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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Catholic Politicians in New Hampshire</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Ainley (1896-1996) — also known as Greta Marie Antoinette Malboeuf — of Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in St. Albans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/FR-born.html">Franklin County</a>, Vt., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/08-14.html">August 14, 1896</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/cncne.html">Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention</a> from Manchester 1st Ward, 1956; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a>, 1957-66. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Catholic. Died in Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-died.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1996/06-13.html">June 13, 1996</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/99.html">99 years, 304 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-buried.html#cms00574">Pine Grove Cemetery</a>, Manchester, N.H. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Daughter of Joseph Alfred Malboeuf and Alphonsine (Marchessault) Malboeuf; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/08-21.html">August 21, 1921</a>, to George Harrison Ainley.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/144196406">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> William Henry Barry (b. 1878) — also known as William H. Barry — of Nashua, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in Nashua, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1878/03-13.html">March 13, 1878</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/nashua.html">mayor of Nashua, N.H.</a>, 1911-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/NH.html">1912</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/NH.html">1916</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>); candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Hampshire</a> 2nd District, 1922, 1924. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/anc-ord-hibernians.html">Ancient Order of Hibernians</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Craig Benson (b. 1954) — of Rye, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/RO-lived.html">Rockingham County</a>, N.H. Born in New York City (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ZZ-born.html">unknown county</a>), N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1954/10-08.html">October 8, 1954</a>. Republican. Founder, Cabletron Systems, maker of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/infotech.html">computer network equipment</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/gov.html">Governor of New Hampshire</a>, 2003-05; defeated, 2004; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2004/NH.html">2004</a>. Catholic. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/craig-benson/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig Benson">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/402/000044270">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Joseph John Betley (1910-1983) — also known as Joseph J. Betley — of Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1910/10-19.html">October 19, 1910</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a> from Manchester 5th Ward, 1937-41; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/cncn.html">delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention</a>, 1941; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from New Hampshire</a>, 1944. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Died in August, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1983/index.html">1983</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 0 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Henri Alphonse Burque (b. 1879) — of Nashua, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in Nashua, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1879/09-20.html">September 20, 1879</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/nashua.html">mayor of Nashua, N.H.</a>, 1920-24; superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1924-41; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/spju.html">justice of New Hampshire state supreme court</a>, 1941-47. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/foresters.html">Catholic Order of Foresters</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Alphonse Burque and Marie Louise (Dutilly) Burque; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/08-23.html">August 23, 1906</a>, to Mabel M. Budro.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Frederick A. Chapman Jr. (1930-2012) — of Orleans Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IO-lived.html">Ionia County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/05-13.html">May 13, 1930</a>. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/advertising.html">public relations executive</a>; worked for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/automfg.html">Mercedes-Benz</a> of North America; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a>, 1970; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">university professor</a>; Orleans Township Supervisor; member, Ionia County Road Commission. Catholic. Died in Grand Rapids, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KE-died.html">Kent County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2012/07-25.html">July 25, 2012</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 73 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IO-buried.html# ">Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery</a>, Ionia, Mich. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chapman.html#902.55.91">Frederick A. Chapman</a> and Aurelia T. (Denk) Chapman; married to Helen Patricia 'Pat' Caldwell.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/94248629">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Florence G. Danforth (b. 1892) — also known as Florence Jarvis — of Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/08-17.html">August 17, 1892</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a>, 1947; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/cncnd.html">delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention</a> from Manchester 4th Ward, 1948. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion-aux.html">American Legion Auxiliary</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Daughter of John Henry Jarvis and Mary Winifred (O'Leary) Jarvis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/06-30.html">June 30, 1917</a>, to G. Arthur Danforth.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Charles Henry Donahue (b. 1877) — of Chestnut Hill, Newton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI-lived.html">Middlesex County</a>, Mass. Born in Milford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1877/12-07.html">December 7, 1877</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1924-32; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/spju.html">justice of Massachusetts state supreme court</a>, 1932-40. Catholic. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Francis Donahue and Bridget Agnes (Murphy) Donahue; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/06-08.html">June 8, 1909</a>, to Ellen G. Teevens.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Edward H. Drapeau (b. 1879) — of Biddeford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/YO-lived.html">York County</a>, Maine. Born in North Stratford, Stratford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/CO-born.html">Coos County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1879/12-24.html">December 24, 1879</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/food.html">Grocer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/autodealer.html">automobile dealer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/biddeford.html">mayor of Biddeford, Maine</a>, 1922-25. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/redmen.html">Redmen</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Joseph Drapeau and Lora (Leitre) Drapeau; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/02-18.html">February 18, 1901</a>, to Mary B. Ruell.