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Streeter, Lilian Carpenter
(Mrs. Frank S.) ; b., Bath, N. H., July 22, 1854; dau. Chief Justice Alonzo P. and Julia R. (Goodall) Carpenter (grand-daughter of Rev. David Good- all, first minister of Littleton, N. H.); ed. by private teachers and at St. Johnsbury, Vt., Academy; m., Bath, N. H., Nov. 14, 1877, Frank Sherwin Streeter of Concord; Episcopalian, member St. Paul's church, Concord; active in social, charitable and philan- thropic work; founder and first presi- dent of the Concord Woman's Club, and of the N. H. Federation of Women's Clubs, of which latter she is now honor- ary president; one of the organizers of the Concord Charity Organization, and vice-president from 1903 till 1910; secretary, N. H. Board of Charities and Correction, from 1899 to 1901, and chairman 1901-11; chairman, Com- mittee on Dependent Children, State Conference of Charities and Cor- rection, since 1901; chairman, N. H. Children's Commission, 1913-15, her report having been called for from all over the country by social workers and state and college libraries; secretary, Concord District Nursing Association, from its organization in 1899 till 1909 and president from 1909 to 1913-now honorary president; member, Ameri- can Academy of Political and Social Science National Conference of Chari- ties and Corrections, National Organi- zation for Public'Health Nursing; mem- ber of the Social Service Commission of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New Hampshire; member of the Social Service Commission of the Provin- cial Synod of New England-the only
woman on the board; representative from New Hampshire at the National Conference on Dependent Children, held at the White House in Jan., 1909, on call of President Roosevelt; mem- ber, visiting committee, Orphans' Home, St. Paul's School, Concord; member, Rumford Chapter, D. A. R .; treasurer, National Society Colonial Dames of America, for New Hampshire; member, executive committee, N. H. Branch National Civic Federation; member, Woman's, Shakespeare, Friendly, Golf and Country clubs, Concord, and Mayflower Club, Boston, Mass .; anti-suffragist. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Pillsbury, Albert Enoch
Lawyer; b., Milford, N. H., Aug. 19, 1849; s. Josiah Webster and Eliza- beth (Dinsmoor) Pillsbury; ed. Law- rence Academy, Groton, Mass., grad- uating 1867, Harvard University, 1867-9 (honorary A.M., 1891; LL.D., Harvard University, 1913); admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1870, and since in practice in Boston; Repub- lican; member, Mass. house of rep- resentatives, 1876-7-8; Senate, 1884- 5-6 (president, 1885-6); attorney- general of Massachusetts, 1891-4; lecturer on constitutional law, Boston University Law School, 1896; director and trustee in various banking insti- tutions; trustee, Lawrence Academy; member, World Peace Foundation, International Law Ass'n, American Academy of Political and Social Science, N. H. Historical Society, Algonquin, Art and University clubs, and various other organizations. Res- idence, 175 Bay State Road; office, 6 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.
Chase, Olin Hosea
Printer and publisher; b., Spring- field, N. H., Aug. 24, 1875; s. Hosea B. and Eveline H. (Kidder) Chase; ed. Newport High School; learned print- er's trade in Republican Champion office, Newport, commencing in 1893 and continuing in that establishment until May, 1917, becoming editor and
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publisher Jan.,1900; Republican; served as town clerk of Newport for twelve years, from March, 1904; representa- tive in N. H. legislature in 1913-14 and 1915-16, being elected speaker of the house upon the resignation of
Edwin C. Bean to' take the office of secretary of state; commissioner of motor vehicles since Sept., 1916; second lieutenant in First N. H. Vols. in the Spanish war, and captain for five years in the N. H. National Guard; Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner; unmarried. Residence, Newport, N. H.
Rollins, Dillwyn Sidney
Woolen manufacturer; b., West Newbury, Mass., Nov. 25, 1881; s. Charles F. and Alice Greenleaf (Purington) Rollins; ed. Newburyport, Mass., high school, Dartmouth College, 1904; Congregationalist; Republican; treasurer, Dexter Richards & Sons Co., Newport, N. H .; president, N. H. Manufacturers Ass'n, 1915-16; trustee, Richards Free Library, since 1910; member, school board, 1913; trustee,
Carrie F. Wright Hospital, 1913; Mason; member, Sullivan Command- ery, K. T., Claremont; Bektash Temple, N. M. S., Concord; University Club, Boston; University Club, New York; m., Aug. 17, 1909, Louise F., dau. of the late Col. Seth M. Richards of Newport; children, Bettina, b. 1910; Linda, b. 1911; Louise, b. 1915. Resi- dence, Newport, N. H.
