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McIntyre, Daniel
Clergyman; b. Jamestown, Scot- land, May 23, 1866; s. Finlay and Ann (Donald) McIntyre; ed. Dover, N. H. public schools, Lin- coln, Me. Academy, 1888, Bowdoin College, 1892, Andover Theological,
Seminary, 1894; ordained and in- stalled pastor of Congregational Church, East Barrington, N. H., Sept. 5, 1894, continuing until 1900; at East Fairfield and Fair- field, Vt. 1900-1903; Pawlet, Vt., 1903-1906; Townshend, Vt. 1906-11; Westminster West, 1911-1914; Barnstead Parade and Barnstead Center, 1914-16; Ossipee, 1916-21; Lincoln, Me., 1921-23; Boscawen, N. H. 1923 -; superintendent of school, Townshend, Vt., 1907-10; member of school board and supt. of schools, Ossipee, N. H., 1916-21; Chaplain of Carroll County Alms House and Jail, also Merrimack County; Republican; Protestant;
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member Masons, Odd Fellows,
Knights of Pythias, Patrons of Husbandry, N. H. Historical Soci- ety ; m. Mary Louise Holland Drew, Feb. 2, 1900; ch. Jonathan Drew, July 19, 1901, Carrie Ellen, July 8, 1908, Mary Elizabeth, May 17, 1917, Robert Russell, Dec. 9, 1919, Daniel George, May 31, 1923; res. Boscawen, N. H.
Carter, Eliot Avery
Manufacturer; b. West Newton, Mass., Nov. 15, 1886; s. James Richard and Carrie Giles Carter; ed. Phillips Academy (Andover)
1905, Yale, 1909; now treas. Nash- ua Gummed and Coated Paper Co .; at Mexican Border with National Guard, 1916; World War Lieut., 103rd Inf., 26th Div. A. E. F .; now Capt. Inf. Reserve Corps; member Staff of Governor Winant, with rank of Capt .; member House of Representatives, 1925, '29, '31; Senate, 1927; District delegate to Republican National Convention
at Kansas City, 1928; former pres. Nashua Chamber of former pres. Nashua Commerce ; Community
Chest; chairman Board of Trus- tees, State Industrial School; di- rector Second National Bank of Nashua; Republican; Episcopal- ian; member A. V. V. Society (An- dover), Psi Upsilon (Yale), Nash- ua Country Club, Yale Club of Boston, Y. D. Veterans Ass'n., V. F. W., American Legion; m. Edith Berdan Gardner, Sept. 7, 1920; ch. David Giles, Nov. 2, 1921, John Avery, June 16, 1924, Anne Gardner, May 10, 1926, Richard Eliot, June 10, 1928; res. Nashua, N. H.
Keenan, Martin J.
Ass't. Supt. Joseph Noone's Sons Co., Peterboro, N. H .; b. Nashua,. N. H., Jan. 12, 1893; s. Patrick and Nora (Harrigan) Keenan; ed. Peterboro High School, 1911, Bos- ton University; member board of
selectmen, 1922 -; deputy sheriff of Hillsboro County since 1919; elected Representative to General Court, 1931-33; director, Peterboro. Co-operative Bank; Democrat; Catholic; member Redmen, For- esters of America; Degree of Poca- hontas, Peterboro Fire Dept., Vet-
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eran's Firemen's Ass'n .; m. Helen Kathleen Austin. Peterboro, 1915; ch. Mary Helen, July 7, 1916, Mart- in Joseph, Jr., Sept. 1, 1917, Brian Austin, Jan. 30, 1921, Kathleen Elizabeth, Jan. 14, 1923, Ruth Ed- na, Dec. 1, 1926, Patricia Ann, July 7, 1929; res. Peterboro, N. H.
Wyman, Louis Eliot
Lawyer; b. Lynn, Mass., Aug. 2, 1878; s. Louis A. and Edith E. (Merriam) Wyman; ed. Lynn pub- lic schools, Harvard College, 1900, Harvard Law School, 1902; ad- mitted to Massachusetts Bar Feb. 1902; admitted to New Hampshire Bar Dec. 1902; practicing law since that time in Manchester, N. H., at first associated with and later a member of the firm of Tag- gart, Tuttle & Burroughs; this firm through the changes of time has now become the firm of Wy- man, Starr, Booth & Wadleigh; member N. H. House of Represent- atives, 1909-10; Republican; Inde- pendent; member Rotary, Derry- field and Manchester Country Clubs; Harvard Club of Boston and Boston Athletic Association; m. Alice S. Crosby, Manchester, June 1, 1904; ch. Eliot U., March, 26, 1905, Esther M., Dec. 19, 1907; Louis C., March 16, 1917; res. Manchester, N. H.
