Grafton County
New Hampshire

Grafton County information:

• Population: 81,743 (2000); 74,929 (1990)
• Land area 1,714 square miles.
• County seat: Woodsville
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• Grafton County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

• North: Essex County, Vt.
• Northeast: Coos County
• East: Carroll County
• Southeast: Belknap County
• South: Merrimack County
• Southwest: Sullivan County; Windsor County, Vt.
• West: Orange County, Vt.
• Northwest: Caledonia County, Vt.

The Political Graveyard:

• Politicians who were born in Grafton County
• Politicians who lived in Grafton County
• Politicians who died in Grafton County
• Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Grafton County

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Politicians who were born in Grafton County

• Ashland: Person C. Cheney 1828
• Bath: James H. Johnson 1802 Sherburn Lang 1858
• Bristol: Benjamin F. Flanders 1816 Oscar F. Fellows 1857 Seth N. Gage 1857
• Campton: Henry W. Blair 1834 George H. Adams 1851
• Canaan: Henry G. Burleigh 1832 William M. Chase 1837 Frank D. Currier 1853
• New Concord (now Lisbon): Lorenzo Sabine 1803
• Dorchester: Rufus Blodgett 1834
• Landaff (part now in Easton): Amos N. Blandin 1864
• Enfield: Robert O. Blood 1887
• Grafton: Cyrus A. Sulloway 1839
• Hanover: Eleazar Wheelock Ripley 1782 Leonard Wilcox 1799 William F. Knight 1847
• Haverhill: John Page 1787 Noah Davis 1818
• Haverhill: John Page 1787 Noah Davis 1818
• Landaff (part now in Easton): Amos N. Blandin 1864
• Lebanon: Experience Estabrook 1813 Henry C. Magoon c.1814 James Dunbar Bell 1911
• Lisbon: C. C. Young 1869
• New Concord (now Lisbon): Lorenzo Sabine 1803
• Littleton: Evarts Worcester Farr 1840 George H. Bingham 1864
• Lyme: David M. Clough 1846
• Monroe: Roy A. Warden 1900
• New Concord (now Lisbon): Lorenzo Sabine 1803
• Rumney: Dennison R. Burnham 1799 Nathan Clifford 1803
• Warren: Norris Cotton 1900
• Wentworth: Thomas Fellows Clifford 1871
• Woodsville: F. Ray Keyser, Sr. 1898
• See also N.H. birthplaces not assigned to counties.