Chamberlin, Henry Eastman
City clerk; b., Newbury, Vt., May 28, 1854; s. Charles and Ruth (East- man) Chamberlin; ed. public schools; went west in early youth and learned railway telegraphy, at Union City, Ind., returning in 1873; employed as train dispatcher for the Northern R. R., at Concord, under George E. Todd, 1873 to 1875, when appointed
station agent at Penacook, continuing eighteen years; superintendent, Concord Street Ry., from April, 1893 till April, 1901; superintendent, Street Ry., Dallas, Tex., 1902; city clerk and overseer of the poor, Concord, N. H.,
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since 1903; Republican; member, Concord board of aldermen, from Ward 1, 1893-4; member, N. H. house of representatives, 1897-8; Mason, mem- ber lodge, chapter, council and com- mandery, S. of V., past commander, N. H. Div .; m., Nov. 23, 1875, Mary E. Livengood; three daus., Myla, Iyla, and Ruth Elizabeth. Residence, West Concord, N. H.
Cutter, Guy Henry
Lawyer; b., Jaffrey N. H., Aug. 1, 1882; s. . Lucius A. and Corrisende
mission, 1915, reappointed 1917; mem- ber, I. O. O. F., Wonolancet Club, Concord; m., June 30, 1915, Marion L. Burns. Address, Concord, N. H.
McIntyre, Daniel
Clergyman; b., Jamestown, Scot- land, May 23, 1866; s. Finlay and Ann (Donald) McIntyre; came to Dover, N. H., May 29, 1873; ed. pub- lic schools, Dover, graduating from high school in 1886; Bowdoin Col- lege, Brunswick, Me., 1892; Andover, Mass., Theological Seminary, 1894;
(Lawrence) Cutter; ed. Jaffrey and Winchendon, Mass., high schools, Clark College, 1905, Harvard Law School, 1908; admitted to the bar in Massachusetts, 1908, in New Hamp- shire in 1909; practiced three years, with offices in Jaffrey and Winchen- don, Mass., residing in Jaffrey, where he still retains his legal residence; Congregationalist; Democrat; member, N. H. house of representatives from Jaffrey, 1909-11-13; state auditor, 1914; member, N. H. bank com-
ordained and installed pastor, Con- gregational church, Barrington, N. H., Sept. 5, 1894, continuing till 1900, East Fairfield, Vt., 1900-03, Pawlet, Vt., 1903-6, Townshend, Vt., 1906-11, Westminster West, Vt., 1911-14, Barnstead, N. H., 1914-16; became pastor of Second Congregational church at Ossipee, and chaplain of Carroll County almshouse and jail, July 1, 1916; Republican; super- intendent, of public schools, Town- shend, Vt., 1907-11; Mason, Odd
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Fellow, Knight of Pythias, Patron of Husbandry; m., Mary Louise Hol- land Drew, Feb. 2, 1900; children, Jonathan Drew, b. July 19, 1901; Carrie Ellen, b. July 8, 1908; Mary Elizabeth b. May 17, 1917. Residence, Ossipee, N. H.
Edes, Samuel Harcourt
Editor and publisher; b., Newport, N. H., Nov. 9, 1881; s. George C. and Elizabeth Mary (Lyons) Edes; ed.
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Newport, and N. H. Historical Soc .; unmarried. Residence, Newport, N. H.
Hirst, Edgar Clarkson
Forester; b., Yellow Springs, Ohio, Aug. 31, 1882; s. John Janney and Mary (Bowe) Hirst; ed. Yellow Springs public schools, Antioch Pre- paratory School, Ohio State University (B.A), Yale Forest School, (M.F.); en- gaged in lumbering previous to appoint-
Newport high school, University of Georgia, University of Virginia; editor and proprietor of the N. H. Argus and Spectator, at Newport since 1907; captain, company M, 1st N. H. Infantry, serving seven months in the expedition to the Mexican border, 1916-17; Congregationalist; Democrat; member, N. H. senate from Dis- trict No. 7-a normally Republican district-in legislature of 1913-14, serving on committees on judiciary, education, state hospital and soldiers' home, and joint standing committee on engrossed bills; member, Mt. Vernon
ment asstate forester of New Hampshire when the department was organized on its present basis, in 1909. In addi- tion to regular duties has spoken extensively on forestry topics, at farmers' institutes, board of trade gatherings, Grange meetings, etc .; Unitarian; Mason; member, Delta Epsilon fraternity, Cosmos Club, Washington, D. C., Wonolancet Club, Concord; m., Dec. 1, 1914, Mary Walker Stillings, dau. Dr. F. A. Stillings of Concord; one son. Resi- dence, Concord, N. H.