Felker, Andrew Llewellyn
State Commissioner of Agricul- ture of New Hampshire; b. Bar- rington, N. H., July 6, 1869; s. Andrew J. and Lydia A. (Seavey) Felker; ed. Pond Hill School, Bar- rington, Austin Academy, Straf- ford, New Hampton Literary In- stitution, New Hampton, N. H .; engaged in farming in Meredith and Laconia since 1897; selectman, Meredith, 1898-99; member school board ten years; Lecturer, N. H. State Grange, 1910-14; Overseer State Grange, 1914-18; sec'y. N. H. Old Home Week Ass'n., since 1914; State Commissioner of Agriculture since 1913; pres. National Ass'n. of State Commissioners and Sec- retaries of Agriculture, 1930; mem- ber New England Governors' Ad- visory and Arbitration Milk Com- mission ; Independent Democrat ;
member Grange, P. of H., A. F. & A. M .; married Eva J. Perkins, Meredith, N. H., Dec. 5, 1894; ch. Louis K., Harold P., Walter A .; res. Laconia, N. H.
Epply, Joseph W.
Manufacturer; b. Erie, Penn., Sept. 8, 1884; s. Joseph B. and Ellen Campbell Epply; ed. public schools; formerly with Oil Refinery Branch plant at Buffalo, N. Y .; present pres. Manchester Supply
Co .; owner Kimball and Epply; vice-pres. R. G. Sullivan, Inc .; director, Amoskeag National Bank,. Amoskeag Trust Co., Amoskeag Investment Co., Public Service Co .; Republican; Catholic; member K. of C., Manchester Country Club, Derryfield Club, Rotary, N. H. Mfgrs. Ass'n., Cygnet Boat Club,. Chamber of Commerce, Boston Ath- letic Ass'n .; m. Susan A. Sullivan, Manchester,, Oct. 12, 1910; ch. Susan J., Joseph W., Jr., Hester R., Walter G., Roger L., William R .; res. Manchester, N. H.
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Worthen, Anne Skinner
Dentist; b. Amesbury, Mass., May 5, 1870; d. Wm. Ezra and Caroline Eliza (Babb) Worthen; ed. Amesbury High School, Tufts Dental School, 1907; worked in dentist's office as general assistant
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and prosthetic assistant; practiced in Boston 22 years; during that time did volunteer service at Lynn Neighborhood House, North End Mission and Metropolitan Dental Hospital; was consulting dentist at New England Hospital for Women and Children and volunteer clinical instructor at Tufts Dental School 1916-18; sec. Tufts Dental Alumni Ass'n. for several years; Unitar- ian; member, North Eastern, Mass. Dental Society, N. E. Dental So- ciety, Mass. Dental Society, Metro- politan District, American Dental Ass'n., Ass'n of American Women Dentists, N. H. Dental Society, Tufts Dental Alumni Ass'n .; m. John Randall Worthen, Dec. 24, 1913, d. Feb. 2, 1914; m. 2 Dr. John Henry Worthen, Concord, N. H. Jan. 1, 1929; res. Concord, N. H.
Worthen, John H.
Dentist; b. Apr. 21, 1868; s. Warren B. and Mary Grace (Moul- ton) Worthen; ed. public schools, Penn. Col. of Dental Surgery now U. P. Dental dept .; pres. Concord, N. H. Dental Society, N. H. State Dental Society, Contoocook River Improvement Society, First Church of Christ Scientist, Concord, N. H .; Republican; Christian Scientist; member Concord District Dental
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Society, N. H. State Dental Society, Mass. State Dental Society, North Eastern Dental Society, New Eng- land Dental Society, National Den- tal Ass'n., Masons, Eastern Star ; m. 1 Dell M. Moulton, Plymouth, N. H., 1897; ch. Doris Moulton (Mrs. B. H. Sawyer) ; m. 2 Dr. Anne S. Worthen, Boston and Watertown, Mass. Jan. 1, 1929; res. Concord, N. H.
