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• Blunt, Asa Peabody    b. October 19, 1826  d. October 4, 1889
  Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War first as Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, then as Colonel and commander of the 12th Vermont Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
  Plot: Section 30, Lot 1322
   
• Burnham, Henry Eben   b. November 11, 1834  d. February 18, 1917
  Republican Senator from New Hampshire. He served in the US Senate from 1901-1913. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
   
• Burroughs, Sherman Everett   b. February 6, 1870  d. January 27, 1923
  US Congressman. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1894. Burroughs served as Private Secretary to Congressman Henry M. Baker from 1894 to 1897, while also attendeding law school at Columbian College (now George Washington University). He graduated in 1896 and became an attorney in Manchester. Burroughs was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1901 to 1902. From 1901 to 1907 he was a member of the state Board of Charities and Corrections, and he served on the state...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
   
• Cheney, Person Colby    b. February 25, 1828  d. June 6, 1901
  Republican Governor and Senator from New Hampshire. He served as Governor of New Hampshire from 1875-1877. In 1886 he was appointed to the US Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Austin F. Pike and served until 1887. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
   
• Floyd, Charles Miller    b. June 5, 1861  d. February 3, 1923
  New Hampshire Governor. Born in Derry, he was Governor from 1907 to 1909. Prior to being elected Governor on the Republican ticket, he served in the State Senate from 1899 to 1901. A prominent freemason, merchant, and manufacturer, he died in Manchester. (Bio by: MayflowerPilgrim332)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
  Plot: Floyd
   
• Jenks, Arthur Byron 'AB'   b. October 15, 1866  d. December 14, 1947
  US Congressman. In 1881 he began work in a shoe factory, and by 1902 was head of his own shoe manufacturing business. By 1917 he had also become active in banking. He first ran for Congress, unsuccessfully, in 1934. Two years later he was chosen as a delegate to the Republican National Convention and also appeared to have won a seat in the US House of Representatives. He served from January 1937 until June 1938 when Alphonse Roy, who had contested Jenks' election, was declared the winner and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
   
• Johnson, Horace  b. October 5, 1893  d. May 30, 1964
  Composer. Best known for his '"Music for Strings and Other Piano Pieces." He established the 1939 series of Concerts at Carnegie Hall with the New York City Symphony Orchestra. (Bio by: Laurie)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
   
• Reed, Eugene Elliott    b. April 23, 1866  d. December 15, 1940
  US Congressman. He was a telegrapher and became a successful construction contractor. Reed was a member of the Manchester City Council from 1899 to 1903 and Mayor from 1903 to 1911. In 1912 he was elected to the US House and served a single two-year term. Reed was a member of the state and national Democratic committees, and was a Delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1908, 1912, 1916, and 1924. After running unsuccessfully for reelection to Congress in 1914 he accepted President...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
   
• Smith, John Butler   b. April 12, 1838  d. August 10, 1914
  New Hampshire Governor. Born in Vermont, he was Governor from 1893 to 1895. His popularity with labor and the Republican Party contributed to his vote landslide. He had served on the Governor's Council from 1887 to 1889. He returned to the family business, Contoocook Mills Company, when he retired. A prominent freemason, he died in Hillsborough County. (Bio by: MayflowerPilgrim332)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
   
• Weston, James Adams    b. August 27, 1827  d. May 8, 1895
  New Hampshire Governor. Born in Manchester, he was Governor from 1871 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1875. Prior to being Governor, he was mayor of Manchester in 1861, 1867, 1869 to 1870 and in 1874. Educated as a civil engineer, he managed the City of Manchester waterworks and was an engineer on several railroads. A prominent freemason, he returned to his banking profession after his Governorship ended and died in Manchester. (Bio by: MayflowerPilgrim332)
  Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
  Plot: Weston
   

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