton from May, 1848, to Sept. 1849. He returned to Ohio and studied with Judge Miller until he was admitted to the Bar in Georgetown, Ohio, May 21, 1850. Immediately he opened a law office at McArthur, the county- seat of the then new county of Vinton, where he remained in an active and successful practice eleven years. During a portion of this period he was a member of the law firms of Hewett & Bingham and Bingham & Hamilton. In November of the first year of his practice a vacancy occurred in the office of Prosecuting Attorney, and he was complimented with the appointment, and was re-elected in 1851 and 1853. He represented Vinton and Jackson Counties in the House of Representatives (Democrat), 1856, 1857, and refused a re- election. In 1858 he was a candidate on the Democratic ticket for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the Judicial District, and with the remainder of the ticket he was defeated. He was a delegate from the Eleventh Congressional District to the memorable Democratic National Convention of 1860, held at Charleston, S. C., and by ad- journment at Baltimore, Md. The activity of the young lawyer surpassed the growth of the new county in which he labored. He sought a more extended field for the practice of his profession. In 1861 he removed to Columbus, Ohio. From 1863 to 1868 he was a member of the Board of Education of Columbus, and from 1867 to 1871 the Solicitor of the city. In 1868 he was an efficient chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, and was again a delegate to the Democratic National Convention at St. Louis in 1876. In his pro- fessional labors at Columbus he was successively a member of the law firms of Bingham & Hewett, Wilson & Bingham, Bingham & McGuffy, and Bingham & Smith. These were years of professional activity and reward, and his promotion to the bench was not long deferred. In April, 1873, he was elected without opposition Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the Fifth Judicial District, and by re-election was continued on the bench of that court until 1887, when he was appointed by President Cleveland Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Dis- trict of Columbia, which position he holds at the present time. His published works of greater moment. are his opinions appearing in the Reports of the court over which he presides. Ch., by w. Susannah, -
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