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Everett, Frederic Elwin
Civil engineer: b., New London, N. H., April 16, 1876; s. Benjamin G. and Sarah E. (Johnson) Everett; ed.
Colby Academy, New London, class of 1896; three years in Massachu- setts Institute of Technology; en- gineer, park department, Cambridge, Mass., 1900-6; division engineer, N. H. highway department, 1906-14; N. H. Commissioner of Highways since 1915; Episcopalian; Republican; Mason, Knight Templar, member, Wonolancet Club, Patron of Hus- bandry; m., Sept. 12, 1900, Gertrude E. Lamson; children, Douglas Newton, Barbara, Miriam. Residence, Con- cord, N. H.
Halloran, James Ambrose
Lawyer; b., Concord, N. H., Oct. 11, 1870; s. Dennis and Mary (O'Brien) Halloran; ed. Concord public schools and by private tutors; studied law in the office of the late Judge John M. Mitchell of Concord; graduated, LL.B.,
from the Harvard Law School in 1897 and admitted to the Massachusetts bar; associated in practice with Hon. Geo. Fred Williams, ex-minister to Greece, whose partner he was for many years, prior to 1910 under firm name of Williams & Halloran; member, bar of U. S. Supreme court; counsel for Town of Norwood, Mass., since 1907, and incumbent of various other town offices; experienced in corpora- tion matters; associate justice, North- ern Norfolk District court; director, Norwood National Bank, Norwood, and Prudential Trust Co., Boston, Mass .; (trustee, Norwood Civic Ass'n; member, Norfolk County Bar Ass'n, Massachusetts Bar Ass'n, American Bar Ass'n, Massachusetts State Board of Trade (vice-president eleven years), Norwood board of trade (president, 1903-5), Boston Athletic Ass'n, Har-
vard and Economic clubs; Catholic; Independent Democrat; unmarried. Residence, Norwood, Mass .; office, 15 State St., Boston.
HON. WILBUR H. POWERS
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Powers, Wilbur Howard
Lawyer; b., Croydon, N. H., Jan. 22, 1849; s. Elias and Emeline (White) Powers; ed. common schools, Kim- ball Union Academy, 1871, Dart- mouth College, 1875, Boston Univer- sity Law School, 1878; admitted to the bar in New Hampshire, Aug., 1878, and in Massachusetts in No- vember following, opening an office and
commencing practice in Boston Jan. 22, 1879, where he has since continued; the late Henry H. Folsom was for some years associated with him, and, later, his son, Walter Powers, was ad- mitted to the firm, which was known as Powers, Folsom & Powers; Unitarian; Republican; member, Mass. house of representatives, 1890-91-92; park commissioner, Hyde Park, 1893-1902, chairman three years; member, school committee, Hyde Park, 1900-9, chair- man seven years; presidential elector, 1896; holds membership with the Masons, Golden Cross, Royal Arca- num, Sons and Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution; president, National Fraternal Congress of America, 1913- 14; retains a deep interest in his native town and state, and was orator of the day at the 150th anniversary celebration in Croydon, Aug. 24, 1916; m., 1st, May 1, 1888, Emily Owen, who d. Dec. 13, 1912; 2d, Lottie I. Koehler (née Mills), May 17, 1914; children, Walter Powers, b. Aug. 3, 1885, now in partnership with his father; Myra, b. May 20, 1889, d. March 4, 1916. Office, 209 Wash- ington St., Boston; residence, 114 Naples Rd., Brookline, Mass.