Munsey, George P.
Pres. Peoples National Bank, Laconia, N. H .; b. Gilford, N. H., Oct. 12, 1867; s. George W. and Eliza J. (Hoyt) Munsey; ed. pub- lic schools and New Hampton In-
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stitution; formerly farmer then bookkeeper; entered bank as junior clerk, 1893; councilman, Laconia City Committee, 6 years; Mayor, Laconia, 1915-16; pres. N. H. Bankers Ass'n., 1928; cashier, Peoples National Bank, 1907-27; vice-pres., 1927; pres., 1928; Re- publican; Congregationalist; mem- ber all Masonic bodies, N. H. Con- sistory and Bektash Temple, Shrine; charter member Laconia Rotary Club; m. Dora E. Glidden, Sept. 16, 1892; ch. Everett D., Oct. 19, 1905, George P., Jr., June 1, 1910; res. Laconia, N. H.
Sawyer, Roland Douglas
Pastor, scholar, public servant; b. Kensington, N. H., Jan. 8, 1874; s. Stephen C. and Phoebe M. (Blake) Sawyer; ed. Kensington public school, Exeter High School, Revere Training School (religious),
Boston Univ. Theological School; clergyman since 1898; member Massachusetts legislature, 1914 to present; member Mass. Constitu- tional Convention, 1917-18; dele- gate to three National Conventions, 1908, 1924, 1928; Socialist candi-
date for governor, 1912; Democrat excepting period 1902-13; Congre- gationalist; member Odd Fellows and Grange; m. Mary L. Palmer, Kensington, N. H., June 29, 1898; ch. Ruth E., Rachel N., Roland D., Jr., Robert P., Rosalind B., : Ra- mona J .; res. Ware, Mass.
Schiller, Rudolph
Teacher of music; conductor; composer; b. Asch, Austria, April 20, 1876; s. Elisabeth and Robert
Schiller; ed. public and private schools, Manchester, N. H., Royal Conservatory of Music, Leipzig, Germany; conductor Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra of the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences 26 consecutive years; Representative; delegate to Con- stitutional Convention : Republi- can; Protestant; member Masons; m. Mary L. Bray; ch. Robert William, Mary E .; res. Manchester, N. H.
Hill, Frank Pierce
Librarian; b. Concord, N. H., Aug. 22, 1855; s. Cyrus and Nancy (Walker) Hill; ed. Dartmouth, B.S., 1876, LL.D., 1906; librarian, Lowell, Mass., 1881-85; started first free public library in N. J. at Paterson, 1885; later inaugu-
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FRANK NESMITH PARSONS
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rated the Salem, Mass. Public Li- brary, 1888-89, and in 1889, the Newark, N. J. Public Library; librarian Newark Free Public Li- brary, 1889-1901; Brooklyn, N. Y. Public Library 1901-30, since 1930 librarian consultant Brooklyn Pub- lic Library; member A. L. A. (Sec. 1891-95, pres. 1906); chairman A. L. A. war finance comm., 1917; chairman A. L. A. comm. on En- larged Program, 1919; m. Annie . M. Wood, Lowell, Mass., May 17, -1880: res. 71 Church St., Win- chester, Mass.
Parsons, Frank Nesmith
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Jurist; chief justice, N. H. Su- preme Court: b. Dover, N. H., Sept. 3, 1854; s. Benjamin F. and Mary A. (Nesmith) Parsons; ed. Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N. H., 1870, Dartmouth College, A.B. 1874, LL.D. 1904; read law with Greenleaf C. Bartlett of Derry, Daniel Barnard and Austin F. Pike of Franklin; admitted to the bar in 1879 and commenced prac- tice in Franklin, where he contin- ued, being in partnership with Austin F. Pike till 1886; Repub- lican; for several years mem- ber Franklin school board; dele- gate from Franklin in N. H. Con- stitutional Convention 1889, 1930, President of 1930 convention ; State law reporter, 1891-5; mem- ber N. H. executive council, 1893- 4; first mayor of Franklin, 1895; associate justice, N. H. Supreme Court, 1895-1902; Chief Justice, 1902-1924, retired at age of 70; director and vice-president Frank- lin National Bank; trustee and president Franklin Savings Bank; formerly director and president Citizens National Bank, Tilton; trustee 1896-1930 Pinkerton Acad- emy (president of the board) ; trustee and president Franklin Hospital; member Franklin Board of Water Commissioners 1891- 1920; vice-president, N. H. Histor- ical Society, 1911-17; president 1917-18; member, N. H. Bar As- sociation (president, 1912-14), American Bar Ass'n .; m. Oct. 26, 1880, Helen F., dau. of Hon. Aus- tin F. Pike, d. March 6, 1914; res. Franklin, N. H.