Politicians who lived in Grafton County

• Alexandria: Alpheus S. Bucklin - Sylvester B. Sleeper - Erland Wadhams
• Ashland: Hiram Hodgdon - Thomas P. Cheney - Henry C. Dearborn - William F. Harris - Jonathan M. Cheney - William A. Brown
• Bath: Moses P. Payson - James H. Johnson - Harry Hibbard - George A. Bingham - Edward Woods - Henry C. Carbee - Amos N. Blandin - Luigi J. Castello
• Benton: Edward F. Mann - Ethel A. Boutin
• Bethlehem: John G. Sinclair - George H. Turner - John G. M. Glessner - Charles H. Whittier - George T. Noyes
• Bridgewater: Nathaniel P. Melvin - Abraham P. Holt - Edward G. Mellus
• Bristol: Moses H. Bradley - James Minot - Nathaniel S. Berry - Cyrus Taylor - Lewis W. Fling - Benjamin F. Perkins - Richard W. Musgrove - Ira A. Chase - George H. Calley - Maude Ferguson - Charles M. Fessenden - Edward J. Bennett - Bruce Rounds
• Campton: Moses Baker - William Clark - Charles H. Damon - Nelson N. Harrington - Lester E. Mitchell - George V. Durgin
• Canaan: Daniel Blaisdell - Caleb Blodgett - William P. Weeks - Joseph D. Weeks - Frank D. Currier - George H. Gordon - James B. Wallace - Horace G. Robie - Frank B. Clarke - Joseph Moore
• Dorchester: Caleb Blodgett - Herbert H. Ashley
• Easton: Lyle E. Brown
• Ellsworth: Richard W. Murphy
• Enfield: Converse Goodhue - Thomas Merrill - John Clough - James W. Johnson - Alfred A. Cox - George E. Whitney - Joseph B. Perley - Melvin B. Dunbar
• Franconia: Eleazer B. Parker - Charles H. Greenleaf - James E. Grass
• Grafton: Cyrus Adams - Alpheus A. Howe
• Groton: Thomas Newton
• Hanover:
  • Lived in Hanover, 1700-1799: Jonathan Freeman
  • Lived in Hanover, 1800-1899: John Durkee - James Poole - Elijah Miller - Isaac Ross - Henry Wood - William Tenney - Daniel Blaisdell - James W. Patterson - Newton S. Huntington
  • Lived in Hanover, 1900-1999: Hamilton T. Howe - Perley R. Bugbee - James P. Richardson - William Alfred Eddy - David M. Amacker - William H. Brock - Grace F. Batchelder - Charles A. Holden - Herbert W. Hill - Stuart John Stebbins - Harold R. Bruce - Dayton D. McKean - Jean Hennessey - Laurence Radway - Elizabeth Crory - Marion Copenhaver - Joanne Symons
  • Lived in Hanover, 2000-2005: William R. Johnson - Sarah Ayres
• Haverhill: John Hurd - Moses Dow - Stephen P. Webster - Samuel Cartland - John Page - Jonas D. Sleeper - Henry W. Keyes - Mary Louise Mayo - Clarence I. Bailey - Harold K. Davison - William J. Clough - Lewis E. Davison - Norman A. McMeekin
• Hebron: Robert Burns - George W. Lang - Enos Ferrin - Nathaniel S. Berry - Oscar V. Morse
• Haverhill: John Hurd - Moses Dow - Stephen P. Webster - Samuel Cartland - John Page - Jonas D. Sleeper - Henry W. Keyes - Mary Louise Mayo - Clarence I. Bailey - Harold K. Davison - William J. Clough - Lewis E. Davison - Norman A. McMeekin
• Holderness: Samuel Livermore - Arthur Livermore - Russell Cox - Lloyd O. Perkins
• Landaff: Peter Carleton - Raymond B. Stevens - Roscoe J. Oakes
• Lebanon: Elisha Payne - Ziba Huntington - Diarca Allen - Aaron H. Cragin - George S. Towle - Albert M. Shaw - Elias H. Cheney - William S. Carter - Harry M. Cheney - George S. Rogers - Frank Collins - Thomas F. Dwyer - Harry Manson - Frank J. Bryant - Myra B. Pulsifer - Norris Cotton - George Harding Edson - Lane Dwinell - Jerold M. Ashley - Forrest B. Cole - Fred A. Jones - Harold G. Randall - Bert P. Shores - Ernest R. Courtermarsh
• Lincoln: Alfred Stanley - Sherman Adams
• Lisbon: Dan Young - G. Cummings - Levi Parker - W. F. Cummings - William H. Cummings - Augustus A. Woolson - Seth F. Hoskins - George W. Pike - Edward E. Gates - George Brummer - Arthur L. Hamilton - George W. Pike
• Littleton:
  • Lived in Littleton, year not specified: Evarts Worcester Farr
  • Lived in Littleton, 1800-1899: Simeon B. Johnson - Cyrus Eastman - George A. Bingham - James J. Barrett - Henry L. Tilton - Edgar Aldrich - Harry Bingham - William H. Mitchell - Oscar C. Hatch
  • Lived in Littleton, 1900-1999: Edgar Aldrich - Daniel C. Remick - James W. Remick - George W. McGregor - Myron H. Richardson - George A. Veazie - Mrs. J. G. M. Glessner - John G. M. Glessner - Frank M. Richardson - James C. McLeod - John B. Eames - Robert E. Bowker - Frederick E. Green - Fred Kelley - Hugh J. Gallen - Richard Bouley
• Lyman: Luther B. Hoskins - George C. Clough
• Lyme: John Fairfield - Sylvanus Hewes - Irenus Hamilton - David Culver - Henry S. Pushee - Aaron S. Brown
• Monroe: Sherburn Lang - Charles H. Hosford - George L. Frazier, Sr.
• Orange: Harcourt W. Bull
• Orford: William Simpson - Abiathar G. Britton - Leonard Wilcox - David E. Willard - Isaac Willard - Charles L. Cushman - Meldrim Thomson, Jr.
• Piermont: Henry H. Palmer - Ernest D. Day
• Plymouth: Francis Worcester - Moore Russell - John Dame - Walter Blair - Nathaniel P. Melvin - Dennison R. Burnham - Henry W. Blair - Manson H. Brown - George H. Adams - Ernest L. Bell - Frank J. Beal - Davis B. Keniston - Alfred Stanley - John C. Berry - Moses A. Batchelder - Arthur L. Carpenter - John Gadd
• Rumney: Josiah Quincy - William A. Burns - William D. Baker - Jesse A. Barney
• Thornton: Ida M. Horner
• Warren: Abel Merrill - G. F. Putnam - Fayne E. Anderson
• Waterville: Sarah J. Woodward
• Wentworth: J. Everett Sargent - Thomas J. Smith - Charles A. Gilbert
• Woodstock: Ernest L. Bell - James C. Muchmore
• See also N.H. areas not assigned to counties.