Ahern, William Joseph
Secretary, N. H. board of charities and corrections; b., Concord, N. H., May 19, 1855; s. William and Bridget (Leary) Ahern; ed. Concord public schools; engaged many years in mer- cantile life; Catholic; Democrat; com- missioner, Merrimack county, 1887-91, chairman last two years; deputy sheriff and jailer, 1891-2; member, N. H. house of representatives, eleven terms, serving generally on appropriations 3
committee (chairman in 1913), a longer legislative service than that of any man now living with a single excep- tion; secretary, state board of charities and correction, since 1901; chairman, trustees State School for Feeble Minded, 1901-14; chairman, Board of Control of State Institutions, 1914-15; active in party affairs and several times member
of Democratic state committee, treas- urer, 1901-2; delegate Democratic Na- tional Convention, 1900; member, A. O. H., Knights of Columbus, Foresters of America, Elks and Wonolancet Club; m., Nov. 30, 1876, Catherine Cotter; children, Frank G., Mary Grace (Mrs. John F. Sullivan), William J. Jr., John Mitchell, Robert Leo. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Hook, Andrew Jackson
General business; b., Cornish, N. H., Dec. 7, 1864; s. Moody and Eliza B. (Carroll) Hook; ed. common schools and Bryant & Stratton's Business College, Manchester; in employ of A. C. Carroll & Son, general merchants, at
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Warner, for six years; landlord, Kearsarge Hotel, one year, in retail grain trade, seven years; postmaster of Warner, 1898 to 1916; since then has maintained a general business office conducting a large lumber, real estate and insurance business. He is a trustee of the Sugar River Savings Bank of Newport and agent for the Citizens National Bank of that town. Republican; has served as town clerk, selectman, member of the high school
committee, and has been town treasurer for the last twenty years; member of the N. H. house of representatives, 1917-18, serving on the committee on insurance, and chairman of the com- mittee on liquor laws, taking an active part in the enactment of the Lewis pro- hibitory bill, also as chairman of the Merrimack County delegation. He is a 32d degree Mason and Shriner, also a Patron of Husbandry and present sec- retary of the N. H. Grange Life Insu- rance Assn .; m. Nov. 24, 1888, Florence Bell Colby of Warner; no children. Residence, Warner, N. H.
Brown, Edmund H.
Register of deeds Merrimack County; b., Fisherville (now Penacook), N. H., Oct. 29, 1857; s. Henry H. and Lucre- tia (Symonds) Brown; ed. Penacook Academy (class of. 1876), Massachu- setts Institute of Technology, special course; superintendent, Concord Axle Co., 1887-97; member, mercantile firm of Foote, Brown & Co., Penacook, 1897-1911; register of deeds for Mer- rimack County since 1911; Repub-
lican; representative from Ward 1, Concord, in N. H. legislature, 1893-4, 1905-6; state senator from District No. 11 (old), 1895-6; trustee, Colby Academy; director, Concord Axle Co., trustee, Loan & Trust Savings Bank; Baptist; member, Penacook Baptist church, forty-six years (deacon twenty years); member, Horace Chase Lodge, A. F. & A. M. (past master), Trinity Chapter, Horace Chase Council, Mt. Horeb Commandery (commander); re- ceived all Scottish rite degrees to and including the 32d; m., Oct. 11, 1881, Mary Belle Proctor. children, Helen
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L., b. Oct. 3, 1882; Howard H., b. June 15, 1884; William P. (died in infancy). Residence, Penacook, N. H.
Fellows, William Bainbridge
Lawyer; b., Sandwich, N. H., July 5, 1858; s. Col. Enoch Q. and Mary E. (Quimby) Fellows; ed. Tilton Seminary, 1876, Dartmouth College, 1880; studied law with Hon. E. A. Hibbard of Laconia; admitted to the bar, Sept., 1883, in practice at Tilton since 1885; Republican; sergeant-at-arms, N. H. senate, 1881; clerk, U. S. senate com- mittee on claims, 1885-7; solicitor, Bel- knap county, 1889-91, 1893-7; judge of probate, Belknap county, 1895-1909; N. H. state auditor, 1909-11; secretary, state board of equalization, 1901-8; member, N. H. special tax commission, 1908; member and secretary, N. H. tax commission, since 1911; member, N. H. constitutional conventions, 1902, 1912; treasurer, town of Tilton, 1902, 1906; trustee, Tilton Seminary, 1896 -; trustee, Tilton & Northfield Library Ass'n, 1887 -; trustee, Hall Memorial Library building, 1901 -; m., 1st, Nov. 1, 1881, Ida G. Scribner, who d. Jan. 14, 1908; 2d, Aug. 24, 1909, Clara D. Merriman; children, by first wife, John H., Paul R. Residence, Tilton, N. H.