Miller, Edward Franklin
Clergyman: District Superinten- dent of N. H. Methodist Confer- ence; b. Decatur, Indiana, Feb. 21, 1882; s. Joseph and Tenah Anna Miller; ed. public schools of In- diana, Taylor University, Upland
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Indiana, Baker University, Bald- win, Kas., Boston University School of Theology; Parishes : Contoo- cook; Keene, N. H., Waltham, Mass., E. Boston, Lawrence, Mass .; member of N. H. legislature, 1915- 16; lecturer with Swarthmore Chautauqua Ass'n., 1921-25; Re- publican; Methodist Episcopal; Mason; married ; res. Concord, N. H.
Osgood, Abraham Lincoln
Farmer; b. Loudon, N. H., 1864; s. Abram B. and Lucy A. (Sar- gent) Osgood; ed. public schools, Pittsfield Academy, New Hampton Institution; Michigan University, A. B., 1898; former school teacher in Loudon and Pittsfield; former tax collector; selectman ; moderator many years; member school board, 30 years; chairman Liberty Loan Comm. during World War; chair- man town Republican committee,
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1920-24; Representative to General Court, 1929-30; member Grange, (Sec. and Past Master) ; awarded medal by State Grange in 1929 as leading farmer of the state; mem- ber Farm Bureau and organizer; Republican; Free Baptist; active on church committees; m. Sadie R. Dimond, 1902; ch. Lucy M. (Dean), Agnes E., Alice L. (Ross), James D., Jonathan A .. William M., Martha P .; res. Loudon, N. H.
Brackett, Charles H.
Farmer; b. Greenland, N. H., Nov. 1, 1865; ed. Brackett Acade- my, Greenland, 1882; in retail dairy business; operates ice cream plant; carries on general plant and orchard; moderator for forty suc-
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cessive years; town treasurer; se- lectman for three terms; represen- tative to legislature, 1927; Sen- ator 1929, 1931; director Merri- mack Farmers Exchange; director and vice-pres. Portsmouth Cham- ber of Commerce; pres. Portsmouth Kiwanis Club; Republican; mem- ber Masons (Past Worshipful
Master, Grange (past master) ; m. Fannie M. Lamprey, North Hamp- ton; ch. Edwin L. Charles H. Jr., Ralph deR., Esther M. (Beals), Constance Syphers, William H. L., deceased, res. Greenland, N. H.
Merrill, Harry
Retired; b. April 4, 1874; s. David Webster and Mary Coffin Merrill; ed. public schools, Exeter, N. H .; formerly lumber dealer; Representative, 1923-1925; Sena- tor, 1927; member Governor's Ex-
ecutive Council, 1929; trustee, Ex- eter Public Library, Exeter Park Ass'n., Exeter Cemetery Ass'n .; trustee and treas. Exeter Hospital; trustee and treas. of trust funds of Congregational parish; trustee, Merrill Institute and Free Lecture Ass'n .; director Exeter Banking Co .; director and pres. Exeter Co- operative Bank; Republican; Con- gregationalist; member Exeter
Country Club, Exeter Sportsman Club, Winnipesaukee Power Boat Ass'n .; m. Harriet C. Stockman, June 30, 1903; ch. Henry E., Mar- jorie, David D., Sydney A .; res. Exeter, N. H.
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Jackman, Charles L.