Politicians who died in Grafton County

• Bristol: Nathaniel S. Berry 1894
• Campton: Arthur Livermore 1853
• Canaan: Daniel Blaisdell 1833 Frank D. Currier 1921
• Hanover: Elisha Payne 1807 James W. Patterson 1893 Potter Stewart 1985 Sherman Adams 1986 Lane Dwinell 1997
• Haverhill: John Page 1865
• North Haverhill: Henry W. Keyes 1938
• Haverhill: John Page 1865
• North Haverhill: Henry W. Keyes 1938
• Landaff: Peter Carleton 1828
• Lebanon: Thomas F. Dwyer 1936
• Littleton: Evarts Worcester Farr 1880 Edgar Aldrich 1921
• North Haverhill: Henry W. Keyes 1938
• North Woodstock: Samuel Newell Bell 1889
• Orford: Leonard Wilcox 1850 Meldrim Thomson, Jr. 2001
• Plymouth: Nathaniel Hawthorne 1864
• Wentworth: Thomas Whipple, Jr. 1835
• North Woodstock: Samuel Newell Bell 1889

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Grafton County

• Private or family graveyards
• Ashland Green Grove Cemetery
• Bath Village Cemetery
• Campton Campton Cemetery
• Canaan Canaan Street Cemetery
• Canaan Wells Cemetery
• Hanover Dartmouth Cemetery
• Hanover Hanover Center Cemetery
• Haverhill Haverhill Cemetery
• Haverhill Ladd Street Cemetery
• Holderness Trinity Churchyard
• Landaff City Cemetery
• Lebanon Unknown location
• Lebanon East Lebanon Cemetery
• Lebanon Sacred Heart Cemetery
• Lebanon School Street Cemetery
• Lincoln Riverside Cemetery
• Littleton Glenwood Cemetery
• Lyme Unknown location
• Orford Orford Cemetery
• Orford West Congregational Churchyard
• Wentworth Village Cemetery
• Wentworth Wentworth Cemetery

Politicians buried here:

• Raymond Bartlett Stevens (1874-1942) — also known as Raymond B. Stevens — of Landaff, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., June 18, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1909-13, 1923; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1913-15; defeated, 1916; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1914, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1920, 1924, 1940. Advisor in foreign affairs to the King of Siam, 1926-35. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., May 18, 1942. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
  • See also: congressional biography.