Burroughs, Sherman Everett
Lawyer; b., Dunbarton, N. H., Feb. 6, 1870; s. John H. and Helen M. (Baker) Burroughs; descendant, on paternal side, of George Burroughs who served under General Heath at the siege of Boston, and on the ma- ternal side, of Captains Joseph Baker and John Lovewell of Indian and Colonial War fame; ed. public schools of Dunbarton and Bow, Concord high school, class of 1890, Dartmouth College, A.B., class of 1894, Columbian University Law School, LL.B., 1896, LL.M. 1897; admitted to the District of Columbia bar, 1896, New Hamp- shire bar, 1897; commenced practice in Manchester in 1897; continued alone two years, then becoming a member of
the firm of Taggart, Tuttle, Burroughs & Wyman, where he has continued, the firm now being Taggart, Burroughs, Wyman & McLane; Republican; private secretary to Congressman Henry M. Baker, 1894-7; member, N. H. house of representatives, 1901- 3; elected to the U. S. house of repre- sentatives, to fill the vacancy occa- sioned by the death of Cyrus A. Sulloway, May 29, 1917; member, state board of equalization, 1909-10;
member, state board of charities and corrections, 1901-1917; chairman from 1911; president, N. H. Children's Aid and Protective Soc .; Episcopalian; treasurer, Grace Episcopal church, and trustee, Orphans' Home, Concord, N. H .; member, Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Manchester; Scottish Rite Mason; member, Derryfield and Country clubs; m., April 21, 1898, Helen S. Phillips; four sons, Robert Phillips, John Hamilton, Sherman Everett, Jr., and Henry Baker. Resi- dence, Manchester, N. H.
HON. SAMUEL C. EASTMAN
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Eastman, Samuel Coffin
Lawyer, banker, manufacturer; b., Concord, N. H., July 11, 1837; s. Seth and Sarah (Coffin) Eastman, and descendant of Capt. Ebenezer East- man, first settler of Concord; ed. public schools, Rockingham Academy, Hamp- ton Falls, N.H., Brown University, A.M., 1857, Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1859; commenced practice of law in Concord and has since continued, giving special attention to insurance and corporation law; Episcopalian; Republican; city treasurer of Concord during Civil War period; for twelve years member of the Concord board of education; member N. H. house of representa- tives in 1883, and elected speaker; again member of house in 1893, serving on judiciary committee and chairman national affairs; president, Concord Mutual Fire Ins. Co., which he organized in 1895; president, N. H. Savings Bank, for the last twenty years; president, Concord & Ports- mouth R. R .; president, Eagle & Phenix Hotel Co .; director and treas- urer, Profile & Flume Co .; pres- ident, N. H. Spinning Mills; presi- dent, Abbot & Downing Co .; several years director and treasurer, Eastern R. R. in New Hampshire; some time president of the Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital; member, Reorgan- ization Committee, St. Louis & San Francisco R. R .; member, N. H. Historical Society; which he has served as corresponding secretary, librarian and president, and was instrumental, with B. A. Kimball, in establishing location of its new building, as he was, with W. E. Chandler, in fixing the site of the U. S. Government build- ing; president, Associated Alumni of Brown University, 1906-7; member, Union Club of Boston and Alpha Delta Phi and University Club, of New York; member and past presi- dent, N. H. Bar Ass'n; member, American Bar Ass'n., and delegate- at-large to the Universal Congress of Lawyers and Jurists at St. Louis in 1904; for some years part owner of the Concord Monitor and In- dependent Democrat, writing ex-
tensively for the same, also serving as legislative reporter for the Monitor; has traveled extensively in Europe and written interestingly of his travels; versed in various languages and has translated books from the French, Danish and Norwegian; edited East- man's White Mountain Guide Book; has delivered various public lectures based on observations in foreign lands and other subjects; president of the day at Concord's 150th anniversary celebra- tion, June 7, 1915; received honorary de- gree of LL.D. from Brown University on 60th anniversary of his graduation, June, 1917; m., July 11, 1861, Mary Clifford, daughter of Judge Albert G. Greene of Providence, R. I., who d. Oct. 19, 1895; two children, a son, dying in infancy, and a daughter, Mary C., educated at Vassar College, and first president of the Friendly Club of Concord, who d. Dec. 25, 1913. Residence, Concord, N. H.