Insurance; b. Concord, N. H., Aug. 4, 1871; s. Capt. Lyman and Sarah Freese (Tilton) Jackman; direct descendant of James Jack- man, an original settler of New- bury, Mass .; his great-grandfather
served in the Revolution, his grand- father, Maj. Royal Jackman, with two brothers, served in the war of 1812, and his father, Capt. Ly- man Jackman, who wrote the his- tory of the Sixth N. H. Volunteers, served during the Civil War, was wounded in the second battle of Bull Run and was confined for a time in Libby prison; ed. Concord public schools, high school, 1890; Congregationalist; Republican ; engaged in fire insurance, with his father, after leaving school, and has continued, developing an ex- tensive business, and is connected with various corporations in other lines ; pres. : Capital Fire Insurance Co., Phenix Mutual Fire Ins. Co., New England Mutual Fire Ins. Co., First Investment Co., Northern Se- curities Co., Securities Co. of N. H., Concord Real Estate Co., Acquilla Co., Jackman & Lang, Inc., Page Belting Co., Mountain Land Co., Granite State Quarries Co., Corporation Trust of N. H .; pres. and treas .: N. E. Mutual Cas- ualty Co .; Underwriters Fire Ins. Co., Concord Mutual Fire Ins. Co.,
Manufacturers and Merchants Mu- tual Ins. Co .; chairman Board of Directors, State Fire Ins. Co .; treasurer, Concord Y. M. C. A .; manager, N. E. Underwriters Agency; director: Concord Silver- smiths, Inc., National State Capi- tal Bank, Union Trust Co., North- ern (N. H.) Railroad, State Cap- ital Co., United Life & Accident: Ins. Co., Personal Finance Co., Eagle & Phenix Hotel Co., N. H. Realty Co .; Cemetery Commis- sioner; Park Commissioner; mem- ber University Club of Boston, Wonolancet Club, Concord, Concord Country Club, Bow Brook Club, Kancamagus Club, N. H. Histori- cal Soc., American Geographical Soc .; m. 1 Minnie M. Day, Con- cord, Oct. 11, 1893, d. Sept. 13, 1898; m. 2 Mary E. Rolfe, May 17, 1900; ch. Margaret Sarah, Aug. 8, 1904, Roma A., Aug. 2, 1909, d. Jan. 11, 1912; res. Concord, N. H.
Guertin, Antoine Albert
Attorney at law; b. Nashua, N. H., June 26, 1902; s. J. B. A. and Angeline (Burque) Guertin; ed. Nashua parochial schools, St. Anselms College, Manchester, Holy Cross College, A.B., Boston Uni- versity, LL.B .; Republican; Cath- olic; member Rotary Club; mar- ried; res. Nashua, N. H.
Smith, Harry W.
Professor of Economics and Head of Department of Economics, University of New Hampshire; b. Waterford, New York, 1882; ed. Cohoes High School, Hamilton Col- lege, A.B., 1908, Auburn Theologi- cal Seminary, 1911, Hamilton Col- lege, A.M., 1912, Columbia Uni- versity, A.M., 1920; served as pas- tor of Presbyterian Church of Horseheads, Elmira, N. Y., 1911- 18; served as Y. M. C. A. Secre- tary during World War; Professor of Economics and Oratory at Du- buque College and Seminary, 1918- 19; Professor of Economics and' head of department at University of N. H., 1920 -; member of Insti- tute of Politics at Williams College. in 1928 and 1931 and was sent. abroad in summer of 1926 by Car-
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negie Endowment to study methods of international cooperation; lec- tured and written on N. H. tax problems; Liberal; Presbyterian; member Phi Mu Delta Fraternity, National Geographic Society, N. H .. Academy of Science, American Ass'n. for Labor Legislation, Amer- ican Economic Ass'n., Academy of Political Science, American Ass'n. of University Professors; fellow of International Institute of Traffic; member National Honor Society of Phi Gamma Mu; married; ch. Car- oline; res. Durham, N. H.
Sulloway, Frank Jones
· Lawyer; b. Franklin, N. H., Dec. 11, 1883; s. Alvah W. and Susan K. (Daniell) Sulloway; ed. Frank -. lin High School, St. Paul's School, Concord, Harvard University, A.B. 1905, Harvard Law School, LL.B.
