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Abbott, Joseph Carter b. July 15, 1825 d. October 8, 1881
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Senator. A prominent New Hampshire newspaperman, he served as the State's Adjutant General from 1856 to 1861. Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in December 1861, he served continuously with the regiment in Florida and in South Carolina, where he took part in the ill-fated Union assault on Fort Wagner on Morris Island in July 1863, emerging from that battle in command of the 7th New Hampshire after its Colonel...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Bell, Samuel Newell b. March 25, 1829 d. February 8, 1889
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1849 and commenced the practice of law in Meredith, New Hampshire. In 1871, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress, served until 1873 and was again elected to the Forty-fourth Congress, serving 1875 to 1877. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed legal practice and served as vice president of the New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Plot: Lot 1173
Clark, Daniel b. October 24, 1809 d. January 2, 1891
Republican Senator from New Hampshire. He served in the US Senate from 1857-1866. He served as President pro-tempore of the Senate from 1860-1862. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Currier, Moody b. April 22, 1806 d. August 23, 1898
Governor of New Hampshire. A lawyer, banker, and generous patron of the arts in Manchester, New Hampshire, he was a Republican Governor of New Hampshire from 1885 to 1887. A bequest from his will established Manchester's Currier Museum of Art. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Eastman, Ira Allen b. January 1, 1809 d. March 21, 1881
US Congressman. An 1829 graduate of Dartmouth College, he was admitted to the bar in 1832. After a term serving in the New Hampshire State Legislature, he was elected to represent New Hampshire as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1839 to 1843. After his Congressional term he served in various judical positions, most prominent being an Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He unsuccessfully ran for New Hampshire Governor in 1863 (...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Little, Henry F. W. b. June 27, 1842 d. February 7, 1907
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Union Army as a Sergeant in Company D, 7th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action near Richmond, Virginia in September 1864. His citation reads "Gallantry on the skirmish line." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Plot: Lot 1071
Morrison, George Washington b. October 6, 1809 d. December 21, 1888
US Congressman. He graduated from Thetford Academy and became a teacher. Morrison later studied law and began a practice in Manchester, New Hampshire after he was admitted to the bar in 1835. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1840 to 1841 and Hillsborough County Solicitor from 1845 to 1849. From 1849 to 1850 Morrison served in the New Hampshire Senate. In 1850 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat in a special election held to fill the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Moulton, Mace b. May 2, 1796 d. May 5, 1867
US Congressman. He was a carpenter and served as Deputy Sheriff of Hillsborough County for over twenty years before winning election as Sheriff in 1840. In 1844 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat and served one term. He was a member of the Governor's Council from 1848 to 1849, and also served again as Deputy Sheriff. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Amoskeag Bank and was serving as President of the Amoskeag Savings Bank at the time of his death. (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Smyth, Frederick b. March 9, 1819 d. April 22, 1899
Governor of New Hampshire. A prosperous merchant in Manchester, New Hampshire, he was elected to the first of three terms as Mayor of Manchester in 1852. Defeated in his first run for Governor of New Hampshire in 1860, he was successfully elected in 1865 and was reelected in 1866. While governor, his backing was crucial to the founding of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now the University of New Hampshire, in 1866. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Straw, Ezekiel Albert b. December 30, 1819 d. October 23, 1882
Governor of New Hampshire. A civil engineer who was instrumental in laying out the lots and streets of the industrial city of Manchester in the 1830s and 1840s, he later served as the Republican Governor of New Hampshire, from 1872 to 1874. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA

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