Brown, Henry Currier
Merchant; b., Hopkinton, N. H., Sept. 30, 1849; s. George and Rosetta (Currier) Brown; ed. common School and Hopkinton, Contoocook and Colby academies; removed to Concord in 1870 and entered the employ of the Prescott Organ Co., learning the business; was subsequently engaged as clerk in mer- cantile establishments, till 1890, when he engaged in the clothing trade, with Charles C. Currier, under firm name of Brown & Currier, continuing till 1898, when Mr. Currier retired and Bennett Batchelder came into the firm since known as Brown & Batchelder; Repub- lican; member, Concord board of educa- tion, nine years, common council two years; member, N. H. house of repre- sentatives, 1909-10; trustee, Loan & Trust Savings Bank since Sept. 30, 1901; member, investment committee, since Jan., 1902, president since April 7, 1913; Baptist; deacon, Pleasant St. church, for more than thirty years; m., Nov. 25, 1872, Sarah B. Sweatt of Webster; chil- dren, Eleanor Abbott (Mrs. John C. Til- ton), Vassar, 1903; Grace Currier, Mt. Holyoke, 1911, N. E. Conservatory of Music, 1915. Residence, Concord, N.H.
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Farrand, George Edward
Merchant; b., Penacook, N. H. (Ward 1, Concord), May 1, 1872; s. William and Elizabeth (Jones) Far-
rand; ed. public schools of Pena- cook and Manchester; Democrat; member, N. H. house of representa- tives, from Ward 1, Concord, 1909-10, 1911-12; candidate in the primary for senatorial nomination, 1912; dele- gate in constitutional convention, 1912; state treasurer, 1913-14; bank commissioner, 1915; acting postmaster of Concord, July, 1917; chairman, Democratic State Committee, 1914 and since; Episcopalian; Knight of Pythias, member, N. H. Historical Soc., and Wonolancet Club; m., June 21, 1899, Ruth A. Minot of Con- cord; children, Elizabeth Howland, Mary Minot. Residence, Penacook, N. H.
Kempton, Elisha Moody
Teacher, farmer; b., Claremont, N. H., May 22, 1831; s. Elisha and Har-
riet (Vickery) Kempton; ed. public and high schools in Sullivan County; taught school many terms in early life; engaged in farming in Acworth; enlisted as private in Third N. H. Regiment in the Civil War, Aug. 19, 1861; appointed corporal Sept. 13, 1862; wounded at Morris Island, siege of Charleston, July 10, 1863; discharged for disability, Nov. 10 1863; Baptist; Republican; register of deeds for Sullivan County, 1872-6; register of probate for the past thirty years; Mason and member G. A. R., past commander Fred Smyth Post of Newport; m., 1st, March 30, 1870, Louisa E. Alden, who d. June 7, 1883; 2d, May 11, 1885, Sarah Isabel Strong; children, Mary Louisa, a teacher since graduation at New London Academy; Alvan Alden, graduate of Colby Acad-
emy and Brown University, associate principal of Vermont Academy at Sax- tons River, where he d. in 1905, and Will Elisha, employed in his father's office. Residence, Newport, N. H.
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Chase, Levin Joynes
Manager, Concord Electric Co .; b., Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 6, 1862; s. Reginald Heber and Susan (Stan- wood) Chase; ed. Philadelphia private schools; engaged for many years in employ of Wells-Fargo Express Co., at San Francisco, Cal .; became man- ager of the Concord Electric Co., Jan. 1, 1909; Episcopalian; Repub- lican; represented Ward 3, Concord, in N. H. house of representatives in
1913 and 1915; member, Sons of the American Revolution, Elks, Wono- lancet Club, Beaver Meadow Golf Club, Snowshoe Club, Concord Board of Trade-president since Sept., 1915; trustee, Concord public library; fre- quent speaker upon board of trade topics and questions of public interest, and earnest advocate of equal suffrage, to which cause he gave hearty sup- port during his service in the legis- lature; m., Jan. 2, 1905, Bertha Louise Adams. Residence, Concord, N. H.
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