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1907; admitted to Mass. Bar, 1906; practiced law in Boston with Hill, Barlow & Homans 1907-11; ad- mitted to N. H. Bar in 1911; mem- ber firm of Streeter, Demond, Woodworth & Sulloway since 1911; chairman, Concord. Chapter Amer-
ican Red Cross 1917 -; pres. Union Trust Co., Concord; director, First National Bank, Concord, Franklin National Bank, Frank- lin, Sulloway Mills, Franklin, Tire Fabric Corp., Salmon Falls; trustee Amoskeag Co .; Republican; Con- gregationalist; member, Bow Brook Club, Concord, Harvard Club, Union Club, Boston, Spee, D. K. E. and Hasty Pudding Clubs (Harv- ard) Phi Delta Phi (Harvard Law) ; m. Sept. 24, 1913 Margaret Thayer, Concord, N. H .; ch. Gret- chen, b. Oct. 10, 1914, d. Feb. 6, 1916, Alvah W. 2d, b. Nov .... 25, 1916, Faith T., b. Oct. 17, 1920; res. Concord, N. H.
Young, William A.
Dentist; b. Concord, N. H., Sept. 25, 1876; s. George A. and Mary J. (Cummings) Young; ed. Philadel- phia Dental College, Garretson Hospital Oral Surgery; dental sur- geon Margaret Pillsbury Hospital Staff, N. H. Memorial Hospital Staff; Republican; Congregational- ist; member Masons, Kiwanis Club, Concord District Dental Soc., N. H. Dental Soc., New England Dental - Soc., American Dental- Soc .; m .. Nellie Bailey, March 4, 1903; ch. » William A., Jr .; res. Concord, N. H.
Toland, Edward D.
Educator; author; farmer; . b. r Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 11, 1886;, s. Edward D. and Charlotte Rush Toland; ed. St. Paul's School, Con- cord, N. H., 1904, Princeton, 1908,, Post graduate work, Columbia Uni -- versity, N. Y., Sorbonne, Paris; general manager Kentucky Public ,i Service Co., 1912; partner, Reilly, Brook & Co. (bankers), Philadel- phia, Pa., 1913; Field Hospital. Service, 8th Corp. French Army, 1914-15; Com'd'g. Co. M., 64th Inf., 7th Div., A. E. F., 1917-18; G. H. Q., A. E. F., 1919; head of Dept. of History, S. P. S., Con-, cord, N. H. to date; member N. H .. House of Representatives, 1925- 26; state chairman Ass'n. Against. Prohibition Amend't., 1932; holder of several titles in tennis; author: "Aftermath , of Battle", 1916, ; "Choosing the Right Career", 1924,4
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various articles for newspapers and periodicals; Republican; Episco- palian; member Racquet Club, N. Y .. Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, Blue Mt. Forest Fish and Game Club; m. Esther Roberts Howell, Philadelphia, June
26, 1917; ch. Edward D., Jr., Benja- min Rush, Annabel; res. Concord, N. H.
Dearborn, Samuel J.
Lawyer; b. Canterbury, N. H., June 30, 1886; s. Alvah J. and Adah B. Dearborn; ed. public
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schools, Tilton School, 1906, Bos- ton University Law School, 1909; Register of Probate for Hillsbor- ough 'County, 1923-25, 1929-33; Democrat; Methodist; m. Blanche L. Dunsmoor: ch. Earle J., July 19, 1916, Ruth D., "July 24, 1919; res. Manchester, N. H.
McGreal, Thomas Joseph :
Attorney; b. Somersworth, N. H., Jan. 12, 1897; s. John F. and Ann (Reilley) McGreal; ed. Somers- worth High School, 1915, Suffolk Law School, Boston, Mass. 1925;
admitted to practice of law, 1925; during war with 26th Service Co. Signal Corps; city solicitor of Somersworth, 1925 -; member N. H. Legislature, 1927-29-31; Dem- ocrat; Catholic; member N. H. Bar Ass'n .; unmarried; res. Somers- worth, N. H.