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Germain P. Dupont (c.1915-1963) — of Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., about 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed at J. F. McElwain <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/leather.html">Shoe</a> Company; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">secretary-treasurer</a>, New Hampshire Shoe Workers Union; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-officials.html">Hillsborough County Commissioner</a>, 1959-63; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/manchester.html">mayor of Manchester, N.H.</a>, 1963. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic-war-vets.html">Catholic War Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/foresters.html">Foresters</a>. Suffered a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a> at his home, and was dead on arrival at Notre Dame <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-died.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1963/12-12.html">December 12, 1963</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/48.html">about 48 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-buried.html#cms04352">Mt. Calvary Cemetery</a>, Manchester, N.H. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to Laurette E. Prince.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Dupont Pool (now Dupont Splash Pad), a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-parks.html">public park facility</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-names.html">Manchester, New Hampshire</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Thomas F. Dwyer (1881-1936) — of Lebanon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/GR-lived.html">Grafton County</a>, N.H. Born in Waterbury, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/WA-born.html">Washington County</a>, Vt., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1881/11-20.html">November 20, 1881</a>. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/NH.html">1916</a>. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died in Lebanon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/GR-died.html">Grafton County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1936/03-30.html">March 30, 1936</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/54.html">54 years, 131 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/GR-buried.html#cms06113">Sacred Heart Cemetery</a>, Lebanon, N.H. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Thomas Walter Fecteau (1896-1991) — also known as Thomas W. Fecteau — of Epping, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/RO-lived.html">Rockingham County</a>, N.H. Born in Epping, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/RO-born.html">Rockingham County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/11-29.html">November 29, 1896</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/food.html">grocer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a> from Epping, 1937-41, 1945-46, 1949-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/NH.html">1948</a>. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1991/02-04.html">February 4, 1991</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/94.html">94 years, 67 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Philip Bracken Fleming (1887-1955) — also known as Philip B. Fleming — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-lived.html">Washington</a>, D.C.; New Hampshire. Born in Burlington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/DM-born.html">Des Moines County</a>, Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/10-15.html">October 15, 1887</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; general in the U.S. Army during World War II; head of Federal Works Agency and of Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CR-diplomats.html ">Costa Rica</a>, 1951-53. Catholic. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-upsilon.html">Delta Upsilon</a>. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/cancer.html">cancer</a>, in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1955/10-06.html">October 6, 1955</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 356 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Joseph Fleming and Mary (Bracken) Fleming; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/12-05.html">December 5, 1914</a>, to Dorothy Carson.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/fleming-philip-bracken ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Alfred Emile Fortin (1894-1972) — also known as Alfred E. Fortin — of Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/02-09.html">February 9, 1894</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/accounting.html">accountant</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a>, 1925-26, 1929-30; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/NH.html">1932</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from New Hampshire</a>, 1948. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1972/index.html">1972</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">about 78 years</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Thomas Gallagher (1850-1930) — of Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Born in Concord, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ME-born.html">Merrimack County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1850/07-06.html">July 6, 1850</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/hats.html">Hat business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">bank director</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 8th District, 1909-21. Catholic. Died in San Antonio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/BX-died.html">Bexar County</a>, Tex., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/02-04.html">February 4, 1930</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 213 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-buried.html#cms03623">St. Boniface Cemetery</a>, Chicago, Ill. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Gallagher and Margaret (Tighe) Gallagher; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1886/10-12.html">October 12, 1886</a>, to Margaretta Borsch.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000018">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=404395">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Remi Louis Gendron (1898-1997) — also known as Remi L. Gendron — of Claremont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-lived.html">Sullivan County</a>, N.H. Born in St. David, Yamaska, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/QB-born.html">Quebec</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/09-05.html">September 5, 1898</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/cncnd.html">Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention</a> from Claremont 3rd Ward, 1948. Catholic. Died, in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">nursing home</a> in Unity, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-died.html">Sullivan County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1997/01-24.html">January 24, 1997</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/98.html">98 years, 141 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-buried.html#cms02750">Mountain View Cemetery</a>, Claremont, N.H. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Sara Jane Gleeson (1877-1971) — also known as Sadie J. Gleeson; Sara Jane Sheridan; Mrs. William A. Gleeson — of Island Pond, Brighton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ES-lived.html">Essex County</a>, Vt. Born in New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1877/09-11.html">September 11, 1877</a>. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/VT.html">1928</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/VT.html">1944</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/committees.html">Platform and Resolutions Committee</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Catholic. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Died, from a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">myocardial infarction</a>, in Brighton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ES-died.html">Essex County</a>, Vt., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1971/10-04.html">October 4, 1971</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/94.html">94 years, 23 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ES-buried.html#cms02532">Lakeside Cemetery</a>, Island Pond, Brighton, Vt. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Daughter of Susan (Keenan) Sheridan and Thomas C. Sheridan; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/06-18.html">June 18, 1913</a>, to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glassbrook-glenmore.html#776.16.35">William Andrew Gleeson</a>.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Joseph Oliva Huot (1917-1983) — also known as J. Oliva Huot — of Laconia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/BE-lived.html">Belknap County</a>, N.H. Born in Laconia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/BE-born.html">Belknap County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/08-11.html">August 11, 1917</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/laconia.html">Mayor of Laconia, N.H.</a>, 1959-63; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Hampshire</a> 1st District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/NH.html">1972</a>. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Died in Laconia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/BE-died.html">Belknap County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1983/08-05.html">August 5, 1983</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 359 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/BE-buried.html#cms04456">Sacred Heart Cemetery</a>, Laconia, N.H. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H001001">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405841">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John William King (1918-1996) — also known as John W. King — of Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H.; Goffstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/10-10.html">October 10, 1918</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a>, 1954-62; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/cncne.html">delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention</a> from Manchester 10th Ward, 1956; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/gov.html">Governor of New Hampshire</a>, 1963-69; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from New Hampshire</a>, 1968; superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1969-79; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/spju.html">justice of New Hampshire state supreme court</a>, 1979-81; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/spcj.html">chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court</a>, 1981-86. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Started the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/first.html">first</a> modern state lottery in 1963. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart trouble</a>, at a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">nursing home</a> in Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-died.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1996/10-09.html">October 9, 1996</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 365 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-buried.html#cms05845">New St. Joseph's Cemetery</a>, Bedford, N.H. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/john-william-king/">National Governors Association biography</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Albert D. Leahy (1903-1994) — of Claremont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-lived.html">Sullivan County</a>, N.H. Born in Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/03-03.html">March 3, 1903</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/cncnd.html">Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention</a> from Claremont 2nd Ward, 1948. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died, in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">nursing home</a> at Unity, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-died.html">Sullivan County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1994/03-01.html">March 1, 1994</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/90.html">90 years, 363 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-buried.html#cms05767">Union Cemetery</a>, Claremont, N.H. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Lynch (b. 1952) — of Hopkinton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ME-lived.html">Merrimack County</a>, N.H. Born in Waltham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI-born.html">Middlesex County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1952/11-25.html">November 25, 1952</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; president and CEO of Knoll, Inc., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/furniture.html">furniture</a> manufacturer; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/gov.html">Governor of New Hampshire</a>, 2005-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/NH.html">2008</a>. Catholic. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/john-lynch/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John Lynch">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/357/000087096">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Cecil Burton Lyon (1903-1993) — also known as Cecil B. Lyon — of New York City (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ZZ-lived.html">unknown county</a>), N.Y.; Hancock, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in Staten Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RI-born.html">Richmond County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/11-08.html">November 8, 1903</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Investment banker</a>; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CU-consuls.html ">Havana</a>, 1931; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/HK-consuls.html ">Hong Kong</a>, as of 1932; U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CH-consuls.html ">Tientsin</a>, as of 1938; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CE-diplomats.html ">Chile</a>, 1956-58; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/LK-diplomats.html ">Ceylon</a>, 1964-67; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/MI-diplomats.html ">Maldive Islands</a>, 1965. Catholic. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1993/04-06.html">April 6, 1993</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">89 years, 149 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Edmund Burton Lyon and Emily (Vyse) Lyon; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1933/10-07.html">October 7, 1933</a>, to Elizabeth Sturgis 'Elsie' Grew (daughter of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gresham-griffey.html#760.96.13">Joseph Clark Grew</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political families: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0091.html">Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family</a> of Edgefield, South Carolina; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0403.html">White-Moffat family</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-1040.html">Grew-Lyon-Belmont family</a> of New York City, New York (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/lyon-cecil-burton ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/013/000054848">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Thomas James McIntyre (1915-1992) — also known as Thomas J. McIntyre — of Laconia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/BE-lived.html">Belknap County</a>, N.H. Born in Laconia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/BE-born.html">Belknap County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1915/02-20.html">February 20, 1915</a>. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a> from Laconia 1st Ward, 1938; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/laconia.html">mayor of Laconia, N.H.</a>, 1949-51; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Hampshire</a> 1st District, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/NH.html">1956</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from New Hampshire</a>, 1962-79; defeated, 1978. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic-war-vets.html">Catholic War Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1992/index.html">1992</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">about 77 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcintyre.html#395.69.63">Myrtle Ann Clement McIntyre</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000486">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407481">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Sam J. Nahil (1905-1982) — of Claremont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-lived.html">Sullivan County</a>, N.H. Born in Lawrence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ES-born.html">Essex County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/10-03.html">October 3, 1905</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/barber.html">Barber</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a> from Claremont 2nd Ward, 1951-67. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died in October, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1982/index.html">1982</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">about 76 years</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> William Elery Nolin (1909-1997) — also known as William E. Nolin — of Claremont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-lived.html">Sullivan County</a>, N.H. Born in Claremont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-born.html">Sullivan County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/08-25.html">August 25, 1909</a>. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/NH.html">1940</a>. Catholic. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/french.html">French Canadian</a> ancestry. Died in Naples, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/CO-died.html">Collier County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1997/12-06.html">December 6, 1997</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 103 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-buried.html#cms07612">St. Mary Cemetery</a>, Claremont, N.H. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/noland-noon.html#437.91.67">William Peter Nolin</a> and Laura (Cushion) Nolin; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1934/">1934</a> to Hilda Josephine Gauthier.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/50110109">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> William Peter Nolin (1875-1942) — also known as William P. Nolin — of Claremont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-lived.html">Sullivan County</a>, N.H. Born in Claremont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-born.html">Sullivan County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1875/04-06.html">April 6, 1875</a>. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/claremont.html#2">Claremont, N.H.</a>, 1914-22. Catholic. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/french.html">French Canadian</a> ancestry. Died in Claremont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-died.html">Sullivan County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/04-29.html">April 29, 1942</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 23 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/SU-buried.html#cms07612">St. Mary Cemetery</a>, Claremont, N.H. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Pierre Nolin and Mary (Gillette) Nolin; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1902/09-15.html">September 15, 1902</a>, to Laura Cushion; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/noland-noon.html#690.38.46">William Elery Nolin</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/178867668">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Henry J. Pariseau (1918-1970) — of Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/04-01.html">April 1, 1918</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/manchester.html">Mayor of Manchester, N.H.</a>, 1970; died in office 1970. Catholic. Died, of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1970/05-30.html">May 30, 1970</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/52.html">52 years, 59 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Paul E. Provost (1915-1998) — of Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1915/02-05.html">February 5, 1915</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/stsen.html">New Hampshire state senate</a> 18th District; elected 1956. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic-war-vets.html">Catholic War Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Died, in St. Raphael <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, New Haven, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-died.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1998/06-02.html">June 2, 1998</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 117 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-buried.html#cms04352">Mt. Calvary Cemetery</a>, Manchester, N.H. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Joseph Sheehan (b. 1899) — also known as John J. Sheehan — of Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/04-28.html">April 28, 1899</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a>, 1925-28; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/stsen.html">New Hampshire state senate</a>, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/NH.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/NH.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/NH.html">1948</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/NH.html">1960</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Hampshire</a> 1st District, 1938; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/cncnd.html">delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention</a> from Manchester 4th Ward, 1948; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire</a>, 1949-54; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/cncne.html">delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention</a> from Manchester 4th Ward, 1956. Catholic. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John E. Sununu (b. 1964) — of Rye, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/RO-lived.html">Rockingham County</a>, N.H. Born in Boston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/SU-born.html">Suffolk County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1964/09-10.html">September 10, 1964</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Hampshire</a> 1st District, 1997-2003; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from New Hampshire</a>, 2003-; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2016/NH.html">2016</a>. Catholic. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/arabic.html">Lebanese</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/greek.html">Greek</a>, and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Still living as of 2016. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Nancy (Hayes) Sununu and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#948.62.81">John Henry Sununu</a>; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#023.20.58">Christopher Thomas Sununu</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/13420.html">Sununu family</a> of Salem, New Hampshire.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001078">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=300095">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/119/000052960">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Henry Sununu (b. 1939) — also known as John H. Sununu; "King John" — of Salem, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/RO-lived.html">Rockingham County</a>, N.H. Born in Havana (La Habana), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CU-born.html">Cuba</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1939/07-02.html">July 2, 1939</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/engineer.html">Engineer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">university professor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a>, 1973-74; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from New Hampshire</a>, 1980; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/gov.html">Governor of New Hampshire</a>, 1983-89; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1988/NH.html">1988</a>; White House chief of staff for President <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bush.html#028.71.80">George H. W. Bush</a>. Catholic. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/arabic.html">Lebanese</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/greek.html">Greek</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-sigma-kappa.html">Phi Sigma Kappa</a>. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Sununu and Victoria (Dada) Sununu; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1958/">1958</a> to Nancy Hayes; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#218.44.40">John E. 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