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Fred Tilton Wadleigh

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Fred Tilton Wadleigh

Birth
Sanbornton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
13 Feb 1957 (aged 86)
Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA Add to Map
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Married to Alice Bancroft Conant on the 20 April, 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts.
To their union were born 4 children:
Theodore Conant Wadleigh
Winthrop Wadleigh
Ruth Wadleigh
Eleanor Wadleigh

Fred attended public schools in Sanbornton, New Hampshire and then afterwards
attended the New Hampton Institute in New Hampton, New Hampshire, where he
graduated valedictorian in 1891. He afterwards worked briefly as a school
teacher. During the early 1890's, he moved to Milford, New Hampshire, where he
worked in the Ober Clothing Company store owned by his uncle, John Ober (husband of Harriet Tilton). Eventually (sometime between 1900 and 1910), he took over the business from his aunt and uncle. He apparently became quite wealthy as a result of owning the Ober Clothing Co. Fred also had an interest in politics and served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1907-1908 and at the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention of 1912, at which he was in support of women's suffrage. He later served decades in the New Hampshire legislature up until his death in 1957. (thanks to Lauren Hargrave for this information.)
Married to Alice Bancroft Conant on the 20 April, 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts.
To their union were born 4 children:
Theodore Conant Wadleigh
Winthrop Wadleigh
Ruth Wadleigh
Eleanor Wadleigh

Fred attended public schools in Sanbornton, New Hampshire and then afterwards
attended the New Hampton Institute in New Hampton, New Hampshire, where he
graduated valedictorian in 1891. He afterwards worked briefly as a school
teacher. During the early 1890's, he moved to Milford, New Hampshire, where he
worked in the Ober Clothing Company store owned by his uncle, John Ober (husband of Harriet Tilton). Eventually (sometime between 1900 and 1910), he took over the business from his aunt and uncle. He apparently became quite wealthy as a result of owning the Ober Clothing Co. Fred also had an interest in politics and served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1907-1908 and at the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention of 1912, at which he was in support of women's suffrage. He later served decades in the New Hampshire legislature up until his death in 1957. (thanks to Lauren Hargrave for this information.)


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  • Created by: Judy
  • Added: Feb 1, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84341781/fred_tilton-wadleigh: accessed ), memorial page for Fred Tilton Wadleigh (2 Nov 1870–13 Feb 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84341781, citing Riverside Cemetery, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Judy (contributor 47362532).