Bridges, Henry Styles
Public Service Commissioner of New Hampshire; b. West Pem- broke, Maine; s. Earl L. and Alina (Fisher) Bridges; ed. Pembroke, Me. High School and University of Maine; formerly agricultural in- structor, Sanderson Academy, Ash- field, Mass .; agricultural expert and member of Mass. Food Admin- istration; County Agricultural Agent, Hancock County, Me .; State
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Extension Specialist, Univ. of N. H .; Executive-Sec'y, N. H. State Farm Bureau Federation; editor, Granite Monthly; business agent for Ex-Gov. Robert P. Bass; sec'y, ass't. treas. and director of N. H. Investment Co .; sec'y and treas, of Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Ins." Co .; appointed member of
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N. H. Public Service Comm. in 1930; 2nd. Lieut. Reserve Officers Corps, U. S. Army; treas. Putnam Agricultural Foundation; publicity sec'y. N. H. State Jersey Cattle Club; sec'y .- treas. Univ. of Maine Alumni Ass'n. of N. H .; pres. Concord Chapter Res. Officers Ass'n .; trustee N. H. State Chap- ter, S. of A. R .; vice-chairman of Rep. State Comm., 1928-9; director of Speakers Bureau, Rep. State Comm., 1924-25; member Kiwanis Club, Masons, Odd Fellows, Elks, Farm Bureau, Grange; m. Sally Clement, Concord; ch. Henry Styles, Jr., David Clement; res. Concord, N. H.
Chesley, Thomas Jewett
Mayor, City of Dover; b. Hutch- inson, Minn., June 11, 1869; s. James E. and Frances A. (Task- er) Chesley; ed. Newmarket, N. H. public schools, New Hampton Lit-
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erary Institute; served apprentice- ship in printing business; engaged in present occupation of under- taker; director Merchants National Bank; one of the incorporators of
Granite State Bldg. and Loan Ass'n .; Congregationalist; member Masons, K. of P., Elks, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce; m. Cora M. Farmer, Manchester, N. H., Sept. 11, 1911; res. Dover, N. H.
Morrison, John
County commissioner; b. San- bornton, N. H., May 10, 1869; s. Luther and Sarah Morrison; ed. New Hampton Institution; form-
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erly storekeeper; Postmaster at Winnisquam, N. H. 1915-27; Re- publican ; Baptist; member I. O. O. F .; married; ch. Mrs. Hat- tie B. Jewett; res. Laconia, N. H.
Murphy, Patrick W.
Lawyer; Justice of Municipal Court, Dover, N. H .; b. Dover, N. H., Feb. 4, 1872; s. Bernard and Margaret Murphy; ed. Dover pub- lic schools; formerly reporter, then Clerk of Municipal Court; member Constitutional Convention, 1902; member school committee; appoint- ed Justice of Municipal Court by
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Gov. Albert O. Brown, Nov. 30, 1921; Republican; Catholic; mem- ber B. P. O. E., Bellamy Club, American Bar Ass'n., N. H. Bar Ass'n. ; unmarried; res. Dover, N. H.
Keeler, Irad Eugene
Register of Probate of Merri- mack County; b. Greenport, N. Y., March 7, 1868; s. Rev. Samuel Cro- fut and Lydia (Williams) Keeler, both of whom were natives of Con- necticut; his father divided about equally between the states of New
York and New Hampshire a ser- vice of nearly half a century in the Methodist ministry, filling many leading pastorates and rising to a District Superintendency in the latter state. He has been a resi- dent of New Hampshire since 1877; educated in the public schools, graduating from Keene High School in 1886; after a year of clerical work in New York City, he came to Concord in 1887 where he has since resided; was
for twenty five years a correspondent consecutively of the Manchester Union, Manchester Mirror, Boston Globe and various metropolitan
dailies; also for several years con- ducted a general insurance busi- ness; a tenor soloist and member of mixed quartette choirs of various Capitol city churches, during a period of twenty five years; Mem- ber and manager Schubert Male Quartet, which for a decade was popular as a concert organization in New Hampshire and various parts of New England; Republi- can; member of the state legisla- ture of 1911, serving on the appro- priation and insurance committees ; nominated in 1912 for register of probate for Merrimack County, carrying 31 out of 37 towns and wards, in competition with two well-known and active opponents; is now serving his tenth consecu- tive biennial term, without oppo- sition in the primaries, frequently leading the ticket in the primaries and elections; member Eureka Lodge No. 70 A. F. & A. M., South Congregational church, Capital Grange, Wonolancet Club, N. H. Historical society, trustee Concord Public Library; charter member and past president Concord Ki- wanis Club; m. Dec. 17, 1901, Edith M. Burleigh of Concord; one son, Richard Hall, newspaper reporter and Philatelist, resides with par- ents.
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