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• James Frankland Briggs (1827-1905) — also known as James F. Briggs — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Bury, Lancashire, England, October 23, 1827. Father of Frank Obadiah Briggs. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1856-58, 1874, 1883, 1891, 1897; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1897; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1868; member of New Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1876-77; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1877-83; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889. Died in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., January 21, 1905. Interment at Green Grove Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

Politicians buried here:

• Harry Hibbard (1816-1872) — of Bath, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Concord, Essex County, Vt., June 1, 1816. Cousin of Ellery Albee Hibbard. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1843; member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1846-49; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1849-55 (4th District 1849-53, 3rd District 1853-55); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1856. Died July 28, 1872. Interment at Village Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• James Hutchins Johnson (1802-1887) — also known as James H. Johnson — of Bath, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Bath, Grafton County, N.H., June 3, 1802. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1839-41; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1842-44; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1845-49 (at-large 1845-47, 4th District 1847-49). Died September 2, 1887. Interment at Village Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

Politicians buried here:

• Henry William Blair (1834-1920) — also known as Henry W. Blair — of Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H.; Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Campton, Grafton County, N.H., December 6, 1834. Son of William Henry Blair and Lois (Baker) Blair; married, December 20, 1859, to Eliza Nelson. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1866; member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1867-69; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1875-79, 1893-95 (3rd District 1875-79, 1st District 1893-95); U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1879-91. Died March 14, 1920. Interment at Campton Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

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• Frank Dunklee Currier (1853-1921) — also known as Frank D. Currier — of Canaan, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Canaan, Grafton County, N.H., October 30, 1853. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1884; member of New Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1887-88; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1901-13. Died in Canaan, Grafton County, N.H., November 25, 1921. Interment at Canaan Street Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

Politicians buried here:

• Daniel Blaisdell (1762-1833) — of Canaan, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Amesbury, Essex County, Mass., January 22, 1762. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1793-99, 1812-13, 1824-25; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1803-08; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1809-11; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1814-16; state court judge in New Hampshire, 1822. Died in Canaan, Grafton County, N.H., January 10, 1833. Interment at Wells Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

Politicians buried here:

• James Willis Patterson (1823-1893) — also known as James W. Patterson — of Hanover, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Henniker, Merrimack County, N.H., July 2, 1823. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1862, 1877-78; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1863-67; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1867-73. Died in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., May 4, 1893. Interment at Dartmouth Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

Politicians buried here:

• Jonathan Freeman (1745-1808) — of Hanover, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Mansfield, Tolland County, Conn., March 21, 1745. Uncle of Nathaniel Freeman, Jr.. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1787; member of New Hampshire state senate from Grafton County, 1789-91, 1792-94; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1797-1801. Died August 20, 1808. Interment at Hanover Center Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

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• John Randall Reding (1805-1892) — of New Hampshire. Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., October 18, 1805. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1841-45; mayor of Portsmouth, N.H., 1860; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1867-70. Died in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., October 8, 1892. Interment at Haverhill Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

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• John Page (1787-1865) — of Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., May 21, 1787. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1818-20, 1835; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1836, 1838; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1836-37; Governor of New Hampshire, 1839-42. Died in Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., September 8, 1865. Interment at Ladd Street Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

Politicians buried here:

