Rockingham County, New Hampshire Biographies

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Rockingham County, New Hampshire Biographies

BARKER, David, Jr.
(1797—1834)

BARKER, David, Jr., a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Stratham, N.H., January 8, 1797; attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., and was graduated from Harvard University in 1815; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1819 and commenced practice in Rochester, N.H.; member of the State house of representatives in 1823, 1825, and 1826; elected as an Adams candidate to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829); resumed the practice of law; was an original member of the New Hampshire Historical Society; died in Rochester, N.H., April 1, 1834; interment in the Old Rochester Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Contributed by A. Newell

BELL, Charles Henry
(1823—1893)
Senate Years of Service: 1879-1879
Party: Republican

BELL, Charles Henry, (nephew of Samuel Bell and cousin of James Bell), a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., November 18, 1823; graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1844; studied law; admitted to the bar and practiced in Chester, Great Falls, and Exeter, N.H.; county solicitor for ten years; member, State house of representatives 1858-1860, serving as speaker in 1860; member, State senate 1863-1864, serving as president in 1864; appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy in the term beginning March 4, 1879, and served from March 13, 1879, to June 18, 1879, when a successor was elected; was not a candidate for election to the Senate in 1879; resumed the practice of law at Exeter and also engaged in literary pursuits; Governor of New Hampshire 1881-1883; president of the State constitutional convention in 1889; president of the New Hampshire Historical Society 1868-1887; died in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., November 11, 1893; interment in Exeter Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Contributed by A. Newell

BETTON, Silas
(1768—1822)

BETTON, Silas, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Londonderry, N.H., August 26, 1768; studied under a private tutor, and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1787; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Salem, Rockingham County, N.H., in 1790; member of the State house of representatives 1797-1799; member of the State senate 1801-1803; elected as a Federalist to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses (March 4, 1803-March 3, 1807); resumed the practice of law; again a member of the State house of representatives in 1810 and 1811; served as high sheriff of Rockingham County 1813-1818; died in Salem, N.H., January 22, 1822; interment in Old Parish Cemetery, Center Village, Salem, N.H.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Contributed by A. Newell