• Samuel Livermore (1732-1803) — of Holderness, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass., May 14, 1732. Father of Edward St. Loe Livermore and Arthur Livermore. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1780; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1782-90; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1788; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1789-93; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1791-92; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1793-1801. Died May 18, 1803. Interment at Trinity Churchyard.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Arthur Livermore (1766-1853) — of Holderness, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., July 29, 1766. Son of Samuel Livermore; brother of Edward St. Loe Livermore. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1794; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1799-1809, 1813-16; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1800; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1809-13; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1817-21, 1823-25 (at-large 1817-19, 5th District 1819-21, at-large 1823-25); member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1821-23. Died in Campton, Grafton County, N.H., July 1, 1853. Interment at Trinity Churchyard.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Robert Burns (1792-1866) — of Hebron, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Hudson, Hillsborough County, N.H., December 12, 1792. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1831-33; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1833-37. Died June 26, 1866. Interment at Trinity Churchyard.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Dennison Rogers Burnham (1799-1876) — also known as Dennison R. Burnham — of Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Rumney, Grafton County, N.H., January 2, 1799. Merchant; innkeeper; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1856-58; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1860-62. Died in 1876. Interment at Trinity Churchyard.
• Charles Henry Greenleaf (1841-1924) — also known as Charles H. Greenleaf — of Franconia, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Danville, Caledonia County, Vt., July 23, 1841. Republican. Hotelier; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1888; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1895-96, 1901-02; member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1897-98; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council 5th District, 1905-06. Died in Pinehurst, Moore County, N.C., April 8, 1924. Interment at Trinity Churchyard.

Politicians buried here:

• Peter Carleton (1755-1828) — of Landaff, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., September 19, 1755. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1790; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1803-04; member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1806-07; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1807-09. Died in Landaff, Grafton County, N.H., April 29, 1828. Interment at City Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

Politicians buried here:

• Lane Dwinell (1906-1997) — of Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H. Born November 14, 1906. Republican. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lebanon, 1948; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1952, 1956, 1988; member of New Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1953-54; Governor of New Hampshire, 1955-59. Died in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., March 27, 1997. Interment somewhere.

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• Elisha Payne (1730-1807) — of Vermont; Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Canterbury, Windham County, Conn., March 7, 1730. Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1781-82; justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1781-82; member of New Hampshire state senate from Grafton County, 1786-88. Died in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., July 20, 1807. Interment at East Lebanon Cemetery.

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• Thomas F. Dwyer (1881-1936) — of Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Waterbury, Washington County, Vt., November 20, 1881. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1916. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Rotary. Died in Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H., March 30, 1936. Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

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• Aaron Harrison Cragin (1821-1898) — also known as Aaron H. Cragin — of Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Weston, Windsor County, Vt., February 3, 1821. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1852-55, 1859; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1860; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1865-77. Died in Washington, D.C., May 10, 1898. Interment at School Street Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

Politicians buried here:

• Sherman Adams (1899-1986) — also known as "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; 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. Episcopalian. Member, Grange; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Society of Colonial Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Foresters; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Forced to resign in 1958 as aide to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, following disclosure of his acceptance of gifts from a Boston businessman seeking preferred treatment from federal agencies. Died in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., October 27, 1986. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

Politicians buried here:

• Evarts Worcester Farr (1840-1880) — of Littleton, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Littleton, Grafton County, N.H., October 10, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1868; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1876; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1879-80; died in office 1880. Died in Littleton, Grafton County, N.H., November 30, 1880. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

Politicians buried here:

• Aaron Switzer Brown (1913-1969) — also known as Aaron S. Brown — of Lyme, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., April 15, 1913. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Mexico City, 1938; U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, 1961-67. Died February 22, 1969. Interment somewhere.

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• Jeduthun Wilcox (1768-1838) — of New Hampshire. Born in Connecticut, 1768. Father of Leonard Wilcox. Member of New Hampshire state legislature; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17. Died in 1838. Interment at Orford Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

Politicians buried here:

• Leonard Wilcox (1799-1850) — of Orford, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., January 29, 1799. Son of Jeduthun Wilcox. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1828-34; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1838-40, 1848-50; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1842-43; common pleas court judge in New Hampshire, 1847-48. Died in Orford, Grafton County, N.H., June 18, 1850. Interment at West Congregational Churchyard.
  • See also: congressional biography.

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• Rufus Blodgett (1834-1910) — of Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Dorchester, Grafton County, N.H., October 9, 1834. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state legislature, 1878; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1887-93; mayor of Long Branch, N.J., 1893. Died in Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J., October 3, 1910. Interment at Village Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.

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• Charles Henry Turner (1861-1913) — of New York. Born in New Hampshire, 1861. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1889-91. Died in 1913. Interment at Wentworth Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.